Defining Contact Part Numbers

You can select the part numbers of contacts from catalogs or libraries, and then retrieves the corresponding logical contact.


Before you begin:
  • Wires must be allocated to cavities.
  • Define a library containing elements with an Electrical Cable Reference type.
  • Define the classification attributes, and add them to the library and the class.
  • In the Data Setup > Electrical Specifications Resources resource set, assign an electrical specification resource with the tables and the filter to the Default Electrical Resources.
  • In Engineering Specification Capture & Reuse, create a basic table to list the different types of part types that can be returned.
  • In Engineering Specification Capture & Reuse, create a basic filter for the contact and define the series of the connector for the Parts Filter Description attribute. .
  • In Data Setup, in the Electrical Specification Resources resource set, attach the specification to the List Electrical Specification Resources resource.
  1. Select a harness.
  2. From the Net to Wire section of the action bar, click Select Physical Contact .
  3. If some cavities have several contacts compatibles, select one in the list.

    Note: You can also choose to not create any contact.

  4. Click OK.