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

AIM

         To Download Connectors – DT06-2S, DT06-4S, DT06-6S, DT06-08SA, cad data from given link & defining them Electrically, and further Routing them as per given Layout and adding Protective Covering on all branches, keeping end extremity at 30mm.

INTRODUCTION

Wiring Harness

          A wire harness is a specially designed system that keeps numerous wires or cables organized. It is a systematic and integrated arrangement of cables within an insulating material. The purpose of the wiring assembly is to transmit a signal or electrical power.

Wiring Harness Routing

         A wiring harness routing structure includes a wiring harness routing member configured to be attached to a vehicle body and a protector that accommodates and holds a wiring harness.

Wiring Harness Packaging

         Fixing/mounting strategy of wiring harness routing to ensure the safe, reliable and durability of wiring harness by applying set of design rules and industry best practices.

ELECTRICALLY DEFINED CONNECTORS

DT06-2S

DT06-4S

DT06-6S

DT06-08SA

PREPARATION OF HARNESS ASSEMBLY

As we are done with wiring harness component designs, it’s time to prepare Product Assembly for the given harness.

Wiring harness Product assembly contains-

• Harness Context Assembly - This is the top-level product file that contains the harness geometrical bundle/assembly and the wire harness electrical bundle.
• Geometrical Bundle - This sub level product file is the wire harness product that contains all of the harness components i.e., clips, supports, connectors, splices, grommets, annotation and actual physical bundle segments and branches.
• Electrical Bundle - This sub level product file contains all of the electrical circuit information.
• Example as shown below

Defining Wire Harness Routing

Creating Wire Harness Geometrical Bundle

Given Harness Layout