Wiring harness design in CATIA V5 - 3D modeling Week 2 Challenge
Objective :
Download following connectors & Connector clip cad data from given link & define it as Electrical Connector using Electrical Part design Workbench. Define all the necessary properties to Connectors & Clip.
Introduction :
WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE - CONNECTOR DEFINITION
CONNECTOR DEFINITION :
Following parameters are required to define any connector -
- Geometry Parameters - Points & Co-ordinate system (Axis)
- Connector connection points - This point is used for the connection of one connector to another connector.
- Harness bundle entry point - This point defines where the harness bundle segment point will end when routed to the electrical connector.
- Cavity connection point (Optional) - This point is used to define the connection of a connector to a connector clip. This only applies to connectors which have the mounting feature for a connector clip.
Proceedure :
Bundle connection point:
- Create midpoint
- Create Axis system with y axis normal to the surface
- Switch to Electric part design and define part as connector
- Define connecter
- create Connector connection point
- create bundle connection point
2.Tyco 174357-2 :
- Create midpoint
- create Connector connection point
- create Connector connection axis system
- create cavity connection point
- create cavity connection axis system
- Switch to Electric part design and define part as connector
- Define Connector connection point and cavity connection point
3. Tyco 85229-1 :
- Create midpoint
- create cavity connection point
- create cavity connection axis system and orientation should be same as in connector
- Switch to Electric part design and define part as Mounting Equipment
- Define cavity connection point
