interference between wires and connectors

[Dan Zollman]

As seen in the attached screenshots, when I create wires, the end of the wire intersects the plane of the pin (because the center of the wire's end face is coincident with the pin, and the wire is not perpendicular to the pin's plane). I can add points to the wire directly above the pin to make the wire's end face closer to being parallel with the pin's plane. Because Inventor automatically shapes the wire so that the curves are smooth along its entire length, I can't get the end of the wire perfectly straight, and it always interferes with the blue connector part even if I add four or five points directly above the pin.

Is there a way to adjust the wire and get rid of the interference? Or do users generally ignore the interference in that situation?

[Rob2713g]

Unfortunately, I don't have Inventor at home. But, if I remember correctly, when you choose fillet, you need to click the arrows in the bottom right of the dialog box. This will give you more options, such as not continuing the round. Hope that helps!

[Dan Zollman]

Thanks, but this actually doesn't use fillet--I'm using Cable & Harness which automatically shapes the wires.

[Rob2713g]

Sorry, I misunderstood that. I only recently started in Inventor and haven't used that feature yet. Is it possible to extrude a small stand-off off of the wire and connect that to the blue connector? Or is that what you meant by "I add four or five points directly above the pin"? Good luck!

EDIT: also is there an "adaptable" option for Cable & Harness, like in other features? If there is, try turning it on and constraining to the blue connector.

[Dan Zollman]

Originally Posted by Rob2713g

Sorry, I misunderstood that. I only recently started in Inventor and haven't used that feature yet. Is it possible to extrude a small stand-off off of the wire and connect that to the blue connector? Or is that what you meant by "I add four or five points directly above the pin"? Good luck!

EDIT: also is there an "adaptable" option for Cable & Harness, like in other features? If there is, try turning it on and constraining to the blue connector.

I could move the pin away from the connector and then Extrude or Sweep between the wire face and connector face, but I want to avoid creating features/parts that aren't actually a physical part of the product. Cable and Harness is basically already adaptable. Wires are created by choosing beginning and end points (called pins). Points can be added along the wire and moved around to control the shape of the wire. The pins are placed on parts and move around if the parts move around. The wire automatically takes a realistic shape based on the pins and points. So I meant that I was creating points that were in a direct line from the pin, but they didn't make the wire exactly straight.

[Robert Thacker-]

You could just create a new connector that is molded to the wire besides making the wire fit the connector. That's what I would do.