Starting from Scratch in FLEX Mode

You can design your electrical branch geometry from scratch using the FLEX algorithm. See also: Inserting an Electrical Branch Geometry and First Branch

See Also
About the FLEX Algorithm
Routing Branches
  1. Set the Segment Computation to FLEX algorithm and adjust the balance slider.
  2. Set the work with one electrical branch per electrical geometry working method.
  3. Create an electrical geometry.
  4. In the Electrical 3D Design app, from the Branch section of the action bar, click Electrical Branch Geometry and set the branch parameters in the dialog box that opens.

    The Electrical 3D Design app switches to the Electrical 3D Part Design app. The Branch Definition dialog box appears.

    Important: The final slack, length and bend values may not exactly correspond to the user input as that the FLEX algorithm is a finite-element algorithm. If this is the case, it can be seen when you change the build mode.
  5. Click Route Definition and route a segment.
    Notes:

    • When you return to the Branch Definition dialog box, the computed bend radius is displayed.

    • Another build mode becomes available: Constrained Length.
  6. Click Segment Definition and set the segment parameters in the Segment Definition dialog box that opens.
    A Flexibility slider is added in the right-hand pane of the dialog box. This slider lets you set a value between 1 and 5 to define individual segment stiffness. The lower the value, the stiffer the segment.
    Important: Flexibility is not taken into account if conductors and/or conductor groups have been routed. In this case, segment stiffness is based on the properties of conductors and/or conductor groups.