Elecworks Now Features Integrated Harness Design Within SolidWorks

By DE Editors

The new elecworks 2012 from Trace Software provides a solution for SolidWorks users who need to reduce design times and costs in wire harness production. elecworks combines the SolidWorks 3D view of the wire harness with dedicated wire harness tools such as automatic wire and cable length calculations, automatic flatten route view, automatic 3D wire routing between connectors and the automatic generation of harness reports.
 
elecworks 2012 includes dedicated tools for the creation, and management of harness wire routing in a SolidWorks assembly. Running as an add-in, elecworks allows for collaboration between the electrical and mechanical design teams and enables the creation of realistic digital mockups.

From the 3D view, users can automatically generate the flatten route and the bill of materials which can be used to order harness cables in advance of production. elecworks includes a comprehensive list of multiple manufacturer components through TraceParts technology and TracePartsOnLine portal (over 100 million 3D components). New connector parts are now available through elecworks. New harness cable labels can be inserted in the preferred wire harness view, whether it be the 2D drawing, the 3D mockup or the flatten route, to help with cabling.

For more information, visit Trace Software.

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