Challenge

Wiring harness design in CATIA V5 - 3D modeling Week 4 Challenge

Following Connectors CAD files are downloaded from the site www.te.com

Saved the CAT.part of all components and defined electrically.

DT06-4S

DT06-6S

DT06-2S

DT06-08SA

All the Connectors are added to the connectors catalogue.

Routing the given harness Layout;

Created the main assembly product file, named Assy_wiring_harness_context
Then created 2 sub products inside it, Assy_geometrical_bundle and Electrical_bundle.

Inside the assy_geometrical_bundle Created a reference sketch for the layout considering all the dimensions.

Then added all the connectors into the same product file and placed all the components as per the layout given.

These all are done in mechanical assembly design.
Now we jump to Electrical harness assembly work bench and define the product as electrical assmbly.
Using geometrical bundle command defines the assembly as electrical assembly.
This is the very first step to do. otherwise we are not able to rout the assembly.
Ensure all the components are inserted before starting the routing.
Click on the command multi-branchable document, It will create a new part file and jumps to the Electrical harness installation work bench.
Then go for the command branch definition.

it will give you a option to select routing objects, select the components to make connection.
To create sub branches use the command add branch point to split the wire.

After selecting the support branch to split, provide the length or ratio to position the split.
Then we can add the sub branches at the split.
After completing the connection we can exit from the Electrical Harness Installation workbench.
And will jumps to Electrical Harness assembly workbench.
Now we have to provide the protective covering.
So go for the command 'protective covering', it will open a tab

Select the corrugated tube respective to the wire thickness.
End extrimity of all the protective covering is given a 30mm gap from the connectors.

Figure below shows the picture of the completed work.

Ship work like this
in your own course.