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Entering the DMU Navigator
Workbench: In the Start menu,
select Digital Mockup ->DMU Navigator.
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Inserting Components: Select
Insert -> Existing Component..., then
select desired components via the Insert an Existing Component dialog box. |
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Viewing the Current Selection:
Select one or more products then click the Current Selection icon. |
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Activating the Cache: Select
Tools -> Options. Expand the
Infrastructure category. Click the
Cache Management tab. Check the
Work with the cache system
option. |
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Viewing the Cache Content:
Select Tools -> Cache Content. |
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Searching for Named Objects:
Click the Search icon,
enter search criteria in the Search dialog box and click Search. |
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Resetting Component Position:
To reset the position of all elements, click the
Reset Position icon. To reset the
position of selected elements, select the elements then click the
Reset Position icon. |
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Setting Current Position as
Initial Position: To reset the current
position as initial for all elements, click the
Set Current Position as Initial icon.
To set the current position as initial for selected elements only,
select the elements then click the Set
Current Position as Initial icon. |
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Importing CAD parts into a
CATProduct Document: Select Insert
->Existing Component..., then select .prt or .asm type files via the
Insert an Existing Component dialog
box. |
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Defining
Groups: Select one or more products in the geometry area or
specification tree, click the Group
icon then click OK in the
Edit
Group dialog box. |
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Visualizing CATIA V4 Layer
Filters: Activate the model if necessary (right-click the model and, in
the contextual menu, Edit ->
Representations -> Activate Node), set the model to design mode
(right-click the model and, in the contextual menu,
Edit -> Representations -> Design Mode)
and in the menu bar select Tools -> CATIA V4
Layer Filters. |
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Accessing CATIA V4 Comment Pages:
Load the model, select the model and in the menu bar select Edit ->
Properties. In lower-right corner, click More button. |
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Modifying the Sag Value in
Visualization Mode: Work with the Cache system in visualization mode.
Select the object and then Tools -> Modify
Sag... |
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Creating a Point, Line, Plane or
Axis System: Explains how to create a new point, line, plane or axis
system. |
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Moving Components: Explains
the use of the parameters in the Move dialog box. |
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Translating Components: Click
the Translate or Rotate icon, select
a component and enter an offset value in the Move dialog box. |
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Rotating Components: Click
the Translate or Rotate icon, then
click the Rotation tab in the Move
dialog box. Select a component, select the rotation axis and specify an
angle. |
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Positioning Components: Click
the Translation or Rotation icon. |
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Applying a Transformation:
Click the Translate or Rotate icon,
then click the Transformation tab in
the Move dialog box. Select a component, then specify translation and
rotation values. |
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Snapping
Components: Click the Snap icon,
select the component to be moved, select a geometric element on
to-be-moved component, then select a geometric element on the receiving
component. |
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Snapping Components using
Multiple Constraints: Click the
Snap icon, select the component to be moved, select a
geometric element on to-be-moved component, then select a geometric element
on the receiving component. Continue defining constraints as needed. |
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Performing a Symmetry on a Component: Click the
Symmetry icon, select the element
used as the reference of the symmetry, define the symmetry parameters
in the Assembly Symmetry Wizard
dialog box and validate. |
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Rotating
a Component by Using the Symmetry Command: Click the
Symmetry icon, select the element
used as the reference of the symmetry, select the component to be
moved, check the option Symmetry (move),
select a plane (XY, YZ or XZ) and validate. |