Deleting Unused Branch Points  

When a branch is unlinked or deleted, if branch points are no longer used, the system can keep them or prompt the user to delete them, according to a dedicated option.

When the branch contains wires or splices, the user must be warned that this action may impact other electrical objects: a dialog box proposes to keep them or have them removed, (whatever the option setting is). This is because it would leave broken links to wires or splices.
 

A Delete Special command , enabling direct selection in the geometry area, is available in both Electrical Harness Assembly and Electrical Harness Installation workbenches.

 

This command is also available through the Branchable.x object > Delete Special... contextual menu in Electrical Harness Assembly.

Set up the option to be prompted for deletion of unused branch points.
Open a document containing at least two branches connected through a branch point, optionally wires and/or splices.

  1. Select the branch you want to delete in the specification tree: here Branch 2.

  2. Click Delete Special or use the contextual menu.

    Since there are objects in the branch you want to delete, this first dialog box opens:
    Otherwise this step is ignored.

    It shows the list of objects belonging to the branch.
    It can be wires or internal splices.

    Note that it is not possible to individually delete entities inside the branch:

    • either all are deleted: Delete All
    • or none of them: Keep All.

  3. Click Delete All or Keep All according to your need.

    The following dialog box opens:

    It lets you choose:

    • to keep the unused branch point, even if no branch is connected.
      • If you select this option, the bundle segment and the branch point highlight.

      • Click OK to validate.
        The result looks like this:
    • to remove the unused branch point and indicate which selection you want to keep:
      • If you select Current side, the bundle segment and the branch point highlight.
      • Click OK to validate.
        The result looks like this:
      • If you select Other side, the bundle segment and the branch point highlight.
      • Click OK to validate.
        The result looks like this:

    		The resulting bundle segment keeps the properties of the selected section.

If the branch point is used in a specific case of configuration, the Keep unused branch point option may be useful in order to avoid unexpected deletion.
For example, if the same branch point is used for different configurations and if you work on a resolved configuration, which does not include it.

This functionality only works for multi-branchable documents and branches, not for single bundle segments.
You can select a branch to delete even if the branch is covered with a protective covering.