WIRING HARNESS DESIGN IN CATIA V5 - 3D MODELING

WEEK 4 CHALLANGE :-

{1} OBJECTIVE :-

1) TO ROUTE THE FOLLOWING HARNESS LAYOUT IN THE ELECTRICAL WORK BENCH IN CATIA V5. MAKE ASSUMPTIONS FOR HARNESS BUNDLE DIAMETERS. USE FOLLOWING CONNECTORS AS SHOWN IN LAYOUT DIAGRAM.

2)  ADD PROTECTIVE COVERINGS ON ALL THE BRANCHES CONNECTED TO DT06-2S & DT06-4S CONNECTORS. KEEP END EXTREMITY AT 30MM.

GIVEN :-

DOWNLOAD CONNECTOR 3D CAD DATA FROM www.te.com

• DT06-4S
• DT06-6S
• DT06-2S
• DT06-08SA

CONNECTORS LAYOUT DESIGN :-

{2} STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED FOR DEFINING THE CONNECTORS ELECTRICALLY IN CATIA V5 :-

1. DOWNLOAD CONNECTOR 3D CAD DATA FROM www.te.com

• A) DT06-4S
• B) DT06-6S
• C) DT06-2S
• D) DT06-08SA

2. FOR CONVERTING THE MECHANICAL PART INTO ELECTRICAL PART OF CONNECTORS FOLLOW FOLLOWING STEPS AS SHOWN IN FIGURE :-

• A) DT06-4S :-

 

 

• B) DT06-6S :-

 

 

• C) DT06-2S :-

 

 

• D) DT06-08SA :-

 

 

{3} ARRANGE THE CONNECTORS ACCORDING TO THE  PROVIDED LAYOUT :-

• CREATE NEW PRODUCT FILE NAMING GEOMETRIC BUNDLE , ADD ALL THE CONNECTORS TO THE NEW PRODUCT FILE , DEFINE THE GEOMETRIC BUNDLE IN ELECTRICAL HARNESS ASSEMBLY WORKBENCH.
• CREATE NEW SKETCH IN NEW PART NAMING ELECTRICAL DESIGN LAYOUT, DRAW LAYOUT IN THE SKETCH , ADD THE PART FILE TO THE GEOMETRIC BUNDLE FILE.
• ARRANGE ALL THE CONNECTORS IN APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS AND DIRECTION USING MANIPULATION COMMAND AND SNAP FEATURE IN ASSEMBLY DESIGN WORKBENCH. 

{4} CREATING MULTI-BRANCHING POINTS FOR THE CONNECTORS TO JOIN THE MAIN BUNDLE , ROUTE THE BUNDLE'S ACCORDING TO THE DESIGN LAYOUT :- 

 

{5} ADDING THE PROTECTIVE COVERINGS (COT TUBES) FOR INSULATION OF THE BUNDLE . KEEPING END EXTREMITY AT 30 MM FROM THE CONNECTORS END :- 

 

{6} CHECKING THE DESIGN WITH RESPECT TO GIVEN LAYOUT :-