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58. Formboard

 
Arcadia provides the ability to generate a full scaled harness or 'Formboard' layout which would typically be used by a harness manufacturer. 
 
Note: Formboard is an optional module and is only available in the Arcadia Manufacturing Professional edition.
 
 
Fig 58.1 Project Details page showing Harness Task details
 
 
To generate a formboard harness, navigate back to the Project Details page. 
 
Under the Harnesses section click on Option List and select Formboard .  A new task will be generated under the Harness Formboard section.
A dialogue box will come up saying ‘Form Board Created Successfully’ Click OK.
 
To make it easier to distinguish your Formboard from your Harness drawings you can Modify it's Title and Description (Fig 58.3) by clicking the Formboards Edit Task option (Fig 58.2) from the Harness Project details page and updating the Formboards details.
 
Fig 58.2 Options Edit Task
 
Fig 58.3 Formboard properties
 
 
 
Fig 58.4 Harness Formboard Task details.
 
 
Click on the associated task under Harness Formboard.  Once opened you will notice the following changes to the the toolbar.
 
 
Fig 58.5 Formboard Toolbar Commands
 
 
In Arcadia, a harness formboard is linked to the original harness task from which it was generated - this becomes the 'master' harness.  As a result, any changes made to the master harness can be synchronised with the formboard - simplifying the upkeep of the formboard drawing. 
 
As a result a number of commands are greyed out to prevent accidental changes to the harness which would break the master-formboard link.  Instead it is possible to make changes to the master harness and then use the command Synchronise Harness  when in the formboard, which will bring across the updates.
 
Change the Drawing Frame   and select the frame A0 Landscape Plane - which will be used for the purpose of laying out the formboard harness. Click submit.
 
Use the command Fix Bundle Length to convert a not-to-scale (NTS) bundle to a full scaled bundle.  Click the Fix all Bundles command the server will process the request and then return you to the scaled formboard harness.
 
Now that the bundles are true to their length you can use Add Bundle Bend (On Harness Tab) to add bends to the bundle which can be used in along with the Move command to layout the harness to fit onto a formboard drawing frame.
To do this click the Add Bundle Bend click on a point on the bundle you wish to bend, next click the Move command and then on the Bend Bundle node (Small blue Square) as you move your mouse the bundle will pulled around the bend point you just created. Fig 58.6 shows 2 bundle bends creating an S between their points.
 
Fig 58.6 Bundle bend nodes
 
  Alternatively you can make use of the Bend Bundle command which will rotate the harness - click on the Bend Bundle End command followed by clicking on a section of bundle followed by the node on the end you would like to rotate then move the mouse in the direction and angle you wish to rotate the harness. Fig 58.7 the bundle has been bent once at 270° setting it vertical then again at 0° setting it horizontal. Fig 58.8 shows the Harness bent to fit within our A0 Frame with the bend points clearly marked in red.
 
Fig 58.7 Bend bundle 270° and 0°
 
Fig 58.8 Bundle bent to fit A0 sheet.