MULTICAx SolidWorks Plug-in

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1 MULTICAx SolidWorks Plug-in Overview What's New? User Tasks Requirements Methodologies and Advice Initializing the Environment Importing SolidWorks Data Importing Part Files or Assembly Files Interactively Importing a SolidWorks Part File Interactively in 3d com Loading a SolidWorks File Interactively into DMU via 3d com Translating Files from the Command Line Improved Associativity Support on Multi-CAD Data Snapping Imported Components Checking and Updating the Status of Assemblies Trouble Shooting Replacing MultiCAD Links Customizing External Formats Index

2 Overview Welcome to the MULTICAx SolidWorks (S) Plug-in User's Guide! This guide is intended for users who need to become quickly familiar with the product. This overview provides the following information: MULTICAx SolidWorks (S) Plug-in in a Nutshell Before Reading this Guide Getting the Most Out of this Guide Accessing Sample Documents Conventions Used in this Guide MULTICAx SolidWorks (S) Plug-in in a Nutshell The MULTICAx SolidWorks (S) Plug-in allows users to import: SolidWorks native data (part and assembly models). This import converts SolidWorks part geometry into the CATIA Graphical Representation (CGR) or CATPart formats, which renders it readable by V5. The MULTICAx S Plug-in imports SolidWorks assembly files into a V5 product structure document. Users can perform this import interactively or from the command line. Parasolid formats (*.x_t and *.x_b): parts only. VDA-FS data (*.vda): parts only. Before Reading this Guide Prior to reading the MULTICAx SolidWorks (S) Plug-in User's Guide, you are recommended to have a look at the Infrastructure User's Guide for information on the generic capabilities common to all products. Getting the Most Out of this Guide To make the most out of this book, we suggest that a beginning user reads the Requirements chapter first of all and the other Users Tasks to find his way around the MULTICAx SolidWorks (S) Plug-in Accessing Sample Documents To perform the scenarios, sample documents are provided all along this documentation. For more information about this, refer to Accessing Sample Documents in the Infrastructure User's Guide.

3 Enhanced Functionalities What's New? Support of Solidwoks 2004 data. Update Status Checker Interactive update is now available. Direct mode Colors of parts are supported in CATPart mode. Customizing Settings The Visu Snap option allows exact snapping on facetted data.

4 User Tasks Requirements Methodologies and Advice Initializing the Environment Importing SolidWorks Data Translating Files from the Command Line Improved Associativity Support on Multi-CAD Data Snapping Imported Components Checking and Updating the Status of Assemblies Trouble Shooting Replacing MultiCAD Links

5 Requirements Never modify data generated in V5: information could be lost and the MULTICAD Update could result in incorrect results. Part Number must be unique, all parts with the same name are considered as identical. On Windows, make sure the files to translate are not encrypted: push the Advanced button in the Properties dialog box of the file and uncheck the Encrypt contents to secure data option. The MultiCAx SolidWorks (S) Plug-in is supported on Windows only. The MULTICAx SolidWorks (S) Plug-in allows you to import: SolidWorks native data (part and assembly models). This import converts SolidWorks part geometry into the CATIA Graphical Representation (CGR) or CATPart formats, which renders it readable by V5. SolidWorks assembly files into a V5 product structure document. You can perform this import interactively or from the command line. Parasolid formats (*.x_t and *.x_b): parts only. VDA-FS data (*.vda): parts only.

6 When importing SolidWorks part geometry, MULTICAx S Plug-in converts all solid bodies belonging to visible layers in the SolidWorks part into the CGR-faceted form, with user-specified tessellation parameters. In addition, parts can optionally be imported in the CATPart data format, which allows access to geometry. Coordinate systems can also be retrieved in the generated CATPart files. Any part user attributes defined in the original part are stored in the CATProduct document. The assembly import converts the SolidWorks assembly hierarchy into product structure, along with the proper positions. No attributes of the assembly other than hierarchy, positions, and colors of the geometry are addressed in assembly import. Protocols and attributes For conversions, the following protocols or attributes apply: The SolidWorks part files must have the.sldprt extension The SolidWorks assembly files must have the.sldasm extension. The VDA-FS part files must have the.vda extension Parasolid formats must have the.x_t and.x_b extension Length units for both parts and assemblies are converted to millimeters. Assembly-level colors and other features are not supported. Pure wireframe data and coorsys are not supported during the conversion. Text and annotations are not supported. SolidWorks configurations are not supported. Licensing requirements.sldasm and.sldprt extensions are not natively supported in CATIA. Therefore, DSL licenses (ENOVIA PORTAL, CATIA) are required to access these extensions. CAD Format Part Assembly Drafting support Foreign CAD license File Extension V5 License SolidWorks up to 2004 OK OK KO No.sldasm,.sldprt DSL (CATIA, ENOVIA) MSP (DELMIA) Parasolid up to V14 OK KO N/A No.x_t.x_b DSL (CATIA, ENOVIA) MSP (DELMIA) VDA-FS OK N/A N/A No.vda ** (**) VDA-FS data is read with any of the following MultiCAx plug-in products installed (no licenses required): PDL, DAL, DEL, DSL, UDL.

7 Methodologies and Advice This section provides information regarding supported features and limitations when using SolidWorks/Parasolid/VDA-FS data in CATIA V5, which users should be familiar with prior to configuring and using SolidWorks Plug-in. Output Formats When importing Multi-CAD data within CATIA V5, a conversion is performed. Depending on the use of data you are going to have, you can choose whether to create CGR, CGR with canonical information or CATPart data. With all these formats you can access to part user attributes using Edit -> Properties: Move the data (cf. limitations to move due to the associative mode) Clash detection Inertia and Volume calculations Each format has its own limitations and advantages: CGR (Visu mode). CATIA Graphical Representation is the visualization format of CATIA V5. With this very light format, you can do approximate measurement and have access to all the basic DMU functionalities. CGR with canonical information which enable exact measurement and exact snapping (Visu Snap mode) CATPart (CATPart mode). It is a standard V5 CATPart, therefore you can use it as any other CATPart. As the associative mode is specific to Multi-CAD data, it is advised to use publications before putting a link onto the Part. Otherwise, your link would be broken as soon as the CATPart is re-generated after the original CAD Part modification. Supported Features Access to part user attributes (via Edit->Properties) Move Exact positioning - Snap command - when using CATPart Mode The colors of SolidWorks/Parasolid parts are supported in CATPart and direct mode, Clash detection Approximate measurements (or exact measurement with a CATPart) Inertia and volume calculations Limitations Exact measuring not fully supported in Exact Geometry Mode Other exact geometric features supported only on CATParts: assembly constraints, kinematics. SAG is not taken into account by SolidWorks server: approximate snap is not working in some cases. VDA-FS files which contain POLYGON entity type are not supported. Parasolid files containing more than 200 components cannot be imported into an assembly structure. You have to split those files in smaller files to import them successfully. In CATPart mode, multi-shells entities, i.e. entities with one external shell and one internal shell, are not transferred as such (as a part body) but as a geometrical set containing several faces.

8 SolidWorks data containing invalid characters The conversion into CATPart mode fails if your SolidWorks data contain characters invalid for V5. To fix this issue, you can now apply the following methodology: Go to Tools -> Options -> General -> Compatibility -> V4 Data Reading >- Conversion V4/V5 -> Characters Equivalence Table Path to specify a table for characters conversion. Fill in this table with the same information as for a V4/V5 conversion, plus the characters which are not supported in your files. The example below shows the content of the table to support "a umlaut" and "u umlaut" characters. 0x22 " _Inch 0x2a * x 0xB1 ± _ 0x2f / _ 0x3a : _ 0x3c < _ 0x3e > _ 0x3f? _ 0x5c \ _ 0x7c _ 0xe4 ä ae 0xfc ü ue (separator is a tabulation)

9 For more information on how to create the characters conversion table, please refer to the V4 Integration documentation. Using CATPart Geometry Mode versus Visu Mode The MULTICAx SolidWorks Plug-in supports CATPart mode, allowing for SolidWorks/Parasolid/VDA-FS parts to be imported as CATPart data files. In this mode, SolidWorks/Parasolid/VDA-FS parts data contained in the solid body are transferred into a CATPart. As CATPart files are large and take more time to convert, the CATPart mode management is an optional feature. CATPart Features and Limitations The features and limitations of Multi-CAD CATParts are the same as the ones of CATIA V5 CATParts. When to use the CATPart Mode CATPart Mode is used when a user needs to perform exact positioning and exact measuring. You should be aware that the conversion to the CATPart format requires more time than only generating the CGR (faceted format). In addition, CATPart files are larger than their corresponding CGR files. Therefore, it is recommended that CATPart mode is only enabled if exact positioning, exact measurement or putting constraints is required.

10 Initializing the Environment When installing the MultiCAx media, all the references will be made to CATIA. This is not a problem and will not affect the product behavior. But it will create shortcuts and environment with CATIA names.

11 Importing SolidWorks Data Importing Part Files or Assembly Files Interactively

12 Importing Part or Assembly Files Interactively This procedure describes how to import SolidWorks parts or assemblies into a product structure document. After using this procedure, your SolidWorks part or assembly files will be imported into a product structure document. The following pages give you an example about importing SolidWorks files interactively but the procedure is the same with the other formats VDA-FS or Parasolid. 1. Open an empty or existing product structure document. 2. On the product structure document, use the right mouse button to select the product under which the SolidWorks part /assembly is to be imported. A menu appears. 3. Select Components -> Existing Component. A dialog box appears, such as the one shown below, with parts files:

13 Or with assembly files: 4. Navigate to the directory where the desired part / assembly files are present. 5. Select the part / assembly to be imported and click the Open button (or double-click the part /

14 assembly). The selected file appears under the selected product in the product structure. In the example below, the product selected in step 2 was axel.2 (highlighted in orange); the part selected in step 4 was wheel.sldprt. In the example below, Product 1 was the product selected in step 2, auto.sldasm was the assembly selected in step 4.

15 Importing a SolidWorks Part File Interactively in 3d com This section applies to ENOVIA DMU or ENOVIA 3d com.

16 Loading a SolidWorks File Interactively into DMU through 3d com Remote File Tree This section applies to ENOVIA DMU or ENOVIA 3d com.

17 Translating Files from the Command Line This procedure describes how to run the CATDMUUtility Batch. The CATDMUUtility is a batch process enabling the generation of.catproduct,.catpart,.cgr formats from SolidWorks/Parasolid/VDA-FS files. The following examples show typical arguments and command switches passed to the CATDMUUtility batch: Converting a SolidWorks part to a V5 cgr file Converting a SolidWorks part to a V5 CATPart file CATDMUUtility -f InputPartFile -cgr OutputCgrFile Converting a SolidWorks assembly to a V5 CATProduct file Options CATDMUUtility -f InputPartFile -part OutputPartFile CATDMUUtility -f InputProductFile -product OutputCATProductFile Input and output options that can be used with CATDMUUtility are described below. Input Options -f Input file with appropriate extension. A path must follow the option. For Solidworks part, the extension file should be.sldprt, for Solidworks assemblies it should be.sldasm. Output Options -cgr Output file for cgr corresponding to a part input file. -part Output file for CATPart corresponding to the part input file. -product Output file for CATProduct corresponding to the Solidworks assembly input file.

18 Other options The other options available for conversion are the settings corresponding to the environment. They are defined in Tools -> Options -> General -> Compatibility -> External Formats. In particular, the use of cgr or CATPart can be customized in these options. For more information see Customizing External Formats in CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide. Run the following shell to start the batch process : How to run the Batch 1. Write a shell script containing the following lines: "C:\<install_dir>\intel_a\code\bin\CATDMUUtility.exe" -env CATIA.V5R10.B10 - direnv "C:\Winnt\Profiles\All Users\Application Data\Dassault Systemes\CATEnv" - f inputfile -cgr outputfile1 2. Run the shell. Where -env... is the default environment -direnv... is the directory path containing this environment. CATIA.V5R10.B10 is an example of environment name, it will vary with the level of CATIA installed.

19 Improved Associativity Support on Multi-CAD Data This section describes the concepts of improved associative support on Multi-CAD data in Batch mode, and discusses the conditions under which this associativity can be guaranteed. How associative mode works When launching the Conversion Batch on Multi-CAD data, Multi-CAD files are converted and stored but this information (source or origin of the part files) cannot be visible by the user and CGR files are not stocked into Cache Memory. Only the 3D view can be seen by the user. By doing a batch conversion over a SolidWorks assembly, this assembly is transferred into a V5 format file: a CATProduct. All the parts contained in this SolidWorks assembly are converted as a cgr or CATPart. During this transcription, we transfer all the assembly structure, geometrical information as well as original links. After this conversion, the CATProduct reproduces the 3D View of the original assembly and also stores a link onto the original files. The last information will enable the MultiCAD Update Batch to check if V5 data are up to date compared with their original data. The following schema draws a parallel between the CAD System and CATIA V5. Step 3 corresponds to the modification or review of Imported CAD Data in CATIA V5. From the Import of CAD data to the Synchronization of V5 Session: Launching the Update Batch means using the associative mode; the Batch operates on V5 data in order to update their structure or geometry according to the changes made by the SolidWorks designer onto the original data. On the one hand, if a SolidWorks part file has been modified, you can launch the update Batch on the CATProduct and the part file -not the whole assembly structure- is re-converted so that the V5 geometry of the SolidWorks part is always up to date. The part can be subsequently manipulated in V5. On the other hand, if only the SolidWorks assembly structure has been modified, you can launch the Batch on the CATProduct and the assembly file -not the part file- is re-converted so that the V5 product structure is updated. Here is a schema showing the conversion and update processes of an assembly structure when importing CAD data into CATIA V5. MultiCAD conversion and update processes

20 The associative mode is the default mode. But if you do not launch the Batch, you will use what was called the nonassociative mode in the previous V5 versions. Associative mode is useful when a user wants to maintain synchronization with structure and/or geometry changes. But if you prefer to keep your assembly as it was at the moment of the conversion, you do not need to launch the Batch. Therefore, in this case, you will not do any synchronization between V5 data and original SolidWorks data. Using the update batch to maintain associativity

21 This task shows you how to convert SolidWorks/Parasolid/VDA-FS assemblies into V5 CATProducts and how to keep associativity between the modified CAD data and the converted product files, in CATIA V5. 1. On Windows, in a Command Prompt window, you can launch the conversion Batch by entering the following command: "C:\<install_dir>\intel_a\code\bin\CATDMUUtility.exe" -env CATIA.V5R10.B10 -direnv "C:\Winnt\Profiles\All Users\Application Data\Dassault Systemes\CATEnv" -f E:\tmp\sw.sldasm -product E:\tmp\prod1.CATProduct For information, -env is the default environment (CATIA V5R10 for instance) and -direnv is the directory path containing this environment. Please note that this conversion will take into account the settings in Tools -> Options -> General -> Compatibility -> External Formats. 2. Modify the SolidWorks/Parasolid/VDA-FS part in the original CAD system. 3. Launch the update Batch by entering the command: "C:\<install_dir>\intel_a\code\bin\CATMCIReplace.exe" -env CATIA.V5R10.B10 -direnv "C:\Winnt\Profiles\All Users\Application Data\Dassault Systemes\CATEnv" - i E:\tmp\prod1.CATProduct -update If you open prod1.catproduct interactively in CATIA V5, you will be able to see the geometry modification. For more information about the launching of CATDMUUtility, please refer to Running CATDMUUtility Batch Process, in DMU Navigator User's Guide.

22 Snapping Imported Components This section describes how to activate and use CATPart support interactively, with the Snap command. The Snap command projects the geometric element of a component onto another geometric element belonging to the same or to a different component. Using this command is a convenient way to position components relatively to each other. Please note that the structure of a MultiCAD assembly must never be modified. Never move parts inside the assembly! You may only position the assembly relatively to another one. 1. Click the Snap button. Once the Snap command has been activated, axis, planes or coordinate systems can be selected. Please refer to the Snapping Components section of the DMU Navigator User's Guide for a complete description of snap functionality. 2. Select an axis on Part4 (Part4.1):

23 3. Select an axis on Part3 (Part3.1):

24 The result is:

25 The CATPart files will be written out into the directory indicated by the Output path section of the Tools -> Options -> General - > Compatibility -> External Formats.

26 Checking and Updating the Status of Assemblies This task shows you how to check the Update Status of elements of an assembly. This command is available in CGR and CATPart modes. We strongly recommend that you save all documents before launching the command! Modified elements with a time stamp preceding that of the elements checked are not taken into account. 1. Open the Tools > Customize dialog box. Go to the Commands tab and select the All Commands category. 2. In the Commands list, select Update Status Checker and drag and drop the command into a toolbar.

27 3. Push the Update Status Checker icon and pick a node in the specification tree.

28 The Update Status Checker checks the status of the components at this node level. If the components are up to date, the light remains green and the message Nothing to update is displayed in the dialog box. If original elements have been modified and the imported elements are not up to date, the light turns red, the elements to update are listed in the dialog box (with their name, location of the original file and date of modification). A message explains how to update the elements.

29 If you select a line in the To update list, the corresponding element is highlighted in the specification tree. 4. Push the update button. All the elements listed in the To update field are updated. 5. Push Close to exit the action. You can repeat this control on different nodes of the same specification tree, i.e. at different levels of the assembly. The control will start at this level. Note that in CGR mode, as the assembly information are gathered at the root level of the assembly, any update information will refer to this root level whereas in CATPart mode the update information will refer to the actual level of the modification.

30 Trouble Shooting Conflicts between several V5 releases If you have several V5 releases installed on your machine (i.e. releases Rxx and Rxx+1, the SP number does not matter), two incidents may happen when you use the older V5 release: the conversion fails using the Direct Server. An Incident Report window opens with such a message: Error Conversion of "MyFile" failed using 'Direct Server', or you get unexpected results when inserting a file you had inserted correctly previously. This is due to the fact that the registry editor has been synchronized on the latest V5 release you have installed. When you start an older V5 release this may lead to conflicts when launching the Direct Server. This is how to proceed to update the Registry Editor to work with the release Rxx: 1. Make sure you have the rights to enter the Registry Editor, or ask your administrator to do so. 2. Open a command prompt on C: 3. Go to the bin directory of the release Rxx: cd C:\Program Files\DassaultSystemes\Bxx\intel_a\code\bin\ 4. Enter the following at the command prompt: cnext /regserver Note there is a blank between cnext and /regserver. This is how to proceed to check the Registry Editor before starting the release Rxx: 1. Make sure you have the rights to enter the Registry Editor, or ask your administrator to do so. 2. Open a command prompt on C: 3. Key in regedit 4. Select My Computer in the Registry Editor dialog box.

31 Use the Edit/Find menu to find the CATDirectServer. Select only Data in the Look at options: The result looks like this 5. Check that the path is valid: Bxx in C:\Program Files\DassaultSystemes\Bxx\intel_a\code\bin\..\binsw\CATDirectServer.exe must correspond to Rxx. If necessary update the Registry Editor as explained above.

32 Creation of V5 solid fails When there is one or several non-manifold solids in the component you want to insert, the V5 solid is not created. The geometry of the original component is not lost, but the full geometry of the component is converted into a No-Show Geometrical set because the solid could not be created. This happens when the Link Mode is set to CATPart in Options/Compatibility/External Formats. The result CATPart apparently contains several distinct mechanical parts in one single Geometrical Set, the mechanical parts sharing one or several common faces or edges. This happens because the component inserted is not an assembly, and the original solid is non-manifold, i.e. more than two faces share a single edge. Thus, V5 tries to construct one manifold solid or one open shell for each original solid converted. The conversion provides the best possible result, i.e. a Geometrical set made of separate surfaces. Try one of the following methods to solve this problem: Method 1: accept the current result and use the GSD Assembly function to build the shells or the solids manually, by selecting the different elements in a way that provides manifold areas. Method 2: in the original CAD system, split the non-manifold solid into separate manifold shells and solids. Method 3: in the original CAD system, split the solid into separate solids and build an assembly from those. Method 4: set the Link Mode to Visu, if allowed by your process.

33 Replacing MultiCAD Links This procedure describes how to replace interactively broken MultiCAD links. This can also be done in batch mode, by launching the utility CATMCIReplace -i E:\path_to_product\top.CATProduct without the - update switch. It will automatically replace the broken link. Broken links can occur when : a MultiCAD conversion is launched in batch mode, impacting a document which is referenced by another V5 assembly. a MultiCAD update is performed on a part referenced by another assembly. The conversion changes the unique Id of the updated part, and the referenced document which have the Id saved in the aggregating product no longer exists. Broken links also occur when a file is replaced by another one in the file system, with the same file name (but different Id). The command looks for a document in the current directory which have the same file name as the one stored in the product structure. If the search succeeds, the command replaces all references to the old part by references to the new one in the aggregating product. 1. Open the Tools > Customize dialog box. Go to the Commands tab and select the All Commands category. 2. In the Commands list, select Remove link and drag and drop the command into a toolbar. 3. Push the Remove link icon

34 Nothing appears if there is no broken link. If a broken link is found and replaced, a dialog box like this appears: If a broken link is found but cannot be replaced, a dialog box like this appears:

35 Customizing The quality and performances of your export or import data can be improved by choosing the most suitable settings. 1. Select the Tools -> Options command. The Options dialog box displays. 2. Choose the General category in the left-hand box, then Compatibility. 3. Use the arrow to navigate to the tab you need: External Formats

36 4. Set options in these tabs according to your needs. 5. Click OK when done.

37 Customizing External Formats Import If you have the SolidWorks, SolidEdge or Acis Plug-In license, the following categories of options will be available: visu format unit preferred conversion technology link mode others output of generated data Ideas ProEngineer Unigraphics You imported a CAD Part through the Insert ->Existing Component command. Visu Format Unit Millimeters per unit This setting allows you to specify the number of millimeters per unit of the model. For instance, if you have a file in inch, you need to enter 25.4 in this field. This option is taken into account when you have the following formats: SLP, STL, OBJ, BYU, IFF and _PS. Note: For a file of type _PS, the Visu Format Unit must be set to 10. Preferred Conversion Technology Indirect A CAD license will be used (available for DELMIA product line only). By default, this option is activated.

38 Direct No CAD license will be used. Support of ProE20 only. Support of UG data up to V18. For Solidworks, SolidEdge, Parasolid, ACIS, DXF 3D, Inventor and VDA-FS : use the direct mode on Windows. (Note: These formats are supported on Windows only.) Link Mode Visu Tesselated data. By default, this option is activated. Visu Snap Recovery of CAD's exact geometry to generate V5 CGR. Canonical shape properties are identified. The visualization mode enables part snapping capability. After selecting this option, this message appears: "Please, restart session to take modifications into account". CATPart Link with a V5 CATPart. Do not modify this CATPart in CATIA V5. Others Save Coorsys in Cgr Stores part coordinate systems in.cgr file. It is only supported in the indirect mode. This parameter determines whether coordinate systems present in imported ProE, UG or IDEAS parts will be imported into the resulting CGR files. Output of generated data

39 Output Path Lets you customize the Output File for generated data. It specifies the location where CGR, NCGM and CATParts will be generated. IDEAS (indirect mode only) If you have the IDEAS, ProEngineer or Unigraphics Plug-In licenses, additional options will appear in the External Formats tab. With the IDEAS Plug-In license, you obtain: IDI 3D Annotation (CATPart mode only) Select this option to convert IDI 3D Annotations to V5 (requires one of the following licenses): CATIA: FT1.prd or FTA.prd ENOVIA: DT1.prd DELMIA: MTR.prd or MFT.prd Tesselation Parameter Parameter of IDEAS chordal deviation. The Tesselation parameter holds the value tessellating the surfaces contained by the I-DEAS parts. Project Name This parameter is only used when converting data through the MS8 and MS9 based converter.this parameter must hold the name of the project under which the model file is being converted, and is registered, in the I-DEAS Data Management system. Library Name Pkg import (IDEAS package file) is the name of the library to transfer. Part or Assembly Name You can select any kind of data you want to read from the pkg file Part or Assembly and specify its name.

40 Part Number This setting is optional, you can specify the part number you want to transfer. Revision Number This setting is optional, you can specify the revision number you want to transfer. ProEngineer With the ProEngineer Plug-In license: Quilts Read Enables to activate the transfer of quilts surfaces inside CGR. This setting does not apply to NCGM or CATPart conversions. By default, this option is not activated. Simplified Representation Only part simplified representation is supported. To set the name of the part simplified representation to use before the Assembly conversion, check this box and enter the name. By default, this option is not activated. Instance Name When you want to import a specific instance of a generic assembly/part, check this button and specify the name of the instance of your choice. By default, this option is not activated. NOTE: For Simplified Representation and Instance Name, only upper case names are supported with the direct converter. Unigraphics (indirect mode only)

41 And with the Unigraphics Plug-In license: Layers String indicating the layers that need to be transferred during conversion. The syntax is: * : all layers are transferred by default 5, 8, 27 : only layers 5, 8, 27 are transferred : all layers from 8 up to 32 (including 8 and 32) are transferred. 2, 5, 8-32 : layers 2, 5 and all layers from 8 up to 32 (including 8 and 32) are transferred. Convert active layers only If this option is activated, it enables to transfer only active layers or to transfer all types of layers (active and inactive). It can be used together with the previous Layers setting, in that case only layers that are compliant with those two settings will be transferred. By default, this option is activated. Convert open surfaces If this option is activated, it enables to transfer UG Open Surfaces during the conversion. By default, this option is not activated. Drawing Name This setting is used in Batch mode only, while creating a CATDrawing. In this box you can specify the name of the drawing you want to transfer.

42 Index Symbols.asm.cgr.SLDASM.SLDPRT.vda.x_t or.x_b Numerics 3d com Interoperability 3d com interoperability Parasolid SolidWorks VDA-FS A Associative mode How it works Maintaining associativity MultiCAD conversion update processes B batch mode

43 CATDMUUtility Batch options C CATDMUUtility command CATDMUUtility Batch batch mode command CATDMUUtility command line options D Differences between 3d com and DMU Navigator/CATIA/DELMIA G Geometry Mode versus Visu Mode H How it works Associative mode How to run the Batch I import

44 parasolid data Solidworks VDA-FS Input Options L Licensing requirements Requirements Limitations Supported Features M Maintaining associativity Associative mode MultiCAD conversion Associative mode O options batch mode command line Other options Output Formats Output Options P Parasolid 3d com interoperability

45 parasolid data import Protocols and attributes Requirements R Requirements Licensing requirements Protocols and attributes S snap command SolidWorks 3d com interoperability Solidworks import Supported Features Limitations U update processes Associative mode V VDA-FS 3d com interoperability import