{"id":14147,"date":"2026-05-19T05:37:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/?p=14147"},"modified":"2026-05-19T05:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:37:31","slug":"nx-tips-tricks-electrical-routing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/nx-tips-tricks-electrical-routing\/","title":{"rendered":"Designcenter NX | Tips &amp; Tricks | Electrical Routing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Electrical routing is an application within Designcenter NX\u2122 that is specifically designed to help you create, route, and manage electrical harnesses and wiring within your product designs. It streamlines the process of integrating electrical components, ensuring accuracy and reducing design time, ultimately leading to more efficient and reliable products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video below to see some helpful tips for getting the most from Electrical Routing, or keep scrolling if you\u2019d prefer to read the updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Designcenter NX | Tips and Tricks | Electrical Routing\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9lFS8ty__V0?list=PL1m1vu8_quoDVJfmPp3FL9700HGM_LK9P\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Leveraging Designcenter NX\u2019s re-use library<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To begin, we&#8217;re going to look at finishing the electrical system on the assembly. Before we do anything, the first step we must take is to activate the electrical routing application. This will provide you access to the most important tools and navigators for your workflows. From here, you can leverage the Designcenter NX reuse library. Designcenter already has a variety of electrical parts available for you to use upon install. Using the reuse library, you can take advantage of this, saving valuable time and effort while ensuring consistent results.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-33-1024x605.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14152\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-33-1024x605.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-33-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-33-768x454.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-33-1536x908.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-33-2048x1211.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-33-900x532.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Identifying what you need<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine you want to place an electrical connector. Navigating through the reuse library, you can use images or descriptions to identify a connector that will fit your design needs. Once chosen, you can select an object location in your display window to place the item. Cycling through placement options, ensures that your new part is in the proper orientation, and then you can select \u2018Apply\u2019. You may also note that if you need to rotate your port to fit your design, that is also an option here. As you continue, you can use these same methods to place your other missing connector. Using the search option in the reuse library can speed up this process if you already know the name of the parts you&#8217;re looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-34-1024x592.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14153\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-34-1024x592.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-34-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-34-768x444.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-34-1536x888.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-34-2048x1184.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-34-900x520.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The path of your wiring<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-35-504x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14154\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-35-504x1024.png 504w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-35-148x300.png 148w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/image-35.png 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>With your connectors now placed, we can move on to setting up the path your wiring will follow. To do this, we&#8217;re going to start off by selecting Spline Path. You are first prompted to specify the points of your spline, which in our scenario can simply be our port locations. After that, we are going to begin to add slack into our spline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The benefits of adding slack<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>hile our spline automatically defines the minimum required length, adding slack acknowledges the real-world complexities of manufacturing, installation, and operation. We can finish our example by applying a space reservation to indicate where a design is intended to be occupied by electrical elements, even if those elements aren&#8217;t fully defined or placed yet. We have a number of stock options, but for consistency&#8217;s sake in this instance, let\u2019s match the rest of the design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To wrap up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example we have covered the basics of working in electrical routing in Designcenter. We started off by exploring the reuse library and investigating how it can be used to place new parts. After that, we looked at adding a spline path and slack for our electrical wiring to follow. And finally, we finished up by defining space reservations to designate where electrical components would be placed downstream. Hopefully you&#8217;ve found this helpful and can apply this to your own workflow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Continue your journey with Designcenter NX<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL1m1vu8_quoDVJfmPp3FL9700HGM_LK9P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out the full Tips and Tricks playlist on YouTube<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/\">Take me to the Designcenter NX blog<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/community.sw.siemens.com\/s\/topic\/0TO4O000000MihTWAS\/nx-cad?pk_vid=83c34afe8d088cb617791150231db5b6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Designcenter NX community<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electrical routing is an application within Designcenter NX\u2122 that is specifically designed to help you create, route, and manage electrical&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69908,"featured_media":14148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spanish_translation":"","french_translation":"","german_translation":"","italian_translation":"","polish_translation":"","japanese_translation":"","chinese_translation":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[166,162,1],"tags":[6785,6814,501,499],"industry":[],"product":[304],"coauthors":[545],"class_list":["post-14147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-tricks","category-learning-resources","category-news","tag-designcenter-nx","tag-electrical-routing","tag-nx","tag-nx-cad","product-nx"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Blog_Header_Electrical_Routing.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69908"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14147"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14167,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14147\/revisions\/14167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14147"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=14147"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=14147"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=14147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}