Opening the Model

Before creating the electrical harness, first add in SOLIDWORKS Routing, and open the assembly.

1. Click Tools > Add-Ins.
2. Select SOLIDWORKS Routing.
   Select SOLIDWORKS Routing in the Start Up column to activate Routing every time you start the SOLIDWORKS application.
3. Click OK.
4. Download, extract, and open the required sample file for this tutorial:
   1. Click here to download routing.zip to your Downloads folder.
      For more information on downloading and managing sample files, see Sample Files.
   2. Browse to the Downloads folder and extract routing.zip to a convenient location.
      For example, to organize your tutorial sample files, create a folder in your Documents folder named tutorial_files. Then extract into that folder to create a subfolder named routing_electrical that contains the SOLIDWORKS parts for the routing electrical tutorial.
   3. In the routing_electrical folder, open top_assy.SLDASM.
5. Click File > Save As New and save the part in the routing_electrical folder as my_top_assy.SLDASM.

   

   Most electrical routing options are available only when you edit a route. If you exit this mode, select Edit Route (Electrical Routing toolbar) to continue.