Routing Cables

You can route the following types of cables:

  • Cable group
  • Logical cable
  • Shielded cable
  • Twisted cable
  • Twisted and shielded cable
  • Power cable
  • Coax

When cables are routed on components without ports, then necessary connector ports are created with connection points.

Before you begin:
  • In Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Systems Architecture > Electrical Sys. Design > Applicative Tree , select the Cable. For more information, see Native Apps Preferences Guide: Applicative Tree.
  • Create a cable.
  • Create components with connection points.
  • Open an existing diagram view and place the components ready to be connected.
See Also
About Connection Between Cables and Connector Ports
  1. In the tree, right-click the cable reference and select Route in View.

    Note: If the cable is already routed in a view, you can place or route it in another view if the connected components are displayed in this view.

  2. Click the connection point of the first component.

    A context toolbar appears, containing commands to create an elbow or a straight route.

    Your pointer turns to a hand when a port is selected:

    Important:
    • Ports on a component can have a visible representation or not.
    • If no existing port is selected, a new one is created.

  3. Select one of the three commands according to the type of route to be created:
    Type of RouteDescription
    Single-Step Line Route To create a route line without defining its path.
    Straight-Line Route To create a straight route line or a route line with intermediate points.
    Note: Routes are kept neither horizontal nor vertical.
    Angled Line Route To create a route line with a defined angle (90 or 45 degrees). The route ends with a horizontal or vertical segment.
    Notes:
    • To not end the route with a horizontal or vertical segment, press Ctrl before selecting the target component.
    • The angle remains the same even if the path of the route is modified afterward.

    Note: Intermediate points can be manipulated when routing with Angled Line Route and Straight-Line Route.

  4. Select the connection point of the second component.

    Note: When hovering over a component during the creation of a route, the following information appears:
    • Unconnected compatible port labels, in green
    • Connected compatible port labels, in orange
    • Unmapped connection point labels, in red

The cable route is created.