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

Objective :

To import 2 connectors and one clip and define the as connectors and clip and give all necessary properties . 

Answer: 

1. Imported Deutsch DT06 connector to part work bench . 

2. Defined the connector connection point and connection axis system . 

Point at center of the mating face

Y axis towards direction of mating 

X axis towards direction of locking mechanism 

3. Defined the bundle entry point at the center of the face of bundle entry side . 

4. Now to define this as a connector , Electrical part design workbench was opened . 

Define connector tool was used to define it as a connector 

5. Now connector connection point tool was used to define the connection point  . 

Representation : connection point created in step 2 

Contact : Contact face of connector 

Coincidence :  Y axis 

Orientation : X axis 

6. Now used to bundle connection point definiton tool to define bundle connection point . 

Represenation : Bundle entry face 

Point : Bundle entry point 

Initial condition : Bundle entry face 

Now we have completely defined the part as a connector with all necessary input . 

We can observe that all properties and publications have been made in the part tree . 

Similarly Steps 1- 3 were done for the Tyco 174357-2 female connector to define connection entry and bundle entry points . 

7 . Now to define  cavity connection point , a midpoint was created on the edge to mating face of clip . 

An axis system was created with origin at this point . 

Y axis towards mating direction 

X axis towards lock clip direction .

Now step 4-6 was performed on the female connector to define it as a connector and define connector connection point and bundle entry point . 

To define cavity connection point , cavity connection definition tool was opened body was selected . 

Representation : point defined on step 7

Contact : Face on step 7

Coincidence : Y axis in step 7

Orientation : X axis on step 7 

Now we have completely defined the female connector Tyco 174357-2 with all necessary properties and publications 

Now to define the mounting clip Tyco 85229-1 . 

8.

The part was imported to CATIA on part workbench . 
Now create a point at center of mating edge .
Create an axis system at this point which matches the axis system in female connector .

Now go to electrical part design workbench
Select define mounting equipment tool . select the cad to highlight the clip . Click Ok .
Select the define cavity tool and click on the clip . 
On the newly opened dialogue box , Representation : Point in step 8 . Contact : mating face . Coincidence : Y axis . Orientation X axis . 

Now we have completely defined the connector as mounting equipment with all required properties and publications .