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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
Adjust Ribbon Cable Orientation and Shape
The ribbon cable must align with the slot at connector D-Sub Ribbon. To
control the orientation of the ribbon cable, you can add single or double
90-degree folds at work points that exist along the ribbon cable.
A ribbon cable with a fold is a single piece of raw ribbon cable. For modeling
purposes, the ribbon cable is not continuous through the fold. When you add
a fold, three separate entities are created: the fold entity and the ribbon cable
piece to each side. Each entity is represented as a node in the browser.
For this exercise, you add a single fold and then adjust the twist.
Add a fold
1 Click the Cable and Harness tab ➤ Create panel ➤ Create
Foldl, and then click the first point (1) you created.
An arrow appears at the fold point indicating the direction of the next
work point on the path of the ribbon cable, which is the correct direction
for this fold.
2 Under Alignment in the dialog box, click the Shaft tool, and then
click the face of the enclosure (1).
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