adlOpening Documents in CATIA V5 from the Compass

You can start CATIA V5, and open V5 data from the 3DEXPERIENCE platform using the Compass. For the Open operation, you can select data from the global search results, and 3DSpace widget.

Before you begin: You need to install R2016x GA version of XCADDesignConnectors-V6R2016x, ENOVIA Integration Exchange Framework Client, and Hot Fix (HF) of XCADDesignConnectors on your client computer. While installing XCADDesignConnectors-V6R2016x, you must select CATIA V5.
  1. Update the registry entry that was automatically introduced during the CATIA V5 GA installation.
  2. Open a cmd window with administrative privileges.
  3. Move to the win_b64\code\bin directory of your CATIA installation with 'cd' command.
  4. Run V5RegServer as follows: V5RegServer -set CATIA -env MyEnv -direnv MyDirEnv where, MyEnv is the name of the environment and MyDirEnv is the name of the folder containing the environment.
    Here, MyEnv is ENV001 and MyDirEnv is C:\Users\wb9\AppData\Roaming\DassaultSystemes\CATEnv.

The selected documents are opened in CATIA V5.

Important:
  • If there are several CATIA V5 releases installed on the client machine, this functionality will only apply to the registered CATIA V5 installation.
  • Open from Compass does not work if CATIA is already launched on a client computer (CATIA V5 must be started from the Compass).
  • A warning message is displayed twice in the 3DEXPERIENCE launcher, when documents are opened from the compass. Click Always in the warning message to stop displaying this message.
  • Opening documents in CATIA V5 from the 3DEXPERIENCE Compass requires CATIA V5 to be idle, and ready to open the selected document.
  • You may select a root object, and open it in CATIA V5. In this case, you can open the whole assembly structure in CATIA V5.
  • You may select individual nodes, and open them in CATIA V5. In this case, you can perform Partial Open of the assembly structure in CATIA V5.