Bundles

Bundles represent the physical wire harness paths in your design. They define how wires are routed between components and are essential for accurate length calculations and manufacturing documentation.

Creating Bundles

Using the Bundle Tool

1. Select the Bundle tool from the Toolbar or press Alt+B
2. Click to place the bundle start point
3. Ctrl+click to add bend points along the path (optional)
4. Click to finish the bundle and open the properties dialog

Adding Bends During Placement

Hold Ctrl while clicking to add intermediate bend points. This creates a polyline bundle with multiple segments. Regular click finishes the placement.

Using AI Chat

Ask the AI to create bundles:

Create a bundle from position 100, 100 to 400, 100

Create a bundle with waypoints at 100,100 then 200,150 then 300,100

Bundle Properties

Select a bundle and open the Inspector to view and edit:

Property	Description
name	Bundle identifier
diameter	Bundle cross-section diameter
sleeving	Protective sleeving type
length	Total bundle length
shielded	Whether bundle has shielding

Bundle Visualization

Bundles render with realistic styling:

• Rounded ends - Natural bundle termination appearance
• Braided sleeving - Optional textured rendering for protected bundles
• Wire cross-section view - Shows wires inside the bundle

Wire Colors Along Bundle

When wires run through a bundle, their colors are visualized along the bundle path. This helps identify wire routing at a glance.

Bundle Splices

A bundle splice represents a physical junction or splice point in the harness where bundles connect or merge. Splices carry manufacturing metadata (part number, covering material, temperature ratings).

Creating Splices

Via Tool:

1. Select the Bundle Splice tool from the Toolbar (in the Drawing Tools group)
2. click on a bundle anchor point
3. Fill in the splice properties dialog (name, part number, appearance)
4. Submit to place the splice

Via Context Menu (converting existing image):

1. Place an SVG or image of the splice symbol on the canvas near a bundle junction
2. click on the SVG/image
3. Select Convert to Bundle Splice

Both methods create a splice element linked to the bundle junction's wirenode.

Splice Properties

Select a splice and open the Inspector to view and edit:

Property	Description
name	Splice identifier
partnumber	Part number
description	Description
manufacturer	Manufacturer
coveringMaterial	Covering material type
coveringColor	Covering color
maxTemp	Maximum temperature
minTemp	Minimum temperature

Bundle Bends

Bundle bends allow you to create corners or waypoints in a bundle path without affecting the electrical connectivity.

Adding Bends

1. click on a bundle segment
2. Select Add Bend
3. The bend is placed at the click location

Removing Bends

1. click on a bend anchor (the point where two segments meet)
2. Select Remove Bend

The two segments are merged back into one. Any bundle breaks on the affected segments are removed automatically.

Bend Behavior

• A bend splits one bundle segment into two segments
• Both segments share the same logical bundle
• Wire routing through the bundle is unaffected
• Bends can be added to any bundle segment

Bundle Breaks

Bundle breaks are visual marks indicating that the drawn length of a bundle on the sheet does not reflect its actual physical length. Use them when a bundle is visually shortened for layout purposes but represents a longer real-world path.

Adding Breaks

Via Tool:

1. Select the Bundle Break tool from the toolbar
2. click on the bundle where you want the break marker

Via Context Menu:

1. click on a bundle segment
2. Select Add Break

Removing Breaks

• click the same bundle with the Bundle Break tool (toggles off),or
• click on the bundle part and select Remove Break

Connecting Bundles to Components

Bundles connect to components at anchor points. When you draw a bundle near a component, it automatically snaps to the nearest valid anchor.

Anchor Management

• Anchors appear as semi-transparent handles
• Hover to highlight
• click to access context menu options (Merge Anchors, Attach All)

See Context Menu Quick Reference for all bundle and anchor context menu options.

Wire Routing

Wires automatically route through connected bundles:

1. Create bundles between components
2. Add wires between component pins
3. Wires follow bundle paths automatically
4. Wire lengths calculate based on actual routing

Related Topics

• Wires - Wire connections through bundles
• Components - Bundle endpoints
• Your First Harness - Step-by-step bundle creation