Hi, I'm using 2008 SP 5.0 and get the following error when
trying to flatten an electrical route:
This Route Assembly cannot be flattened as it contains loops and/or disfjointed route segments.
Clicking the dialog box closed shows my route with two segments labeled as "Loop Segment" with block arrows pointing left. I can find nothing unusual about these segments. The wire is defined to go from one connector to another (and not back on itself).
I've looked through the SW help, I've googled, and I've searched through the forum (where the advanced search function refuses to limit hits by forum which is ridiculous), but I cannot find a definition of "Loop Segment" in the context of electrical routing.
Does anyone know what a "Loop Segment" is?
This Route Assembly cannot be flattened as it contains loops and/or disfjointed route segments.
Clicking the dialog box closed shows my route with two segments labeled as "Loop Segment" with block arrows pointing left. I can find nothing unusual about these segments. The wire is defined to go from one connector to another (and not back on itself).
I've looked through the SW help, I've googled, and I've searched through the forum (where the advanced search function refuses to limit hits by forum which is ridiculous), but I cannot find a definition of "Loop Segment" in the context of electrical routing.
Does anyone know what a "Loop Segment" is?
Thanks for the pointer on connector stubs (too bad that when importing a fromTo list, every connection point in the assembly - including those not connected to any components in the fromTo list - grows a stub).
But still, what is a Loop Segment?
A loop segment is where there is a loop somewhere in the design. A common cause for this is if individual wires are modelled or you have a multi-cpoint connector with connections to the CPoints from different junction points in the harness.
If there are such loops in the harness it won't flatten. In 2009, it will in many cases show you where the loop is.
Regards
Andy
I have seen loop errors appear when the tangent relation is lost between two segments of a route. Also, loops can appear when there are multiple wires terminating at a single connection point.