CATIA-CADAM Interface
Preface
Getting Started
Basic Tasks
Advanced Tasks
Glossary
Index
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Preface
The CATIA-CADAM Interface User's Guide describes how to translate drafting
documents from CADAM Drafting to CATIA Version 5 and from CATIA Version 5 to
CADAM Drafting. It explains how the product should be used and provides specific
instructions for:
Setting Options for the CATIA-CADAM Interface product
Opening a CADAM Drafting model
Saving a V5 Drafting document as a CADAM Drafting model
It contains a detailed mapping table that shows how CADAM Drafting elements are
interpreted in CATIA and how CATIA Drafting elements are interpreted in CADAM. In
addition, guidelines are offered for preparing a CADAM Drafting model for translation.
Getting Started
Theme
Purpose
CATIA-CADAM Interface Methodology
Describes how the product is intended to be
used.
CADAM Drafting to V5 Interactive
Drafting -- Element Mapping Table
Provides a detailed list of CADAM Drafting
elements and the CATIA elements to which
they correspond after translation.
V5 Interactive Drafting to CADAM
Drafting -- Element Mapping Table
Provides a detailed list of CATIA Drafting
elements and the CADAM elements to which
they correspond after translation.
CATIA-CADAM Interface Methodology
The CATIA-CADAM Interface product allows you to integrate your CADAM Drafting environment with other
V5 CATIA product offerings. Depending on your intended usage, there are two basic design methodologies
that the CATIA-CADAM Interface product supports for integrating your V5 CATIA and CADAM drafting
environments. They are as follows:
CADAM Preliminary 2D Design to V5 CATIA 3D Design
This integration provides the user with the ability to develop your initial product design with the CADAM
Drafting product and then accomplish your 3D design using the suite of V5 CATIA mechanical design
products. The following diagram shows the basic flow for integration of the CADAM Drafting and CATIA V5
products using this methodology.
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