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An automatic route is created by inserting a route into the main block diagram of the
Visual Dispatcher (for more details see page 102).
The location, where a route is inserted, determines, whether the route is manual or
automatic. Please note the difference between route symbol and route in the
switchboard. The route describes, which tracks, switches and signals are contained in a
route. These elements are always located in switchboards. The route symbol represents
a route.
You can safely create your first route symbols as manual routes in the switchboard in
the first stage of your work with the program, when you want to learn, how routes
work. If you decide later to operate a certain manual route automatically with the Visual
Dispatcher, then you can move the route symbol to the main block diagram of the Visual
Dispatcher with the mouse. This converts the manual route into an automatic route.
Conversion to the opposite direction is not possible, though.
With the exception, that manual routes cannot be operated automatically by the Visual
Dispatcher, there are no further differences between manual and automatic routes. The
following sections therefore apply to both, manual and automatic routes.
Recording of Routes
The most important action when creating routes is recording the path of the route. This
is done by selecting the route symbol and using the Properties command of the Edit
menu. In the following dialog, select the tab labeled Route and then press the button labeled
Record.
This procedure starts the switchboard recorder and the path of the route can be recorded.
The running switchboard recorder shows the small control panel displayed below:
Diagram 49: The control panel of the switchboard recorder
The control panel contains four buttons with the following meaning (from left to right):
• Break: Recording is interrupted and no elements are recorded until this button is
pressed once more
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