Pro/ENGINEER® Interface for CATIA II with Associative Topology Bus™ (ATB)Asa TrainerDirector, Product ManagementSeptember 2007 Rev B
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Agenda
Overview
Benefits
Details
Customer Metric
Case Study
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Pro/ENGINEER INTERFACE for CATIA II with ATB
Very Successful ImplementationBroad Entity Coverage
–including PT, PLN, AXS, CRV, SUR, FAC, SKI, SKD, SOLM & SOLE
–Higher-Order Surface definitions maintained
–Colors & Layers transferred
Assembly Support–Dittos & Sessions are supported
Filtering– No Show entities & Unused Details
No CATIA License required–Sun, SGI, AIX, HPUX UNIX + WinNT
–Import and export of all CATIA V4 versions
–Locked to Pro/ENGINEER seat
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Geometric Entity Transfer
Original CATIA Data
CATIA Data imported into Pro/ENGINEER
Surfaces/Skins
Mockup Solids
Exact Solids
Complex Solids
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Surface Transfer
Math Definition maintainedHigher Order & Intent Surface
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CATIA Assembly Transfer to Pro/E
Product Structure maintainedDetail/Dittos supportedSessions supported
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INTERFACE for CATIA II with ATB
Added Benefits of the ATB linkHeterogeneous Assemblies in Pro/ENGINEER
– Quickly identify CATIA models in session
– Use CATIA models as reference
– Create downstream deliverables based on CATIA models
• drawings, NC toolpaths, Mechanica analyses, etc,...
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INTERFACE for CATIA II with ATB - Other Info
PackagingSeparately Licensed Module Locked to Pro/E Foundation
CapabilitiesSupport for CATIA long names (80 character)Import CATIA EXP format files Export to pre-defined CATIA Model Size and AccuracyExport of Assemblies as CATIA SessionsExport to pre-defined CATIA “start” modelImport into Template PartsInclude CATIA V4 *.model components contained in a CATIA V5 assembly
– Must have Interface for CATIA V4 license for V4 support
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Support for CATIA Long Names
Long Names (up to 80 characters) supportedSpecial Characters replaced
ATB Mode– in Model Tree
– without Truncation
Non-ATB Mode– Truncated in Model Tree
• With Duplicates Indexed
– Full Names Available
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Platform Support
Pro/ENGINEER Interface for CATIA II with ATB
PlatformsPro/ENGINEER
Wildfire 3.0Pro/ENGINEER
Wildfire 4.0
Partner OS Processor 32 bit 64 bit 32 bit 64 bit
Windows2000 Pentium/Xeon – – –XP Pentium/Xeon
Vista Pentium/Xeon – –
HP HP-UX PA8000 – –Linux Pentium/Xeon – – –
SUN SolarisSolaris UltraSPARC II – –Solaris AMD – –Linux AMD – – –
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Version Support
Pro/ENGINEER Interface for CATIA II with ATB
* CATIA V4 files are exported at release 4.1.9 to provide maximum flexibility. All files are upward compatible to the latest versions of CATIA V4.
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0
CATIA V4 Import Versions 4.1.6 - 4.2.5 4.1.6 - 4.2.5CATIA V4 Export Versions* 4.1.9 4.1.9
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PerkinElmer Fluid Sciences, Beltsville, MD Ducting Tooling Process
Developed a process for bringing in native CATIA data in Pro/ENGINEER for design and detailing of ducting tooling
Brought in external CAD data in very easilyAble to maintain the assembly structure and layers and create ProE assembliesreferenced external CAD geometry to build associated tooling assemblies and associated drawings and 3D models
By maintaining proper directory structure and geometry references, changes to the original external CAD model will update in the heterogeneous assembly via the ATB.
Pro/ENGINEER Data
CATIA V4 ATB Data
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ATB Case Study - Metso Paper, Rautpohja FoundryFinland
Business problemEliminate data conversion reworkReduce lead timeConcurrent engineering needs with CATIA customers
ATB solutionImport native CATIA models and eliminate post IGES/STEP translation modificationsReduce lead time from 6...8 weeks to 3 weeks
Products:Gray and Ductile iron castings
from 50 kg to 65 000 kg
Mikko Hinkkanen – “By importing native CATIA models we eliminated model rework and removed days from our process”
For more information contact: Asa Trainer Director of Product Management, MCAD Interoperability +1.781.370.6258 [email protected]