Creating Associative Branch Points

An associative branch point is a point lying on the branch curve which corresponds to the intersection between the curve and a reference plane.

Before you begin:
  • Activate an electrical branch geometry, and then select a branch in the work area.
  • From the Branch section of the action bar, click Immersive Branch Definition .

    The Auto Routing Mode is activated and yellow bullets appear on route elements.

See Also
About Branch Points Types
Edit an Associative Branch Point
  1. On the context toolbar, click Creation Mode > Add Associate Branch Point .
  2. In the 3D area, select a plane or a planar surface.
    • The view is reframed in an orientation orthogonal to the selected reference.
    • The possible intersections between the curve and the reference appear with a BranchPoint label.
    • The default branch point position is indicated with the following icon: . Other intersections are indicated with a yellow icon: .


  3. Optional: To select another intersection than the default position, click a BranchPoint label.
    The yellow icon is updated with the branch point icon: .
  4. Optional: To set an offset between the branch point position and the intersection, do one of the following:
    • Click the Offset label and enter a value in the box.
    • Hover over the manipulator displayed on the reference plane and drag it to edit the offset value.

      The manipulator can only be dragged in a direction normal to the selected reference.



  5. Click Exit Branch Point Edition or click in the 3D area.

  • The original view is restored.
  • The associative branch point is created. In the tree, a new segment with the same attributes as the original segment appears under your branch node.


You are now able to:

Notes:
  • If you move the reference plane, you need to update your product to update the branch point position.

    If the plane does not intersect with the curve anymore, the branch point is no longer associative but standard. If the new branch point position is no longer on the original segment, an error message appears.

  • If the curve is modified, the branch point position is updated accordingly.