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

AIM-  

. 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.

1. Deutsch DT06 – 08SA ( https://www.te.com/usa-en/product-DT06-08SA.html)
2. Tyco 174357-2 (https://www.te.com/usa-en/product-2-174357-2.html?source=header-match)
3. Tyco 85229-1 – (https://www.te.com/usa-en/product-85229-1.html?q=85229&source=header)

OBJECTIVE- The objective of this project is to first, download the given files from TE.com then define them as an electrical connector or equipment and lastly give all the required electrical properties to them using the electrical part design workbench on CATIA V5.

These are the steps required to do this project-

1. Create the required geometrical parameters for connector
2. Create a bundle entry point
3. If connector accommodates clip then define a geometrical parameter for the clip
4. Define part as a connector or mounting equipment
5. Create bundle connection point
6. Create a connector connection point
7. Create a cavity connection point if there is a clip

CONTENT-

There are two connectors, one with clip attachment feature (TYC0 174357-2) and the other one is without it (Deutsch-DT06-08SA). The third part is the clip (TYCO 85229-1)

INTRODUCTION TO WIRE HARNESS

DEFINIG ELECTRIC PARAMETER FLOW CHART

CONNECTOR DEFINATIONS IN CATIA V5

1. Deutsch DT06 – 08SA

Connector connection point:

Create midpoint on the contact face which will be normal to wire bunddle insertion.

Craete Axis System with respect to the point which we have created and defining the axis direction as shown below,

Bundle connection point:

Switch to 'Electric Part Design'

Define the part as connector in catia, give no. of termination as 8 because we have 8 entry points for wire.

Define Bundle connection point

Define connector 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

Elctric Assembly Design

• Import Connector and cavity / mounting clip.
• Select Defing Eelectric connection 
• select cavity and then connector.

Figure 2- Defining Bundle entry point

Figure 3- Defining part as a Connector

Figure 4- Defining Bundle Connection Point

Figure 5- Defining Connector Connection Point

CONNECTOR 2- With Clip attachment- C-2-174357-2-E-3D –

Figure 1- Defining the Geometrical Parameter to the part

Figure 2- Defining Bundle entry point

Figure 3- Defining the Geometrical Parameter for clip or cavity attachment

Figure 4- Defining part as a connector

Figure 5- Defining Bundle Connection Point

Figure 6- Defining Connector Connecting Point

Figure 7- Defining Cavity Connection Point

CLIP 2- C-0085229-01-A-3D-

Figure 1- Defining the Geometrical Parameters to the part

Figure 2- Defining part as mounting equipment (clip)

Figure 3- Defining Cavity

CLIP AND CONNECTOR ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY-

CONCLUSION- Both the connectors and the clip were defined as an electrical connector and electrical mounting equipment respectively. All the necessary electrical and geometrical properties were given to the parts.