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