About Creating a CID to WID Design
A circuit interconnect diagram (CID) is a high-level circuit representation of a detailed wiring interconnect diagram (WID). After creating the detailed Circuit diagram you can use tools and reports to quickly instance components and route fibers in the Wiring diagram.
The following terms have specific definitions for CID to WID designs:
• Component—An electrical device with one or more electrical connections such as a lamp, switch, and so on. In a design it has the type COMPONENT. A component can be a block or a group.
• Connector—The part of the harness that connects to a component or another connector. It is a subtype of a component and in a design has the type COMPONENT!CONNECTOR. A connector can be a block or a group.
• Mated—One or more ports on a component and connector are aligned so that the ports are connected.
• Fully mated—All required connectors are mated to the component.
In the Wiring diagram, components are mated to connectors. By default, you are prompted to place matching connectors immediately after placing a component.
Fibers are routed in the Wiring diagram by selecting a circuit in the Circuit diagram. The wiring diagram automatically displays in the graphics window. When you delete a circuit in the Circuit diagram, you are prompted to delete the corresponding Wiring diagram wires.