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

1. Defining Deutsch DT06 – 08SA:

• The connector is downloaded from the given link

In Part Design Work Bench:

• The Connector Connection Point and the Bundle Entry Point are defined on their respective mating faces
• The required axis system is defined for the connector connection point
• Then the Work Bench is changed to 'Electrical Part Design'

In Electrical Part Design Work Bench:

• The connector is defined as a connector with
  • Type: Single Insert Connector
  • Part Number: C-DT06-08SA
  • Number of Terminations: 8
• Then the connector connection point is defined with
• Representation: Connector_Connection_Point
• Contact: Mating Face
• Coincidence: Y-Axis
• Orientation: X-Axis
• Then the Bundle Entry Point is defined with
• Representation: Mating Face
• Point: Bundle_Entry_Point
• Initial Condition: Mating Face

2. Defining Deutsch DT06 – 6S:

• The connector is downloaded from the given link

In Part Design Work Bench:

• The Connector Connection Point and the Bundle Entry Point are defined on their respective mating faces
• The required axis system is defined for the connector connection point
• Then the Work Bench is changed to 'Electrical Part Design'

In Electrical Part Design Work Bench:

• The connector is defined as a connector with
  • Type: Single Insert Connector
  • Part Number: C-DT06-6S
  • Number of Terminations: 6
• Then the connector connection point is defined with
• Representation: Connector_Connection_Point
• Contact: Mating Face
• Coincidence: Y-Axis
• Orientation: X-Axis
• Then the Bundle Entry Point is defined with
• Representation: Mating Face
• Point: Bundle_Entry_Point
• Initial Condition: Mating Face

3. Defining Deutsch DT06 – 4S:

• The connector is downloaded from the given link

In Part Design Work Bench:

• The Connector Connection Point and the Bundle Entry Point are defined on their respective mating faces
• The required axis system is defined for the connector connection point
• Then the Work Bench is changed to 'Electrical Part Design'

In Electrical Part Design Work Bench:

• The connector is defined as a connector with
  • Type: Single Insert Connector
  • Part Number: C-DT06-4S
  • Number of Terminations: 4
• Then the connector connection point is defined with
• Representation: Connector_Connection_Point
• Contact: Mating Face
• Coincidence: Y-Axis
• Orientation: X-Axis
• Then the Bundle Entry Point is defined with
• Representation: Mating Face
• Point: Bundle_Entry_Point
• Initial Condition: Mating Face

4. Defining Deutsch DT06 – 2S:

• The connector is downloaded from the given link

In Part Design Work Bench:

• The Connector Connection Point and the Bundle Entry Point are defined on their respective mating faces
• The required axis system is defined for the connector connection point
• Then the Work Bench is changed to 'Electrical Part Design'

In Electrical Part Design Work Bench:

• The connector is defined as a connector with
  • Type: Single Insert Connector
  • Part Number: C-DT06-2S
  • Number of Terminations: 2
• Then the connector connection point is defined with
• Representation: Connector_Connection_Point
• Contact: Mating Face
• Coincidence: Y-Axis
• Orientation: X-Axis
• Then the Bundle Entry Point is defined with
• Representation: Mating Face
• Point: Bundle_Entry_Point
• Initial Condition: Mating Face

Creating the required harness routing:

• A sketch create on a plane with dimensions appropriate for the dimensions of the entire harness assembly

• A new product is created and named Assy_Wiring_Harness_Context
• Another new product under the Assy_Wiring_Harness_Context is created and named Assy_Geometric_Bundle
• All the connectors are imported into the Assy_Geometric_Bundle
• The positioning sketch is imported into Assy_Wiring_Harness_Bundle
• The connectors are moved and oriented on the sketch according to the requirements
• The Workbench is switched to 'Electric Harness Assembly
• A 10mm branch with a 1.4 bend radius ratio and 0% slack between connectors DT06-08SA and DT06-6S is created
• A branch point is created at a distance of 100mm from DT06-08SA
• A 2nd branch point is created at a distance of 200mm from the 1st branch point
• A 5mm branch with a 1.4 bend radius ratio and 0% slack from the 1st branch point on the main branch and DT06-4S connector is created
• A 3rd branch point is created at a distance of 150mm from the 1st branch point on the 5mm branch
• A 5mm branch with a 1.4 bend radius ratio and 0% slack between the 3rd branch point and another DT06-4S connector is created
• A 5mm branch with a 1.4 bend radius ratio and 0% slack from the 2nd branch point on the main branch and the DT06-2S connector is created
• A 5mm branch with a 1.4 bend radius ratio and 0% slack between the 2nd branch point on the main branch and another DT06-2S connector is created
• A 10mm corrugated tube protective covering is applied on the main branch with a 30mm end extremity from the connectors and a 5mm corrugated tube protective covering is applied on the sub-branches with a 30mm end extremity from the connectors by clicking on the 'Protective Covering' icon from the 'Electric Harness Assembly' workbench.

Adding the Corrugated:

Firstly create the desired corrugated tube from the Electrical part design work bench by selecting the defien protect part command and also select the desired diameter where i have selected 10 mm.