How To
It exists many types of links between CATIA documents. Among them, one is called contextual link, meaning that it exists a link between two parts in the context of a product. In some cases, this link can be replaced by a CCP link, that leads to the same result, without the drawback of the context.
For more details, please follow the document which is at the bottom.
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.
Please follow the steps below:
- Select the plane you want to orientate to activate the "Sketcher".
- Use the custom "Named Views" to capture this viewpoint.
- Exit the "Sketcher".
Now you are able to return anytime to the orientation you have just saved by selecting the saved position in the "Named Views".
To get the mass in a CATPart it’s important to put the material in the correct place in the document. The correct place to put the material is in the Part (and NOT in the PartBody). It’s important to follow this rule since the material in SmarTeam profile card will be taken from the part properties. If you put the material in the PartBody, SmarTeam will not show any material in the profile card.
In the link below you can find procedures step by step how to do it.
It was decided by the "Metals Raw Materials" working group to use EDMS documents as material reference to define completely the special St. Steel materials. By this way CERN will have a unique reference that will be used by the designers and by the purchasing department.
If you want to know what happen after the change will be done, there are two cases which are described in the link below.
From October 2014, the St. Steel materials change the name in CATIA and SmarTeam. You can also find the list of changes in this document.
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.
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.
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.
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.
- From an existing template.
- From a downloaded STEP file.
- From zero.
- From a downloaded macro.
Here is a guideline to help you in the creation process ➞ catia-catalogs@cern.ch.
If you want to know more about this process, click on the link 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.
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.
In the document below you will find a detailed explanation of how to search for components 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.
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 ➞ HotLine 16 06 60
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 both systems
Sometimes it is useful to compare two revisions of a document in CATIA. Due a limitation of the tool this is not possible to do it in a direct way (open) but there is a command and a workaround that can allow you to do this operation.
To learn more how to create it, please consult the following document.
How to compare 2 different revisions of a document?
The document below lists the requirements to be respected by the CERN contractors*, in terms of CATIA methodology. This is applicable only if the contractor works with the same CATIA Version and Release than CERN.
What are the prerequisites to respect when designing something for the CERN?
If you have to create a group with the GMS application to sync it with a PLM Responsible Project Group (RPG), here are the steps to follow and the rules to respect:
Use a name starting by "CAD-" with no space and with a maximum length of 128 characters.
Configure it with these options:
- Security and lifecycle: no expiration date and no blocking date
- Membership settings:
- Self-subscription policy: Closed
- Purge non active users?: Yes
- Membership visibility: CERN Users
Best practice:
Create a second GMS group and use it to administrate the first one.That way, several persons will have the possibility to add or remove PLM users in the RPG.
Once the GMS group is created and properly configured, please contact the PLM/CAD support team, with the name of the group, to request the creation and the sync of the RPG.
Note this FAQ is under review as it references Smt terminologies. However, the general advice remains the same, please unclaim your objects and assign a Design Code or RPG to allow others to continue using your work.
To ease the collaborative work with SmarTeam, there are some steps to validate before your CERN departure. In order to learn more about them, please check the document below and complete the check list presented before you leave CERN.
The PLM Responsible Project Groups (RPG) are in most of the cases synchronised with GMS groups (former "e-groups"). These can be managed by users on their own, without assistance from CAD/PLM support, using the GMS application.
Access the Profile Card of the RPG to check if it is synchronised with a GMS group.
Example:
If it is the case, search for the group in GMS and contact the owner / administrator of the group to be included.
Note: for the Design Code roles, the corresponding identities are still owned by CDD. In that case, contact plm.support@cern.ch to be added.