Wiring harness design in CATIA V5 - 3D modeling Week 7 Challenge

AIM:

• To flatten the wire harness assembly completed in week 4 assignment and place the flattened view on a drawing sheet.

OBJECTIVE:

• To flatten the wire harness assembly completed in week 4 assignment.
• To orient the wire bundle as shown in the layout.

• To place the flattened view on a drawing sheet.
• To ensure bundles with protective coverings has different visuals on drawing view.

SOLUTION METHODOLOGY:

Step - 1:

• Create a product file and navigate to the Electrical Harness Flattening for wire harness flattening option and save it in the same location where the wire harness or routing assembly is stored.
• Define the 'Harness flattening parameters' in order to flatten the required wire harness assembly.
• While defining the harness flattening parameters in the drawing menu single line is selected for bundle segment and double line is selected for protective coverings in order to differentiate between the wire bundle and cot tubes in drafting.
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• Step - 3:

  • Select the 'Flatten' option to flatten the wire harness assembly.
  • Then select the active plane, then select any one branch and then select the 'select all branches'.
  • If there is no discontinuity in the bundle segment then all the branches will be selected and by pressing 'ok' the wire harness assembly will be flattened.
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