OpenCAPIinterfacetotheRouting(ROUTE)module.TheRoutingmodulewithinNXprovidesfunctionstomodelthesystemswithinanoverallassemblywhichsupplypower,disposeofwaste,providestructuralsupport,orenablegeneralaccesstothedevicesintheassembly.Itisasetofcommonfunctionsappropriatetothemodelingofvarioustypesofroutingapplications,suchasPiping,Tubing,Conduit,etc.SeetheRoutingUserGuideforanoverviewoftheroutingdesignprocessandadescriptionofRoutingApplicationViews.ConceptsandTerminology:-------------------------IncludedwithintheRoutingmodulearefunctionstodefinethepathsthroughanassembly,toassignstock(e.g.,pipes,tubes)tothesepaths,andtoplacestandardparts(e.g.,tees,elbows)toconnectthevariouspiecesofstockintheassembly.BecauseRoutingisagenericmodulewhichsupportsvariousapplications,youmustselectspecificcapabilitiesforyourparticularuse.Thisisaccomplishedthroughthe"loading"ofaparticularRoutingApplicationView.TheApplicationViewselectsthespecificRoutingcapabilitiesandcustomizableoptionsthatareineffectwhilecreatingandmodifyingRoutingobjects.Theapplicationviewcanalsodefineuserpreferences;valueskeyedbynameareavailabletoyouwhileyourapplicationisrunning.SeeUF_ROUTE_ask_user_preferencesandtheapplicationviewdocumentationformoreinformation.OnceanApplicationViewhasbeenloadedandmadethecurrentApplicationView,youmayusetheRoutingfunctionsdescribedinthischaptertobuildyourroutingassembly.Thisinvolvesthedefinitionofthepathsalongwhichstockistobeplacedandtheplacementofstandardpartswithintheassembly.RoutingControlPoints(RCPs)areusedtodefinepositionswithintheroutingassembly.RCPsareconnectedtooneanotherbythecreationofroutingSegments.SegmentscanbeasimplelinearconnectionbetweenRCPsormaybedefinedtofollowanexistingNXcurve.TheavailablecurvetypeswhichaSegmentmayfollowaredefinedbytheApplicationView.AsetofconnectedSegmentsisreferredtoasarouting.ThesetofSegmentsbetweenanytwoRCPsisreferredtoasapath.OncetheSegmentshavebeencreated,youmayassignthestock(pipe,tube,etc.)thatshouldexistalong