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

       WIRING HARNESS DESIGN IN CATIA V5 - 3D MODELING 

AIM-  Route two electrical harnesses as per the given layout and interconnect them as a single harness assembly and then check for bundle continuity, bundle warnings, and then give annotations to the final harness assembly.

OBJECTIVE-  

1. The objective of this project is to first route the two Harness A and Harness B as per the given harness layout.

Step 1: We have to first define all the connectors geometrically and electrically as shown in below images.

HARNESS B

1 C-YDTS26F15-35SNV001

2  C-DT06-3S-CP01

3  C-DT06-08SA-CE04

4  C-DT06-08SA-EP07

5  C-DT06-08SA-CE13

HARNESS B ASSEMBLY

HARNESS A

6  C-DT04-08PA-C017

7  C-1-174357-2

8  C-DT06-08SA-CE01

9  C-DT06-08SA-EP07

10  C-YDTS26F15-35SNV001

HARNESS A ASSEMBLY

After all the connectors are defined, the workbench was switched to Electrical Harness Assembly where Geometrical Bundle was activated. All the

connectors were routed using the Multi-Branchable Document command. 

CHECKING CONNECTED OR NOT

-Now in this step, we have to check bundle continuity in both Harness A and Harness B.

-So for that, go in Edit>Search>Workbench-Electrical>Type-Bundle segment>Attribute-fully connected.

-We will get one window, in that selecting True option will show all the connected bundle segments while selecting False option will show all the

non-connected bundle segments.

-Now, we will check for True condition and search for result.

-All the bundle segments are showing connected. So there is bundle continuity in both Harness A & Harness B as shown in below images.

ASSEMBLY OF HARNESS A AND B

-In this step, we have to interconnect both Harness A & Harness B.

-For that, we have to create new product file and can give name as Assembly.

-Then, copy both harnesses and paste it in newly created product file or call both harnesses in mechanical assembly design as below image.

-We have to go in Electrical Assembly Design to connect both the harnesses electrically. So for that, select the option 'connect electrical devices'

and both the harnesses will get connected electrically as below.

-As shown in below image, male connector should have to be inserted into the female connector.

CONVERT TO CAT PART

Mechanical Assembly Design workbench > Tools > Generate CAT Part from product.

CONCLUSION

     -Bundle continuity has to be checked for the two created harnesses.

     -After the two Harnesses are created, the next objective is to have them interconnected electrically.

     -Check for bundle warnings in Harness A and Harness B.

     -Add annotations to all the connectors in Harness A and Harness B.

     -Define all the electrical connectors geometrically and electrically so that they can be used in the wiring harness. This process is done with the help of CATIA V5 wiring Harness Design and Assembly.