Why don't I get a VeSys Design or Harness desktop icon?
If after installing VeSys you ONLY get the VeSys Components icon and you DO NOT have a VeSys Design or Harness icon on the desktop it is likley that VeSys has not detected a supported version of...
View ArticleAccelerating Wire Harness Development for Off-Highway Vehicles
Abstract Manufacturers of off-highway vehicles are faced with the same challenges as companies in other sectors reducing design and manufacturing costs, reducing lead times, and improving product...
View ArticleXtremepcb In WAN Using HP RGS
We used to use Xtremepcb in WAN. There are 1500KM distance in the network, and normally having 50-60ms latency, Xtrempcb perform well in our Concepthdl2Expeditionpcb flow. When We migrated to 2007.2...
View ArticleVeSys still doesn't run after adding new licenses?
Occasionally after adding some new licenses VeSys will not run, if repeated attempts are made to add new licenses it reports 'no new licenses'. On inspecting the license file that VeSys is using you...
View ArticleCreating black and white plots from within VeSys Design or VeSys Harness
By default, VeSys will print WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) but this is not always sufficient for all documentation needs. There are several standard methods within AutoCad (the foundation for...
View ArticleMissing VeSys Menus?
Occassionaly it is possible to lose the VeSys menu's, the steps below should enabe you to get the menu's back: Depending on your AutoCAD version type 'menuload' for versions upto 2005 or 'cuiload' for...
View ArticleConverting a 'Non Scaled' to a 'Scaled' drawing, synchronizing updates
Generally OEM's will draw a harness 'Not to Scale' whereas a Harness manufacturer will draw a 'Scaled' version, if both are using VeSys then this could potentially involve duplication of work when...
View ArticleAutomatic selection of Ring Terminals/Eyelets
VeSys can be used to automatically select the correct Ring Terminal/Eyelet depending on the Wires and their Sizes. To do this you setup a 'Dummy' connector and assign the Ring Terminals/Eyelets as...
View ArticleImprove drawing speed by repeating the last command
To increase productivity the repeat last command can be used, this is activated by pressing the Space Bar, Return or by pressing the Right Mouse Button.
View ArticleChanging several Bundle Line Types simultaneously
It can be time consuming when several bundles need to have their Line Types changed. To change multiple simultaneously follow the instructions below: 1. Select the bundles to change. 2. Click...
View ArticleWhat are the Conductor Types
VeSys has 6 different conductor types these are: Wire, PCB Track, Bus Bar, Screen, Virtual Wire and Fly Lead. Listed below is a brief description of what these are and where they may be used. Wire...
View ArticleRename the VeSys Line Types
By default VeSys Harness has 38 line types available, these definitions along with there named are stored in the VeSysHarness.lin file. This file can be edited to rename the line types, the unused...
View ArticleHow to show Diodes or Resistors that are spliced into a Harness
To show Diodes/Resistors in VeSys Harness you can use either a splice table or connector table, the part number for the Diode/Resistor can be the Main Part number of the component. In some case the...
View ArticleMinimize file sizes of Blocks by purging
When creating blocks for drawing frames or blocks (typically for Connector Graphics) it is always best to remove unused layers, plot styles, text styles, etc. This is because when the block is...
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