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■ Create a splice.
■ Accept or change the splice Refdes and the selected splice.
■ Optionally, click the Properties button to view the properties on the selected
splice.
■ Locate the splice offset from a face.
■ Optionally, add or modify custom properties on the splice.
■ Import the wires onto the connectors.
■ Splice the wires.
■ Redefine the splice onto the segment.
■ Route the wires.
■ Optionally, add virtual parts.
If you prefer, you can create the splice on a segment, import wires onto the
splice, and then route the wires. You can also connect wires to splices manually.
Create Splices
Use the Create Splice tool on the Cable and Harness tab to add a splice to a
harness assembly. Valid geometry for creating a splice includes:
■ An arbitrary point offset from a face
■ A wire, including wire work points
■ A segment, including the segment endpoints and work points
■ Wire stubs (the portion of the wire from the end segment to the pin),
exposed wire pieces (sections of wires displayed between gaps in segments),
unrouted wires
Like segments, you can also associate a splice to other model geometry such
as a vertices, sketch points, or center points.
NOTE You cannot place splices on cable wires, ribbon cables, connector pins,
another splice, or dangling wires. We recommend that you do not place splices
at segment junctions.
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