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Tips And Tricks

 
TIPS1
 
How to determine if pre-requisite MS Windows patches , needed for installing & running CATIA successfully on Windows, have been installed.
 
The best method is to open a command prompt, using Start Runcmd, then cd into C:\WINDOWS and execute the command dir *KB*
 
This will display a list of all MS windows patches. This can also be captured onto a test file by simply redirecting the command output to text file, For ex: From the C:\WINDOWS, issue the command,
 
Dir *KB* > C:\TEMP\MS_Patches.txt
 
TIPS2 -
 
How do you open or access CCD files in CatiaV5
 
Add the following variable in CatiaV5 Env file
 
DRW_CCDTOV5 = Yes
 
A file extension type .cdd gets listed under the filetypes while accessing for CCD file in CatiaV5.
 
TIPS 3 -
 
When a V4 .session is opened in V5, a CATProduct is created, but it contains no geometry. How do you read a V4 Session into V5 CATProduct?
 
Cause
The session must be created correctly in V4, making sure to select 'Save reference only' when saving the session, see Step 4 below.
Also, the .session file and all V4 models must be stored in the same directory on the V5 machine.
 
Answer
Steps to take a V4 Session to V5.
 
In V4:
 
1. Set up Session declaration (DLNAME) in V4
Example: CATIA.SESSION = '"/catdb/session","MY_SESSION_FILE"‘;
 
2. Create Session in V4 using: File - New - Session
 
3. Add models to Session using: File - Add Passive
 
4. Save Session using:
File - Save Session as...
Select Session file (DLNAME set in Step 1 above) to save to
Enter Session name
Select 'Save reference only'
 
In V5:
 
5. Copy the SESSION.SESSION file and ALL V4 MODELS used in the V4
Session to the V5 machine. Store all files in the same directory.
 
6. Open Session using: File - Open, select the SESSION.SESSION file.
 
The result will be V4 .models in a V5 CATProduct.