Use Check Bend Radius to check for bends that violate the specified
Minimum bend radius
. You can run a bend radius check on all objects in the harness assembly, all objects of a particular type, or one or more selected objects. The objects to check include wires, cables, cable wires, and segments.
Before you begin, you must set the bend radius value as a property on the object to check. You can also set the bend radius value at the library level.
Check all segments, wires, and cables in the harness assembly
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- Activate the harness assembly to check.
- On the ribbon, click
Cable and Harness tab
Manage panel
Check Bend Radius
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Check all objects of a selected type
- Activate the harness assembly to check.
- In the browser, right-click the folder for the object type to check. You can select wires, cables, or segments.
- Select Bend Radius
Check All Bend Radii from the context menu.
Check selected wires, cable wires, and segments
Note: A check on a cable wire performs a check on the cable.
- Activate the harness assembly to check.
- In the browser or graphics window, select one or more harness objects to check. The objects you can select are wires, segments, cables, or cable wires.
- Right-click, select Bend Radius, and then select Check from the context menus.
Automatically check existing violations on routing and segment change
To automatically check bend radius on all segments, and routed and unrouted wires, cables, and cable wires, enable Active Bend Radius Checking in the harness settings.
- Right-click the harness assembly in the browser, and then select Harness Settings.
- On the General tab, click the Active Bend Radius Checking check box.
Set the bend radius multiplier and click the Active Bend Radius check for segments in the Harness Settings to actively check bend radius while creating segments.