Solid Edge Wiringand Harness Design
Electromechanical design as
it’s meant to beBenefits• Achieve first-pass success in thedesign of complete electromechanical systems• Realize greater wire harness
manufacturing efficiencies byautomating the complete design-toproduction flow
• Reduce manual tasks and improve
efficiency by automating design
processes

SummaryBridge the electromechanical complexity divide with industry-proven electricaldesign tools built by engineers forengineers. Siemens Digital Industries
Software’s Solid Edge® Wiring andHarness Design software enables thecreation of fully functional and manufacturable electromechanical designs ina seamless electrical computer-aided
design (ECAD) and mechanical computer-aided design (MCAD)

environment. Based on industry-proventechnology, these software modules
enable you to design electrical systems
while simultaneously collaborating withmechanical design to optimize productdesign. This facilitates the accommodation of space reservation, clash
detection and hazard avoidance in themechanical domain.
Solid Edge Wiring and Harness Design
tools may be used individually ordeployed together. When used as a
total solution, wiring design data flows
seamlessly into the associated harnessdesigns, reducing effort and minimizing
the risk of errors. When used with Solid
Edge Electrical Routing, this uniquesolution provides interactive, highlighted cross-probing and updating
between the ECAD and MCAD domains.
Both products offer the ability to configure and build reports with either anapplication programming interface (API)or an easy user interface. Reports can• Model in 3D and collaborate onelectrical details to increaseelectromechanical design productivity• Eliminate the need for costly
prototypes by using digital mockups• Validate designs using integrated
electrical behavior and design
automation with part selection

Features• Design of complete electrical systems
and wiring harnesses• Seamless data exchange between
domains with connected mode
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Solid Edge Wiring and Harness Design

Features continued• Automated parts selection, report
generation and cross-referencing• Built-in libraries for components,symbols and simulation models• Production-ready drawings, BOMs,
costings and manufacturing reports• Extended publishing capabilities andBOM exchange for Teamcentersynchronization

be based on any number of objects,
attributes, properties or even calculations, and saved and viewed in a webbrowser.

within Teamcenter enables tracing andcross-viewing of linked data. Users caneasily assess the impact of requirementchanges.

The software supports the International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) andAmerican National Standards Institute(ANSI) symbol and parts libraries. ANSI
ladder schematics adhere to ANSI
drawing standards, which is especially
useful when designing machinery.

Using a single sign-on provides anout-of-the-box integration environment.
Multi-domain part synchronization via
the embedded Active Workspaceensures part identities match in bothenvironments, ensuring digital continuity. The bill-of-materials (BOM) createdusing Solid Edge electrical design software transfers directly to theTeamcenter BOM structure, with subsequent runs updating the structure.

Solid Edge Wiring and Harness Design
comes with flexible libraries, giving
companies the option of determining
the necessary data for their own database of symbols to use in design.
Libraries are also useful for documentation purposes. You can create a libraryof conditional images that will beautomatically displayed on diagrams
and produce documentation that strictly
meets the requirements and standardsof the company. Thus, Solid Edge
Wiring and Harness Design covers
almost the entire spectrum of working
design: from the creation of schematics
to preparation for production.
With intuitive interfaces, both SolidEdge Wiring and Harness Design solutions come with video tutorials, how-todocuments, support from an active user
community and an online training
course. Each contains robust part andmodel repositories, with thousands of
popular industrial parts supporting theautomated selection of parts, terminal
plugs and seals for each connector.
Solid Edge Wiring and Harness Designmodules are available individually or as
a bundled solution.
Teamcenter integration
Solid Edge Wiring and Harness Design
tools provide full data compatibility forcustomers using the Siemens’
Teamcenter® software solution.
Synchronization increases productivity
by reducing the time involved in making
design decisions. Bi-directional linkingof requirements to design objects

Solid Edge Wiring Design
Solid Edge Wiring Design is a graphicaldesign environment for creating wiring
diagrams. With built-in intelligence that
automates many design tasks, thesoftware makes full electrical schematicdevelopment easy via an intuitive userinterface, electrically intelligent symbols
and automated part selection. The
software features built-in verificationand design rule checks to validate
design, eliminating errors earlier in theflow. It shows voltages and currents as
the design proceeds, highlighting
problem areas, such as short circuits
and validating wire and fuse sizes.
As part of an integrated platform, SolidEdge Wiring Design connects mechanical and electrical domains in a single
environment. Users can share data
without importing or exporting data
and then trying to maintain traceability.
Using Solid Edge Wiring Design with
Solid Edge 3D CAD allows electrical andmechanical engineers to evaluate
required changes collaboratively, withproposals highlighted in both environments. Designers can quickly assess
whether wires can be shortened orwhether they can pass in a zone ofelevated temperature or vibration. This
allows you to correctly reserve space forelectrical systems to be defined in theearly stages of design.

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With Solid Edge Wiring Design, changes
are visible to both domains. When thecolor of a wire changes in the electricalpart of the design, the colors in themechanical model are updated. It iseasy to make changes: all elements areadapted and correspond to each other.
Both engineers can work in parallel,
exchanging information as required.

Use in the development of industrial
control panels
Successful cabinet panel design relieson accurate physical layout and schematic drawings. Solid Edge Wiring
Design includes a configurable andre-usable layout design capability,
which can be used in the preparation of
2D industrial control panels.

Streamlined graphical rendering andmanipulation produce high-quality
diagrams and make it easier to locate
and interact with objects. To enablelocating and resizing objects on busy
diagrams, glowing, semi-transparent
highlighting makes objects more noticeable. Resizing handles are prominentand clicking areas adapt to different
zoom levels.

Solid Edge Wiring Design offers insertion and dynamic adjustment of DIN
rails and wire ducts, supports automatic
snapping of devices and displays E22
and other snap lines for device adjustment. Horizontal, vertical and diagonal
dimensioning is available to prepare thepanel layout assembly drawings.

The tool automatically generatesreports for wires, connectors anddevices used in the design. Diagram,device and wire index tables with fullsheet and zone referencing can beadded to the drawings. These automatically update as changes are made.

Customizable table-based views ofterminal strips automate the creation ofterminal drawings. The terminal plan
exists as a diagram table, which allows
print sequences to be controlled bynumbering. The table content, including connectivity, is re-used from thedesign. A configuration file controls thetable style. Both single and multi-level

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terminals blocks can be modeled toinclude orientation specification andassembly sequence definition for thestrip. Terminal plans are easily accessible at any point in the design process.
Autoroute capabilities take into accounta user’s defined value for diagram flow,
minimum wire lengths and wire spacing
during interactive edits, then automate
routing for a full signal path, including
junctions. When a reference node
component is placed, a symbol is automatically displayed with thecomponent. When a reference component is added to a bundle, internode
dimensions are displayed automatically,
specifying the distance between thecomponent and the existing objects.
Solid Edge Harness Design
A graphical design environment for
creating harness and formboard drawings, Solid Edge Harness Design
automates the complete design-toproduction flow to achieve greater wire
harness manufacturing efficiencies. It
uses a controlled and streamlined,
correct-by-design process to provide
digital continuity across domains andcan be used for in-house production orbuild-to-print purposes.
The software automates many designtasks using an intuitive user interface
that makes harness design authoringeasy. For example, connector tables areautomatically populated as wires areadded, terminals selected and wire
tables generated. A powerful parts
selector automatically configures andselects terminals, seals and wires foreach connector, including allowances
for add-ons and knockoffs. This speeds
harness design, eliminates the major
source of problems found in the traditional design process and enables
manufacturers to more quickly reachthe zone of profitability.

Once a harness is complete, powerfulreporting capabilities can be used togenerate the documentation required
for manufacturing. The reports aregenerated directly from the designdrawing, ensuring fast and accurate
information. This can significantly
reduce production lead times andprevent manufacturing errors.
Single-vendor solution
A single-vendor solution enables anintimate integration, which is notpossible with third-party and add-onproducts. By enabling data to flow
seamlessly between the 2D wiring, 2D
harness and 3D MCAD domains, teams
can understand and trace the impact ofdesign decisions across domains. Data
derived from Solid Edge Wiring andHarness Design modules can be usedwith Siemens Capital™ software enterprise solutions.
Extending value
Solid Edge is a portfolio of affordable,easy-to-deploy, maintain and use software tools that advance all aspects ofthe product development process:mechanical and electrical design, simulation, manufacturing, technicaldocumentation, data management andcloud-based collaboration.
Minimum system requirements• Windows 10 Enterprise orProfessional (64-bit only) version
1809 or later• 16 gigabyte (GB) random accessmemory (RAM) for commercial users
and 8 GB RAM for academic users• Screen resolution: 1920 x 1080
• 8.5 GB of disk space required forinstallation

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