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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Part 1 Tubes and Pipes
- 1 Get Started with Tube & Pipe
- 2 Route Basics
- 3 Set Styles
- 4 Create Rigid Routes and Runs
- Workflow for Rigid Routes
- Create Auto Route Regions
- Manually Create 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 Create and Edit Flexible Hose Routes
- 6 Edit Rigid Routes and Runs
- 7 Use Content Center Libraries
- 8 Author and Publish
- 9 Document Routes and Runs
- Part 2 Cable and Harness
- 10 Get Started with Cable and Harness
- 11 Work With Harness Assemblies
- 12 Use the Cable and Harness Library
- 13 Work with Wires and Cables
- 14 Work with Segments
- 15 Route Wires and Cables
- 16 Work with Splices
- 17 Work with Ribbon Cables
- 18 Generate Reports
- 19 Work With Nailboards and Drawings
- Part 3 IDF Translator
- Index
Work With Harness
Assemblies
This chapter provides basic information about the tools added by the cable and harness
environment. It also tells how to create a harness assembly and set properties.
About Working in Harness Assemblies
The Cable and Harness software includes features for defining electrical parts,
inserting wires, cables, and ribbon cables from a library, routing wires through
segment paths, inserting splices, and attaching virtual parts. You can generate
reports for several common report types, or configure them to your specific
needs. The harness assembly information can also be represented in drawings
or nailboard drawings. It can also be saved to an .xml format.
With the cable and harness tools you can:
■ Create or edit harness assembly files.
■ Create electrical parts.
■ Author and publish connector parts to the Content Center.
■ Retrieve generic or published connector parts from the Content Center.
■ Edit and retrieve harness object definitions from a library.
■ Import electrical connectivity wire lists (including cable wires) using either
.csv or .xml file formats.
■ Allocate space by defining possible wire, cable, and ribbon cable paths
through the assembly.
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