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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
the system checks for the harness segment ends closest to each end of the
wire or cable, and then searches for the shortest path through the identified
contiguous segments. Whenever possible, place the harness segments so there
is no confusion as to which segment is closest to the connection points.
See
Define Automatic Routes on page 299 for details about how the system
automatically routes wires and cables.
Apply Offset Distances
Arbitrary points selected on a face are offset a set distance from the selected
geometry. Segment points based on existing geometry are not offset. A segment
can require several different offset distances throughout its length. To adjust
the segment offset as you move through the assembly, right-click in the
graphics window, and select Edit Offset.
NOTE The offset distance is applied only while you create segments. It is not
applied when wires or cables are routed through the segment and cause the
update of the diameter.
Create Segments
You can define segment paths as close to the appropriate results as possible,
and then adjust them later. You can also develop them using work features
you set when planning the segment path.
In the following exercises, you define a harness segment between two circular
connectors and around the PCB board in the enclosure. You adjust the offset
while you work. You define a second harness segment between two circular
connectors and around the PCB board on the opposite side of the first segment.
A work point is defined to control the approach to the first connector.
Start a segment
1 In the browser, double-click Harness Assembly1 if it is not already selected.
2
On the ribbon, click Cable and Harness tab ➤ Create panel
➤ Create Segment.
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