Getting Wire References

Using catalog is possible when the CATIA Electrical Library license is available.
The Resolve Wires command is then added to the toolbar.
A catalog used in Electrical Wire Routing may contain any type of electrical device, that is to say:
  • Wires
  • Equipments
  • Connectors
  • Shells
  • etc.
This task shows you how to get a wire reference from a catalog.
Note that you can also apply the wire definition onto a functional signal.
Create some wires.
The specification tree looks like this:

  1. Click Resolve Wires .
    The Catalog Browser dialog box opens.

  2. If needed, navigate using Browse to select the CatalogOfWires.catalog.
    The full path is: online/ewrug_C2/samples/CatalogOfWires.catalog

  3. Double-click to open the Power Wire.
    The content is displayed.

  4. Select the PN-WAR-1480P wire in the list.

  5. Drag and drop the icon onto the Wire1 in the specification tree.

    The wire is updated and renamed with the catalog wire reference:
    • The wire is replaced by the reference from the catalog and gets its name, color, diameter, etc.
    • The wire retains its contextual properties such as length, link to the functional signal.
  6.  When you are satisfied with the result, Close the Catalog Browser.

Applying the Wire Definition to a Functional Signal

  1. Click Resolve Wires .
    The Catalog Browser dialog box opens.

  2. Double-click or Browse to open the Power Wire catalog.
    The catalog is displayed.

  3. Select a wire specification (PN-PLE-2318F for example) in the list, drag and drop it onto the Signal-1 functional signal.

    The wires linked to the signal selected (Signal-1) are replaced by the reference from the catalog:
    • The wires get the catalog reference name, color, diameter, etc.
    • The wires retain their contextual properties as length, link to the functional signal, etc.
  4. When you are satisfied with the result, Close the Catalog Browser.

The reference wire attributes are listed in a csv file. This file lets you define a mapping between chapter keywords and the attributes of the wire component type. The default column separator used by EWR for csv files is the semi-colon ";".

For more information, refer to CATIA - Electrical Library User's Guide