V4 to V5 Migration |
Legend |
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As result |
As spec |
Comments/ Specifications |
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Space elements |
V4 Space Functions |
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Wireframe |
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Wireframe |
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| PT | Point | Point datum | Same result as with the Copy/Paste As Result command. | / | POINT, ANALYSIS |
| CPT | Clouds of points | V5 cloud of points | " | Can be used in free style | CLOUD |
| LN | Line | Line datum | " | / | LINE, CURVE1, ANALYSIS |
| CRV | Curve | Curve datum | " | Hybrid part (wireframe design) | ARC, SPLINE, CURVE1, CURVE2 |
| Circle (CIR) | Curve datum | " | Keep canonical form. | CURVE1, CURVE2 | |
| Ellipse (ELL) | Curve datum | " | Keep canonical form. | CURVE1, CURVE2 | |
| Parabola (PAR) | Curve datum | " | Keep canonical form. | CURVE1, CURVE2 | |
| Hyperbola (HYP) | Curve datum | " | Keep canonical form. | CURVE1, CURVE2 | |
| CCV | Composite curve | Curve datum | " | / | LIMIT2, CURVE1 |
| NRBC | NURBS curve | Curve datum | " | They are still NURBS. | NURBSCRV |
| PLN | Planes | Plane datum | " | / | PLANE |
| Surfaces | " |
Surfaces |
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| SUR | Patch | Surface datum | " | / | PATCH |
| SUR | Multi-patches surface | Surface datum | " | / | SURF1, SURF2, NET1, NET2, OPERATE |
| NRBS | NURBS surface | Surface datum | " | NURBS surface is transformed into NURBS and is contained in a body. | NURBSSRF |
| NET | Net | Surface datum | " | Transformed into a polynomial surface. | NET1, NET2 |
| FAC | Face | Surface datum | " | A CATFace is generated. | LIMIT2 |
| SKI | Skin | Surface datum | " | / | LIMIT2, FORMTOOL |
| SKD | Procedural skin | Surface datum | Surface datum | / | SKIN |
| VOL | Volume | Solid datum | Solid datum | / | LIMIT2, OPERATE |
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Solids |
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Solids |
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| PRF | 2D profile | Sketch | Sketch | / | |
| SOL | Polyedric solid | / | / | / | SOLIDM |
| >isolated | CGR File / CATPart: Isolated polyedric solids can be migrated as CGRFiles or CATParts, according to the setting you have selected in Tools / Options / Compatibility / V4/V5 SPACE / Isolated Solids Mock-up migration / Feature result / as CGR or as PartBody. | CGR File / CATPart: Isolated polyedric solids can be migrated as CGRFiles or CATParts, according to the setting you have selected in Tools / Options / Compatibility / V4/V5 SPACE / Isolated Solids Mock-up migration / Feature result / as CGR or as PartBody. | For more information about this option, please refer to the V4/V5 Space documentation, in the Infrastructure User's Guide. | SOLIDM | |
| >not isolated | CGR file | Mechanical body | / | SOLIDM | |
| SOL | Exact solid | Solid datum | Mechanical body | / | SOLIDE |
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Primitives |
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Primitives |
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| Cuboid | / | Pad/Pocket | / | SOLIDE | |
| Cylinder | / | Pad/Pocket | / | SOLIDE | |
| Sphere | / | Shaft/Groove | SOLIDE | ||
| Cone | / | Shaft/Groove | SOLIDE | ||
| Torus | / | Shaft/Groove | SOLIDE | ||
| Revolution | / | Shaft/Groove | SOLIDE | ||
| Prism | / | Pad/Pocket | SOLIDE | ||
| Pipe | / | Rib/Slot | SOLIDE | ||
| Pyramid | / | Solid datum | Paste KO is the solid is unsmart. | SOLIDE | |
| Sweep | / | Rib/Slot | SOLIDE | ||
| Sweep spine | / | Rib/Slot | SOLIDE | ||
| Sweep until | / | Solid datum | Paste KO is the solid is unsmart. | SOLIDE | |
| Sweep not closed | / | Solid datum | Paste KO is the solid is unsmart. | SOLIDE | |
| Offset | / | Thick surface | KO if the surface parent is an SKD element. | SOLIDE | |
| Close | / | Close | KO if the surface parent is an SKD element. | SOLIDE | |
| Project | / | Pad until | Paste KO is the solid is unsmart. | SOLIDE | |
| Volume | / | Solid datum | SOLIDE | ||
| Import (with MML link) | / | Solid datum | Paste KO is the solid is unsmart. | SOLIDE | |
| Macro primitive | / | Copy With Link of a body. | Detail pasted as a mechanical body. | SOLIDE | |
| Not supported primitive | / | Solid datum | Not supported primitive are migrated as datum if the solid is smart. | SOLIDE | |
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Contextual and transformation primitives |
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Unary operations |
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| Fillet edge constant | / | Constant fillet | / | SOLIDE | |
| Fillet edge variable | / | Variable fillet | / | SOLIDE | |
| Fillet tritangent | / | Tritangent fillet | / | SOLIDE | |
| Fillet rolling edge | / | Fillet keep edge | SOLIDE | ||
| Thickness | / | Thickness | / | SOLIDE | |
| Draft | / | Draft | SOLIDE | ||
| Draft two pulling directions | / | 2 drafts created | / | SOLIDE | |
| Draft reflect line | / | Draft reflect line | / | SOLIDE | |
| >Keep face | / | Keep face | / | SOLIDE | |
| Chamfer | / | Chamfer | / | SOLIDE | |
| Transfor mirror | / | Mirror | SOLIDE | ||
| Transfor scaling | / | Scaling | SOLIDE | ||
| Transfor translate | / | Rectangular pattern | SOLIDE | ||
| Transfor rotation | / | Circular pattern | SOLIDE | ||
| Split | / | Split | KO if the surface parent is an SKD element. | SOLIDE | |
| Sewing | / | Sewing | KO if the surface parent is an SKD element. | SOLIDE | |
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Boolean operations |
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Binary operations |
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| Union | / | Add body | / | SOLIDE | |
| Substract | / | Remove body | / | SOLIDE | |
| Intersection | / | Intersect body | / | SOLIDE | |
| Union trim | / | Union trim | / | SOLIDE | |
| Substract trim | / | Remove trim | / | SOLIDE | |
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Properties |
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Properties |
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| Inactivated primitive | / | Not migrated | / | SOLIDE | |
| Detail color | / | Y | V4 color is kept. | ||
| Color of complete solid | / | Body color | / | SOLIDE | |
| Color of primitive | / | Feature color | / | SOLIDE | |
| Color of Rsur and Fsur | Properties on face | / | SOLIDE | ||
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Other |
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Other |
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| DIT | Ditto | 1 body per detail. | Copy with Link per ditto. | / | DETAIL |
| SRC | Light source | / | / | / | IMAGE |
| LAW | Law | / | / | / | SURF2 |
| TRA | Transformation | N | Affects specifications. | / | TRANSFOR |
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Draw elements |
V4 Draw Functions |
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Wireframe |
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Wireframe |
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| PTD | Point | Point | Same result as with the Copy Paste As Result command. | / | POINT |
| LND | Line | Line | " | / | LINE, MARKUP, AUXVIEW2 |
| CRVD | Curve | Curve | " | / | CURVE2, MARKUP, AUXVIEW2 |
| Circle (CIRD) | Circle | " | / | CURVE2, MARKUP, AUXVIEW2 | |
| Ellipse (ELLD) | Ellipse | " | / | CURVE2, AUXVIEW2 | |
| Parabola (PARD) | Parabola | " | / | CURVE2, AUXVIEW2 | |
| Hyperbola (HYPD) | Hyperbola | " | / | CURVE2, AUXVIEW2 | |
| SPLD | Spline | Nurbs | " | / | CURVE2 |
| SHAP | Shape | Shape | " | / | SHAPE |
| > open | Shape | " | / | SHAPE | |
| > closed | Shape | " | / | SHAPE | |
| > closed/ approximated | Shape | " | / | SHAPE | |
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Annotations & Dress-up |
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Annotations & Dress-up |
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| TXT | Text | / | " | / | TEXTD2 |
| >Simple text | Drwtext | " | / | TEXTD2 | |
| >Note (text with leaders) | Drwtext | " | / | TEXTD2 | |
| >GD&T | Drwgdt | " | / | TEXTD2 | |
| >Datum target | DrwDatumTarget | " | / | TEXTD2 | |
| >Datum feature | DrwDatumFeature | " | / | TEXTD2 | |
| >Balloon | DrwBalloon | " | / | TEXTD2 | |
| >Roughness symbols | DrwRough | " | / | TEXTD2 | |
| DIMN | Dimensions | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Distance | Cote | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Length on line | Cote | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Length on cirle | DrwAnnBroken | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Angle between lines | Cote | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Angle on circular arc | DrwAnnBroken | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Radius/TGT | Cote | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Radius/CNT | Cote | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Radius/Edge | Cote | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Radius/Cylinder | Cote | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Radius on curve | DrwAnnBroken | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Diameter/TGT | Cote | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Diameter/CNT | Cote | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Diameter/Edge | Cote | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Diameter/Cylinder | Cote | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Diameter on curve | DrwAnnBroken | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Diameter on cone | DrwAnnBroken | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Chamfer | Cote | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Slope | DrwAnnBroken | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Coordinate dimension | Drwtext | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| >Distance dim. system | Cote | " | / | DIMENS2 | |
| PAT | Pattern | Pattern | " | / | / |
| ARWD | Arrow | DrwArrow | " | / | MARKUP |
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Other |
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| DITD | Ditto | The Dittos are represented in the Part by a link on the bodies managed by the copy AS RESULT operation of the Detail elements. | The elements of the linked Detail are copied AS SPEC, updated, and put in the No Show space. | / | |
| Detail | The elements of the linked Detail are copied AS RESULT, updated, and put into the No Show space. | The Dittos are represented in the Part by a link on the bodies managed by the Copy AS SPEC of the Detail elements. | / | / | |
| SYMD | Symbol occurrence | Geometry | Same result as with the Copy/Paste As Result command. | / | SYMBOL |
| View | View | Same result as with the Copy/Paste As Result command. | / | AUXVIEW2 | |
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| 3D Kinematics | / | / | / |
3D Kinematics |
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| Revolute joint | revolute joint | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| Actuator joint | cylindrical joint | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| PT/PT | spherical joint | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| Planar | planar joint | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| Prismatic | prismatic | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| rigid | rigid | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| pt/crv | pt/crv | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| roll/crv | roll/crv | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| slid/crv | slid/crv | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| pt/sur | pt/sur | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| u joint | u joint | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| cv joint | cv joint | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| gear | gear | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| rack | rack | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| cable | cable | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| screw | screw | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| command | command | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
| fixed part | fixed part | / | Complete data transfer. | / | |
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Documents |
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| Model | CATProduct, CATPart and/or CATDrawing. | / | / | ||
| Session (reference mode) | CATProduct. | / | Through File Open (automatic conversion) | ||
| Library (space details) | Catalogs of Parts. | / | / | ||
| Assembly files | CATProduct & assembly constraints. | / | Through File Open (automatic conversion) | ||
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Structural elements |
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| Layers | Layer numbers are migrated but the layers filters are not. | Layer numbers are migrated but the layers filters are not. | / | / | |
| Geometric sets | All SET elements are migrated. | All SET elements are migrated. | / | / | |
| Detail/Ditto | See above. | See above. | / | / | |
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Project File Information |
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| PRJmodel | N | / | / | / | |
| PRJ File | N | / | On Windows, if the PRJFile referenced is not the right one it's impossible to load the model. | / | |
| PRJ (T&C table) | N | / | / | / | |
| PRJ (Pattern table) | N | / | Not visualized on V5R3. Under development. | / | |
| PRJ (Attribute table) | N | / | / | / | |
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Graphic elements |
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| Hide/Show | The elements in the NoShowFamilyFilter are migrated. | The elements in the NoShowFamilyFilter are migrated. | / | / | |
| Color tables | Y | Y | If you open a V4 model in CATIA V5, it is possible to change the color of V4 elements. However, if the color of V4 elements is modified within CATIA V5, without being saved in CATIA V4, the V4 To V5 Migration of the modified color is not guaranteed. | / | |
| Display types (graphic) | N | / | / | / | |
| Models naming | V5 documents names | / | Conversion table for forbidden characters | / | |
| Models comments | Product Description property | / | / | / | |
| Tolerances | N | / | / | / | |