CATIA - Integration and Reverse Engineering
Below is a group of How-to's that are related to the topic of 'Positioning' in the CATIA - Integration and Reverse Engineering subcategory. Click on their links to find more information on these topics.
General:
Below are the remaining How-to's that are not present in other subgroups in the CATIA - Integration and Reverse Engineering subcategory. Click on their links to find more information on these topics.
General:
To get the surface from land contour lines you need to proceed from the isolation of the relevant geometry, then the improvement of the quality of the geometry and then the generation and extraction of 3D points. Then you should transform the 3D points into the cloud of points, generate a mesh and then finally auto create a surface feature. If you want to know more details about it, please follow the link below with explanation.
The document below is only applicable to the Integration team.
For the other users, if an A0 sheet is too small, please follow this link: CLICK.
A positioning Matrix allows to place a component (Part, Component, Product) in space, relative to a higher component level, which will contain this matrix. If you want to understand more details, please click on the following document.
When we have to work with CGR files one of the biggest inconvenient that we can find is that is the difficulty to create constrains. Here (in the document below) we will show you a trick to be able to make some constrains of the CGR in one assembly (CATProduct).
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.
Please follow the instruction how to move it:
- Create a new Part.
- Add coordinate system.
- Find an existing part whose origin is centered in the assembly.
- Fix the components together.
- Create a coincidence constraint between the two axes systems.
To see step by step how to do it, please check the document below.
See also: How to move a Part while preserving the same coordinates system?
Sometimes there are some Parts that, because of migration or change of orientation/position, don’t have their coordinate system where desired.
In the document below, there are two options that you can follow to do it.
See also: How to move an assembly to another position while respecting the coordinates?
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.
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.