New part/ product/ drawing; change/ modify the default file

[norkamus]

Is there any way to change the file that is created when you choose "New part"/ product"/ drawing"?

When I choose say, "New part". I get a new part file (duh). I would like this file to perhaps have a couple frequently used parameters already in it, maybe a specific hierarchy of geometrical sets lined up and named, perhaps some planes set up the way I like, etc.

Is this possible? I understand I could create this file and use "New from" but I'd like to not have to navigate to it every time.

So is CATIA like NX in this way, where there is a "master" file that dicates what the "new" command creates?

This forum is great.
Nick

Light structural commercial aircraft parts
PCDMIS 4.3 CAD++, CATIA V5 R20, NX6
APM Consortium Inc.
Cambridge Ontario, Canada

 

[ferdo]

Hi,

You can create your own template, save it somewhere, then with a simple recorded macro (should be posible) you can open this template (using of course new from command).

Or use bellow CATScript with your own path and template part (I din't have time to check but should work)

Language = "VBSCRIPT"

Sub CATMain()

Set documents1 = CATIA.Documents

Set partDocument1 = documents1.NewFrom("C:\temp\Template.CATPart")

Dim File

File=CATIA.FileSelectionBox("Filename", "*.CATPart", CATFileSelectionModeSave)

End Sub

Regards
Fernando

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