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Concept: Routing Cables

Routing Cables
You can route cables in an assembly by clicking Route Cables from the Route group to launch the
Route cables dialog box.

Figure 1 – Route Cables Dialog Box

Within the Route cables dialog box, you can then click New Cable to begin routing cables.

The following options are available in the Route cables dialog box:

• Cables/Wires selection area – Along the left side of the dialog box, this area enables you to view which
cables and conductors are being routed.

• Spool – Defines the spool to be used for routing the cable.

• Name – Specifies the name of the cable to be routed.

• From reference – The connector coordinate system from which the cable is routed.

• To reference – The connector coordinate system to which the cable is routed.

• Route Type – Defines the method type used to route the specified cable, including Simple Route and
Follow Cable.

The routing methods for cables are very similar to that of routing wires. By default, the cable jacket routes the
entire length between connectors along with the conductors.

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Figure 2 – Routed Cable

You can right-click and select Add Location to add locations to the components of the cable. It is useful to
add these locations to the cable jacket to enable the individual conductors to be visible near the cable start
and endpoints.

Figure 3 – Routing Cable with Inserted Location Points

You can also right-click and select Allow Location, which enables you to select previously established
location points while routing cables.

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