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

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.

SOLUTION :

• All the links are clicked which redirects us to te.com
• We have downloaded all the igs zip files

          

•  The zip files are extracted

• Files are opened in CATIA and converted into Part files

• Connectors and clip is opened in the CATIA in part design.

  

• Points and axis are created to define electrical properties of the connectors and clip.

Connector : C-DT06-08SA

• Bundle entry point is created at the wire side of the connector. it is drawn at the center of the joining edge.
• Mating point is created so that we can create connector cavity axis, This is also created at the centre of the face.
• Connector cavity axis created at the point created. with Y axis facing away from the connector and X at the locking side and the Z the other side.

     

Connector : C2-174357-2

• Bundle entry point is created at the wire side of the connector. it is drawn at the center of the joining edge.
• Mating point is created so that we can create connector cavity axis, This is also created at the centre of the face.
• Connector cavity axis created at the point created. with Y axis facing away from the connector and Z at the locking side and the X the other side.

    

• Along with this provision to clip is also given.
• Apoint is created at the locking area of the mounting clip
• Axis is created at the point created. with Y axis facing away from the connector, Z and X other side.

  

Clip : C-0085229-01-3

• Point is created on the joining face of the clip
• Axis is created at the point created. with Y axis facing away from the clip, Z and X other side. Refer the connector and align accordingly

  

Electrical part design :

Connector : C-DT06-08SA

• Part is defined as connector
• Bundle connection point is defined using the command.
• Connection connector is also defined
• Refer photo for the selections

Connector : C2-174357-2

• Part is defined as connector
• Bundle connection point is defined using the command.
• Connection connector is also defined
• Cavity connector is also defined to join with the clip
• Refer photo for the selections

Clip : C-0085229-01-3

• The Mounting clip is defined as the cavity
• So we can join with the above connector
• Refer photo for the selections
• axis selection are given similiar to connectors

Electrical Assembly Design:

• Copy and Paste the parts for assembly
• Click the connect electrical devices and click the clip and connector, It will constraint accordingly
• If you click disconnect electrical device and click the clip and connector, it will disconnect.
• Green arrow -  connect electrical device
• Red arrow - disconnect electrical device

• Here we cannot connect the other connector because the terminations are different

 RESULT :

Hence we have downloaded the following connectors & Connector clip cad data from given link & defined it as Electrical Connector using Electrical Part design Workbench and Defined all the necessary properties to Connectors & Clip.