Translating Catia V5

[Rick Henrickson The Boeing Co.]

I have my solid defined as layer 5 in Catia but no matter what Mastercam brings the solid in on level 255 any Ideas?

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Rick,

Which Catia reader are you using? Ours or the CATRead addon from MoldPlus?

[Rick Henrickson The Boeing Co.]

Moldplus

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Then my ability to help is limited, sorry...

You might be better off just contacting them about it.

[Rick Henrickson The Boeing Co.]

I just thought maybe I was doing something wrong, thanks

[Ron Branch @ 5th Axis]

Do you have the Use Mastercam xform to translate the solid checked in the ReadV5 settings for Moldplus? We use it all the time and do not see the problems you are seeing. Also do you have Load assembly parts in separate level checked? Do you have Load duplicate parts in the same level checked? What is the value for First level to use for separate parts loading?

 

On the Common Settings do you have Load all in main level checked?

 

Also are you using this with Verisurf? Do you have the FTA/GDT for Verisurf MDB checked if you are? Do you have your entity filter set-up for colors and Levels?

[Rick Henrickson The Boeing Co.]

yes the use mastercam xform is checked,

no check on load assy parts in separate levels

in common load all in main level not checked

 

The FTA/ GDT is checked and the filter is setup

[Ron Branch @ 5th Axis]

Strange. Is it a R19 file by chance?

[Rick Henrickson The Boeing Co.]

this is an R19

[Ron Branch @ 5th Axis]

It is a catproduct or catpart file?

[Rick Henrickson The Boeing Co.]

Catpart

[Ron Branch @ 5th Axis]

If it were a product file then I would look to that, but since it is a part file I am not sure where to look. I would recommend like Pete you contact Moldplus and maybe do a sample file since the part is probably ITAR and can not be sent to them so they can track it down. Sorry I can not be of more assistance.

 

HTH

[Rick Henrickson The Boeing Co.]

Thanks for the help Ron I apreciate it.