Version 5 Release 1 runs on both Windows NT and UNIX and incorporates next-generation object technology and architecture. Solid Edge will introduce new tubing capabilities and continue to enhance its plastic and sheet-metal design features. Unigraphics has also worked to make Solid Edge and its flagship Unigraphics product interoperate, so you can exchange models between the two systems. You can define harness and cable paths by pointing and clicking. The program automatically routes wires and calculates length and bundle diameters.
Design rules check for violations of bend radius, maximum diameter, and other parameters.
Version 2, due out at the end of April, automatically handles splices and matches associated parts to the type of wire and connector you choose. You can export completed harnesses back to your CAD system in IGES format. Linius also announced it will integrate EMbassy with SolidWorks. Harness Software , on the other hand, traces its roots back 70 years to Manchester, England, where the Ford Motor Company assembled its UK automobiles. The story is that ignition cables were left out of one parts shipment.