Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
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Hi all,
I deal with creation of tube / pipe drawings in Catia V5 R18 & 19 from models.
My major time is spend in hiding the tangent lines & converting the center-lines. The drawings are big in size. Refer the attached image file, this is just a view of a drawing.
http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=0...
Is there a setting or macro which can help me.
Regards,
Sundeep
I deal with creation of tube / pipe drawings in Catia V5 R18 & 19 from models.
My major time is spend in hiding the tangent lines & converting the center-lines. The drawings are big in size. Refer the attached image file, this is just a view of a drawing.
http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=0...
Is there a setting or macro which can help me.
Regards,
Sundeep





RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
You may try the following
- Select all views
- [Properties]>[View Tab]>[clear Fillets checkbox]>[Apply]>[OK]
Tangent(boundary) lines shall disappear-GEL
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RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
Any idea about the centerlines.
regards,
sundeep
RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
As far as concerning the centerlines I need to know how these have been created.
-GEL
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RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
Better upload a sample view in a model file (when you said model, I suppose is a v4 file). Sorry, I'm not able to download your picture...
Regards
Fernando
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RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
You will have to keep the center line in show in 3D.
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RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
CatiaV5 R18 & R19
RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
You may try the following:
- Select all views in the drawing
- Select [Properties]>[View Tab]
- Clear [Fillets] checkbox
- Check [Hidden lines] checkbox
- Check [3D Wireframe] checkbox and make sure that the [Can be hidden] radio button is pressed
- Select [Apply]>[OK]
Note: All these setting can be done in the [Tools]>[Options]>[Mechanical Design]>[Drafting] if you need to have them as standard settings-GEL
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RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
I am getting what i need, but hidden lines are not required.
RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
This means that
- The centerlines in the relevant catpart already have the dash-dot linetype.
- The used GenerativeView file has been set so that for the wireframe elements in the drawing inherit their linetype from the model
Yes, all required settings can be done by creating a new or modify an existing Generative View file.-GEL
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RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
-GEL
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RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
A Drawing is composed out of Views. Each View is generated by a View Generator Machine. This machine has a number of parameters(properties).
A small part of these parameters is shown in the Properties dialog box in its View tab. In [Properties]>[View] are appearing, let's say, only the 'main switches' but not all the parameters.
For example, if we want to show in a view the wireframe features of our model we just need to check the [3D Wireframe] option. This main switch will allow us to turn on/off the wireframe features but will not allow us to specify how this features will be presented in the view ie we cannot define the 3D Inheritance parameters of a Wireframe feature like the Linetype one, which controls whether the feature in the drawing view will inherits its linetype from the model.
All these parameters are defined in a Generative Style file (which is an Xml file) which is read by CATIA.
Now that we have basic understanding of how CATIA works, lets move on how to access and edit these parameters.
We have two ways to go. One, to directly access the Generative Style file(s) folder and edit the relevant file with an XMLEditor (or any Text Editor like Notepad). Two, to do the work through CATIA. The full set of parameters is in the [Properties]>[Standard tab] if you click [More...] button but are not editable unless you are in Admin Mode. So, in this case we need to run CATIA in Administrator Mode, which is another story.
In the first case, just we need to:
CODE --> XML
CODE --> XML
-GEL
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RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
I modified the .xml file, but i am not able to trace Generative View Style from file view properties.
Attached is what i am able to see.
http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=6...
Regards,
Sundeep P.
RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
Use the vertical slidebar to move down and you will see the rest of the tab fields.
-GEL
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RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
I tried the above method on CATIA V5R16 and there was no Generative View Style menu at the bottom of the view tab. On the other hand, using CATIA V5R20 there it was, unfortunately (even after the xml archive modification) it was dimmed and unable to activate. Any ideas what the problem could be.
Thanks in advance for your great help!!!
RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
Two things may happen:
One, you have selected more than one view before opening of the |Properties| dialog box. Try again with only one selected view. For some reason the [Generative View Style] combo box is disabled in case of multiply views selection.
Two, Your system administrator has locked this option. Contact your system administrator.
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-GEL
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RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
Go to [Tools] > [Options] > [Mechanical Design] > [Drafting] > [Administration] tab, and clear the [Prevent generative view style usage] check box. This activates the generative view style functionalities.
-GEL
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RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
Please help!
RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
It works for me.
With the following settings in the view properties:
Fillets:Boundaries: checked
3D WireFrame:Is always visible: checked
Generative View Style: set to my customized generative view style filename
I get displayed tangent and centerlines.
What is the version you use?
-GEL
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RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
I just looked this forum & am having a problem in my standard .xml file for Default Generative Style. I am not able to locate the node "3D Inheritance" in this file.
Can you please help ?
Regards,
Himanshu
RE: Hide tangent line & convert centerlines
In the file DefaultGenerativeStyle.xml, the first nodes are definitions of used enumerators.
At the end of them, there is the node named Drafting
The second sub-node of Drafting node is called ViewDressup
The second sub-node of ViewDressup node is the 3DInheritance
CODE -->
<std:node name="Drafting"> <!-- Drafting application parameters--> <std:node name="Generate"> ... </std:node> <std:node name="ViewDressup"> <std:node name="Operators" ... </std:node> <std:node name="3DInheritance"> <std:node name="Wireframe"> <std:node name="Color"> <std:enumval name="YesNo">No</std:enumval> </std:node> <std:node name="Linetype"> <std:enumval name="YesNo">No</std:enumval> </std:node> <std:node name="Thickness"> <std:enumval name="YesNo">No</std:enumval> </std:node> </std:node> <std:node name="Solid"> <std:node name="Color"> <std:enumval name="YesNo">No</std:enumval> </std:node> <std:node name="Linetype"> <std:enumval name="YesNo">No</std:enumval> </std:node> <std:node name="Thickness"> <std:enumval name="YesNo">No</std:enumval> </std:node> </std:node> <std:node name="3DPoints"> <std:node name="Color"> <std:enumval name="YesNo">No</std:enumval> </std:node> <std:node name="Symbol"> <std:enumval name="YesNo">Yes</std:enumval> </std:node> <std:node name="Name"> <std:enumval name="YesNo">No</std:enumval> </std:node> </std:node> </std:node> <std:node name="GeneratedGeometry"> ... </std:node> </std:node> </std:node> </std:node> ...-GEL
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