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This
task explains how to customize the list of types that are displayed when
you create any of these elements:
A basic dictionary of these element types is provided
with the product. You can add entries to or delete entries from the basic
dictionary, or you can replace it entirely. You can also customize the
icons that are associated with the element types.
To customize the dictionary, you need to run the
following scripts:
PSLNomenAccessFeat.CATScript reads the
existing dictionary and writes it to a preformatted Microsoft* Excel file.
PSLNomenBuildFeat.CATScript takes a
properly fomatted Excel file and generates a new dictionary. |
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To
accomplish this procedure, you must have installed Microsoft Excel 97 or
later version. You should be familiar with the basic editing features of
Excel, as well as with the file navigation and file editing capabilities of
your system. |
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Copy the following
files from \intel_a\code\command
to a drive or directory for which you have read and write permissions:
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Start CATIA.
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From the menu bar,
select Tools -> Macro -> Macros. |
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Select
External File for the Macro In: field. |
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Click the
Select button, and use the Windows dialog box to navigate to the
appropriate file. |
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Select the
file PSLNomenAccessFeat.CATScript and
select OK. |
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Edit
PSLNomenAccessFeat.CATScript as follows:
Define the path strEXCELTemplateFileName
to point to the directory to which you copied the files in Step 1. |
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Save and close the
file. |
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Select Run.
Microsoft Excel is launched, and a file is created.
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Edit the Excel
file to add or delete entries, as appropriate. |
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Save the Excel
file with a unique name. |
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From the CATIA
menu bar, select Tools -> Macro -> Macros again.
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Select the Select
button, and select the file
PSLNomenBuildFeat.CATScript. |
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Edit
PSLNomenBuildFeat.CATScript as follows:
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If you do not have write
permissions for this output path directory, you can define a temporary
location. Contact your system administrator to move or copy the file to the
correct location after it has been created. |
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Save and close the
file. |
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Select Run.
The output file is created in the directory you specified.
If you defined a temporary location for the file, it must be moved or
copied to \intel_a\resources\graphicCATArrNomenclature.feat
before the modifications can take effect. |
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The
modifications will take effect when you restart CATIA. |
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