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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Tubes and Pipes
- 1 Getting Started with Tube & Pipe
- 2 Route Basics
- 3 Setting Styles
- 4 Creating Rigid Routes and Runs
- General Workflow for Rigid Routes
- Creating Auto Route Regions
- Manually Creating Parametric Regions
- Automatically Dimension Route Sketches
- Create Segments With Precise Values
- Define Parallel and Perpendicular Segments
- Snap Route Points to Existing Geometry
- Place Constraints On Route Sketches
- Create Bends Between Existing Pipe Segments
- Create Pipe Routes With Custom Bends
- Create Bent Tube Routes
- Realign 3D Orthogonal Route Tool
- Control Dimension Visibility
- Populated Routes
- 5 Creating and Editing Flexible Hose Routes
- 6 Editing Rigid Routes and Runs
- 7 Using Content Center Libraries
- 8 Authoring and Publishing
- 9 Documenting Routes and Runs
- Cable and Harness
- 10 Getting Started with Cable and Harness
- 11 Working With Harness Assemblies
- 12 Using the Cable and Harness Library
- 13 Working with Wires and Cables
- About Wires and Cables
- Setting Modeling and Curvature Behavior
- Inserting Wires and Cables Manually
- Moving Wires and Cables
- Deleting Wires and Cables
- Replacing Wires
- Assigning Virtual Parts
- Importing Harness Data
- Adding Shape to Wires and Cable Wires
- Setting Occurrence Properties
- Changing Wire and Cable Displays
- 14 Working with Segments
- 15 Routing Wires and Cables
- 16 Working with Splices
- 17 Working with Ribbon Cables
- 18 Generating Reports
- 19 Working Nailboards and Drawings
- IDF Translator
- Index
With the cable and harness library tools you can:
■ Add new definitions and object types.
■ Modify, copy, and delete existing definitions.
■ Import and export definitions.
■ Explore the harness objects in the list.
■ View the basic properties for a selected harness object such as a wire or
cable.
■ View the total number of a certain harness object type in the library.
NOTE If a cable and harness assembly that was created in Version 8 of Cable and
Harness is opened in the current version, the data format of the library must be
migrated to the current version which includes cables. Outdated wire definitions
must also be removed from the existing library. If needed, see “migration, Cable
and Harness Library” in the Help index for more details about migration options.
Locating the Cable and Harness Library File
The cable and harness library file contains all the library data. By default, the
file is named Cable&HarnessDefaultLibrary.iwl and is located in the Design
Data\Cable & Harness directory as set for the project. You can change this
location using the File Locations tab on the Harness Settings dialog box.
Typically, one cable and harness library file is created and stored on a server
for all harness assemblies to reference. If the Cable and Harness Library is
accessed by multiple users, it must be placed in a shared location. You can set
a different cable and harness library file and location for each harness assembly,
although only one is recommended.
The first person to open the Cable and Harness Library can add, edit, and
remove harness objects. All others attempting to access the Cable and Harness
Library, are notified that the library is being edited and it cannot be accessed.
In this case, the Cable and Harness library is read-only, but you can still insert
any harness object listed in the Cable and Harness Library into the harness
assembly. For all harness objects but cables and raw ribbon cables, the default
library definition is used when the cable and harness library cannot be found.
The default library definitions cannot be modified.
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