Challenge

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

Automotive Wiring Harness using CATIA V5

REPORT

Assignment-11

By Ravi Ahuja

Objective: To define Connectors and clips as Electrical Connector using Electrical Part design Workbench

Methodology:

First of all I downloaded the file from the te.com in igs format and then I opened in catia V5 and saved as .CATPart file.

Fig. File saved as CATPart

I started with adding points on the bundle connection point and Connector connection point in part design

Fig. Point definition

I selected corresponding reference points to get a point at the center of the entry of the bundle and connector connection region.
Then I created different axis system at the point of bundle connection to define the Bundle entry point and initial point.

Fig. Axis system definition

Fig. Switching to electrical part design

I selected the define connector option in the toolbar. Selected the part body and dialog box appeared like this.

Fig. Defining connector

Then I mentioned the number of terminations and type of connector as Single insert type connector.
Then I selected the define bundle connection point feature fro the toolbar. Then selected the part body and dialog box appeared.

Fig. Defining bundle entry point

After that I selected the face as representation and the point we created as point for constraints and then face as initial condition.
Then I selected the define connector connection point feature in toolbar to define the connector connection point.
Then I selected the part body and dialog box appeared.

Fig. defining connector connection point

Then I selected the point as the representation, face as contact, Coincidence as Y axis and Orientation as X axis from the newly created axis system.
Now the component is defined as a connector with bundle entry point and connector connection point and orientation.
After this process the feature tree is like this showing every feature and published details.

Fig. Feature tree

All the components follow the same step and we define each component as shown above.

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