MCAD Connector for Catia V4 User Manual
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1. Note Models which are to be built more than once also have to be loaded more than once Additional models can be loaded as passive models and added to the structure The following screenshot shows a selected model to create a component structure and an assembly structure Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management Page 15 MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual CATIA 01 1 0 0 0 SPAN HTUNG File Select View Filter Options Tools Color Window Highlight fictive Model Shou fictive Only Show Hide Models Swap by Graphic Selection 7 Keep Current Layout Keep Current Axis MDLO80_SP_02_2 MDLO81_SP_01_2 MDLO82_SP_01_3 MDLO83_SP_01_1 MDLO84_SP_0006 MDLO85_SP_0005 MDLO86_SP_0004 MDLO87_SP_0003 Cadim Interface Version 5 2 0 0 BE MDLO88_SP_0002 Return clear Browser Tetris MDLO89_SP_0001 Catia Session Information REPL ACT 620 5 0001 000 TEILI GRUNDPLATTE ECC PASSIVE 614 5 0002 000 TEIL2_SPANNEISEN ECC S 608 SP 0003 000 TEIL3_BOLZEN ECC STD 602 SP 0004 000 TEILA FEDERSTIFT ECC 51 596 SP 0005 0 0 0 TEILS KNEBELSCHRAUBEECC 590 5 0006 000 TEIL6_FEDER ECC_STD 578 SP_01_3 D 0 0 SPANNER ECC STD 572 SP_O1_2 0 0 0 GRUNDKOERPER ECC S 566 SP O2 2 0 0 0 GRUNDKORPER ECC 51 584SP 01 1 D 0 0 SPANNVORRICHTUNG GRUNDKRPER ECC STD GRUNDKOERPER ECC_STD SPANNER ECC_STD gt SPANNVORRICHTUNG ECC_STD TEIL6_FEDER ECC_STD TEIL5_KNEBELSCHRAUBEECC_STD TE2. Single Level EDB Loads models only for the first level of the selected assembly OPEN ASH Assembly Saves the structure of the current assembly with Agile There are three options SAVE ASM Save ASM how the assembly can be saved SET ASM Yes Save Assembly SHOH ASM Yes First Level CUT Saves only the first level of the current assembly PASTE No All Levels RELOAD Saves the entire structure of the current assembly Assembly Sets a model or an assembly as active assembly Set ASM Set Active Assembly Yes Browser Assembly Highlights all models which belong to the active assembly Shaw ASM Yes Show Active Assembly Assembly Selects objects to be removed from the current assembly Cut Select objects to be removed Yes Browser Assembly Selects objects to be added to the current assembly Paste Select objects to be added Yes Browser Assembly Updates the structure and position information for the entire assembly Reload Select objects Yes Browser Note If you select using the browser always confirm with Yes The following screenshot shows the browser window in Catia Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management Page 17 MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual Type CatiaProject MDLO11 SO 0001 MDLO1 NEW MODEL MDLO2 SP 022 MDLO3 SP 013 MDLOA SP 01 2 222008 MDLOS SP 0003 MDLO10 SP 0002 1 Active ModeloIdent 59 59 Edb Grou
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4. Engineering Data Management Page 13 MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual EDB CATEDB5 EDB The EDB function allows handling the Agile e6 1 client The Agile e6 1 Catia connector is started from Catia The necessary environment variables and paths are set at the start of Catia In the following table the column Press shows in which order the menu entries have to be selected to obtain the required functionality Note Every selection has to be confirmed before it becomes active Press Description EDB Maximizes the Agile window in the foreground of the screen Maximize EDB Minimizes the Agile window DRAWING Minimize FSSEMBEY EDB Starts the Agile client if no active Agile client is available MANAGE Start EDB Closes the Agile client and the ECI connection Stop MINIMIZE START STOP Assembly CATEDB5 Assembly Catia uses a session functionality to support the creation of single level assemblies With the connector it is possible to create and modify multi level assembly structures Catia s interactive graphical front end supports a graphic browser inside a Motif window It is possible to change the positioning of individual models using the Catia function Models Changes in document structures managed by Agile can be made by using the connector function Catedb5 Assembly The multi level structures are created in Agile In Catia these have to be converted to single l
5. Fill outthe fields of the opened mask 3 To complete the process select Load to Cad Selection to Cad The selected start model is loaded into Catia is renamed in accordance with the naming conventions and then saved 4 Anew document is created in Agile and is assigned to the renamed copy of the Catia start model Model An opened Catia session is ended Note Save the changes of the models Single The selected start model is loaded as active model into the session and the previously active model becomes passive Model The selected start model is loaded as active model into the session and the Create previously active model becomes passive Add Act Model Generally the following connector actions with Catia models deal with the active Close model in the Catia session or with a single model It is possible to switch between objects if the current session parameters allow this within the same session Catia PullDown function Window Model Close closes the active model After selecting the option Yes Close Model the changes can either be saved Page 6 Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual Yes Save or not No Close without Save Model Save A model which has been defined in Agile will be saved in batch mode The metadata of the model cannot be changed here This function is similar to the Catia function File Save A small
6. Manage Reserves the document for the active assembly Reserve ACT ASM FREE Manage Unreserves a Catia model or assembly in Agile STATUS Free PROJECT Manage Unreserves the document for the active Catia model INFO Free VERSION ACT Part NIU Manage Unreserves the document for the active assembly OPTION Free ACT ASM ACT ASM Manage Displays the status of the active model and allows changing it according to the Status assigned release process Catiatre Motif Panel shoes the possible states set up in Agile Select a state and confirm it with the Ok button The right to change a status is defined in the release process In Agile the release processes can be customized Manage Displays or changes the allocation of projects in Agile Project Manage A Motif Panel allows selecting and activating Agile projects Project SET PRJ Manage The message window shows the currently used Agile project Project Show PRJ Manage A Motif Panel shows the information about the active model stored in Agile Info Manage Displays the current Agile e6 1 Catia connector version Version Manage Menu option for customized functions or customer specific solutions Custom Manage Here it is possible in addition to the standard Catia 4 functions to add one or more Option customer specific functions like with the command Custom These functions can then be selected or activated using a Motif Panel after the function has been started Oracle Agile
7. pop up window is displayed in Catia to inform whether or not the file can be saved The model will be defined in Agile if this hasn t been done yet In Agile a new document mask is then opened and the appropriate fields have to be filled out It is possible to turn the model into an Agile administrated model To do this fill out the fields and save the changes It is also possible to quit the mask without creating and saving the new document To do this use the menu option Quit Model Save As Saves the active model in Agile in a new document This function is similar to the Catia function File Save As If this model is already defined in Agile the metadata from the old record is used as default value for the new document Fill out the mandatory fields Note The history of this action is stored in the original document as Copy To and in the new document as Copy From It is also possible to quit the mask without creating and saving the new document To do this use the menu option Quit Model Update Saves an Agile registered model in interactive mode and allows editing the metadata in the Agile document mask Note It is possible to edit all fields that were filled out when the document was created If fields that are part of the definition of the Catia file name are edited the model is renamed and saved It is possible to use this function to move an Agile administrated model to a different file area
8. the code examples in this document The conventions for writing code require that closing braces should appear on an otherwise empty line however some screen readers may not always read a line of text that consists solely of a bracket or brace Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation This documentation may contain links to Web sites of other companies or organizations that Oracle does not own or control Oracle neither evaluates nor makes any representations regarding the accessibility of these Web sites Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management Page V Chapter 1 Introduction Documentation This documentation is intended to be sufficient to use the connector It does not give in depth information on the concepts and usage of Agile e6 1 or the CAD system For more information on that refer to the respective documentation Note The information in this document is based on a standard installation Constraints Modification of the CAD structure and objects e g create move delete copy etc is done in the CAD system It represents the Engineering Master 2 Agile e6 1 is the Organizational Master for managing CAD objects structures with independent objects in the construction and release process of a company e g single parts drawings 3D models but not for individual CAD base elements e g lines surfaces bodies etc Agile e6 1 CATIA Connector The Agile e6 1 CATIA connector ECC
9. IL4 FEDERSTIFT ECC_STD TEIL3_BOLZEN ECC STD V TEIL2_SPANNEISEN ECC STD TEILi GRUNDPLATTE ECC STD oo eo coc 00 E E 5 oo K E E SEE E E 2 2 SE EEEEEEEEEE ECC 011 Current Assembly is SP 01 1 011 Current Assembly is SP 01 1 press return O O O TEILi GR ECC 011 Current Assembly is SP_0001 O O O TEIL1_GR ID axs E AX Sm RR gz iT ETT N Y In the following table the column Press shows in which order the menu entries have to be selected to obtain the required functionality Note Every selection has to be confirmed before it becomes active Note It is only possible to work with an active assembly This is especially important if complete structures are being saved In this case the assembly at the top level should be set to active Note We recommend to use empty models as assembly carriers because e g the drawing of the assembly can be stored here as an internal drawing Page 16 Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual Menu Press Description Assembly Loads a model with assembly structure into Catia There are three options how the c Open ASM model can be loaded MODEL a Yes Open Assembly DRAWING Yes All Levels Loads all sub assemblies and the models of all structure levels HANAGE No
10. Network OTN Web site http Avww oracle com technology documentation agile html contains the latest versions of the Oracle Agile EDM PDF files You can view or download these manuals from the Web site or you can ask your Agile administrator if there is an Oracle Documentation folder available on your network from which you can access the documentation PDF files Note To read the PDF files you must use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader version 7 0 or later This program can be downloaded from the Adobe Web site http www adobe com Note Before calling Agile Support about a problem with an Oracle Agile EDM manual please have the full part number which is located on the title page TTY Access to Oracle Support Services Oracle provides dedicated Text Telephone TTY access to Oracle Support Services within the United States of America 24 hours a day 7 days a week For TTY support call 800 446 2398 Outside the United States call 1 407 458 2479 Readme Any last minute information about Oracle Agile EDM can be found in the Release Notes file on the Oracle Technology Network OTN Web site http www oracle com technology documentation agile_eseries html Agile Training Aids Go to the Oracle University Web page http www oracle com education chooser selectcountry_new html for more information on Agile Training offerings Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation Screen readers may not always correctly read
11. The model is copied to a new file area and deleted subsequently from the original one Model Delete Deletes the Agile document of an active document and the respective Catia model file This action can be canceled by closing the active model and the message window Note To prevent files from being deleted accidentally the action Model Delete has to be confirmed twice Yes Delete Model The connector allows deleting individual documents only when hey have no structure information their status is In Work sufficient access rights are provided to perform this action If an object is used in another Catia assembly structure status 0 then it is impossible to delete the document or the model Model Assign Assigns the active Catia model to the document which has been selected in the Agile list It is possible to add for example a geometry record to an existing document which Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management Page 7 MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual has not been assigned to a Catia model yet Documents without a CAD record can be created if in Agile a document structure has been copied or when a Catia model which has been saved under a wrong name is exchanged Note With sufficient access rights it is possible to overwrite a model which previously belonged to the document Drawing In Agile Catia drawings are treated as doc
12. Version e6 1 ORACLC Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual Part No E14328 01 January 2009 Copyright and Trademarks Copyright 1992 2009 Oracle and or its affiliates All rights reserved This software and related documentation are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are protected by intellectual property laws Except as expressly permitted in your license agreement or allowed by law you may not use copy reproduce translate broadcast modify license transmit distribute exhibit perform publish or display any part in any form or by any means Reverse engineering disassembly or decompilation of this software unless required by law for interoperability is prohibited The information contained herein is subject to change without notice and is not warranted to be error free If you find any errors please report them to us in writing If this software or related documentation is delivered to the U S Government or anyone licensing it on behalf of the U S Government the following notice is applicable U S GOVERNMENT RIGHTS Programs software databases and related documentation and technical data delivered to U S Government customers are commercial computer software or commercial technical data pursuant to the applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation and agency specific supplemental regulations
13. evel structures The only structure element available in Catia is session Thus we have the following file structure in a Catia session Page 14 Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual Active Model ASM Passive Models To create assemblies you have to do the following 1 Catia model acts as the current assembly All structural changes that use the Catedb5 Assembly function are applied to this assembly A model that has the properties of an assembly is loaded from Agile becomes the current assembly automatically 2 Using the function Assembly Paste it is possible to add models stored in Agile to the structure Using the functions Assembly Cut it is possible to remove models stored in Agile from the structure The Agile functions prevent recursion It is only possible to change assemblies if they are loaded via Agile and their structures are saved in Agile 3 assembly structure is transferred to Agile as a document structure The assembly structure is also shown in Catia as a graphical browser in a Motif window It is possible to create and modify the assembly structure by selecting models in Catia Note A message is displayed in a pop up window The instruction has to be followed Models that should be added to the structure should be loaded with the function Model Open Passive To position them use the appropriate Catia function
14. ible for any loss costs or damages incurred due to your access to or use of third party content products or services Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management Page iii CONTENTS Gopyright and Trademarks uet e ttt then iii Preface oca c edt e ag ts eee A ctae N aqu qu V Introduction irc seni a Anse eae stent sens coca aU ERO rRRRRORURE Eaa 1 PYOCUMMICMATIO Mists 5 TT 1 1 Agilese6 1GATIA edt pc rea 1 The Basics of the CATIA 1 General FUNCEIONS annu aa 2a cevaccecncenenicesceseesecasnsscncnrsescasaeucncnwsnmed svssesmsaseaneausuasens 3 Software Componehls ce ch tede te tete oie pti la tian umo eis 3 Interactive FUNCTIONS ceri ru etit ipee i etit tesa ve erecto ete do 3 3D Model CATEDBB5 Model isian aeaa ener 5 Bri ETC EEUU 8 Manage 5 ren rns nnns nnne enne 12 EDB CATEDBPBS EDB Joi oet i ee E sed aa a Ree 14 Assembly GATEDB5 ASsembly z i te t ecce e lu ede 14 iv Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual Preface The Oracle documentation set includes Adobe Acrobat PDF files The Oracle Technology
15. is an additional module of the Agile e6 1 technical information system Connector functions are provided for Agile e6 1 and CATIA in the form of additional or enhanced menus These functions can access the functions of CAD or EDB systems The CAD or the EDB databases use the ECI interface Agile e6 1 uses an interactive form to enter management data The main features of the ECC connectors are Save Saves native CAD data from the current session into Agile 9 Loads native CAD data from Agile into the current CAD session Create item Creates an item of a Catia model a Creating BOM Creates a BOM structure of a Catia assembly The Basics of the CATIA Connector The connector functions can be accessed using either additional or extended menus in Catia and in Agile e6 1 In Catia relevant menu options can be accessed using the function Catedb5 This includes functions to administrate 3D models Catedb5 Model drawings Catedb5 Drawing to create and modify assembly structures Catedb5 Assembly to display and change the Agile Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management Page 1 MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual managed document properties Catedb5 Manage and to handle functions of Agile Catedb5 Edb o information on the connector architecture can be found in the administration manual The following diagram gives an overview of the software architecture of the Agile e6 1 Catia Connec
16. mn Press shows in which order the menu entries have to be selected to obtain the required functionality Note Every selection has to be confirmed before it becomes active Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management Page 5 MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual Menu Press Description Model One or more Agile models can be loaded into Catia Either simultaneously or See Open consecutively in accordance with the Catia functionality LDS Model The selected model in the Agile mask is loaded into Catia as a single model Open Single Model The selected model is loaded as an active model into Catia All other models of this Open session become passive Active Eur 1 Model The active model is replaced by the model selected in the Agile mask Open Repl Act Model The selected model is imported into Catia as an additional passive model It is Open possible to select more than one model in the Agile mask Passive Model Like using different start models from Catia projects with specific basic settings it is Create also possible to use the function Model Create to administrate these start models in Agile The Catia or Agile administrator maintains the Catia start models An empty model can be created in the following way 1 Alist of the available start models is provided A start model can then be selected from the list and confirmed with the menu Load to CAD Selection to CAD 2
17. n Draw geometry For the two types of documents different information is administrated in Agile e6 1 This is shown in Agile e6 1 masks and differs in organization and in content The masks are usually customized In the Ecc standard installation these masks have only a minimum number of fields Below are Agile masks for 3D models and for internal drawings shown The fields are colored individually Color Description Yellow Mandatory fields Blue Fields are pre set from the connector It is not always possible to edit them Gray Contain Agile information Note Cannot be edited White Information can be entered here These fields are for information only ECC EM o CATIA V4 CATIA CATIA SPC WORK ECC ECC 001 CATIA V4 Mask for Catia 3D Models Page 4 Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual EDEVUOL Catia view EDEDRO1 Catia dra __ Catia m Mask for Catia Internal Drawings 3D Model CATEDB5 Model By using the menu entry Model Open it is possible to load one or more Agile administered models into Catia The menu entry Single allows loading only one model In this case the Catia model is closed without being saved The other options enable to load more than one model either at the same time or one after the other in accordance with the Catia functionality In the following table the colu
18. ng which previously belonged to this document is overwritten Manage CATEDB5 Manage To show that a Catia model is in work it is reserved in Agile Thus the Catia model it set to Read Only for all other users Reserved objects can be identified by the entry reserved on in the Agile field Only the user who has reserved a model can save it Once the Catia model is unreserved the next user can update it This avoids concurrent engineering Models can be reserved and unreserved either in Agile or in Catia using the connector functions Manage Reserve and Manage Free In the following table the column Press shows in which order the menu entries have to be selected to obtain the required functionality Note Every selection has to be confirmed before it becomes active Note The displayed screenshot of the menu tree in the following table is only an example The menu tree entries can vary depending on the selected menu entries e g selecting Create offers the menu entries Internal and External Page 12 Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual Menu Press Description CATEDB 5 Manage Reserves a Catia model or assembly in Agile the active model assembly has to Reserve be stored in Agile MODEL Reserves the document for the active Catia model DRAWING Reserve ASSEMBLY ACT Part EDB
19. p DEMOEP 200 Edb User CCN 60 Active ModeloIdent 59 59 Geometry Geometry Geometry Geometry Geometry Geometry Geometry Geometry Geometry Geometry To remove a component from an assembly follow these steps 4 Select the model 5 From the context menu select Cut The information about the active assembly is highlighted Further functions using the browser can be accessed in the same manner Using the menu options Document and Item it is possible to view current data for a selected model in the browser s message window It is also possible to add this part into the BOM The following screenshot shows an example for an assembly structure in the browser File Select View Filter Options Color Window Assembly 1 1 Assembly 2 1 Assembly 2 2 Assembly 3 1 CATED 5 HOE L UL 1 RSSEMSLY EDA OPEN AN SAVE ASH SET ASK SHON ASH cul PASTE RELOAD Page 18 Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management
20. rnal Drawing mask contains more metadata information It is also necessary to manage the 3D model commands for saving an object Catia File area Local Fileserver In Agile the 3D models belonging to an External Drawing can be seen under the Structure tab of a 2D Drawing mask In the following table the column Press shows in which order the menu entries have to be selected to obtain the required functionality Note Every selection has to be confirmed before it becomes active Note The displayed screenshot of the menu tree in the following table is only an example The menu tree entries can vary depending on the selected menu entries e g selecting Create offers the menu entries Internal and External Page 10 Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual Menu Press Description CATEDB 5 Drawing Loads an Agile administrated drawing into Catia After loading the drawing the Open actual draft in Catia corresponds to the selected drawing The drawing type MODEL external or internal is considered by the connector When loading an external drawing all 3D models in the structure of the drawing ASSEMBLY are loaded as passive models MANAGE Drawing The Catia drawing is loaded in Single mode i e all other drawings are closed The EDB Open Catia draft which is assigned to the Agile drawing is displayed as the c
21. s the drawing frame details and all additional information managed by Agile No additional draw elements should be added to this view Catia 3D Model A Internal Drawing 1 Internal Drawing 2 for the company for the customer 8 External Drawing 3D geometry and drawing geometry are in different Catia models An external drawing is for example a construction drawing Thus it is possible to add several individual parts to an assembly drawing The components Catia models are loaded together to a session and positioned accordingly in the assembly Then an external drawing is created Catedb5 Drawing Create External In this Catia model only the Catia elements of the drawing department of the assembly are displayed To derive a drawing use Catia functions Auxview Auxview2 In Agile information concerning this external drawing is stored and matches the position and structure of the Catia model of the current Catia drawing session The Catia session file is not managed by Agile Thus it is possible to position a 3D model in different assemblies and to present it in the appropriated external drawing for every assembly without moving the component geometry in the 3D model Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management Page 9 MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual Catia 3D Models A B a 3 ZSB 1 ZSB2 External Drawing 1 External Drawing 2 Note Compared to the Internal Drawing mask in Agile the Exte
22. to the active drawing The drawing can either be saved Close or just closed Drawing A drawing which has been defined in Agile will be saved in batch mode The way Save the drawing is saved depends on its type External Internal In case of an internal drawing only the active drawing model is saved In case of an external drawing the models in a Catia session are also added to the structure of the drawing In case the drawing is not defined in Agile yet it will be done interactively Drawing Saves the active model in Agile in a new document Save As The information for the fields that need to be filled out can be copied from an older document Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management Page 11 MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual The way the drawing is saved depends on its type External Internal In case the drawing is not defined in Agile yet it will be done interactively Drawing Update Saves an Agile registered model in interactive mode and allows editing the metadata in the Agile document mask In case the drawing is not defined in Agile yet it will be done interactively The frame information is updated by the connector Drawing Delete Deletes the active drawing in Agile and in Catia If there are referenced documents to Catia models these are also deleted Drawing Assign Assigns an existing Catia drawing to an existing Catia document A drawi
23. tor Ecc5 Software Architecture Page 2 Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual Chapter 2 General Functions Software Components The Agile e6 1 Catia connector consists of three basic components Interactive Functions These components contain all the connector functions which can be accessed from the CATIA front end 2 Batch Functions optional These components contain all the menus and selections which can be accessed from AGILE Security Functions Special functions ensure that AGILE retains complete control over access to AGILE administered CATIA files Interactive Functions The interactive functions of the Agile e6 1 Catia connector are summarized in the Catia function CATEDB5 This function is divided into 5 blocks Model Administrated 3D geometric models Drawing Administrates drawings in Catia models a Assembly Creates and modifies assembly structures at the level of models a Manage Views and modifies Agile properties of a model s EDB Handles the Agile client Within Agile e6 1 the Catia models are administrated as documents It is possible to distinguish between two types of document s Model Catia model with 3D geometric information Space geometry Drawing Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management Page 3 MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual Catia model with drawing informatio
24. uments of the type Drawing The connector allows administrating two different types of Catia drawing models o Internal Drawing see screenshot above A model where the 3D geometry and the drawings derived form it are saved in the same model In this case the 3D geometry is managed as a 3D_Model document and the drawing as a drawing Both documents refer physically to the same Catia model A Catia model can also have several internal drawings Each drawing is written separately to a draft and defined as a drawing in Agile Internal Drawings of a 3D model in Agile can be identified with help of the structure information The Where used context menu function of a drawing lists all 3D models where this drawing is used in A submenu Structure Single Level gives an overview of all drawings which are managed by Agile within a model SLV_STD DOC M 5 110 110 F Be Revisioning References 2 Organization Internal drawings are typically used for individual part drawings It might be necessary to produce different drawings from the same 3D geometry because different standards from different customers are used Page 8 Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management MCAD Connector for Catia V4 Version 5 3 2 0 User Manual In order to avoid duplication of drawings and sheet numbers each drawing is written to a special draft A view is then generated within this draft This view contain
25. urrent Single working area Drawing The selected drawing is loaded as an active model into Catia It can only be seen CREATE Open in the active model s draw field CLOSE Active SAYE Drawing The active drawing is replaced by the drawing selected in the Agile mask SAYE AS Open UPDATE Repl Act DELETE Drawing The selected drawing is imported into Catia as an additional passive drawing It is ASSIGN Open possible to select more than one drawing in the Agile mask Passive Drawing Creates an Agile document of the type Drawing The procedure depends on the ACTIYE Create drawing type that will be created Internal External A Drawing Note A 3D model has to exist in Agile Sd A new draft is created for the active drawing and the Frame View is inserted The drawing frame selected in Agile is added to the Frame View and the title block is filled with the information from the respective form in Agile Drawing A copy is created from the drawing start model This copy is saved in a new Create drawing document and then loaded into Catia as an active model All passive models defined in Agile for the current Catia session are added to the structure of the external drawing Thus all Catia models in the session which have already been defined in Agile belong to this Assembly Drawing The positional information e g the positioning of models relative to one another is also stored in Agile Drawing Closes the model belonging
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