Define Route

Cables can be routed by the selection of an entry and exit point on valid cableway branches.

• From the Tasks part of the Modify Cable window, select Define Route to display the Modify Route window.

  If a route has not been defined for the cable then suitable points will automatically be selected in the Cable Branch Entry and Cable Branch Exit parts of the Route Cable window. If a route has been defined, then the corresponding entry and exit points will be selected.

  

Cableway Branch Entry

1. Specify the entry point for the cable on a suitable cableway branch, from the Cableway Branch Entry part of the Route Cable window:

   If Pick Routing Branch is selected, you are prompted to Identify CableWay Branch in the 3D view. When selected, the name of the cableway branch is displayed on the window and its valid entry points are displayed in the Select Entry Points list.

2. The required entry point must then be selected from the Select Entry Points list.

3. Right-click on any item in the Select Entry Points or Select Exit Points lists will provide the option to open the List of Associated Cables form. You will be shown other cables that have been routed through the same point.

   

Cableway Branch Exit

Specify the exit point for the cable on a suitable cableway branch, from the Cableway Branch Exit part of the Route Cable window:

Routing Options

4. (Optional) The Auto Head/Tail Free Route checkbox must be selected if you want the head and tail of the cable to be automatically free-routed. This will route the cable outside of the cableway by creating POINTR elements from the cables head/tail to the selected entry/exit point.

5. (Optional) The Define Specific Cableway Zones fold-up list allows you to select which cableway zones can be used to route the cable. If no zones are defined, then cableway from all zones found in WORLD will be used to route the cable. For large projects, this will take a long time.

6. (Optional) Right-click on a zone in the list to provide the option to navigate to the zone in the Design Explorer.

Routing Tasks

When the cableway entry and exit points have been specified, you can route the cable.

7. Select AutoRoute from Entry to Exit Point.

   If the Define Specific Cableway Zones list was not used, you will be prompted with a message whether to proceed with routing through any cableways found in WORLD.

   

   If the Auto Head/Tail Free Route is unchecked but free routing of the ends is required to make cable routing complete, you will be given the option to route both Head and Tail. A Confirm window will be shown.

   

   If the start position of the cable does not match the position of the entry point, the cable will not be fully routed.

8. To complete the routing, select Head Free Route. Which will create POINTR elements from the cables head to the selected cableway entry point.

   1. The same process can be done for routing of the end of the cable, select Tail Free Route.

9. To return to the Modify Cable window and discard any changes, select Back to Modify Cable.