Electrical Harness Installation

Overview

Conventions

What's New?

Getting Started

Entering the Workbench

Setting Up the Options

Creating a Multi-Branchable Document

Creating Construction Points

Defining the Segment Parameters

Defining the Segment Route

Adding a Branch Point

User Tasks

Entering the Workbench

Exiting the Installation Workbench

Creating a Geometrical Bundle

Selective Loading in Electrical Products

Working with Branches in a Multi-branchable Document

About Multi-Branchable Documents

Creating a New Multi-Branchable Document and First Branch

Adding a New Branch

Editing a Multi-Branchable Document or one of its Components

Creating More than One Multi-Branchable Document per Geometrical Bundle

Creating Multi-profile Branches

Computing Bundle Segments using the FLEX algorithm

Flex Physical Simulation Overview

Branches in V5R12 Onwards

Deleting Broken Publications

Working with Single Bundle Segments in a Bundle Segment Document

Defining the Segment Route

Creating Construction Constraints

Routing Segments between Points, Devices and Supports

Routing Segments between Points Created On-the-Fly

Routing Branches along External Curves

Routing Single Bundle Segments on Surfaces

Routing Single Bundle Segments along External Curves

Routing Options

Collapsed Geometry for Bundle Segments and Protective Coverings

Sharp Bends in Bundle Segments

Routing Segments through Supports

Adding a Support

Removing a Support

Arranging Bundle Segments in Supports

Copying the Bundle Segment Arrangement

Routing Bundle Segments through Retainers

Managing Local Slack

Harness Covering

Instantiating Protective Coverings

About Protective Coverings

Adding Light Protective Coverings

Adding Protective Coverings

Adjusting Relationships between Harness Covering Components

Linking/Unlinking Bundle Segments

Linking Bundle Segments

Unlinking Bundle Segments

Working with Branch Points

Creating/Modifying Segments within a Branch

Removing a Branch Point

Deleting Unused Branch Points

Adding Branch Points

Removing Branch Points

Connecting Segments at Branch Points

Splitting Bundle Segments

Splitting Branches

Splitting Single Bundle Segments

Transferring Branches

Split and Transfer Usage

Duplicating Harnesses

Working with 3D Tolerancing

Using the Mechanical Modeler Integration

Measuring Geometrical Bundle Inertia

Inertia Equivalents

V4/V5 Electrical Data Migration

Methodology

Migrating Step by Step...

V4 - V5 Mapping

Reference Information

Frequently Asked Questions

Electrical Integration from External Data

Environment Settings

Setting up the Electrical Process Interfacing

Selecting Systems from External Data

Placing Devices from External Data

Creating the Cable Harness

Placing Internal Splices

Automatic Routing

Exporting Data from CATIA

Editing Electrical Properties

Viewing Related Objects

Electrical and Knowledge

Electrical User Functions

Electrical Package in Knowledge Expert

Using Knowledge Assembly Templates

Interoperability

ENOVIA V5 Interoperability Using VPM Navigator

Working with Electrical Data

Optimal CATIA PLM Usability

Updating the Bundle Segment-to-Support Link

Using ENOVIA Catalogs for Electrical Mapping

Loading an iXF Document with VPM Navigator

Workbench Description

Menu Bar

Toolbars

Electrical Workbench Specification Tree

Customizing

Electrical Harness Installation

Part Infrastructure for Electrical Harness Installation

Compatibility for Electrical Harness Installation

Product Structure for Electrical Harness Installation

Methodology

Protective Coverings of Given Length - Methodology

Creating a Protective Covering of Given Length

Instantiating a Protective Covering of Given Length

Creating an Adaptative Part

Glossary

Index