Recording a macro; drafting workbench; raster options
Recording a macro; drafting workbench; raster options
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I have read through some posts and it seems that you cannot record macros in the drafting workbench. Is this really the case? It seems to me that drafting would be the one place, above all else, you would want to record macros. What a horrible oversight on CATIAs part.
Alas, I am experiencing the same problem. I want to change the raster options for a view to "high" print quality and "shading with edges" easily. CATIA offers no way to change these defaults that I could find.
I understand this macro would be simple, but I am inexperienced with writing them an don't know where to begin.
I used to learn how to write macros by recording, then figuring it out from there, but CATIA doesn't even record.
Any help is much appreciated.
Nick
Alas, I am experiencing the same problem. I want to change the raster options for a view to "high" print quality and "shading with edges" easily. CATIA offers no way to change these defaults that I could find.
I understand this macro would be simple, but I am inexperienced with writing them an don't know where to begin.
I used to learn how to write macros by recording, then figuring it out from there, but CATIA doesn't even record.
Any help is much appreciated.
Nick
Light structural commercial aircraft parts
PCDMIS 4.3 CAD++, CATIA V5 R20, NX6
APM Consortium Inc.
Cambridge Ontario, Canada





RE: Recording a macro; drafting workbench; raster options
RE: Recording a macro; drafting workbench; raster options
I guess I'd like to know once and for all- Is the macro recording tool in CATIA totally useless?
Also, some help on my specific problem of the view properties change would be nice.
thanks
Nick
Light structural commercial aircraft parts
PCDMIS 4.3 CAD++, CATIA V5 R20, NX6
APM Consortium Inc.
Cambridge Ontario, Canada
RE: Recording a macro; drafting workbench; raster options
To make it your default - Tools - Options - Mech Design - Drafting - View. Turn View Generation mode from default Exact view to raster. Upon doing so the Configure button will be available to customize.
To learn macro creation
Mike Berry
http://v5vb.wordpress.com/
Ferdo
http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=298847
Win XP64
R20/21, 3DVIA Composer 2012, ST R20
Dell T7400 16GB Ram
Quadro FX 4800 - 1.5GB
RE: Recording a macro; drafting workbench; raster options
This is a start though. It takes two clicks out of the chain.
I will read up on the macro information you've linked. Thank you.
CATIA has been a roller coaster of frustration for me. The first couple months left me longing for Unigraphics and Inventor. Recently I started liking CATIA as I get more used to it. Looks like we're going down hill again.
Nick
Light structural commercial aircraft parts
PCDMIS 4.3 CAD++, CATIA V5 R20, NX6
APM Consortium Inc.
Cambridge Ontario, Canada
RE: Recording a macro; drafting workbench; raster options
You can take a few more steps out of the process by selecting all the views that you want to change (use Ctrl or Shift) and just go to Properties one time.
RE: Recording a macro; drafting workbench; raster options
The link that DBezaire posted looks like exactly what I need. I tried to sign up but I never received a password to the blog, so no luck there. Can't view it.
" To learn macro creation:
http://v5vb.wordpress.com/
"
Thanks everyone for your help.
Nick
Light structural commercial aircraft parts
PCDMIS 4.3 CAD++, CATIA V5 R20, NX6
APM Consortium Inc.
Cambridge Ontario, Canada