Wire routing
Wire routing
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After creating an assembly I am trying to create inside that assembly wires and cables running from the various devices. Some of them are at different heights depending on where they rout to. What would be the best way to handles this?
Tim
Tim






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MadMango
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RE: Wire routing
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Scott Baugh, CSWP

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However we do not use in context parts. That's a PDM (SmarTeam in our case) issue. In context can be great if it works for you. If you are using PDM systems it may be wise to limit your use of in context work. It can have rather unpleasant or at least inconvenient consequences if you use too much of it. If you are using a PDM system, I suggest making some simple test parts (just blocks and cylinders) and test out the logic of the in context methodology, then try to reuse some of the parts the parts on another project/assembly. See if there are any nasty ramifications of entire projects getting copied or checked out when you got to get some of these parts for the new job. It probably depends on the PDM system and the way its options are set up.
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MadMango
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
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have only seen piping used once for about 5 mins so I don't know much about it !
it is just a thought!
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I thought one of PDM's primary functions was to help track and manage in context relationships? (I've never used any PDM)
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Arlin,
Just FYI, you are correct in your statement. However if an item designed in-context of one assembly is used with a different assembly then there are ramifications related to the use of in-context features that become evident. It generally happens in SmarTeam (as I recall) that the entire assembly where the harness is initially created comes along for the ride when using the harness in a new/different assembly (i.e. all of the files of the original parent assembly are opened in SW when the harness is used elsewhere...this is because the harness derives part of its intelligence from the parent). This caused headaches for some people at my former company when they attempted to use in-context features.
To avoid this, I use in-context features in the early steps of creation and definition of my geometry and replace them later as suggested by MadMango.
Hope this info is useful.
Chris Gervais
Sr. Mechanical Designer
Lytron Corp.
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The piping IMO is not at all the best way to do this Embassy works may have been a better way around this but since they were bought up by AutoCAD (I believe) it's not worth it.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP

3DVision Technologies
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As to why not use Piping, my company hasn't sprung the cash for that add-on.
MadMango
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Thanks for the FYI Madmango!
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP

3DVision Technologies
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http://www.scottjbaugh.com
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RE: Wire routing
RE: Wire routing
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