ReferenceSurfaceDefinition
Published on Sep 19, 2025
VEC Version 2.2.0
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A connector housing can define reference surfaces that serve as contact surfaces in a work piece holder. Those reference surfaces normally have defined tolerance limits to support accurate determination of cavity positions for example during the insertion process.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|
| Owner | electrical_parts |
| Applied Stereotype | |
| Base Classifier | |
| Is Abstract | false |
| Derived Classifiers | |
Attributes
| Name | Type | Mult. | Description | Owning Classifier |
|---|
| hasSurfaces | Boolean | 1 | Specifies whether the connector has defined references surfaces or not. | ReferenceSurfaceDefinition |
| dimensionX | NumericalValue | 0..1 | Specifies the distance and tolerance between the middle axis of the lowest alpha numerical cavity (origin of the connector coordinate system) and the reference surface in direction of the X-axis. | ReferenceSurfaceDefinition |
| dimensionY | NumericalValue | 0..1 | Specifies the distance and tolerance between the middle axis of the lowest alpha numerical cavity (origin of the connector coordinate system) and the reference surface in direction of the X-axis. | ReferenceSurfaceDefinition |
Incoming Relations
| This End | Other End | General |
|---|
| Role | Mult. | Agg. | Unique | Ordered | Type | Mult. | Description |
|---|
| referenceSurfaceDefinition | 0..1 | Y | Y | N | ConnectorHousingSpecification | 1 | Contains the information about reference surfaces of the connector. |