Creo™ Schematics 4.0 Help Center > Working with Designs > Wiring > Cables > Example: Creating Custom Cable Decorations
  
Example: Creating Custom Cable Decorations
The table below describes the steps for creating a custom cable decoration.
Step
Example
Result
Place 3 conductor construction lines
Draw geometry representing the coaxial part of the decoration:
• Circles on the conductors
• Straight lines connecting the circles
• A straight horizontal line below the bottom conductor
Draw geometry representing the overbraid part of the decoration:
• A slot covering all conductors
Select the slot and click Set Overall.
The slot or overbraid geometry expands to be over all conductors.
Click Set Fixed and select the circles and lower line.
The top circle remains fixed to the top conductor of the cable. The bottom circle remains fixed to the bottom conductor of the cable. The middle fixed part applies to all intermediate conductors when the number of conductors is > 2
Clear the View Fixed and View Overall check boxes. Only the straight vertical lines remain.
Select the lines and click Set Scalable.
The selected geometry is scaled to maintain the distance between the ends of a part and the nearest conductor.
The figure below is a preview of the newly created cable decoration. Notice how the overall part of the decoration covers all conductors, the fixed circles remain on the conductors, and the lines scale to remain attached to the circles. The middle fixed part is now attached to two conductors.