{"id":804,"date":"2009-08-13T13:55:03","date_gmt":"2009-08-13T17:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.org\/using-off-the-shelf-cables-in-solidworks-electrical-routing"},"modified":"2013-08-16T10:36:01","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T14:36:01","slug":"using-off-the-shelf-cables-in-solidworks-electrical-routing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2009\/08\/using-off-the-shelf-cables-in-solidworks-electrical-routing.html","title":{"rendered":"Using &ldquo;Off the shelf&rdquo; Cables in SolidWorks Electrical Routing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have recently been preparing some material for a meeting I had on Tuesday this week. The purpose was to review some of the capabilities of SolidWorks Electrical Routing.<\/p>\n<p>One of the requirements was to use standard \u201coff the shelf\u201d cables. Luckily SolidWorks has a nice tool that allows a user to specify standard cable info, SolidWorks will then ensure that when you place it in your assembly the cable length, diameter and connections meet the required spec.<\/p>\n<p>However the requirement had a but\u2026   <br \/>The customer bought cables at a minimum length of 1m and went up in 500mm increments. These cables were to be placed into a relatively small space. In the real world this is an easy job that you can solve with a cable tie.    <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20120a4f01f30970b.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" border=\"0\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d83451706569e2015437319dd7970c\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e2015437319dd7970c.png\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"image\" width=\"304\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">So how can this be done in SolidWorks??<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wlWriterEditableSmartContent\" id=\"scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:4f55c29e-0072-4cb6-b23e-a2903cc9ce03\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px\">\n<div id=\"a10f8d31-f4fa-45f9-ac7b-682b96a4a1ce\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FxUZQsyxzO0\" target=\"_new\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d83451706569e2015437319dd9970c\" galleryimg=\"no\" onload=\"var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById(&#39;a10f8d31-f4fa-45f9-ac7b-682b96a4a1ce&#39;); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = &quot;&lt;div&gt;&lt;object width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;355&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/FxUZQsyxzO0&amp;hl=en&quot;&gt;&lt;\/param&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/FxUZQsyxzO0&amp;hl=en&quot; type=&quot;application\/x-shockwave-flash&quot; width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;355&quot;&gt;&lt;\/embed&gt;&lt;\/object&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&quot;;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/pi2.jpg\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"wlWriterEditableSmartContent\" id=\"scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:0ce69ce4-8b27-49f6-82a3-fe177787d6bc\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px\">Technorati Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/SolidWorks+Premium\" rel=\"tag\">SolidWorks Premium<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/SolidWorks+Electrical+Routing\" rel=\"tag\">SolidWorks Electrical Routing<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/SolidWorks+Tips+and+Tricks\" rel=\"tag\">SolidWorks Tips and Tricks<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Tips+and+Tricks\" rel=\"tag\">Tips and Tricks<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have recently been preparing some material for a meeting I had on Tuesday this week. The purpose was to review some of the capabilities of SolidWorks Electrical Routing. 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