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  1. garzar

    CATIA KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

    While it is not a keystroke combination shortcut, I do like using the Power Input box to quickly find and select things. For example "n:Rosemount" will find any Rosemount instance in an assembly.
  2. garzar

    drawing dimensions

    If you use Measured Constraints in the sketches, you could launch the Generate Dimensions tool in Drafting. http://www.coe.org/p/fo/st/topic=109&post=79436#p79436
  3. garzar

    Macro: Parameter, Remove constant.

    What do you mean by "Constant lock"?
  4. garzar

    Catia Macro: How to get object to active body

    Look into the InWorkObject property of Part in the help files. There is some code there to help you get started. This property returns or sets the in work object of the part. You can find some more sample code here: http://www.coe.org/p/fo/st/topic=113&post=16923#p16923
  5. garzar

    CATIA Views

    Have you checked the drafting options that control whether a feature below a certain size is generated? There is a setting that reads "Only generate parts larger than". Any element smaller than the limit set in this option will not be created on the drawing. This is great for large layout...
  6. garzar

    repeat an object on curved path

    How was the path made? What feature represents it on the Specification tree?
  7. garzar

    Drop down pick list box

    Yup. Sounds to me like a Reaction is the way to go. The Reaction will wait until the value of the pull down menu changes. When it does, the Reaction will read the value of the pull down menu and apply that DT configuration to the part. If it doesn't absolutely have to be a drop down menu (you...
  8. garzar

    Drop down pick list box

    I think you're saying you already have a parameter that holds the multiple values(Configuration Names) of the design table. If so, then you could write a Reaction that triggers OnValueChange. And the Reaction could read the parameter's value and apply that configuration to the model (ex...
  9. garzar

    Preferences in Catia

    Sounds like your admin has a script running at CATIA launch that wipes your local customizations (CATSettings). Speak to your admin about this. If this is the case, there is no way applying saved CATSettings is going to work. CATIA reads them as it is opening. {First it reads the global...
  10. garzar

    Create Dimension with VBA in drafting

    Here is an idea: In the model, create another sketch. In that sketch put points at the center of the circles. Create a length dimension between the points. Make that dimension reference.(this creates something called a Measured Constraint) On the drawing, use the Generate Dimensions tool...
  11. garzar

    Open Igs assembly files into CATIA V5

    How are you importing them? File>Open?
  12. garzar

    Drop down pick list box

    To answer: "I want to make a selection drop down box to access the choices in the design table." Create a string parameter. Create your design table with this parameter as the first selection. Then add all the other values you want on the table. edit the table as needed. That's it. When you...
  13. garzar

    CATDrawing save multiple sheets

    You can do this manually by Cut/Paste or script the Cut/Paste. To make the macro: Use the macro recorder to record yourself cutting and pasting twice. It gives you most of the code you'll need to save each sheet as its own drawing. Then just add a loop through go through each sheet in the...
  14. garzar

    Linking many Dimensions to a single parameter

    Are these features fillets or required radius features in the sketch?
  15. garzar

    Macro to run when I open File

    Yes, the user would run the program. The program opens the file and runs the check. I can see another way to do this with Reactions; but, again the user would have to launch the check code manually - or the reaction could be set up to fire when something is changed. If you want to check if...
  16. garzar

    Linking many Dimensions to a single parameter

    This sounds like a job for some iterative code that does this: 1) Find all the "Length Constraints" 2) Loop through the results : looking for "Radius" 3) If radius is found, create the relation Record your self doing one of them and look at the code. This will show you how to assign the...
  17. garzar

    Macro to run when I open File

    Instead of having the user open the file, how about having your program open the file and then triggering the method?
  18. garzar

    Sidebar Size

    Drag a toolbar to the right of the vertical toolbar on the right. Before you let go of the drug toolbar, make sure the cursor is almost off the Catia frame.
  19. garzar

    How to Restore Sectioning tool

    Turn ON the Space Analysis toolbar.
  20. garzar

    (Drafting) Display linked table from different sheet

    I suspect the "Table_revision" sheet is a detail sheet and the table is a 2D Component. If so, use the Instantiate 2D Component command to place an instance of the component on another sheet. Double clicking that instance will take you directly to the 2D Component on the detail sheet.

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