Routing File Locations
Routing file locations are available
if the SolidWorks Routing add-in is
activated. You can also specify routing options.
To specify routing file locations:
Either:
Click Options
or Tools, Options.
On the System
Options tab, select Routing File
Locations.
- or
-
Click Routing,
Routing Tools, Routing
Options Setup.
Select the File
Locations tab.
Type or browse to change folder and file names.
General routing
Routing
library. Specifies the folder where you store routing components.
Do not
store routing components in the Toolbox library.
The routing library folder is
added to:
The Design Library, where you can access
the components and drag them into a route.
The list
of folders for Referenced Documents
in Options > File
Locations, so when you create or edit a routing assembly, the software
searches this folder for the components to use. You cannot delete the
folder from Referenced Documents
while Routing is added in.
For the software to search
the specified folder, Search file locations
for external references must be selected in Options
> External References.
You can create additional
folders under the Routing
Library folder to
organize your parts in a specific way (by material, by type, and so on).
Some sample routing parts are supplied with
the software, in the default Routing
Library folder. The routing folder contains subfolders for piping,
tubing, and so on.
Routing
template. Specifies the routing
template to be used for new route assemblies. Before specifying
a template here, make sure its folder is listed as a Document
Templates folder in Options > File Locations.
Piping/Tubing
Standard tubes. Specifies the
Excel file where you define standard
tubes.
Electrical cabling
Cable/Wire library. Specifies
the .xml file for the cable/wire library.
Component library. Specifies
the .xml file for the component library.
Standard cable. Specifies the
Excel file where you define standard
cables.
Settings file
To facilitate sharing the above settings with other users, you can save
the settings to a file or load previously saved settings.
Save settings. Saves the settings
to an .sqy file in a location
that you specify.
Load settings. Loads the settings
from an .sqy file that was saved
previously.
Load default. Loads the original
system defaults, which are in subfolders of:
C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Data\SolidWorks\SolidWorks<version>
|
Routing library |
\design library\routing |
|
Routing template |
\templates\routeAssembly.asmdot |
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Standard tubes |
\design library\routing\Standard Tubes.xls |
|
Cable/Wire library |
\design library\routing\electrical\cable.xml |
|
Component library |
\design library\routing\electrical\components.xml |
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Standard cable |
\design library\routing\Standard Cables.xls |