Routing Component Wizard - Route and Component Types Dialog Box

You can use the Route and Component Types dialog box to set the route and component type.

To display this dialog box, do one of the following:
  • Click Tools > Routing > Routing Tools > Routing Library Manager, and click Routing Component Wizard .
  • From the Windows Start menu, click All Programs > SOLIDWORKS version > SOLIDWORKS Tools > SOLIDWORKS version Routing Library Manager > Routing Component Wizard .

Route type

Sets the component's route type.

Electrical Creates different types of components such as connectors, ribbon cables, conduits, cable trays, and ducts that are used in creating electrical systems that have wires, cables, and harnesses.
Miscellaneous Equipment that does not go in routes (such as tanks or pumps) or hybrid components that fall into more than one category (such as electrically powered valves).
Piping Creates different types of components such as flanges, tees, elbows, pipes, and valves that are used in designing piping systems such as water treatment plants, chemical processing plants, and breweries.
Tubing Creates different types of components such as adapters, tees, crosses, tubes, and valves that are used to design systems that use flexible tubes such as hydraulic systems and cooling units.
User Defined Equipment to create air conditioning, other mechanical styles of ducting and route subassemblies for space planning type.

Component type

Component type Sets the type of component based on the selected route. You can also set a subtype if the Component type has subtypes. For example, if the Component type is Valves, you can select a subtype such as Gate Valve.
Cross Section Sets the connected route of component as Rectangular or Circular.
Route Type Name Specify the name of the route connected with the defined component.
The Cross Section and Route Type Name options appear only when you select User Defined as the route type.