Adding Coverings

To add a covering to a route:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Click Covering (Electrical, Piping, Tubing, and Routing Tools Toolbars).
    • Right-click a route segment and select Covering.
    • Click Covering in the Route Properties PropertyManager.
  2. Set options in the Covering PropertyManager.
  3. Click .

To add a covering to only a portion of a route, use Split Route to split the route.

To enable Interference Detection with coverings, you must create a covering part. In the Covering PropertyManager, select Appear in drawing. If this option is not selected, the software displays only a visual representation of the covering without creating a part.

To add transparent coverings, go to Tools > Options > System Options > Routing and select Create transparent coverings.

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