We are excited to announce the latest release of SpaceCable 2021 (Version 21), which focuses on productivity by making your innovative 3D designs go to production faster.
This new release contains many exciting improvements and capabilities that help you drive innovation.
Our goal for SpaceCable 2021 was to focus on ready-to-use prefabricated cables, improving the performance of checks for bend radii, more realistic visualizations, enhanced hydraulic and pneumatic functions, continuous quality improvement, and improvements that make the design process more productive.
Below are more specific details about this release and implemented functionalities, including short videos.
Enhancements List
Prefabricated Cables
A new structural entity of “Prefabricated cables” is introduced. Prefabricated cables are ready cables and provide 100 % adhesion between connector housing and cable.
New Cable Library
A new set of tools to define cable libraries are introduced in this version.
Large Wire Assemblies
Now it is possible to create parallel running wires in a bundle automatically from channels. Wires in the channel can be created manually as well automatically by ECAD connection list.
Multi wires on edges
Now it is possible to route multi wires on edges.
Algorithm for circle packing
New calculation method ensures ultra fast process and exact perfect circular chape of the outer contour (only in few seconds).
Control of Bend Radius
Now you can dynamically check bend radius violations. Dynamic curvature checks while modfying wires, cables and channel segments helps user to control the routing efficiently.
Catch Option for Routing
With one click on a circular edge selection of origin and direction at the same time enables quick creation of pneumatic and hydraulic hoses. Now pneumatic and hydraulic hoses can also be easliy added to the libraries.
Wire location in guides
While creating wires through guides user can decide the location of the wire in the guide.
Tangency control for wires
Enhanced tangency control while modifying wires.
ECAD reader for cables
Users can automatically create cables by using a ECAD connection list.
Show/Hide individual wires
Users can now selectively show and hide individual wires.
Dummy Parts for cable snap
Dummy counter parts can be used to quick positioning of connectors of pre-fabricated cables. With this function, reference designators can be also assigned for ECAD interface.
Point tangent direction
Users can now select a point and set its current tangent direction as its tangent.
Ref. Designations by tables
With the new version users can assign now reference designators to counter-parts of cables in order to create automatic connections by using ECAD connection list.
Switch connectors
Now users can switch end connectors of cables with one click.
Straighten cabling elements
For wires, cables and channel edges, user can select two interpolation points or two 2 fixtures. For cables, you can also delete all points and create a cable between its end connectors.
Modify hoses and cables
A new method is introduced to modify splines by their control polygons, which allows smoother modifications on curves. This enables to avoid bend radius violations by dynamic modifications.
Rotation of hydraulic fittings
With this new function users can rotate non-straight fittings quickly and precisely for “what-if” analyses with 1-click.
Measurement of hoses
Users can inquire angles of hydraulic hoses for correct hose fitting crimping.
Switch hoses and wires
Quick switching between pneumatic hoses and electrical wires in the wire library.
Bundling of different wiring
Now it is also possible to bundle different types of wiring elements together.
Export Back to ECAD Netlist
Now SpaceCable can export a file, which is readable from ECAD programs.
Support of Energy Chains
Now cables and wires can be routed through energy chains as well. Energy chains are used as fixtures.
Copy Tie Wraps
Now it is possible to copy tie wraps from one tie wrap mount to another.
Show On/Off tabs
Now users can show only some tabs of SpaceCable depending on their needs, for more focused and faster work.
Custom Harness Structure
Users can now decide which sub assemblies should not be created when a new harness is created.
Copy fixture arrangements
Now it is possible to copy an existing arrangement of cables/wires to an empty fixture just by two clicks.
Advanced shrink tubing
Now you can create realistic shrink tubes which follow actual bundle shapes of the inciuded wiring objects.
“Dialogue Based” Help
Now several dialogues have their own information videos and detailed help files.
Direct eSupport access
Support and subscription customers can now access the eSupport portal site directly from the SpaceCable UI.
New Pneumatic Library
A new "demo" pneumatic library with some in the industry often used common parts is now included in SpaceCable.