This task shows you how to use the compass to define the plane on which you are routing. | ||
This feature allows you to place the compass base on a plane and route on that plane. | ||
1. | Drag the compass
and place it on the surface on which you want to route. In the illustration
below it is one face of an item reservation and you will place a path
reservation on it.
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2. | Click the Path Reservation
button
and do your routing on the surface. Double-click to end. The path
reservation is created.
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You can route on any plane on which the compass base can be
placed. But you will not be able to route on any surface. You
cannot route on the surface of other routables. If you need to route on the
surface of a routable then you need to employ free space routing. After you
place the compass base on the plane, you can route anywhere in your window
and you will be routing on the same plane as the compass base. The
illustrations below show one type of free space routing, in which you:
The last illustration below is a top view showing the path reservation and compass base on the same plane.
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