Adding a New Process Type  

This task shows you how to add a new process type named "MyWldType" for a Welding SpotPoint.

  1. Add MyWLDType value in the list of the Welding Process Type possible values of the WLD_PTYPS parameter in the Section C-2, Chapter 1 (light-green fill-in).

  2. Add MyWLDType value in the list of the Welding Process Type possible values for a Welding SpotPoint of the SpotPoint_WLD_PTY parameter in the section C-2, Chapter 2  (Welding Section, yellow fill-in).

  3. Define which Fastener parameters are applicable to this SpotPoint and their values in the Section C-3, Chapter 2 (Welding Fastener Parameters Section, yellow fill-in).

     
    Refer to the Symbols table to have further information on existing symbols.

  4. In addition, you have the possibility to translate the coded value MyWLDType. You can provide this translation by modifying the CATBfmAttributesNLS.CATNls files located in resources/msgcatalog/

    Here is an example using English.
    In the appropriate file, add PTY_MyWLDType key like this:

    // Process Type Attribute Code Values
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    PTY_14   = "TIG (14)";
    PTY_141  = "TIG (141)";
    PTY_21   = "Resistance (21)";
    PTY_52   = "Laser (52)";
    PTY_MyWLDType = "My Process Type Name";
    //
    PTY_UNSW = "Unspecified Welding";

  5. Check the modifications in CATIA V5: import this standard and create a Welding SpotPoint, with the added process Type MyProcessTypeName.