Diagram creation is an essential and until recently, laborious part of harness design. But today there are electrical ECAD tools that can automatically generate diagrams depicting a vehicle’s electrical system in whole or in part.

The paper covers the latest developments in automated diagram generation, explaining the tools and their benefits. A service documentation flow is introduced, with analysis of both manual and assisted development steps. The reader will gain an understanding of the current state of the art in automated diagram generation.