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Tip of the Week
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Every week CAETEK publishes one of the Hints and Tips collection, see the latest
E³.series Tip by following the link below:
This week's Tip!
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Visit us at the Z-DAC Conference - Nov
8-9 - San Antonio, TX, USA
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Zuken Launches Electrical Topology Diagram Generation Software
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August 18, 2011 – Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA Zuken today announced a new module for topology creation within the electrical CAD software suite, E³.series. First phase electrical planning is not traditionally performed in the same software environment as schematic, harness, fluid and panel design, but that has changed with E³.topology. This new module for the early planning and design phase allows engineers to map out the functions and topology of a project. It enables the user to determine the location of functions and components, the number of harnesses and sub-harnesses, and do early calculations of cable length, weight and cost. This is most beneficial for products where development time pressures and early calculations are essential such as automotive, aerospace, railway industries.
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""We have had requests for this functionality from many of our customers,"
said Joe Frank, head of Zuken’s E3 business unit. "This product has wide ranging
benefits for our customers in both the transportation and machinery industries.
With E³.topology, they will be able to design their products with more accuracy,
reduce the costs of their products, and avoid guesswork and rework." |
The Topology Layout
E³.topology allows engineers to define the functions of an electrical system by laying out functional blocks and defining the connections between them. Many details can be defined during the topology design process – such as the functions themselves, how they connect, where they go in the overall system and how many wire harnesses and sub-harnesses will be needed. This removes the educated guesswork often involved in the first phases of a project. Design information developed at this stage can then be used as the basis for the detailed wiring diagrams.
Beyond Transportation
E³.topology enables machinery designers to define the control panel layout and place components (e.g. motors, sensors, emergency stop, etc.) in a draft drawing of the whole machine. In the process of doing so, the designer can estimate the cables and wires needed throughout the machine for optimal performance and interconnectivity.
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Zuken Announces the new design feature Topology, a top-down level software for E³.series.
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May, 2011 – Ulm, Germany – Topology defines rough interconnections between sub-systems for engineers in the early development phase to create a system with functional units without having to know the actual pin to pin connections. The use at early project stages gives flexibility to allow engineers to later decide which parts will be used.
Topology allows for unselect able background graphics and installation spaces. Installation spaces are connected with valid routing paths, automatically calculating the lengths of wires and harnesses. With the number of connections, harnesses can then be created automatically saving design time.
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Zuken Extends Integrated Design Flow with E³.Functional Design
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New CAD Software for Electrical and Fluid Design Flow
June 1, 2010 – Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA – Zuken has introduced E³.Functional Design, a new product that extends the electrical and fluid E³.series design flow by enabling engineers to capture initial product design structure at a functional level. This reduces design effort in the very early stages of product development by allowing engineers to specify, at the functional level, a product’s electrical and fluid systems and then use these as the foundation for creating detailed schematic/wiring and fluid design diagrams.
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E³.Functional Design captures the initial design information at the beginning of
a project to describe the functions and communication channels between the
individual modules. It allows the engineer to refine and add sub-functions to
these modules as planning progresses - preparing the project for creation of
individual schematic/wiring and fluid diagrams.
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E³.Functional Design is more than just a design capture tool; it also has intelligent functionality to speed up the design process. It automatically connects all components with the same signal and displays this mapping in connection and device properties. Functional units can be moved between modules at anytime with the affected signals being updated on the connect points immediately. This enables the designer to optimize the module configuration and establish the best functional load through the communication channels. When the desired functional units are correctly assigned, the modules are replaced by standard components from the library. These standard components include the additional information needed to complete the project, such as connector, mating connector, and connector pin terminals. Additionally, they inherit the already defined connection information from the functional design. This enables the schematic/wiring and fluid diagrams to be created quickly and easily.
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E³ Series 2010 Fluid Integrated Solution for Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Cooling & Lubrication.
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New Features for E3 Series Fluid 2010
When Using Models inside E3 Series Fluid you now have the ability to see if a
hose/tube is compatible with another component pin. The diameter can also be
defined for the component pins of fluid models and for hoses/tubes in the
Database. It is also possible, to simultaneously assign a fluid Device
Designation. Another great feature is the option to view hose/tube documentation in both the Pneumatic Drawing and the Mechanical Layout as illustrated. This also allows the user to simply click on the actual drawing layout and perform calculations on hose/tube lengths.
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Field of Application
For the development of hydraulic or pneumatic systems E³.fluid is available. E³.fluid is the complete, however, easy-to-use solution. This allows for developing schematics and documenting the pneumatics, hydraulics, lubrication and cooling, with all the advantages of object-oriented E³.series functionality.
Usage
Stand-alone solution, i.e. the fluid and schematic projects are created as
stand-alone, independent E³ projects.
Interdisciplinary solution, i.e. the fluids and schematics are combined in one
drawing; modifications to either the fluid object or the schematic object in the
E³ project result in the other being modified as well.
Multi-user solution, i.e. parallel project editing, also interdisciplinary, by
several users, up to the sheet level.
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Working with E³.panel in 2D and 3D
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Scope of Project
Testing machine with electrical and pneumatic components in the schematic AND in
the panel layout
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New Functionality
Assign Step Models to Models
– Display STEP Model in Project Window of DBE
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New Functionality
Display Parameters for Panel Connections
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