About this tutorial

Create and manipulate three-dimensional wire harnesses in an assembly.

Category: Routed Systems
Time Required: 60 minutes
Tutorial File Used: Enclosure_Assembly.iam, ribbon_cable_connector.ipt

Note: Click and read the required Tutorial Files Installation Instructions athttp://www.autodesk.com/inventor-tutorial-data-sets-2014 . Then download the tutorial data sets and the required Tutorial Files Installation Instructions, and install the datasets as instructed.

Take this working tour of the basics in Cable and Harness in Autodesk Inventor. Then proceed to the successive tutorials to go deeper into the details of the functionality.

Objectives

Use various Cable and Harness commands on the ribbon.
Create and work with :
- Pins on a connector
- Wires between connectors
- Ribbon cables and folds
- Segments
Route wires.
Place additional connectors.

Prerequisites

Know how to set the active project, navigate the model space with the various view commands.
See the Autodesk Inventor Help topic “Fundamentals” and the New User tutorials for further information.

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