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

Aim:

• To define Electrical properties of the given components.

OBJECTIVE:

• Downloading the 3D CAD files form the te.com website and then defining the parts electrically and further creating a catalogue for the components.

1. PART - 1: DEUTSCH DT06 - 08SA:

•  The First Step is to download the Connector from the website and convert the file into catpart.

                                                     

• And the Next Step is to define the connector side and Bundle side . 

              ConnectorSide:     

                                                      

               BundleSide:

                                                       

• The Next Step is to create the midpoint in the bundle side to determine bundle connection properties.

                                                        

• Same for the connector side mid point is created and axis system is created by taking origin as the created point
• Where, 

              X- axis - Towards the locking side ,Y- Axis - Normal to the connector face.

                                                          

• The next step , go to the Electrical Part Workbench to Define the  Connector and  terminals and Connector connection point and bundle connection point.
• After Defining the connector and terminals.
• Then define the connector Connection point

                                                         

• Then Define the Bundle Connection Point

                                                       

• Now save the part and add the part to the Catalogue created for the connectors so that it can be used later.

                                                   

Tree Structure:

          

• PART - 2: TYCO 174357 - 2:             

                                                          

• same as previous determine the bundle side and create midpoint and connector side and create midpoint and axis system.

      BundleSide:

                                                          

         ConnectorSide:

                                                       

• Create a point for the Mounting clip at the required cavity position and create an axis system through the point for the cavity clip.

                                                    

      Connector Connection Point:

                                                          

     Bundle Connection Point:

                                                           

      Cavity Connection point:

                                                           

• Now save the part and add the part to the Catalogue created for the connectors so that it can be used later.

                                                         

Tree Structure:

     

• PART - 3: TYCO 85229 - 1:

                                                               

• Create a mid-point at the location where the mounting equipment will be fitted with the connector.
• Create an axis system through the point.
• Define the axis as per the orientation defined in the connector in which the mounting equipment will be assembled.

                                                       

• Go to the Electrical Part Design Workbench to define the electrical properties.
• Define the object as the Mounting equipment.
• Then define the same as cavity.

                                                    

  Tree Structure:

                   

Electrical Assembly of part 2 and part 3 :

• Since the connectors and clips are electrically defined , navigate to electrical assembly Design work bench align them and using connect electrical devices select the components.

                                                              

Tree Structure:

   

   CATALOGUE DOCUMENT:

• First a new 'catalogue document' is created and then add family is selected in order to add the group to the catalogue document.
• The name of the family is given as the 'connectors' and the catalogue document is saved in the desired folder.
• After defining the electrical properties, the components are saved in the catalogues so that it can be used in the feature without again defining the electrical properties.