Wire Properties dialog box

Adds, modifies, and removes properties on selected library wire occurrences, and assigns or removes virtual parts.

Access:

With an active harness assembly, right-click a wire occurrence, and then select Harness Properties.

Occurrence Tab

Wire ID	Displays the wire ID, which is the unique name for the wire occurrence within the assembly. It is also the name used in the browser.
Length	Displays the current wire length.
Adjusted Length	Displays the length, plus the value of the property that affects it. To include the service loop dimension in the Adjusted Length field, apply the Service Loop custom property to the segment the wires are routed in. Right-click on the segment and going to harness properties and add Service Loop. When applied to the segment, the length of all wires inside that segment are adjusted by that property. Displays the length, plus the value of the property that affects it. For example, if the Service Loop property exists for the selected wire, the length is adjusted accordingly and displayed here.
Adjusted Outer Diameter	When a loom is assigned, displays the outer diameter of the wire with the loom attached. When a loom is not assigned, it displays the outer diameter from the wire's library definition. For fixed diameter looms, the adjusted diameter is the maximum diameter of the loom, plus 2 times the thickness of the loom. For variable diameter looms, the adjusted diameter is the outer diameter of the wire plus 2 times the thickness of the loom. For multiple attached looms, the adjusted diameter is determined by the outermost loom. The diameter continues to increase according to the type of looms assigned.
Radius of smallest bend	Displays the radius of the smallest bend in the path of a routed wire or unrouted wire with work points. It is associated to the current geometric shape of the wire.
Bend radius	Sets the bend radius multiplier or displays the value of the bend radius factor set in the library wire definition or the value set at the occurrence level.
Library Bend Radius	When bend radius is replaced by the occurrence, displays the initial bend radius set on the library wire.

Display

Default Display

Sets rendered or centerline display for the selected wire. Centerline Rendered Appearance From Loom sets whether to display the wire using the appearance from the loom or from the wire.

List of attached looms

Displays the order in which the loom is placed when multiple looms are attached to the selected wire. Loom order is set when the loom is created or when modifying wire or segment properties. A loom order of 1, means the loom is the first loom placed on the harness object. The order of the loom also determines the size of the loom to attach. Click a loom in the list, and then click the appropriate arrow to increase or decrease the order of placement.

General tab

Name	Displays the library name of the selected wire.
Category	Displays the category in which the wire is organized, if applicable.
Part Number	Displays the part number for the selected wire.
Outer Diameter	Displays the default or last used outer diameter for the selected wire.
Gauge	Displays the gauge for the selected wire.
Core Size	Displays the core size for the selected wire as a diameter.

From/To tab

Provides links to the properties for the pins and connectors at each end of the wire.

From	Provides links to the properties for the pin and connector for the first wire end.
	Wire Pin Name Name of the wire pin (end) attached to the connector pin. Properties shows read-only properties from the part definition. Occurrence level properties cannot be added.
	RefDes Name of the reference designator for the connector to which the wire is attached. Properties shows the read-only properties from the part along with the RefDes property, which can be modified.
	Connector Pin Name Name of the connector pin to which the selected wire is attached. Properties shows read-only properties from the part definition. Occurrence level properties cannot be added.
To	Provides links to the properties for the pin and connector for the second wire end.
	Wire Pin Name Name of the wire pin (end) attached to the connector pin. Properties shows read-only properties from the part definition. Occurrence level properties cannot be added.
	RefDes Name of the reference designator for the connector to which the wire is attached. Properties shows the read-only properties from the part along with the RefDes property, which can be modified.
	Connector Pin Name Name of the connector pin to which the selected wire is attached. Properties shows read-only properties from the part definition. Occurrence level properties cannot be added.

Virtual parts tab

Type	Selects the type of virtual part, such as terminal or loom.
Category	Selects the category in which the desired virtual part is located (optional). The last selection becomes the new default.
Name	Selects the name of the desired virtual part in the Cable & Harness Library. The last selection becomes the new default.
Add	Adds a new virtual part to the list.
Delete	Removes the selected virtual part from the list.
Virtual part list	Lists the virtual parts assigned to the selected object along with their type, category, and name.

Custom tab

Name	Displays the entered property name. Click in the input area to enter a new property, or if available, click the arrow to select from the list.
	The predefined, or reserved properties include:
	Separation Code categorizes wires into types or categories for comparison.
	Class categorizes wires and segments into class groupings for comparison.
	Max Length the maximum allowable length for wire.
Type	Data type for the selected property. Click the arrow to select an appropriate data type from the list.
Value	Enter a value for the selected property, if desired.
Add	Adds a new property to the list.
Modify	Changes the selected property's name, type, or value.
Delete	Removes the selected property from the list.