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Importing Wires

The Import wires function allows for importing wires from a *.txt or *.csv source file into the workspace / workdesk environment.

Note:

For the special characters to be imported correctly, the text file must be UTF-8 encoded.

In the source file you specify which wires from the library are to be used, the names they are to have after being imported to EPLAN Harness proD Studio, and which connectors, connectable objects, and terminals they are to be connected to.

The import considers existing wires in the active library. If they are not available there, they will not be imported. In this case, a corresponding task is added to the Tasks list.

Wires can be imported to pins or grouped pins or to special components. The grouped pins and the special components must have pins with names that match the names of the pins in the source file. The full pin name of pins must be used in the source file.

Wires can also be imported into a workspace / workdesk containing assemblies or devices with connection pins. Such an assembly or device must contain a connectable object with pins. The pins must be mapped to the connection pin and must match the full pin name of the pins specified in the source file. In addition, the name of the connectable object in the assembly / device must match the name of the Part name from / Part name to columns specified in the source file. In case that no pins are mapped to the connection pin, wires will be connected to the pins of the connectable object in the assembly / device during the import.

You can import either stand-alone wires or wires into empty cables. When importing stand-alone wires, leave the Cable name and Cable wire ID columns empty. When importing wires into empty cables, leave the Part name column empty and fill the Cable name and Cable wire ID columns.

If there are more connectable objects / special components with the same REFDES values, the system checks all of them for the required pin to connect a wire to.

  1. Select the File > Import wires menu items or the button on the toolbar.

    The Import wires wizard is opened.
  2. Click [...] in the Source file field.

    A file selection dialog is opened.
  3. Browse to the desired location, select the desired file, and click [Open].

    The file selection dialog is closed.
  4. Select a template file by proceeding in the same way.
  5. Click [Next].
  6. In the next step of the Import wires wizard you determine the data selection, i.e., you define the separator, which rows are to be ignored in the source file, and which columns and rows are to be used for the imported wires.
  7. Enter a character into the Ignore rows starting with field so that rows in the source file starting with this character are ignored during the import.
  8. Determine the number of columns and rows respectively to specify which columns and rows are to be ignored during the import. The fields are defaulted to the numbers of columns and rows actually used in the source file.

    The Preview area of the dialog displays the columns according to the settings made.
  9. Click [Next].
  10. In the next step of the Import wires wizard you specify the column mapping, with the Data source table displaying the current settings: The ID column specifies the wire names in the tree view. The Part name column specifies the Library-specific wires by their part name or number. In case you want to import wires into empty cables, leave this column empty. The Part name from and Part name to columns specify from and to which connectable object the wire is connected. The Pin from and Pin to columns specify from and to which pin the wire is connected. The Wire terminal from and Wire terminal to columns specify that a wire terminal is added from Library to the wire ends. In case a rapid prototype wire is imported, such wire terminals are not added. The Stripping length from and Stripping length to columns activate the User-defined stripping length check box on the wire end and fill in the value. The Cable name column identifies existing empty, rapid prototype or Library cables in the workspace / workdesk working window by the cable name in the tree view. In case you want to import stand-alone wires, leave this column empty. The Option column assigns electrical options to imported wires. Electrical options specified in the source file must exist in the workspace / workdesk working window. If you want to assign more than one electrical option, separate them by the | character. The Wire harness ID column assigns a wire harness ID to the wires. If the wire harness ID specified in the source file doesn't exist in the workspace / workdesk working window, it is created during the import. The El. class column assigns the Electrical class property, and the Sep. code column assigns the Separation code property to imported wires. Assembly from / Assembly to designate the assembly in case there are at least two assemblies with the same name containing connectable objects with the same name or pins of connectable objects with the same name in the workspace / workdesk.

    Note:

    The Electrical class and Separation code properties are imported to stand-alone wires only.



    The Cavity seal from and Cavity seal to columns specify a cavity seal which is added from Library to pins to which the wire is connected. In case a rapid prototype wire is imported, cavity seals are not added. The Cable wire ID column specifies the wire name of an existing empty, rapid prototype or Library cable by its name in the tree view. Leave this column empty if you want to import stand-alone wires. Or, in the case of importing wires into a cable, the first non-activated wire is used when this column is left empty, and so on.
  11. Activate the Update existing ones check box of the Import options group box to make the other check boxes in this group box available (i.e., "ungrayed"). If only this option is activated, the wires are imported regardless of whether they exist in the workspace / workdesk working window.
  12. Activate the Delete all before import check box to make the other check boxes in this group box unavailable (i.e., they become grayed). This option will then remove all non-ribbon wires from the workspace / workdesk working window.
  13. Activate the Delete objects not in list check box to remove existing non-ribbon wires that are not specified in the source file from the workspace / workdesk working window.
  14. Activate the Update changed objects check box if wires with the same ID and Part name properties in the workspace / workdesk working window are to be reconnected to the pins and connectable objects specified in the source file. Any control points of the wires remain unchanged.
  15. Activate the Check for highest library version check box to import the wires with a higher version number in Library into the workspace / workdesk working window. In order to do so, the connectable objects in Library must have pins with the same name as the pins of the connectable objects that are connected to wires or cables in the workspace / workdesk working window.
  16. In the Add attached parts group box, activate the Mandatory check box if mandatory attached parts are to be placed within the imported wires.
  17. Activate the Optional check box if optional attached parts are to be placed within the imported wires.
  18. Activate the Use rapid prototype parts check box if rapid prototype wires are added (and activated) in addition to existing inactive wires of the rapid prototype cable. If not activated, the existing inactive wires of the rapid prototype cable are activated.
    Imported rapid prototype wires have properties according to the Rapid prototyping settings and tree view names according to the names specified in the source file.
  19. Activate the Case-sensitive check box to ensure that wire, cavity seal and wire terminal names in the source file match capital and small letters in the corresponding library name or part number.
  20. Click the Save as template link if the current settings of the wizard are to be saved as a template file.

    The Save as dialog is opened for you to browse to a suitable location and assign a name for the template file to be created.
  21. Click [Save].

    The Save as dialog is closed, and the template file is saved at the specified location and under the entered name, with the *.hxwit file extension automatically added.
  22. Click [Start].

    The Import result step of the Import wires wizard displays information about the actions taken during wire import (whether they were successfully imported, replaced with a higher version from Library, etc.).
  23. Click [Finish] to close the wizard.

Note:

In the case of importing rapid prototype wires, wire terminals and cavity seals are not imported.

Note:

Wires can be imported (activated or reconnected) to empty, rapid prototype and Library cables.