Cables, wires and hoses

Deformable Ethernet patch cable

A deformable RJ45 Ethernet patch cable with a latching connector at each end, modeled as an elastic rod for data center cabling and rack robots.

Also called RJ45 cable, patch cord, network cable, LAN cable or Cat6 cable.

Elastic rodArticulated

Delivered as USD for NVIDIA Isaac Sim

Ethernet patch cable, reference image

How is the deformable Ethernet patch cable modeled?

The cable is an elastic rod sized to a Cat5e or Cat6 jacket, with bending and twist stiffness set so it holds the gentle curves you see in a rack rather than collapsing like a rope.

Each RJ45 plug is a rigid body with a separate latch tab on a hinge with a spring, so the latch presses down on insertion and clicks back up. The boot behind the plug is a short, stiffer rod section.

Which parts of the deformable Ethernet patch cable deform?

Cable jacket
Bends and twists; holds curves along a rack
Boot
Stiffer section that limits bending behind the plug
Latch tab
Spring-loaded hinge that presses and returns
Rigid parts
RJ45 plug body

What ships in the USD?

One USD file per variant, with the render mesh, the simulation geometry and a physics material bound to it. Every value is set and named, so you can open it in NVIDIA Isaac Sim and run your task, or read the numbers into your own solver from the material JSON.

  • Elastic rod. A centerline curve with a radius, and stiffness in bending, twisting and stretching. Used for cables, wires, hoses and ropes.
  • Articulated. Rigid links joined by revolute, prismatic or helical joints, with limits, damping and springs where the real object has them.

Where is it used?

  • Patching and unpatching in a server rack
  • Cable routing along trays
  • Network equipment testing

Industries: Data centers, Electronics

Questions

Does the RJ45 latch move?

Yes. The latch is its own part on a spring hinge, so a gripper can press it to release the plug, and it springs back when let go.

Which simulators does the deformable ethernet patch cable open in?

It ships as USD for NVIDIA Isaac Sim and Newton. We also deliver MJCF for MuJoCo and Genesis, a GLB mesh, and a JSON file with every material value.

Can it be matched to our real object?

Yes. Send us a sample, a drawing or a few photos and we set size, stiffness and friction to match your part.

How do we get it?

Choose your simulator, format and variant, then tell us where to send it. We prepare the files and email them to you.

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