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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 Ribbon Cables
In this chapter you learn how to add a raw ribbon cable definition to the Cable and Harness
Library, create a ribbon cable between start and end connectors, and then modify it to control
the shape and direction through the assembly.
About Ribbon Cables
Like wires and cables, ribbon cables are retrieved from the Cable and Harness
library and placed in the harness assembly. To insert a ribbon cable, you select
the ribbon cable to insert, identify the start and end connectors, specify how
the ribbon cable engages with the connector, and then add intermediate work
points to control shape or indicate the location for a fold.
Once the ribbon cable is in the assembly, there are many ways to modify it.
■ Change connectivity: select different connectors, change direction in which
the ribbon cable attaches to the connectors, move conductor one to a
different pin, change the orientation.
■ Add, delete, move, and redefine work points.
■ Add single and double folds.
■ Adjust twist at selected points.
In the following exercises, you create a ribbon cable with a single fold between
D-Sub Ribbon on the enclosure and RC Male Connector on the PCB board.
Define Raw Ribbon Cables
Like traditional cables, there is no default ribbon cable. Before creating a ribbon
cable in the harness assembly, the definition for the raw ribbon cable must exist
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