Electrical Library Version 5 Release 13. Electrical Library

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1 Electrical Library Page 1 Overview Conventions What's New? Getting Started Entering the Electrical Part Design Workbench Defining a Single Insert Connector Defining a Cavity Connection Point Entering Electrical Assembly Design Workbench Accessing Data Through a Catalog Connecting Electrical Devices Adding Electrical Behavior to Element Within the Assembly Inserting New Electrical Part User Tasks Using Electrical Library Entering the Electrical Assembly Design Workbench Entering the Electrical Part Design Workbench Defining Electrical Devices Defining an Equipment Defining an Electrical Connector Defining a Filler Plug Defining a Contact Defining a Shell Defining a Back Shell Defining a Mounting Equipment Defining Electrical Connection Points Defining a Cavity Defining a Termination Defining a Connector Connection Point Defining a Bundle Connection Point Defining a Cavity Connection Point Defining a Back Shell Connection Point Creating Supports Creating Protections Connecting/Disconnecting Devices Connecting Electrical Devices Disconnecting Electrical Devices Importing Electrical Specifications to Design the 3D Implementation Working with External Systems Importing Electrical External Data for 3D Implementation

2 Selecting Systems from External Data Reconciling External Systems and Physical data Managing Links from External Data Linking Devices from External Data Replacing a Device from External Data Placing Internal Splice by Drag and Drop Displaying Location Information from External Electrical Specification Working with Electrical Functional Definition Placing Physical Devices from Functional Data Removing Functional Link Adding Link to Component from Functional Data Electrical Integration Scenarios 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 Electrical Integration from Functional Data Using Catalogs Storing a Device Connecting Device by Drag & Drop at Placement Connecting Contacts by Drag & Drop at Placement Using Smart Placement from Catalog Using Smart Move Working with Wires Creating Wires Interactively Creating a Catalog Creating the Wire References Describing the CSV File Editing the Wire Properties Editing Electrical Properties Viewing Related Objects Electrical and Knowledge Electrical User Functions Electrical Package in Knowledge Expert Electrical Application Interoperability ENOVIA LCA Interoperability Working with Electrical Data Optimal CATIA PLM Usability Using ENOVIA Catalog for Electrical Mapping Loading an ixf Document with VPM Navigator Workbench Description Menu Bar Toolbars Electrical Workbench Specification Tree Page 2

3 Page 3 Customizing General Electrical Library Access Electrical Mapping Electrical Process Interfacing Electrical Data Exchange Format Describing the ixf Electrical Schema Considering the ixf Schema in Greater Depth Methodology Protection of Given Length Methodology Creating a Protection of Given Length Instantiating a Protection of Given Length Using Back Shells as Guiding Supports Glossary Index

4 Overview Page 4 Welcome to the Electrical Library User's Guide! This guide is intended for users who need to become quickly familiar with the product. This overview provides the following information: Electrical Library in a Nutshell Before Reading this Guide Getting the Most Out of this Guide Accessing Sample Documents Conventions Used in this Guide Electrical Library in a Nutshell Electrical Library is a product which provides a set of tools for defining electrical devices, placing and connecting them. It also allows the creation and management of wire and electrical device catalogs. This product offers the following main functions: electrical behavior definition on parts and assemblies electrical semi-automatic placement (using mechanical assembly features) assisted device placement according to the electrical specifications coming from external, legacy or CATIA electrical specification tool electrical wire references generation in the catalog electrical properties and attributes edition interactive access and navigation within electrical catalogs electrical catalogs customizing. As a scalable product, Electrical Wire Routing can be used in cooperation with other current or future companion products such as Electrical Wire Routing, Electrical Harness Installation, Electrical Harness Flattening and Electrical System Functional Definition. Before Reading this Guide

5 Page 5 Before reading this guide, you should be familiar with basic Version 5 concepts such as document windows, standard and view toolbars. Therefore, we recommend that you read the Infrastructure User's Guide that describes generic capabilities common to all Version 5 products. It also describes the general layout of V5 and the interoperability between workbenches. You may also like to read the following complementary product guides, for which the appropriate license is required: Electrical Wire Routing, Electrical Harness Installation Electrical System Functional Definition Electrical Harness Flattening. Getting the Most Out of this Guide To get the most out of this guide, we suggest that you start reading and performing the step-by-step Getting Started tutorial. This tutorial shows you how to define and connect electrical devices. Once you have finished, you should move on to the User Tasks section, which deals with handling all the product functions. The Workbench Description section, which describes the Electrical Wire Routing workbench, and the Customizing section, which explains how to set up the options, will also certainly prove useful. Navigating in the Split View mode is recommended. This mode offers a framed layout allowing direct access from the table of contents to the information. Accessing Sample Documents To perform the scenarios, sample documents are provided all along this documentation. For more information about this, refer to Accessing Sample Documents in the Infrastructure User's Guide. Conventions Used in this Guide To learn more about the conventions used in the documentation, refer to the Conventions section.

6 Conventions Page 6 Certain conventions are used in CATIA, ENOVIA & DELMIA documentation to help you recognize and understand important concepts and specifications. Graphic Conventions The three categories of graphic conventions used are as follows: Graphic conventions structuring the tasks Graphic conventions indicating the configuration required Graphic conventions used in the table of contents Graphic Conventions Structuring the Tasks Graphic conventions structuring the tasks are denoted as follows: This icon... Identifies... estimated time to accomplish a task a target of a task the prerequisites the start of the scenario a tip a warning information basic concepts methodology reference information information regarding settings, customization, etc. the end of a task functionalities that are new or enhanced with this Release. allows you to switch back the full-window viewing mode. Graphic Conventions Indicating the Configuration Required Graphic conventions indicating the configuration required are denoted as follows:

7 Page 7 This icon... Indicates functions that are... specific to the P1 configuration specific to the P2 configuration specific to the P3 configuration Graphic Conventions Used in the Table of Contents Graphic conventions used in the table of contents are denoted as follows: This icon... Gives access to... Site Map Split View mode What's New? Overview Getting Started Basic Tasks User Tasks or the Advanced Tasks Workbench Description Customizing Reference Methodology Glossary Index Text Conventions The following text conventions are used: The titles of CATIA, ENOVIA and DELMIA documents appear in this manner throughout the text. File -> New identifies the commands to be used. Enhancements are identified by a blue-colored background on the text. How to Use the Mouse The use of the mouse differs according to the type of action you need to perform.

8 Use this mouse button... Whenever you read... Page 8 Select (menus, commands, geometry in graphics area,...) Click (icons, dialog box buttons, tabs, selection of a location in the document window,...) Double-click Shift-click Ctrl-click Check (check boxes) Drag Drag and drop (icons onto objects, objects onto objects) Drag Move Right-click (to select contextual menu)

9 What's New? Page 9 This table identifies what new or improved capabilities have been documented in Version 5 Release 13 of the Electrical Library User's Guide. Other information, even if it does not rely on new functionalities, has been added to the documentation: Using ENOVIA Catalog for Electrical Mapping Loading an ixf Document with VPM Nav Considering External Data Routing in Greater Depth. New Functionalities ENOVIA - CATIA Interoperability Proposes a simple scenario using VPM Navigator. Using Back Shells as Guiding Supports Gives a methodology to get a better bundle segment geometry. Enhanced Functionalities Electrical and Knowledge A user function and attributes on electrical objects have been added.

10 Getting Started Page 10 Before getting into the detailed instructions for using Electrical Library Version 5, the following tutorial provides a step-by-step scenario demonstrating how to use key functionalities. You should be familiar with the basic commands common to all workbenches. These are described in the Infrastructure User's Guide. Entering the Electrical Part Design Workbench Defining a Single Insert Connector Defining a Cavity Connection Point Entering Electrical Assembly Design Workbench Accessing Data Through a Catalog Connecting Electrical Devices Adding Electrical Behavior to Element Within the Assembly Inserting New Electrical Part All together, this task should take about 20 minutes to complete.

11 Using the Electrical Part Design Workbench Page 11 This task explains how to set up the environment to work with CATIA - Electrical Library. CATIA - Electrical Library includes two workbenches: the Electrical Assembly Design workbench: to work at the level of an assembly of electrical objects. the Electrical Part Design workbench: to add electrical behavior at the level of a part. You will start with working in the Electrical Part Design workbench to add an electrical behavior to standard part: it becomes an electrical connector. Open the PrtStd.CATPart document. 1. Choose the Electrical Part Design item from the Start -> Equipments & Systems menu. The Electrical Part Design workbench is displayed with the part.

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13 Defining a Single Insert Connector Page 13 This task explains how to add an electrical behavior to a standard part. Therefore it becomes an electrical connector. The document is already open from the previous task. 1. Define this part as a single insert connector using this icon. You are prompted to select the part. 2. Click the part either in the specification tree or in the geometry. The Connector Definition dialog box opens: 3. Click OK to validate. 4. Save the document with another name: PartStd2.CATPart for example.

14 Page 14 This document now contains an electrical connector that you will insert later in the assembly.

15 Defining a Cavity Connection Point Page 15 This task explains how to add a cavity connection point to the connector in order to insert it into a cavity of an equipment. The document is still open from the previous task. 1. Define the Cavity Connection Point using this icon. You are prompted to select a device. 2. Click the part itself. The dialog box opens:

16 Page 16 Enter CavConnectionPoint in the Name field for example. Select the back face as Representation: Face. The representation will be the visualization of the cavity connection point. Select the Placement Constraints as follows: the contact: Point.1 the coincidence: Face Those selections will be used as specification to create assembly constraints during the connection of this single insert connector to a cavity. The OK button becomes available. Press OK to validate your choice. 3. Save the document as PartStd2.CATPart for example. This document now contains an electrical connector, with its connection point, that you will insert in the assembly.

17 Page 17 See the last task.

18 Entering the Electrical Assembly Design Workbench Page 18 You will now work in the Electrical Assembly Design workbench. CATIA V5 is launched. A CATProduct document is displayed. 1. Choose the Electrical Assembly Design item from the Start -> Equipments & Systems menu. The Electrical Assembly Design workbench is displayed and ready to use.

19 Accessing Data Through a Catalog Page 19 This task explains how to instantiate electrical devices into a CATProduct document using a catalog. The devices to be imported are: an equipment: EquipmentDA4 two single connectors: SingleConnectorDF56L and SingleConnectorDF56R 1. Click the Catalog Browser icon to open the CatalogOfDevices.catalog. The dialog box opens: If necessary, use the Open icon to browse another catalog and select the CatalogOfDevices.catalog from the samples folder. The full path is:.../online/elbug_c2/samples/catalogofdevices.catalog. 2. Double-click the Electrical Devices: the folder content is displayed. 3. Double-click the Equipments: the folder content is displayed. 4. Select the EquipmentDA4, drag and drop it onto the Product1 in the specification tree. The equipment is instantiated: it is composed of three cavities.

20 Page In the Electrical Devices folder, double-click Single Connectors, then 6. Select the SingleConnectorDF56L, drag and drop it onto the Product1 in the specification tree. 7. Select the SingleConnectorDF56R, drag and drop it onto the Product1 in the specification tree. The result looks like this: 8. Close the Catalog Browser.

21 Page 21 Note that when you insert a device into a product, you can take advantage of CATIA - Assembly capabilities to constrain the device within the digital mock-up, profiting therefore by the associativity. For more information, refer to Using Assembly Constraints

22 Connecting Electrical Devices Page 22 This task explains how to connect the electrical devices previously instantiated. 1. Select the Connect Electrical Devices icon to connect together the two single insert connectors. You are prompted to select a connector. 2. Select the SingleConnectorDF56R connector connection point that is represented by the front face as shown below: You are prompted to select another connector. 3. Select the SingleConnectorDF56L connector connection point that is represented by the front face as shown below: The connectors are connected together. an electrical connection has been created to reflect that the connectors are electrically connected using the definition of the connector connection points, mechanical constraints are created to get the correct positioning it's the first selected object that moves to the second one's location.

23 Page 23 The mechanical constraints are added to the specification tree: 4. Select the Connect Electrical Devices icon again to place the SingleConnectorDF56R in the first cavity of the equipment. You are prompted to select a connector. 5. Select the SingleConnectorDF56L cavity connection point that is represented by the face as shown below: You are prompted to select another connector. 6. Select the EquipmentDA4 cavity connection point that is represented by the face as shown below:

24 Page 24 The DF56R connector is connected to the selected cavity of the equipment. it's the first selected object that moves to the second one's location the DF56L connector moves together with the DF56R connector owing to the mechanical constraints. The coincidence and surface constraints are added to the specification tree:

25 Adding Electrical Behavior to Element Within the Assembly Page 25 This task explains how to instantiate a standard part into the session document then to add electrical behavior to this part within the assembly. 1. Import the element using the catalog. To do so: Click the Catalog Browser icon to open the CatalogOfDevices.catalog. The dialog box opens: The full path is:.../online/elbug_c2/samples/catalogofdevices.catalog. Double-click the Standard Parts: the folder content is displayed Double-click the Parts: the folder content is displayed Select the FillerPlugStd, drag and drop it onto the Product1 in the specification tree. The standard part is instantiated. Close the Catalog Browser. 2. Double-click to activate Product1. It's in the context of this product only that the electrical behavior to the part. The reference part

26 Page 26 remains unchanged. This means that, only in the context of the active product, this part will be seen as an electrical component. 3. Click the Define Filler Plug icon to convert the FillerPlugStd. You are prompted to select a product. 4. Select the FillerPlugStd (FillerPlugStd.1) product. The dialog box opens: 5. Enter FillerPlugElec in the Instance name field and click OK. Note that it is the instance of the filler plug imported in the assembly, which is modified and not the reference. 6. Click the Define Cavity Connection Point icon. You are prompted to select an electrical device. 7. Select the filler plug either in the specification tree or in the geometry. The Cavity Connection Point Definition dialog box opens: 8. Enter CaCnxPnt in the Name field. 9. Click the back face as Representation:

27 Page Define the Placement Constraints as follows: Select the point as Contact: Select the back face as Coincidence: 11. Click OK to validate. The cavity connection point (CaCnxPnt) is added to the specification tree. 12. Now connect the filler plug into the equipment using this icon.

28 Page 28 You are prompted to select an electrical connector. 13. Select the filler plug cavity connection point represented by the back face. 14. Click the bottom of the equipment middle cavity. The filler plug is now electrically connected to the equipment and placed at the correct position thanks to the connection point definition.

29 Inserting the Electrical Part Newly Defined Page 29 This task shows you how to add the previously electrified part to the product. 1. Select the Existing Component icon. You are prompted to select the product in which you want the component to be inserted. 2. Select Product1. The dialog box opens: 3. Select the file saved in the previous task: PrtStd2.CATPart. The PrtStdElec is added to the specification tree and the geometry.

30 Page Click the Connect Electrical Devices icon. You are prompted to select a connector. 5. Select the new connector back face, i.e. the representation of the cavity connection point you've created, as shown below: You are prompted to select another connector. 6. Select the representation of the Equipment DA4 third cavity, i.e. the face as shown below:

31 Page 31 The connector is connected to the equipment. It's the first selected object that moves to the second one's location. The result looks like this:

32 User Tasks Page 32 The User Tasks section explains and illustrates how to create various kinds of features. The table below lists the information you will find. Using Electrical Library Defining Electrical Devices Defining Electrical Connection Points Creating Supports Creating Protections Connecting/Disconnecting Devices Importing Electrical Specifications to Design the 3D Implementation Using Catalogs Working with Wires Editing Electrical Properties Viewing Related Objects Electrical and Knowledge

33 Using Electrical Library Page 33 This task explains how to set up the environment to work with CATIA - Electrical Library. CATIA - Electrical Library includes two workbenches: Electrical Assembly Design workbench to work at the level of an assembly of electrical objects. Electrical Part Design workbench to add electrical behavior at the level of a part.

34 Entering the Electrical Assembly Design Workbench Page 34 The Electrical Assembly Design workbench allows you to create electrical assemblies in CATProduct documents. CATIA V5 is launched. A CATProduct document is displayed. 1. Choose the Electrical Assembly Design item from the Start -> Equipments & Systems menu. The Electrical Assembly Design workbench is displayed and ready to use.

35 Using the Electrical Part Design Workbench Page 35 The Electrical Part Design workbench is used to define electrical connectors or to convert standard parts into electrical devices. CATIA V5 is launched. A CATPart document is displayed. 1. Choose the Electrical Part Design item from the Start -> Equipments & Systems menu. The Electrical Part Design workbench is displayed with a CATPart document.

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37 Defining Electrical Devices Page 37 These functionalities are available in both the Electrical Assembly and Part workbenches. They are used to add an electrical behavior to a product or a part. As a result, the product itself, the instance or the reference will become an electrical element: When you open a CATPart document and you add an electrical behavior to the part, it is the reference which will be modified. If you insert this part in an assembly, all the occurrences will be modified. When you open a CATProduct document containing a CATPart, if you double-click to activate the product of the part or the part, and add an electrical behavior to it, the result is similar: you have modified the reference and all the occurrences will have an electrical behavior. As a consequence, you will have to save the part. On the other hand, if the root product is activated and you select the product of the part, it is only this instance of the part which will become an electrical device. The reference is NOT modified. This rule applies for all the devices. Equipment: Click this button and select the part or product to be converted into an equipment. Connector: Click this button and select the part or product to be converted into a connector. Filler Plug: Click this button and select the part or product to be converted into a filler plug. Contact: Click this button and select the part or product to be converted into a contact. Shell: Click this button and select the part or product to be converted into a shell. Back Shell: Click this button and select the part or product to be converted into a back shell. Mounting Equipment: Click this button and select the part or product to be converted into a mounting equipment.

38 Defining an Equipment Page 38 This task explains how to add an electrical behavior to a standard part. An equipment is an electrical device with one or more associated components: connectors, shells, contacts, filler plugs, placed in cavities. Let's see two different cases to illustrate: first, you will work with an instance of the product, i.e. only this instance will get the electrical behavior. If you insert the part to another assembly, it remains a standard part. then, you'll work with the reference of the part, i.e. all the instances of the part will get the electrical behavior. Adding the electrical behavior to an instance... Open the BasicTasks.CATProduct document. It contains several standard parts. 1. Click the Define Equipment button. You are prompted to select a part or a product. 2. Click the EquipmentStd either in the specification tree or in the geometry. The Define Equipment Part dialog box opens: 3. Enter EquipmentElec in the Instance name field. 4. Click OK to validate. The specification tree is updated. The part is not modified. The selected object is now an electrical equipment as the electrical behavior has been added to this instance.

39 Page 39 Adding the electrical behavior to the reference... Open the EquipmentStdtoBeElectrified.CATPart document. 1. Click the Define Equipment button. You are prompted to select a part or a product. 2. Click the EquipmentToBeElectrified either in the specification tree or in the geometry. The Equipment Part Definition dialog box opens: 3. Change to EquipmentElec in the Part Number field. 4. Click OK to validate. The specification tree is updated. The part has been modified. The selected object is now an electrical equipment as the electrical behavior has been added to this reference.

40 Page 40 An equipment allows bundle connection points, terminations, cavities and a cavity connection point as well as the following components connected into a cavity through a cavity connection point: connector shells single insert connectors, studs, terminal blocks, terminal strips contacts filler plugs.

41 Defining an Electrical Connector Page 41 This task explains how to add an electrical behavior to a standard part to turn it into an electrical connector. You can add an electrical behavior to an instance or a reference. Refer to Defining an Equipment. The BasicTasks.CATProduct document is still open. 1. Click the Define Connector button. You are prompted to select a part or a product. 2. Click the ConnectorStd either in the specification tree or in the geometry. The Define Connector dialog box opens: 3. Select the desired Type of connector using the combo:

42 Page 42 The different types available are: Single Insert Connector: male or female connector Stud: connector receiving bundle segments External Splice: connector receiving bundle segments from different geometrical bundles Terminal Strip: connector with electrical termination strips Terminal Block: connector receiving bundle segments, each bundle segment wire being connected to a termination Internal Splice: connector used between wires belonging to the same bundle segment. 4. Enter ConnectorElec in the Instance name field. 5. Enter the Number of termination to be defined onto the connector. The electrical terminations are used to connect wires, using CATIA - Electrical Wire Routing. 6. Click OK to validate. The specification tree is updated. The selected object is now an electrical connector as the electrical behavior has been added. A single insert connector allows one cavity connection point, one connector connection point, one back shell connection point, bundle connection points, terminations and cavities as well as the following components connected into a cavity through a cavity connection point: contacts filler plugs. A stud allows one cavity connection point, bundle connection points and terminations. An external splice allows bundle connection points and terminations. A terminal strip allows one cavity connection point, bundle connection points and terminations. A terminal block allows one cavity connection point, bundle connection points and terminations. An internal splice only allows terminations.

43 Defining a Filler Plug Page 43 This task explains how to add an electrical behavior to a standard part to turn it into a filler plug. A filler plug is an electrical component used to block up an unused cavity. You can add an electrical behavior to an instance or a reference. Refer to Defining an Equipment. The BasicTasks.CATProduct document is still open. 1. Click the Define Filler Plug button. You are prompted to select a part or a product. 2. Click the FillerPlugStd either in the specification tree or in the geometry. The Define Filler Plug dialog box opens: 3. Enter FillerPlugElec in the Instance Name field. 4. Click OK to validate. The specification tree is updated. The selected object is now an electrical filler plug as the electrical behavior has been added. A filler plug only allows a cavity connection point.

44 Defining a Contact Page 44 This task explains how to add an electrical behavior to a standard part to turn it into a contact. A contact is an electrical component used within a termination and a cavity or between bundle segments. You can add an electrical behavior to an instance or a reference. Refer to Defining an Equipment. The BasicTasks.CATProduct document is still open. 1. Click the Define Contact button. You are prompted to select a part or a product. 2. Click the part or product which is to become a contact either in the specification tree or in the geometry. The Define Contact dialog box opens: 3. Enter ContactElec in the Instance Name field. 4. Click OK to validate. The specification tree is updated. The selected object is now an electrical contact as the electrical behavior has been added. Note that a termination is automatically created when defining the contact. A contact allows bundle connection points, one cavity connection point and one termination.

45 Defining a Shell Page 45 This task explains how to add an electrical behavior to a standard part to turn it into a shell. A shell or connector shell is a non-electrical part which groups one or more electrical connector parts. You can add an electrical behavior to an instance or a reference. Refer to Defining an Equipment. The BasicTasks.CATProduct document is still open. 1. Click the Define Shell button. You are prompted to select a part or a product. 2. Click the part or product which is to become a shell either in the specification tree or in the geometry. The Define Shell dialog box opens: 3. Enter ShellElec in the Instance Name field. 4. Click OK to validate. The specification tree is updated. The selected object is now an electrical shell as the electrical behavior has been added. A connector shell allows one cavity connection point, bundle connection points, terminations and cavities as well as the following components connected into a cavity through a cavity connection point: single insert connectors, studs, terminal blocks contacts filler plugs.

46 Defining a Back Shell Page 46 This task explains how to add an electrical behavior to a standard part to turn it into a back shell. The back shell is a physical component used to guide the bundle segment extremity to the single insert connector, and to protect the crimping area. You can add an electrical behavior to an instance or a reference. Refer to Defining an Equipment. The BasicTasks.CATProduct document is still open. 1. Click the Define Back Shell button. You are prompted to select a part or a product. 2. Click the BackshellStd either in the specification tree or in the geometry. The Back Shell dialog box opens: 3. Enter BackShellElec in the Part Number field. 4. Enter 15mm in the Extra Length field: this corresponds to the wire length necessary to connect the bundle segment to the single insert connector through the back shell. 5. Click OK to validate. The specification tree is updated. The selected object is now an electrical back shell as the electrical behavior has been added.

47 Page 47 A back shell allows one or more back shell connection point, one bundle connection point as well as a single insert connector connected through the back shell connection point.

48 Defining a Mounting Equipment Page 48 This task explains how to add an electrical behavior to a standard part to turn it into a mounting equipment. A mounting equipment is a non-electrical part which groups one or more electrical connector parts placed into empty cavities. This object is used to support the placement of all electrical devices and to mount them together. For instance, a mounting equipment can represent a rack or an electrical panel. You can add an electrical behavior to an instance or a reference. Refer to Defining an Equipment. Open the Cockpit.CATPart document. 1. Click the Define Mounting Equipment button. You are prompted to select a part or a product. 2. Click the part (or product) which is to become a mounting equipment either in the specification tree or in the geometry. The Define Mounting Equipment dialog box opens: 3. Enter MountEquipElec in the Instance Name field. 4. Click OK to validate. The specification tree is updated. The selected object is now an electrical mounting equipment as the electrical behavior has been added. You can now add cavities and other electrical components. A mounting equipment allows cavities, only one cavity connection point, bundle connection points, as well as the following components connected into a cavity through a cavity connection point: mounting equipment equipment connector shell single insert connector terminal block terminal strip.

49 Defining Electrical Connection Points Page 49 The connection functionalities are available in both the Electrical Assembly and Part workbenches. Cavity: Click this button and select the device where you want to define a cavity. Termination: Click this button and select the device where you want to define a termination. Back Shell Connection Point: Click this button and set the placement constraints for the connection point between back shells and electrical devices. Bundle Connection Point: Click this button and set the placement constraints for the connection point between electrical devices and bundle segments (created with Electrical Harness Installation). Connector Connection Point: Click this button and set the placement constraints for the connection point between connectors. Cavity Connection Point: Click this button and set the placement constraints for the connection point between cavities and electrical devices. It is possible to delete the electrical cavities, terminations and the connection points. This applies to: termination cavity cavity connection point connector connection point bundle connection point back shell connection point. Note that when deleting these objects, the associated publications are also deleted. But the publications of the geometries which constrain their placement are NOT automatically deleted, since they may have been created earlier, from another application. According to your choice, you can delete them using the publication management available in the Assembly Design workbench (Tools -> Publication menu item).

50 Defining a Cavity Page 50 This task explains how to define a cavity on an electrical device. The cavity is used to specify the location of the electrical object when connecting. Open any document containing a device where you want to place a cavity. 1. Click the Define Cavity button. The Cavity Definition dialog box opens: 2. Select the electrical device where you want the cavity to be defined. 3. Enter a value in the IdNumber field. Note that the IdNumber must be unique. 4. Select a Representation, for example a pocket, a pad, a face Optionally, place a Contact constraint, for example a surface or a point. 6. Optionally, place a Coincidence constraint, for example a surface, a line or an axis. 7. Optionally, place an Orientation constraint, for example a surface, a line or an axis. The orientation is used to constrain the rotation i.e. the third degree of liberty. 8. Click OK to validate. The specification tree is updated.

51 Page 51 For more information about the placement constraints, refer to Using Assembly Constraints. A cavity is allowed on: mounting equipments equipments connector shells single insert connectors.

52 Defining a Termination Page 52 This task explains how to define a termination on an electrical device. The termination is a sub-element ensuring the electrical signal conduction between any type of electrical component except the filler plug. It is indissociable from the electrical component and corresponds to a contact crimped into a cavity. Open any document containing a device where you want to place a termination. 1. Click the Define Termination button. 2. Select the electrical device where you want the termination to be defined. The Termination Definition dialog box opens: 3. Enter a value in the IdNumber field. Note that the IdNumber must be unique. 4. Optionally select a Representation, for example a pocket, a pad, a face Click OK to validate. The specification tree is updated.

53 Page 53 A termination is allowed on: equipments connector shells single insert connectors, studs, external splices, terminal strips, terminal blocks, internal splices contacts.

54 Defining a Connector Connection Point Page 54 This task explains how to define a connector connection point on a connector. The connector connection point is used to specify how the mating connectors are placed when connecting. Open any document containing a single insert connector where you want to place a connector connection point. 1. Click the Define Connector Connection Point button. 2. Select the electrical device where you want the connector connection point to be defined. The Connector Connection Point Definition dialog box opens: 3. Enter a value in the Name field. 4. Select a Representation, for example a pocket, a pad, a face Optionally, place a Contact constraint, for example a surface or a point. 6. Optionally, place a Coincidence constraint, for example a surface, a line or an axis. 7. Optionally, place an Orientation constraint, for example a surface, a line or an axis. The orientation is used to constrain the rotation i.e. the third degree of liberty. 8. Click OK to validate. The specification tree is updated.

55 Page 55 For more information about the placement constraints, refer to Using Assembly Constraints. A connector connection point is only allowed on single insert connectors.

56 Defining a Bundle Connection Point Page 56 This task explains how to define a bundle connection point on a device. The bundle connection point is used to specify the position and the direction of the bundle segment connected to the device. Open any document containing a device where you want to place a bundle connection point. 1. Click the Define Bundle Connection Point button. 2. Select the electrical device where you want the bundle connection point to be defined. The Bundle Connection Point Definition dialog box opens: 3. Enter a value in the Name field. 4. Select a Representation, for example a surface or a point Set a Point constraint: select a point. This point will possibly be used as bundle segment extremity. 6. Set a Initial Condition constraint: select a plane or an axis. This plane or axis will possibly be used to orientate the bundle segment. 7. Click OK to validate. The specification tree is updated.

57 Page 57 A bundle connection point is allowed on: equipments connector shells single insert connectors, studs, external splices, terminal strips, terminal blocks contacts back shells.

58 Defining a Cavity Connection Point Page 58 This task explains how to define a cavity connection point on a device. The cavity connection point is used to specify how the device is placed in the cavity when connecting. Open any document containing a device where you want to place a cavity connection point. 1. Click the Define Cavity Connection Point button. 2. Select the electrical device where you want the cavity connection point to be defined. The Cavity Connection Point Definition dialog box opens: 3. Enter a value in the Name field. 4. Select a Representation, for example a pocket, a pad, a face Optionally, set a Contact constraint, for example a surface or a point. 6. Optionally, set a Coincidence constraint, for example a surface, a line or an axis. 7. Optionally, set an Orientation constraint, for example a surface, a line or an axis. The orientation is used to constrain the rotation i.e. the third degree of liberty. 8. Click OK to validate. The specification tree is updated.

59 Page 59 For more information about the placement constraints, refer to Using Assembly Constraints. A cavity connection point is allowed on: connector shells single insert connectors, studs, terminal strips, terminal blocks filler plugs contacts.

60 Defining a Back Shell Connection Point Page 60 This task explains how to define a back shell connection point. The back shell connection point is used to specify how the back shell will be placed on the electrical connector. You can now define more than one back shell connection point on the single insert connector. Open the BackShell.CATPart and run the Defining a Back Shell scenario. 1. Click the Define Back Shell Connection Point button. 2. Select the electrical device where you want the back shell connection point to be defined. The Back Shell Connection Point Definition dialog box opens: 3. Enter a value in the Name field. 4. Select a Representation, for example a pad, a face Optionally, set a Contact constraint, for example a surface or a point. 6. Optionally, set a Coincidence constraint, for example a surface, a line or an axis. 7. Optionally, set an Orientation constraint, for example a surface, a line or an axis. The orientation is used to constrain the rotation i.e. the third degree of liberty. 8. Click OK to validate. The specification tree is updated.

61 Page 61 For more information about the placement constraints, refer to Using Assembly Constraints. A back shell connection point is allowed on: back shells single insert connectors.

62 Creating Supports Page 62 This task explains how to define a support for electrical bundle segments. This functionality is available in Electrical Part Design workbench only. A support is a mechanical object used to hold the bundle segments in position. Open the Support.CATPart document. 1. Click the Define Support button. You are prompted to select a part. 2. Click the Support either in the specification tree or in the geometry. The Support Definition dialog box opens: 3. Enter/change the name for the support. 4. Select the point through the support, to define the reference position of the bundle segment in the support. Note: Using the Define Support command several times on the same support allows you to define several ways through (multi-support).

63 Page 63 If the point is not already defined, click the button. For more information, refer to the Point Definition. You are prompted to select the first plane: the way in of the support. 5. Select the front face. You are prompted to select a second plane: the way out of the support. 6. Select the opposite face. To be selectable, it must be parallel to the first face. 7. Click OK to validate. The specification tree is updated: two extra planes have been defined (Plane.1 and Plane.2).

64 Page 64 For the time being, when you define another way through a support (multi-support), the second plane is predefined as it is for the first way. A first way through the support has been created: Using the previous steps, when you select the support a second time to create the second way through: you select another point (or define one if necessary by clicking the button). the second plane is already defined. Defining supports generates Publication labels: if you instantiate the support in a product environment, it can be replaced, keeping the links with the bundle segments going through the support.

65 Creating a Protection Page 65 This task explains how to define a protection for electrical bundle segments. This functionality is available in Electrical Part Design workbench only. A protection is a mechanical object used to cover one or more bundle segments. The bundle segments must be tangent at their extremities, within the same geometrical bundle. The centerline of the protection is a combination of the bundle segment centerlines. This functionality is only available for bundle segment with circular section. It is possible to add supports to bundle segments covered with a protection. Open a new CATPart document. 1. Click the Define Protection button. You are prompted to select a part. 2. Click the Part1 in the specification tree. The Protection Definition dialog box opens: 3. Enter/change the name for the protection. 4. Select the protection type. It can be Corrugated tube or Tape. When the feature is defined, the type is frozen.

66 Page 66 Corrugated: Tape: a tube defined through an inner diameter, a thickness, a bend radius and a linear mass. a strip defined through a width, a thickness, a bend radius delta and a linear mass. The inner diameter is the bundle segment diameter. Note: The tape type is also displayed as a tube in the geometry. 5. Enter the parameter values: For the corrugated tube: Inner diameter: when you enter a value, the section updates accordingly. Inner section: when you enter a value, the diameter updates accordingly. Thickness Bend radius: must be greater than the sum of the inner diameter plus the thickness. Linear mass For the tape: Width Thickness Bend radius: must be greater than the sum of the inner diameter plus the thickness. Linear mass 6. Select the line type. Line type defines the representation of the protection viewed in 2D when using the Electrical Harness Flattening workbench. New line types can be defined with the Tools -> Options menu. 7. The Light geometry option allows you to create the protection geometry according to two modes: when the option is checked, the geometry looks like a cylinder and the CATPart document created is smaller. It's the default value. when you uncheck this option the geometry looks like a tube. 8. Click OK to validate. The specification tree is updated:

67 Page 67 You can now save the protection into a catalog. Using the Electrical Harness Installation workbench, it will be possible to instantiate and modify it according to your needs. As the bundle protection object is highly customizable and flexible, you can modify the reference to create new kind of objects that protects bundles (refer to Creating a Protection of Given Length methodology to see an example). You can modify the geometry, add a design table, user attributes or a material to fulfill your protection specification. All this information will be stored into the catalog and reinstantiated each time you will use the protection in your 3D design. Be aware that if you modify the geometry, you must not change any object under the ElecRouteBody at the risk of getting hazardous behavior when instantiating, modifying or updating the protection.

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69 Connecting/Disconnecting Electrical Devices Page 69 These functionalities are only available in the Electrical Assembly workbench. Connecting: Click this button and select the devices you want to connect. Disconnecting: Click this button and select the devices you want to disconnect.

70 Connecting Electrical Devices Page 70 This task explains how to connect the electrical devices. What Connection to What Component... Device/Component On Connector On Connector Device/Component Mounting Equipment Cavity Cavity Connection Point Mounting Equipment Equipment Shell Single Insert Connector Stud Terminal Block Contact Filler Plug Cavity Connection Point Cavity Mounting Equipment Bundle Connection Point Bundle Segment Extremity Bundle Segment Equipment Cavity Cavity Connection Point Shell Single Insert Connector Stud Terminal Block Terminal Strip Contact Filler Plug Cavity Connection Point Cavity Mounting Equipment Bundle Connection Point Bundle Segment Extremity Bundle Segment Shell Cavity Cavity Connection Point Single Insert Connector Stud Terminal Block Contact Filler Plug Cavity Connection Point Cavity Mounting Equipment Equipment Bundle Connection Point Bundle Segment Extremity Bundle Segment Single Insert Connector Cavity Cavity Connection Point Contact Filler Plug Connector Connection Point Connector Connection Point Single Insert Connector Cavity Connection Point Cavity Mounting Equipment Equipment Shell Bundle Connection Point Bundle Segment Extremity Bundle Segment Back Shell Connection Point Back Shell Connection Point Back Shell Stud Cavity Connection Point Cavity Mounting Equipment Equipment Shell Bundle Connection Point Bundle Segment Extremity Bundle Segment External Splice Bundle Connection Point Bundle Segment Extremity Bundle Segment Terminal Strip Cavity Connection Point Cavity Mounting Equipment Equipment Shell

71 Page 71 Bundle Connection Point Bundle Segment Extremity Bundle Segment Terminal Block Cavity Connection Point Cavity Mounting Equipment Equipment Shell Bundle Connection Point Bundle Segment Extremity Bundle Segment Contact Cavity Connection Point Cavity Mounting Equipment Equipment Shell Single Insert Connector Bundle Connection Point Bundle Segment Extremity Bundle Segment Filler Plug Cavity Connection Point Cavity Mounting Equipment Equipment Shell Single Insert Connector Back Shell Back Shell Connection Point Back Shell Connection Point Single Insert Connector Bundle Connection Point Bundle Segment Extremity Bundle Segment Bundle Segment Bundle Segment Extremity Bundle Connection Point Mounting Equipment Equipment Shell Single Insert Connector Stud Terminal Block Terminal Strip Contact Back Shell External Splice Bundle Segment Extremity Bundle Segment Extremity Bundle Segment When you create an electrical connection between two devices: an electrical link is created between the connected components. (See Related Objects) if placement constraints have been defined on connection points, the mechanical assembly constraints are automatically created. Since it's now possible to use this command in visualization mode also (cache activated), the scenario is described according to the two modes: The design mode is mandatory to perform the connections. In visualization mode, the model is lighter since the geometry is not loaded. It allows you to display large assemblies. When you work in visualization mode, CATIA switches to the design mode only for the elements which will contribute to the connection. In Design Mode Open the Connecting document in design mode (the cache is not activated). The whole geometry is loaded.

72 Page Click the Connect Electrical Devices button to connect two devices. You are prompted to select the first device. it's the first selected object that moves to the second one's location an electrical connection has been created together with mechanical constraints. 2. Select the first device either in the geometry or in the specification tree: You are prompted to select another device. 3. Move the cursor onto the second device before selecting it, as shown below: The cavity connection point of the first device and the cavities of the second one are displayed in green: this means that it is possible to connect the first device to any of the four cavities available on the second one.

73 Page 73 According to the selection, if a cavity is already used or if no connection point is defined onto the second device, it is displayed in red: 4. Click to select a connection point available on the device, Cavity3 for example. The devices are connected together and the mechanical constraints are added to the specification tree:

74 Page 74 Note that you can select the second connection point using one of the three following ways to get the same result: the representation of the connection point in the geometry the label with the name of the connection point the connection point in the specification tree. In Visualization Mode Open the Connecting document in visualization mode (the cache is activated). The geometry is not loaded.

75 Page Select the Connect Electrical Devices button to connect two devices. You are prompted to select the first device. it's the first selected object that moves to the second one's location an electrical connection has been created together with mechanical constraints. 2. Select the first device either in the geometry or in the specification tree. You are prompted to select the second device. 3. Move the cursor onto the second device before selecting it, as shown below: Note that: You cannot expand the specification tree since you are in visualization mode. No annotations are displayed on the device connection points. 4. Click to select the mounting equipment: The geometry is loaded for both devices and the annotations display:

76 Page Click to select a connection point available on the device, for example Cavity3. The devices are connected together and the mechanical constraints are added to the specification tree:

77 Page 77 Note that the specification tree also displays the plus sign for the other devices: this is due to the update that loads the publications. However the geometry for these components is not loaded:

78 Disconnecting Electrical Devices Page 78 This task explains how to disconnect electrical devices. 1. Select the Disconnect Electrical Devices button to disconnect devices. You are prompted to select the first device. 2. Select the first device you want to disconnect: You are prompted to select another device. 3. Select the second device that was connected to the first one:

79 Page 79 The devices are disconnected. The electrical connection is deleted. The mechanical constraints are deleted in the geometry and the specification tree:

80 Page 80 Note that the device position remains unchanged but as the mechanical constraints have been deleted, you can shift the connectors using the compass.

81 Page 81 Importing Electrical Specifications to Design the 3D Implementation To complete the electrical process from end to end, CATIA Electrical products can import electrical specifications from various data repository. It is possible to manage links to map electrical devices positioned in 3D to any format of electrical specifications (textual, list, 2D schematics). This can be done at various steps of the process (from functional or logical information) to insure the reliability and integrity of the 3D implementation of your electrical systems. Moreover, in Electrical Wire Routing, the connectivity information (wires or signals) can also be imported in this manner. You can either use the import from external data mechanism or the integration with Electrical System Functional Definition. Working with External Systems Working with Electrical Functional Definition Electrical Integration Scenarios

82 Working with External Systems Page 82 These functionalities are only available in the Electrical Assembly workbench. Make sure the CATIA options are properly set up: for the electrical mapping for the external process interfacing for the environment definition Importing Electrical External Data for 3D Implementation Selecting Systems from External Data Reconciling External Systems and Physical data Managing Links from External Data Linking Devices from External Data Replacing a Device from External Data Placing Internal Splice by Drag and Drop Displaying Location Information from External Electrical Specification

83 Importing Electrical External Data for 3D Implementation Page 83 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 using a direct access through CAA V5 APIs using 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 equipments 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.

84 Selecting Systems from External Data Page 84 Since the option to enable the external systems interfacing is set up, an additional command available in the Electrical Library and Electrical Wire Routing workbenches. This task explains how to select the system prior to placing electrical components. Once a system is selected, the list of devices is loaded and ready to use. is The data used in the task can be found in.../online/cfysa_c2/samples/electricalintegration. 1. Click the Select External Systems button. The System Selection dialog box displays with the systems available: 2. Select one or more systems and click the right arrow. 3. Click OK to validate. The component list is filled up with these data and available for assisted placement. If a system has already been selected, data is reloaded.

85 Page 85 Reconciling External Systems and Physical Data This task explains how the reconciliation is done between external systems and physical data. A unique identifier is shared between external system data and CATIA 3D data. This identifier is named the Id attribute in the exchange schema. The link between the external system devices and the physical device is done by copying this Id to the reference designator from the external system to the physical one. Then: 1. Between connectors: A check is performed between the external system connector Part Number and the physical connector Part Number: if they are identical: the link is done if the external system connector Part Number is empty: the link is automatically done. if the external system connector Part Number is different from the physical connector Part Number, a message is displayed. You can decide whether you want to create the link (using the OK button) or not (Cancel). Then a check is performed between the sub-entities Id Number: the external system contacts and physical cavities, terminations: if the Id Number is identical, the link is created between sub-entities. For example, a pin in the 3D data is mapped to its external counterpart, using this mechanism. Then the pin Id coming from the external electrical specification is set as reference designator for the connector termination in the 3D session. if some Id Number attributes are different, a message warns you that only some of the subentities have been linked. 2. Between equipments or between shells: A check is performed between the external system Part Number and the physical equipment Part Number: if it is identical: the link is done. if the external system equipment Part Number is empty: the link is automatically done. if the external system equipment Part Number is different from the physical equipment Part Number, a message is displayed. You can decide whether you want to create the link (using the OK button) or not (Cancel). At that time, the external system connectors have to be reconciled with the physical connectors of the equipment: the mapping is done between the external system connector Name and the cavity Id Number of the equipment. When a cavity Id Number is compatible, the connector plugged in this cavity is reconciled with the external system connector. For example: an equipment has two cavities, with IdNum1 and IdNum2 as Id Number. If the external system specification mentioned that a connector is plugged in IdNum1, and if, in the 3D session, a connector with the compatible Part Number is connected within this cavity, the system will automatically link this connector by setting its reference designator to the Id of the connector coming from the external specifications.

86 Page 86 Then the checks are performed for the sub-entities (see paragraph 1 above) of the connectors previously linked (as explained above). 3. Automatic placement of a connector on an equipment already realized: If an external system consists of an equipment with connectors, and the equipment is already realized but not the connectors, when you place the physical connectors from the catalog using the Link button of the Manage Links command, they are automatically placed at the correct location in the cavities of the equipment, and the electrical connection is performed at the same time. External electrical specifications can give a more detailed definition than CATIA, and the routing will be correctly performed: In 3D, the terminations can be missing. The links between the connectors is enough to route wires even if the wire from-to connectivity definition is at the pin level in the external specifications (xml file). To know more about wire routing from external data, refer to Considering External Data Routing in Greater Depth.

87 Managing Links from External Data Page 87 This task explains how to place electrical components from the external device list, managing the cavity placement with label display. This working mode is only proposed if the component to be placed has a cavity connection point. Otherwise the standard placement is performed (placement at the origin 0,0) and the step 6 is avoided. Open the P404 document. Make sure the Tools -> Options -> Equipment & Systems -> Electrical Process Interfacing is enabled. Select...\online\elbug_C2\samples\managelinks as System Repository. Select...\online\elbug_C2\samples\managelinks\CatalogOfDevices.catalog as Working Catalog. Define the mapping in the Tools -> Options -> Equipment & Systems -> Electrical Mapping. Refer to the Customizing documentation. 1. Click the Select External Systems button. Select the only system available and validate. 2. Click the Manage Links button to display the list of the devices to be placed. The device list displays. 3. Select an equipment: P212-1 The Place button is activated.

88 Page Click the Place button. Since a mapping has been defined and the part number retrieved from the external data, the catalog browser opens with the predefined equipment: 5. Select this equipment and click OK. The catalog closes. Moving the cursor over the device displays the cavities available for placement:

89 Page Click the cavity you want to use: The equipment is placed.

90 Page 90 The device list is updated: the equipment is now referenced as Linked. 7. Repeat these steps for the second equipment:

91 Page 91 Note that the cavity where you have previously placed the equipment now shows in red. It is not available for placement. Click the last cavity available: the equipment is placed, the device list and the specification tree are updated. 8. Click Close when you are done. Note that if you click in the free space to place the device and not a cavity, it will be placed at the origin (0,0).

92 Linking Devices from External Data Page 92 Since the option is set up to enable the external systems interfacing, an additional command and Electrical Wire Routing workbenches. is available in the Electrical Library And the commands Place Physical Device and Add Link are replaced with this one: Manage Links. This task explains how to link electrical components already placed in the session, from the external device list. The components are not yet linked. 1. Click the Manage Links button. The device list displays: The components you can place are: equipments connectors internal splices shells. You can filter the list: Show all devices: the list displays all the devices referenced in the external data file, even if they are not placed in the geometry. Show only devices present in session: the list displays only the devices placed in the geometry. Show only changed devices: the list displays only the devices which part number has been changed in the external data file. 2. Select the component you want to link to a device already placed in the session. As no link exists, the Place and Link buttons become available. 3. Click Link to add link to electrical components already placed in session with no link to external data. The 3D component list displays: This list contains the devices candidate to linkage present in session: all are electrical components with the same part number as the device selected in the list.

93 Page 93 You can select the component: in the list: the 3D view is reframed on this component in the geometry in the specification tree. 4. Select the component in the 3D component list and click OK. The device list is updated: If the sub-elements are already placed with the correct part number, they will also be linked automatically. If not, the element will be referenced as Partially linked. 5. Click Close when you are done.

94 You can also link to a component with a different part number. In this case: Choose the component you want to link in the device list and click the Link button. The 3D Component List opens but is empty. Page 94 Select the corresponding component in the geometry. You will have to confirm your selection. Click OK to validate. The Device List is updated:

95 Replacing a Device from External Data Page 95 This task explains how the reconciliation between external and physical data is done when the device part number has been modified. The link between the external system's devices and the physical devices is already done. In order to find out any device part number modification, the system compares the external device list and the linked objects in session. Open the PN_replace document. Make sure the options are set up as follows: a. for the electrical process interfacing: - the Electrical ixf data repository is:.../online/cfyug_c2/samples/electricalintegration - the working catalog path is:.../online/cfyug_c2/samples/electricalintegration/ ElecIntegration.catalog b. for the electrical mapping regarding the working catalog. Refer to the Customizing documentation.

96 Page Click this button to select an external system. In the context of this scenario, select both electrical bundles and validate. 2. Click the Manage Links button. The device list displays. A connector is shown as Changed in the list: 3. Select this connector: Connector_F.11 The Replace button is activated. You can filter the device list to display only the devices to be changed by clicking the Show only changed devices option. 4. Click the Replace button. Since a mapping has been defined, the catalog browser opens with the predefined equipment: 5. Select this connector and click OK. The device list is updated: the connector is now referenced as Linked. The geometry is updated.

97 Page 97 The old device is replaced with the new one to synchronize the external device list and the devices in session. All the electrical, mechanical and external links are automatically rebuilt together. 6. Click Close when you are done.

98 Placing Internal Splice from Catalog Page 98 This task shows how to place internal splices from a catalog by drag-and-drop. The document must contain at least: a geometrical bundle with bundle segments and components at their extremities a system. 1. Click the Smart Place icon. The Catalog Browser displays.

99 Page 99 If necessary, navigate to select the ElecIntegration.catalog using the Browse another catalog button. The ElecIntegration.catalog is located in:.../online/cfysa_c2/samples/electricalintegration/ 2. Select the internal splice you want to place. 3. Drag and drop it onto the bundle segment.

100 Page Move then click to place the internal splice.

101 Page 101 You can also modify the offset in the dialog box. 5. Click OK when you are satisfied. The specification tree is updated: 6. Click Close when you are done.

102 Displaying Location Information from External Electrical Specification Page 102 This task explains how data can be displayed from the external electrical specification when placing an equipment. This information aims to help the user to place devices based on location information. Open the Root document. Select Tools -> Options -> Equipment & Systems to set the options: a. In the Electrical Process Interfacing tab, make sure Enable external systems interfacing is checked. However, you are required to: define the path of the folder in which the XML files available are stored:.../online/elbug_c2/samples/cavityinfo select the working catalog containing the V5 parts which Part Number are referred to in the XML files:.../online/elbug_c2/samples/cavityinfo/elecintegration.catalog b. In the Electrical Mapping tab, select the working catalog and define a mapping for the electrical objects:.../online/elbug_c2/samples/cavityinfo/elecintegration.catalog For more information about the settings, refer to the Customizing section. 1. Click the Select External Systems button and select Electrical Bundle2.1: 2. Click the Manage Links button. The Device List displays. 3. Select the second equipment in the list.

103 Page 103 Since information is available for the selected object in the external electrical specification, the following dialog box displays at placement: The Identifier is the reference designator of the device to placed. The System Type, Description, Localization are textual information related to this device coming from the external electrical specification. At the same time, the Catalog Browser opens with the correct catalog according to the options previously set up. 4. Successively select the proposed equipment in the catalog, validate then the cavity in the geometry.

104 Page 104 Note the cavity label showing in the geometry. The equipment is placed and linked.

105 Page Click Close when you are done. For more information about device placement, refer to Managing Links from External Data.

106 Page 106 Working with Electrical Functional Definition These functionalities are only available in the Electrical Assembly workbench. Place: Click this button, select the device to be placed Remove: Click this button then select the device to be removed. Add: Click this button and select the corresponding devices.

107 Placing Physical Devices from Functional Data Page 107 This task explains how to import physical devices, for example an equipment with its connectors from the catalog according to its functional definition, previously performed in EFD. Open the AutomaticPlacement.CATProduct document. Make sure the Electrical Library options are properly set up with the correct catalog:.../online/elbug_c2/samples/automaticplacement/catalogofdevicesr7.catalog 1. Click the Place Physical Device button. You are prompted to select a functional device. 2. Click the Equipment-AXC-12 in the specification tree. The Catalog Browser displays the correct catalog, with a pre-selected equipment: 3. Select PN Click OK to validate.

108 You are prompted to decide whether you want or not to import the connectors together with the equipment. 5. Click Yes to import the connectors at the same time: Page 108 The physical equipment is imported together with the connectors, owing to the functional information. The electrical link between the functional and the physical device is created (a message is displayed). When you select the functional equipment in the specification tree, the physical equipment is highlighted in the geometry. In the specification tree, the functional equipment and connector icons turn to green. The specification tree is updated: Step 5, if you have chosen No: the connectors were not imported and you've been informed that all the links have not been performed:

109 Page 109 however you can place the connectors later. To do so: a. Click the Place Physical Device button. b. Select the functional connector Connector-AX1 in the specification tree. The catalog opens. c. Select PN d. Click OK to validate. The connector is correctly placed in the cavity of the equipment and the link is done, owing to the functional information. The specification tree is updated. How is the reconciliation done between functional and physical?

110 Page Between connectors: A check is performed between the functional connector Nominal Part Number and the physical connector Part Number: if they are identical: the link is done if the functional connector Nominal Part Number is empty: the link is automatically done if the functional connector Nominal Part Number is different from the physical connector Part Number, a message is displayed. You can decide whether you want to create the link (using the OK button) or not (Cancel). Then a check is performed between the sub-entities Id Number: the functional contacts and physical cavities, terminations: if the ID Number are identical, the link is created between functional and physical sub-entities if some ID Number are different, a message warns you that only some of the functional and physical subentities have been linked. 2. Between equipments: A check is performed between the functional Nominal Part Number and the physical equipment Part Number: if they are identical: the link is done if the functional equipment Nominal Part Number is empty: the link is automatically done if the functional equipment Nominal Part Number is different from the physical equipment Part Number, a message is displayed. You can decide whether you want to create the link (using the OK button) or not (Cancel). Then the functional connectors have to be reconciled with the physical connectors of the equipment: the mapping is done between the functional connector Id Number and the cavity Id Number of the equipment. When a cavity Id Number is compatible, the connector plugged in this cavity is reconciled with the functional connector. Then the checks are performed between connectors and between the sub-entities (see above). 3. Using shells: In the physical world, an electrical assembly possibly consists of an equipment, a shell, connectors and their sub-entities. In the functional world, the shell does not exist. Since the mapping between physical connector and functional connector plugged on an equipment is done through the Id Number, when a shell is used, CATIA temporarily generates an Id Number, following the rule below: "Id Number of the equipment cavity" + " " + "Id Number of the shell cavity" Example: E1 S1 It is this Id Number which will be compared to the Id Number of the functional connector. 4. Automatic placement of a connector on an equipment already realized: If a functional system consists of an equipment with connectors, if the equipment is already realized but not the connectors, when you place the physical connectors from the catalog using this button automatically placed at the correct location in the cavities of the equipment., they are

111 Removing Functional Links Page 111 This task explains how to remove a link between the physical and the functional corresponding device. The document is still open from the previous task. 1. Click the Remove Functional Link icon. You are prompted to select a physical or functional device. 2. Select the device either in the specification tree or in the geometry. The electrical link between the functional and the physical device is removed. When you select the functional connector in the specification tree, the physical connector is no longer highlighted in the geometry. In the specification tree, the functional connector icon turns to red: The specification tree is updated. This functionality is available for the equipments and any type of connectors. The Remove Functional Link command is deactivated when you work with external data.

112 Adding Link to Physical Devices from Functional Data Page 112 This task explains how to create a link between the physical and the functional corresponding device. The document is still open from the previous task. 1. Click the Add Link icon. You are prompted to select a physical and a functional device. 2. Select the devices either in the specification tree or in the geometry. The electrical link between the functional and the physical device is created: when you select the functional connector in the specification tree, the physical connector is highlighted in the geometry. In the specification tree, the functional connector icon turns to green: The specification tree is updated.

113 Page 113 This functionality is available for the equipments and any type of connectors. To know more about the reconciliation, refer to Place Physical Device.

114 Electrical Integration Scenarios Page 114 To complete the electrical process from end to end, CATIA Electrical products can import electrical specifications from various data repository. It can be either from CATIA EFD product or through external electrical specification authoring tools (schematics, database, etc.) thanks to CAA APIs or XML exchange files. Here are two scenarios illustrating these capabilities: Electrical Integration from External Data Electrical Integration from Functional Data

115 Electrical Integration from External Data Page 115 This document explains the external data exchange capabilities available in the electrical workbenches. 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

116 Setting up the Environment Page 116 Make sure the options are set up as follows: 1. Select the Tools -> Options... command then in the Infrastructure category, click Part Infrastructure. 2. In the General tab: Keep link with selected object option must be checked: This makes possible the contextual links between the bundle segments and the geometry when creating the harness. 3. Then in the Equipment & Systems category, click the Electrical Harness Installation workbench. Click the Harness Management tab: The bundle segment naming rule is set to Parent-Bundle Segment(#PN#) to help you recognize to which geometrical bundle a bundle segment belongs. 4. Click OK to validate the entries made.

117 Setting up the Electrical Process Interfacing Page 117 This document shows how to set up the options to take advantage of external data from partners through XML files. See also the Customizing - Electrical Process Interfacing documentation. It is also possible to use CAA V5 APIs to get information from legacy databases. 1. Select the Tools -> Options... command then in the Equipment & Systems category, click the Electrical Process Interfacing tab. This tab lets you define: the access to external data the electrical ixf repository path the electrical working catalog path. 2. Make sure Enable external systems interfacing is checked. However, you are required to identify the path: of the folder in which the XML files available are stored of the working catalog containing the V5 parts which Part Number are referred to in the XML files. 3. Use to locate the ixf systems repository. For this example, the path is:.../online/cfysa_c2/samples/electricalintegration 4. Use to locate the catalog path. For this example, the path is:.../online/cfysa_c2/samples/electricalintegration/ ElecIntegration.catalog 5. Click OK to validate the entries made.

118 Page 118 It is now necessary to define the electrical objects mapping regarding the working catalog. To do so: use the Tools -> Options... menu then in the Equipment & Systems category, select the Electrical mapping tab. Refer to the Customizing - Equipment & Systems - Electrical mapping documentation.

119 Selecting Systems from External Data Page 119 Since you have set up the option to enable the external systems interfacing, an additional command is available in the Electrical Library and Electrical Wire Routing workbenches. This task explains how to select the system prior to placing electrical components or routing. Once a system is selected, the list of devices is loaded and ready to use. 1. Switch to the Electrical Assembly Design workbench or Electrical Wire Routing. 2. Click the Select External Systems button. The System Selection dialog box displays with the XML files available: 3. Select one or more systems and click the right arrow. for example: Electrical Bundle Click OK to validate. The component list is filled up with these data and available for assisted placement or routing. If a system has already been selected, the data is reloaded.

120 Placing Devices from External Data Page 120 Since you have set up the option to enable the external systems interfacing, an additional command in the Electrical Library and Electrical Wire Routing workbenches. is available And the Electrical Library commands Place Physical Device and Add Link are replaced with this one: Manage Links. This task explains how to place electrical components from the external device list. 1. Click the Manage Links button. The device list displays: The components you can place are: equipments connectors internal splices shells. You can filter the list: Show all devices: the list displays all the devices referenced in the external data file, even if they are not placed in the geometry. Show only devices present in session: the list displays only the devices placed in the geometry. Show only changed devices: the list displays only the devices which part numbers have been changed in the external data file. 2. Select a component, for example the battery: Battery 6volts.1

121 Page 121 If the component is not linked to a 3D element, the Place and Link buttons become available. 3. Click Place. The catalog browser opens. Since a mapping has been defined, the catalog browser has been filtered to display only the object with the same part number as the object selected in the device list. If the part number is defined neither in the device list nor in the catalog, you can navigate in the catalog browser to select the component of your choice. 4. Select this equipment: Battery 6volts and click OK. The equipment is placed and automatically linked, together with the connector that belongs to it. They are added to the specification tree under the active product and appear in the geometry at the origin. You can change their locations using the compass. The component list is updated: the equipment, connector and pins are shown as linked in the device list.

122 Page 122 If all the sub-element part numbers are filled up in the device list and found in the catalog, they are automatically placed and linked. 5. Repeat these steps for the second equipment: Battery 6Volts Click Close when you are done. Make sure you have defined the electrical objects mapping regarding the working catalog. To do so: use the Tools -> Options... menu then in the Equipment & Systems category, select the Electrical mapping tab. Refer to the Customizing - Equipment & Systems - Electrical mapping documentation.

123 Creating the Cable Harness Page 123 Since you have set up the option to enable the external systems interfacing, an additional command Library and Electrical Wire Routing workbenches. is available in the Electrical And the Electrical Library commands Place Physical Device and Add Link are replaced with this one: Manage Links. This task explains how to define the cable harness and place the connectors at each extremity. 1. Switch to Electrical Harness Assembly workbench. 2. Insert a new product under the root product. Either use the contextual menu - Components -> New Product - or select the Insert -> New Product menu item. 3. Click the Geometrical Bundle button. 4. Switch to Electrical Assembly Design workbench again. 5. Double-click to activate the geometrical bundle to place the extremities. 6. Click the Place Physical Device button. The component list displays: You will place the mating connectors: Connector_M.1 and Connector_M.2.

124 Page Select a connector, for example Connector_M.1 8. Click Place. Since a mapping has been defined, the catalog browser opens with the predefined connector: 9. Select this connector: Connector_M and click OK. The connector is placed and automatically linked, together with the pins that belong to it. They are added to the specification tree under the active product and appear in the geometry at the origin (0, 0). You change the location using the compass. The component list is updated: the connector and pins are shown as Linked in the device list. 10. Repeat these steps for the other mating connector if you perform the whole scenario. The result looks like this: You will now connect the male connectors to the batteries. The parent product, common to both devices to be connected, must be active. 11. Click the Connect Electrical Devices button.

125 Select successively the connector connection point of both connectors to link them. Page 125

126 Placing Internal Splices Page 126 Since you have set up the option to enable the external systems interfacing, an additional command and Electrical Wire Routing workbenches. is available in the Electrical Library And the Electrical Library commands Place Physical Device and Add Link are replaced with this one: Manage Links. This task explains how to place internal splices anywhere inside the bundle segment, under the covering. 1. Switch to Electrical Harness Assembly workbench. 2. Double-click to activate the geometrical bundle. 3. Create the bundle segment harness. To do so: a. Click the Bundle Segment button. b. Define the bundle segment parameters. c. Define a construction point to link the harness between the batteries. d. Define the bundle segment routes. These steps are detailed in the Basic Tasks - Creating the Bundle Segment Document. The result looks like this:

127 You will now place the internal splices inside the bundle segments. Page Switch to Electrical Assembly Design workbench. 5. Click the Manage Links button. The device list displays. 6. Select an internal splice: 7. Click Place. Since a mapping has been defined, the catalog browser opens with the predefined internal splice: 8. Select this internal splice: IS-2Term and click OK. You are prompted to select the bundle segment on which you want to place the internal splice. 9. Click to select the bundle segment. The Internal Splice Placement dialog box opens:

128 Page Move then click to place the internal splice. You can also modify the offset in the dialog box. 11. Click OK. Repeat these steps for the other splice. The internal splice is placed and automatically linked. They are added to the specification tree under the active product. They do not have a geometrical representation. The component list is updated: the splices and pins are shown as linked in the device list.

129 Page Click Close when you are done.

130 Automatic Routing Page 130 Since you have set up the option to enable the external systems interfacing, an additional command is available in the Electrical Library and Electrical Wire Routing workbenches. This command allows you to select the systems to be imported. The Automatic Wire Routing command in Electrical Wire Routing is modified: This task explains how to route wires from an external wire list into an electrical bundle. To know more details, refer to Considering External Data Routing in Greater Depth. If you work in visualization mode (cache mode activated), since routing is now possible with this mode, you need to update you document to load the publication. a. Click the Update button. An update warning opens: b. Click OK to validate. To know more about the cache activation, refer to Electrical Wire Routing - Customizing - Activating the Cache. The document must contain at least: a geometrical bundle with bundle segments and components at their extremities a system.

131 Page Switch to Electrical Wire Routing workbench. 2. Double-click to activate the root product. 3. Create the electrical bundle connected to the geometrical bundle. To do so: a. Click the New Bundle button. b. Select the geometrical bundle to be connected to. These steps are detailed in the Basic Tasks - Defining the Routing Context - Creating the Bundle. The electrical bundle is added to the specification tree under the root product. 4. Click the Automatic Routing button. The wire list opens with connectivity and attribute information: For the wires available in the list, you get the following information: the wire name the wire reference designator the wire external diameter the wire bend radius if the wire is routed or not if the extremities have been found or not, or changed. Filters can help you make your selection: hide already routed wires hide not routed wires hide wires which extremities are not found. The routing options allow you to use or not the knowledge rule. 5. Select one or more wires and click the right arrow. The selected wires shift to the right column: they will be routed. 6. Click Route. The Automatic Wire Routing Report is displayed

132 Page Close the report window. The wires are added to the specification tree: The bundle segments diameter are updated according to the wiring information. To know more, refer to Customizing - Equipment & Systems - Electrical Wire Routing documentation.

133 Exporting Data from CATIA Page 133 Since you have set up the option to enable the external systems interfacing, an additional command is available in the Electrical Library and Electrical Wire Routing workbenches. And the Export Wires... command in Electrical Wire Routing is modified. Refer to the Electrical Wire Routing - Basic Tasks - Exporting Wires to know more about the Wire Export first method. This task explains how to export data from CATIA, for back annotation purpose through CAA V5 APIs or using an XML file. Using this method, you can export data from a complete harness or a sub-assembly. It allows you to generate the full harness schematic with the wires, the connectors at the their extremities, the equipments, etc. 1. Switch to Electrical Wire Routing workbench. 2. Click the Tools -> Export Wires... menu item and select the Export Wires in ixf Format. You are prompted to select a node in the specification tree and every electrical bundle belonging to it will be exported. 3. Click a node in the specification tree. The File dialog box opens:

134 Page Navigate to select the folder where you want to store your file and enter the name of the file. 5. Click Save. An.xml file is created. Note that the wires are exported by harness (electrical bundle). The data exported are: the wire properties, particularly the wire length computed from the 3D geometry the electrical objects connected to the wires (termination, cavity, etc.).

135 Electrical Integration from Functional Data Page 135 This scenario puts together the functionalities from the four workbenches used successively to create an electrical product. As an example: a hair dryer. It can be split in four phases: the electrical system definition using Electrical System Functional Definition the device implantation in 3D environment with Electrical Library the physical harness creation using Electrical Harness Installation and finally the electrical wire routing with Electrical Wire Routing. Re-using predefined electrical systems to create a more elaborate system 1. Start an Electrical System Functional Definition session. 2. Click the New icon and assemble the electrical systems: 3. Import existing components using the contextual menu:

136 Page 136 PowerSupply HairDryer HairDryer_Signals 4. Map the functional connectors to the physical ones using the contextual menu: (connector_m: extension cable connectors to be plugged onto the batteries) This action makes it possible to predefine for each functional connector what device reference to be used for the 3D placement. This will simplify the 3D Designer work: he's driven by the functional data, reusing the Electrical System engineer knowledge to achieve the 3D implantation. 5. Connect terminations and signals using the Assign icon.

137 Page 137 This action makes it possible to define the signal extremities corresponding to the power supply and the hair dryer systems. 6. Save the electrical system assembly using this icon. The electrical functional system is defined. It is saved in the HairDryer_Assembly.CATProduct document in the samples folder. 7. Launch a CATIA session. 8. Open the ElectricalWorkbenchIntegration.CATProduct. It contains two batteries with two female connectors.

138 Page Load the functional system. To do so: Right-click the ElectricalWorkbenchIntegration product and select Components -> Existing Components... Select the HairDryer_Assembly.CATProduct. The correct path is:...\online\cfysa_c2\samples\electricalintegration 10. Set up the options using the Tools -> Options... menu: Select Infrastructure -> Part Infrastructure -> General: Activate the External References option: Keep link with selected object. Select Mechanical Design -> Assembly Design -> General: Activate the option: Automatic update. 3D implantation of the device You will place the physical device: the hair dryer. 1. Start the Electrical Assembly Design workbench. 2. Insert a New Product. Right-click the ElectricalWorkbenchIntegration and select Components -> New Product, In the Properties dialog box, enter the Part Number value for the hair dryer: Hair-DryerProd and validate. This product will contain the hair dryer itself and later the power cable. 3. Open the Catalog Browser using this icon. Successively: Choose the catalog: ElecIntegration.catalog if necessary, use the Browse button. The correct path is:...\online\cfysa_c2\samples\electricalintegration Drag and drop the hair-dryer equipment onto Hair-DryerProd. Close the Catalog Browser when done. This action places the component from the catalog at the default location. Using the compass, you can modify the position of the equipment. It's a first standard mode of placement. 4. Click the Add Link icon to link the respective physical and functional equipment (the hair dryer).

139 Page 139 This action generates the link between the component and its corresponding functional element. You can see if a component is connected or not: the equipment icon sign changes and turns from red to green, meaning that the hair dryer is now electrically linked. >> The automatic signal routing will be possible since the signal extremities defined in the functional system can be transposed in the 3D world using the physical/functional relations. Physical harness creation 1. Start the Electrical Harness Assembly workbench. 2. Create two new products: one for the hair dryer power cable, the second for the extension cable. To do so: Right-click the Hair-DryerProd, select Components -> New Product, enter the Part Number for the power cable in the Properties dialog box and validate. Right-click the ElectricalWorkbenchIntegration, select Components -> New Product, enter the Part Number for the extension cable in the Properties dialog box and validate.

140 Page Create the geometrical bundles: Select the power cable and click the Geometrical Bundle icon. You can change the instance name to PowerCable. Select the extension cable and click the Geometrical Bundle icon again. You can change the instance name to ExtensionCable. The power cable is part of the hair dryer: that's why you create it in the hair dryer product (Hair-DryerProd). The extension cable is an independent assembly: that's why you create it under the root product assembly. 4. Double-click to activate the Geometrical Bundle2 (the extension cable) in the specification tree. 5. Switch to Electrical Library workbench. 6. Click the Place Physical Device icon to import the 3D connector for each battery. 7. Select the first connector in the PowerSupply system. The catalog pops up. An alternative to steps 6 and 7 is to use the contextual menu, by right-clicking the connector in the PowerSupply system and choose Place Physical Device. Select the connector in the catalog and click OK to validate. The connector is added to the specification tree and appears in the geometry at the origin (0, 0). You can change its location using the compass. Repeat these steps for the second connector.

141 Page 141 The physical connector pre-selection previously performed with Electrical System Functional Definition is used to automatically get the correct part reference. The 3D connector is automatically placed in the active product (Geometrical Bundle2) at the product origin. 8. Use the Electrical Assembly Design workbench to create the electrical connection with the batteries. Double-click to activate the ElectricalWorkbenchIntegration in the specification tree. Click the Connect Electrical Devices icon to connect the connector_m to the battery. Select successively in the geometry each connector_m connection point from the Geometrical Bundle2(ExtensionCable) then the corresponding connector_f connection point of the battery The connectors are linked and shifted to the batteries.

142 Page 142 This action creates the assembly constraints between connector and battery. 9. Double-click to activate the Geometrical Bundle2 (the extension cable) in the specification tree. 10. From the catalog, drag and drop the connector_f onto the Geometrical Bundle2 for the extension cable. If needed, position it between the hair dryer and the batteries using the compass (ExtensionCable must be active). This action places the connector from the catalog onto the extension cable. 11. From the catalog, drag and drop the Backshell_F directly onto the Connector_F in the Geometrical Bundle2.

143 Page 143 This action places the back shell from the catalog onto the extension cable connector. it places the connector in the assembly it creates the assembly constraints between connector and back shell it establishes the electrical link between connector and back shell. It is a second placement mode. When the back shell is selected, the electrical link is displayed in the Related Objects viewer. 12. Double-click to activate the Geometrical Bundle1 (PowerCable) in the specification tree.

144 13. From the catalog, drag and drop the Connector_M directly onto the Connector_F of the extension cable. Page 144 This action adds the power cable connector (connector_m) from the catalog to the extension cable connector. The assembly constraints as well as the electrical constraints have been created between the power cable and the extension cable connectors. When the female connector is selected, the electrical link is displayed in the Related Objects viewer. 14. From the catalog, drag and drop the Backshell_M directly onto the Connector_M of the power cable. This action places the back shell from the catalog onto the power cable connector. The assembly constraints as well as the electrical constraints have been created between the connector and the back shell. You can repeat this step to place back shells on the extension cable male connectors (at the other extremity). 15. Start the Electrical Harness Assembly workbench to create the bundle segments for the power and extension cables. To do so: Define a bundle segment in the Geometrical Bundle1(PowerCable): (Diameter = 10mm, Bend Radius = 15mm, Slack = 10%) Define a point in the Geometrical Bundle2(ExtensionCable): (Mode Between + Middle) Define a bundle segment in the Geometrical Bundle2(ExtensionCable): (Diameter = 10mm, Bend Radius = 15mm, Slack = 5%) Define their routes.

145 Page 145 This action creates the bundle segments that will be used to route the wires of the power and extension cables. Electrical wire routing 1. Start the Electrical Wire Routing workbench to create the wires. 2. Create two electrical bundles using the New Bundle icon. They will contain the wires for: the power cable (first electrical bundle) the extension cable (second electrical bundle). 3. Associate each of them to the respective geometrical bundle. The wires will be created in the correct bundle according to their route. 4. Select Signal_check. Boxes are displayed to help you recognize the extremities of the signal. 5. Click the Automatic Routing icon.

146 Page 146 The bundle segments diameter are updated according to the signal section. The specification tree is updated. 6. Multi-select Signal_plus and Signal_minus using the Signal icon. 7. Click the Automatic Routing icon. The specification tree is updated: the wires and wire connections are created. The length of the wire linked to a back shell is extended with an extra-length, defined as a back shell attribute. However, an alternative is to connect the bundle segment through the back shell: in this case, the wire length is equal to the total length of the bundle segments of the wire route. The bundle segments diameter is updated using the section defined on the signals (with EFD). When only one signal is selected, the wire connections are displayed (as shown below).

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148 Using Catalogs Page 148 These functionalities are available in the Electrical Assembly workbench. The first one is also available in the Electrical Part workbench. Storing a Device: Click this button, select the catalog and the family of interest. Connecting Devices: Drag and drop the device from the catalog at its proper placing. Connecting Contacts: Drag and drop the device from the catalog at its proper placing. Using Smart Placement: Select the component, point to the correct position and click to place it. Using Smart Move: Select the component and use the compass to move it.

149 Storing a Device Page 149 This task explains how to store electrical devices into a catalog. You can store both electrical parts or products. A CATIA session is running. 1. Open the Demo.catalog document. It is made up of: a chapter: Electrical Devices a family: Contacts 2. Open the ContactXJ220Elec.CATPart document.

150 Page Click the Store Device button. The Device Storage dialog box opens: 4. Use the Browse button to select the catalog: Demo.catalog. 5. Select the Contacts family using the combo list. 6. You can also check the Use catalog/electrical objects predefined mapping if it has been defined in the Tools -> Options. The device must also be electrified as a reference (not an instance). Refer to Mapping Definition. 7. Click OK to validate.

151 Connecting Devices by Drag and Drop at Placement Page 151 This task explains how to place devices by drag and drop with automatic connection to an existing component. The devices to be imported from a catalog are: an equipment: EquipmentDA4 two single connectors: SingleConnectorDF56L and SingleConnectorDF56R Open a new product document. 1. Click the Catalog Browser button to open the CatalogOfDevices.catalog. The full path is:.../online/elbug_c2/samples/catalogofdevices.catalog The dialog box opens: If necessary, use the Open icon to browse another catalog and select the CatalogOfDevices.catalog from the samples folder. The full path is:.../online/elbug_c2/samples/catalogofdevices.catalog. To know more about the Catalog workbench, refer to Using Catalogs. 2. Double-click the Electrical Devices: the folder content is displayed. 3. Double-click the Equipments: the folder content is displayed. 4. Select the EquipmentDA4, drag and drop it onto the Product1 in the specification tree.

152 Page 152 The equipment is imported: it is composed of three cavities. 5. In the Electrical Devices folder, double-click Single Connectors, then 6. Select the SingleConnectorDF56L, drag and drop it onto the left cavity for example or in the specification tree. The connector is properly located into the cavity: the constraints are created. The result looks like this:

153 Page 153 The component is instantiated under the active product. 7. Select the SingleConnectorDF56R, drag and drop it onto the SingleConnectorDF56L connector in the specification tree. The connector is properly located onto the male connector. The result looks like this:

154 Page Close the Catalog Browser. Note that when you insert a device into a product, you can take advantage of CATIA - Assembly capabilities to constrain the device within the digital mock-up, profiting therefore by the associativity. For more information, refer to Using Assembly Constraints.

155 Connecting Contacts/Filler Plugs by Drag and Drop at Placement Page 155 This task explains how to place contacts or filler plugs by drag and drop with automatic connection into a cavity. If you drag and drop a contact onto a connector, the contact will be automatically placed on every cavities where wires are routed. If you drag and drop a filler plug onto a connector, the filler plug will be automatically placed on every cavities where no wires are routed. Open a Session.CATProduct document. It contains three connectors with several cavities, three signals routed through five wires into bundle segments. 1. Double-click to activate Electrical Bundle Click the Catalog Browser icon to open the CatalogForNewFeatures.catalog. The dialog box opens: If necessary, use the Open icon to browse another catalog and select the CatalogForNewFeatures.catalog from the samples folder. It is located in:.../online/cfysa_c2/samples/electricalsession/ To know more about the Catalog workbench, refer to Using Catalogs. 3. Double-click the Filler Plugs: the folder contents is displayed. 4. Drag and drop the Filler Plug onto a connector in the specification tree.

156 Page 156 This sample connector has: one cavity receiving a wire extremity two empty cavities (with no wire extremity): they will be automatically filled in with the selected filler plug. To see the filler plugs in the cavities, you may need to update the geometry. The filler plugs are added to the specification tree.

157 Page Repeat the steps 3 and 4 for the contacts. The contact is added to the connector in both the geometry and the specification tree. 6. If you want to place a different contact (or filler plug) in a cavity of the connector, place it first into the correct cavity then place automatically the other ones.

158 Page Close the Catalog Browser when done. Note that when you insert a device into a product, you can take advantage of CATIA - Assembly capabilities to constrain the device within the digital mock-up, profiting therefore by the associativity. For more information, refer to Using Assembly Constraints.

159 Using Smart Placement from Catalog Page 159 This task explains how to place a component from a catalog using a compass. Make sure you have set up the automatic compass option. Open the SmartPlace.CATProduct document. 1. Click the Smart Place button. The Catalog Browser displays.

160 Page 160 If necessary, navigate to select the CatalogForNewFeatures using the Browse another catalog button. The CatalogForNewFeatures.catalog is located in:.../online/cfysa_c2/samples/electricalsession/ 2. Select the part you want to place. For example: Standard Parts > Supports > Plastic-A. In the graphic area, a manipulator displays allowing you to select: the placement point the privileged plane the direction. By pressing the Shift key, you can invert the direction. 3. Point to the chosen position and click to place the support.

161 The support is placed on the plane selected, with a compass automatically snapped to the part. Page Use this compass to orientate the support. You can also select an edge in the geometry: A green arrow appears showing the orientation. By pressing the Shift key, you can invert the arrow direction.

162 Page 162 Click to select the chosen orientation. The support is orientated according to the edge you have selected: the rotation applied to the object aligns the compass V axis to the manipulator's green arrow. 5. Point to the next position if you want to place the support again. Otherwise, click a different part from the catalog and repeat these steps. 6. Click Close when you are done. Smart Placement and Adaptative Parts

163 Page 163 To know more about adaptative parts, refer to Electrical Harness Installation - Advanced tasks - Creating Adaptative Part. 1. Click the Smart Place button. The Catalog Browser displays. 2. Select an adaptative part. Note that this part has been stored into the catalog with a special keyword: InstantiateAsNew. Refer to the Catalog Editor documentation. This keyword, valuated as True, makes it possible to use a same component several times from the catalog, creating each time a new document with a new part number. This functionality is specially designed to work with adaptative parts. It is not necessary to use this keyword in other cases. It can be practical to create a family in your catalog to store all your adaptative parts. When adding a part to this family, the keyword InstantiateAsNew will automatically be valuated as True. 3. Point to the chosen position and click to place the support as often as needed.

164 Page Click Close when you are done. The result looks like this: New documents have been created with different part numbers. The Part Number is automatically generated using: the component part number, the date (year_month_day) and the time (hour_minute_second_millisecond).

165 Page 165 The part is stored in the catalog with: an origin point a x, y and z direction optionally, a specific keyword. The origin of the part (the support in this example) is placed at the point selected with the compass. The x, y plane of the part is parallel to the plane selected using the compass. The z direction of the part is collinear to the z direction selected using the compass. The keyword InstantiateAsNew is added and valuated using the Catalog Editor. If the keyword InstantiateAsNew is valuated as False or does not exist, the same component is used several times, with the same part number.

166 Using Smart Move Page 166 This task explains how to move a component placed in the geometry, using a compass. Open the SmartPlace.CATProduct document and place a component. Refer to Using Smart Placement from Catalog for example. 1. Click the Smart Move button. You are prompted to select a device. 2. Select the support.

167 Page 167 A compass appears. 3. Click to place the compass on the support. 4. Move the cursor to change the position of the support.

168 Page Click to place the support: The support is placed on the plane selected, with a compass automatically snapped to the part. You can use this compass to orientate the support.

169 Page 169 This functionality uses information stored with the part in the catalog: an origin point a x, y and z direction optionally, a specific keyword. The origin of the part (the support in this example) is placed at the point selected with the compass. The x, y plane of the part is parallel to the plane selected using the compass. The z direction of the part is collinear to the z direction selected using the compass. The keyword InstantiateAsNew is added and valuated using the Catalog Editor. If the keyword InstantiateAsNew is valuated as False or does not exist, the same component is used several times, with the same part number.

170 Working with Wires Page 170 Creating the Wire References interactively Creating a Catalog Creating the Wire References Using a Macro CSV File Description Editing the Wire Properties

171 Creating the Wire Reference Interactively Page 171 This task explains how to create the wire reference. Open a new product document. 1. Click the Define Wire icon. You are prompted to select the root product 2. Select Product1. The dialog box opens: 3. Fill up the parameters of interest: a. enter a value in the Part Number field b. enter a value in the Section field or c. enter a value in the Diameter field d. enter a value in the Bend Radius field e. enter a string in the Color field. If you enter a value in Section, the Diameter is computed and vice-versa. According to the last parameter entered, the other one is computed using knowledgeware. 4. Click OK to validate.

172 Page 172 Remember: a wire reference is defined in a CATProduct document and there is only one wire per document the selected product must be the root product it must have no children.

173 Creating a Catalog Page 173 You first need to create the catalog. Refer to Using Catalogs for more information. Create a new document of CatalogDocument type. 1. Choose the New item from the File menu. The New dialog box opens. Select the CatalogDocument type. 2. Click OK to validate. The Catalog workbench is displayed.

174 Page Select the Add Family icon then Chapter.1 in the specification tree. The Families are used to classify the different types of wires such as: power, video etc. The Component Family Definition dialog box opens: 4. Enter Power Wires in the Name field and click OK. The Power Wires family is added to the specification tree. 5. Select this icon to create keywords then click Power Wires in the specification tree. The Keywords allow you to display the properties of the stored components such as section, diameter, bend radius etc. The Keyword Definition dialog box opens. 6. Enter Section in the name field. 7. Choose the Type of your keyword for example Area. It can be a basic type (string, real etc.) or a magnitude (length, volume, area etc.) Remember that the magnitudes are in MKS units. 8. Save the document. At the creation of the Family, a keyword is defined by default: Name. It corresponds to the identifier of the stored component (PartNumber).

175 Creating the Wire References Page 175 The wire reference creation will be done using a VisualBasic macro (.CATScript extension). This macro calls an Electrical Library method. This method needs two arguments: the catalog in which the wire references will be stored a neutral file in which the wire references are described (CSV file defined in Excel). The default column separator used by ELB for CSV files is the semi-colon ";". Copy the following files in your c:\temp from the samples folder and uncheck the Read-only attribute: CreateWires.CATScript WiresDefinition.csv CatalogOfWires.catalog If you work on Unix platform, make sure you modify the paths consequently in the CreateWires.CATScript document. The script below is given as an example of the macro: Wire creation and storage in catalog Language="VBSCRIPT" Sub CATMain() 'Definition of input data 'WARNING: Define the absolute path of the inputs '(csv file and catalog) csvfile = "c:\temp\listofwires.csv" catalogfile = "c:\temp\catalogofwires.catalog" 'Open Catalog Dim Catalog As Document Set Catalog = CATIA.Documents.Open(catalogfile) 'Get the "ElectricalLibrary" workbench Dim Wkb As Workbench Set Wkb = Catalog.GetWorkbench("ElectricalLibrary") 'Create the wires references and store them in the catalog Wkb.CreateWiresIntoCatalog csvfile, catalogfile End Sub

176 Page 176 A CATIA session is running. In order to launch the macro: 1. Select the Tools -> Macro -> Macros... item. The dialog box opens: 2. Click the Select button and choose the CATScript file. 3. Edit it and update the csvfile and catalogfile variable with the corresponding paths, if need be. 4. Then run it! Once the macro performed, the result looks like this: if a mapping has been defined, the Reference tab will display this information.

177 Page 177 Other views are available giving more information if attributes have been defined in the catalog: the Reference tab displays the wire references attributes the Keywords tab the Preview tab shows the wire references with a graphical representation the Generative Data tab. For more information, refer to the Catalog Editor User's Guide.

178 Describing the CSV File Page 178 To know more about Catalog, refer to CATIA - Infrastructure User's Guide. 1. Open the WiresDefinition.csv to see the structure of the file. The PartNumber and the Filename tags are mandatory. The PartNumber corresponds to the wire reference identifier. The Filename is the name of the document (CATProduct) containing the wire reference that will be created. The Family tag lets you specify the family in which the wire reference will be stored. It is not mandatory and if not defined, the wire reference created will be stored in the first family associated to the wire type according to the mapping defined in a preceding step. Don't forget to update them with a valid path! As a wire has no geometrical representation, the Icon tag allows you to associate a picture (bmp, jpg). The smaller the picture is and the faster the load of the catalog document will be! The other tags correspond to the attributes of the wire type. The tag order does not matter. If the Diameter only is valuated, the Section will be computed. If the Section only is valuated, the Diameter will be computed. If both are valuated: if the values are consistent: there will be no change if the values are inconsistent: the Section will be computed from the Diameter. The.csv file is either a text file (with columns separated by a comma or a semi-colon) or an Excel file (with cells separated by a comma or semi-colon) saved in the.csv format.

179 The default column separator used by ELB for csv files is the semi-colon ";". Page 179

180 Editing the Wire Properties Page 180 The wires contained in the catalog have properties which can be edited. Open the Wire01.CatProduct generated when running the macro in the previous task. 1. Right-click the PN-AMP-0012A product in the specification tree and select the Properties item. The Properties dialog box opens: 2. Modify the properties according to your needs and click OK to validate.

181 Editing Electrical Properties Page 181 Here is an example of a document demonstrating how electrical properties on component are managed within CATIA Electrical products. And moreover, new properties have been added to a number of electrical components: functional equipments and connectors defined in EFD electrical bundle defined in EWR bundle segment defined in EHI A CATProduct document may contain references or instances of the components. Let's see the differences on the following documents: The Equipment.CATProduct contains an equipment. It is the reference of the component. The RootProduct.CATProduct contains an occurrence of the equipment (Insert -> Existing Component...). The Equipment(Equipment.1) is an instance of the component. Depending on the component you have activated (by double-clicking: blue object) and on the object you have selected, the properties you will edit may be the ones of the reference or of the instance.

182 Page In the Equipment.CATProduct, if you edit the properties of the Equipment, you will display the properties of the reference. Type and External Reference are attributes of the reference. If you modify them, all the occurrences will be modified. 2. In the RootProduct.CATProduct, if the RootProduct is active (in blue in the specification tree) and if you select the Equipment.1 to edit the properties, you will display the properties of the instance: The instance also has instance attributes: Reference Designator and SubType.

183 Page 183 If you modify the attributes of instance, only this instance will be modified. On the other hand, if you modify the attributes of reference, they will be modified in all the occurrences and in the reference document. 3. In the RootProduct.CATProduct, if the Equipment.1 is active (double-click Equipment.1) and you select the Equipment.1 to edit the properties, you will display the properties of the reference: If you modify the attributes, the reference will be modified: Equipment.CATProduct will be modified and all the occurrences of the component.

184 Page 184 Notes: This behavior is specific to the electrical properties. When a product is activated (by double-clicking), editing the electrical properties operates in the same way as if the electrical properties were edited in the document in which the root product is the reference of the active product. (i.e. Equipment.1 in the RootProduct document against Equipment in the Equipment document.) This definition is recursive within all the levels of instance. Functional equipments and connectors properties When you edit the properties of a functional equipment or connector, the Preselected Physical Device frame indicates if a physical component corresponding to the functional one has been chosen to be placed in the geometry. Two fields give this information: Catalog Path indicates the location of the catalog containing the physical component Part Number indicates the part number of the physical component.

185 Page 185 Electrical bundle properties When you edit the properties of an electrical bundle, the Associated Geometrical Bundle frame indicates in a list the name of the geometrical bundles being part of the electrical bundle.

186 Page 186 Bundle segment properties When you edit the properties of a group of bundle segments, the Length in out field indicates the total length of the bundle segments selected.

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188 Viewing Related Objects Page 188 This task shows how to use the Related Objects viewer to navigate through the objects connected to the selected object. You can focus on an object and see how it was constructed via its related objects. The related objects command identifies the parent, any children or connected objects and the relationship between objects. It is available when none of the icons of the workbench are activated that is to say when you are in Select command. Accessing related objects can be done in two ways: by clicking the Related Objects icon in the toolbar from the contextual menu, by selecting Related Objects.

189 Page 189 The different options available are: Reframe on selection: reframes the main 3D window on the Related objects selection. Reframe on selection: the main window selection corresponds to the Related objects selection. The main window display is not reframed. Freeze: freezes the contents of the Related objects window. You can still navigate in the main window: the Related objects view will not be updated. Freeze: the Related objects selection corresponds to the main window selection. View related objects: displays the parent, any children or connected objects. View related objects: only displays the selected objects. Functional: displays the functional system. If the bundle segment contains wires, the corresponding signals are displayed in the bundle segment. N.B.: the signal name is displayed followed by the separation code, if any: Functional: hides the functional children elements. Wire: displays the wires contained in the bundle segment. Wire: hides the wires contained in the bundle segment, shows the bundle segments and signals. Harness: displays the relationship to the harness: connectors, equipments, shells, etc.

190 Page 190 Harness: hides the children bundle segments, only shows the signals and wires. Sub objects: displays the electrical contents. Sub objects: hides the electrical contents. On a complex electrical system, the 3D view allows you to limit display to a specific area thus enlightening the information regarding this area. Open the RelatedObjectsSession.CATProduct document.

191 Page Select an object: Geometrical Bundle1.1 for example. 2. Click the Related Objects icon. The Related Objects dialog box appears. The geometry area and the specification tree are reframed on the object selected. 3. Select the Bundle Segment4.1 in this window. The dialog box focuses on the object selected: Bundle Segment4.1 (center of the window) and shows the parent and the connected objects: on the left is the parent object (Assembly meaning). It represents the container object. on the right are the children objects (Assembly meaning), connected to the Bundle Segment4.1. They represent the contents.

192 Page 192 This window shows the following: the bundle segments assembly within the geometrical bundle the Bundle Segment4.1 is connected to three bundle segments the Bundle Segment4.1 contains two wires and their associated signal. 4. Select the Sig2. The geometry area is reframed on the signal and it shows: the signal extremities with the functional connectors the wire that realizes the signal the harness objects: the physical connectors that correspond to the signal extremities as well as the bundle segments, and the wire they contain. 5. Click the 3D tab to display the geometry.

193 Page Close the dialog box to exit the Related Objects viewer.

194 Electrical and Knowledge Page 194 This section exposes the functions and objects available in the Knowledge Products. Electrical User Functions Electrical Package in Knowledge Expert

195 Electrical User Functions in Knowledge Products Page 195 DistanceWireProduct is a new function. About the Electrical User Functions... ElecDistanceCommon DistanceWireProduct To be able to use these functions, you need to activate the Electrical Measure package. To do so: 1. Select Tools -> Options... -> General -> Parameters and Measures and go to the Language tab. 2. Choose Electrical Measure and click the right arrow: 3. Click OK to validate. ElecDistanceCommon Syntax ElecDistanceCommon(Wire1: Wire, Wire2: Wire):Length Returns the common length of the two wires given as input arguments. The type of Wire1 and Wire2 is ElecWire. Example 1 The ElecDistanceCommon user function can be used in Knowledge Expert to find all the couples of wires in the session that have a common length greater than a given value.

196 Page 196 Example 2 In Knowledge Advisor, it can be used to define a rule giving the common length of two specific wires sharing properties. Applying the rule displays the following message if the condition is met:

197 Example 3 Page 197 Still in Knowledge Advisor, to verify that two wires selected in the specification tree have a common length, the following action can be defined: then ran: select two wires in the specification tree and click OK to validate. The following message displays: DistanceWireProduct

198 Syntax Page 198 DistanceWireProduct(Wire1: Wire, Object: Product):Length Returns the minimum length between a wire and a product in session. The product must contain at least one part. Example 1 The DistanceWireProduct user function can be used with the f(x) command to display the distance between a wire and a component in the session. This formula returns the following value: Example 2

199 Page 199 The DistanceWireProduct user function can be used in Knowledge Expert to find all the wires in the session that have a minimum distance to defined components smaller than a critical value chosen by the user. The components can be defined as heat-resistant. Properties have been added to the product: and to the wires: A check is defined as follows:

200 Page 200 Updating the session displays green/red light on the check: A report is generated showing the check result: some wires verify the condition, other not. Example 3 The DistanceWireProduct user function can be used in Knowledge Advisor to define a rule that displays a warning message if a minimum distance between a wire and an object is smaller than a critical value chosen by the user.

201 Page 201 Running this rule displays the following message: Example 4 Still in Knowledge Advisor, an action can be defined using the DistanceWireProduct user function, to know the distance between a wire and an object selected in the specification tree: Run the action using the Action.1 contextual menu: select a wire and a product in the specification tree then validate.

202 Page 202 This message displays:

203 Electrical Package in Knowledge Expert Page 203 An Electrical package is supported by Knowledge Expert. This package can be accessed via the object browser and objects, attributes and methods in the package can be used in expert relations. You can, for example, write a rule to report in a file all the bundle segments with a diameter greater than a specified value. The package contains the following objects: The attribute IsSingleInBundleSegment has been added to the Wire object. BackShell FillerPlug SignalRoute BundlePositionPoint FunctionalConnector Stud Bundle FunctionalEquipment System BundleSegment GroundSignal Tape Cavity GroupSignal TerminalBlock CommandSignal InternalSplice TerminalStrip ConnectorShell OffSheet Termination Contact PowerSignal Termination_GeoConstraint ContactPoint Protection VideoSignal CorrugatedTube ShieldingSignal Wire Equipment SingleConnector ExternalSplice Signal BackShell Description Describes the electrical feature of Back Shell type that you create when you select the Electrical Library workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library User's Guide. icon in the The back shell is a physical component used to guide the bundle segment extremity to the single insert connector, and to protect the crimping area. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Extra_Length Type: Double

204 Page 204 Defines the cable extra-length to be added to take into account the wire length inside the back shell. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the back shell reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the back shell in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Type: String Defines the back shell subtype (User defined subtype). Elec_Fmbd_Modify Type: Boolean Defines the back shell attribute, which makes it possible to know if the component has been modified during the Electrical Harness Flattening Synchronization command. Is True if modified. Elec_External_Reference Type: String Defines the back shell external reference attribute. It is used in Electrical Harness Flattening for 2D detail graphic replacement in a drawing. Elec_FullConnected Type: Boolean Is True if the back shell is connected to a single insert connector and a bundle segment. BundlePositionPoint Description Describes the electrical feature of Bundle Segment Position Point type. For more information, refer to the Electrical Harness Installation User's Guide. The Bundle Segment Position Point type defines the point along a bundle segment at which the local slack is applied. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature Attributes Elec_Slack Type: Double Defines the slack length at the bundle segment position point. Bundle Description

205 Page 205 Describes the electrical feature of Bundle type that you create when you click the Wire Routing workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Wire Routing User's Guide. icon in the Electrical The ElecBundle type is an object that contains wires. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the bundle reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the bundle in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Type: String Defines the bundle subtype (User defined subtype). BundleSegment Description Describes the electrical feature of Bundle Segment type that you create when you select the Electrical Harness Installation workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Harness Installation User's Guide. icon in the The BundleSegment type is a segment of a geometrical bundle. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Bend_Radius Type: Double Input data defining the bend radius value that corresponds to the minimum bend radius of the bundle segment curve. Elec_Bend_Radius_OK Type: Boolean Is True if the bundle segment real bend radius is greater than the Elec_Bend_Radius attribute. Elec_Creation_Mode Type: String

206 Page 206 Defines the electrical bundle segment creation mode. Three modes exist: Slack: Elec_Length is not valuated. Bend: Elec_Slack and Elec_Length are not valuated. Length: Elec_Slack is not valuated. Elec_Di_Slack Type: Double Input data defining the percentage of distributed slack along the bundle segment. This attribute induces the value of the Elec_Length attribute. Elec_Diameter Type: Double Defines the bundle segment diameter. Elec_Fmbd_Modify Type: Boolean Defines the bundle segment attribute, which makes it possible to know if the component has been modified during the Electrical Harness Flattening Synchronization command. Is True if modified. Elec_FullConnected Type: Boolean Is True if both bundle segment extremities are connected. Elec_Length Type: Double Defines the bundle segment length. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the bundle reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the bundle in the project. Elec_Segreg Type: String Defines the bundle segment separation code used by the routing algorithm. Elec_Sub_Type Type: String Defines the bundle segment subtype. Elec_True_Length Type: Double Output data valuated by the routing algorithm at the creation of the bundle segment in Slack or Bend mode. It defines the bundle segment length. Cavity Description

207 Page 207 Describes the electrical feature of Cavity type that you create when you click this icon Library workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library User's Guide. in the Electrical The cavity defines a reservation for a connector. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Extra_Length Type: Double Defines the wire length to be added to the wire routing length. Elec_Id_Number Type: String Defines a unique identifier for the cavity used to map a functional component and the corresponding physical part. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the cavity reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the cavity in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Defines the cavity subtype. Type: String CommandSignal Description Describes the electrical feature of Command Signal type that you create when you click this icon Electrical System Functional Definition workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical System Functional Definition User's Guide. in the The command signal is a logical connection between two or more components. It will be realized by a wire in physical world. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product -> Electrical - ElecSignal Attributes Elec_Nominal_Part_Num Type: String Defines the nominal part number of the wire that realizes the command signal. Elec_Recom_Wire_Type Type: String

208 Page 208 Defines the attribute of the wire recommended to realize the signal. Elec_Routing_Priority Type: Double Defines the priority for the signal routing. Elec_Sep_Code Type: String Defines the separation code of the command signal used by the algorithm to find out the wire route. Elec_Signal_Section Defines the command signal section. Type: Double Elec_Sub_Type Defines the command signal subtype. Type: String ConnectorShell Description Describes the electrical feature of Connector-Shell type that you create when you click the Electrical Library workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library User's Guide. icon in the A connector shell or shell is a non-electrical part which groups one or more electrical connector parts. It may be part of an equipment. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the connector shell reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the connector shell in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Type: String Defines the connector shell subtype. Elec_Fmbd_Modify Type: Boolean Defines the connector shell attribute, which makes it possible to know if the component has been modified during the Electrical Harness Flattening Synchronization command. Is True if modified. Elec_External_Reference Type: String

209 Page 209 Defines the connector shell external reference attribute. It is used in Electrical Harness Flattening for 2D detail graphic replacement in a drawing. Contact Description Describes the electrical feature of Contact type that you create when you click the Library workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library User's Guide. icon in the Electrical A contact is an electrical component used within a termination and a cavity or between bundle segments. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Barrel_Diameter Type: Double Defines the hole diameter which lets the wire through. Elec_External_Reference Type: String Defines the contact reference from an external library. Elec_FullConnected Type: Boolean Is True if all the contacts are connected. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the contact reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the contact in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Defines the contact subtype. Type: String CorrugatedTube Description

210 Page 210 Describes the electrical feature of Corrugated Tube type that you create when you click the icon in the Electrical Library workbench. The corrugated tube is then instantiated using the Electrical Harness Installation workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library and Electrical Harness Installation User's Guides. A corrugated tube is an electrical component applied onto bundle segments as a protection. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Bend_Radius Type: Double Defines the bend radius value, which corresponds to the minimum bend radius of the corrugated tube curve. Elec_Bend_Radius_Protection_OK Type: Boolean Is True if the Elec_Bend_Radius attribute is smaller than the real value of bend radius of the largest bundle segment linked to the corrugated tube. Elec_Fmbd_Modify Type: Boolean Defines the single connector attribute, which makes it possible to know if the component has been modified during the Electrical Harness Flattening Synchronization command. Is True if modified. Elec_Inner_Diameter Defines the corrugated tube inner diameter. Type: Double Elec_Length Defines the corrugated tube length. Type: Double Elec_Line_Type Defines the corrugated tube line type. Type: Double Elec_Line_Weight Type: Double Defines the corrugated tube linear mass, used for the flattened representation. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the corrugated tube reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the corrugated tube in the project. Elec_Ref_PartNumber Type: String Defines the corrugated tube reference part number. Elec_Sub_Type Type: String

211 Page 211 Defines the protection subtype. Elec_Thickness Defines the corrugated tube thickness. Type: Double Equipment Description Describes the electrical feature of Equipment type that you create when you click the Library workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library User's Guide. icon in the Electrical An equipment is an electrical device with one or more associated components: connectors, shells, contacts, filler plugs, placed in cavities. An equipment can also comprise terminations and bundle connection points. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_External_Reference Type: String Defines the equipment reference from an external library. It is used in Electrical Harness Flattening for 2D detail graphic replacement in a drawing. Elec_Fmbd_Modify Type: Boolean Defines the equipment attribute, which makes it possible to know if the component has been modified during the Electrical Harness Flattening Synchronization command. Is True if modified. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the equipment reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the equipment in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Defines the equipment subtype. Type: String ExternalSplice Description

212 Page 212 Describes the electrical feature of External Splice type that you create when you click the Electrical Library workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library User's Guide. icon in the An external splice is an electrical connector receiving bundle segments from different geometrical bundles. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_External_Reference Type: String Defines the external splice reference from an external library. It is used in Electrical Harness Flattening for 2D detail graphic replacement in a drawing. Elec_Fmbd_Modify Type: Boolean Defines the external splice attribute, which makes it possible to know if the component has been modified during the Electrical Harness Flattening Synchronization command. Is True if modified. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the external splice reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the external splice in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Type: String Defines the external splice subtype. Elec_FullConnected Type: Boolean Is True if all the bundle connection points and terminations of the external splice are connected. FillerPlug Description Describes the electrical feature of Filler Plug type that you create when you click the Library workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library User's Guide. icon in the Electrical A filler plug is an electrical component used to block up an unused cavity. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Ref_Des Type: String

213 Page 213 Defines the filler plug reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the filler plug in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Type: String Defines the filler plug subtype. ContactPoint Description Describes the electrical feature of Contact Point type that you create when you select the Electrical System Functional Definition workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical System Functional Definition User's Guide. icon in the This contact point is a functional electrical component that defines the point of contact or attachment for an electrical signal. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Id_Number Type: String Defines the contact point Id number. Elec_Number Type: Integer Defines a unique identifier for the contact point used to map a functional component and the corresponding physical part. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the contact point reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the contact point in the project. Elec_Signal_IO Type: String Defines if the signal is input or output. Elec_Signal_Unicity Type: Boolean Defines the unicity of the signal: True if the signal is unique. Elec_Sub_Type Type: String Defines the contact point subtype.

214 Page 214 FunctionalConnector Description Describes the electrical feature of Functional Connector type that you create when you click the Electrical System Functional Definition workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical System Functional Definition User's Guide. icon in the This connector is a functional electrical component with one or more associated contact points, for example, a power or signal transmission connector. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_External_Reference Type: String Defines the functional connector reference to an external library. Elec_Id_Number Type: String Defines a unique identifier for the functional connector used to map a functional component and the corresponding physical part. Elec_Nominal_Part_Num Type: String Defines the nominal part number of the physical connector that realizes the functional connector. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the functional connector reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the connector in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Type: String Defines the functional connector subtype. FunctionalEquipment Description

215 Describes the electrical feature of Functional Equipment type that you create when you click the Electrical System Functional Definition workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical System Functional Definition User's Guide. Page 215 icon in the This equipment is a functional electrical component with one or more associated connectors, for example a lamp or a battery. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_External_Reference Type: String Defines the functional equipment reference to an external library. Elec_Nominal_Part_Num Type: String Defines the nominal part number of the physical equipment that realizes the functional equipment. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the functional equipment reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the equipment in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Type: String Defines the functional equipment subtype. GroundSignal Description Describes the electrical feature of Ground Signal type that you create when you click this icon Electrical System Functional Definition workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical System Functional Definition User's Guide. in the The ground signal is a logical connection between two or more components. It will be realized by a wire in physical world. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product -> Electrical - ElecSignal Attributes Elec_Ground_Unicity Type: Boolean Defines the unicity of the ground signal: True if the signal is unique. Elec_Nominal_Part_Num Type: String

216 Page 216 Defines the nominal part number of the wire that realizes the ground signal. Elec_Recom_Wire_Type Type: String Defines the attribute of the wire recommended to realize the signal. Elec_Routing_Priority Type: Double Defines the priority for the signal routing. Elec_Sep_Code Type: String Defines the separation code of the ground signal used by the algorithm to find out the wire route. Elec_Signal_Section Defines the ground signal section. Type: Double Elec_Sub_Type Defines the ground signal subtype. Type: String GroupSignal Description Describes the electrical feature of Group Signal type that you create when you click this icon Electrical System Functional Definition workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical System Functional Definition User's Guide. in the Groups signals will be routed together, for example shielded or twisted signals. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product -> Electrical - ElecSignal Attributes Elec_Nominal_Part_Num Type: String Defines the nominal part number of the wire that realizes the group signal. Elec_Recom_Wire_Type Type: String Defines the attribute of the wire recommended to realize the signal. Elec_Routing_Priority Type: Double Defines the priority for the signal routing. Elec_Sep_Code Type: String

217 Page 217 Defines the separation code of the group signal used by the algorithm to find out the wire route. Elec_Signal_Section Defines the group signal section. Type: Double Elec_Fmbd_Modify Type: Boolean Defines the internal splice attribute, which makes it possible to know if the component has been modified during the Electrical Harness Flattening Synchronization command. Is True if modified. Elec_Sub_Type Defines the group signal subtype. Type: String InternalSplice Description Describes the electrical feature of Internal Splice type that you create when you click the Electrical Library workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library User's Guide. icon in the An internal splice is a type of connector used to connect two or more wires belonging to the same bundle. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_External_Reference Type: String Defines the internal splice reference to an external library. It is used in Electrical Harness Flattening for 2D detail graphic replacement in a drawing. Elec_Mass Defines the internal splice mass. Type: Double Elec_Offset Type: Double Defines the distance to the bundle segment extremity selected to place the internal splice. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the internal splice reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the internal splice in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Type: String

218 Page 218 Defines the internal splice subtype. OffSheet Description Describes the electrical feature of Off Sheet Connector type that you create when you click the Electrical System Functional Definition workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical System Functional Definition User's Guide. icon in the An off sheet connector is a marker in the functional definition that is used to establish connections between different systems. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Name Defines the off sheet connector name. Type: String Elec_Number Defines the off sheet connector number. Type: Integer Elec_Signal_IO Defines if the signal is input or output. Type: String Elec_Sub_Type Defines the off sheet connector subtype. Type: String Stud Description Describes the electrical feature of Stud type that you create when you click this icon Library workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library User's Guide. in the Electrical A stud is an electrical connector receiving bundle segments with one or more wires connected through a termination. It is used to ground bundle segments or pieces of equipment. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product

219 Attributes Elec_External_Reference Type: String Defines the stud reference to an external library. It is used in Electrical Harness Flattening for 2D detail graphic replacement in a drawing. Page 219 Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the stud reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the stud in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Defines the stud subtype. Type: String Elec_FullConnected Type: Boolean Is True only if all the stud bundle connection points are connected. PowerSignal Description Describes the electrical feature of Power Signal type that you create when you click this icon Electrical System Functional Definition workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical System Functional Definition User's Guide. in the The power signal is a logical connection between two or more components. It will be realized by a wire in physical world. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product -> Electrical - ElecSignal Attributes Elec_Nominal_Part_Num Type: String Defines the nominal part number of the wire that realizes the power signal. Elec_Nominal_Voltage Type: Double Defines the power signal nominal voltage. Elec_Recom_Wire_Type Type: String Defines the attribute of the wire recommended to realize the signal. Elec_Routing_Priority Type: Double Defines the priority for the signal routing.

220 Page 220 Elec_Sep_Code Type: String Defines the separation code of the power signal used by the algorithm to find out the wire route. Elec_Sub_Type Defines the power signal subtype. Type: String Elec_Signal_Section Defines the power signal section. Type: Double Protection Description Describes the electrical feature of protection type from which both the corrugated tube and the tape derives. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library and Electrical Harness Installation User's Guides. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Length Defines the protection length. Type: Double Elec_Line_Type Defines the protection line type. Type: Double Elec_Line_Weight Type: Double Defines the protection linear mass, used for the flattened representation. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the protection reference designator attribute. Elec_Ref_PartNumber Type: String Defines the protection reference part number. Elec_Sub_Type Defines the protection subtype. Type: String ShieldingSignal

221 Page 221 Description Describes the electrical feature of Shielding Signal type that you create when you click this icon Electrical System Functional Definition workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical System Functional Definition User's Guide. in the The shielding signal is a logical connection between two or more components. It will be realized by a wire in physical world. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product -> Electrical - ElecSignal Attributes Elec_Nominal_Part_Num Type: String Defines the nominal part number of the wire that realizes the shielding signal. Elec_Recom_Wire_Type Type: String Defines the attribute of the wire recommended to realize the signal. Elec_Routing_Priority Type: Double Defines the priority for the signal routing. Elec_Sep_Code Type: String Defines the separation code of the shielding signal used by the algorithm to find out the wire route. Elec_Sub_Type Defines the shielding signal subtype. Type: String Elec_Signal_Section Defines the shielding signal section. Type: Double Elec_Nominal_Voltage Type: Double Defines the shielding signal nominal voltage. SingleConnector Description

222 Page 222 Describes the electrical feature of Single Insert Connector type that you create when you click this icon the Electrical Library workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library User's Guide. in A single insert connector is an electrical connector male or female. It's the physical representation for both the plugs and the sockets. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_External_Reference Type: String Defines the single insert connector reference to an external library. It is used in Electrical Harness Flattening for 2D detail graphic replacement in a drawing. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the single insert connector reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the single insert connector in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Type: String Defines the single insert connector subtype. Elec_Fmdb_Modify Type: Boolean Defines the single connector attribute, which makes it possible to know if the component has been modified during the Electrical Harness Flattening Synchronization command. Is True if modified. Elec_FullConnected Is True in only two cases: Type: Boolean if the single insert connector is integrated into an equipment and connected to another single insert connector, if the single insert connector is connected to a bundle segment or a back shell and connected to another single insert connector. Signal Description

223 Page 223 Describes the electrical feature of Signal type that you create when you click the icon in the Electrical System Functional Definition workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical System Functional Definition User's Guide. A signal is a logical connection between two or more components. May be of the following types: ground, shielding, video, power, command or grouped. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Nominal_Part_Num Type: String Defines the nominal part number of the physical wire that realizes the signal. Elec_Recom_Wire_Type Type: String Defines the attribute of the wire recommended to realize the signal. Elec_Routing_Priority Defines the priority for the signal routing. Type: Double Elec_Sep_Code Type: String Defines the separation code of the signal used by the algorithm to find out the wire route. Elec_Signal_Section Defines the signal section. Type: Double Elec_ListPhysical Type: CATIList Contains the list of ElecWire objects that realize the signal. SignalRoute Description Describes the electrical feature of Signal Route type that you create when you click this icon Electrical Wire Routing workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Wire Routing User's Guide. in the The signal route is computed to find out the optimized way between two or more extremities of a signal. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature Attributes

224 Page 224 Elec_Length Defines the signal route length. Type: Double Elec_Nominal_Part_Num Type: String Defines the nominal part number of the wire that realizes the signal. Elec_Section Defines the signal route section. Type: Double Elec_Sub_Type Defines the signal route subtype. Type: String System Description Describes the electrical feature of System type that you create when you click the icon in the Electrical System Functional Definition workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical System Functional Definition User's Guide. A system consists of equipments, connectors and signals. It is an electrical unit, which accomplishes a specific function. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the system reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the system in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Type: String Defines the system subtype. Tape Description

225 Page 225 Describes the electrical feature of Tape type that you create when you click the icon in the Electrical Library workbench. The tape is then instantiated using the Electrical Harness Installation workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library and Electrical Harness Installation User's Guides. A tape is an electrical component applied onto bundle segments as a protection. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Bend_Radius_Delta Type: Double Defines the bend radius value, which corresponds to the minimum bend radius of the tape curve. This value takes into account the bundle segment and tape bend radius rule and ends up to an increased rigidity due to the tape. Elec_Bend_Radius_Protection_OK Type: Boolean Is True if the Elec_Bend_Radius attribute is smaller than the real value of bend radius of the largest bundle segment linked to the tape protection. Elec_Covering_Length Type: Double Defines the tape overlapping used when instantiating the protection. Elec_Fmbd_Modify Type: Boolean Defines the bundle segment attribute, which makes it possible to know if the component has been modified during the Electrical Harness Flattening Synchronization command. Is True if modified. Elec_Length Defines the tape length. Type: Double Elec_Line_Type Type: Double Defines the tape line type, used for the flattened representation. Elec_Line_Weight Defines the tape linear mass. Type: Double Elec_Number_Layer Type: Double Defines the tape number of layers applied onto the bundle segment. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the tape reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the tape in the project. Elec_Ref_PartNumber Type: String

226 Page 226 Defines the tape reference part number. Elec_Sub_Type Defines the protection subtype. Type: String Elec_Tape_Thickness Defines the tape thickness. Type: Double Elec_Tape_Width Defines the tape width. Type: Double Elec_Taping_Angle Defines the taping angle. Type: Double Elec_Total_Tape_Length Type: Double Defines the tape length considering the overlapping due to the taping angle, and also the number of layers. Elec_Total_Thickness Type: Double Defines the tape thickness considering the overlapping due to the taping angle, and also the number of layers. TerminalBlock Description Describes the electrical feature of Terminal Block type that you create when you select this icon Electrical Library workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library User's Guide. in the A terminal block is an electrical connector receiving bundle segments, each bundle segment being connected to a termination. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_External_Reference Type: String Defines the terminal block reference to an external library. It is used in Electrical Harness Flattening for 2D detail graphic replacement in a drawing. Elec_Fmbd_Modify Type: Boolean

227 Page 227 Defines the terminal block attribute, which makes it possible to know if the component has been modified during the Electrical Harness Flattening Synchronization command. Is True if modified. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the terminal block reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the terminal block in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Type: String Defines the terminal block subtype. Elec_FullConnected Type: Boolean Is True if all the terminal block terminations are connected. Termination Description Describes the electrical feature of Termination type that you create when you click this icon Electrical Library workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library User's Guide. in the A termination is a sub-element ensuring the electrical signal conduction between any type of electrical component except the filler plug. It is indissociable from the electrical component and corresponds to a contact crimped into a cavity. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Extra_Length Type: Double Defines the length to be added to the wire routing length. Elec_Id_Number Type: String Defines a unique identifier for the termination used to map a functional component to the corresponding physical part. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the termination reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the termination in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Type: String

228 Page 228 Defines the termination subtype. Termination_GeoConstraint Description Describes the electrical feature of Termination type that you create when you click this icon Electrical Library workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library User's Guide. in the This type of termination only exists for terminal strip and the stud connectors. It has an associated geometry (a line), which allows the connection to be constrained between the bundle segment and the connector. The bundle segment can only be connected via this associated geometry (the line). Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Extra_Length Type: Double Defines the length to be added to the wire routing length. Elec_Id_Number Type: String Defines a unique identifier for the termination used to map a functional component and the corresponding physical part. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the termination reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the termination in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Type: String Defines the termination subtype. TerminalStrip Description

229 Page 229 Describes the electrical feature of Terminal Strip type that you create when you click this icon Electrical Library workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library User's Guide. in the A terminal strip is an electrical connector comprising a strip of terminations. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature Attributes Elec_External_Reference Type: String Defines the terminal strip reference to an external library. It is used in Electrical Harness Flattening for 2D detail graphic replacement in a drawing. Elec_Fmbd_Modify Type: Boolean Defines the terminal strip attribute, which makes it possible to know if the component has been modified during the Electrical Harness Flattening Synchronization command. Is True if modified. Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the terminal strip reference designator attribute, which is the unique identifier for the terminal strip in the project. Elec_Sub_Type Defines the terminal strip subtype. Type: String Elec_FullConnected Type: Boolean Is True if all the terminal strip terminations are connected. VideoSignal Description Describes the electrical feature of Video Signal type that you create when you click this icon Electrical System Functional Definition workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical System Functional Definition User's Guide. in the The video signal is a logical connection between two or more components. It will be realized by a wire in physical world. Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product -> Electrical - ElecSignal Attributes Elec_Nominal_Part_Num Type: String

230 Page 230 Defines the part number of the wire that realizes the video signal. Elec_Recom_Wire_Type Type: String Defines the attribute of the wire recommended to realize the signal. Elec_Routing_Priority Type: Double Defines the priority for the signal routing. Elec_Sep_Code Type: String Defines the separation code of the video signal used by the algorithm to find out the wire route. Elec_Signal_Section Defines the video signal section. Type: Double Elec_Sub_Type Defines the video signal subtype. Type: String Wire Description Describes the electrical feature of Wire type that you create when you click the Library workbench. For more information, refer to the Electrical Library User's Guide. icon in the Electrical Inheritance path: Standard - Feature -> ProductPackage - Product Attributes Elec_Bend_Radius Defines the bend radius. Type: Double Elec_Catalog Type: String Defines the catalog from which the wire is selected. Elec_Color Defines the color of the wire. Type: String Elec_Diameter Type: Double

231 Page 231 Defines the wire diameter. Elec_FromConnectionPoint Type: String Returns the reference designator value of the connection point to which the first extremity of the wire is connected. Elec_FromDevice Type: String Returns the reference designator value of the device to which the first extremity of the wire is connected. Elec_FullConnected Type: Boolean Is True if both wire extremities are connected. Elec_IsNetworkConnex Type: Boolean Is True if a route exists between whatever nodes only using the network connected branches. Elec_IsRouted Is True if the wire is routed. Type: Boolean Elec_Length Defines the wire length. Type: Double Elec_Line_Weight Defines the wire linear mass. Type: Double Elec_Ref_Des Type: String Defines the wire reference designator. Elec_Sep_Code Type: String Defines the separation code of the wire used by the algorithm to find out the wire route. Elec_Shielding_Signal Type: String Returns a product of type ElecSignal that realizes the wire. Elec_Signal Type: ElecSignal Returns a product of type ElecSignal that realizes the wire. Elec_Signal_Id Type: String Defines the identifier of the signal used during the wire routing.

232 Page 232 Elec_Sub_Type Defines the wire subtype. Type: String Elec_ToConnectionPoint Type: String Returns the reference designator value of the connection point to which the second extremity of the wire is connected. Elec_ToDevice Type: String Returns the reference designator value of the device to which the second extremity of the wire is connected. IsSingleInBundleSegment Type: Boolean Is True when the wire route follows at least one bundle segment containing only this wire.

233 Page 233 Electrical Application Interoperability In this section, you will find information about interoperability between CATIA Electrical Applications and other applications listed below: ENOVIA LCA Interoperability Using ENOVIA Catalog for Electrical Mapping Loading an ixf Document with VPM Navigator

234 ENOVIA LCA Interoperability using VPM Navigator Page 234 This task explains how to work with electrical data stored in ENOVIA, using VPM Navigator. We recommend that you read the VPM Navigator User's Guide to know more about this product. This documentation can be found on the ENOVIA LifeCycle Applications Documentation CDROM. 1. Log on to VPM Navigator. Once the connection has completed successfully, the icons in the ENOVIA toolbar are no longer grayed out. 2. Click the the Search ENOVIA data button in the ENOVIA toolbar. The Result window listing all the PRCs appears. A PRC (referred to in VPM Navigator as the Product Root Class or root) is the most basic entity in your Product Structure. 3. In this window, double-click the object you want to open. The VPM Navigator window displays, looking something like this: You are now ready to work with this ENOVIA data. 4. Click the Close button if you no longer need the Result window.

235 Page 235 Working with Electrical Data This task shows you how to open electrical objects for editing purposes. Electrical data can be saved in product document (in workpackage) or in component (in explode mode): Geometrical bundles can be saved with both these modes, when CATPart documents (bundle segments, devices, etc.) and electrical bundles can only be saved as workpackage. 1. In the Product tree, right-click the object you want to open and, in the contextual menu, select the Open... command. Note that the multi-selection is possible using the Ctrl-key. The following dialog box appears:

236 Page Click OK to open the documents in context. 3. Now switch to Electrical Library to connect the plug of the geometrical bundle to the female socket of the other. To do so:

237 Page 237 a. Click the Connect Electrical Devices button. b. Select the female socket. c. Select the plug. For more information about electrical device connections, refer to Electrical Library User's Guide - User Tasks - Connecting Electrical Devices. The bundle segment of the second geometrical bundle is updated. 4. Click Save in ENOVIA V5 to store your data in ENOVIA V5. Also refer to Working with ENOVIA LCA: Optimal CATIA PLM Usability.

238 Working with ENOVIA LCA: Optimal CATIA PLM Usability Page 238 This section explains in more details how electrical data designed in CATIA is stored in ENOVIA LCA, using VPM Navigator. And this being user-friendly. When working with ENOVIA LCA, a new mode ensures that you only create data in CATIA that can be correctly saved in ENOVIA LCA. ENOVIA LCA offers two different storage modes: Workpackage (Document kept - Publications Exposed) and Explode (Document not kept). Electrical products have been configured to work in the Workpackage mode and the Explode mode, according to the objects considered. We recommend that you read the VPM Navigator User's Guide to know more about this product. This documentation can be found on the ENOVIA LifeCycle Applications Documentation CDRom. Working with Geometrical Bundle as Workpackage A workpackage is a set of documents that are stored in ENOVIA LCA as a single entity. This means that a node in CATIA specification tree is chosen as an entity to be shown in ENOVIA LCA. The children are not visible as documents in ENOVIA LCA. The geometrical bundle is a candidate to be stored this way, as it represents a complete and coherent package for the electrical design. Within CATIA connected to ENOVIA LCA through VPM Navigator, if the user selects a new product as a geometrical bundle, the system automatically knows that this geometrical bundle has to be stored as a workpackage. Checks are performed when using the Electrical tools to ensure that all entities created or modified will be correctly stored, using the following rules:

239 Page 239 No links to geometry (that is to say external references) can be done from the part inside a workpackage to a part outside the workpackage. The context for the external links must be set to a product node inside the workpackage. Refer to Infrastructure User's Guide - Customizing Part Infrastructure. Mechanical constraints and electrical connections between parts inside the workpackage and outside the workpackage must rely on published objects. To make this possible, the following settings must be applied when working with CATIA connected to ENOVIA LCA, to store the geometrical bundles as workpackage in ENOVIA LCA: a. Select Tools -> Options -> Infrastructure -> Part Infrastructure -> General tab. In the External References frame, uncheck Use root context in assembly. b. Select Tools -> Options -> Equipment and Systems -> Electrical Harness Installation -> Harness Management tab. In the Contextual Links frame, for Keep link with selected object, choose In geometrical bundle in the list. Anyway, the system checks that the rules are not violated and if those options are not set properly, an error message is displayed:

240 Page 240 Moreover, during the electrical connection between devices and/or bundle segments that are not inside the same workpackage, publications are automatically created on the geometrical bundle stored as workpackage, to ensure that constraints and connections are correctly stored. Working with Geometrical Bundle in Explode Mode Using the Explode mode, all the nodes of the product structure are stored in ENOVIA LCA. This means that each component and its children are as many documents visible in ENOVIA LCA. Within CATIA connected to ENOVIA LCA through to VPM Navigator, if the user selects a new component as a geometrical bundle, the system automatically knows that this geometrical bundle has to be stored in explode mode. A single check is performed when using the Electrical tools to ensure that all the entities created or modified will be correctly stored: The context for the external links must be set to the root product node of the session. Refer to Infrastructure User's Guide - Customizing Part Infrastructure. To make this possible, the following settings must be applied when working with CATIA connected to ENOVIA LCA, to store the geometrical bundles in explode mode in ENOVIA LCA:

241 Page 241 a. Select Tools -> Options -> Infrastructure -> Part Infrastructure -> General tab. In the External References frame, check Use root context in assembly. Commands Not Supported in ENOVIA LCA For the time being, the following commands are not available if CATIA is connected to ENOVIA LCA Database: In Electrical Library - Electrical Assembly workbench Place Physical Device Add Link Remove Functional Link Define Mounting Equipment Define Equipment Define Shell Define Contact Define Filler Plug Define Back Shell Define Cavity Define Termination Define Connector Connection Point Define Bundle Connection Point Define Cavity Connection Point Define Back Shell Connection Point In Electrical Wire Routing

242 Page 242 New Wire Connection Move Connection Delete Connection Merge Connections Split Connection New Wire Select Signal

243 Using ENOVIA Catalog for Electrical Mapping Page 243 This methodology explains how to set up the Electrical Mapping option to use catalogs coming from ENOVIA. First of all, the document environment needs to be set up to allow the catalog stored in ENOVIA LCA to be browsed/accessed. Then the catalog of interest is selected in the Electrical Mapping tab. To do so: 1. Select the Tools -> Options command. The Options dialog box displays. 2. Choose the General category in the left-hand box and click the Document tab. This tab lets you define the document environment. 3. Select ENOVIA and click the Allowed button on the right. The Current button is activated. 4. Click the Current button if you want ENOVIA to be launched by default. The dialog box becomes: 5. Make sure you are connected to VPM Navigator. 6. Switch then to the Equipment & Systems category, to the Electrical Mapping tab:

244 Page 244 This tab lets you define the Catalog/Electrical objects mapping. 7. Click the Browse button. The Search ENOVIA data is displayed as follows: Together with:

245 Page Enter one or more criteria and validate. The Search Result window updates. 9. Select the desired catalog and click Open. The Electrical Mapping tab is updated.

246 Page Define the mapping as explained in the CATIA - Infrastructure User's Guide - Customizing - Customizing Settings - Equipment and Systems - Electrical Mapping. The catalogs stored in ENOVIA appears in the editor as ENOVIA5\Catalog name.catalog.

247 Page 247 Loading an ixf Document with VPM Navigator This methodology explains how to load ixf documents when using VPM Navigator. First of all, the document environment needs to be set up to allow the documents stored in ENOVIA LCA to be browsed/accessed. To do so: 1. Make sure you are connected to ENOVIA LCA through VPM Navigator. 2. Click the the Search ENOVIA data button in the ENOVIA toolbar. The Search ENOVIA data is displayed as follows: Together with:

248 Page Enter one or more criteria and validate. For example: documents with ixfelec file extension The Search Result window updates. 4. Select the desired document and open it, using the contextual menu (right-click -> Open item).

249 Page 249 The document is stored in the current session, and ready to use. 5. Switch to Electrical Assembly Design. 6. Click the Select External Systems button. The System Selection dialog box opens containing the previously selected ixf files: 7. Select the ixf file of interest and validate. The ixf document is loaded. For more information about external systems, refer to the CATIA - Electrical Library User's Guide - User Tasks - Electrical Integration Scenarios - Electrical Integration from External Data

250 Workbench Description Page 250 The Electrical Library Version 5 applications windows look like this: Click the hotspots to display the related documentation. Electrical Part Design Electrical Assembly Design

251 Page 251 Menu Bar Toolbars Electrical Workbench Specification Tree

252 Menu Bar Page 252 The Menu Bar and most of the items available in Electrical Library workbenches are the standard ones. The different commands and tools are described in Infrastructure Version 5. For more information, refer to the standard Menu Bar section.

253 Electrical Library Toolbars Page 253 This section describes the various icons available in the Electrical Library workbenches. The toolbars are located on the right in the default set-up except for the Catalog Browser, the Measure and the Update icons which are located in the horizontal bottom toolbar. Electrical Part Design Toolbars Electrical Assembly Design Toolbars See Creating Wire Reference See Inserting a New Part See Inserting Existing Components See Viewing Related Objects See Defining an Equipment See Defining a Shell See Defining a Connector See Defining a Filler Plug See Defining a Contact See Defining a Mounting Equipment

254 Page 254 See Defining a Cavity See Defining a Termination See Defining a Bundle Connection Point See Defining a Connector Connection Point See Defining a Cavity Connection Point See Connecting Devices See Disconnecting Devices See Adding Functional Link See Placing Physical Device See Removing Functional Link See Managing Links See Storing a Device See Creating a Support See Creating a Protection See Using a Catalog, Using Catalogs See Using Smart Placement from Catalog See Using Smart Move See Selecting External Systems, External Data Exchange for Electrical

255 Electrical Product Specification Tree Page 255 In this document, you will find the different icons generated in the electrical workbenches.

256 Page 256 Mounting Equipment Equipment Shell Single Insert Connector, External Splice, Internal Splice, Stud, Terminal Strip, Terminal Block, Filler Plug Contact Back Shell Electrical container Cavity Termination Connector Connection Point Bundle Connection Point Cavity Connection Point Back Shell Connection Point Geometrical Bundle Multi-Branchable Bundle Segment Branchable Bundle Segment Bundle Segment Electrical Bundle Wire (not resolved) Resolved Wire Wire Connection Container Wire Connection Internal Splice Functional System Functional Equipment Not linked to physical Linked to physical Partially linked to physical Functional Connector Not linked to physical Linked to physical Partially linked to physical Functional Connection Point Not linked to physical Linked to physical Partially linked to physical Signal, Power Signal Not routed (Not yet implemented) Partially routed Shielding Signal

257 Page 257 Group Signal Ground Signal Video Signal Other Routed Signal in System Space Reservation (SSR)

258 Customizing Page 258 Before you start your first working session, you can customize the way you work to suit your habits. This is done using Tools -> Options from the menu bar then the Equipments & Systems -> Electrical Assembly Design page. This type of customization is stored in permanent setting files. Settings will not be lost if you exit your session. General Electrical Library Access Electrical Mapping Electrical Process Interfacing Electrical Data Exchange Format

259 General Page Select the Tools -> Options menu. The Options dialog box is displayed. 2. Click Equipment & Systems in the left-hand box. 3. Click the Electrical Assembly Design workbench. It lets you define the Automatic compass option: Check the Snap to placed element to take advantage of the compass: when you place an element, the compass snaps to this element allowing you to modify the orientation and location. By default this option is checked. 4. Click OK when done.

260 Electrical Library Access Page 260 Electrical System Functional Definition takes advantage of Electrical Library for the mapping between functional equipments and connectors to V4 library parts. It consists of the definition of the corresponding physical components for functional equipments or connectors. This is done in EFD. The V4 libraries access is defined in the Tools -> Options menu. Moreover, a compatibility can be established between functional and physical components in order to reduce the list of physical components available for a functional component. The compatibility sets a relation between the External Reference attribute of the functional component and the Part Number attribute of the physical component. These relations are stored in a compatibility table, in csv format. 1. Select the Tools -> Options menu. The Options dialog box is displayed. 2. Click Equipment & Systems in the left-hand box. 3. Click the Electrical Assembly Design workbench. It lets you define: the library names and their locations in the upper frame the location of the compatibility table if it exists (for example: c:\temp) 4. Click OK when done. VA Library Access Configuration

261 Page 261 To add a library in the list, click the corresponding button. The dialog box opens: Enter the library name and path then click OK to validate. You can delete or modify the library access, using respectively the Remove or Edit button. Functional-Physical Compatibility Location To gain access to the compatibility table, enter its path in the Compatibility Storage Path field. Let's see its structure: In this sample, the functional equipment which External Reference is ExtRefEqt is compatible with three physical equipments which PartNumber are PN1, PN2, PN3. For more information about the interoperability with CATIA - Electrical System Functional Definition, refer to Mapping Functional Components to Physical Parts in this User's Guide. The Electrical Library Access can be set by the administrator. In this case it can also be locked. To get more information about the Administration Mode in CATIA, refer to CATIA - Infrastructure User's Guide

262 Electrical Mapping Page 262 In order to valuate the keywords automatically when the devices are stored in the catalog with their properties, you need to define a mapping between keywords of each family and the attributes of the component type. 1. Select the Tools -> Options command. The Options dialog box is displayed. 2. Click Equipments & Systems in the left-hand box. 3. Click the Electrical Mapping tab. The tab lets you: define the current catalog using the drop-down list or the Browse button customize the mapping between the catalog and the electrical objects define the keyword attributes. 4. Customize the mapping: associate an electrical type to the currently selected Family.

263 Use the combo list to select the corresponding type. Page Define for each keyword the corresponding reference attribute. The result looks like this: Use the combo list to select the corresponding attribute. 6. Click OK to validate the options. The mapping definition can be set by the administrator. In this case it can also be locked. To get more information about the Administration Mode in CATIA, refer to CATIA - Infrastructure User's Guide.

264 Electrical Process Interfacing Page 264 This document shows how to set up the options to take advantage of external data from partners through XML files or from CAA V5 APIs to get information from legacy databases. Note that the default value for External Data Interfacing is enabled: Enable External System Interfacing is checked. 1. Select the Tools -> Options... command. The Options dialog box is displayed. 2. Click Equipments & Systems category. 3. Click the Electrical Process Interfacing tab. The tab lets you define: the access to external data the electrical ixf repository path the electrical working catalog path the identifier for mapping management. 4. Make sure Enable external systems interfacing is checked.

265 However, you are required to identify the path: of the folder in which the XML files available are stored Page 265 of the working catalog containing the V5 parts which Part Number are referred to in the XML files. 5. Use to locate the ixf systems repository. 6. Use to indicate the catalog path. 7. Check the Instance Name option so that the Instance Name will be taken into account instead of the Reference Designator to insure the mapping between 3D objects and external system's objects. 8. Click OK to validate the options. It is also necessary to define the electrical objects mapping regarding the working catalog. To do so: use the Tools -> Options... menu. then in the Equipment & Systems category, select the Electrical mapping tab. Refer to the Customizing - Equipment & Systems - Electrical mapping documentation.

266 Electrical Data Exchange Format Page 266 To complete the end-to-end process, it is possible to get electrical specifications from external data. Those specifications consist of: a device list containing the device attributes and the assembly connectivity and a wire or equipotential list containing their attributes and the from-to connectivity. This information will be used by CATIA Electrical products to implement in the digital mock-up the electrical systems driven by any electrical authoring tool (schematics or database for example). You can either access this information through CAA APIs (refer to CAA documentation) or through an XML file. This method (using an XML file) is described in Electrical Integration from External Data. You will find hereafter the XML schema to create your own interface to CATIA Electrical Tools. The exchange data model is different from the data model of CATIA Electrical solutions. Actually, this data model consists of pertinent information that needs to transit between Electrical specification tools (schematics, etc.) and CATIA. It only aims at implementing those specifications in the mock-up. So only this pertinent information (objects, attributes and connectivity) is described in the following XML schema and not all the information stored in the CATIA electrical product documents. Preamble ixf is a format defined by Dassault Systèmes, which is used for the data exchange in XML within CATIA. Succinctly, ixf is based on the SOAP format and relies on the XML and the XML schema concept. It makes it possible to describe a grammar (a specific data model) expressing the object, class and behavior concepts as well as documents containing data conforming to the defined grammar. A detailed description of the ixf format can be found at the following address: Describing the ixf Electrical Schema Considering the ixf Schema in Greater Depth

267 Describing the ixf Electrical Schema Page 267 The electrical schema, defined for the data exchange between CATIA V5 electrical products and external applications (CAA partners applications, etc.), describes a subset of electrical objects together with their relations. This schema is based on the fact that an object is defined as a class, which one is associated to a behavior set. Thus, an electrical connector corresponds to the Connector class, to which the Connector and Product behaviors are associated. Electrical Objects The following classes with their associated behavior describe the electrical objects within the ixf Electrical Schema. Harness Harness Product Wire Wire Product Equipotential Equipotential Equipment Equipment Product Function ConnectorShell ConnectorShell Product Connector Connector Product Splice Splice Product Pin Pin Product Cavity Cavity All these classes derived from the Object abstract class. This one is not to be used as is but allows you to define the Name attribute for all the classes deriving from the Object class.

268 Page 268 The units for all the attributes are given in the standard MKS system. The following behaviors, associated to the electrical objects are defined in the ixf electrical schema (behavior named ClassBehavior): Harness Attribute: SubType Wire Attributes: InnerDiameter, OuterDiameter (mandatory), BendRadius, Length, Color, LinearMass, SeparationCode, SubType, SignalId Equipment Attribute: SubType ConnectorShell Attribute: SubType Connector Attributes: SubType, Color, MatingConnector Splice Attribute: SubType Pin Attribute: SubType Cavity Attribute: SubType Product Attribute: PartNumber Equipotential Attributes: EstimatedDiameter, SeparationCode, RoutingPriority, WirePartNumber, SubType Function Attributes: System_Type (mandatory if the Function behavior is defined), Description, Localization At last, all the objects expressed in a ixf document have an attribute identifying in a unique way each object within the project, except for the objects of Link type, which have a unique identifier within the document. To illustrate how to describe an electrical object with the ixf format, let's take the example of an electrical connector:

269 Page 269 This electrical connector of Connector class has: as identifier: V242 (attribute 'id') as name: Motor,Window_Driver (attribute 'Name') as reference: W (attribute 'PartNumber' via its Product behavior) as subtype: Single Insert Connector (attribute 'SubType' via its Connector behavior) as color: Yellow (attribute 'Color' via its Connector behavior) Relations between Electrical Objects Using a Link type behavior Nearly all the relations between electrical objects take the form of objects with a Link type behavior To know about the standard behavior definition, refer to The Link object classes of the electrical schema are the following: WireLink EquipotentialLink DeviceLink HarnessLink These object classes allow you to define: a. the connectivity of the wire and equipotential objects, that is to say their connections with the electrical components (instantiated standard parts). b. the aggregation relations between the electrical components (instantiated standard parts). For example a connector with pins or an equipment with connectors and pins. c. the harness composition (wires and electrical components) These links take the form of identifiers. For example: a wire, which identifier is W1, connected to two electrical connectors, which identifiers are C1 and C2:

270 Page 270 Using a Specific Attribute The relation between two connectors (mating connector, connector) is not managed by a Link type object as above but using a specific attribute named MatingConnector (behavior attribute of Connector type). This attribute is optional and is valuated with the identifier of the mating connector on both sides of the connection. Let see an example where two connectors are connected together. The connectivity between them is described as follows:

271 Considering the ixf Schema in Greater Depth Page 271 The ixf electrical schema is split in four parts (four files): the first one: ElectricalSchema.xsd refers to the other three and describes the Electrical Object Classes. the second one: IXF_CB_NS1.xsd describes strictly the Electrical Behaviors. the third one: IXF_CB_NS2.xsd describes the Link type Behaviors (ixf standard reference). and last but not least, the fourth one: IXF_CB_NS3.xsd describes the Functional Behaviors. Electrical Object Classes

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281 Methodology Page 281 This section explains how to create other kinds of features. The table below lists the information you will find: Protection of Given Length Methodology Using Back Shells as Guiding Supports

282 Protection of Given Length Methodology Page 282 This section explains how to create protections of given length as it is widely used in the industry. Creating a Protection of Given Length Instantiating a Protection of Given Length

283 Creating a Protection of Given Length Page 283 As the protection reference can be customized, it is quite easy to define its own bundle protection kind with a minimum effort. This scenario explains, as an example of the protection object flexibility, how to create a protection with a given fixed length. This methodology is widely used in the industry. 1. Start the Electrical Part Design workbench. 2. Click the Define Protection button. You are prompted to select a part. 3. Click the Part1 in the specification tree. The Protection Definition dialog box opens. Enter the following values for example, then validate: Width: 16mm Thickness: 2mm Bend radius: 7mm

284 Page 284 The geometry is created. 4. Switch to Wireframe and Surface Design workbench. 5. Create a point on the joint which will be used for the instantiation:

285 Page 285 To do so: a. Click the Point button. The dialog box opens to create Point.6. b. Enter the following values: Point type: On curve Distance on curve Length: 250mm Reference point: Point.3 The offset from Point.3 entered in the Length value (250mm) is the parameter which will drive the protection length. c. Click OK to validate. Point.6 is added to the geometry.

286 Page Create a new split on the joint between Point.3 and the newly created Point.6 to define a new centerline between Point.3 and Point.6. To do so: a. Click the Split button. The dialog box opens to create Split.2. b. Enter the following values: Element to cut: Join.1 Cutting elements: Point.3 and Point.6

287 Page 287 c. Click OK to validate. The geometry is updated.

288 Page Now replace Split.1 in the PartBody with Split.2, using the contextual menu, to define the rib between Point.3 and Point.6.

289 Page 289 The Replace dialog box opens. a. Select Split.2 (in with field). b. Click OK to validate. 8. Save your protection for a further instantiation.

290 Page 290 With such a methodology you can also create grommets, green lines or boots. Green line Grommet Boot

291 Instantiating a Protection of Given Length Page 291 This scenario explains how to instantiate a protection of given length (250mm here) as it is widely used in the industry. 1. Start the Electrical Harness Assembly workbench. 2. Click the Protection button. The Instantiate Protection dialog box opens: 3. Select the catalog then the protection you want to instantiate. To do so:

292 Page 292 Click this button and navigate to the catalog, for example:.../online/cfysa_c2/samples/electricalsession/catalog/catalog1.catalog. Double-click the protection: Part2 The catalog browser closes and the selected protection displays in the upper right corner of the primary window. 4. Select one or more bundle segments to be covered with the protection: The dialog box updates and the protection start and end points display in the geometry.

293 Page Click OK to validate. Note that using this methodology, the covered length indicated in the Protection Information is not correct: it indicates the distance between the Start extremity and the End extremity of the selected bundle segment when the protection is applied between the Start extremity and for a length of 250mm (Point.4).

294 Page 294 Using Back Shells as Guiding Supports This methodology explains how to use a back shell as a guiding support: A back shell is usually connected to the connector through the back shell connection point and to the bundle segment through the bundle connection point. Adding the support function to this back shell allows a bundle segment to go through this device to the connector, from the back shell connection point to the support position point, getting an accurate geometry. This object will be used as a back shell to be placed in the 3D, but as it has support position points, it will be recognized as a support for bundle segment routing. To do so, the part will be defined as a back shell. This back shell gets both a back shell connection point (for automatic placement to the connector) and support points and plane to be used as support. No bundle connection point on the back shell will be used for routing. Creating the Back Shell Open the backshell1 document. 1. Using the Electrical Part Design workbench, click the Define Back Shell button to add the back shell behavior to this part. 2. Then click the Define Back Shell Connection Point button to add the connection point to the device. It will be used to get the correct positioning of the back shell during connection to the connector. To do so: a. select the outer face as Representation and Contact constraint b. select the hole axis as Coincidence constraint.

295 Page Click the Define Support button to add the position point and planes. Those geometries will be used as support entry and exit points. To do so: a. select the point: Point.1 b. select the planes: Plane.2 and Plane.1. The device is ready to use. Using the Device Open the geometrical bundle1 document.