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This task explains how to open a
catalog created with CATIA Version 5 using VPM Navigator. |
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Prior to opening your catalog, we recommend that you read the VPM
Navigator User's Guide to find out more about this product. This
documentation can be found on the ENOVIA V5 VPM / LCA Documentation CDROM.
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Select Start -> ENOVIA V5 VPM -> VPM Navigator.
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Click the Connect
icon in the ENOVIA V5 VPM Navigator toolbar. This opens the connection
dialog box:
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Enter a user name, a password and select the role to be
used, then click OK to validate.
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Click the the Search data in ENOVIA V5
icon in the ENOVIA V5 VPM Navigator toolbar or select the ENOVIA
Search... command in the ENOVIA V5 menu. This opens the
VPM Search dialog box.
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Select the Advanced Search tab:
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In the Objects field, select "Document Revision" and in
the Value field, select "catalog" in order to narrow the search to
.catalog documents.
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For detailed information on the
other fields available and on the Easy Search tab, refer to "Performing a
Search" in the VPM Navigator User's Guide. |
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Click OK to validate the search and close the
dialog box or click Apply to validate the search and leave the
dialog box open. The search result is displayed in the following window:
Note that clicking the Search conditions... button
reopens the VPM Search dialog box.
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Right-click the catalog to open the result list, then
select the Open contextual command. The following dialog box
is displayed:
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Select the application to be used to open your catalog by
activating the corresponding radio button: Browser or
Catalog Editor.
If you select "Catalog Editor", you can activate the
Automatic Lock of all opened Parts and Documents option at
the bottom of the dialog box to acquire the object from the ENOVIA
database when opening it.
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Click OK to validate. The catalog opens in the
selected application.
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