2011

Output reports to Autodesk Inventor Professional Cable
and Harness
Use this tool to export component, connector, wiring/cable, and splice data
from your 2D connector drawing into an XML file that can then be imported
into Autodesk Inventor Professional to aid in the generation of a cable and
harness assembly.
NOTE You must first configure wire numbering to be "On per Wire Basis" for
export and set up the appropriate variables before running the report.
1 Click Import/Export Data tab ➤ Export panel ➤ Inventor.
2 In the Autodesk Inventor Professional Export dialog box, specify whether
to process the project or current drawing and click OK.
3 In the Autodesk Inventor Professional XML File Export dialog box, define
the location and filename for the export file. By default file is saved with
a .xml extension to:
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\My Documents
Windows Vista, Windows 7: C:\Users\{username}\Documents
Configure wire numbering for export
There are several steps to set up the wire numbering convention in AutoCAD
Electrical for the import of data into Autodesk Inventor Professional Cable
and Harness.
Define wire layers
Layers defined in AutoCAD Electrical must be defined as valid wire layers.
While the following steps do not create the layers on the drawings that need
to be mapped into the Cable and Harness Library, they tell AutoCAD Electrical
which layers are treated as valid wire types.
1 Click Schematic tab ➤ Edit Wires/Wire Numbers panel ➤ Modify Wire
Type drop-down ➤ Create/Edit Wire Type.
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