Interface to Cimatron Cimatron

The setup of the interface has entered the new menu into the menubar ofCimatron.Below this menu you find the function that is required for the laterimport.

DAKO

Import Geometry

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Setup of WorldCAT-CIF and the interface

Apart from the installation of WorldCAT-CIF and the interface to Cimatron, moresteps are not required for setting up the interface.

Automatic set-up of the Menu function

Installingthe interface

InstallingWorldCAT-CIF

Installation ofWorldCAT-CIF

and of theinterface from CD or

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

Download field.

Safety by using CAD-systems own functions

automatically set menuin Cimatron

Setting in WorldCAT-CIF

Selecting the appropriateCimatron version in the

menuStandard >CAD system Interface

Setting upthe interface

At the start of Cimatron the interface creates a menu in Cimatron by (ApplicationProgramming Interface).During geometry import the transmitted data from WorldCAT-CIF are read by using the API. The importprocedure constructsgeometry in Cimatron as a native model .

using the Cimatron-internal API

by using the command libraries of Cimatron

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Activating theMenu function

CimatronInterface to Cimatron

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

Exporting

Selecting WorldCAT-CIFfrom the catalog

Loading the geometryinto WorldCAT-CIF

Outputting the geometryvia the Export button

successful export

Importing the geometry in the CAD system

Executing thefunction in the menu

Import GeometryDAKO

Geometry is imported

Starting theCAD activationExporting the geometry to WorldCAT-CIF