Challenge

Wiring harness design in CATIA V5 - 3D modeling Week 2 Challenge

Procedure of the connector for defining it electrically.

First download the connectors and mounting clip from the given link from the open source.
Then in mechanical part design give the connector mid points on both the bottom and top side known as bundle connection and connector connection point.
Using point definition by selecting point type “Between” then selecting two point such that it should create on centre. As shown in following figure.
Do this on both side of the connector.
Then create points on opposite sides using same procedure as shown in following figure.
The point 1 and point 2 is select and then midpoint is click. Then the point is created in middle.

Now give connector connection point.
As shown in below fig. first click on connector connection point shown in red colour on right side then click on the connector
After doing that the pop up is come in that select representation as a point shown in red circle connector.
Select Contact as a face shown by black arrow and for coincidence and orientation select y-axis and x-axis respectively.
X-axis is given to mounting side, y-axis on surface side and z-axis in up or down.
After doing this select ok.

First click the button on right side denoted in red mark then click on the connector.
After clicking on the connector bottom pop will come in that you have to select the number of terminations.
Here total 8 termination is there so 8 is enter.
Then after that click ok.
After click on bundle connection point. Select the connector then pop up will come shown in following fig.
In that pop click representation as face on connector shown in reddish line then click on the point denoted by blue colour circle and then click again on face. after doing this click on ok.
After completing this the part is convert into electrical part and necessary properties also get defined.

Procedure for second connector

For defining this connector as electrical part same procedure have to follow as explained above.
Only difference is that this connector has 3 terminations. So, while defining as a connector we have to select 3 as number of terminations.
Only additional in this is to define cavity connection point.
For assembly of mounting clip-on, the connector.
For the procedure is same only tool is different.
First, we have to defined the point by using point definition tool and select option between then click two points then midpoint then click ok
After that click on axis to give axis on that point.

Then go to electrical design part select tool cavity connection point.
After clicking the tool pop up will come.
In that for representation point have to select that we create in mechanical design part. shown in above fig.
In contact select the face on which point is created and for coincidence and orientation y-axis and x-axis respectively.
Then select ok. So, it is ready for assembly for mounting of clip.

Procedure for mounting clip

Download the part by given link.
Go to mechanical design and then part design.
The mounting part have to select for the point and axis.
Now Select point definition tool select the between option and then select the two points with midpoint. The point will be formed as follow.
In red colour it is defined the two points.
After this the axis system definition system is use to give axis. As shown in following figure.
The x-axis is towards the mounting and y-axis towards surface.

Now we have to defined it as a cavity. Then go to electrical part design.
after that first it has to defined as equipment.
For that Go to define equipment tool select it then select the mounting clip then select ok.
Now go to caity definition tool and select the mounting
For that go to the electrical part design and select tool cavity definition.
In that representation will be the point we have created. The contact, coincidence and orientation will be face, y-axis and x-axis respectively.
Then select ok. Now it is defined electrically.

Assembly of connector and mounting clip

Copy the connector and mounting clip and paste it in electrical assembly design.
By using the command assembly design in mechanical design separate the two parts and arrange in proper way.
Then go to electric assembly design in that use tool connect electrical devices.
By clicking on connect electrical devices then connect the two parts.
By doing this electrical assembly is done.
The red colour denoting the connect electrical devices tool.

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