More About Extracting 3D Data

This topic provides you information needed to extract Electrical Geometries or Electrical Physical Systems with all the devices that are associated to them, such as their connectors, backshells, shells, contacts and supports from 3D design data.

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Extracting 3D Data
Defining Harness Flattening Parameters
Using Business Rule Integration in the Extract and Synchronize commands


  • Any data type is created as new 3D design data, except for the devices which are created as instances only.
  • The build mode of segments is maintained after extraction.
  • The build mode of segments, except for those based on mechanical splines will be automatically set to Length Mode after flattening, so that the flattening process does not modify segment lengths. If segments are built in Slack Mode, a minimum slack of 0.1% is recommended. If zero slack is used, this may generate update errors when extracting 3D data.

    Segments based on mechanical splines and built in Slack Mode will be extracted in Slack Mode. This may have repercussions when flattening, straightening and manipulating these segments.

  • You can also extract segments created along external curves.
  • A link is created between the 3D harness and the extracted view. It can be browsed using Edit > Links.
  • Mechanical parts located in Electrical Geometries are extracted as instances.

    To handle mechanical parts correctly, publish any points serving to route the segment along the part and give these points a unique publication name. Use published points when routing segments.

  • You can use your own execution Business Rules to customize the Extract and Synchronization behavior. For more information, please refer to: Using Business Rule Integration in the Extract and Synchronize commands.