CATIA - Specific Tools
Below is a group of How-to's that are related to the topic of 'Import/Export Tools' in the CATIA - Specific Tools subcategory. Click on their links to find more information on these topics.
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Below is a group of How-to's that are related to the topic of 'Import/Export Tools' in the CATIA - Specific Tools subcategory. Click on their links to find more information on these topics.
General:
- How to use Features Recognition Tool?
- How to generate a Part from a Product, keeping associativity with Material's name and Definition?
- How to import Points in CATIA using coordinates in EXCEL?
- How to import points along a curve?
- How to import Points in CATIA using scan of survey?
- How to generate a set of magnet spacers and the associate coil from Roxie output files?
Below is a group of How-to's that are related to the topic of 'Quality Tools' in the CATIA - Specific Tools subcategory. Click on their links to find more information on these topics.
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Below are the remaining How-to's that are not present in other subgroups in the CATIA - Specific Tools subcategory. Click on their links to find more information on these topics.
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The main purpose of the toolbox is to design a multi-layer's coil or magnet spacers defined by points coordinates stored in a text file. You can also use this tool to estimate the quality and conformity of generated parts by searching intersection between correspondent coils and spacers. Tool can be used to check the quality of generated spacers by finding distance between the points from text file and the used ones for the design. Tool can be used for exporting constructed data in STEP format.
If you have more questions about this, please check the document under.
To import you need the "Part Template" tool. This can create some 3D points in Catia V5 from their coordinates stored in one Excel file. The created points can be automatically renamed if the name information is available in the Excel file. An optional feature allows building straight lines between every point.
If you want to know details, please check the document below.
This tool generates a CATPart from a CATProduct, using the "Generate CATPart from Product..." command. Then the tool scans the original Product to search for the materials associated to the parts. It is also possible to run this macro from an existing CATPart generated previously, if the corresponding Product is also opened in Catia V5 to add the material and definition parameters.
If you want to know more about this tool and how to generate this process, please follow the document below.
- Start the DMU Navigator workbench.
- Select the document in the CATIA tree.
- In the "Insert" menu bar, select "Import Applicative Data".
- On the dialog box which appears, click the appropriate checkbox.
- Click "OK" to confirm.
In order to understand more how to do that, please consult the following document.
The document below will show you the procedure to export STL files using the dedicated workbench: STL Rapid Prototyping.
A Design Table is designed to drive the parameters of a CATIA document from external values. These values are stored externally in the form of a table. Design Tables help in the tasks of creating and managing component families. These components can be, for example, parts differing only in their parameter values.
In the document below, you can find a methodology of creating a new Design Table or how to use an existing one.
This tool will make possible the calculation of the free volume of an assembly. It can be used, for instance, when designing a ventilation system.
In the document below, you can find an example which will show you step by step to get to the calculation of the free volume.
By default, it is practicable to import Pro-E files into Catia V5 (.prt for parts, .asm for an assembly).
The document below shows how to allow the conversion of native PRO-E components into a modifiable and editable CV5 format. This method can also be used for other externals CAD format.
Q-Checker is a tool that checks the quality of a CATIA document. It will be automatically installed via CMF in all the PCs in the CATIA group.
If the tool is installed, in all the CATIA workbenches will appear this icon which is below.
When it is needed to work on a dead body model, you may be required to remove a certain feature, or simply edit it. To get to this, the feature recognition functions built into CATIA allow adding them their construction history, from which you shall be able to edit or remove them at will.
If you want to know more about this process, please check the document below.
It is possible to clear CATIA models from internal errors by:
- doing it one by one interactively,
- for several CO models simultaneously,
- for all models in a folder at once using a batch tool.
To follow step by step how to do it, please click on the link below.
When Catia V5 files are manipulated, errors can appear, leading to troubles like ghost links. To solve this, the CATDUA (For Catia Data Upward Assistant) exist in the Catia V5 Desk This tool is powerful, but only treat documents one by one which can be painful for users, when dealing with assemblies. So, in order to facilitate the cleaning of models, CATDUAV5 Automation has been developed by support.
To learn more about this process, please refer to the document below.
In an assembly, it is possible to import some clouds of points from a scan, for example to compare the "As Built" with the "As Designed".
In the document below, you can find step by step how to import Points in CATIA.
For presentations or tutorials, it may be useful to make a video from Catia. What are the integrated tool possibilities, and how do you set them up? Before starting, it is advisable to choose white as the background color and to avoid yellow for your geometry so as to limit the contrast problems.
In the link below we present you step by step how to do it.
To cover those cases where detailed modelling could be a drawback, the simplification tool proposes to users a way to create a simpler representation of CAD models.
In order to understand more how to use the simplification tool, please consult the document below.