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    Basic V5 question regarding local and global axes

    sorry, been away for some time. when creating your view, you select both the parts holding down "CTRL". then it creates a view of the two parts together at the original x,y,z (coords). so as per normal creation of drawing view, you just selecting the parts from the product (assembly) which you...
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    Basic V5 question regarding local and global axes

    Here is another way, This is mostly used for creating carlines\gridlines. From the very same product in which you are using the part, create your view. 1. Firstly you need a part which is inserted on 0,0,0. Similar to above by MRSSPOCK. I often add a part and call it my skeleton (SKL), or...
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    Catia V5 - Points to Spheres

    PKT(Product Knowledge Templates) will be fine. The files attached are: 1) imports\export points (macro) 2) excel csv file with point parameters 3) catia v5r16 .catpart with imported points...
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    Catia V5 - Points to Spheres

    I have a macro which i can use to import the points from csv to catia. the point all come in position and with their names. so from here onwards. i could make the macro available if it would help? i can go the PKT route.
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    Catia V5 - Points to Spheres

    Hi Guys, Thanks for your input, but it is all over the top for me. Any guidelines on how to do these procedures?
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    Catia V5 - Points to Spheres

    Hello All, I have excel sheets from which i have inported the point coords. now i need to draw a sphere on each of these points. i have around 35 files with an average of 350 points in each. any body know of a macro or any other quick way of creating or copying a sphere to all these points...
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    Catia V5 - Hole Dimension Table - Jigbore

    Hello All, When creating a "Hole Dimension Table", is there any way to have catia recognise normal from threaded holes and fill in the table accordingly? I am having to edit the table afterwards to show the proper hole types. This has proven to cause some problems as somtimes we make mistakes or...
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    catia v5r16 - reposition paste link sketches

    at the moment i'm using "part design". i thought of using the translate\rotate\symmetry etc. but did not realy want to keep the full history of what i was doing to the sketch. in "part design", sometimes i "copy" and "paste special" as "result with link". then i can simply use my compass to move...
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    catia v5r16 - reposition paste link sketches

    hello all, i want to re-use a sketch. i am drawing a frame from channel iron. the frame will have around 7 different lenghts of channel in it. the sketch i have copied and pasted special with link. now, how can i constrain this sketch so it sits in different positions, planes, angles, etc. any...
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    Over-ride the weight of a part or product for "Measure Enertia"

    Question: (Fernando ) Where can one change the catia default density 7800? this whay we are closer to the real weights on parts as generaly most of our parts are made of "mild steel" (7800)
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    Over-ride the weight of a part or product for "Measure Enertia"

    Thanks guys, i learnt something new from all your posts. I just went with Dereks solution at the time.
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    Over-ride the weight of a part or product for "Measure Enertia"

    Hello All, Problem: I have a product with many supplier items. most of these items are just dumb block solids which does not reflect the true volume of the item. eg. a pneumatic cylinder is hollow with a piston & rod. it also has mildsteel & aluminum parts. the supplier models most times dont...
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    Creating Name / String Off Parameters

    Hi Guys, I should have let you know, but i did manage. this is how. I created paramaters with all sizes required. I also created string parameter for the Round/Diamond & Flat option. then i created a string parameter for the partnumber as follows. "DES-05-033_"+Form +Flat+ "_"+Hole_DIA...
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    Structural Analysis Catia V5R16 SP08

    Thank guys, that's great.
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    Structural Analysis Catia V5R16 SP08

    Yes, if so, how? Which command would this be? maybe i'm looking right past it!!?? Does the fact that the part has material (density) asigned to it not take care of this??

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