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Amith_Shetty1-Visitor
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January 20, 2020
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RE: Entry port used for autorouting

  • January 20, 2020
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Hello, 

 

I have been working on Autorouting using creo schematics and when it comes to routing in creo parametric the routing will always take place in Z-axis. But when we do for manual routing the entry ports will be considered as points even tho it is a coordinate system. So the routing will be done in any direction.

So can we expect the same thing in Autorouting using schematic XML files?

or Can we replace the coordinate system with points?

Hope You got my question.

 

Thank you

Amith Shetty

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PhilatCADActive13-Aquamarine
13-Aquamarine
January 21, 2020

Hi There- 

 

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Lars_F14-Alexandrite
14-Alexandrite
January 27, 2020

Hi,

 

In my understanding the xml routing will always use coordinate systems. Wire goes to z-direction. We add default input coordinates to all connector components (see image). We name the entryports usually pin_1, pin_2....pin_x. I would not route manually anything. We create a schematic for even the simplest cables (with kicad).

 

Br, Lars

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Amith_Shetty1-VisitorAuthor
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January 27, 2020

Hello, 

In the image which you have sent has the port co-ordinates outsides in terms of the Z-axis. And this is Ok when we have manual routing and even Autorouting. But when we usually do the manual routing the routing will not usually take any direction. So we can route it by taking a co-ordinate system as a point. but I want auto-routing to use the same principle. At that time there is no need for keeping the Z-axis in the direction of routing. So do we have any solution for this?

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Lars_F14-Alexandrite
14-Alexandrite
January 28, 2020

Hi,

 

I am not sure what you mean by "routing not taking any direction"? The cable will always exit the connector in one direction.  The normal design procedure we do is

 

- Draw schematic (electical connection diagram, defines connectors and connections)

- Create connectors in creo with entry ports. The wire will always exit to z-direction. Your coordinate can be on the top of the connector. Connector data will contain the "Internal_len"-parameter which should tell how deep the wire goes into the connector. Our connectors also have the "Term_name"-parameter that tells which crimp to use with a specific connector.

-In creo we draw the "Network" that the wires will follow. The network can be drawn following any lines, points, or axis etc. Usually the limiting parameter is the "bend radius".

 

Example is a simple helical network...

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