Completing a Structure

You can search and download the missing components of a document from 3DEXPERIENCE Platform and complete the structure in CATIA.

Notes:
  • If you open the selective components of a document, components of document that are not downloaded are displayed as missing in CATIA. For more information, see Opening Selected Components of an Assembly.
  • You cannot simultaneously download multiple missing documents from 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
  • In the Open dialog box, you can view the CAD object name in the Name box. A customized query is available for searching the missing links. If the name to be searched is completely different from the object name, you will have to type a query manually.
  • If you download a component different from the existing component in a structure, the structure is modified.
  • When you complete a structure, the MCAD representation files are not loaded in CATIA.
Important: The Find option is available only if 3DEXPERIENCE Platform is set to Current or Allowed in Document Environments area of the Options dialog box. If you open the selective components of a document, components that are available on the local directory are listed as not loaded. The components saved on local directory are not identified as missing nodes.

This task shows you how to:

Complete a Structure Using File > Desk

  1. In the CATIA toolbar, select File > Desk.
    The desk view appears and the missing components are listed in red color.
  2. Right-click the missing component and select Find.
    The Doc Chooser dialog box appears.
  3. Click 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
    The Find dialog box appears.
  4. Search for the missing components. For more information, see Searching Documents.
  5. In the search results, select the required missing component, and click OK.

The component is downloaded from 3DEXPERIENCE Platform and the document structure is completed.

Complete a Structure from the Specification Tree

  1. In the CATIA specification tree, right-click the missing component and select Find.
    The Doc Chooser dialog box appears.
  2. Click 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
    The Find dialog box appears.
  3. Search for the missing component. For more information, see Searching Documents.
  4. In the search results, select the required missing component and click OK.

The component is downloaded from 3DEXPERIENCE Platform and the structure is completed. If there are MCAD representation files, you can use File > Desk or Edit > Links to complete the structure.