Defining a Cable Path
A cable path is a defined route along which cables are installed and specified as a series of straight lines.
Note: A cable path may not consist of overlapping sections.
- On the Cables tab, in the Definitions group, click the Cable path icon.
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Define the cable path using one of the following methods:
- To specify the corner points, use point entry or add the U, V or N values directly for each point.
- To import the points from a ASCII text file, click the Import
points button.
- Under Source file, click ASCII text file.
- Under Source file, in the Filename field, browse to the file.
- Under Delimiter, click the relevant delimiter for your ASCII file.
- To import the points from a NASTRAN file, click
the Import points button.
- Under Source file, in the Filename field, browse to the file.
- Under Settings, in the Scale factor to metres field, modify the value to scale the cable path.
- Under Settings, in the NASTRAN segment ID field, enter the id of the segment to import.
Note: Points imported from a NASTRAN file are assumed to be in metres.
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View the cable path in the 3D view.
- Select the Construction tab in the model tree.
Cable paths are displayed as dotted-blue lines in the 3D view. - In the Label field, add a unique label for the cable path.
- Click the Create button to create the cable path and close the dialog.