SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D - Exercise 6

In this exercise, you route the cables in the 3D layout.

This exercise builds on the files from Exercise 4. If you have not completed that exercise, download the Exercise 4 electrical project, unzip it to a local drive, then unarchive it.

Routing the Cables

  1. Open the pump unit assembly from the previous exercises.

  2. On the SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D tab of the CommandManager, click Route Cables .
    When you run routing for the first time, use 3DSketch Route mode to visually check that the cables are routed correctly. Modify the routing parameters according to the routing paths. If the cables are not routed correctly, check the Routing Analysis dialog box to debug the layout.
  3. In the PropertyManager, for Select route type, click 3DSketch Route, then click .

    The Routing Analysis: Cable routing dialog box reports several errors.

  4. Examine the model to determine the reasons for the analysis errors.

  5. Start SOLIDWORKS Routing.