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All wires and cables in Autodesk Inventor Professional Cable & Harness come from a single library. In this chapter, you learn how to navigate in the library and use the Cable and Harness Library tool.
Library
Locating the Cable and Harness
library file
Using the cable and harness
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Add new wire and cable definitions. Modify, copy, and delete existing wire and cable definitions. Import and export wire and cable libraries and definitions. Explore the wires and cables in the list. View the basic properties for a selected wire or cable. View the total number of wires or cable wires in the library.
NOTE If a cable and harness assembly that was created in the previous version
of Cable and Harness is opened in the current version, the data format of the library must be migrated to the current version which includes cables. Outdated wire definitions must also be removed from the existing library. If needed, refer to migration, Cable and Harness Library in the Help index for more details about migration options.
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Typically, one cable and harness library file is created and stored on a server for all harness assemblies to reference. If the Cable and Harness Library is accessed by multiple users, it must be placed in a shared location. You can set a different cable and harness library file and location for each harness assembly, although only one is recommended. The first person to open the Cable and Harness Library can add, edit, and remove wires. All others attempting to access the Cable and Harness Library, are notified that the library is being edited and it cannot be accessed. In this case, the Cable and Harness library is read-only, but you can still insert any library wire or cable listed in the Cable and Harness Library into the harness assembly. For wires the Default Library Wire is used when the cable and harness library cannot be found. The Default Library Wire cannot be modified. There is no default library cable. Each time the Cable and Harness Library is opened, the system determines if changes were made to the library data that require an update. If updates are required, the changes are immediately available in the active harness assembly. In this exercise, you access and view the name and location for the current cable and harness library file. To view the location of the CableandHarnessDefaultLibrary<version>.iwl file 1 In the browser, double-click Harness Assembly1, if not already active. 2 In the browser, right-click Harness Assembly1, and then select Harness Settings from the context menu. 3 In the Harness Settings dialog box, click the File Locations tab. This harness assembly references the default cable and harness library file. The default file and location is Program Files Autodesk Inventor Professional (version) Content CableandHarnessDefaultLibrary(version).iwl. 4 If you installed Autodesk Inventor Professional to a location other than the default location, click the Browse button to navigate to and select the file in this new location.
NOTE To create a new, empty Cable and Harness Library, enter a new file name.
If a new name is entered, the cable and harness library file is created in the specified directory. If the file location or name is changed, you must click the Update tool, then click Apply or OK in the dialog box to load the library.
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The following illustration shows the Cable & Harness Library dialog box with the Wires tab and Default Library Wire selected.
Wire and Cable tabs Library toolbar Categories and list of objects Default library wire
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The features in the Cable & Harness Library dialog box include tabs for both wire and cable libraries. The data and format displayed for each tab is very similar. You click the tab for the library data to view and use, and then features specific to that library are displayed.
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The Cable & Harness Library also includes: Cable and Harness Library toolbar The tool set for the library that enables you to create, edit, copy, and delete individual library wire or library cable definitions. Import and export functions are also provided to bring wire and cable library data in and out of the library.
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Categories and list of wires or cables Default Library Wire Number of Wires or Cables Wire or Cable Properties
Lists the contents of the cable and harness library. The library contents include individual wires and cables and wires and cables in specified categories. (Wires only.) The wire used by default when the wire library cannot be found. This wire cannot be deleted or modified. There is no default cable. The total number of wires or cables in the library. Displays properties for the selected definition and the category in which the selected object is organized. Displayed wire properties include color style, part number, outer diameter, gauge, and core size. Displayed cable properties include category, part number, outer diameter, and number of wires.
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The Library Cable Wire dialog box includes a Wires tab in addition to the General and Custom tabs listed previously: Wires Lists the wires that make up the cable and so you can change the Conductor ID.
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To create a new library wire definition 1 With the Enclosure_Assembly.iam still open, and the harness assembly active, click the Cable and Harness Library tool on the Cable and Harness panel bar.
2 In the Cable and Harness Library dialog box, select the New tool.
New tool
3 In the Library Wire dialog box, General tab, in Properties, specify: Name: BLU_EE_22 Category: Custom Color Style: Blue Part Number: 608201 4 In Physical, enter the following values related to the physical parameters of the wire: Outer Diameter: 0.054 Gauge: 22 5 If necessary, click the Custom tab and provide the information to add additional properties to the wire definition. 6 Click OK. A new Custom category containing the BLU_EE_22 wire is added to the list, and is saved for use in any harness assembly that references the library file. 7 Click Save on the Cable and Harness Library dialog box to save the wire to the referenced library.
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A copy of the wire BLU_EE_22 is added to the wire list under the original wire. The name of the copied wire is BLU_EE_22 copy by default. You can make up to nine copies of the same wire before renaming it.
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3 Click OK. 4 Navigate in the list of wires to see the renamed wire in the Generic category.
NOTE If a wire or cable with the same name as the deleted one is added back
into the Cable and Harness Library before a harness assembly is opened, any occurrences of the wire automatically update with the new definition the next time the harness assembly is updated. In this exercise, you delete the wire definition you added previously. To delete a wire definition 1 In the Cable and Harness Library dialog box, select the wire to delete: BLU_EE_22A. 2 Select the Delete tool, and then select Yes to confirm the deletion. Alternatively, you can right-click the wire, and then select Delete from the context menu.
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To add custom properties to a wire 1 In the Cable and Harness Library dialog box, expand the Generic category, and then select the wire named 10AWG-GRN. 2 Click the Edit tool. 3 In the Library Wire dialog box, click the Custom tab, and then enter two properties with the values shown. Click the Add button after entering each property: Name: VendorPartNumber Type: Text Value: 5876 Name: Volt Type: Voltage Value: 300V 4 To modify the existing color property, enter the following values, and then click the Modify button. Name: Color Type: Text Value: Green/Yellow 5 Click OK.
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When you import a library wire or cable, the system uses the following guidelines:
Imported definitions always overwrite or update existing library definitions. New wires or cables are always added to the library. New, previously undefined properties are always added. Existing library property values can be changed. Properties on existing library wires or cables cannot be deleted via import, but values for those properties can be deleted with a blank value. A blank value is entered by using two consecutive list separators, such as two consecutive commas. Only one list separator is required if the entry is the last one in the row.
For this exercise, you import wires. The configuration and data files have already been created for you.
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To import wires into the library 1 Double-click Harness Assembly1 to activate it. 2 Select the Cable and Harness Library tool from the Cable & Harness panel bar. 3 Ensure that the Wire tab is selected. 4 In the Cable and Harness Library dialog box toolbar, select the Import Wire Library tool.
The Wire Library dialog box remains open during the import. 5 From the Import Wire Library Data dialog box, use the Browse button to navigate to the Cable & Harness Tutorial Files Wire Library directory where you installed Autodesk Inventor Professional, and then open the following files: Configuration File (.cfg): WireLibrary.cfg Data File (.csv): LibraryGXLWires.csv 6 Click OK to add the wire data to the open library. A dialog box appears indicating the status of the import and confirms the name and location of the log file. The log file contains details of the import, including updates to wires, and errors associated with the import. 7 Click Close to close the confirmation dialog box. The Cable and Harness Library dialog box is updated with the new data after the import. 8 In the Cable and Harness Library dialog box, click Save to finish.
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4 In the Export Inventor Wire Library Data dialog box, select the needed Configuration File (.cfg), WireLibrary.cfg. 5 Enter the name and location for the Data File (.csv) that is output, or select an existing file. If you use an existing file, existing data is overwritten. 6 Click OK in the Export Inventor Wire Library Data dialog box. 7 Click Close to close the Confirmation dialog box. 8 Click Close to close the Cable and Harness Library dialog box.
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Create additional wires Copy a cable definition Delete a cable definition Add properties to a cable definition
Use the skills you just learned along with the following steps to create a new library cable definition. To create a new library cable definition 1 Click the Cable tab in the Cable & Harness Library dialog box. 2 Select the New tool. 3 In the Library Cable dialog box, click the General tab, and then enter a unique cable Name. 4 Optionally, provide a Part Number and Category. 5 Select the needed Outer Diameter setting:
For a fixed diameter, clear the check box and enter a diameter value. For a variable diameter, select the Calculate from Wires check box.
6 Click the Wires tab, and then click the Add button to add wires to the cable definition. 7 In the Add Wires dialog box, select a wire from the list of library wires, and then click the Add button. You must add at least one wire. 8 Continue adding wires until all wires the make up the cable are added, and then click OK. 9 If desired, click the Custom tab and add additional properties to the library cable definition, such as vendor and jacket color.
10 Click OK to create the cable definition and close the dialog box. 11 Click Save to save the definition to the Cable & Harness Library, and then click Close to close the dialog box.
NOTE The wires referred to by a cable definition must already exist in the
library before they can be added to the cable. This includes the library cable import. The import file must reference existing wire definitions.
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