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General Wiring Process
Axel_Kollmenter
Member Posts: 411 PRO
Hello everyone,
I am looking for a good/fast and efficient way to wire our assembly. Currently our process is a bit complicated... here it is:
For an example, we want to wire the following parts
For this, Im creating a new PartStudio, name it "Cables" and create a short wire. I use the "Freeform Spline" FeatureScript from @Evan_Reese and the "Wiring" FS from @jon_sorrells and @Noa_Flaherty (In the wiring FS I can see the automaticaly updated length of the wire!)
After I created the short wire piece, I load it into my Assembly and edit the spline in context.
If I finished this time consuming part (hopefully I hit the exact centerpoint at my Endpart on the red dot) I edit the wiring FS and select the spline to generate the full cable.
Now I have to copy this process again and again until I have all my cables. Is it possible to connect both endpoints of my cable to each component and form the spline afterwards?
We need the final Cablelength for our drawing for the production. So our colleges know which cablelength they have to use.
How do you do the wiring Process? There has to be an easier way.
(In SolidWorks I have a CableDummy Part (just the ending) then I connect one ending with the component, edit the 3d sketch of the cabledummy, leave some point undefined, connect the second ending o the other component and then I fully define the 3DSketch)
If I change the wirelength I have to manually correct the length on the drawing. This is a perfect step to forget.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/10611213839d10e1de982d7c/w/de2995498115a021c6fa7f0c/e/75f5d63ceb79da3ebebc9bde
I am looking for a good/fast and efficient way to wire our assembly. Currently our process is a bit complicated... here it is:
For an example, we want to wire the following parts
For this, Im creating a new PartStudio, name it "Cables" and create a short wire. I use the "Freeform Spline" FeatureScript from @Evan_Reese and the "Wiring" FS from @jon_sorrells and @Noa_Flaherty (In the wiring FS I can see the automaticaly updated length of the wire!)
After I created the short wire piece, I load it into my Assembly and edit the spline in context.
If I finished this time consuming part (hopefully I hit the exact centerpoint at my Endpart on the red dot) I edit the wiring FS and select the spline to generate the full cable.
Now I have to copy this process again and again until I have all my cables. Is it possible to connect both endpoints of my cable to each component and form the spline afterwards?
We need the final Cablelength for our drawing for the production. So our colleges know which cablelength they have to use.
How do you do the wiring Process? There has to be an easier way.
(In SolidWorks I have a CableDummy Part (just the ending) then I connect one ending with the component, edit the 3d sketch of the cabledummy, leave some point undefined, connect the second ending o the other component and then I fully define the 3DSketch)
If I change the wirelength I have to manually correct the length on the drawing. This is a perfect step to forget.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/10611213839d10e1de982d7c/w/de2995498115a021c6fa7f0c/e/75f5d63ceb79da3ebebc9bde
Best regards,
Axel Kollmenter
Axel Kollmenter
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https://cad.onshape.com/documents/6dff8f67e2ef0b33193a10d2/v/7e534a888b1f2efe37c9cec2/e/650bba14bf9da0cb768ca4c7
Axel Kollmenter
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/81a2c547deec5dc8dcdf8d2a/w/05770e512b0109b334f5c374/e/c8cac95407151c068a79460f?renderMode=0&uiState=629f0a6cc1610f44964e5dd1
Unfortunately, this FS only names the function with the length. But surely the feature can be rewritten so that the length is also in the part property "Description" for example. (Similar to the FS "Hose Routing": https://cad.onshape.com/documents/54d06a3b8abd1fcb0daba26b/w/00a336bf184d3800f0194a5c/e/e689b647e557695970d3d603)
I hope that this helps you!
Axel Kollmenter
Axel Kollmenter
Hi Axel, sure! I made it public now. Let me know, if you have questions about it
Axel Kollmenter