Capital E/E Publisher User Guide — Chapter Overview (v2512 Updates 2606)

Top-level chapters of the newest Capital E/E Publisher User Guide (Software Version 2512.2606, June 2026), with opening-topic summaries.

Introduction

This guide contains information about using the Capital E/E Publisher software and Capital Service Explorer. Covers high-level concepts. Sub-topics: Overview of Capital E/E Publisher (see separate file), Starter Data Project, Configuring Publisher Files, Accessing Capital E/E Publisher, Capital E/E Publisher Process Flow, Teamcenter.

Key Concepts

Describes the key concepts within Capital E/E Publisher — projects, designs, diagrams, and build lists — their relationships, and how to manage/maintain them. Sub-topics: Projects, Designs, Diagrams and Build Lists; Projects; Logical and Harness Designs; Rules and Constraints; Logical and Harness Design Dialogs; Logical Diagrams; Build Lists; Diagram Objects; Highways.

Loading Engineering Data

You can import engineering data into Capital E/E Publisher.

Caution: Designs that have been modified in Capital E/E Publisher should not be used for continued design work in Capital Harness Designer or Capital Harness Designer Modular, as modifications made for publication may have altered the design intent of the source design. Wait until all design changes have been made to the source design before modifying designs in Capital E/E Publisher.

Sub-topics: Engineering Data From Capital; Foreign Engineering Data.

Partitioning Diagrams

Capital E/E Publisher enables partitioning the content of large, complex engineering diagrams which may need to be sub-divided across several diagrams. Sub-topics: Object Layout; Filtering the Objects appearing in a Diagram; Effects of Filtering on Object Types; Routing Conductors; Using Orthogonal Routing; Auto Routing of Conductors; Splitting Multicore and Overbraid Indicators; Objects with Multiple Instances; Editing the Graphical Properties of Cross-References; Viewing Another Instance of an Object; Home Instances of an Object; Editing the Properties of Objects; Editing Multiple Objects Simultaneously; Editing an Object's General Properties; Editing an Object's Graphical Properties; Managing an Object's Properties; Property Objects Dialog Box and Field References; Slice Objects.

Formatting Diagrams

Capital E/E Publisher allows changing data visibility, fonts, and colors. Same caution as above regarding not reusing modified designs for continued engineering work. Sub-topics: Changing the Background Color of a Diagram; Borders; Editing Actions; Styling Objects.

Embellishing Diagrams

Covers adding comment graphics, tables of service-specific data, and other embellishments to published diagrams (see Overview topic for summary of embellishment capabilities: renaming/hiding/revealing parts, cable names, properties and symbols; adding comment graphics; adding tables of service data; back-annotating as-manufactured details; editing style sets; adding/editing design borders; and, for harness designs, moving/rotating/stretching bundles, moving connectors and symbols/nodes without altering physical position, and adding harness dimension data).

Generating Documentation in Capital E/E Publisher

Covers producing the final service-documentation output packages (including Smart Flow work-flow packages) from the prepared designs.

Generating Reports

Covers generating tabular/report-style outputs from project data.

Printing Diagrams

Covers print setup and output of diagrams.

Interface Help

Reference for the Capital E/E Publisher user interface — dialogs, menus, and panels.

PlugIns

Covers available plug-ins that extend Capital E/E Publisher functionality.

Capital Schematic Generator for Logic Designer

Functionality usable within Capital E/E Publisher to generate a single design and its diagrams for filtered logical connectivity pulled from multiple designs in a project (referenced from the Overview topic under "Query and Generate a Design and Diagrams").

Third-Party Information / Documentation Use and Trademarks

Standard legal/trademark back-matter.

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Related file: Overview of Capital E/E Publisher — full text of the Introduction chapter's lead topic.