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Placement of Electrical Connectors

You can place electrical connectors in either the top-level assembly or the route subassembly. Where you decide to place them depends on how you intend to assemble the actual hardware.

Top-level Assembly

To place connectors in the top-level assembly, make sure Automatically route on drop of flanges/connectors is not selected in Routing Options.

If open-ended wires are attached to the connector as the harness is installed, you should place the connector in the top-level assembly rather than the route sub-assembly.

The connector does not appear on the harness drawing or bill of materials.

If you import a from-to list, the software detects connectors that already exist in the top-level assembly and does not insert duplicate connectors into the route sub-assembly.

Route Subassembly

To manually place connectors in the route subassembly, make sure Automatically route on drop of flanges/connectors is selected in Routing Options.

If a connector is crimped or sealed to the harness during the manufacture of the harness, you should place the connector in the route subassembly rather than the top-level assembly.

The connector appears on the harness drawing and bill of materials.

If you import a from-to list and the connectors are not in the top-level assembly, the software automatically places the connectors in the route subassembly.

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General Procedure for Electrical Cables

 



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