Creo Parametric - Manual Cabling Process (Video 1)

[@DMSzone]

From India(Tamilnadu).. I understand your English because you teach very clearly and slow pronunciation... Thanks

[@CADPLMGuy]

Thanks. I wish I had time to provide subtitles in multiple languages. But I was an instructor for multiple years, and I had a speech impediment growing up, so I understand the value of clear diction. I wish I had the resources to do more for those who do not speak English as a first language.

[@DMSzone]

@@CADPLMGuy waiting for more updates... Thank you sir

[@bajatuna]

Great cable routing video! Thanks so much, I got my assembly routed in a few hours with your help.

[@CADPLMGuy]

Glad it helped!

[@JA-ur8ob]

The reason wire manufacturers have no idea what a minimum bending radius is is because it's a hydraulic concept. This cabling seems to work for hydraulic routing as well. The minimum bending radius is extremely important for hydraulics. Either way, superb video!

[@CADPLMGuy]

Not just for hydraulics. I’ve been in many vehicle builds where we couldn’t route cable harnesses because we couldn’t get them around corners or through a 90 degree bend from a connector to its path. MBR is difficult for them because they have multiple suppliers for their raw materials.

[@JA-ur8ob]

@@CADPLMGuy Interesting, never thought of that. Glad you've shared your valuable experience. Excellent video my friend.

[@andersonlima8906]

Amazing video!!! Could you please make a video about piping, especially about how to route and how to modify these routes. I'm using it but every time that I need to change them I need to delete all and reroute everything again. Thank you very much!

[@jenniferrafiner933]

Hey Dave! Your videos are so important for the experience I have gained in the past year. Thank you for that. A question though, I have a cable that is longer that what the CAD will route. I am wanting to coil the cable to show the exact length, what is the best way to go about that??

[@CADPLMGuy]

You can use the Fix Length command if you know how long the cable should be. I add coils to the cable by adding locations that force the cable to go around in a loop.

[@jenniferrafiner933]

@@CADPLMGuy oh great thanks!! I will look for that.

[@nachigowda07]

u saved my job. Thank you

[@CADPLMGuy]

That’s quite a statement. I’m glad the video helped.

[@kavishankarpalanisamy1646]

Hi, your video about harness is very useful and keep on doing it then I need to learn more about harness modelling what I need to do

[@PJotaGaspas]

Clear and simple explanation . Well done !

[@sfa6742]

Is there a way to make sure your harness does not break with you add fixed length? Do you add the fixed length prior to adding locations? Very good video, I learn more from you than from PTC!

[@lejon1591]

Great video! I have trouble with some of my cables and I get the symbol "Incomplete cable". Do you have a video with cable troubleshooting which addresses this problem?

[@CADPLMGuy]

I don’t have that video. You can always look up error messages in the PTC Knowledge Base. Do all the wires of all the cables start and end at designated entry ports?

[@stevendumon1688]

Thanks for the demo. I used this video to introduce wiring into my Arduino model for the first time, and missed some basic definitions. The video itself is easy to follow and copy , but it's hard to find the true meaning of harness vs. spool vs wire. I will try and find out !

[@CADPLMGuy]

A harness is a part file in Creo that contains wires, cables, and routing information. A spool defines the properties of the wires and cables you route, like thickness, color, and bend radius. A wire is a single conductor of electricity. A cable consists of multiple wires.

[@stevendumon1688]

@@CADPLMGuy Thanks. I figured out what spools were for, the button icon kind of confirms what you explained. Now I can work with one harness instead of a single harness per colour !

[@vaishalideshpande7721]

Superb! Loved it, Thank you

[@justsudur9224]

Nicely explained, easily understand

[@CADPLMGuy]

Thanks for liking! I developed a new dataset for cabling so a bunch more videos coming up.

[@kentmcdonell1778]

Brilliant

[@ryanpapke5068]

Hello, Mr. Martin. I want to start by saying thank you for all of your videos, they are incredibly helpful! A question regarding cabling: Is it possible to make 2d drawings in Creo Parametric with dimensions, i.e. radii, lengths etc. from harness/spools created in the cabling application? Or would you need to use creo schematics for that? My company currently uses sweeps to represent all of their cabling and I'm trying to find a better, more efficient way to create cables and still be able to make a parametric drawing of them. Any help and or information is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[@CADPLMGuy]

See my video on Cable Harness Drawing Smart Tables.

[@blong9769]

What if you create a harness and one of the wires has changed from BLK 20 awg to RED 22 awg, how do you change the spool? It greys out in the spool section?

[@nareshkolal]

Hi Can you please share the files used in this videos? Thanks

[@jdpower5552]

Nice video, thank you

[@geetarwanabe]

The problem with this method are the dependencies it can create in parent assemblies. Updates on the cable often require updates on the assembly so can be time consuming through a config management point of few.

[@CADPLMGuy]

For a simple assembly like this, it's not an issue. Please see my other cabling videos where I use Skeletons and Data Sharing Features to manage references. Also see my video on the Shrinkwrap feature where I cover Manual Collection. The point of this video was to show the basics of manual cabling, and not to get into a full blown discussion of managing references.

[@JeffRAllenCH]

Does the wire always leave the connector CS on the Z axis? Or can you choose that someplace?

[@CADPLMGuy]

Always along +Z

[@shivarudranavi297]

Good video

[@CADPLMGuy]

Thanks

[@dineshd2988]

So informative sir

[@MM-vs4dw]

Is there possibility to draw lines represent the path of the wire from to and then draw cross section of each wire (this cross section will be the circle of wire as a conductor surrounded by the insulator )want to route and then by doing extrusion command to extrude the cross section you draw through the paths you draw already.and repeat this for every wire then including them within a kind of sleeving to draw harness. Just Suggestion! I am learning from UTube the creo parametric .

[@CADPLMGuy]

In other words… create a sweep?

[@thombipatole]

Hello! I did manual Cabling in Creo 4.0. How can we apply multiple colors to different cables? I created spools with different colors but those colors are not reflecting on actual cables.

[@CADPLMGuy]

Do those colors appear in your Appearances file?

[@basavarajag7908]

could you please share this model for reference...

[@CADPLMGuy]

I can not. (They are not mine to share.) But if you take a look at the geometry, they are easy to recreate.

[@grantnva]

Is there a way to add your entry and exits datums at the assembly level? My connectors were not modeled with the appropriate datums, and they cannot be modified.

[@CADPLMGuy]

Can you create an assembly that contains the connector?

[@grantnva]

@@CADPLMGuy I could, but that wouldn't be ideal. I assume I cant add an entry point datum in the same assembly as where the cable is installed. The datum would just be higher up the model tree than the cable. I tried doing it but was having issues, it wouldnt let me select that specific datum.

[@sciencetechandentertainmen429]

How splices given in manual cabling process??, please help

[@justsudur9224]

could you please upload more videos for cabling, also share link

[@CADPLMGuy]

Starting August 30th I have practically a month of cabling videos. You should subscribe to the channel and ring the bell to be informed when they are available. You can access my Cabling playlist from the home page of my channel. You can also search from the channel home page.

[@justsudur9224]

@@CADPLMGuy Both I had done already, waiting for your new videos, All The best

[@lyndonbrookins5300]

Question, is there a way to remove dependencies on connectors?

[@CADPLMGuy]

Dependencies from what?

[@simond.2593]

Is it possible to attach a cable to a mechanism and animate it, such that the cable updates for each frame?

[@CADPLMGuy]

It should be, provided you model the cable in a way that its routing can update during the mechanism motion. The best way to find out is to create a simple example and test it for yourself.

[@simond.2593]

@@CADPLMGuy Thanks, I'll test it out when I'm back in the office tomorrow. Your channel is awesome.

[@simond.2593]

@@CADPLMGuy I've tried creating an animation and running a motion analysis, but it does seem to regenerate, unfortunately.

[@Dan0__]

Outstanding... as usual!

[@CADPLMGuy]

Thanks, Dan!

[@anandp6876]

@@CADPLMGuy hi, I am 2016 passed out electrical graduate. Interested to pursue creo..could you please let me know is it have good scope in future?

[@CADPLMGuy]

@@anandp6876 I don't understand your question but I think you should pursue whatever field interests you.

[@anandp6876]

@@CADPLMGuy I would like to know what are the areas we can learn in Creo as an electrical engineer

[@CADPLMGuy]

@@anandp6876 Creo Schematics, cable harness design, ECAD-MCAD interchange, and electrical clearance & creepage might be good areas.

[@tanleproe]

Good stuff. Fusion 360 can design PCB using Eagle. Can Creo design PCB?

[@CADPLMGuy]

I've seen most companies use industry-leading ECAD software like Altium or OrCAD and then bring the necessary information into Creo via IDF or IDX. I think PTC made the right decision not to compete in the PCB design space when that's not their wheelhouse.

[@tanleproe]

@@CADPLMGuy Good to know. I'll focus on Eagle PCB, which has been around for almost 30 years.

[@tanleproe]

@@CADPLMGuy For PCB add-on, Solidworks uses Altium and Fusion 360 uses Eagle. What Creo will use for their PCB module in the next 5 years would determine their IoT direction, I think. By the way, the Raspberry Pi has joined the microcontroller industry -- their new Pico board (many pinouts) looks promising. Enjoy designing complex PCB with Fusion 360.

[@BeWithWasif101]

Sir i want to start a cad channel on Creo and solid work What kind of vedios i should make Leaning tutorials or real life parts Plz suggest me And how i can grow my channel Tnx

[@CADPLMGuy]

You should make the videos you want to make. You grow your channel by putting out quality videos on a consistent schedule.

[@BeWithWasif101]

@@CADPLMGuy ok sir thank u

[@raghavendrak2987]

I am not sure what I am missing but all my routed cables and wires are designated as "Cable is incomplete". Kindly comment on this issue.

[@CADPLMGuy]

Could be a number of things. Are they starting and ending at designated entry ports? Are there gaps in the routing?

[@raghavendrak2987]

@@CADPLMGuyThank you for quick response. No gaps or no any other issues in routing the path. I was able to complete the routing without any issues. When I check the feature and cabling info, I find warning as "Cable is incomplete"

[@sharajnaidu5680]

I want to know, why is there a gap from the selected surface to the center of the wire? I

[@CADPLMGuy]

I always assumed it was room for sheathing and cosmetics (ties, wraps, and markers). You can always change the height if you want the cable lying right on the surface.

[@sharajnaidu5680]

@@CADPLMGuy Could you explain how I can do that?

[@ZrohTempezz]

does anyone know how to branch off a cable into two and route it to two different connectors? I try to do it by designating the coordinate system of the connector and connecting it to a node on the wire but the dots become deattatched and I can’t connect them

[@CADPLMGuy]

With a splice.

[@ZrohTempezz]

@@CADPLMGuy do you have a video on this? I looked on ptc university and they do it but importing a physical splice but I just want to do it with the nodes. Thanks!

[@CADPLMGuy]

I just did like 12 videos on cabling. I’m burned out on the subject for now. Eventually I will do some videos on splices.

[@ZrohTempezz]

@@CADPLMGuy is there a way to make a splice without having to insert a part? Like change a setting the in csys?