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Orientating model
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Orientating model

Orientating model

(OP)
I'd like to know if I can orient a model by selecting a datum plane and then designating that to be the "front" or look normal to the plane.  Then I'd like to take another plane, which is 90 degrees to the first and then have it face the right or left.

 

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Fighter Pilot
Manufacturing Engineer

RE: Orientating model

In the quick view menu, named views.  You can change/add views here.
 

RE: Orientating model

(OP)
Yes, I'm aware I cad add a predefined view there.  My question  is how do I define the view when it is outside the norms of my predefined views?

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Fighter Pilot
Manufacturing Engineer

RE: Orientating model

Have a look at the Standard views tab in view->navigation->multi-view customisation

RE: Orientating model

(OP)
PeterGuy and others,

I reviewed your suggestions and that is not really what I'm looking for.  I did however get partially there by using View, Modify, Normal View and then picking a surface to be normal to the screen.  Too bad CATIA randomly decides how to orient this normal view with respect to an angle orientation.  Now I just need to get a way to orient my normal view so another surface or datum plane points down or to the right or....

If I were in Pro/E I would just say "normal this plane, right that plane and viola..."  Any Pro/E users working both sides of CAD fence in here?

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Fighter Pilot
Manufacturing Engineer

RE: Orientating model

I see, I see.  Could you live with an axis system?

Regards,
Derek
 

RE: Orientating model

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Always funny to hear what you just do in an other system:)

The normal view is not random it's more quickest way (in terms of model positioning)to normal orientation according to selected face.

To your question, no you can't do that, this is not ProE so the ProE picking sequence doesn't work. On the other hand to achieve what you want, yes it can be done in Catia. The catia way is to use the compass:
1)Grab the compass and position it on the wanted orienting face (the compass will become green which means that it's in translation mode, if you move the compass it will move the part)
2)click in empty space to exit compass translation mode (compass becomes grey again)
3)grab the compass and release it empty space (the compass will return to upper right corner, but notice that the axis now are anmed w,u,v user defiened orientation)
4)pick on the compass the letter of the wanted orientation to orient the view

By picking the same letter again it will invert the orientation, note also that it now is preset for your 90 deg rotations by picking different letters of the compass. To reset the compass grab it and release it in empty space while holding the shift button (you can also grab and release it on the absolute reference axis, the on in lower right corner or use the view drop down menu and pick reset compass)
  

RE: Orientating model

I've been using V5 for years and had no idea you could do that with the compass!  Thanks Azrael.

Bob
 

RE: Orientating model

(OP)
Asrael,

Yep, that's what I needed to do.  Seems so simple once you know how.  A star coming your way.

Thanks...

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Fighter Pilot
Manufacturing Engineer

RE: Orientating model

I have no idea what I would use it for however like Ataloss I had no idea you could do that another star is coming your way!

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