Automatic Connector Pin Terminals

Brent DeCastecker

• April 04, 2017 14:41

I am starting to build a database for 2016 E3 Cabling.  One of the features that I want to get to work for my schematics is the Automatic Connector Pin Terminals when a wire is placed on the connection according to the cross section of the wire.  I know for the feature to work I have to turn on the settings and below is the screen-shot for it.

In my database I have the cross section of the wire specified.  Then in the terminal I specified the min and max of the cross section area.

Here are the properties of the terminal for the connector.

Here are the properties of the connector.

When I insert the connector, make the connection, and add the wire.  The terminal isn't getting selected. 

I am wondering if I am missing some information in the attributes or setting.  If anyone has any suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!

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  Jonathan Dermont

  • April 04, 2017 14:48

  Hi Brent,

  The answer to this is a little lengthy. 

   

  The terminal essentially needs to have a model on it. Below is a link for a terminal pin model.

  https://community.zukenusa.com/hc/en-us/articles/228958907-Terminal-Pin-Model-HB

  The model then needs to be added to the terminal component. this creates a link between the 2 that gives it the min/max reference.

  https://community.zukenusa.com/hc/en-us/articles/222922068-How-to-make-terminal-pins-for-Harness-Builder

  In the tools->settings in the project you will have to make sure that both of the settings below are turned on:

  

  Regards,

  Jon D

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  Brent DeCastecker

  • April 04, 2017 16:18

  Thanks Jon for the videos!  It works now.  I didn't know I had to create the model and link it to the component.  I thought I could just set the cross section values in the Device Properties without a model.

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  Brent DeCastecker

  • April 10, 2017 19:34

  Is there a way to get the Wire Seals to come in automatically too?  I did the same steps as the terminal for the wire seals but I couldn't get it to work.  I assigned the model view to the wire seal and then have the Wire Seal attribute in the connector.

  

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  Jonathan Dermont

  • April 10, 2017 19:40

  Hi Brent,

  There is functionality with the E3.harness builder to automatically add the wire seals to terminals if you have a license of the HB. If you do own the HB license, I will see if I can dig out the information to place in this thread for you.

  Also this functionality, will be added to the core e3.series product in 2017, it will be a little bit different the way you select them, but it is on the road map for release.

   

  Regards,

  Jon D

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