The electrical 3D design products - Electrical Library and Electrical Wire Routing - cooperate with external electrical system specification tools (schematic, legacy database, etc.).
There are two ways to integrate the external tools with CATIA Electrical products:
Direct access through CAA V5 APIs
Via an XML file.
You can perform two different actions regarding this integration:
In Electrical Library, it is possible to place and link the imported devices
In Electrical Wire Routing, it is possible to route the wires/equipotentials from their from-to connectivity specification taking into account their properties, then to export their length back to the external tool for further use.
A system imported from external data consists of:
Electrical equipment and their properties
Electrical connectors and their properties
Internal splices and their properties
Electrical pins and their properties
Electrical and assembly links between those components
Wire specifications (from-to connectivity and properties)
Equipotential specifications (from-to connectivity and properties).
Electrical Library and Electrical Wire Routing can import and use this data in order to make the 3D implementation in the digital mock-up of electrical systems. With this integration the whole electrical process is completed from specification to implementation.