The Tree

This section contains the list of tree symbols and masks specific to Electrical 3D Design and Electrical 3D Part Design apps. You can generate a number of features that are identified in the tree by different symbols.

The list of electrical symbols is not exhaustive.

This page discusses:

Products and 3D Parts
Features

Products and 3D Parts

Here is the list of electrical product and 3D parts.


	Electrical geometry: a product An assembly of connectors, supports and one or more electrical branch geometries depending on your design philosophy. One or more electrical geometries represent the manufactured harness.
	Electrical branch geometry: a 3D Part A set of branches containing segments which should be connected and a set of protective coverings. The electrical branch geometry represents the electrical geometry.
	Electrical Physical System: a product Groups all the conductors routed through geometrical harnesses.
	Conductor Reference: a product A product with one conductor reference.
	Conductor Group Reference: a product. A product with several conductor references.

Supports


	Support: a product. Serves to hold branches in position. Can be shared with mechanical and fluidic systems apps.

Devices

A device is an electrical entity that belongs to a product.
	Connector An electrical device that provides an electrical interface between two electrical physical systems, an item of equipment and an electrical physical system, or between conductors. Comprises one or more connection points.
	Equipment An electrical device used to assemble connectors and / or shells. Can be shared with mechanical and fluidic systems apps, to describe electro-mechanical devices, for example, pumps.
	Mounting Equipment An electrical device used to assemble different electrical devices. For example, a mounting equipment can represent a rack or an electrical panel.
	Shell An electrical device which groups one or more electrical connectors.
	BackShell Designates the outer casing. An electrical device used to guide the ends of conductors and to protect the crimping area.
	Contact An electrical device used within a cavity. Can be used as the end of a conductor for conductor routing.
	Filler Plug An electrical device used to seal an unused cavity.

Features

A feature is a general term applied to a component of a representation.
	Protective Covering A covering element wrapping the conductor and possibly the insulating coating offering mechanical protection. It can be a corrugated tube, tape, etc.
	Branch A node in the tree that groups a set of one or more segments. It is contained within the electrical branch geometry.
	Segment A geometric subdivision of a branch. Graphically it represents the wire envelope.
	Conductor A generic term for a wire or a group of wires.
	Conductor Group An electrical object representing a multi-conductor. Conductors in a group are routed together.
	Fold Folds defined on route points can be customized with tangents and profile orientation.