The 3D ACIS® Modeler (ACIS) is Spatial’s prominent 3D solid modeling engine. 3D InterOp is a CAD data translation framework (Interoperability)
InterOp:Connect/Options/Options for CATIA V5 Reader
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ElementNameOption
- Description
CATIA V5 provides tools to "publish" entities of interest in the data file, such as assigning custom names to them. This option controls how Publication elements are processed along with regular entity names. Valid values for this option include:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| NONE | Disables the generation of entity names |
| ELEMENT_NAME | Generates the element name only (default) |
| PUBLICATION_NAME | Transfers only published name(s) |
| ELEMENT_AND_PUBLICATION_NAME | Transfers the published name(s) followed by the generated element name |
- Default
NONE
Note: Only the names directly attached to CATIA V5 bodies, faces, edges, and vertices are currently supported.
ExportRevolveSurfAsNURBS
- Description
This option sets whether to translate revolved surfaces from CATIA V5 files as NURBS (Non-Uniform Rational B-spline Surfaces). Set this option to true to translate revolved surfaces from CATIA V5 files as NURBS in the target format. If you set this option to false, revolved surfaces in the CATIA V5 file are translated as NUBS (Non-Uniform B-spline Surfaces).
- Default
false
ExportUseSurfaceLimits
Note: This option applies to ACIS translators only.
- Description
This option sets whether to trim the underlying surface to face parameter bounds. Set this option to true to disable the trimming of surface to face bounds. If you set this option to false, the surface is trimmed to face bounds. If you are translating from ACIS to CATIA V5 to ACIS, surfaces are trimmed based on the attribute attached to a surface. The option, PreserveSurfaceLimits, available in the CATIA V5 Writer attaches an attribute to surface in CATIA V5 to indicate whether to preserve surface limits or not in subsequent CATIA V5 to ACIS translation. The following table lists the possible scenarios while using the PreserveSurfaceLimits option:
| ACIS to CATIA V5 Translation | CATIA V5 to ACIS Translation | Effect on Translation (CATIA V5 to ACIS) |
|---|---|---|
| The PreserveSurfaceLimits option is set to TRUE | The ExportUseSurfaceLimits option is set to TRUE | Surface trimming is not performed for all surfaces. |
| The PreserveSurfaceLimits option is set to TRUE | The ExportUseSurfaceLimits option is set to FALSE | Trimming performed on all the CATIA V5 surfaces except for those marked with PreserveSurfaceLimits attributes ( those translated from ACIS). |
| The PreserveSurfaceLimits option is set to FALSE | The ExportUseSurfaceLimits option is set to TRUE | Surface trimming is not performed for all surfaces. |
| The PreserveSurfaceLimits option is set to FALSE | The ExportUseSurfaceLimits option is set to FALSE | All the surfaces from CATIA V5 are trimmed. |
- Default
false
Note: This option is not applicable if CATIA V5 is set to an older version other than R18.
ImportEdgeAttributes
Note: This option applies to ACIS translators only.
- Description
Reading of edge level attributes from CATIA V5 might take long time. This option indicates whether to read the edge attributes from CATIA V5 file. Set this option to true to read edge attributes from CATIA V5 file. If this option is set to false, the edge attributes from CATIA V5 file are not read for translation.
- Default
false
MergeC1Edges
- Description
This option sets whether to merge the C1 continuous edges in the target document. Set this option to true to merge C1 continuous edges. If this option is set to false, the C1 continuous edges are not merged during translation from CATIA V5.
- Default
false
UseCanonicalSurface
Note: This option applies to ACIS translators only.
- Description
This option sets whether to translate NURB representation or Canonical form of multi-represented surfaces from CATIA V5 file. Multi-represented surface is a class of surface in CATIA V5 that include: CATFilletSurface, CATChamfer, CATDraftSurface, CATSweepSurface, and CATOffsetSurface surfaces. Set this option to true to translate the Canonical form of multi-represented surfaces. If this option is set to false, the NURB representation of multi-represented surfaces is translated.
- Default
true
