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    split

    i have an issue doing a macro using the split tool, some times it does not split the part i want to, i recorded a macro in catia and it gave me this line Set hybridShapeSplit1 = hybridShapeFactory1.AddNewHybridSplit(reff2, reference2, 1), which the number at the end tell me wich side is...
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    Change points properties

    thanks for your answer itsmyjob, i am going to start working that way
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    Change points properties

    hi everybody, i'm facing an issue, the thing is that when drawing a point in CATIA, its symbols appears as a "X", and i would like to change it to any different symbol,for better visualization, here a segment of the code i'm using, selection1.Search "Type=Topology.Vertex,all" SymbType =...
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    extra solid

    hello everybody i have an issue and i dont really know why this happen. i have 3 solids, and i do the assemble operator to join the 3 solids, after that i save it as IGES, then i open it again and i have a segment of solid that does not belong to any of the bodies, or that is what i think...
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    Mid-Line

    Good morning im having an issue, a habe a beam in CATIA v5, and i need to get the mid-line of its profile, is there a way to do it in a macro? here is a .igs that im using hope you can help me out with this thank you...
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    Pickable

    hello guys, i want to know if there is a way to use the pickable option in a macro, what i need to do, is to lock a body or prevent to select a body, from a macro hope you can help me thak you
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    topological issue

    hello guys i have a problem and i don't really know how to solve it, i have a solid, and what i do, is to save it as a IGES to import it to PATRAN to do a analysis, the issue is that when i try to mesh the solid PATRAN gave me an error that said bad topology or geometry, and i was checking on...
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    Topological issue

    hello guys i have an issue with PATRAN when running a session and try to mesh the solid, Patran comes with an error that said bad topology or geometry, i want to know if it has to be with Patran trying to mesh or with the model itself i hope i make my self understand, thanks for your response
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    Reference

    good morning, hello guys, im having an issue here, i extract the surface of the body, then i get heach surface, to get their edges, and what im trying to do is to get each edge and get their coordinates, but somehow the selection that i have is not selecting the edge, i hope, i make my self...
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    Vertex

    i exctract all the surfaces of a body, and i pick a random surface to get the vertex and, i am trying to get the coordinates of each vertex, the code i am using is the following hope you can help me with this Language="VBSCRIPT" Sub CATMain() Dim mycoord(2) Set partDocument1 =...
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    Vertex

    good afternoon i just want to know if a can get the coordinates of a vertex (no points) and if the GetCoordinates will also work Thank you for your answer
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    Searching for lines

    hi alexlozoya, thank you so much for your answer, it works perfect. i have to study more about this, thanks again
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    Searching for lines

    hi itsmyjob, i have the following code, becouse i found some mistakes, but it just select the line, but it does not give me the coordinates, i dont know if a retriving the name by the correct way, hope you can help me with this. '////////////Contar Lineas///////////////// Set partDocument1 =...
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    Searching for lines

    thanks for answer, yes, and i already tried with the function Get.Coordinates and still is giving me nothing
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    Searching for lines

    Good afternoon, i have the following segment of code, What i am trying to do, is to obtain the coordinates of each line, but while counting it gave me the number of lines, but when inserting in the vector lin, it is empty, maybe i am missing something and i dont seeit, hope you can help me...

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