Interface to CATIA

Setup of WorldCAT-CIF and the interface

The WorldCAT interface for CATIA V5 will be provided as a VBA macro and must beregistered in CATIA before using it.

The following processing steps are to be taken only once

Setting up the CATIA macro

Setting upthe macro

Activating the macrofunctions in the

menuTools > Macro > Macros

Adding the macro libraryand selectingas library type

VBA projects

Selecting the macro file in theC:\Programme\DAKO\WorldCAT\WorldCAT-CIF\CADConn3D\CATIA_RXX\WCCIF.catvba

or instead of C:\Programmesin your selected installation path

standard installation path

If VBA projects are not included in the list, theycan be installed now using the general CATIAinstallation.

Macro hasbeen set up

Selecting the appropriateCATIA version in the

menuStandard >CAD system Interface

Setting upthe interface

Installingthe interface

InstallingWorldCAT-CIF

Safety by using CAD-systems own functions

Delivering a macro-file of type .catvba. The user will activate the macro in the CATIA-menu (please see help) to get it into themacro-library.During geometry-import the macro is interpreting the transmitted data from WorldCAT-CIF and is creating native CATIA geometry,by (Application Programming Interface).using the command libraries from CATIA-internal API

Installation ofWorldCAT-CIF

and of theinterface from CD or

Download and executionfrom the internet underwww.worldcat.de in the

Download field.

Setting in WorldCAT-CIF

CATIA V51

Interface to CATIA

Export of the CAD geometry from the catalog into the CAD system

Exporting the geometry to WorldCAT-CIF

Selecting WorldCAT-CIFfrom the catalog

Loading the geometryinto WorldCAT-CIF

Outputting the geometryvia the Export button

Starting theCAD activation

Exporting

successful export

Importing the geometry in the CAD system

Activating Product Adding theWorldCAT-CIFgeometry

Executing macroExecuting the macroin the

menuTools > Macro >

Macros

Geometryis imported

The Importfunction canonly be usedin anactivatedProduct

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Positioning the part

Applying mountspaces

Executingmacro

Applyingmountspaces

Executing the macroin the

menuTools > Macro >

Macros