Electrical System Functional Definition

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1 Electrical System Functional Definition Overview Conventions What's New? Getting Started Creating a New System Creating Equipment Creating Connectors Creating a Signal Connecting Saving Your System User Tasks Installing Electrical System Functional Definition Starting Electrical System Functional Definition Creating, Opening & Saving Documents Creating New Documents Opening Existing Documents Closing Documents Saving Documents Saving All Documents Creating Components Equipment Connectors Contact Points Signals Copy & Paste Offsheet Connectors Working with Catalogs Store in Catalog Import from Catalog Navigating, Editing, Moving, Deleting Generating a Graphical Preview Finding Components Jumping to Connected Objects Editing Attributes in the Properties View Editing Attributes in the BOM View Editing Component Properties Browsing Signal End Point Attributes Moving Components Using Cut & Paste Deleting Components

2 Electrical Connections Assigning Signals Assigning Equipment, Connectors & Contact Points Connection Flags Fine-tuning Connections Making Off Sheet Connections Analyzing System Connections Using Data from Other Applications Printing System Information Importing & Exporting Systems About Neutral Files Importing Systems & Connections Exporting Systems Interoperability with Electrical Library Mapping Functional to Physical Generating Functional from Physical Interoperability with ENOVIA V5 Creating New Systems Opening Existing Systems Saving Systems in ENOVIA V5 Electrical Integration from Functional Data Workbench Description Webtree Toolbar Document Toolbar Workshop Commands & Functional Components Tree View Customizing Customizing Electrical System Functional Definition Setting General Preferences Setting Units Glossary Index

3 Overview Electrical System Functional Definition (EFD) is a product dedicated to the functional definition of electrical systems and addresses the first stage in the electrical systems engineering process. It completely supports the integration of electrical systems in the digital mock-up. Electrical System Functional Definition is a Java application integrated into the ENOVIA 3d com Navigator that resides on a network comprising the CATIA V5 server and can be customized to corporate requirements. The functional definition is done independently of any 3D representation and offers a structured view of the components making up the electrical system, for example an airplane radar system. You can create systems and components as well as make both internal and external system connections. Other applications can be used to generate data and a neutral file format lets you import and export entire systems from and to other applications. The functional definition of your electrical system is an iterative process and lets you fine-tune your definition over time. Existing or legacy data are also supported. Electrical System Functional Definition is a dedicated workbench and is available on both UNIX and Windows environments. This guide is organized as follows: Getting Started: provides a scenario allowing you to get acquainted with the product User Tasks: The first tasks provide a step-by-step guide for using Electrical System Functional Definition. Useful tips are given for getting the most out of the product. The ending tasks provide more advanced tasks on printing, importing & exporting, mapping EFD components to V4 and V5 catalog parts, generating EFD components from V4 and V5 catalog parts as well as VPM1 interoperability. Workbench Description: describes the Electrical System Functional Definition-dedicated menu bar and workbench toolbar. Customizing: contains information allowing you to customize your personal environment. Glossary: provides definitions of terms that are specific to Electrical System Functional Definition. Index: provides a list of terms that are specific to Electrical System Functional Definition. Using This Guide

4 The user should be familiar with basic ENOVIA 3d com Navigator Version 5 concepts such as the Webtree and standard toolbars. To get the most out of Electrical System Functional Definition, use the following user guide wizard. It will help you better locate information relevant to you as well as to the way you work. User Guide Wizard Go to: I am a first time user I have used Electrical System Functional Definition before I never read manuals The getting started tutorial. Once you have finished, you should move on to the user task section of this guide. This steps you through basic procedures. Your Electrical System Functional Definition session and start defining your electrical system. If you need some help in understanding tools and commands, use the on-line help. You can also take a look at the basic user task section of this guide to locate information with which you are not already familiar. The on-line help. This guide can be accessed using a standard Web browser. Where to Find More Information You may also like to read the following complementary product guides, for which the appropriate license is required: Electrical Wire Routing User's Guide Electrical Library User's Guide Electrical Harness Installation User's Guide CATIA - Infrastructure User's Guide for information on installing EFD Click to find out more about Conventions used in this guide.

5 Conventions Certain conventions are used in CATIA, ENOVIA & DELMIA documentation to help you recognize and understand important concepts and specifications. The following text conventions may be used: The titles of CATIA documents appear in this manner throughout the text. File -> New identifies the commands to be used. The use of the mouse differs according to the type of action you need to perform. Use this mouse button, whenever you read 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) Graphic conventions are denoted as follows: indicates the estimated time to accomplish a task. indicates a target of a task. indicates the prerequisites. indicates the scenario of a task. indicates tips indicates a warning. indicates information. indicates basic concepts.

6 indicates methodological information. indicates reference information. indicates information regarding settings, customization, etc. indicates the end of a task. indicates functionalities that are new or enhanced with this Release. Enhancements can also be identified by a blue-colored background in the left-hand margin or on the text itself. indicates functionalities that are P1-specific. indicates functionalities that are P2-specific. indicates functionalities that are P3-specific. allows you to switch back the full-window viewing mode. These icons in the table of contents correspond to the entries or mode. "Site Map". "Split View" mode. "What's New". "Preface". "Getting Started". "Basic Tasks". "User Tasks" or the "Advanced Tasks". "Workbench Description". "Customizing". "Reference". "Methodology".

7 "Glossary". "Index".

8 What's New? This table identifies what new or improved capabilities have been documented in Version 5 Release 13 of the Electrical System Functional Definition User's Guide. No enhancements in this release.

9 Getting Started This tutorial steps you through the functional definition of a simple electrical system comprising two items of equipment: a control unit and an antenna connected by a transmit/receive signal. You will need a Electrical System Functional Definition session and should be familiar with basic concepts such as the Webtree. Note: Electrical System Functional Definition is integrated into ENOVIA 3d com Navigator. You should be able to complete this tutorial in about 15 minutes. Creating a New System Creating Equipment Creating Connectors Creating a Signal Connecting Saving Your System

10 Creating a New System This task shows you how to create a new system. Note: Electrical System Functional Definition is integrated into ENOVIA 3d com Navigator. When you start Electrical System Functional Design, an EFD document is displayed: 1. Click the New Document button to create a new electrical system. The New Document dialog box appears. 2. Enter the name of the system you want to create in the dialog box, then validate by clicking OK. The new system is created in the server data model and is represented in the tree view. The BOM view of the new system is shown to the right in the document window.

11 3. Enter values for system attributes in the BOM view to identify your system. 4. Click OK to validate entries made.

12 Creating a Control Unit and an Antenna This task shows you how to create two items of equipment: a control unit and an antenna. 1. If not already current, select the system you just created in the tree view. 2. Click the Sub Components button. The BOM view appears to the right of the tree view. 3. Select the Functional Equipment type in the list.

13 4. Select the cell in the Name column and enter Control unit1. 5. Select the cell in the SubType column and enter Control unit. 6. Select the cell in the NominalPartNumber column and enter EQT CU In the second row, click the cell in the Name column and enter Antenna1. 8. Enter attributes Antenna for SubType and EQT A456 for NominalPartNumber. 9. Click OK to validate entries made. The control unit and antenna are created and are added to the tree view in a folder named Equipment.

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15 Creating Equipment Connectors This task shows you how to create the connectors associated with the equipment you have just defined. The logical connection between the two items of equipment will be made at connector level. 1. Select Antenna1 in the tree view. 2. Click the Sub Components button in the Functional Components toolbar. The BOM view is displayed to the right of the tree view. 3. Select the Functional Connector type in the list. 4. Click the cell in the Name column and enter P7. 5. Enter an Id Number for the connector, for example Click OK to validate the entry. Connector P7 is created and identified in the tree view. 7. Select Control unit1 in the tree view. 8. Click the Connectors icon in the Functional Components toolbar. 9. Click the cell in the Name column and enter P Enter an Id Number for the connector, for example Click OK to validate the entry. Connector P6 is created and identified in the tree view.

16 Creating the Transmit/Receive Signal This task shows you how to create the transmit/receive signal under System1. 1. Select System1 in the tree view. 2. Click the Sub Components button. The BOM view is displayed to the right of the tree view. 3. Select Video from the drop-down list to identify the signal type. 4. Click the cell in the Name column and enter Transmit/receive. 5. Click OK to validate the entry. The signal is created and added to the tree view. Signals are grouped in a signal folder.

17 Connecting the Control Unit to the Antenna This task shows you how to assign the transmit/receive signal to control unit and antenna connectors. 1. Select the Transmit/receive signal you just created in the tree view. 2. Click the Assign View button. The Assign view is displayed to the right of the tree view. 3. Click the small + sign to the left of items in the Assign view to expand them and show their contents. 4. Select connector P7 and control-click connector P6 in the top part of the Assign view. 5. Click Add to connect the control unit and antenna via the Transmit/receive signal. The connection is made and displayed in the bottom part of the Assign view. 6. Click OK in the Assign view to validate the connection. The connection is made and two end points are created under the signal.

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19 Saving Your System This task shows you how to save the system you have just defined. 1. Select System1 in the tree view: Note: A yellow star appears in the tree view beside systems that have been modified and require saving. 2. Click the Save Document As... button. The Enter the CATProduct filename... dialog box appears. 3. Specify the location where you want to save your system. 4. Enter the name of the system. 5. Click Save. System1 has been saved. 6. Click OK in the Information dialog box.

20 User Tasks The User Tasks section explains and illustrates how to create various kinds of features. The table below lists the information you will find. Installing Electrical System Functional Definition Starting Electrical System Functional Definition Creating, Opening & Saving Documents Creating Components Working with Catalogs Navigating, Editing, Moving, Deleting Electrical Connections Using Data from Other Applications Printing System Information Importing & Exporting Systems Interoperability with Electrical Library Interoperability with ENOVIA V5 Electrical Integration from Functional Data

21 Installing Electrical System Functional Definition Electrical System Functional Definition (EFD) is a Java application integrated into the ENOVIA 3d com Navigator that resides on a network comprising the CATIA V5 server with a CORBA object distributed architecture. An Orbix server implements communication protocols for this architecture. It awaits incoming requests for server activations and connects clients to server processes. This task explains how to install Electrical System Functional Definition. You will: Install CATIA V5 (includes install of EFD and Orbix) Note: All products are installed on the same machine. Install EFD software (Java application and virtual machine) on a separate machine. Hard- and software requirements are specified in the CATIA - Infrastructure User's Guide. In addition, the Java virtual machine and standard Java libraries (J.D.K.) must meet the following requirement: J.D.K or higher. On Windows, the Java virtual machine provided with JDK from IBM is recommended. On UNIX, the Java virtual machine provided with JDK or from Sun Microsystems is recommended.

22 Before Installing CATIA V5 with EFD configuration, please make sure that no Orbix process is running, by launching the following command: ps -ef grep orbixd 1. Install CATIA V5 on a UNIX workstation or on Windows. For information on how to do so, see the Getting Started section in the CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide. If on UNIX, do not forget to activate the option: restarting the Orbix daemon after a reboot. Default installation location On UNIX, the CATIA V5 software is installed (if you used the default location) in the directory /usr/dassaultsystemes/b13/os_a where OS_a is: aix_a hpux_a irix_a solaris_a. On Windows, the CATIA V5 software is installed (if you used the default location) in the folder C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\ B13\intel_a. Electrical System Functional Definition software is installed in the install directory or folder under /docs at the same time as the CATIA V5 software. You can however, install the Java application and virtual machine on a different machine. 2. Run CATIA Version 5 and activate the EF2 product license. On UNIX, this must be done by the superuser (root) and all EFD users. On Windows, it must be done by the administrator and all EFD users. 3. On UNIX, enable connections to the server by running the command xhost+. Note: If your are using a virtual frame buffer solution, you may need to edit the file runserverelecenv (It is located in the command folder; example: /usr/dassaultsystemes/b13/os_a/code/command) and replace the line: export DISPLAY=$SERVER_HOST:0.0 with export DISPLAY=$SERVER_HOST:1

23 4. To install Electrical System Functional Definition software on a different machine, copy all the files from installation_location/docs into a Windows folder or UNIX directory. About Java Environment Restarting the Orbix Daemon On UNIX: you may have to restart the Orbix daemon after a server shutdown. Login as root Run the catstart command with options as follows:./catstart -run runorbix This command is located in the command directory, for example /home/data/catiav5/os_a/code/command. On Windows: Login as a user with the following Windows rights: act as part of the OS, create a token object, increase quotas, replace a process level token and take ownership of files and other objects. For more information, see the User Manager application in Windows Administrative Tools. Note: To see these rights in the User Manager, select Show advanced user rights option in the Policies, User Rights... menu. Run the following commands in a command prompt window: set IT_CONFIG_PATH=c:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\ B13\intel_a\startup\orbix\ c:\program Files\Dassault Systemes\ B13\intel_a\code\bin\orbixd -u This daemon has to be restarted every time the server is restarted. Launching Electrical System Functional Definition The EFD startup shell named: run_efd.sh (UNIX) is located in directory installation_location/docs run_efd.bat (Windows) is located in folder installation_location\docs. This startup shell invokes the Java virtual machine. The path of this machine and appropriate libraries (J.D.K.) is defined by environment variable $JAVA_HOME, for example: export JAVA_HOME = /usr/jdk116 (UNIX)

24 set JAVA_HOME = c:\jdk130 (Windows)

25 Starting Electrical System Functional Definition This task explains how to start the default Electrical System Functional Definition (EFD) Version 5 environment on Windows and on UNIX. Note: EFD is integrated into the ENOVIA 3d com Navigator. 1. Change to the directory or folder default_installation_location/docs containing the EFD startup shell. 2. Enter the command: On Windows, runefd.bat with arguments: location of EFD runtime libraries (for example, c:\program Files\Dassault Systemes\B07) location of JDK (for example, c:\jdk1.1.6). If the JDK has been installed in a path whose name contains some spaces (example: c:\progam files\jdk), then you need to specify the path in quotation marks (example: "c:\program files\jdk").. On UNIX, runefd.sh with arguments: name_of_orbix_server location of EFD runtime libraries (for example, default_installation_location/docs/java). The default port used to connect to the server is If another port has been specified during the installation, it should be used in the logon panel. For example, if the server's name is alexo and the Orbix port is 1571, then the host name for EFD is alexo:1571. The Portal Logon dialog box is displayed. 3. Enter the UNIX or Windows username and password, then click Logon. An Electrical System Functional Definition document is displayed. The tree view is shown to the left.

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27 Creating, Opening & Saving Documents You can create new documents or open existing documents. Documents are saved as CATProduct files. A system is an electric unit which accomplishes a specific function, for example an airplane radar system. You can define system: Equipment Connectors Signals A star appears in the tree view beside systems that have been modified and require saving. This includes new systems. Create new documents: Click the New Document icon and enter a name in the dialog box, then click OK. Open existing documents: Click the Open Document icon and double-click the desired one in the dialog box. Close documents: Select a document in the tree view then click the Close Document icon. Save documents: Select a document in the tree view then click the Save Document As... icon. Save all documents: Click the Save All Documents icon.

28 Creating New Documents This task explains how to create a new document. 1. Click the New Document button. The New Document dialog box appears. 2. Enter the name of the system you want to create in the dialog box, then validate by pressing Enter or clicking OK. Document Type There are two document types: System (default type): Keep the default document type when functionally defining electrical systems. Assembly Product: You can also create Assembly Product document types. These documents are mainly for off sheet connections between different systems. You can also use them to import predefined subsystems directly. Subsystems can then be edited or completed. To do so: Create an Assembly Product type document Right-click the document in the tree view and select Import Existing Component from the contextual menu. The Select a CATProduct file... dialog box appears. Ctrl-click or shift-click the systems you want to import. The new system is created in the server data model and is represented in the tree view. The BOM view of the new system is shown to the right in the document window. (If necessary, click the Properties button Workbench toolbar). in the

29 The current object is identified in the BOM view. 3. Enter attributes identifying your system in the BOM view. 4. Click OK to validate entries made. You can now define system equipment, connectors and signals as desired. You can create more than one system in any one Electrical System Functional Definition document. When you save the document, each system will be saved in a separate CATProduct file.

30 Opening Existing Documents This task explains how to open existing documents saved as CATProduct type files. 1. Click the Open Document button. The Select a CATProduct file... dialog box appears. 2. Specify the location of the document to be opened. In the dialog box: The file path drop-down lists previously-browsed folders Double-click folders to expand them Click the Up one level icon to move up in the file tree structure. 3. Double-click the document of interest

31 Or, Click the document of interest, then click Load. Or, Enter the name of the CATProduct directly in the field at the bottom of the dialog box, then click Load. Note: Multiple selection using ctrl-clicking or shift-clicking is available. The document is displayed. Note: You can open more than one document in any one EFD document. Up to V5R5 version, if the system opened contains links to systems in other documents, a Links to systems folder appears in the webtree. Opening systems in this folder resolves the links in your EFD session.

32 Closing Documents This task explains how to close a document. 1. Select the document you want to close in the tree view. 2. Select the Close Document button. If changes have been made since the last save, a message to this effect is displayed. 3. Specify whether or not you want to save the document.

33 Saving Documents This task explains how to save a document in a CATProduct type file. 1. Select the document you want to save in the tree view. 2. Click the Save Document As... button. The Enter the CATProduct Filename... dialog box appears. 3. Specify the location of the document to be saved. 4. Enter the name of the document. 5. Click Save. Note: If the CATProduct file already exists, a Warning panel asking you if you want to replace the existing CATProduct file appears. A message indicating that the current document has been saved is displayed.

34 Saving All Documents This task explains how to save all the documents you have opened. 1. Click the Save All Documents button. The Enter the CATProduct Filename... dialog box appears ready for you to save the first document never saved before. If opened documents have already been saved, then the dialog box does not appear and documents are saved under the name given the first time they were saved. 2. Specify the location of the document to be saved. 3. Enter the name of the document. 4. Click Save. The Enter the CATProduct Filename... dialog box appears again. 5. Repeat the above until all documents have been saved. A message indicating that all documents have been saved is displayed.

35 Creating Functional Electrical Components Having created a system, you are now ready to define the components making up this system. Create equipment: Select a system, choose the Equipment type then enter the name(s) and attributes of equipment to create in the BOM view and click OK. Create connectors: Select an item of equipment or a system, choose the Connector type then enter the name(s) and attributes of connector(s) to create in the BOM view and click OK. Create contact points: Select an item of equipment or a connector, choose the Contact Point type then enter the name(s) and attributes of contact point(s) to create in the BOM view and click OK. Create signals: Select a system, choose the Signal type, then enter the name(s) and attributes of signal(s) to create in the BOM view and click OK. Copy & paste components: Select the item to copy, click the Copy icon then select the target parent component and click the Paste icon. Create off sheet connectors: Select a signal, click the Off Sheet Connector icon, then enter the name(s) and attributes of off sheet connector(s) in the BOM view and click OK. The tasks in this section step you through the creation of some of the functional electrical components shown on the schematics diagram below:

36 Validating information means that the data is sent to the server. If knowledgeware is used, the server checks data received and if necessary, corrects it then sends the updated view back to the client. In BOM views, information is validated when you click OK, when you change the current object in the tree view or when you change the active view. A star appears in the tree view beside systems that have been modified and require saving.

37 Creating Equipment A piece of equipment is a functional electrical device with one or more associated connectors, for example a lamp or a battery. Equipment is created directly under the system. This task explains how to create equipment. In this example, you will create headphone1, microphone1, control unit1, control panel1 and power panel1. You have created a new document or opened an existing document. 1. If not already current, select the system for which you want to define equipment in the tree view. Note: Available commands are highlighted in the Functional Components toolbar. 2. Click the Sub Components button. The BOM view appears to the right of the tree view. 3. Select the Functional Equipment type in the list. 4. Click the cell in the Name column and give the equipment a meaningful name, for example headphone1. 5. (Optional) Click cells in attribute columns and complete with appropriate values. 6. Continue to identify the equipment you want to associate with the system by filling in one row per piece of equipment.

38 Note: Right-click in the BOM view and select Insert Rows to automatically create entries below existing entries, then define the number of rows in the dialog box that appears. The name attribute is automatically valuated and incremented. Use the Special Paste command in the contextual menu to use data from other applications, for example Excel files, in Electrical System Functional Definition. You can copy entire rows in BOM views into other applications or into the BOM view to create new entries. Rightclick a cell in the row you want to copy and select Select Row from the contextual menu. The entire row is highlighted. Right-click again and select Copy. To modify an item, simply double-click it and position cursor as desired. You can sort items in BOM view columns in ascending alphabetical order (first click), descending alphabetical order (second click) and initial order (third click). 7. Click OK to validate entries made. The reference designator attribute is automatically valuated if no value was entered. New equipment is created and is added to the tree view. Equipment is grouped in an Equipment folder. You can view the properties of and components connected to the current component via the Properties command in the tree view contextual menu.

39 Creating Connectors A connector is a functional electrical component with one or more associated contact points, for example, a power or signal transmission connector. Connectors can be created directly under the system and under equipment. This task explains how to associate connectors to equipment. In this example, you will create the three connectors for the control unit. Open the CreateConnectors.CATProduct document from the samples folder. 1. In the tree view, select the item of equipment to which you want to associate connectors, Or, Select the system if you want to create connectors directly under it. 2. Click the Sub Components button. The BOM view is displayed to the right of the tree view. 3. Select the Functional Connector type in the list. 4. Click the cell in the Name column and give the connector a meaningful name. 5. Click the cell in the Id Number column and enter a number. Note: This attribute is compulsory. Id Numbers of connectors under any one item of equipment or system must be unique. These numbers are used to map functional components and corresponding physical parts. 6. (Optional) Click other cells in attribute columns and complete with appropriate values. 7. Continue to identify the connectors you want to associate with the equipment by filling in one row per connector.

40 Note: Right-click in the BOM view and select Insert Rows to automatically create entries below existing entries, then define the number of rows in the dialog box that appears. The name attribute is automatically valuated and incremented. Use the Special Paste command in the contextual menu to use data from other applications, for example Excel files, in Electrical System Functional Definition. You can copy entire rows in BOM views into other applications or into the BOM view to create new entries. Right-click a cell in the row you want to copy and select Select Row from the contextual menu. The entire row is highlighted. Right-click again and select Copy. To modify an item, simply double-click it and position cursor as desired. You can sort items in BOM view columns in ascending alphabetical order (first click), descending alphabetical order (second click) and initial order (third click). 8. Click OK to validate entries made. Id number and reference designator attributes are automatically valuated if no values were entered. New connectors are created and are added to the tree view. If created directly under the system, connectors are grouped in a Connectors folder. You can view the properties of and components connected to the current component via the Properties command in the tree view contextual menu.

41 Creating Contact Points A contact point defines the point of contact or attachment for an electrical signal. Contact points are associated with equipment or connectors. This task explains how to create contact points. In this example, you will create contact points for control unit connector P8. Open the CreateContactPoints.CATProduct document from the samples folder. 1. Click the piece of equipment or connector to which you want to add contact points in the tree view. 2. Click the Sub Components button. The BOM view is displayed to the right of the tree view. 3. Select the Contact Points type in the list. 4. Click the cell in the Name column and give the contact point a meaningful name. 5. Click the cell in the Id Number column and enter a number. Note: This attribute is compulsory. Id Numbers of contact points under any one piece of equipment or connector must be unique. These numbers are used to map functional components and corresponding physical parts. 6. (Optional) Click cells in attribute columns and complete with appropriate values. 7. Continue to identify the contact points you want to associate with the connector by filling in one row per contact point. Note: Right-click in the BOM view and select Insert Rows to automatically create entries below existing entries, then define the number of rows in the dialog box that appears. The name attribute is automatically valuated and incremented. Use the Special Paste command in the contextual menu to use data from other applications, for example Excel files, in Electrical System Functional Definition. You can copy entire rows in BOM views into other applications or into the BOM view to create new entries. Right-click a cell in the row you want to copy and select Select Row from the contextual menu. The entire row is highlighted. Rightclick again and select Copy. To modify an item, simply double-click it and position cursor as desired. You can sort items in BOM view columns in ascending alphabetical order (first click), descending alphabetical order (second click) and initial order (third click).

42 8. Click OK to validate entries made. Id number and reference designator attributes are automatically valuated if no values were entered. New contact points are created and are added to the tree view. You can view the properties of and components connected to the current component via the Properties command in the tree view contextual menu.

43 Creating Signals A signal is a logical connection between two or more components. May be of the following types: ground, shielding, video, power, command. You can group signals you want to route together. To do so, you must first create the group (Grouped signal type). Signals can be created directly under the system or under a group of signals. This task explains how to create signals under the system or under a group of signals. In this example, you will create the control unit ground and the 28 V power signals under the system. Open the CreateSignals.CATProduct document from the samples folder. 1. Click the system to which you want to add signals in the tree view. 2. Click the Sub Components button. The BOM view is displayed to the right of the tree view. 3. Select the Signals type in the list. 4. Select the type of signal, or Grouped electrical signal if you want to create a group of signals,

44 from the Signal scroll list. 5. Click the cell in the Name column and give the signal a meaningful name. 6. (Optional) Click cells in attribute columns and complete with appropriate values. 7. Continue to identify the signals you want to associate with the system by filling in one row per signal. Note: You can also select other types and add signals of selected types to the system. Use the Special Paste command in the contextual menu to use data from other applications, for example Excel files, in Electrical System Functional Definition. You can copy entire rows in BOM views into other applications or into the BOM view to create new entries. Right-click a cell in the row you want to copy and select Select Row from the contextual menu. The entire row is highlighted. Right-click again and select Copy. To modify an item, simply double-click it and position cursor as desired. You can sort items in BOM view columns in ascending alphabetical order (first click), descending alphabetical order (second click) and initial order (third click). 8. Click OK to validate entries made. New signals are created and are added to the tree view in a dedicated Signal folder. You can view the properties of and components connected to the current component via the Properties command in the tree view contextual menu.

45 Creating Components using Copy & Paste You can create individual components, sub-systems and entire systems in the tree view using copy and paste commands. The copy command copies the selected items to the clipboard. The paste command pastes the contents of the clipboard to the tree view. This task explains how to create electrical components using copy and paste commands. Open the CopyPaste.CATProduct document from the samples folder. 1. Select the electrical component you want to copy in the tree view. 2. To copy, you can either: click the Copy button, or select Copy from the contextual menu. The selected component along with any children is copied to the clipboard. Note: Connections are not copied. They must, if necessary, be made when the component is pasted to its new location. 3. Select the parent component to select the destination for the component you want to copy. 4. To paste, you can either: click the Paste button, or select Paste from the contextual menu. The selected component along with any children is pasted to the new location in the tree view.

46 If there is a naming conflict, the name of the copied component is changed. A message informs you if the selected component is incompatible and cannot be created under the current object. There is no need to validate copy and paste operations, since validation is automatic when you work directly in the tree view. You can view the properties of components connected to the current component via the Properties command in the tree view contextual menu.

47 Creating Off Sheet Connectors Off sheet connectors enable you to place markers in your functional definition that are used to establish connections between different systems. They are created under signals. This task explains how to create off sheet connectors. Open the CreateOffsheetConnectors.CATProduct document from the samples folder. 1. Click the signal to which you want to add an off sheet connector in the tree view. 2. Click the Sub Components button. The BOM view is displayed to the right of the tree view. 3. Select the Off Sheet Connector button in the list: 4. Click the cell in the Name column and give the off sheet connector a meaningful name. 5. (Optional) Click cells in attribute columns and complete with appropriate values. If needed, you can create off sheet connectors of different types for the same signal. 6. Click OK to validate the entry made. The off sheet connector is created and is identified in the tree view under the signal. To be able to establish off sheet connections: Signals must be of the same type Off sheet connector names must be identical. Note: Additional rules can be programmed.

48 Working with Catalogs This section describes the operations you can perform with catalogs. Store system/functional part to catalog: Select a system and click the Store Document icon. Instantiate system/functional part from catalog: In an Assembly Product document, click the Import Document from Catalog icon and select the system of interest..

49 Storing System/Functional Part to Catalog This task explains how to store a system or a functional part into a catalog. Open the System1.CATProduct document from the samples folder. 1. Select the system you want to store into a catalog. Note: The document must saved prior to being stored into a catalog. The Store Document command becomes available. 2. Click the Store Document button in the Workshop Commands toolbar. The Store Document window is displayed. 3. Select the catalog of interest using the... button. The Store Document window is updated. Note: if the catalog contains several families, they will automatically be at disposal in the Family drop-down list.

50 4. Select the family in which you want to store the current system. ControlSystems for example. 5. (Optional) Check the Use catalog/electrical objects predefined mapping if a mapping has been defined in the catalog. Notes: For more information about this option, refer to the Customizing section in the Electrical Library User's Guide. If you check this option, the families for which no mapping has been defined, are not displayed in the drop-down list: OtherComponents is no longer available. 6. Click OK to validate entries made.

51 Instantiating System/Functional Part from Catalog This task explains how to import a system or a functional part from a catalog into an assembly product document. Create a New Assembly Product document. 1. Click the Import Document from Catalog button in the Workshop Commands toolbar. The Import Document from Catalog window is displayed. 2. Select the catalog of interest using the... button. The Import Document from Catalog window is updated.

52 Note: if the catalog contains several families, they will automatically be at disposal in the Family drop-down list. 3. Select the family in which your system is stored: ControlSystems in this example.

53 4. Click Search for Part. The resulting parts are displayed in the list. 5. Select the part of interest in the list. 6. Click OK to validate entries made. The System.1 is imported.

54 Navigating, Editing, Moving & Deleting Electrical Components This section describes a number of other operations you can perform in the EFD workbench. Generate a graphical preview: Click the 2D Preview icon. Find components: Click the Find icon, enter a string in the Find dialog box and click Find Next. Jump to connected objects: Right-click a component and select Go to..., select a connected object then click Go to the selected object. Edit attributes in the properties view: Select a component and click the Properties icon, then make desired changes in the properties view and click OK. Edit attributes in the BOM view: Select the parent component and click the appropriate component icon, then make desired changes in the BOM view and click OK. Edit component properties: Right-click a component and select Properties. Browse signal end point attributes: Select a signal and click the Signal End Point icon. Move components using cut & paste: Select a component, click the Cut icon, then select the target parent component and click the Paste icon. Delete components: Select a component and click the Delete icon.

55 Generating a Graphical Preview This task explains how to preview opened systems. Open the GraphicalPreview.CATProduct document from the samples folder. Click the 2D Preview button then Redraw to generate a graphical preview of system(s) opened. A 2D preview is displayed to the right in the document window. To automatically refresh the preview, check the Automatic redraw option in the General tab of the Options dialog box. This tab also lets you align equipment horizontally or vertically in the preview. A slider at the bottom of your document lets you zoom in and out of your preview. Contextual menu commands are available in the 2D preview. As you move the cursor over items, components are highlighted and the name and type are displayed. This dynamic highlighting helps you visualize connections easier.

56 Finding Components This task explains how to search for electrical components in the tree view. 1. Click an item in the tree view, then click the Find... button. The Find... dialog box appears 2. Enter a string to search for the component you want to find in the Text to find field. 3. Click the Up or Down radio button to search for the component from your current position to the top or bottom of the tree view. 4. Check the Match case option if you want to search to be case-sensitive. 5. Click Find Next to start the search. If found, the component is highlighted in the tree view and the Properties view for the component displayed. If no matching text is found, a message to that effect is displayed.

57 Jumping to Connected Objects This task explains how to jump to connected objects. Open the JumpTo.CATProduct document from the samples folder. 1. Right-click an item in the tree view and select Go to... from the contextual menu. The Properties dialog box appears. The Connected objects tab is active and lists objects connected to the current object. 2. Select an item in the list. 3. Click Go to the Selected Object to jump to the item in question. The selected object becomes the current object and is highlighted in the tree view. 4. Click Back to jump to the previously selected item. 5. Click Cancel to exit the dialog box. Connected objects, if any, can also be viewed when you access object properties via the Properties command in the contextual menu.

58 Editing Component Attributes in the Properties View This task explains how to edit the attributes of an electrical component in the Properties view. Open the Modify.CATProduct document from the samples folder. 1. Click the electrical component whose attributes you want to edit in the tree view. 2. If necessary, click the Properties button in the Workshop Commands toolbar: The Properties view for the selected component is displayed to the right of the tree view. 3. Make desired changes to attribute values. 4. Click OK to validate changes made. In the Properties view, information is validated when you click [OK], when you change the current object in the tree view or when you change the active view. You can rename components in the Properties view. Simply click the Name data field and enter a new name, then press Enter to validate.

59 Editing Attributes of Several Components in the BOM View This task explains how to edit the attributes of several different electrical components in the BOM view. Open the Modify.CATProduct document from the samples folder. 1. Click the parent of the electrical components whose attributes you want to edit, for example a system. 2. Click the Sub Components button. 3. Select the appropriate item in the type list, for example Equipment to edit attributes of items of equipment. The BOM view for equipment is displayed. Each row corresponds to an item of equipment. 4. Make desired changes to attribute values. Note: You can also fill in new rows to create new items of equipment. 5. Click OK to validate changes made.

60 Editing Component Properties This task explains how to view and edit the properties of a component. Open the Modify.CATProduct document from the samples folder. 1. Right-click an item in the tree view and select Properties from the contextual menu. The Properties dialog box listing the attributes and attribute values of the selected component appears. 2. Edit the object name and/or attribute values as desired. 3. Click Ok when done. Connected objects, if any, can also be viewed when you access component properties via the Properties command in the contextual menu.

61 Browsing Signal End Point Attributes A signal can have two or more end points. End points are used to manage the connection between signals and electrical components. End points are automatically created when you connect functional electrical components. They are identified Ext.name_of_connected_component in the tree view. This task explains how to browse and modify signal end point attributes. 1. Select the signal whose end point attributes you want to browse in the tree view. 2. Click the Sub Components button. 3. Select the Signal End Points in the type list. The BOM view for signal end points is displayed to the right of the tree view. 4. Edit the name and/or enter the attributes of the signal end point. 5. Click OK to validate entries made.

62 Moving Electrical Components Using Cut & Paste You can move individual components, sub-systems or entire systems re-arranging them in the tree view using cut and paste commands. The cut command removes the selected items and places it on the clipboard. The paste command pastes the contents of the clipboard to the tree view. This task explains how to move electrical components using cut and paste commands. 1. Select the electrical component you want to move in the tree view. 2. To cut, you can either: click the Cut button, or select Cut from the contextual menu: The selected component along with any children is copied to the clipboard and the component deleted from the system. Note: Connections are not copied. They must, if necessary, be re-made when the component is pasted to its new location. 3. Select the parent component to select the destination for the component you want to move. 4. To paste, you can either: click the Paste button, or select Paste from the contextual menu: The selected component along with any children is moved to the new location in the tree view. A message informs you if the selected component is incompatible and cannot be created under the current object.

63 There is no need to validate cut and paste operations, since validation is automatic when you work directly in the tree view.

64 Deleting Electrical Components This task explains how to delete electrical components. 1. Select the electrical component you want to delete in the tree view. 2. To delete, you can either: click the Delete button, or select Delete from the contextual menu. 3. Click OK in the Warning dialog box to confirm you want to delete the selected component. The component is deleted along with any children. Any connections to deleted components are also deleted. There is no need to validate delete operations since validation is automatic when you work directly on the tree view.

65 Electrical Connections You can establish both internal and external system connections. Internal connections are made by assigning signals to components (equipment, connectors and contact points) or, components to signals. External connections are made in a dedicated Assembly Product document by means of off sheet connectors. Signal end points identifying connected components are automatically created when connections are established. Connect signals to components: Select a component, click the Assign View icon, then select the signal to be assigned and click Add then OK. Connect components to signals: Select a signal, click the Assign View icon, then select a component, click Add then OK. Check connections: Browse connection flags displayed on connected components in the tree view. Fine-tune connections: Select a component or signal, click the Refine View icon, then select the connection to finetune, double-click the downstream component to which you want the connection moved and click OK. Making off sheet connections: Create an Assembly Product document, click the Resolve Links View icon, then select an unresolved off sheet connector followed by a compatible off sheet connector and click Resolve. Analyze system connections: Select a system then click the Analyze Links View icon.

66 Assigning Signals to Equipment, Connectors & Contact Points This task explains how to assign signals to equipment, connectors and contact points. In this example, you will assign the control unit ground signal to contact point P8-6. Open the AssignSignals.CATProduct document from the samples folder. 1. Select the equipment, connector or contact point to which you want to assign one or more signals in the tree view. The selected electrical component becomes the current object. 2. Click the Assign View button in the Workshop Commands toolbar. The Assign View is displayed. This view lets you assign signals to equipment, connector and contact points. 3. Expand the tree to see the various system signals in the top half of the view. 4. Select the signal(s) you want to assign to the current object. Notes: Ctrl-click signals to select more than one signal. Assigning a group signal assigns all the signals in the group to the current component. 5. Click Add. Selected signals are added to the list of connections. Note: The entire path down to the selected component is identified in the list of connections.

67 6. Click OK to validate entries made. Connections are made and an end point is created under each connected signal. In Assign views, information is validated when you click OK in the Assign view, when you change the current object in the tree view or when you change the active view.

68 Assigning Equipment, Connectors & Contact Points to Signals This task explains how to assign equipment, connectors and contact points to signals In this example, you will assign contact point P8-5 and connector PWR1-1 to the 28 V power signal. Open the AssignSignals.CATProduct document from the samples folder. 1. Select the signal to which you want to assign one or more electrical components in the tree view. The selected signal becomes the current object. 2. Click the Assign View button in the Workshop Commands toolbar. The Assign View allowing you to assign equipment, connector and contact points to signals is displayed. 3. Expand the tree to see the various electrical components that can be connected in the top half of the view. 4. Select the equipment, connector(s) or contact point(s) you want to assign to the current object. Notes: Ctrl-click components to select more than one. Assigning a component to a group signal assigns the component to all the signals in the group. 5. Click Add. Selected components are added to the list of connections. Note: The entire path down to the selected component is identified in the list of connections. 6. Click OK to validate entries made.

69 Connections are made and an end point is created under each connected signal. In Assign views, information is validated when you click [OK] in the Assign view, when you change the current object in the tree view or when you change the active view.

70 Connection Flags This task shows how to rapidly identify where connections can still be made or where fine-tuning is required. This will help you, for example, to optimize the correspondence between the number of contact points and the number of connections to be made. 1. Browse component connections in the tree view. Different types of connection flag are displayed on connected components in the tree view: means that less than half the contact points under a given component have been connected. means that more than half the contact points under a given component have been connected. means that all contact points have been connected. No further connections can be made. identifies where the fine-tuning is required. Note: Connections are considered properly made when the connection is established from the contact point. 2. Make further connections as required (signal to component or component to signal) or fine-tune existing connections. 3. To analyze all connections of the current system, click the Analyze Links View icon in the Workshop Commands toolbar.

71 Fine-tuning Connections This task explains how to refine connections, moving them to other points within the same item of equipment. In this example, you will move the connection from a connector down to a contact point. Connections are considered properly made when the connection is established from the contact point. 1. Select the electrical component or the signal whose connections you want to refine in the tree view, for example connector P8. 2. Click the Refine View button in the Workshop Commands toolbar. The Refine View shows all connections established for the current object. 3. In the Refine view, select the connection you want to modify, for example the 28 V power connection. Components making up the equipment at which the connection is made are displayed in the bottom half of the window. 4. In the bottom half of the window, select the component at which you want the connection made, for example contact point P8-5:

72 Double-click the component, or Click the component and then click Refine Connections. The path in the top half of the window is updated. 5. Click OK to validate the modification.

73 Making Off Sheet Connections Connections between different systems are made via off sheet connectors in a dedicated Assembly Product document. The systems containing the off sheet connectors, or markers used to establish connections, are imported into the Assembly Product document. Assembly Product documents can be saved, with imported systems, in CATProduct type files with one document per file. To be able to establish off sheet connections: Signals must be of the same type Off sheet connector names must be identical. This task explains how to make off sheet connections. You must have a minimum of two systems with off sheet connectors already created. 1. Click the New Document button in the Standard toolbar to create a dedicated document. The New Document dialog box appears. 2. Set the Document Type to Assembly Product and identify your document, then click OK. 3. Right-click the document you just created in the tree view and select Import Existing Component from the contextual menu.

74 The Select a CATProduct file... dialog box appears. 4. Ctrl-click or shift-click the systems containing off sheet connectors. Selected systems are imported into the document. You are now ready to establish off sheet connections. 5. Select one of the systems you have just imported. 6. Click the Resolve Links View button in the Workshop Commands toolbar: The Resolve Links view is displayed to the right of the tree view. The top part lists off sheet connectors for which no connection has been made. Note: Off sheet connectors associated with more than one component are only listed once. 7. Make off sheet connections: Click Automatic Resolution to have the application automatically make them, Or, Make the connection manually: a. Select an unresolved off sheet connector: Compatible off sheet connectors which have not yet been connected are displayed in the middle part of the view and those which have already been connected but to which you can add connections are displayed in the bottom part of the view.

75 b. Select a compatible off sheet connector. To be able to establish off sheet connections, signals must be of the same type and connector names must be identical. c. Click Resolve The connection is added to the Signals folder of the system selected. Note: The symbol identifying the off sheet connection signal differs from those used for other types of signal. All components assigned to signal off sheet connectors are also identified in the tree view.

76 Analyzing System Connections This task explains how to analyze internal and external connections of the current system. 1. Select the system you want to analyze in the tree view. 2. Click the Analyze Links View button in the Workshop Commands toolbar. This command gives an overall view of current system connections. By default, all connections are shown. 3. A drop-down list lets you choose between the following options: all connections connections to current object: lists the connections to the item selected in the tree view inter-system connections: displays only the external connections 4. To delete a connection, select the desired connection, then Remove Connections. 5. Click OK to validate any changes made or Cancel to undo.

77 Using Data from Other Applications in BOM Views You can use other applications to generate data that you can then paste in Electrical System Functional Definition BOM views. For example, you can prepare an Excel spreadsheet with the various attributes of an electrical component. This task explains how to use data prepared in an Excel spreadsheet in BOM views. 1. Ensure that the Excel spreadsheet is properly prepared: The first row identifies component attributes. Other rows give values for attributes with one row per component. Attributes can be listed in any order. You do not need to identify all the attributes associated with any one component. 2. In the Excel spreadsheet, select everything you want to copy, including the headings then select Copy from the contextual menu. 3. In the appropriate BOM view of the Electrical System Functional Definition application, right-click and select Special Paste from the contextual menu. Data generated in the Excel spreadsheet is pasted to the BOM view and sorted into appropriate columns. You can do a simple copy and paste of cells containing the data you want to add. You can copy and paste cell data within the BOM view as well as copy data from Electrical System Functional Definition into other applications, for example Excel spreadsheets. The Select Row command in the contextual menu lets you copy entire rows: right-click a cell in the row you want to copy and select Select Rows from the contextual menu (the entire row is highlighted), right- click again and select Copy.

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79 Printing System Information This task explains how to print system information. Data can be routed directly to a printer or printed to a file. 1. Click the Print button. The Print dialog box appears. 2. Using the Select system drop-down list, select the system whose information you want to have printed. 3. Identify the information you want printed: By default, system data about components including signals, and component properties is printed. De-activate options if associated data is not desired. 4. Click Print. The standard Windows Print dialog box displays. 5. Select a printer or check the Print to file check box. 6. If you checked Print to file, then enter the name of the output file and click OK in the Print to File dialog box, Or, If you selected a printer, set the Page range and Number of copies then click OK in the Print dialog box. Print options (paper margins, etc.) can be set in the ElecAppli.properties file.

80 Importing & Exporting Systems About neutral files: Gives information on how to prepare neutral files. Import systems & connections: Prepare a neutral file, then click the Import System icon. Select the neutral file and click Import. Export systems: Select a system and click the Export System icon.

81 About Neutral Files The neutral file format lets you import and export electrical system functional definitions. Internal and external system connections are managed at the same time as the description of the system itself. Neutral files are text files and can therefore be created using a simple text editor. The advantage of using neutral files is that you can import and export onto any platform. The neutral file format used in EFD is CSV (comma delimited)-like format. CSV-like Format One or more electrical systems can be described in any one file. Applications such as Microsoft Excel can be used to generate your neutral file (save as *csv). These files can then be imported directly into Electrical System Functional Definition (EFD). Example: ElecFnctEqt;Name;Ref_Des;User_Desc;Nominal_Part_Num;CsvID;FatherID ElecFnctEqt;Battery;;;Part_XX1;3;1 ElecFnctEqt;Ventilator;;;Part_YY2;4;2 ElecConnection;SignalExtID;ExternalSignalExt;TargetID;ExternalTarget ElecConnection;8;;4; ElecConnection;9;;;Cooler System ElecFnctCntPt ((Name power)) ElecConnection;10;;5; ElecConnection;11;;;Cooler System ElecFnctCntPt ((Name ground)) Rules CSV-like neutral files must comply with the following rules: Information is grouped by electrical type. Only electrical types known by EFD can be described. Types are identified by the internal or long name. Note: There is no required order when describing types. The first row (header) defines the type and identifies attributes and assembly relationships. Attributes, apart from the electrical type which always comes first, can be listed in any order and you do not need to identify all electrical type attributes. The following, however, must appear: CsvID: a unique identifier in any one neutral file used to identify components. Name: the name of the component.

82 FatherID: identifies the parent component. This attributes takes the value of the CsvID of the parent component. For root components, such as electrical systems, this attribute has no value. The next rows describe one component each and list the name, attribute values and assembly relationships. Columns having no values must remain empty. If more than one system is described, each description must begin with the identification of the system in question. Connections are described by two items: a signal end point and an equipment, connector or contact point. For internal connections, the CsvID of both items must be given as the value of attributes SignalExtID and TargetID. Example: ElecConnection;SignalExtID;ExternalSignalExt;TargetID;ExternalTarget ElecConnection;8;;4; External connections are identified by the target system name followed by a pipe ( ), the target component electrical type, a pipe ( ), the list of target component attributes ((Attribute1Name Attribute1Value)(Attribute2Name Attribute2Value) etc.). Example: ElecConnection;SignalExtID;ExternalSignalExt;TargetID;ExternalTarget ElecConnection;9;;;Cooler System ElecFnctCntPt ((Name power))

83 Importing Systems & Inter-System Connections from Other Applications You can import systems from other applications via a neutral file into Electrical System Functional Definition. Connections between the system you want to import and other systems are also managed. Neutral files can be written directly, or you can also use other applications, for example an Excel spreadsheet, to generate data which you then save in neutral file format. This task explains how to import systems into the Electrical System Functional Definition application. In this example, you will import a system from an Excel file. The import will be done in two steps: Preparing the Excel file and saving it in the CSV (comma delimited) format Importing data into Electrical System Functional Definition. 1. Ensure that the Excel file is properly prepared. Note: More than one electrical system can be described in a single Excel spreadsheet.

84 Excel files saved in the CSV (*.csv) format must comply with the following rules: Information is grouped by electrical type, identified by the type internal or long name. Note: There is no required order when describing electrical types. The first row (header) defines the type and identifies attributes and assembly relationships. Attributes, apart from the electrical type which always comes first, can be listed in any order and you do not need to identify all electrical type attributes. The following, however, must appear: CsvID: a unique identifier in any one file used to identify components. Name: the name of the component. FatherID: identifies the parent component. This attributes takes the value of the CsvID of the parent component. For root components, such as electrical systems, this attribute has no value. The next rows describe one component each and give the name, attribute values and assembly relationships. Columns having no values must remain empty. Internal and external system connections must be written as follows: Internal connections: the CsvIDs of the signal end point and of the connected component must be given. External connections: Target system name followed by a pipe ( ), the target component electrical type, a pipe ( ), the list of target component attributes ((Attribute1Name Attribute1Value)(Attribute2Name Attribute2Value) etc.) If more than one system is described, each description must begin with the identification of the system in question. 2. When you have completed your Excel spreadsheet, save the file in the CSV (*.csv) type format: The neutral file is generated and ready to be imported. You can also write your neutral file directly. 3. In the Electrical System Functional Definition application, click the Import System button.

85 The Import System dialog box is displayed. Note: You can import in CSV (*csv) or EFD (*elec) format. 4. Navigate in the dialog box until you find the neutral file to import. 5. Select the neutral file you just generated. 6. Click Import. The selected file is analyzed and system components created. The complete system can be viewed in the tree view. 7. Select the Save System icon to save the system in a CATProduct type file.

86 Exporting Systems You can export systems in CSV (comma delimited) or HTML format. This task explains how to export systems. 1. Select the system you want to export in the tree view. 2. Click the Export System button. The Export System dialog box is displayed. 3. Specify the path of the folder in which you want to save the file. 4. Specify the name of the file in the File name field. 5. Set the file extension to *csv or *html/*htm. 6. Click Export when done. The file is exported in the selected format. Exporting in HTML

87 At the same time the html file is created, the Electrical.css is generated. The Electrical.css is the style sheet used to display the html file. It can be customized. It is generated only when it is not found in the folder where you save the html file. Otherwise the existing one is used (whichever it is customized or not). Using the default one, the html file looks like this: This file shows three tables: the connection table the signal list the bill of materials (BOM) or component list. The connection table displays the components belonging to the signal, with the equipments, connectors and contacts connected to it. The signal list gives information on the signal characteristics. The component list (BOM) displays all the elements connected to the extremities of the signal with their characteristics. They are linked to the connection table. You can modify the style sheet to keep only the information of interest, for example:

88 See below an example of customized style sheet. Add these lines to the default Electrical.css to: hide the connection table, the sub type, etc., display some attributes smaller, in different color, etc..cnx{display:none;} #Elec_Ref_Des {font-size:smaller;} #Elec_Sub_Type {display:none;} #ElecFnctCon {font-size:smaller;} #ElecFnctCntPt {display:none;} #Elec_Nominal_Part_Num {color:green;} TH#Elec_Nominal_Part_Num {color:white;} #Elec_Sep_Code {font-size:smaller;} #Elec_Routing_Priority {font-size:smaller;} #Elec_Signal_Section {display:none;} #Elec_Recom_Wire_Type {display:none;} #Elec_Nominal_Voltage {display:none;} #wirecnx {font-size:smaller;} #devcnx {font-size:smaller;}

89 Interoperability with Electrical Library Map functional components to physical parts: Right-click an item of equipment, connector or signal and select Map Functional/Physical... from the contextual menu. Set options in the dialog box, click Search then select part. Generate functional components from physical parts: Right-click an item of equipment or connector and select Make Functional from Physical... from the contextual menu. Set options in the dialog box, click Search then select part.

90 Mapping Functional Components to Physical Parts You can map functional equipment and connectors to V4 library as well as to V5 catalog parts to prepare the physical world. You can also map all functional signals, except the signal group, to V5 wires. Notes: Since V4 libraries are UNIX libraries, the EFD server must reside on a UNIX machine to have access to this command when mapping to V4 parts. V5 catalogs are file-type catalogs located on the EFD server irrespective of the operating system used. This task explains how to associate the physical part or wire that will perform the function of the functional component. 1. Right-click an item of equipment, connector or signal in the tree view. 2. Select Map Functional/Physical... from the contextual menu. The Map Functional/Physical dialog box is displayed. 3. Select the catalog. If mapping to V4 parts, specify the catalog in the drop-down box

91 if mapping to V5 parts, click... to display the Select catalog dialog box and select the catalog of interest, or specify the catalog in the drop-down box if it is already open. Notes: V5 catalogs only are available when mapping signals to wires. If no V4 catalogs are available, server parameters are not correctly set. For more information, see the Electrical Library User's Guide. 4. Select the family of interest. Note: V5 catalog families can be associated to physical equipment, connector and signal types. For information on how to do so, see the Electrical Library User's Guide. Doing so affects the families proposed in the Map Functional/Physical dialog box: If there are no settings, all V5 last-level catalog families are proposed. If all V5 catalog families are associated with a physical type, only compatible families are proposed. If some V5 catalog families are associated with a physical type but others not, compatible families as well as families with no associated physical type are proposed. There is one physical equipment and one physical wire type, however, several physical connector types (ground stud, terminal block, etc.) can perform the function of the one and only functional connector type. 5. Click Search for Parts. Compatible physical parts are listed in the Search Results box. 6. Enter attributes in the Search Options box then click Search for Parts again to narrow your search: The Search Results box is refreshed. 7. Select the part you want to associate to the functional component. 8. Click OK when done. The functional component is mapped to the selected V4 library or V5 catalog part. When mapping is to V4 parts, V4 Part Number, V4 Library, V4 Family and Nominal PartNumber attributes are appropriately valuated in the EFD application. When mapping is to V5 parts, the Nominal PartNumber attribute is valuated. If any V4 attributes are valuated, they are deleted since now obsolete.

92 Generating Functional Components from Physical Parts You can automatically generate functional components from V4 library and V5 catalog parts. This allows you to re-use existing designs and related knowledge. Notes: Since V4 libraries are UNIX libraries, the EFD server must reside on a UNIX machine to have access to this command when generating components from V4 parts. V5 catalogs are file-type catalogs located on the EFD server irrespective of the operating system used. This task explains how to create functional components from selected physical parts (equipment or connectors) or indeed how to generate an entire functional system. 1. Right-click a system or an item of equipment in the tree view. 2. Select Make Functional from Physical... from the contextual menu. The Make Functional from Physical dialog box is displayed.

93 3. Select the catalog. If mapping to V4 parts, specify the catalog in the drop-down box if mapping to V5 parts, click... to display the Select catalog dialog box and select the catalog of interest, or specify the catalog in the drop-down box. Note: If no V4 catalogs are available, server parameters are not correctly set. For more information, see the Electrical Library User's Guide. 4. Select the family of interest. Note: V5 catalog families can be associated to physical equipment and connector types. For information on how to do so, see the Electrical Library User's Guide. Doing so affects the families proposed in the Map Functional/Physical dialog box: If there are no settings, all V5 last-level catalog families are proposed. If all V5 catalog families are associated with a physical type, only compatible families are proposed. If some V5 catalog families are associated with a physical type but others not, compatible families as well as families with no associated physical type are proposed. There is one physical equipment type, however, several physical connector types (ground stud, terminal block, etc.) can perform the function of the one and only functional connector type.

94 5. Click Search for Parts. Compatible physical parts are listed in the Search Results box. 6. Enter attributes in the Search Options box and click Search for Parts again to narrow your search: The Search Results box is refreshed. 7. Select the part you want to create. 8. Click OK when done. Note: If the selected V4 library or V5 catalog part is a system, the entire functional structure right down to any contact points is generated. 9. Click the Properties icon.

95 When generating from V4, V4 Part Number, V4 Library, V4 Family attributes and Nominal PartNumber are appropriately valuated in the EFD application. When generating from V5, the Nominal PartNumber is valuated.

96 Interoperability with ENOVIA V5 Working with Electrical System Definition (EFD) in ENOVIA V5 is a completely distinct mode from EFD file mode (via the ENOVIA 3d com Navigator). Note: An ENOVIA license is required to use ENOVIA V5 capabilities. Opening new systems: In Product Editor WebSpace, right-click node under which you want to create a new system and select Send to editor -> Electrical Functional Editor from contextual menu. Switch to Electrical Functional Design WebSpace and enter a unique name in dialog box that appears. Opening existing systems: In the Product Editor WebSpace, right-click the document containing the system to open and select Send to editor -> Electrical Functional Editor from contextual menu. Saving systems: Click the Save All Systems icon in EFD, then commit to the ENOVIA database.

97 Creating New Systems This task explains how to create new systems from ENOVIA V5 opening them in Electrical System Functional Definition (EFD). 1. Start ENOVIA V5. 2. In ENOVIA V5, click the EFD button i n the WebInfo area to start EFD within ENOVIA V5: An EFD document appears in the WebSpace. To ensure that EFD is available in ENOVIA V5, start EFD using the runefd.bat command once. This adds the EFD icon to your user preferences and ensures it is available in the WebInfo area. 3. Click the ENOVIA Home button in the WebInfo area. 4. Open the Engineering Life Cycle folder and double-click Product Class Editor. The Product Class Editor displays in the ENOVIA Portal. 5. Expand the product class structure and open a product. The Product Editor displays in the ENOVIA Portal. 6. Right-click the object under which you want to create your new document and select Send to editor -> Electrical Functional Editor from the contextual menu.

98 7. Click the EFD button in the WebInfo area. 8. Create a new system using the New Document button. The New Document dialog box appears. 9. Enter a name for the system you want to create and validate.

99 10. Copy the system and Paste it under the Sub product. Then select the original System 1 and Close it without saving. You are now ready to create the components making up your system. For more information on the product class editor, see the Product Class Editor section in the appropriate Life Cycle Application user guide, for example Engineer Role.

100 Opening Existing Systems This task explains how to open existing systems stored in ENOVIA V5 into Electrical System Functional Definition (EFD). 1. Start ENOVIA V5. 2. In ENOVIA V5, click the EFD button in the WebInfo area to start EFD within ENOVIA V5: An EFD document appears in the WebSpace. To ensure that EFD is available in ENOVIA V5, start EFD using the runefd.bat command once. This adds the EFD icon to your user preferences and ensures it is available in the WebInfo area. 3. Click the ENOVIA Home button in the WebInfo area. 4. Open the Engineering Life Cycle folder and double-click Product Class Editor. The Product Class Editor displays in the ENOVIA Portal. 5. Expand the product class structure and open the product containing the document of interest. The Product Editor displays in the ENOVIA Portal. 6. Right-click the product and select Expand -> Selection from the contextual menu. The product is displayed in the second pane of the Webspace. You now need to show all the documents under your product. 7. Right-click the product and select Document -> Show from the contextual menu. 8. In the Show document dialog box, click the All checkbox under Show. 9. Right-click the document containing the system of interest and select Send to editor -> Electrical Functional Editor from the contextual menu.

101 10. Switch to the Electrical Functional Design WebSpace. The selected system is loaded. 11. Click the EFD button in the WebInfo area. You can now make appropriate modifications. For more information on the product class editor, see the Product Class Editor section in the appropriate Life Cycle Application user guide, for example Engineer Role.

102 Saving Systems in ENOVIA V5 This task explains how to save systems, which you modified in EFD, in ENOVIA V5. You are working with EFD in an ENOVIA V5 environment. 1. In EFD, click the Save All Systems button and click OK in the dialog box that appears to confirm your action. 2. Switch to the Product Editor WebSpace to check that your systems have indeed been saved. 3. Right-click the product and select Document-> from the contextual menu. 4. In the Show document dialog box, click the All checkbox under Show: Any new items appear and all changes are recorded.

103 5. Commit the changes to the ENOVIA V5 database. The Close System command also works with ENOVIA V5. For more information on the product class editor, see the Product Class Editor section in the appropriate Life Cycle Application user guide, for example Engineer Role.

104 Electrical Integration from Functional Data 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:

105 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.

106 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.

107 9. 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).

108 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.

109 3. 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.

110 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.

111 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.

112 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.

113 13. From the catalog, drag and drop the Connector_M directly onto the Connector_F of the extension cable. 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.

114 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.

115 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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117 Workbench Description The Electrical System Functional Definition Version 5 application window looks like this: Webtree Toolbar Document Toolbar Workshop Commands & Functional Components Tree View

118 Webtree Toolbar See Opening Existing Documents See Saving Documents See Saving All Documents See Closing Documents See Finding Components

119 Document Toolbar See Creating New Documents and Making Off sheet Connections See Printing System Information See Moving Components Using Cut & Paste See Copy & Paste See Copy & Paste and Moving Components Using Cut & Paste See Deleting Components See Importing Systems & Connections See Exporting Systems See Setting Units

120 Workbench Commands & Functional Components See Generating a Graphical Preview See Modifying Attributes in the Properties View See Creating Equipment See Creating Connectors See Creating Contact Points See Creating Signals See Creating Off Sheet Connectors See Browsing Signal End Point Attributes See Storing System/Functional Part to Catalog See Instantiating System/Functional Part from Catalog See Assigning Signals and Assigning Equipment, Connectors & Contact Points See Making Off sheet Connections See Fine-tuning Connections See Analyzing System Connections

121 Tree View Tree view icons identify EFD components and signals as follows: Systems. This icon includes a yellow star when the system is new or has been modified and requires saving. Folders. Components are grouped under Equipment and signals under Signals. Equipment. Connectors. Contact points. Command signals. Ground signals. Power signals. Shielding signals. Group of signals. Video signals.

122 Signal end points. Off sheet connectors. Assembly document in which off sheet connections between two or more different systems are made. Off sheet connection signals. Example shown concerns an off sheet connection on a power signal.

123 Customizing The Customizing section explains and illustrates how to set up your personal environment. The table below lists the information you will find. Customizing Electrical System Functional Definition Setting General Preferences Setting Units

124 Customizing Electrical System Functional Definition for the Way You Work You can customize the look and feel of the Electrical System Functional Definition application to corporate practice. You can, for example, change the appearance of icons or customize toolbars and menus. Customizing is done by editing: The ElecAppli.properties file Workshop files: there are two workshop files, one for webtree and the other for specific application commands. This task explains how to customize Electrical System Functional Definition for the way you work. 1. Edit the ElecAppli.properties file. The ElecAppli.properties file: Lists icons used in document views. You can, if desired, replace the icons with new ones. Gif and jpeg image formats can be used. Lets you set permissions for electrical components. For example: ElectricalType.ElecSignalExtremity.usage=Modify Permissions are: create (default), modify (you can modify but not create new components), display (components are visualized but you cannot create or modify them) and hide (the electrical type is hidden). Default type names are: ElecSystem for electrical systems ElecFnctEqt for equipment ElecFnctCon for connectors ElecFnctCntPt for contact points ElecOffSheet for off sheet connectors ElecUnknownType for unknow electrical types. Set print options (paper margins, etc.) Set CSV format parameters. The column separator and the list separator in the Regional Settings Properties dialog box (Number tab) under Windows must be the same. The default value is the semi-colon. Set the number of attempts to connect to the server (ServerElec.connectMaxRetry). The default value is Edit ElecAppli.workshop and ElecWebtree.workshop files. These files: List toolbar and contextual menu commands. You can show/hide these commands. Let you add commands. Let you change the appearance of command icons. You can, if desired, replace the icons with new ones. Gif and jpeg image formats can be used.

125 To be able to use the Map Functional/Physical... command, server parameters must be correctly set. For more information, see the Electrical Library User's Guide.

126 Setting General Preferences This task explains how to set your preferences for the Preview command and the column separator for the CSV format. 1. Click the Options button. The Options dialog box appears at the General tab page. 2. Set Orientation to Horizontal or Vertical to align equipment horizontally or vertically in the 2D preview. 3. Check Automatic redraw to have the 2D preview automatically refreshed. 4. Check Always draw labels to get permanent associated labels on components in the 2D preview. If the option is unchecked, the label only appears when the pointer is moved over the component. 5. Set CSV Column separator to the semi-colon (;) or comma (,). The default value is the semi-colon.

127 The column separator and the list separator in the Regional Settings Properties dialog box (Number tab) under Windows must be the same. 6. Check "OK" button closes catalog browser to close the Import Document From Catalog dialog box on validation. It's the default option. If the option is unchecked, the Import Document From Catalog dialog box remains open on validation. It is then possible to import several documents one after the other. To close this dialog box, click Cancel. 7. Click OK to confirm your choice. The new settings will apply immediately both to documents already loaded and to those subsequently loaded.

128 Setting Units This task explains how to customize units of the current session. 1. Click the Options button. The Options dialog box appears. 2. Click the Units tab. You can now customize default units. 3. Select the line with the magnitude whose unit is to be redefined. The list of available units for this magnitude is displayed in the List of units drop-down box. For example, if you want to redefine the Area unit, the list of available units is: 4. Select the unit you want to set as the new default unit.