Creating Cables

You can create a cable to gather electrical wires or other cables.

Creating a cable can be done by:

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin:
  • Create a logical reference (Electrical System).
  • Create a diagram view under the logical reference (Electrical System).
    Note: The cable need to be routed to create its content.

Create a Cable

The following types of cables can be created:

  • Logical Cable
  • Shielded Cable
  • Twisted Cable
  • Twisted and Shielded Cable
  • Coax Cable
  • Power Cable

  1. Activate the diagram view.
  2. From the Edition section of the action bar, click Create New Cable .

    Note: If you have already created a certain type of cable and you want to create new cables with the same type, click Create Cable with Last Type .

  3. Select the type of cable to be created.
  4. Enter the necessary information.

    Note: To create the cable automatically, clear the Set attributes at creation option.

  5. For cables other than coax cables: If your cable contains cables, enter the number of cables to be created in the Number of Groups box.
  6. Optional: For power cable only, you can define the section of the neutral conductor in the Additional Section box. In this case, the neutral conductor is considered as an additional wire (added to the number of conductors).
  7. For cables other than coax or power cable:
    1. In the Number of Conductors by Group box, type the desired number of wires to be created for each cable.

      Important: The attributes in the Number of Conductors by Group box must be equal or superior to 1.

    2. If you want to define wires identifiers, select one the following options in the Conductors Identifier box:
    OptionDescription
    Color To identify wires by their colors: Enter the desired colors in the Conductors Colors box using commas as separator between the different colors. For more information, see Define Wire Attributes with a Color Identifier.
    Order To identify wires by their order. Color attributes can also be defined for each wire. For more information, see Define Wire Attributes with a Color Identifier.
    Other To identify wires by their default value.
  8. Click OK to create the cable reference.

    In the active diagram view, the Route Command dialog box appears. You can now route your cable. For more information about routing cables, see Routing Cables or Routing Cable Content.

Define Wire Attributes with an Order Identifier

During the cable creation, you can define color attributes for each wire when the Order option is selected in the cable creation dialog box.

This scenario takes as an example a cable comprising two cables. Each cable contains itself two wires.

Important:
  • The number of color identifiers should be equal to the number of conductors or to the number of conductors × number of conductors by group. The rule can be defined by the Attributes Valuation Check (PLMAttributesValuationCheck) opening ID. For more information, see Checking Cable Attributes.
  • If you have four wires but only three defined colors, only the three first wires will have a color attribute.

Before you begin: The Order option is selected.
  1. When editing the cable properties, enter the desired colors in the Conductors Colors box.
  2. Click OK.

Each wire instance is named according to its order.

The color attribute appears in the Color box of each wire's properties:

  • If two colors are defined: The two colors are applied for the two wires of the two groups.
  • If four colors are defined: a color attribute is applied to every wire.
Note: For more information about properties, see About Electrical Properties.

Define Wire Attributes with a Color Identifier

During the cable creation, you can define color attributes for each wire when the Color option is selected in the cable creation dialog box.

This scenario takes as an example a cable comprising two cables. Each cable contains itself two wires. In the case of wires directly grouped under the cable, a color is applied to every wire.

Important: The number of color identifiers should be equal to the number of conductors or to the number of conductors × number of conductors by group.

Before you begin: The Color option is selected.
  1. When editing the cable properties, enter the desired colors in the Conductors Colors box. The rule can be defined by the Attributes Valuation Check (PLMAttributesValuationCheck) opening ID. For more information, see Checking Cable Attributes.
  2. Click OK.

The color attributes appears in the instance name of each wire.

The color attribute also appears in the Color box of each wire's properties:

  • If two colors are defined: The two colors are applied for the two wires of the two groups.
  • If four colors are defined: a color attribute is applied to every wire.