Wiring harness routing & packaging Rules Week 3 Challenge
A P Clip, commonly known as a P Clamp; is a one-piece solution used for the securing of cables, hoses and other tubing or pipes, temporarily or permanently.
To define P-Clamp in Catia, entry point, exit point and base plane has to be defined.
So, following procedure was performed.
Create two points one as entry and another as exit point.
create planes at two points and another at base.
Switch to Electric part design
Click on support defination - select part - select entry point - select entry plane, exit and base plane.
Again Click on support defination - select part - select exit point - select exit plane and base plane as secondary plane is automatically taken.
Backshells:
Backshells are used as an extra protective layer at bundle entry point from environment, foreign material, water, mechanical jerk etc.
- Process:
- create Back shell entry point.
- create axis system for back shell entry.
- create bundle connection point.
- switch to Electrical part design.
- Define part electricaly as back shell.
- Then define Back shell connection point.
- Define bundle connection point.
Conduit
these pipes are used to cover wire or bundle of it.
