Capital LD is a leading suite of applications for wiring systems design, used in the main development departments of companies, particularly in the German premium automotive sector. The Capital LD solution for wiring system and harness development is based on the KBL standard. It ranges from the import of the first logical system concept to the complete cable set, all the way to production and costing.
KBL harness development
Wiring system and harness development based on the KBL standard
KBL harness development
Capital LD is a leading suite of applications for wiring systems design, used in the main development departments of companies, particularly in the German premium automotive sector. The Capital LD solution for wiring system and harness development is based on the KBL standard. It ranges from the import of the first logical system concept to the complete cable set, all the way to production and costing.
Capital LD to Capital integration
Capital LD is now fully integrated into the Capital tool portfolio. Harness data created with Capital LD can be seamlessly integrated to allow easy transfer of the manufacturing process data with Capital harness manufacturing tools. Design changes are critical to the wire harness development flow and can be applied to provide an instant update for any derivative or KSK module with this integration. In addition, library and symbol data can be easily synchronized between Capital LD and Capital.
Harness data analysis & viewing
The analysis and display of harness data are critical to the harness development process. Capital Harness Analyzer enables the visualization and analysis of technical vehicle data based on established industry formats, including KBL, HCV, VEC, and JT. The direct link between the document structure and drawing enables flexible reporting for parts and wire lists. Comparisons of different versions can be viewed, and reports created, enabling accurate change management. With the help of included macros, recurring work steps based on company-specific manufacturing processes can be automated. For example, structured parts lists can be created for pre-assembly production steps.
Harness engineering & costing
Capital LD uses electrical and topological data to create fully engineered wiring harness drawings. Due to data traceability, changes performed on the master wiring harness are immediately available in the derivatives or KSK modules. Capital LD is a wide-ranging tool created to support engineers. It provides an intuitive design environment, support for company-defined IP design rule checks, simple definition of formboard drawings, bills of materials, drawing comparisons, automated change documentation, etc. Capital Harness Costing LD provides detailed costing functionality that enables the flexible definition and support of customer-specific manufacturing information and rules (such as scheduling of timelines). As part of the calculations, harness data can be imported in KBL format from the upstream processes. Each element of the wiring harness is calculated with the correct production time and quantity of material according to pre-defined rules.
Team collaboration environment
Capital LD provides an integrated harness development environment to support whole vehicle projects. This is essential for a successful harness engineering process.
Capital LD Teamwork supports the standard automotive data exchange formats, KBL and VEC. This enables accurate change management support and clear manufacturing definition, with immediate data flow to all derivatives. Projects in Capital LD are version-controlled, allowing approval for the production or other downstream processes. Capital LD not only integrates harness sub-systems to vehicle level harness data but can also validate that data according to design and security rules while offering the capability to easily navigate a complete digital representation of the vehicle.
