Tag: CATIA

  • How to hide all the planes in an assembly?

    How to hide all the planes in an assembly?

    How to hide all the planes in an assembly? Thanks to a simple operation, you can hide all planes displayed in the assembly. If you want to see a description of the methodology, the link below will show you how to do that. Hide all the planes

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  • How to use the CATDUA Automation Tool?

    How to use the CATDUA Automation Tool?

    How to use the CATDUA Automation Tool? 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,

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  • How to create a good catalog 3D model?

    How to create a good catalog 3D model?

    How to create a good catalog 3D model? A catalog 3D model is a 3D model of a commercial component, and/or a normalized element, or a usual element widely used at CERN. There are four ways to get 3D models. Here is a guideline to help you in the creation process ➞ catia-catalogs@cern.ch. If you

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  • How to import Points in CATIA using scan of survey?

    How to import Points in CATIA using scan of survey?

    How to import Points in CATIA using scan of survey? 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. Cloud of points

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  • How to use the Title Block Editor tool for drawings?

    How to use the Title Block Editor tool for drawings?

    How to use the Title Block Editor tool for drawings? The title block editor is the tool created by the CERN CAD Services in order to manage information and draw all the frames in the CATIA drawings. You can find this tool in the Drafting Workbench. For more information, click on the link below. Title

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  • How to search for elements in a CATIA model?

    How to search for elements in a CATIA model?

    How to search for elements in a CATIA model? In the document below you will find a detailed explanation of how to search for components in CATIA. Search elements

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  • How to create a video from CATIA and edit it after?

    How to create a video from CATIA and edit it after?

    How to create a video from CATIA and edit it after? 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

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  • What to do when a CATIA model is having unexpected behaviour?

    What to do when a CATIA model is having unexpected behaviour?

    What to do when a CATIA model is having unexpected behaviour? Below in the document there are a few steps to debugging CATIA models. Be careful, make sure that the “Save” operation worked well before to close SmarTeam and Catia V5. If “YES” have a look on following advise below: In case of doubt ➞

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  • What are the available CATIA Workbenches at CERN?

    What are the available CATIA Workbenches at CERN?

    What are the available CATIA Workbenches at CERN? This FAQ presents the list of available CATIA workbenches at CERN. Available CATIA Workbenches

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  • How to compare 2 different revisions of a document?

    How to compare 2 different revisions of a document?

    How to compare 2 different revisions of a document? Please note the FAQ referred to in this how-to is under review. The first 3 sections of this FAQ refer to the methodology for Smt. For the required methodology for the PLM please refer to page 19 of this FAQ . Section 4 is relevant for

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