Routing shapes

Routing allows you to create a path between two points. IPKISS implements a few routing algorithms. They’re mainly used to create connections/links between two components. Routes in IPKISS are regular shapes, this means that they can be easily used to create waveguides or other traces.

Different routing shapes

The main types of routing shapes are

`RouteToLine`	Routes an start_port to a line.
`RouteToParallelLine`	Routes the start_port to a parallel line through a given point This will be done through an S-bend.
`RouteToAngle`	A Route that directs the start_port towards a given angle
`RouteManhattan`	Routes the start_port to the end_port using a manhattan pattern (straight sections along EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH directions).
`RouteManhattanBasic`	Routes the start_port to the end_port using a manhattan pattern (straight sections along EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH directions).
`RouteSBend`	Routes the input_port to the output_port using an s-bend.
`RouteArcBend`	Routes the input_port to the output_port using a single arc bend.
`RouteUBend`	Routes the input_port to the output_port using a u-bend.

RouteToLine

`RouteToNorthAtX`	Routes the start_port to a line pointing North at a given X coordinate
`RouteToSouthAtX`	Routes the start_port to a line pointing South at a given X coordinate
`RouteToVerticalAtX`	Routes the start_port to a line pointing North or South (whichever is closest) at a given X coordinate
`RouteToHorizontalAtY`	Routes the start_port to a line pointing East or West (whichever is closest) at a given Y coordinate
`RouteToWestAtY`	Routes the start_port to a line pointing West at a given Y coordinate
`RouteToEastAtY`	Routes the start_port to a line pointing East at a given Y coordinate

RouteToAngle

`RouteToHorizontal`	A Route that directs the start_port towards a horizontal direction (East or West, whichever is closer)
`RouteToVertical`	A Route that directs the start_port towards a vertical direction (North or South, whichever is closer)
`RouteToNorth`	A Route that directs the start_port towards the North
`RouteToSouth`	A Route that directs the start_port towards the South
`RouteToEast`	A Route that directs the start_port towards the East
`RouteToWest`	A Route that directs the start_port towards the West
`RouteToManhattan`	A Route that directs the start_port towards the nearest manhattan direction (East or West, North or South)

Helper Functions

In addition to the classes described above, IPKISS provides a range of helper functions that combine a few of the classes above to implement more specific behavior. All these functions will return a Route object (shape) but the type of the Route will depend on the arguments you provided.

`RouteToEastAtMaxY`	Routes the start_port to a line pointing East at a Y coordinate which is larger or equal to the y_position specified.
`RouteToEastAtMinY`	Routes the start_port to a line pointing East at a Y coordinate which is larger or equal to the y_position specified.
`RouteToNorthAtMaxX`	Routes the start_port to a line pointing North at an X coordinate which is smaller or equal to the x_position specified.
`RouteToNorthAtMinX`	Routes the start_port to a line pointing North at an X coordinate which is larger or equal to the x_position specified.
`RouteToSouthAtMaxX`	Routes the start_port to a line pointing South at an X coordinate which is smaller or equal to the x_position specified.
`RouteToSouthAtMinX`	Routes the start_port to a line pointing South at an X coordinate which is larger or equal to the x_position specified.
`RouteToWestAtMaxY`	Routes the start_port to a line pointing West at a Y coordinate which is smaller or equal to the y_position specified.
`RouteToWestAtMinY`	Routes the start_port to a line pointing West at a Y coordinate which is larger or equal to the y_position specified.
`RouteToManhattanRelativeToPosition`	Route a port to a manhattan direction at a coordinate value relative to the given position (coordinate is x for EAST/WEST direction, and y for NORTH/SOUTH) relation is either '>' or '<'
`route_to_line`	Calculate a route that ends on a given line.
`route_to_parallel_line`	Calculate a route to a line that is parallel with input angle.