Use the Delete command in the Cable & Harness Library dialog box to remove a definition from the library. Library wires that are used in a cable cannot be deleted.
If the deleted harness object is already placed in an assembly, the related occurrences are not deleted, and the default library definition is used. If a deleted cable is already placed, the related cable occurrences are not deleted, and the data is stored with the cable occurrence. A dialog box appears listing which harness object types are missing when the Cable & Harness Library dialog box is closed.
- On the ribbon, click
Cable and Harness tab
Manage panel
Library
. - Click the arrow to select the library object type to delete such as cables, wires, virtual parts, splices, and ribbon cables.
- From the list of library objects in the Cable & Harness Library dialog box, select the library object to delete, and then click Delete
. Alternatively, you can use the Delete key or right-click the object, and then select Delete from the context menu.
- A confirmation dialog box prompts you to confirm the deletion.
- To delete the specified object and continue, answer Yes.
- To end the operation without deleting the object, answer No.
Note: To restore the connection of a cable occurrence to a library cable in the Cable and Harness Library, delete the cable occurrence with the bad reference, and then add the cable occurrence again using a different library cable.