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    Missing command in toolbar (3Dexperience)

    You may check on which Service Pack and Hotfix level is installed on each user's PC. Our VAR once instructed me that a lot of the functionality that is used by the 3DX connection is actually contained in the code for the V5 Service Packs and Hotfixes. The functionality does change between...
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    VBA Custom User Properties Showing Up Twice in BOM

    In this macro, you're creating a new parameter regardless of whether a parameter with the same name exists or not. Better would be to incorporate a logic check. If the parameter exists, then use it, or else create the new parameter.
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    How to dissociate "Hide/Show" behavior of multi-instanced parts within an assembly?

    As far as I am aware, what you request is not directly possible in the program architecture. Here are a few possible alternative methods. Unfortunately they all involve creating additional files. Copy the reference part model and make unique parts, and edit each as needed. This might be useful...
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    Drawing Scale ??

    As you've seen, the output reports the scale as a multiplier, and not as ratio as we commonly write. The way I solved this was to make a series of conditions. It's been long enough I forgot how, but I think I used a select case routine. I mapped out all the common scales that I considered...
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    Representing same part with different shape in 3Dx/CATIA V6?

    This is still a great question, and at my company, our thinking and methodology have advanced a bit compared to the last post. Our current methodology for this sort of thing is to include an attribute on the Product that is the part or item number in the MRP system. Then (manually) apply the...
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    Hello All, Is it possible to revert

    To the question about prevention: In my company we have done a few things to prevent this problem from occurring. (Yes, I've been bit by it also) 1) Launch your program with unique shortcuts and environments for each customer. This unique environment also includes a unique background image for...
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    Hello I am using macro from this th

    Should be this (now that I'm back in front of my screen): Tools > Options > General > Compatibility > Graphics Formats Under the heading 'Export (Save As)' check the box "Save multisheet documents in a single vectorial file" Then test and verify the result. Cheers Mark
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    Hello I am using macro from this th

    Printing all the sheets as one single PDF file should be straightforward to do just by checking the Export settings in Tools / Options.
  9. MarkAF

    Rendering view switcher

    I used a different and probably simpler method for myself - I put the commands on a custom toolbar. If you create the toolbar with an empty session, then the toolbar will be present in every workbench.
  10. MarkAF

    Hide wireframe behind solid

    There is a user setting that should do what you are asking. Tools > Options > Display > Visualization > "Display all elements using Z-buffer depth"
  11. MarkAF

    Catia - Assembly loading issue

    I've seen things like this periodically; seems to be some kind of minor corruptions in the file. Usually some combination of CATDUA (on the parent assembly or assemblies), or close and reopen, or video driver updates, makes it go back to normal.
  12. MarkAF

    Representing same part with different shape in 3Dx/CATIA V5

    I should add, if anyone has some good advice and best practices, I'm eager to hear about it. Coordinating BOMs and CAD is a real trick.
  13. MarkAF

    Representing same part with different shape in 3Dx/CATIA V5

    Here is one possibility to investigate. The Physical Product can be linked to multiple different 3DShapes. To say it differently, you can have multiple 3DShapes aggregated to one Physical Product. The Product is what gets represtented on the BOM, the 3DShape is just a representation. So...
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    Catia 3DX: Is there a way to see who the last person was to save your file?

    I think you'll need to talk to your Administrator / Support People / VAR / whoever does training for this stuff. It's not really something to dive into without some background. But, here's a page from DS online help docs that points to the corner of the system I've referred to, in the web apps...
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    Catia 3DX: Is there a way to see who the last person was to save your file?

    If you can open the product in ENOVIA / Collaboration and Approvals (the old-style web app), you can click on the history link and get all kinds of records. Up in the header on the page, there's a link next to the word 'Modified.' Clicking on this will give the records of changes to the Product...
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