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Procedure Setup:
1. To avoid naming conflicts, it is recommended you save your work, click File > Close until no models
display, then click File > Manage Session > Erase Not Displayed.
2. Click File > Manage Session > Set Working Directory and navigate to the
PTCU\CreoParametric2\Process\Cabling folder and click OK
Objectives
Set up and prepare for cabling by creating the assembly, the connectors, and the harness part.
You are tasked with creating the wire harness for a charging station used to charge the batteries of two-way
radios. You must first create the cabling assembly and connectors. You can then route the wires within the
charging housing. Next, you flatten the harness so that it can be documented in a drawing. Finally, you create
the drawing and insert a table that documents the different wire runs, spools, colors, and lengths.
Figure 1
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◾ Click Settings from the model tree and select Tree Filters.
◾ In the Model Tree Items dialog box, select the Features check box in the Display category
and click OK.
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Figure 4
◾ In the dashboard, select Autocollect all solid surfaces from the drop-down list.
◾ Press CTRL and select coordinate systems C1, C2, L1, L2, and M1 from the model tree.
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Figure 6
◾ Double-click CONN-C_2PIN.PRT.
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Figure 7
10. Select the CONN coordinate system from the model tree.
11. Notice the coordinate system location and orientation. This coordinate system will be used for
rapid assembly.
Figure 8
12. From the Quick Access toolbar, click Close to return to CABLING.ASM.
◾ Double-click CONN-M_9PIN.PRT.
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Figure 9
14. Select the ASM coordinate system from the model tree.
15. Notice the coordinate system location and orientation. This coordinate system will be used for
rapid assembly.
Figure 10
16. From the Quick Access toolbar, click Close to return to CABLING.ASM.
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20. In the ribbon, select the Applications tab and select Cabling from the Engineering group.
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◾ Double-click MM_KG_SEC_PART.PRT.
◾ Click OK in the New File Options dialog box and OK in the Warning message window.
Figure 14
23. Select Appearances Manager from the Appearance Gallery types drop-down list.
24. In the Appearances Manager, click File > Open and double-click WIRE_COLORS.DMT.
26. Cursor over the colors in the My Appearances section, and notice that the names are each three
letters.
◾ Click Close.
Figure 15
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◾ Select Designate from the Auto Designate drop-down menu in the Logical Data group.
◾ Click Flat > Done > Done from the menu manager.
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◾ Select Designate from the Auto Designate drop-down menu in the Logical Data group.
◾ Press CTRL and select the ENTRY_1 and ENTRY_2 coordinate systems, then click OK.
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◾ Click Round > Done > Done from the menu manager.
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3. From the In Graphics toolbar, click Named Views and select Standard Orientation.
◾ Select Designate from the Auto Designate drop-down menu in the Logical Data group.
◾ Press CTRL and select the ENTRY_1 and ENTRY_2 coordinate systems, then click OK.
◾ Click Round > Done > Done from the menu manager.
Figure 18
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7. Press CTRL and select the designated C1, L1, and M1 connectors.
◾ Click OK.
Figure 19
8. Define the reference descriptions for each of the connectors by doing the following:
◾ In the REF_DES column of the Electrical Parameters dialog box, edit the descriptions of the
C1, L1, and M1 connectors to C-01, L-01, and M-01, respectively.
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◾ Click Open.
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◾ Notice that the COLOR value matches a color name in the appearance file.
◾ Click Cancel.
Figure 23
17. Select the PRT_CSYS_DEF harness coordinate system, right-click, and select Hide.
Figure 24
18. Create four new wires and assign spools by doing the following:
◾ In the Route cables dialog box, click New Wire four times.
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19. Specify the W-1 wire routing references by doing the following:
◾ Select W-1 and then click in the From reference collector to activate it.
Figure 26
20. Specify the W-2 wire routing references by doing the following:
◾ Select W-2 and then click in the From reference collector to activate it.
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21. Specify the W-3 and W-4 wire routing references by doing the following:
◾ Select W-3, press CTRL, and select W-4.
Figure 28
◾ Click OK.
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Figure 29
26. Notice that W-1 and W-2 (red and black wires) are interfering with the rib.
Figure 30
27. Notice also that W-3 and W-4 (blue and gray wires) have the same destination, which is not
desired.
Figure 31
30. In the ribbon, click Route Cables from the Route group.
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◾ With only W-4 selected in the dialog box, select the ENTRY_2 coordinate system on
connector L-01 as the To reference.
◾ Click OK.
Figure 32
34. Edit the routing of the red wire by doing the following:
◾ Select W-1 (red wire) in the graphics window.
◾ Starting from just below the M-01 connector, select the locations as shown:
◾ Two locations are on the flat.
◾ Three locations are on the thick rib: one on the right round, one on the flat surface, and
one on the left round.
◾ Five more locations wind around the ribs, staying on the flat surface.
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35. Edit the routing of the black wire by doing the following:
◾ Select W-2 (black wire) in the graphics window.
◾ Select the first and last inserted locations for W-1 (red wire).
Figure 34
38. Notice that W-1 and W-2 (red and black wires) are no longer interfering with the rib.
39. Notice also that W-3 and W-4 (blue and gray wires) now have the correct destinations.
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You will now use Schematic Routing to route the wiring for the other half of the charger.
40. Review the completed Creo schematics wiring diagram. The schematic was already created in
Creo Schematics.
41. The schematic information has already been exported to an XML file from Creo Schematics.
Figure 36
◾ Notice the status bar states that the XML file has been read successfully.
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◾ Observe the Auto Match status for the two new connectors. These were located based on
their component names.
45. Zoom out if necessary to view the additional reference designator labels.
Figure 37
47. Click Select All > Done Sel from the menu manager.
49. Select the Alphabetical check box from the menu manager.
◾ Click Execute.
51. Also notice the Assembly Cabling column versus the XML Reference Data column.
Figure 38
53. Create the W-5 and W-6 wires by doing the following:
◾ Notice that there are four defined spools in the model tree.
◾ In the Find Cables dialog box, click wire W-5 and drag to also select wire W-6.
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◾ Notice that there are now six spools in the model tree. These spools were created
automatically from the schematic data.
◾ Notice that the From and To reference collectors are already defined.
◾ Click Apply.
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56. Edit the W-7 (brown wire) routing by doing the following:
◾ Select W-7 (brown wire).
◾ Starting from just below the M-01 connector, select the locations as shown:
◾ Two locations are on the flat surface.
◾ Three locations are on the thick rib: one on the left round, one on the flat surface, and
one on the right round.
◾ Five more locations wind around the ribs, staying on the flat surface.
Figure 41
◾ Click Find .
◾ Select the first and last inserted locations from W-7 (brown wire).
◾ Click OK.
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Figure 42
Notice the use of schematic data for automated spool creation, designating components,
and presetting wire From and To references.
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3. To avoid twisting in long, flattened segments, edit the cable locations to aid flattening by doing the
following:
◾ Press CTRL and query-select all 20 Cable Location pairs, as shown.
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◾ In the Color Scheme drop-down menu, select Dark Background and then click OK.
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6. Drag the left window edge for HARN_MFG.ASM and the other assemblies to the right slightly to
create a margin so the desktop is visible.
8. In the sub-window, select the far left point in the horizontal row, as shown.
Figure 48
11. Minimize the sub-window. Notice that it minimizes in the graphics window.
12. Click Flat Orient > Vertical > Done/Return > Done/Quit from the menu manager.
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◾ From the In Graphics toolbar, click Named Views and select Reorient .
◾ Click OK.
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◾ Click Orient.
◾ Click Done.
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21. From the In Graphics toolbar, click Named Views and select FRONT.
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23. Repeat this process to reorient the remaining three connectors by 180 degrees.
Figure 55
24. If necessary, move the end segments leading into the four smaller connectors as close as possible
to each entry port.
26. Repeat this process for the other three small connectors.
The loose wire ends should snap to their nearby coordinate systems and become wavy
because they are longer than their neighboring segments.
If the wires do not fan, move the loose segment closer to its coordinate system at the port
openings and try the fan out process again.
If the wires still do not fan, leave the segment as close to the port openings as possible.
This portion of the process is for visual representation only.
28. Edit the wire segment angles at the connectors by doing the following:
◾ Click Modify from the menu manager.
◾ Select the long red wire segment and edit the angle value to 20.
◾ Select the short red wire segment and edit its angle value to 20.
29. Repeat this process to modify the angles for both orange wire segments.
30. Select the gray wire segment and edit its angle value to 10.
31. Select the white wire segment and edit its angle value to 10.
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◾ In the Color Scheme drop-down menu, select Default and then click OK.
◾ Clear the Use default template check box and click OK.
◾ Type your first initial, followed by your surname, and press ENTER.
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◾ In the Drawing View dialog box, select the View Display Category and edit the Display style
to Shading.
◾ Select the Scale Category, select Custom Scale, and edit the value to 0.75.
◾ Click OK.
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4. Ensuring Current view is selected, right-click in the graphics window and disable Lock View
Movement.
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6. Add the flat harness as a model to the drawing by doing the following:
◾ In the ribbon, click Drawing Models from the Model Views group of the Layout tab.
◾ In the Color Scheme drop-down menu, select Dark Background and then click OK.
◾ In the Drawing View dialog box, select FRONT from the Model view names list and click
Apply.
◾ Select the View Display Category and edit the Display style to No Hidden.
◾ Select the Scale Category, select Custom Scale, and edit the value to 0.75.
◾ Click OK.
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◾ Select the five check boxes for Note_0 through Note_4 and click OK.
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12. Add the harness model to the drawing by doing the following:
◾ Select the Layout tab.
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◾ Double-click charger_harn_from-to.tbl.
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14. From the Quick Access toolbar, click Close to return to CABLING.ASM.
15. From the Quick Access toolbar, click Close to return to CHARGER.ASM.
16. To view the 3-D model more easily, use the default background color:
◾ Click File > Options.
◾ Select System Colors and then select Default as the Color Scheme and click OK.
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