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Hi Does anyone know how to get 3D annotations to appear in views on a CATDrawing? V5R16 Dave

Thanks John That was it. Being a full time Catia V5 user and part time NX, I keep forgeting that the order ALL things are created in NX matters. Have a star. Dave

Hi John I am using NX3 (customer requirement) The point I am using is an intersection between a datum plane and curve. I have also tried projecting the point into the sketch to no avail. Dave

Hi All I am trying to constrain a line to a point in sketcher with no success. I can pick the line but it will not let me select the point. Can someone please explain how to do it. Dave

Hi Eric Thanks for your reply. I have managed to start in Admin mode, however the 'browse' button is still grayed out. Is there something else I need to be doing? Dave

Hi All I want to add some custom motifs/images to the V5 default fill patterns library. I assume I need to start up in admin mode? (The 'browse' button is grayed out in the edit pattern dialog box) The problem is when I attempt to start in admin mode I get a message saying my...

Hi Group Has anyone else had the issue of generated balloons moving around when the view is updated? I have a view with balloons generated by the Product. After inserting them I moved them around to suit my requirements. When I reopen the CATDrawing and it requires updating, some (not all)...

I am not angry ....just amused that it doesnt support something so basic. I use NX and V4 and there is no doubt that V5 is the best in so many ways above the other two. No need to get so defensive, it was tongue in cheek. Do you not agree that it is a feature that should be there? All the best...

Funny thing is I was led to believe that Catia was a high end CAD software. Does anyone know if there is anything in the pipeline to fix this shortcoming? Dave

Hi Group I have a welded assembly modeled as a CATProduct. There are more than one instance of some CATParts in the assembly. eg ITEM-01.1, ITEM-01.2 One complete face of the assembly has to be machined flat. I tried using INSERT >ASSEMBLY FEATURES >SPLIT with a plane located in a separate fix...

Hi Group I have a drawing with two section views cut from another view. The trouble I am having is I cannot work out which view they are cut through. Is there a way to discover which view was cut? Any help would be appreciated Thanks Dave NX3 3.0.3.2

Hi Group Can someone please explain how one creates a datum callout? CATIA V5 has a dedicated icon which creates it in one step. I know NX-3 has an equivalent function but how? Thanks Dave

Hey forfun. I dont know about you but jackks reply really didnt help my understanding. jackk. I still cant pick the difference between a solid with 'add' and the same solid using 'assemble'. Sounds like double talk to me. What is the physical difference, advantages, disadvantages of one against...

Hi Group We have around 1200 .model files needing to converted to dxf. Is it possible to batch process? Dave

Hi Group I have created two CATParts. I published a body from CATPart1 and used it in CATPart2. Problem is after performing SAVE AS on both parts to create CATPart3 and CATPart4, CATPart4 is still linked to CATPart1. Is it possible to link CATPart4 to the published body in CATPart3? Dave

We have the html help files but its not there. Can you send me the file so I dont have to go and try to explain what I want to the IT guy. Our b14doc folder is on the network so I cant ask one of the other guys here. Thanks Dave

I tried that to no avail. Maybe has been deleted or not loaded by our IT guys?

Hi Solid7 I browsed to file location using the method you described. However the file is not there. Maybe someone could post it or mail it to me at david.holden@tenix.com Dave

Hi Group I have a spread sheet with point coordinates that I wish to place in a sketch. The way I understand it is I have to paste my points into a file called pointsplineloft which is available in online DOC. I have no idea how to access online DOC. Can anyone help? Dave

Hi Group Does anyone know if it is possible to check what Parts and/or products are in a very large product without having to open it. Dave