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Harness and cables - workflow for export to Inventor

Harness and cables - workflow for export to Inventor

Harness and cables - workflow for export to Inventor

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i have been struggling with some cables, trying to export wire information from AutoCAD Electrical 2010 to Inventor 2011. It seems that each time i try, that there is something that i forgot to do in one or the other program. For instance, when i transferred the first time i forgot the splices in Electrical. When i added them Inventor wanted to relate them now to splices in Inventor. So i guess i should have created them first.
Although there is a help file for each program they don't really talk about concurrent design of the same part in both programs.
What do YOU do when exporting/importing cable assembly information between the two programs ?
What are the steps to take in each program prior to export/import so that the transfer goes seamlessly? ie. create splices in both programs. (When/why?)
Does anyone have a checklist? Kind of a cables and assys for dummies?  

Tim Moxam
Senior Mechanical Designer
Aversan Inc.
Toronto,Ontario,Canada

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