Manage Documents

task target This section shows how you can create a new CATPart document in the Product List dedicated to storing complementary geometry.
scenario 1. Select the Create a CATPart to store geometry check box in Tools > Options > Machining > General.
2. Open your design part and start the Machining workbench as described in the previous section.

Two CATPart documents are present in the Product list: the design part and a CATPart for storing Complementary Geometry in your Part Operation.
This enables you to create geometry which may be necessary for your manufacturing model without modifying the design part. This geometry can be created by switching to a Design workbench as mentioned in the previous section.
scenario

Multi-model Environment

Being in a Machining workbench means being able to work in a multi-model environment.

The CATProcess references one or more CATPart and/or CATProduct documents.

You can have links between a CATProcess document and:

  • CATPart and/or CATProduct documents (design part, associated geometry, stock, and so on)
  • APT, Clfile or NC Code output (if associated using the CATMfgBatch utility)
  • Packed tool path files stored on disk (if these tlp files were stored)
  • CATPart documents relative to tool/tool assembly representation (if associated to a tool or assembly).

The links between documents can be visualized using the Edit > Links command.

Incremental Backup Support

You must save your CATProcess after pasting a Part Operation or immediately after creating a new CATProcess.

This is to ensure that your data can be recovered in the event of a system crash.

end of task