Overview

Conventions

What's New?

Basic Tasks

Starting and Exiting Version 5

Starting a Session on Windows

Starting a Session on UNIX

Starting a Session Using Document Icons

Starting a Session in a Language Other than English on Windows

Starting a Session in a Language Other than English on UNIX

Exiting Version 5

Getting Help

Displaying Tooltips and Help Messages

Using the What's This? Command

Accessing the Online Help Library

Searching the Online Help Library

Getting Contextual Help

Displaying Easy Warnings

Accessing the Dassault Systemes User Galaxy

Displaying Copyright Information

Accessing Sample Documents

How to Use the Navigation Compass

Editing in Context Within the Product Structure

What Is the Product Structure?

Accessing the Navigation Tools

Creating a New Workbench Document in the Product Structure

Activating a Different Workbench in the Product Structure

Creating a New Document for a Different Workbench

Creating, Opening, and Saving Documents

About Data Sharing Between Windows and UNIX

About Filenames

Creating New Documents

Creating a New Document from an Existing One

Opening Existing Documents

Opening Existing Documents Using the Browse Window

Opening Most Recently Used Objects

Closing Documents

Saving Documents For the First Time or Under Another Name

Saving Existing Documents

Saving Documents In Other Formats

Saving All Documents

Managing Document Save

Displaying Document Properties

Viewing the Specification Tree and the Geometry Area

About the Specification Tree and Geometry Area

Setting Document Window Layout Preferences

Using the Full Screen

Using Document Windows

Using the Specification Tree Overview

Using the Geometry Overview

Expanding and Collapsing the Specification Tree

Opening Sub-Trees

Viewing Sub-Trees

Selecting Objects

Preselecting and Selecting Using the Pointer

Selecting Using the Selection Traps

Selecting Using the Preselection Navigator

Selecting Using the Other Selections... Command

Selecting Using the Search Command (General Mode)

Selecting Using the Search Command (Favorites Mode)

Selecting Using the Search Command (Advanced Mode)

Storing Selections Using Selection Sets

Selecting Using Selection Sets

Finding Owning Selection Sets

Selecting Using a Filter

Manipulating Objects

Reversing Actions

Recovering and Repeating Actions

Cutting and Pasting Objects

Copying and Pasting Objects

Using the Paste Special... Command

Deleting Objects

About the Properties Command

Displaying and Editing Graphic Properties

Using the Graphic Properties Toolbar

Using the Graphic Properties Wizard

Scaling the Plane

Moving Objects Using the 3D Compass

About the 3D Compass

Manipulating Viewpoints Using the Mouse and Compass

Manipulating Objects Using the Mouse and Compass

Manipulating Objects Using the Edit... Command

Snapping the Compass to Selected Objects Automatically

Locking the Current Compass Orientation

Locking the Privileged Plane Parallel to the Screen

Locking the Compass to the Local Axis System

Swapping the Privileged Plane

Keeping the Privileged Plane the Most Visible during Viewpoint Manipulations

Measuring

Measuring Between

Measuring Distances between Geometrical Entities

Customizing Measure Between

Measuring Angles

More about Measure Cursors

More about the Measure Between Dialog Box

Measuring Item

Measuring Properties

Customizing Measure Item

More about the Measure Item Dialog Box

Measuring Inertia

Measuring 2D Inertia

Exporting Measure Inertia Results

Notations Used

Inertia Equivalents

Principal Axes

Inertia Matrix with respect to the Origin O

Inertia Matrix with respect to a Point P

Inertia Matrix with respect to an Axis System

Moment of Inertia about an Axis

3D Inertia Properties of a Surface

Dragging and Dropping Icons and Objects

Dragging and Dropping Icons onto Objects

Dragging and Dropping Objects Onto Objects

Printing Documents

About Printing, Capturing Images and the Album

Printing a Document Quickly without Customizing Print Settings

Printing the Specification Tree

Previewing Documents Prior to Printing

Customizing Print Settings Before Printing Documents

Printing to a File

Printing Documents with Multiple Sheets

Capturing and Managing Images for the Album

Capturing Simple Images

Capturing Selected Areas of Images

Capturing Images in a Multi-View Configuration

Previewing Images in the Album

Editing Images in the Album

Renaming Images in the Album

Deleting Images from the Album

Copying Images to the Clipboard (Windows Only)

Saving Images In Other Formats

Printing Images from the Album

Replaying Videos from the Album

Recording Interactions in Video Format

Viewing Objects

Activating Viewing Tools

Fitting All Geometry in the Geometry Area

Panning

Zooming In

Zooming Out

Zooming In On An Area

Viewing Along a Normal To a Plane

Rotating

Editing the View Angle

Creating a Multi-View: Automatic Configuration

Creating a Multi-View: Manual Configuration

Creating a Multi-View: Standard Views' Customization

Defining the Level of Detail and the Pixel Culling

Testing the Visualization Performance

Testing the Visualization Time

Navigating

Navigating in Examine Mode

Navigating in Walk Mode

Navigating in Fly Mode

Changing Views

Viewing Objects against the Ground

Magnifying

Looking At Objects

Turning Your Head To View An Object

Snapping the Viewpoint

Aligning the Viewpoint

Hiding and Showing Objects

Hiding Objects

Displaying Hidden Objects

Using Rendering Styles

Shading (SHD)

Shading with Edges

Shading with Edges without Smooth Edges

Shading with Edges and Hidden Edges

Shading with Material

Wireframe (NHR)

Rendering Style per Object

Customizing the View Mode

Displaying Perspective and Parallel Views

About Stitching (or Z Fighting) Effect

Setting Lighting and Depth Effects

Setting Lighting Effects

Setting Depth Effects

Using Standard and User-defined Views

Using Standard Views

Creating, Modifying and Deleting User-defined Views

Using Layers and Layer Filters

Assigning Objects To Layers

Adding and Naming Layers

Using Visualization Filters

Recording, Running, and Editing Macros

Automating Repetitive Tasks Using Macros

Recording a Macro

Running a Macro

Editing a Macro

Creating a Macro From Scratch

Using Version 5 Data in OLE-Compliant Applications

About Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)

Embedding Existing Version 5 Data in OLE-Container Applications

Creating Version 5 Data in OLE-Container Applications

Copying Version 5 Images to OLE-Compliant Applications

Transferring Version 5 Data

Sending Version 5 Data In the Mail (on Windows Only)

Copying Version 5 Data To a Directory or Diskette

Managing Document Links in Version 5

Using the FileDesk Workbench

Displaying Document Links

Editing Document Links

Running Batches

Running Batches Using the Batch Monitor

Running the Downward Compatibility Batch

Running the PrintBatch

Using the CATDUA V5

Using CATDUA V5 inside an interactive CATIA Session

Using CATDUA V5 outside an interactive Session

Viewing the Results of CATDUA V5 Execution

The Table of the Return Codes detected by the CATDUA V5

The List of the Return Codes detected by the CATDUA V5

Running the Generic Batch

About the CATBatchStarter Command

Working With Technological Packages

Advanced Tasks

Setting Up Your Printers on UNIX and Windows

About Setting Up Printers on UNIX and Windows

Adding a Printer

Removing a Printer

Configuring an Existing Printer

Testing the Printer

Customizing Print Driver Plug-Ins

Using Power Input Mode

About Power Input Mode

Entering Data

Running Commands

Using the Search Language

Virtual Reality Configurations

About Virtual Reality Support in Version 5

Stereoscopic Viewing

Running a Multipiped Version 5 Session

Working With the Immersive System Assistant

Using Head and Hand Tracking Devices in Version 5

Using the Joystick Control Panel

Navigating in Examine Mode

Navigating in Fly Mode

Working with Clusters

Using and Customizing Fonts

About Fonts

Customizing User Interface Fonts on Windows

Customizing User Interface Fonts on UNIX

Customizing Fonts for Displaying Texts

Customizing Fonts for Displaying Geometry Area Texts

Adding Extra PostScript Fonts

Understanding Differences Between Font Display and Printed Output

Recovering Custom Fonts Developed Using CATIA Version 4

Using Knowledgeware Capabilities

Parameters

About Parameters

Creating a Parameter

Copy/Pasting Parameters

Specifying a Parameter Value as a Measure

Importing Parameters

Specifying the Material Parameter

Creating Points, Lines... as Parameters

Applying Ranges to Parameters

Using Relations based on Publications at the Product Level

Creating an Associative Link Between Measures and Parameters

Publishing Parameters

Activating and Deactivating a Component

Creating an External Parameter

Deactivating and Re-activating External Parameters

CATIA Knowledgeware

Searching for URLs

Relations

Formulas

About Formulas

About the Formula Editor

Creating a Formula

Creating Formulas based on Publications

Specifying a Measure in a Formula

Using Geometry to Create a Formula

Referring to External Parameters in a Formula

Using the Equivalent Dimensions Feature

About the Equivalent Dimensions Interface

Controlling Relations Update

Design Tables

About Design Tables

About the Design Table Dialog Box

Creating a Design Table from the Current Parameters Values

Creating a Design Table from a Pre-existing File

Interactively Adding a Row To a Design Table External File

Generating a File From a Design Table

Controlling Design Tables Synchronization

Storing a Design Table in a Power Copy

Creating and Using a Knowledge Advisor Law

About Knowledgeware Relations and Linear Containers

Knowledgeware Features and Linear Containers: Special Cases

Knowledgeware Language

Knowledge Resources

Generating the Knowledgeware Index

About the Knowledgeware Index

Managing Knowledge Applications Resources

About Rade Tools

About the Knowledge Environment Variables and Settings

Creating, Managing and Deploying Knowledge Applications Resources

Creating, Managing and Deploying Knowledge Applications Resources Using RADE Tools and SCM

Advanced Example

Frequently Asked Questions

About Application Resources Management (ARM)

Creating an ARM Catalog

Working Through the Knowledgeware Capabilities: Use Case

Introduction - The Design Intent

Calculating and Checking a Volume

Working with a Design Table

About Rule Firing

About Automation

Optimizing a Volume

Appendix: Creating a Deformable Revolution Body

Integration with Enovia V5

Useful Tips

Using the Feature Dictionary Editor

Starting the Feature Dictionary Editor

Creating a New Object Class

Adding Properties to an Object Class

Defining Discrete Values for a Property

Generating a Report

Creating a New Feature Dictionary

Opening a Reference Dictionary

Modifying the Object Naming Rules

Managing Colors

Conferencing

Initializing a Conference on UNIX using the Backbone Driver

Initializing a Conference on Windows using the Backbone Driver

Initializing a Conference on Windows using the NetMeeting Driver

Launching a Conference as Host

Joining a Conference as Guest

Leading a Conference

Sharing Documents with other Conference Members

Transferring Files

Sending Messages to other Conference Members

Customizing Conference Options

Consulting Conference History

Leaving a Conference

Knowledgeware Applications Interoperability

ENOVIA LCA Interoperability

Recommended Methodology for Working with ENOVIA V5 VPM

Recommended Methodology for Working with ENOVIA VPM V5 and VPM Navigator

Working with Knowledgeware and Technological Packages

About Technological Packages

Working with Relations in ENOVIA V5 VPM: Partial Loading

Replacing a Component

Working with Design Tables in ENOVIA V5 VPM

Saving a Design Table in ENOVIA V5 VPM

Using a Design Table Saved in ENOVIA V5 VPM in Another Part

Versioning a Design Table External File

Working with Design Tables in ENOVIA V5 VPM Using VPM Navigator

Saving a Design Table in ENOVIA V5 VPM Using VPM Navigator

ENOVIAvpm Interoperability

ENOVIAVPM-CATIA V5 Knowledgeware Integration

Creating and Storing a Knowledgeware Relation

Useful Tips

Workbench Description

Menu Bar

Infrastructure Toolbars

Specification Tree Symbols

Miscellaneous Symbols

Symbols Reflecting Incidents in the Geometry Building

Referenced Geometry

Viewing and Hiding Toolbars

Viewing the Commands List

Keyboard Shortcuts

Customizing

Customizing Toolbars

Customizing a Toolbar by Dragging and Dropping

Managing User-defined Toolbars

Creating User-Defined Workbenches

Administering the Workbench List

Customizing Command Properties

Customizing Options

Customizing Buttons Using the 3Dx Device Toolbar

Using the Tools Palette

Customizing Standards

About Standards

Customizing Standards for Layers and Filters

Customizing Standards for Line Thickness

Customizing Settings

About Settings

General

General

Help

Shareable Products

Licensing

Document

Macros

PCS

Printers

Search

Server Manager

Statistics

Display

Tree Appearance

Tree Manipulation

Navigation

Performance

Visualization

Layer Filter

Thickness and Font

Linetype

Compatibility

V4 Data Reading

Saving as V4 Data

V4/V5 DRAW

V4/V5 SPACE

V4/V5 SPEC

Migration Batch

3D XML

DELMIA D5

DXF

Electrical Migration

ENOVIA V5 VPM

External Formats

Graphics Formats

IGES

IGES 2D

SMARTEAM (CWi)

STEP

StiSmartBOM

VRML

Parameters and Measure

Knowledge

Setting Small Scale in CATIA V5 Session

Units

Knowledge Environment

Report Generation

Parameter Tolerance

Measure Tools

Constraints and Dimensions

Devices and Virtual Reality

Devices

Tablet Support

Infrastructure

Product Structure

Cache Management

Cgr Management

ENOVIA VPM

Nodes Customization

Product Structure

Product Visualization

Reconciliation

Tree Customization

Material

Catalogs

Photo Studio

Display

General

Output

Satellites

Stickers

Real Time Rendering

Display

General

Stickers

Part Infrastructure

Display

General

Part Document

3D Annotations Infrastructure

Tolerancing

Display

Manipulators

Annotation

View Annotation Plane

Customizing for VPM Instant Collaboration

Network

Identification

Connectivity

Collaborative Design

Customizing for DELMIA Infrastructure

Simulation

Analysis

Device Analysis

Robot Analysis

IO Analysis

Simulation Trace

Mechanical Design

Assembly Design

General

Constraints

Sketcher

Sketcher

Mold Tooling Design

Catalogs

Add/Remove

Component

Split

Structure Design

Drafting

General

Layout

View

Generation

Geometry

Dimension

Manipulators

Annotation and Dress-Up

Administration

Aerospace Sheet Metal Design

General

Display

Generative Sheetmetal Design

Functional Tolerancing and Annotation

Tolerancing

Display

Constructed Geometry

Manipulators

Dimension

Annotation

Tolerances

View/Annotation Plane

Shape

FreeStyle

General

Manipulators

Automotive Body In White Fastening

General

Display

Customizing

General Settings

Working With a Support

Shape Sculptor

Analysis and Simulation

General

Graphics

Post Processing

Quality

External Storage

Reporting

Tolerance Analysis of Deformable Assembly

General

Fastening

Tolerancing

Contact

Machining

General

Resources

Operation

Output

Program

Photo/Video

Digital Mockup

Customizing for DMU Navigator

General

DMU Navigator

DMU Marker

Multiprocess

Overlay

DMU 2D Workshop

DMU Space Engineering

DMU Space Analysis

DMU Clash

DMU Clash - Detailed Computation

DMU Clash - Penetration

DMU Clash - Rule

DMU Clash - Process

DMU Sectioning

DMU Distance

DMU Fitting Simulator

DMU Fitting Settings

DMU Manipulation

DMU Fastening Review

Customizing for DMU Immersive Review

DMU Immersive Review

Customizing 3D Joystick Buttons

DMU Optimizer

DMU Optimizer

DMU Tolerancing

Equipment and Systems

General

Display

Diagrams

Electrical Mapping

Design Criteria

Electrical Process Interfacing

Standards

Structure Drawing

Electrical Connectivity Diagrams

Feature Dictionary Settings

Customizing Settings

Electrical Cableway Routing Tab

Electrical Library

General

Electrical Library Access

Electrical Harness Installation

Electrical Wire Routing

Electrical Harness Flattening

Electrical 3D Design Assembly

General

Harness Flattening

Harness Management

Wire Routing

General

Structure Preliminary Layout

Design

Drafting

Offset Data

Compartment and Access

Equipment Support Structures

Circuit Board Design

Graphic

Components

Structure Functional Design

Catalogs

Design

Knowledgeware

Business Process Knowledge Template

Product Function Optimization

Product Functional Definition

ENOVIA V5 VPM

Customizing ENOVIA V5 VPM Logon

Customizing VPM Search

Customizing VPM Navigator

Digital Process for Manufacturing

Digital Process for Manufacturing

Tree

Libraries

Compare Tool

GANTT Chart

Manufacturing Hub

MBOM

Part Consumption

PERT Chart

Product Flow Editor

State Management

Verification

DPM - Fastening Process Planner

Commands

Fastener Attributes

Fastener Visualization

Tool Selection Assistant

Customizing

General

Plug-Map View Settings

Commands

DPM Shop Assistant

General settings

Customizing

Order Create Settings

Image Capture Settings

DPM Structure Lofting

Activities

Features

Templates

Machining Simulation

General

Simulation

Inspection

Inspection

General

Constructed Feature

Define Feature

Secure Box

Sequence Path

Tag and Path

Feature Bounds

Resource Simulation

2D Graph

Action Libraries

Frames Visualization

Graphic Reporting

Offline Programming

Reconcile

Robot Task Display

RRS

Teach Dialog Settings

Ergonomics Design and Analysis

HME tools, options

Human Activity Analysis

Customizing for DELMIA Human Builder

General

Display

Vehicle Occupant Accommodation

Adding a User Defined Method Based on Cascade

Adding a User-Defined Method Based on Optimization Using Seat Back Angle

Adding a User-Defined Method Based on Optimization Using Thoracic and Lumbar Angle

The Postural Score

Customizing for Human Task Simulation

Reference Information

Printing, Capturing, and Saving

Graphics Formats

SVG

SVG Interpreter

Test Suite

Bitmap Images

HLR

Clipping

Large Files and High Memory Usage

Visualization

3D XML Format

Color Palette

Layers and Layer Filters for Dittos

About Toolbar Icons

About Model Size and CATIA Infinite

Methodology

Printing

Basic Concepts

Three Printing Scenarios

Configuration Scenarios for Printer Drivers

Scenario for Printer Administration

Glossary

Index