Generating a File From a Design Table

This topic explains how to regenerate an external file (.XLS or .txt format) using the data contained in the model. The data contained in the model come from an external file that was previously deleted. There are 2 ways to regenerate the file:

Using the Create New File Command

  1. From the Tools>Options...>Parameters and Measure command, access the Knowledge tab and make sure the Interactive Synchronization at Load option is checked.

  2. Open the KwrBallBearing1.CATPart file. The following image is displayed.

  1. Click the Design Table icon () in the Knowledge tool bar. The Creation of a Design Table window is displayed.

  2. Click the Create a design table from a pre-existing file option and click OK. The File Selection dialog box opens.

  3. Select the KwrBearingDesignTable.xls file and click Open. Click Yes when prompted to associate the columns of the table with the parameters.

  4. In the DesignTable.1 window, Check the Duplicate data in CATIA model option. Note that if this option is not checked, you will not be able to generate a new file.

  1. Click OK to apply the default configuration. DesignTable.1 is displayed below the Relations node.

  2. Save your file and close it.

  3. Delete the KwrBearingDesignTable.xls file from its current location.

  4. Open the KwrBallBearing1.CATPart file that you have just saved. The Manage Design Tables window is displayed indicating that the external file has been deleted.

  1. Click Create New File ... to generate a file from the data contained in the .CATPart document. The Save As dialog box is displayed.

  2. Enter the name of the file that you want to create: DT2 in this scenario. .XLS is the default file type. The text format is also available in the Save as type: list. Keep the default settings.

  3. Click Save and Close when done. The DT2.xls containing the design table data is created.

Using the Export content to file... command

  1. From the Tools>Options...>Parameters and Measure command, access the Knowledge tab and make sure the Manual Synchronization option is checked.

  2. Open KwrBallBearing1.CATPart and repeat steps 3 to 9.

  3. Right-click DesignTable.1 in the specification tree and select DesignTable.1 object>Export content to file....

  1. The Save As dialog box is displayed.

  2. Enter the name of the file that you want to create: DT3 in this scenario. .XLS is the default file type. The text format is also available in the Save as type: list. Keep the default settings.

  3. Click Yes when asked if you want this file to become the new design table source file. The DT3.xls containing the design table data is created.