Wiring harness routing & packaging Rules Week 3 Challenge

1. Defining Hellarmann Tyton – 21160129

• The clip data is downloaded from 'Hellermann Tyton's' official website

In Part Design workbench

• Three planes are made such that
  • One plane is on the side of the clip with a point in the center of the curve and the reference plane as the face normal to wire-entry/exit
  • Second plane on the opposite side of the clip with a point in the center of the curve and the reference plane as the face normal to wire-entry/exit
  • Third plane at 2mm from the bottom inner plane

In Electrical Part Design workbench

• Click on the 'Support Part' icon and then click on the part
• Then the support is defined with:
  • Name: Hellarmann Tyton – 21160129
  • First Plane definition
    • Point: Point.1 (The point made on the plane for the wire entry/exit)
    • Plane: Plane.1 (The corresponding plane for the chosen point)
  • Second Plane Definition
    • Plane: Plane.2 (The plane opposite to the chosen first plane)
  • Third Plane Definition
    • Plane: Plane.3 (The base plane)

• The support is defined again for the other side by clicking on the 'Support Part' icon and then clicking on the part
• Then the support is defined with:
  • Name: Hellarmann Tyton – 21160129
  • First Plane definition
    • Point: Point.2 (The point made on the opposite plane for the wire entry/exit)
    • Plane: Plane.2 (The corresponding plane for the chosen point)
  • Second Plane Definition
    • Plane: Plane.2 (This plane is already chosen by default because of our previous definition)
  • Third Plane Definition
    • Plane: Plane.3 (The base plane is also already chosen by default because of our previous definition)

For Catalog Entry

• Click on 'store device' on the electrical part design workbench and choose the catalog and their respective family

2. Defining Tyco 1738312-1

• The Backshell is downloaded from the given link

In Part Design Work Bench:

• The Backshell Connection Point and the Bundle Entry Point are defined on their respective mating faces
• The required axis system is defined for the Backshell Connection Point
• Then the Work Bench is changed to 'Electrical Part Design'

In Electrical Part Design Work Bench:

• The 'Define Backshell' icon is selected and the part is selected and the Backshell is defined as:
  • Part Number: C-1738312-1
  • Extra Length: Unset 
• Then the Backshell Connection Point is defined with
• Representation: Backshell_Connection_Point
• Contact: Mating Face
• Coincidence: Y-Axis
• Orientation: X-Axis
• Then the Bundle Entry Point is defined with
• Representation: Mating Face
• Point: Bundle_Entry_Point
• Initial Condition: Mating Face

For Catalog Entry

• Click on 'store device' on the electrical part design workbench and choose the catalog and their respective family

3. Creating Corrugated Tubes and their Catalogue:

Creation of 15mm COT tube with 1.5mm thickness:

• Click on File>New>Part
• Name: COT_15mm and click on OK
• Click on the 'Define Protection Part' icon
• Click on the part name in the feature tree
• Define Protection Part:
  • Name: COT_15mm
  • Type: Corrugated tube
  • Parameter definition
    • Inner Diameter: 12mm
    • Inner Section: Automatically Calculated
    • Thickness: 1.5mm
    • Bend Radius: 18mm (1.5 times the inner diameter)
    • Linear mass: default
  • Line type: 1
  • Light geometry: enabled

Creation of 20mm COT tube with 1.5mm thickness:

• Click on File>New>Part
• Name: COT_20mm and click on OK
• Click on the 'Define Protection Part' icon
• Click on the part name in the feature tree
• Define Protection Part:
  • Name: COT_20mm
  • Type: Corrugated tube
  • Parameter definition
    • Inner Diameter: 17mm
    • Inner Section: Automatically Calculated
    • Thickness: 1.5mm
    • Bend Radius: 25.5mm (1.5 times the inner diameter)
    • Linear mass: default
  • Line type: 1
  • Light geometry: enabled

Creation of 35mm COT tube with 1.5mm thickness:

• Click on File>New>Part
• Name: COT_35mm and click on OK
• Click on the 'Define Protection Part' icon
• Click on the part name in the feature tree
• Define Protection Part:
  • Name: COT_35mm
  • Type: Corrugated tube
  • Parameter definition
    • Inner Diameter: 32mm
    • Inner Section: Automatically Calculated
    • Thickness: 1.5mm
    • Bend Radius: 48mm (1.5 times the inner diameter)
    • Linear mass: default
  • Line type: 1
  • Light geometry: enabled

Creation of 10mm COT tube with 1.5mm thickness:

• Click on File>New>Part
• Name: COT_10mm and click on OK
• Click on the 'Define Protection Part' icon
• Click on the part name in the feature tree
• Define Protection Part:
  • Name: COT_10mm
  • Type: Corrugated tube
  • Parameter definition
    • Inner Diameter: 7mm
    • Inner Section: Automatically Calculated
    • Thickness: 1.5mm
    • Bend Radius: 10.5mm (1.5 times the inner diameter)
    • Linear mass: default
  • Line type: 1
  • Light geometry: enabled

Creation of 5mm COT tube with 1mm thickness:

• Click on File>New>Part
• Name: COT_5mm and click on OK
• Click on the 'Define Protection Part' icon
• Click on the part name in the feature tree
• Define Protection Part:
  • Name: COT_5mm
  • Type: Corrugated tube
  • Parameter definition
    • Inner Diameter: 3mm
    • Inner Section: Automatically Calculated
    • Thickness: 1mm
    • Bend Radius: 7.5mm (1.5 times the inner diameter)
    • Linear mass: default
  • Line type: 1
  • Light geometry: enabled