Rule Two

The route of the cable can be calculated orthogonally, a check is made to determine if the bend radius fits the calculated route using the same rules detailed in rule one.

Example One

For a cable in one plane, if the bend radius does not fit then the cable route fails.

Example Two

For a cable in two planes, the software attempts to offset the first point by moving it back towards the starting point as a result the difference between the two points results in a 45 degree slope.

Note:
This depends on what is larger, the offset value is the distance between the two points or the minimum bend radius of the routed cable.

If this fails the software moves the second point to the same value as above (twice), if the bend radius does not fit, then the software moves the point back so the initial route is the minimum distance from the start.

If the bend radius does not fit, the software moves the next point forward so that the initial route is the minimum distance from the end.

Example Three

The software follows the rules as describes in rule two and carries out these additional checks. The software checks the bend radius for point 1, if it does not fit the software moves back towards the start by the distance between point 1 and 2.

The bend radius is checked for a fit at point 1, if it does not fit the software moves point 3 towards the end by the distance between point 1 and 2.

The bend radius is checked for a fit at point 1, if this is not the case, move point 1 towards the start so the distance from the start is the minimum needed.

The bend radius is checked for a fit at point 1, if the bend radius does not fit, then the cable route is failed.

If the bend radius fits check point 3, if it does not fit then the software will move point 3 towards the end so the distance to the end is the minimum needed.