Cable and Harness Browser hierarchy

The cable and harness browser graphically illustrates 1 or more cable and harness subassemblies along with the assembly component hierarchy. Each harness subassembly contains an Origin folder and a single harness part. The harness part contains 1 folder each for the wires, cables, ribbon cables, segments, splices, and virtual parts that make up the harness. The harness subassemblies are placed in the browser with other placed components and are arranged in the order they are added to the assembly.

The browser also organizes and manipulates cable and harness data, shows and hides selected components, and controls and provides alternate access to functions from the context menu. It is available when a cable and harness assembly is open and active. It may also be displayed or hidden using View tab Windows panel User Interface Browser

Browser symbols

	Harness assembly
	Harness part
	Wire folder
	Cable folder
	Ribbon Cable folder
	Segment folder
	Splice folder
	Virtual Parts folder
	Labels folder
	Looms folder
	Plugs folder
	Seals folder
	Terminals folder
	User folder
	Routed wire
	Unrouted wire
	Disconnected cable wire
	Routed cable
	Unrouted cable
	Ribbon cable
	Ribbon segment
	Single Fold
	Double Fold
	Segment
	Splice
	Pin (Displayed in the part environment for electrical parts and in assembly environment for wires, cable wires, and splices.)
	Work point
	Label
	Loom
	Plug
	Seal (single wire)
	Seal (multiple wire)
	Terminal (single wire)
	Terminal (multiple wire)
	User

Context menus

The context menu (right-click) accesses functions for operations on the selected cable and harness object in the browser. Depending on the browser edit context and the selected item, all options may not be available. The same context menu options, plus viewing options, are available when you select the item in the graphics window.

Add points	Use add points to the selected harness object (wire, cable wire, ribbon cable, or segment).
Automatic Route	Displays the dialog box for automatically routing one or more selected wires (including cable wires) into segments based on the shortest path through the network and the segment opening that is closest to the wire start and endpoints.
Bend Radius Check	Checks harness objects for bends that violate the specified minimum bend radius.
Bend Radius Clear Violations	Removes existing bend radius violations from the browser.
Bend Radius Show Violations	Shows the points causing a bend radius violation.
Bend Radius Suppress Violation	Ignore selected bend violations during all bend radius checks.
Connector Pin Properties	Use to view and change connector or splice pin properties for the selected harness object.
Delete	Use to remove the selected entity.
Delete All Points	Use to remove all points from the selected harness wire or cable wire.
Delete Fold	Use to remove a fold from the selected ribbon cable. The underlying fold point remains.
Delete Point	Use to remove points from the selected harness object (wire, cable wire, ribbon cable, or segment).
Display All as Centerline	Displays all harness objects of one type as centerlines.
Display as Centerline	Displays the selected harness object as a centerline.
Display as Rendered	Displays the selected harness object as three-dimensional shaded solids.
Display All as Rendered	Displays all harness objects of one type as three-dimensional shaded solids.
Delete Splice	Removes the selected splice.
Edit Cable	Changes the cable definition and pin connections for a selected cable occurrence.
Edit Fold	Changes the fold type, direction, and alignment for a selected fold.
Edit Ribbon Cable	Changes the raw ribbon cable definition, connectivity, and placement for a selected ribbon cable occurrence.
Edit Twist	Displays the Twist Control command to interactively reposition the ribbon cable body for a selected ribbon cable occurrence.
Edit Wire	Changes the wire definition and conductor connectivity for a selected wire occurrence.
Enter Angle	With the Twist Control command displayed, enables you to enter a precise angle for a selected ribbon cable occurrence.
Harness Properties	Displays the property dialog box for the selected harness object. Use to assign or remove virtual parts and change loom order and display type.
Harness Settings	Displays the dialog box for setting the default creation configuration of segments, wires, cables, ribbon cables, and splices in the harness assembly and nailboard drawings, and locates the wire library file.
Part Properties	Use to view and change part properties for the selected harness object.
Route	Use to manually route one or more wires or cables.
Redefine Splice	Use to insert an existing splice at a new location.
Splice	With a wire selected, use to click and place an existing splice on a wire.
Splice Wire	Use to insert the selected splice on a wire.
Unroute	Removes routed wires from segments.
View Path	Highlights all segments a cable, cable wire, or wire passes through.
Wire Pin Properties	Use to view properties, and add or remove virtual parts and custom properties for a selected pin occurrence.