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  1. zyx82

    Imagine and Shape, Generative Shape Design or Automotive Class A?

    Hey guys, I've been reading and watching lots of materials lately about design and design implementation techniques but I couldn't find something to clear me up till now. Since there are lot's of dedicated software out there, each one doing it's job pretty well and since Catia seams to "have it...
  2. zyx82

    Measure overall dimensions - export to BOM

    Hi, everyone. Is there anny fast way to measure the XYZ overall dimensions of a complex part or assembly? When I buildup a BOM I need to put the part dimensions into it and it's painstaking to measure each part. It would be nice to have some settings in the BOM generator from Catia or if some...
  3. zyx82

    How to straighten a tube??

    In GSD: - create a point at the center of each straight section limiting circles - unite the points with lines at each straight section level - create corners between the lines at each bend level (you have to know the radius from a preexisting drawing or you can determine it yourself creating a...
  4. zyx82

    Catia V5 and .sat files

    Can anyone tell me why Catia V5 can't save/export or open/import .sat files. What chances do i have to bring a .sat files into Catia V5 without an external converter?
  5. zyx82

    Excel spreadsheet problem

    You are wright jackk, been there done that, the .csv works darn well. I used it to import BOM in my drawings and despite the simpleness and the robustness of the INSERT TABLE and adequate adjustments seem to be, it could fulfill all my needs.It only needed a little bit of... touch.
  6. zyx82

    Catia v5r17 vs. v5r18 nc machining video preview

    Does somebody know why in v5r17 the tool path video preview works and in v5r18 this feature doesn't. Is there something possible to do regarding this issue? Maybe there is somebody who stumbled upon this issue before on this forum but I'm to lazy to search :P. Thanks a lot for your future...
  7. zyx82

    Customised hatching generation in drafting

    Thanks a lot brengine, both methods work just fine.
  8. zyx82

    Customised hatching generation in drafting

    Thanks a lot Derek i will try that, I'm pretty shore it will work but the thing is that I would have liked a method to customize my hatch setting without having to apply material to the parts, think about a mold assembly or a progressive stamp witch can have up to 700 elements or more, that...
  9. zyx82

    Customised hatching generation in drafting

    Hey guys, is there any way to "stop" Catia hatching or even sectioning round or shafted parts in a assembly section, I don't know maybe some customizing drafting standards may do the trick? Oh and where can I say that in an assembly section the implicit hatching should be no other than 45...
  10. zyx82

    USB memory drive saving issue

    Hey guys, does anyone know why CatiaV5 R18 doesn't save the files if one opens them from a USB memory drive. Save Management shows the correct path and shows Saving, but when I reopen no changes are made. Shortly I can't open a file, work on it and save it, from and to a USB memory drive.
  11. zyx82

    Can you buy used

    Sorry Azrael, what do you mean by timing?
  12. zyx82

    DMU Kinematics

    Hi, am a V5R18 user and had this problem in some of my early projects, never found anything about this issue. AUTODESK INVENTOR PROFESSIONAL seams to do the trick though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4Ui27FU2qM&feature=related I'm not telling you to embrace the idea of using it but it would...
  13. zyx82

    Product Origin

    Have you tried constrains? Try fixing the initial assembly and then constrain all that others that you put in afterward. If I'm not mistaking the default origin of an assembly is the axis system of the first part that you put in. P.S.: It all depends on how you start building the parts within...
  14. zyx82

    What do these Icons mean?

    Maybe you renamed or moved the files on disk.
  15. zyx82

    Automatic color macro for Catia V5 R18

    Does anyone know if there is any free macro for Catia V5 R18 that would automatically color Parts in within an assembly or Bodies within a part. Anny thing would be appreciated beta, trials, demos... links to "how to's"
  16. zyx82

    Geometric Sets

    Hi, you can right click on desired entity (Geometrical Set/ Part Body) and say Define In work Object, everything you do/build afterwords goes in the defined entity. Note that you can Hide/Show Geometrical and Sets/Part Bodies as well as constructive elements (points, lines, sketches, planes etc...
  17. zyx82

    draft a surface?

    Hi mikemoran4 there is a real issue on this topic I've been trying to draft an cuted solid myself and the results were pretty strange to me to ass well as to the other responders to your post. The thing is what you can try is right click on the draft tree, in work viev, properties, filets...
  18. zyx82

    A new website

    The best online help witch you can get is the one found on the Catia standalone help CD's witch came with your package if not there is an website providing the same service but I can send you the link only after 20.01.2009 wen i get back to my office :P Meanwhile you can try google-ing... I'm...
  19. zyx82

    Catia V5R18 hardware requirements

    I am trying to setup Catia V5R18 on a machine with the following specs.: Summary: Computer: Computer Type ACPI Multiprocessor x64-based PC Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional OS Service Pack Service Pack 2 DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)...

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