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This task explains how to create the
list of the wires
and wire groups> contained in an electrical bundle with the related cross
references. |
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When you are in the Electrical Wire Routing workbench, the
Export Wires... item is
added to the Tools > Export Wires menu.
It allows you to export the characteristics of the wires and wire groups
belonging to an electrical bundle.
Another command - Export Wires In iXF Format... - is more
specific if you are working with external data: refer to
Exporting Data from CATIA.
Anyway both work for all types of data used within CATIA. |
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Open a CATProduct document
containing wires and wire groups.
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Select the electrical bundle
you want to export.
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Select Tools > Export
Wires > Export Wires...
The File dialog box opens: |
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Note that you can choose between html (default
format), csv and xml
file types. |
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Enter the name of the file.
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Click OK to
validate.
A .html file is created.
At the same time and in the same location the Electrical.css
is generated if it doesn't already exist. It is a style sheet that
you can customize. Using the default one, the html file looks like
this: |
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This file shows two tables:
- The wire and wire groups list
- The bill of materials (BOM) or device list .
The wire and wire groups list displays the characteristics of
any wire groups as well as each wire, its associated signal, as
well as the pin, connector or device connected to it. It is used to
build the harness.
The device list (BOM) displays all the elements connected to the
extremities of each wire. They are linked to the wire list.
Example of list containing wire groups:
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How to Customize the Style Sheet for Html Format
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To be taken into account, the style sheet must be named
Electrical.css.
It is generated only when it is not found in the folder where you save the
html file. Otherwise the existing one is used (whichever it is customized
or not).
See below an example of customized style sheet.
Add these lines to the default Electrical.css to:
- hide the wire list, the sub type, etc.,
- display some attributes smaller, in different color, etc.
.dev {display:none}
#Elec_Ref_Des {font-size:smaller}
#Elec_Sub_Type {display:none}
#Contact_PartNumber_From {display:none}
#Contact_PartNumber_To {display:none}
#Elec_Sep_Code {font-size:smaller}
#Elec_Length {color:yellow}
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- You can sort your data using Excel.
- The html format is only available for CATIA V5 data, that is to say
electrical bundle created with CATIA V5.
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About the Xml Format
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This format is available for data exchange purpose.
The file generated looks like this: |
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This format does not use css file and cannot be customized. |
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However, this format is subject to modification and for
the time being the data continuity is not guaranteed. |