Routing Nets and Net Groups

In the diagram view, you can route nets and net groups. The net or net group connects components through pins of equipments connectors or terminals.

Before you begin: Open an existing diagram view containing equipments to be connected.
Note: For Net group, connector ports are created with connection points.
See Also
Creating and Managing Net or Net Group Branches
  1. From the Edition section of the action bar, click Create New Reference.

    Note: The behavior is the same with the Create From Existing Reference command.

  2. In the tree or in the diagram view, select a parent component for your net.

    Tip: You can select a logical component before or after selecting the command.

    The New Content dialog box appears.
  3. Expand the Electrical Logical tab and right-click Logical Net.
  4. Optional: Select the Set attributes at creation option.

    Note: This option remains selected when creating the same type of component.

  5. Click Logical Net.
    The Logical Net dialog box appears.
  6. Type a name and click OK to create your net reference and close the Logical Net dialog box.
    The Route Command dialog box appears.
  7. Select the pins of the first equipment.

    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.

  8. 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.

  9. Select the pin of the second equipment.

    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 instance of the net is created in the tree.

The net route is created.