×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

Technique to create 34 Way Ribbon Cables using Pro/Cabling module
2

Technique to create 34 Way Ribbon Cables using Pro/Cabling module

Technique to create 34 Way Ribbon Cables using Pro/Cabling module

(OP)
Is it possible to create a Ribbon Cable (ie, 34 Way) using the Pro/Cabling module ?

...Haym  

RE: Technique to create 34 Way Ribbon Cables using Pro/Cabling module

2
Hi Haym,

Yes it is possible. Follow me:

In your assembly drawing, create your HARNESS, then create your SPOOL. Choose CABLE and not WIRE. In Spool table parameters, add the following parameter: (press F4)

NUM_CONDUCTORS 10 (for 10 wires ribbon)
DEFINE CONDUCTOR 1
ENDDEF
DEFINE CONDUCTOR 2
ENDDEF
.
.
.
DEFINE CONDUCTOR 10
ENDDEF

Change the thickness value (let's say .2)

You can edit it later if you wish to change other parameters.

Now, go to FEATURE -> CREATE -> CABLE -> choose your spool. Then DONE/DONE/DONE until you are in the main menu of cabling.

Choose COMPONENTS -> DESIGNATE -> click on component (your connector) and choose the Coord sys for ENTRY PORT. Choose FLAT for PORT TYPE.
Repeat the procedure for the second Port on the second part (other connector)

Now, from the main menu, choose: ROUTE -> CONDUCTORS -> SELECT -> SEL BY MENU ->
choose your cable name -> SELECT ALL ->DONE -> DONE until you have CBL ROUTE menu. Choose ENTRY PORT -> PICK -> pick your first ENTRY PORT (coord sys on first part assigned as ENTRY PORT)-> ENTRY PORT -> choose your second ENTRY PORT (on the other part). NOTE: before choosing the second ENTRY PORT you can choose other combination for routing your cable.

That's all. You have now a ribbon cable. To be able toi see it in check the Thick cables button under the ENVIRONMENT menu.

I hope you are familliar with the CABLING module, because here I explained only the  basic procedure to create a ribbon cable.



Good luck

RE: Technique to create 34 Way Ribbon Cables using Pro/Cabling module

I have a question and need help.
If I finished the step to create spools, designate  connectors and route wires,
how can I do the pro/harness-mfg?
I can't find the menu of the command?

RE: Technique to create 34 Way Ribbon Cables using Pro/Cabling module

Hi g168,

To have access to Pro/Harness-mfg, go to "NEW" menu, then choose "manufacturing" type and select "harness" as sub-type.

-Hora.

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources