Tubing
A smooth-walled flexible sleeve that encloses a wire bundle for protection and organisation.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Part Number | Unique identifier for the tubing part |
| Internal Part No. | Your own identifier for the part, e.g. a stores or ERP number. Read more… |
| Manufacturer | Company that produces the part |
| Description | Description of the tubing part |
| URL | Link to datasheet or manufacturer website |
| Price | Auto - Unit price of part per set length unit Fixed Length - Price per Unit |
| Min Diameter | Minimum inner diameter of the tubing |
| Max Diameter | Maximum inner diameter of the tubing |
| Thickness | Wall thickness of the covering, added to the bundle’s width when bundles are drawn at their estimated thickness. Leave it empty to use the estimate for the covering type (0.8 mm), shown as the placeholder. Read more… |
| Color | Color of the tubing material |
| Fixed Length | Toggle between fixed length or auto |
| Length | When fixed length is selected you can set the fixed length |
For diameter, you can enter the following units (set the default unit under Main Menu → Settings → Harness settings):
mm- Milimetercm- Centimeterm- Meterin"- Inchft'- Footyd- Yard
On the Layout
With coverings and wires shown on bundles (on by default), a Bundle with a tubing covering is drawn as a plain sleeve in the tubing’s Color. When a bundle has several coverings, only the one most likely to be outermost is drawn. With Draw coverings and wires in colour turned off under Harness settings → Layout, it is drawn grey.
When bundles are drawn at their estimated thickness, the covering’s Thickness is added to each side of the bundle’s drawn width.