When is ConfigV2 enough?

When every housing or pigtail is a catalog MPN, every circuit has a pin-to-pin map, the wire is a stocked family, gauge, and color, and lengths are between 25 mm and 5,000 mm. The canvas can also hold bundles, listed coverings, splices, and cables. If validation passes and the price agrees, you get a quote you can review and pay. Prices stay estimates until fulfillment.

When should I send a PDF or drawing instead?

When the design lives in a drawing, the housing is not in the catalog, you need an overmold or customer-supplied parts, finished length is over 5,000 mm, or you only have a photo, DXF, or STEP. Assembly RFQs on /quote require at least one file.

What files does the quote form accept?

PDF, ZIP, PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, DXF, STEP or STP, Excel (.xlsx or .xls), CSV, and TSV, each up to 50 MB. An assembly harness needs at least one of those files plus a harness name, quantity, and contact email.

What happens if ConfigV2 shows errors?

Add to cart stays blocked while errors remain: missing connector, missing wire, unsupported gauge, length under 25 mm, missing or incompatible crimp, unconfigured pigtail, or a bundle slot collision. You can still request design help. That path is engineer review, not a payable quote.

Can I get a quote if the connector is not in the catalog?

Yes. Use /quote, attach the drawing or datasheet, and name the housing as completely as you can. ConfigV2 will not invent a component ID for an unlisted MPN.

Configure it, or send a drawing

Use ConfigV2 for catalog housings, pin maps, and stocked wire. Upload a drawing when they are not.

Open ConfigV2 Upload a drawing

Path table

ConfigV2 is the canvas at /configuratorV2. Upload a drawing is the assembly quote form at /quote. Pick the row that matches the spec you actually have.

When to use ConfigV2 versus uploading a drawing RFQ
If this is true	Path	What happens
Catalog housing MPNs, a pin-to-pin map, and stocked wire	ConfigV2	Pick housings, map cavities, set gauge, color, family, and finished length. Pricing updates on the canvas.
Catalog pigtail or flying-lead SKU	ConfigV2	Add a pigtail node, select the part, and trim between 25 mm and the factory max length.
Branches with PET braid, split loom, spiral wrap, heat shrink, or tape	ConfigV2	Bundle and junction nodes carry covering type, length, and breakouts the canvas can price.
Splices you can place as nodes	ConfigV2	Crimp, solder, ultrasonic, or heat-shrink splice methods exist on the canvas.
Validation errors: missing crimp, gauge mismatch, length under 25 mm	ConfigV2, then review	Add to cart stays blocked. Request quote becomes design help. Staff follow up by email.
PDF, spreadsheet, photo, DXF, or STEP of a design the canvas cannot hold	Upload a drawing	The assembly quote form requires at least one file, up to 50 MB, then engineer review.
Housing not in the catalog, overmold, or customer-supplied parts	Upload a drawing	ConfigV2 only prices selected catalog component IDs. Unlisted parts need a drawing RFQ.
Finished length above 5,000 mm	Upload a drawing	Canvas length fields top out at 5,000 mm. Longer runs belong on the quote form with notes.

ConfigV2 fit criteria

These are the gates the canvas already enforces. They are not wish-list rules. Fail one and add to cart stays off.

ConfigV2 validation gates that must pass for self-service
Gate	What the canvas checks
At least one connector or pigtail	The canvas rejects an empty design. Add-to-cart and quote both require a configured end.
At least one wire	A housing with no conductors does not produce a harness quote.
Exact catalog MPNs	Each connector or pigtail needs a selected component ID. Family nicknames do not resolve.
Compatible gauge on both ends	Each wire gauge must sit in the intersection of the source and target supported gauges.
Crimp on every wired pin	Wired cavities need a selected crimp marked compatible. Missing or incompatible crimps are errors.
Length at least 25 mm, at most 5,000 mm	Standalone wires, bundles, and pigtail trims share the 25 mm floor. Length inputs cap at 5,000 mm.
Pigtail trim within factory length	Trim cannot exceed the purchased pigtail max length. Duplicate pin assignments are errors.
One wire per bundle slot	Two conductors sharing a bundle handle block checkout until the collision is cleared.

Refusal and review cases

Some jobs never become a payable ConfigV2 quote. They still quote, through engineer review.

Canvas errors or price disagreement: Request quote with validation errors, or a client total that does not match server pricing, opens as design help instead of a payable quote.
Assembly RFQ with no file: The quote form will not submit an assembly harness without at least one attachment.
File over 50 MB or a type the form does not accept: Accepted: PDF, ZIP, PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, DXF, STEP/STP, XLSX, XLS, CSV, TSV.
Unlisted housing, overmold, or customer-supplied parts: Those BOM lines are not catalog component IDs. Send the drawing package instead of forcing the canvas.
CAD pack or photo with no pin map: A STEP, DXF, or sample photo still needs a cavity map. Without it, review stalls.

Short example

Same shop, two intake paths. The difference is whether the catalog already holds the parts.

ConfigV2

Catalog jumper

DTM06-12SA to DTM04-12PA. Pin 1 to pin 1, pin 2 to pin 2. GXL 18 AWG, black and red. 300 mm face-to-face. PET braid on the run. Quantity 3.

Every housing is a catalog MPN, every cavity is mapped, the wire is stocked, and 300 mm is inside the 25 mm to 5,000 mm window. Open ConfigV2.

Upload a drawing

Engineer review

A photo of an existing underhood harness with no wire list. Or a STEP model of a circular connector that is not a catalog MPN, plus an overmold note.

Attach the PDF or CAD on /quote. If you also have a cavity map, include it. For the RFQ field list, see what to put in a harness RFQ.

Quote upload rules

ConfigV2 does not import these files. The quote form does. One current pack beats a zip of every revision.

Files the assembly quote form accepts
File	When it helps
PDF drawing	Geometry, notes, revision. Required shape for most engineer-review RFQs.
Spreadsheet wire list (.xlsx, .xls, .csv, .tsv)	Pin maps, colors, gauges, and net names the shop can sort.
Photo of an existing harness	Matching or reverse work. Still include a wire list.
DXF or STEP/STP	Envelope or backshell geometry the canvas does not import.
ZIP of the current revision	One current pack. Do not attach every historical rev.

Also required on the form: harness name, quantity greater than zero, contact name, email, project name, a lead-time choice, and accepted terms. Phone is optional.

FAQ

When is ConfigV2 enough?: When every housing or pigtail is a catalog MPN, every circuit has a pin-to-pin map, the wire is a stocked family, gauge, and color, and lengths are between 25 mm and 5,000 mm. The canvas can also hold bundles, listed coverings, splices, and cables. If validation passes and the price agrees, you get a quote you can review and pay. Prices stay estimates until fulfillment.
When should I send a PDF or drawing instead?: When the design lives in a drawing, the housing is not in the catalog, you need an overmold or customer-supplied parts, finished length is over 5,000 mm, or you only have a photo, DXF, or STEP. Assembly RFQs on /quote require at least one file.
What files does the quote form accept?: PDF, ZIP, PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, DXF, STEP or STP, Excel (.xlsx or .xls), CSV, and TSV, each up to 50 MB. An assembly harness needs at least one of those files plus a harness name, quantity, and contact email.
What happens if ConfigV2 shows errors?: Add to cart stays blocked while errors remain: missing connector, missing wire, unsupported gauge, length under 25 mm, missing or incompatible crimp, unconfigured pigtail, or a bundle slot collision. You can still request design help. That path is engineer review, not a payable quote.
Can I get a quote if the connector is not in the catalog?: Yes. Use /quote, attach the drawing or datasheet, and name the housing as completely as you can. ConfigV2 will not invent a component ID for an unlisted MPN.