Routing falls behind when engineering changes move faster than manual updates.

In complex product development, routed systems are constantly affected by upstream change. Geometry evolves. Product structures are refined. Connectivity definitions are updated. Engineering metadata changes. Rules and constraints shift as programs mature.

But routing often remains a manual task. Engineers must repeatedly re-run work, interpret changing inputs, and rebuild results in CAD after each relevant change. This slows convergence, creates bottlenecks, and increases the risk of late-stage coordination issues across domains.

A digital thread-driven automation solution for routed systems engineering

Freiberger.Aero RoutingIQ continuously collects and interprets routing-relevant engineering information from across the engineering environment, computes updated routing solutions in the RoutingIQ Solver, and automatically applies the results back into CAD and PLM systems in a traceable way.

Instead of waiting for a user to start a routing command in CAD, RoutingIQ runs as a continuous process in the background. It detects relevant changes, evaluates their impact on routed systems, computes updated outcomes, and keeps routing aligned with the evolving digital product definition.

RoutingIQ is designed for complex routed systems, with a focus on electrical routing and EWIS, while also supporting mechanical routed systems including piping and tubing.

From engineering change to updated routing outcome

RoutingIQ connects the engineering domains that actually drive routing decisions in the real product.

• Collect

  RoutingIQ captures routing-relevant information from across the engineering backbone, including product and assembly structures, 3D geometry, installation space, logical connectivity, engineering metadata, reusable libraries, and rule frameworks.

• Interpret

  The solution consolidates these inputs into a consistent decision basis for automation. Engineering intent may originate in CAD, PLM, electrical design systems, requirements environments, model-based systems engineering, or other connected enterprise systems.

• Compute

  The RoutingIQ Solver performs automated pathfinding and rule-based routing decisions based on 3D installation space, topology, design intent, rules, and constraints.

• Apply

  RoutingIQ writes the resulting solution back into the engineering environment by creating or updating routing-relevant structures, generating paths and carrier geometry, placing library-based components, and storing results in CAD and PLM in a traceable way.

Why it matters for engineering and the business

• Shorter engineering cycles

  Routing updates no longer depend on repeated manual rework by a specialist. Relevant changes in the digital thread can trigger continuous re-processing and faster design convergence.

• Reduced program risk

  Routing implications of design changes become visible earlier, helping teams avoid late-stage surprises, cross-domain misalignment, and costly downstream redesign.

• Better use of engineering capacity

  Engineers spend less time on repetitive re-routing work and more time on architecture, trade-off decisions, validation, and product optimization.

• Higher consistency and quality

  Routing decisions are based on defined rules, constraints, reusable libraries, and the latest available engineering context — not on isolated manual interpretation.

• Stronger cross-domain alignment

  RoutingIQ brings mechanical context, electrical logic, and lifecycle data into one coordinated engineering process across CAD, PLM, and connected enterprise systems.

• More traceable results

  Routing outcomes remain connected to the same digital thread that drives the broader product definition, improving transparency and visibility of change impact across systems.

More than logical definition. More than CAD automation.

Conventional engineering environments stop at defining connectivity, managing data, or checking rules. RoutingIQ goes further. It uses that information to automatically generate routing solutions through the actual 3D installation space.

That means routing is no longer treated as an isolated CAD task, and no longer limited to logical preparation. Instead, RoutingIQ turns routing into an executable, continuously updated engineering process that connects upstream intent with downstream routed system realization.

Built for the realities of complex routed products.

RoutingIQ is built for routed systems engineering in environments where routing decisions depend on more than geometry alone.

It brings together the information that matters in the real product, including:

• 3D installation space and physical geometry
• product and assembly structures
• logical connectivity and network definitions
• CAD-authored engineering intent
• PLM metadata and lifecycle context
• routing libraries, standard parts, and reusable components
• engineering rules and constraints
• manufacturing requirements and company practices
• project-specific and customer-specific requirements

Continuous by default. Interactive when needed.

RoutingIQ is designed for continuous background automation, but it also supports interactive engineering workflows directly from CAD.

Engineering teams can use RoutingIQ to run manually initiated studies, compare alternatives, and execute case-based or what-if scenarios when targeted investigation is needed. This gives organizations both: scalable background automation for standard processing, and focused engineering support for special decisions and design exploration.

Deployment that fits your environment

RoutingIQ is available both as SaaS and on-premises. This allows customers to choose the operating model that fits their business, regulatory, and security requirements.

SaaS supports fast deployment, simplified updates, and scalable rollout. On-premises deployment supports strict data control, internal hosting, and fully isolated operation for organizations that require restricted or air-gapped infrastructure, including defense and other highly sensitive programs.

Core capabilities

• Digital thread-driven routing automation

  Uses live engineering data from CAD, PLM, and connected enterprise systems as the basis for routing decisions.

• Continuous background processing

  Captures relevant changes and runs routing automation without requiring users to repeatedly start the process manually.

• Solver-based intelligent pathfinding

  Computes routing solutions based on 3D installation space, topology, design intent, rules, and constraints.

• Automated application of results back to CAD and PLM

  Creates and updates route-related structures, paths, carriers, placed components, and stored engineering outcomes.

• Multi-source engineering input

  Combines CAD data, PLM metadata, logical connectivity, libraries, and rule frameworks into one consistent routing process.

• Support for complex routed systems

  Applicable to electrical routing and EWIS, and extensible to piping and tubing scenarios.

• Interactive scenario support

  Enables what-if analyses, case studies, and targeted investigations directly from CAD when needed.

• Flexible deployment model

  Available as SaaS or on-premises, including support for restricted and fully air-gapped environments.

Keep routing aligned with engineering change.

RoutingIQ helps organizations move from reactive, manually repeated routing work to a controlled, scalable automation process. By continuously linking routed systems engineering to the digital thread, it reduces rework, improves consistency, and supports faster engineering convergence across complex programs.