Wiring harness routing & packaging Rules Week 3 Challenge

Q1 Answer: 

1) Download the file from Hellermann Site. Open in CATIA and Switch to Part Design, if it's in a different workbench

2) Create points on both sides using the Circle Centre. 

3) Create panels on both sides taking Parallel through a point and taking the clip side for reference and centre point. Also, create another plane with a base of the clip for reference and offset as per the requirement.

4) Switch to Electrical Part Design and Select Define Support part. Select the right side point for the entry and its respective plane for plane bundle entry. Select the left plane on the left side of the clip and the base plane for the plane on the base side of the clip.

5) For the second entry for the clip, Select the left side point and its respective plane for bundle entry. The other two planes get automatically selected. Select OK. 

Q2 Answer: 

1) Download the part from the TE site. Open in CATIA and Switch to Part Design, if it's in a different workbench.

2) For the bundle connection to the backshell, choose the centre circle and create a centre point.

3) Create a midpoint for the backshell face and set up the axis in a way that Y-Axis points to the connection direction, X-Axis points to the locking system and Z-Axis to the remaining phase on either side

4) Switch to the Electrical Part Design workbench. Select Define Backshell and Click on the part and Select OK.

5) Select the Define bundle connection point icon and select the Representation and Initial Point for the Backshell back face, Bundle point for the centre point.

4) Select the backshell connection point, then Select Representation for the midpoint, Contact for the connector and backshell connecting face, Coincidence for Y-axis and Orientation for X-Axis.

Q3 Answer:

1) Select File -> New -> CatalogDocument -> Add Family -> Name: Slit COT -> Select Conduit from dropdown - > Select OK-> Save the Catalog -> Close

2) Select File -> New -> Part -> Enter Part Name: 15mm COT/ 20mm COT/ 35mm COT/ 10mm COT/ 5mm COT -> Select OK.

3) Select Define Protection Part and Click on either Part Number or Part Body on the tree.

4) Select Corrugated tube from the top down for Type.

5) Select Inner Diameter as 12 mm/17 mm/32 mm/ 7 mm/ 3mm, Thickness as 1.5 mm/1.5 mm/1.5 mm/1.5 mm/1 mm and Bend Radius as 1.5 times the Outer Diameter i.e 22.5mm/ 30mm/ 52.5mm/ 15mm/ 7.5mm -> Select OK -> Save

6) Select Store Device -> Select Slit COT Catalog saved path -> Select Slit COT from drop down -> Select OK