CATIA Customize View Parameters MACRO

Lukasz Iranski · Mar 10, 2024

Hello everybody,
I'm new to this forum. I've seen similar topics, but didn't find one solving my problem, so I decided to start my own thread.
Normally I work with all edges visible and Gouraud shading (pic1), but I also use draft analysis very often in my everyday work (pic2). Every time I switch between view style I need to click 5 times carefully (pic3,4). Finally - I would like to write a macro (or two) saving me this effort, but I have no idea what are the parameter names. I tried to "Record macro" option and then edit the script, but it seems changing view mode parameters is not recorded

Any help appreciated

Best Regards
Lukasz

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pic4

MarcL68 · Mar 12, 2024

Hi,

Have a look to Rendering mode property:

Regards
Marc

Lukasz Iranski · Mar 14, 2024

Thanks for hint Marc, it was helpful

I've checked the RenderingMode method and realised it is limited to 23 predefined values. When I set my customized settings manually (pic4) and then use RenderingMode to retrieve the value I'm looking for, it returns number 9. Obviously number 9 is not what I was looking for. I guess this means I have to settle for using three predefined modes:
1 for normal work,
8 for checking sharp edges,
5 for checking undercuts.

I prepared a macro toggling me between theese three modes. You can find the code below. Works fine for me.
Thanks again!

Code:

Sub CATMain()

Set viewer3D1 = CATIA.ActiveWindow.ActiveViewer
RenderingModeBefore = viewer3D1.RenderingMode

Select Case RenderingModeBefore
Case 1
viewer3D1.RenderingMode = 8
Case 8
viewer3D1.RenderingMode = 5
Case 5
viewer3D1.RenderingMode = 1
Case Else
viewer3D1.RenderingMode = 1
End Select

End Sub

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