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Creating a Cable Wire Library File in Excel

  • Create an Excel spreadsheet with the column headers listed below. All column headers are required. The column headers vary depending on whether you want to create a library file for cable, wire, or ribbon cable libraries. For cable libraries, you can create column names for cable libraries and core libraries. Use the following rules when creating the spreadsheet:


    • A cable needs one row to define the cable, plus a row to define each core.
    • A wire needs only one row.
    • You can use different header names for the fields in the Excel file and map the names to the library header fields when you import the Excel file.
    Column Header for Cable Library Column Header for Core Library
    Cable Name Cable Name
    Part Number Wire Name
    Description Size
    Outer Diameter Outer Diameter
    Number of Cores Color
    Minimum Bend Radius Disp Color
      Minimum Bend Radius
      Seal
    Column Header for Wire Library
    Wire Name
    Part Number
    Description
    Outer Diameter
    Color
    Disp Color
    Minimum Bend Radius
    Size
    Seal
    Column Header for Ribbon Cable Library
    Cable Name
    Part Number
    Description
    Thickness
    Width
    Color
    Disp Color
    Number of Conductors
    Minimum Bend Radius



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