Challenge

Wiring harness design in CATIA V5 - 3D modeling Week 5 & 6 Challenge

Layout of the Harness for Routing

Downloded all the required connectors for this routing and saved the CATpart.
provided all the electrical definitions for the connectors.
And using store device command, stored all the connectors to the connectors catalogue.

Details of connectors used as per the given data.

Using first 5 connectors created the Harness_B CATProduct file.
All the five connectors are placed as per the layout using manipulation and compass.
Using geometrical bundle command provided in electrical harness assembly workbench, electrically defined the assembly.
new part is created using multi-branchable document command.
Then goto branch definition command provided required data in the tab opened(diameter, slack%, bend radius etc.)

Above shown figure has the branch definition tab.
From the branch definition tab goto route definition.
There we have the choice to select the routing objects, we can select the connecters or branch points to route.
Below figure shows the route definition tab. Here the routed objects are an added branch point and a connector.

Similarly the routing is done for the Harness_A and saved both CATProduct files.
Both Harness_A and Harness_B files are added to a newly created Product file named 'Assy_Wiring_Harness_Context'.
Before that a rough annotations are provided for the connectors. This option is available in mechanical assembly work bench. Here I have used 'flag note with leader' command for the annotation.
Also checked the Bundle continuity, For bundle contiuity checking; Edit > Search > advanced
select electrical from the workbench dropdown list
select bundle segment as type.
select fully connected as attribute.
we choose the Query as true or false.
if we select true- it will shows all the bundles that are connected and wise versa. All related figures are given below.

Snap of Bundle Continuity Checking of Harness_A

Snap of Bundle COntinuity checking of Harness_B

Snaps after Giving Annotations

After adding Harness_A and B to the new product file jump to electrical assembly design workbench.
Then using the command 'connect electrical devices' We can connect both harnesses together. The respective figures are given below.

Harness_A and Harness_B INTER-Connection

For creating igs file format we have to save this assembly as CATpart.
igs files can open in many other softwares if we needed, but the CATpart and CATProduct files are cannot support on the other CAD softwares.
So for creating the igs file first we have to save this assembly as CATPart.
For that we have an option in tools 'generate CATPart from Product', This option is available in mechanical assembly workbench

Snap of whole assembly after converting to CATpart

Ship work like this
in your own course.