3D Interoperability

[mrg]

I searched the archives for this question but it doesn't seem to have been asked yet, so:

What are the InterOp plans for adding support for reading and writing CATIA V6 parts and assemblies?

Thanks

Mark

[rbagley]

Hi Mark,

The short answer: Use InterOp ACIS V5 Reader.

The longer answer: V6 is an on-line environment with multiple workbenches (CATIA, SIMULIA, etc.) working on data that's all stored in an ENOVIA repository.  There is no such thing as a CATIA V6 part or assembly file.  The only way to read precise part and product data out of V6 currently is to export is as V5 CATPart and CATProduct - which 3D InterOp CATIA V5 Reader handles just fine.

Best,

Ray Bagley

[mrg]

Thanks Ray.

The extra detail about how V6 works was very useful.

[JuL]

Hi,

A customer using V6 told me that it exports CATShape files, not CATPart files.

Is InterOp CATIA V5 reader capable of handling this files ?

Thanks,

Julien

[rbagley]

The CATBack function saves CATPart and CATProduct files.