Creating a Manufacturing Drawing

• Once the manufacturing drawing document has been created, any changes made in the wiring diagram or layout drawing can be imported into the manufacturing drawing using the Tools » Import Changes From <LayoutDrawing.LdrDoc> command from the main menus or the right-click menu of the design space. Note that despite the description in the menu command, this will import changes from both the wiring diagram and the layout drawing.

• Default properties of manufacturing drawing objects can be configured on the Draftsman – Defaults page of the Preferences dialog. These properties will be applied when placing subsequent objects.

• The Bookmarks panel offers a convenient way to navigate and manage a multi-sheet manufacturing drawing. The panel presents an expandable tree view of the complete document structure and includes all document sheets and the primary view objects within those sheets.

• If your harness project includes multiple wiring diagram documents (learn more), you can choose the wiring diagram document from which a placed wiring diagram view should be generated and updated. When the wiring diagram view is selected, use the Document drop-down in the Properties region of the Properties panel to choose the wiring diagram document for this view ().

• When Auto Size is enabled, the wiring diagram view automatically adjusts its size to remove empty space at the borders.

• Select the Justification by clicking on the arrow that corresponds with the desired justification or the circle to center. The chosen option for Justification defines the point relative to which the position of the view is changed if its size is updated.

• When Auto Size is enabled, the layout drawing view automatically adjusts its size to remove empty space at the borders.

• Select the Justification by clicking on the arrow that corresponds with the desired justification or the circle to center. The chosen option for Justification defines the point relative to which the position of the view is changed if its size is updated.

A callout associated with a connector or a connection point and set to display the BOM Item displays BOM item position numbers for the connector/connection point itself and its associated parts. A callout added to the physical view of a component on a layout drawing view will also display BOM item position numbers for all cavities assigned to this component.

• When any table object is copied from the manufacturing drawing document, its content can be pasted into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

• For harness wiring components, the Length column in a bill of materials table presents the total length for wires/cables of the same BOM item rather than their individual lengths.

• Designators of shield with connection objects are displayed in the wiring list when a wire is connected to the object.

• If a wire has the No value for its Include Cut parameter, this wire will not be presented in the wiring list.

• Wire parameters (and their values) specified in the wiring diagram are reflected in the wiring list. An additional column is added to the wiring list for each wire parameter. These additional columns are hidden by default – use the visibility controls on the Columns tab of the Properties panel when the wiring list is selected to show these columns in the design space (and hide the default columns if needed).

• Multicolored wires are supported in wiring lists ():

  • Cells of the Color column are split to show the secondary and tertiary colors assigned to the wire.

  • The ColorName column includes the names of the main, secondary, and tertiary colors.

  • Additional columns for secondary, tertiary, and border colors can be made visible.

• For wires in a cable, the Length column in a wiring list displays the individual length of each wire.

• For the bulkhead connector (the connector with the largest number of cavities), automatic grouping is applied to the wiring list, ensuring that all of its cavities are correctly grouped in the From column.

• Use the  and  buttons to move a visible column whose entry is selected in the Columns tab to the left or right by one count in the wiring list.

• Click a cell in the Order column to cycle between table column data sort order options (off, ascending, and descending). Sorting can be applied to multiple columns on a priority basis by holding Ctrl and clicking cells in the Order column.

Since each page of the wiring list is placed by adding another wiring list table and then configuring it accordingly, the individual wiring list pages can be placed on any sheet in the manufacturing drawing document.

• You can use the Component option to show the data of all project components in the table or the data of a specific component or splice.

• If a wire has the No value for its Include Cut parameter, this wire will not be presented in the connection table.

• Wire parameters (and their values) specified in the wiring diagram are reflected in the connection table. An additional column is added to the connection table for each wire parameter. These additional columns are hidden by default – use the visibility controls on the Columns tab of the Properties panel when the Connection Table is selected to show these columns in the design space (and hide the default columns if needed).

• Multicolored wires are supported in connection tables ():

  • Cells of the Color column are split to show the secondary and tertiary colors assigned to the wire.

  • The ColorName column includes the names of the main, secondary, and tertiary colors.

  • Additional columns for secondary, tertiary, and border colors can be made visible.

• For wires in a cable, the Length column in a connection table displays the individual length of each wire.

• Use the  and  buttons to move a visible column whose entry is selected in the Columns tab to the left or right by one count in the connection table.

• Click a cell in the Order column to cycle between table column data sort order options (off, ascending, and descending). Sorting can be applied to multiple columns on a priority basis by holding Ctrl and clicking cells in the Order column.

• Use the Display drop-down in the Properties panel to configure the data that is displayed in the table:

  • Wires Only – show only pins that have wires connected to them.

  • Wires & Parts – show pins that have wires connected to them and any cavity parts added, such as a plug in case of a sealed connector with no wire.

  • All Cavities – show all pins of all components, irrespective of connected wires and added cavities (for example, if there is a 10-pin component, all 10 pins will be shown in the table).