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Hi All, I had an interview this morning at what seemed to be a very interesting organization. They employ approximately 30 people; skilled machinists. The company is looking to expand into specialized field in which I have a great many years experience. The interview went quite well and they...

Hello all, I am tool designer who worked with UG in the past (I last worked with NX2 about 3 years ago). My most recent job had me using Catia V5 and I became quite proficient. I found it best during my transition to try to "forget" how I did things in UG and concentrate more on how to do...

Hi All, I am working in a very large assembly which is comprised of several sub assemblies so I must work in cache mode as I cannot open the entire assy without Catia crashing. There are links between parts in several of the sub assemblies. My question whenever I change data in a part in one...

Hi All, I am in the process of designing a mould and I anticipate an issue which I hope one of you might help me with. There is a feature on the part that consists of a cored out diamater of about 3 inches. The feature is modelled as a true diameter but after casting I suspect it's shape will...

Hi All, I've got a couple of questions, 1. Is there any way in Catia that you can measure or record the amount of time that someone works on a file? 2. When using save management is there some sort of setting that keeps the window fully open so you can see all file names and their locations...

Hi All, When working in sketcher is there some type of filter I can use to pick and delete a geometrical constraint over a dimensional constraint? That is, if I have a circle that has a dimensional constraint of .500" and also has a coincidence constraint, how can I pick and delete only the...

Hi All, We are in the process of getting a trim die reverse engineered and our supplier has explained to us that they will provide an STL file of the die. My question is, how can I convert an STL file into some sort meaningful solid CAD data? Do I have to re-create the data using the STL file...

Hi All, I know the topic of hybrid design has been discussed in other threads,some people are for it others against. I am fairly new to Catia (5 months) and I have just started playing around with hybrid design. From what I have seen so far I feel quite comfortable working in it as it is very...

Hi All, I have a question regarding the "invert orientation" tool. When would you use this feature? From what I understand you invert a surface when you have problems trimming a surface. Is this correct? If so how do you even know that a surface needs to be inverted, can you run some sort of...

Hi All, When using sketcher I tend to always use the "regular" sketch as opposed to the "positioned/sliding" sketcher. I am wondering if I should take more advantage of positioned/sliding sketches. I have read the documentation but don't fully understand the difference between the two (regular...

Hi All, In the GSD workbench when/why would you use volumes? Why not simply create a solid straight off in the part design workbench? thanks, thixoguy

Hi All, I have a few questions regarding the "extract geometry" feature. 1. What is the difference between "extract" and "multiple extract"? I have read the documentation but I just can't seem to get my head around it. Would someone care to enlighten me? 2. In UG there exists "extract...

Hi All, Just wondering how one can perform an analysis of a solid model? I am looking sliver faces, self intersections etc anything that might contribute to downstream problems. Also, along the same lines, is there a way to detect or remove duplicate surfaces? Thanks, thixoguy

Hi All, Just wondering if anyone knows how to change display backround colour? Also, is there a way to change cursor from an "arrow" to "crosshair"? ie perpendicular lines across entire screen. Thanks for any help, thixoguy

Hi All, At my work I have been asked to come up with mould preventative maintenance program. I was wondering if anyone out there had info or suggestions for what might be included in a maintenance program? Thanks in advance to all who take the time to respond. thixoguy

Hi All, I have a few V5 questions I was hoping a few of you might help me out with. 1. What is/are "apply dress up" "remove dress up", and what are the advantages to using it/them? 2. How do you create/extract "non associative" curves or surfaces? 3. Is there anyway to create N.P.T. type...

Hi All, I am fairly new to V5 (about 3 months into it, with about 3 years prior UG experience)and I am experimenting more with the surfacing side of things and have a few questions. 1. It seems that you can create surfaces in several of the V5 workbenches. Among them, there is...

Hi All. Lets say I copy and paste a body from one catpart to another and do not use "keep link", is there a way to some how re-link the two files after the fact? If not, could someone provide some tips or some sort of work around? Thanks, thixoguy

Hi All, I am working in an assy where I have inserted an existing part (A) and fixed it. I have then created a new part (B) in context and fixed it as well. Part B is to be some sort of retaining plate that will be screwed into part A. To create a sketch for part B I pick the bottom face of...

Hi All, I have a couple of drafting questions that I hope to research and answer on my own through the catia documents but I thought i might throw them out there anyways. 1. Is there a way to create dimensions with "doglegs" so as to prevent overcrowding of dimensions when the features you...