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    cutting solid to complex surfaces

    Thanks, I am using catia v5 r9. Does it work the same way in v5?. If not how would I go about it?.Thanks in advanced. BOTTOMS UP! VINNY (-:
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    Data Translation in V5R8

    Hi, in tools/options, and under mechanical there is a section that deals with the setup of importing and exporting files. There will be a setting for tolerance of connecting surfaces when imported. also a couple of other settings you might want to see!. My suggestion is to play with these...
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    cutting solid to complex surfaces

    Hi, I have a cube(solid) which intersects a "s" shaped surface.This surface contains several surfaces. I would like to cut the solid to entire surface. I am guessing to join cutting surfaces, then use the cut comand?. But I have no expierence using cut in this fashion. Is this the...
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    catia v5 r9 surfacing walk thru's

    I figured out what was going on. I made some planes and points and extrapolated some surfaces, but , they would not display until i double clicked them in model tree to change there properties. So I came to the conclusion that perhaps the default layer was not displaying or something along those...
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    catia v5 r9 surfacing walk thru's

    Thank you Kapitan! The problem seems to be that the surfaced part I am working with. For some reason I cannot draw lines or add surfaces or modify them,but, If I open a new file I can do whatever I want. Also could you briefly explain the picks, for example support?,direction?and other picks...
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    catia v5 r9 surfacing walk thru's

    Hi, I was just wondering if there is a walk through for starting out on surfacing. I currently have a surfaced part I need to elaborate on, ex. extend sufaces or create new surfaces from the existing. I thought that this would be easy with my v4 background. Is it nessecary to have a complete...
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    SLECTING AND CHANGING SUFACES TO SOLIDS

    THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE ,BUT I UNFORTUNATLEY FORGOT TO MENSION THAT I AM RUNNING CATIA V5 R9. I ALREADY KNEW HOW TO DO IT ON V4. IF YOU HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HOW TO ACHIEVE THIS ON V5 IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. BOTTOMS UP! VINNY (-:
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    SLECTING AND CHANGING SUFACES TO SOLIDS

    HI, IF I HAVE A INCLOSED SURFACE WHICH IS SOME WHAT COMPLEX, HOW DO I SELECT ALL SURFACES AND CHANGE IT TO A SOLID. ALSO HOW CAN I SELECT SUFACES BY COLOR RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL SELECTION?. THANK YOU IN ADVANCED. BOTTOMS UP! VINNY (-:
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    ASSEMBLING COMPONENTS

    THANKS AKESSON, THAT MAKES ALOT OF SENSE. BUT YOU WOULD THINK THAT YOU COULD USE THE INITIAL PLANES IN A EMPTY ASSEMBLY MODEL TO ASSEMBLE THE PLANES OF THE FIRST PART IN A OFFSET MANOR. I WONDER IF THERE IS A REASON FOR THAT? BOTTOMS UP! VINNY (-:
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    how to a density value for models

    THANK YOU ZAGROS, WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW HOW EXACTLY I WOULD APPLY A MATERIAL TO AN OBJECT?.
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    ASSEMBLING COMPONENTS

    HI, IT SEEMS THAT WHEN I ASSEMBLE A PART INTO A ASSEMBLY THE DATUM PLANES ATTACH AUTOMATICALLY, IS THERE A WAY I CAN OVERIDE THIS AND ASSEMBLE PART TO OTHER FACES OR PLANES?. THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN ADVANCED. VINNY
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    how to a density value for models

    hi, i was just wondering how to a density value for models in catia v5 r6, so that under properties it will show mass,material,volume and moment of inertia. thank you very much. vinny
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    CHANGING UNITS IN CATIA V5 R6

    HI, I CAN CHANGE UNITS FROM ISO TO ANSI IN DRAWINGS BUT NO IN PART MODELS. WHEN IM CREATING GEOMETRY ITS ALWAYS IN METRIC. WHERE CAN I CHANGE STANDARD SO ITS ALWAYS ANSI IN EVERY TYPE OF MODEL UPON START UP. THANK YOU IN ADVANCED. VINNY
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