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Wiring Assemblies

Wiring Assemblies

Wiring Assemblies

(OP)
Do any of you use Solidworks for wiring assemblies?

We cuurently use solidworks for all our drafting needs, except for wiring diagrams.  I would imagine it is possible, but is it really time effective creating BOM, multi wire assemblies and connectors all for 2D?

RE: Wiring Assemblies

I have created wiring a lot. Schematics were created in 2D on the dwg. Vision can do this for you also.
If you will do a lot of wiring assy's, I suggest looking into Router from SW.

Chris
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RE: Wiring Assemblies

(OP)
So most of schematics were done on the drawing only, makes sense.  What is Vision?

I have played with Routing a bit, but not enough to get a good handle on it.  It seems better suited for hard piping, rather than loose wiring harnesses.

RE: Wiring Assemblies

The router function ctopher is talking about is different than the piping.

Although the router is new and may not have every feature I would want, it can automatically attach point A to B with 3D "solid" wire and you can specify connectors at each end, like a multi-terminal Molex.  Then it will create a 2D nail board in the flat with the proper lengths of wires.

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