Cables, wires and hoses

Deformable MPO to LC breakout cable

A deformable MPO to LC breakout cable whose trunk fans out into four to twelve thin legs, modeled as a branched elastic rod network for data center optics robots.

Also called fiber breakout cable, fan-out cable, MPO harness or MPO to LC harness.

Elastic rodArticulated

Delivered as USD for NVIDIA Isaac Sim

How is the deformable MPO to LC breakout cable modeled?

A breakout cable starts as one MPO trunk and splits at a molded fan-out into thin legs, each ending in an LC connector. We model it as a branched rod network: a stiffer trunk, a rigid fan-out body, and legs that bend, tangle and swing on their own with their own bend radius limit.

The MPO connector, the fan-out and every LC duplex connector are hand-modeled rigid bodies with their latch geometry, so a robot can grip one leg out of the group and seat it in its port.

Which parts of the deformable MPO to LC breakout cable deform?

Trunk: Ribbon rod that bends easily one way
Legs: Thin rods that bend, swing and tangle independently
LC latches: Spring tabs that press down to release each leg
Rigid parts: MPO connector, Fan-out body, LC duplex connectors

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?

Picking one leg out of a fan-out and seating it
Breaking out a high speed port to several servers
Cleaning and replacing optics

Industries: Data centers, Electronics

Questions

Do the legs move independently?

Yes. Each leg is its own rod joined at the fan-out, so legs swing, cross and tangle the way real ones do, and a gripper can separate one from the group.