Ribbon Cable Orientation and Shape

The ribbon cable must align with the slot at connector D-Sub Ribbon. To control the orientation of the ribbon cable, you can add single or double 90-degree folds at work points that exist along the ribbon cable.

A ribbon cable with a fold is a single piece of raw ribbon cable. For modeling purposes, the ribbon cable is not continuous through the fold. When you add a fold, three separate entities are created: the fold entity and the ribbon cable piece to each side. Each entity is represented as a node in the browser.

Note: Like editing other harness objects, you can right-click ribbon cable work points and use Redefine Point and 3D Move/Rotate to move route points. Ribbon cable work points cannot be rotated. For folds, only the work point used to create the fold can be manipulated.

Adjust Twist

The ribbon cable body aligns parallel to the slot in the D-Sub Ribbon Cable connector. To adjust the ribbon cable at a selected point, use Twist Control. The rotation handles (1) enable you to change the current orientation. The red ball (2) is the conductor one indicator. The orientation bar (2) represents the orientation of the surface on the ribbon cable at the selected location.