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  1. forfun

    Publication Reordering

    Does anybody know if there is a way to reorder publications in the tree. I have a part that has 25 items published and would like to organize them to be more user friendly. Thanks, forfun
  2. forfun

    Hyper-Threading

    Does anyone know if hyper-threading is a benifit to have running when using catia? Any pros and cons would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, forfun
  3. forfun

    powercopies and VB scripts

    Can anyboby tell me if a license other than HD2+KWA is needed to instantiate a powercopy from a VB macro? I am unable to get it to work. v5r16sp7 Thanks, forfun
  4. forfun

    face coloring

    We color faces of our solids so that the toolpathing dept knows what type of finish that area needs. On the last three service packs we have been unable to color all the faces we need to. When we right click on the face it says there are no properties attached. We have not gotten any help from...
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    Incident Report

    We have gotten this error acouple of times trying to open a catproduct. The only fix we have found is to tape an older version on and redo what was lost. Does anybody know what might cause this and how to fix it? Type | Object | Description Error (file name) OSM_DA016:Cannot open...
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    Formulas

    I am looking to do simple math where the math function is parameter driven. ex. 6 (a parameter equal to + or -) 6 6+6 or 6-6 Is this even possible? If so, what type of parameter would work and could i get a simple example of it used in a formula? Thanks in advance, forfun
  7. forfun

    ballooning

    Does anyone know of a way to balloon a drawing using VB? Thanks, forfun
  8. forfun

    assemble vs add

    Can anybody tell me the differences between assemble and add in part design boolean operations? thanks forfun
  9. forfun

    plotters

    Does anyone know if catia sets any limitations to the length of a plot? I'm trying to plot a 36inX150in drawing. We've plotted 160in long plots using a different cadds software. thanks forfun
  10. forfun

    blend

    when using the blend option in variable fillet is there a way to force the set back distance to be greater than a sellected edge? V5 R15 SP4 lic: HD2 HA1 GSO
  11. forfun

    Tool Design Package

    Just curious if anybody has heard of a Tool Design package (TG1 license) or is using it. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance forfun
  12. forfun

    Centerline

    Does anyone know how to get the centerline of a 3d fillet? I have a HD2 with HA1 and GSO. Thanks in advance forfun
  13. forfun

    volumetric features

    I have a couple questions about volumetric features if anyone can help. What would you use a volumetric feature for? Can't you do the the same in part design and more? Is there an advantage to using volumetric features over part design? Thanks in advance :) forfun
  14. forfun

    Define Component

    Is anybody in the automotive tool and die field tried or is using Define Component to insert components into products? If so what is your thoughts? forfun
  15. forfun

    Enhanced Scenes and VB

    Does anybody know how to create and modify "Enhanced Scenes" with VB in R14. We were able to do this with the old style scenes but can't seem to figure it out for enhanced scenes. Thanks in advance forfun
  16. forfun

    specification tree

    Is there a way to change what is shown in the specification tree as far as "Part Number", "Revision", "Definition", etc. thanks in advance forfun
  17. forfun

    Custom Paper Sizes on R14

    In drafting on R13 we used "J US Standard" paper size for most all of our drawings. With "J US Standard" the user could change the dimension of the paper size to anything needed by entering a new height or width dimension. We are now on R14 and cannot figure out how to change paper size to a...
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    Printing Problems

    I just loaded r12 sp2 and can't get a complete plot. I get a partial plot, blank paper, but rarely a complete plot. Everything looks fine when previewing. Is there something I need to set in Tools/Options/General/Printer, is anyone else having problems?

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