Displays when you select Route Pipe Command 
on the Piping Tab.
Select
Route From
Click to define the start point. Use a locate filter (
) to help define the start point.
Route To
Click to define the terminating point. Use a locate filter ( ) to help define the end point.
No Constraint
Clears the working plane. You can route in any direction.
East Plane
Limits routing to the XZ plane.
North Plane
Limits routing to the YZ plane.
Elevation Plane
Limits routing to the XY plane.
Save Working Plane
Saves the current working plane so you can quickly select it again.
All
Click to enable the selection of end features, pipe nozzles, straight features, or any point in the model space. You need to use this option when defining pipe run turns between the pipe run ends.
End Feature
Click to limit selection to pipe end features. You cannot select a point in model space with this option.
Pipe Nozzle
Click to limit selection to pipe nozzles. You cannot select a point in model space with this option.
Straight Feature
Click to limit selection to pipe straight features. You cannot select a point in model space with this option.
Run
Displays the options to select pipe runs and create a new pipe run.
Select
Specifies a parent run from the graphic view or from the System Hierarchy Explorer. You can also select recently used runs from the Select Run list.
Select from P&ID
Currently not implemented.
New Pipe Run
Displays the Pipe Run Controls. Use this option to create a new pipe run.
More
Displays the Select Run Dialog. Use this option to select a pipe run that is associated with a different pipeline.
Select Run
Displays recently selected pipe runs from which you can select a pipe run.
Run Parent
Displays the name of the parent pipeline. Hover over this field for a tooltip that displays the entire system path.
Position and Orientation
Length (6) (Shift+6 to lock)
Type or select the length for the pipe. The tooltip displays the minimum allowed pipe length setting value.
Purchase Length
Select to use the defined pipe purchase length for the piping material class.
Angle (7) (Shift+7 to lock)
Type or select an angle for the current route segment.
Automatic Angle Lock On
Specifies whether the Angle lock should automatically lock when you type a new angle value into the Angle box.
Commodity
Straight Option
Select the option code associated with the pipe to use while routing. Only those option codes defined in the controlling piping specification appear.
Turn Option
Select the option code associated with the turn component to use while routing. Only those option codes defined in the controlling piping specification and shared by all the short codes that can be placed automatically while routing appear. The software displays only the options available for all short codes available during routing. For example, if a pipe spec writer added a second choice for a 90º direction change, then route would not display that option in the list.