How to Set-up Autorouting in E3.series

Tech Tip: How to Set-up Autorouting in E3.series

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E3.series 2017 brings improved automatic routing for making connections by adding automatic connections between selected items. The most common controls are based on the following scenarios

  • Pins are placed horizontally or vertically in line
  • Already connected pins are moved or rotated
  • By selecting 2 pins to connect with each other using Auto Route by Selection option
  • Pins that share the same signal name
  • Pins connected by one or more wires

The route settings for calculating the best path between 2 pins are based on 3 major factors

  • The distance settings for making turns – a multiple of the grid size
  • The cost of making decisions – Turns, crossing of symbols and connections are weighted by a cost of 0-100.
  • The priority of shortest connection vs the longest connections.

The following video will show you how to set-up and use the ‘Auto Route’ feature in E3.series.

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Sanu Warrier
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Sanu Warrier has been a product leader in the Electrical industry working with multiple solutions over the last decade. He has been helping customers find effective solutions to their design challenges, drawing from R&D experience in software, hardware and solutions development. He is a self-professed foody and loves to dabble in gastronomic alchemy as often as possible. The main focus for Sanu continues to be Eliminating inefficiencies, improving design processes and reducing costs to improve your competitive advantage.
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