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Wires without routing

Wires without routing

Wires without routing

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Guys,

Situation : When you dont have routing add-in and still want to show a fairly good wiring on your product design.

I used a 3D sketch in a part file and swept a circle through. To the most part of the 3D skecth The lines were perpendicular to the adjecent segment. Used a couple of spline in between to give it few twists or bends.

What are the best ways you would wire? Please share your methods.

 

RE: Wires without routing

I would create a wire model in-context in the assembly, after creation you can break the in-context relations if desired.  Start with short extrusions at both connector points, then connect these with a spline, adding points as needed for the routing.  Extrude the wire diameter sketch along the spline and you should have a wire.  This would give the most realistic looking wires.

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RE: Wires without routing

If I didn't have the routing add-in I'd do it in-context, too.  Heck sometimes I do it that way anyway when routing doesn't behave.  One good trick is to split your screen into four views when you're making the 3d sketch.   

Dan

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RE: Wires without routing

What I do for hoses and wires is I make a rigid right angles 3D sketch than i fully constrain it than add fillets than use the sweep on the circle.

T.C.Thornberry
Mechanical Designer/Drafter
 

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