Routing Messages

As Pipe Router routes a pipe, it examines each branch and generates a message about any routing errors that it finds. These messages can help you understand and correct errors. It can view these messages both during and after pipe routing, providing you has set up a file in which to store the messages, as described previously.

To view routing messages, select Display > Routing Messages from the Pipe Router window.

The Routing Messages window is displayed, the window will be empty if Pipe Router routes all pipes without any errors.

Select Control > Close to close the Routing Messages window.

Branch Detail Window

Pipe Router enables you to view details of the components and constraints in a branch using the Branch Detail window. You can select options to constrain the route taken by a branch.

For example, you can lock components in position, create routing points and add routing planes and pipe racks to the constraint list. All of these facilities are explained in later sections.

To display the Branch Detail window, select one of the routed Branches from the Pipe Router window and click Branch Detail. The Branch Detail window is displayed, which contains details of the selected branch:

for further information on the contents of the Branch Detail window, refer to Positioning and Locking Components.