When you insert a harness segment, you select points that position and shape the segment in the context of the harness assembly.
Use Create Segment on the ribbon to define the possible paths that a wire or cable may take through the harness assembly.
Tip: You can create work points within the assembly before creating the segment, to position the segment precisely to key points in the harness assembly. Segment points associated to work points or other model geometry update when changes are made to the model. Points offset from a face do not update.
- In the browser, double-click the harness assembly.
- On the ribbon, click
Cable and Harness tab
Create panel
Create Segment
. - In the graphics window, select the segment start point:
- To associate the start point with existing geometry, select a vertex, work point, sketch point, or center points on circular components.
- To offset a segment work point at a specified distance, set the offset, and then select a face.
- To create a non associative segment work point without an offset, select a work plane or work axis.
As you make your selections a straight line appears from selected point to current cursor position. The system draws the line between the points as selections are made.
- To change the offset while defining the segment path, right-click, and then select Edit Offset.
- In the Edit Offset dialog box, enter the offset value (with or without a unit), and then click OK.
Once the offset is changed, the new value is used until the segment is finished, or until the offset is changed.
Note: If no unit is specified the default unit setting is used. - Select additional points to define the path.
- When the segment shape is complete, right-click, and then select Continue to end the current segment and create additional segments.
- Right-click, and then select Finish. Press ESC at any point during segment creation to cancel.
The segment is displayed as rendered or centerline depending on the display setting.
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