Overview of Electrical Routing Design in SOLIDWORKS!!!

The routing feature creates a unique type of subassembly which builds paths of pipes, tubes or electrical cables between components. Routing can include electrical wiring enclosures, fabricated cable, soldered copper, PVC, flexible tubing and any associated fittings. Start the route by inserting route components into an assembly to define the start and end connection points of the path, the route is then defined with a 3D Sketch. SOLIDWORKS is able to generate the pipe, tube and wire parts along the centre line and join the part to the route components.

Specific electrical cable harness and conduit design functionality includes the ability to:

• Position all equipment and run electrical routes throughout the overall design
• Route electrical cable, harness, and conduit systems through your product, including ribbon cable
• Determine required lengths of all wires, cables, harness segments as you design
• Flatten electrical cable harness for manufacturing documentation
• Import “From-To” electrical connection information from schematic design tools
• Automatically route segments through your products to speed creation
• Generate complete bill of material (BOM) and wire cut lists for harnesses for manufacturing
• Create cable harnesses as mechanical-only or with electrical data
• Run rigid or flexible electrical conduit segments
• Include additional components, such as mounting hardware, splices, connectors, insulation, looms, heat-shrink tubing, cable ties
• Routing Library Manager (RLM) wizard to guide creation of custom electrical components

Linear static Simulation for Assembly!!

Linear stress analysis with SolidWorks Simulation enables designers and engineers to quickly and efficiently validate quality, performance, and safety—all while creating their design.

Tightly integrated with SolidWorks CAD, linear stress analysis using SolidWorks Simulation can be a regular part of your design process, reducing the need for costly prototypes, eliminating rework and delays, and saving time and development costs.

Linear Stress Analysis Overview

Linear stress analysis calculates the stresses and deformations of geometry given three basic assumptions:

The part or assembly under load deforms with small rotations and displacements

The product loading is static (ignores inertia) and constant over time

The material has a constant stress strain relationship (Hooke’s law)

SolidWorks Simulation uses finite element analysis (FEA) methods to discretize design components into solid, shell, or beam elements and uses linear stress analysis to determine the response of parts and assemblies due to the effect of:

Forces

Pressures

Accelerations

Temperatures

Contact between components

Loads can be imported from thermal, flow, and motion Simulation studies to perform multiphysics analysis.

In order to carry out stress analysis, component material data must be known. The standard SolidWorks CAD material database is pre-populated with materials that can be used by SolidWorks Simulation, and the database is easily customizable to include your particular material requirements.

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