Branch Tape Feature
User Interface Location: Click Cabling > Cosmetics > Branch Tape.
Release: Creo Parametric 8.0.0.0
Watch a video that demonstrates this enhancement:
What is the benefit of this enhancement?
The new Branch Tape cosmetic feature represents an electrical tape wrapped around wires and junctions, and binds them together using advanced placement capabilities.
A branch tape can be wrapped around wires, cables, bundles, and stiff shrinks.
You can specify an overlap factor parameter that defines a width % for each wrap of a tape.
You can use a tape spool to define the following parameters:
Length of wrapped tape on one bundle
Color
Thickness
Tape width
Tape thickness
Mass per length
Additional Information
Tips:
It is recommended to place branch tapes in the end of the harness routing design.
Limitations:
A branch tape cannot be placed on an entry port.
Flattening of a harness does not support the Branch Tape feature in Creo Parametric 8.0.0.0.
Does this replace existing functionality?
No.
Configuration option associated with this functionality:
None.