Situation: I've defined the often-baffling Multi-level Cable in RSD with the required 4-tier .csv file structure which includes the following .csv files: 1. Datatable for "top" Multi-level Cable 2. Datatable for the "sub-cables" which reside inside the Multi-level Cable. (This Datatable contains two Datasets: one for each sub-cable.) 3. Membermap file (which references the Datatable file for the sub-cables and the Datatable for the wire spool info) 4. Wire spool .csv file FYI: My sub-cables are 2-wire twisted shielded pairs with a shield wire. So it is really a 3-wire sub-cable. My Workflow: 1. I lay down 4 individual wires (fibers). 2. I collect two wires at a time and create a Cable (which uses the sub-cable's definition). I do this twice and end up with 2 Cables. 3. I generate shield wires from the shield ports of the decorations and run them to different ports on my connector (a Variable Group). 4. I then collect my two 2-wire Cables and create a Multi-level Cable. The original Cables are now Sub-Cables of the Multi-level Cable. FYI: No errors occur in RSD. Importing the .xml into Pro/CABLE: 1. The importation works great. (Though the shield wires from decorations do not get created in 3-D due to insufficient entry info, I can live with that. However, I would eventually like to resolve that mystery, too, but not in this post.) 2. The Multi-level Cable is properly created and the Sub-Cables are appropriately named per the Multi-Cable Datatable/Membermap info. The Problem: Though the Multi-level Cable is properly created, it does not look as I would have expected. I expected to see two Sub-Cables (each with a Thickness and each containing two Wires/Fibers) encased in the "jacket" of the Multi-Level Cable's Thickness. What I get is just the Sub-Cables and their internal Wires. Though the Sub-Cables are properly named as Sub-Cable1 and Sub-Cable2 of the parent Multi-Level Cable, there is no overall 3-D "outer wrapper" to the Multi-Cable. The Sub-Cables look just like the other stand-alone 2-fiber Cables in my harness. My Questions: 1. Are Multi-Level Cables even SUPPOSED to generate their "outer wrapper" per their defined Thickness? 2. If so, what am I failing to do to make that happen? Thanks for your welcomed words of wisdom!
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