Auto Route PropertyManager

Auto Route enables you to:

Route automatically through existing geometry in the 3D route sketch.
Route automatically through certain objects that are outside the route sketch.
Update routes to travel through selected clips.
Display guidelines that show wires from imported from/to data, manipulate those guidelines, and convert them into routes.

To route automatically:

While editing a route, click Auto Route (Routing Tools toolbar) or click Routing, Routing Tools, Auto Route.
In the PropertyManager, under Routing Mode, select one of the following:

Auto-Route. Select to automatically route through existing geometry in the 3D route sketch.
Edit (drag). Select to change to the edit mode, so you can adjust the route (by dragging points, lines, and so on) without closing the PropertyManager.
Re-route spline. Select to update a route to travel through selected clips.
Guidelines. Select to display a preview of the wires in a cabling route after import of the from/to data. Guidelines show the connections of the wires that need to be bundled into finished routes.

Auto-Route

In the graphics area, select a start point (any point in the current sketch), then select the next entity to route to. Valid selections:

Route type	Valid selections	Result
Standard	Point in the current sketch	A spline is added from the start point to the selected point.
	Sketch point outside the route sketch
	Line in the current sketch	A spline is added from the start point to the closest endpoint of the selected entity, then the route continues to the other end of the entity.
	Line, construction line, or reference axis of an object outside the route sketch
Orthogonal	Line or end point of a sketch segment in the current sketch	A path is created with lines that run parallel to the X, Y, and Z axes, with right angles between segments.
Orthogonal	Line, edge, or reference axis of an object outside the route sketch	A corresponding line is created within the route sketch, and the route segment is created. If you click Undo once, the route segment is removed, but the sketch line remains. Then you can route to an endpoint of the sketch line. If you click Undo a second time, the sketch line is removed.

Current Edit point. For information only. Lists the point from which the route will continue. For example, this could be the last point you selected, or the endpoint of the last axis you selected.

Orthogonal route. Creates a route with segments that run parallel to the X, Y, and Z axes, with right angles between segments.

Alternate paths. Displays alternate valid orthogonal routes. Scroll to a selection to view an alternate route in the graphics area.
Bend radius. Specifies the bend radius for orthogonal routes.

You can update a route to travel through selected clips.

Current selection. Select the spline and the axes of one or more clips, then click .

You can update a route to ignore clips:

If you delete a clip from the route sub-assembly, then the next time you edit the route, the software informs you that a clip has been deleted and asks if you want to update the route. If you re-route, the route updates to a more direct path ignoring the original clip.
If a clip is still in the assembly, but you no longer want the route to pass through it, you can choose to ignore the clip in the route. While editing the route, right-click the sketch segment under the clip and select Unroute from clip.

Merge guidelines to form routes . Merges two or more guidelines into a single route.
Join guidelines to existing routes . Joins a guideline into an existing route at a selected route point.
Convert guidelines to routes . Converts one or more guidelines into unique routes.

Merging or joining guidelines into routes works best if their paths are close together or approximately parallel to one another.

Display. Clear to turn off the display of guidelines and return to Auto-Route mode.

Update on changes. Select to update the display automatically as changes are made to the guidelines. When cleared, click Update Guidelines to update the display manually.

Filter guidelines by length. Select to filter the visibility of the guidelines by length.

Show Shortest. Move the slider until the shortest guideline you want to see is visible.
Show Longest. Move the slider until the longest guideline you want to see is visible.