Auto Route Settings
Updated 1 day ago
by
Kerry Poe
Auto Route Settings
Summary
Auto Route Settings allows for control over how far a conduit run may extend from a pathway, what type and how much run spacing to apply and, how start and finish elements should be filtered and identified.
- eVolve tab ⮞ Resources panel ⮞ Settings menu ⮞ Auto Route Settings button
Prerequisites
Usage
- From the eVolve ribbon, in the Resources panel, click the Settings menu, then click Auto Route Settings.
Window Overview
- Start & Finish Elements panel
- Element Filter - defines what elements are valid start and end points for routing.
- Id Parameter menu - defines the parameter that contains the unique identifier for each Start and Finish element that matches the Conduit Run Schedule.
- Any Text type parameter may be utilized as long as the equipment elements contain the parameter, even if it does not appear in the drop-down menu.
- Distance from Pathway - this value defines the maximum distance between the equipment from pathway that the feature will route to.
- Limit to Current View checkbox - limits the selection of start and finish elements to only elements within the view.
- Run Spacing panel
- Edge to Edge radio button - applies the spacing from the edge of one conduit to nearest edge of the next conduit.
- Gap input box - dictates the distance between elements.
- Rounding dropdown - applied after the Edge to Edge spacing, the center to center dimension is increased to the specified value.
- Equal Spacing radio button - applies the specified spacing value based on the selected element's center point.
- Spacing input box - aligns elements to the same center to center spacing.
- Dynamic Spacing radio button - applies the spacing value specified in the Horizontal Spacing Configuration grid based on the selected element's diameter and center point.
- Rounding dropdown - rounds the spacing designated in the Center to Center Spacing Standards up to the nearest specified value.
- Padding input box - applied before rounding, the specified value is added to the values in the Center to Center Spacing Standards.
- Configure Spacing expansion - houses the Horizontal Spacing Configuration grid.
- Edge to Edge radio button - applies the spacing from the edge of one conduit to nearest edge of the next conduit.
