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Exposing Extensive Design Information
This feature extracts CATIA V5 information from Windchill and puts it in an XML file for downstream customization use in Windchill, outside CATIA V5. This feature can expose three different types of design information from CATIA V5 components into the XML file, including the parameter information on geometrical sets, the text notes from annotations sets, and the inertia properties of specific part bodies.
The information is collected using the following preferences:
1. The expose.parameters.under.geometrical.set.from.specification.tree preference in the wgmclient.ini file determines how parameter values are exposed under geometrical sets from a CATIA V5 specification tree.
This preference has the following options:
Option
Description
None
Does not expose any parameters under any geometrical set from the specification tree
(Specific geometrical set)
For a single geometrical set, use *\\<name of set>\\*
For multiple geometrical sets, use a semicolon as in the following example: *\\<name of set 1>\\*;*\\<name of set 2>\\*, *\\<name of set 3>\\*
All
Exposes all the parameters under any geometrical set from the specification tree
The expose.annotation.text.notes.from.specification.tree preference in the wgmclient.ini file controls whether to expose text notes under annotations sets from the specification tree upon Save to Workspace or Checkin.
This preference has the following options:
Option
Description
No
Does not expose annotation note text from the specification tree
Yes
Exposes annotation note text from the specification tree
2. The expose.measure.inertia.property preference in the wgmclient.ini file controls whether to expose measure inertia property on the main part body upon Save to Workspace or Checkin. If you wish to expose this property, specify the object that is expected to be measured. The result of the calculation is exposed.
This preference has the following options:
Option
Description
None
Does not expose measure inertia property
PartBody
Expose the measure inertia property and calculate against PartBody.
3. The identify.standard.part preference in the wgmclient.ini file controls whether to expose the geometrical set information of specific parts identified by a standard naming convention. If you wish to expose this information, the values of the string which reflect the customer naming convention to define the standard part are used to search the standard part in the specification tree.
This preference has the following options:
Option
Description
None
Does not expose design information of the standard part.
[filename of CAD model, name of geometrical set]
Enter the values of the string which reflect the convention to define the standard part used to search the standard part in the specification tree. The format is pairs of strings separated by semicolon. For example, [none, none]; [filename of CAD model, name of geometrical set]; [filename of CAD model, name of geometrical set]
The resulting XML file containing the data does not need to be opened in CATIA V5. The xml file is created using the naming convention <Parent_File_Name>.para.xml and is saved as an attachment to the part.
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