Integrating CATIA Equipment and Systems Engineering Workbenches

This task can only be made at system administrator level. It shows you how to manage project resources when working with CATIA Equipment and Systems Engineering workbenches and SmarTeam. More precisely, it explains how to customize the Project Resource Management (PRM) file so as to reference SmarTeam resources.

This task assumes that catalogs data is already stored in SmarTeam. Additionally, you have copied all the catalogs along with all the pointed documents in shared directories. For more information on catalogs, see Creating and Saving a Catalog.

Using Project Resource Management (PRM) File

The project resource management (PRM) file identifies resources to the application. Specifically, the PRM file identifies each resource and its location (directory path). The PRM file also organizes the resources by discipline and application, associating resources to specific applications. Therefore, you get the correct resource (equipment catalog) for the resource designers are working in.

For more information on PRM, see the User's Guide dedicated to your Equipment & Systems Engineering application.

  1. The project resource management (PRM) file is named Project.xml. Copy Project.xml. The default location of this file is:

    ...\intel_a\startup\EquipmentAndSystems\ProjectData

  2. Rename and paste this file in some local folder so as to ensure that it will be shared by designers. For example, paste it at:

    E:\machine_name\home\E&S\Project.xml

  3. Modify the CATEnv file: set the CATDisciplinePath' CATIA Environment variable to E:\machine_name\home\E&S\Project.xml
    This allows designers to use the Project.xml files while working with E&S. They will just need to run Tools > Project Management > Select/Browse... and select the appropriate .xml file.

Modifying the .xml File

  1. Change the .xml file rights to Read/write.

  2. Open the file with the editor of your choice.

  3. Change the Startup Directory value from ..\.. to CATIA startup path.

    C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\B16\intel_a\startup

  4. Modify .xml path for all resources designers will use. To modify the .xml file for a particular resource, search the .xml file for that resource and then replace Location of resource from default value with the shared directory path where that resource (catalog) is present, give the path up to file name including file extension.
    For example, to modify the resource path for StructureSectionsCatalog, change location from default value.

    > ${Components_Directory}\StructuralCatalogs\AISC\AISC_Resolved.catalog

    with

    \Shared_Directory\AISC_Resolved.catalog

    Note that catalogs have been stored in SmarTeam but are extracted in shared directories.

  5. Similarly, modify the locations of all resources that you want to be sued from the shared directory.