Exporting Content to CATIA Composer Files by Batch

You can export content to CATIA Composer files (*.smg, *.smgXml, *.smgProj) by batch if the amount of data is important.

The batch utility exports Composer content using the same options as those available with the Export command.

Before you begin: Start the Batch Monitor by selecting Utility from the Tools section of the action bar. You can also run CATUTIL.exe from the command line.
Note: This topic only deals with batch options specific to Composer export. For more information on the batch utility, see Batches.
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Exporting Content to CATIA Composer Files
Options for Exporting to CATIA Composer
  1. In the Batch Monitor, in the Utilities tab, select VCPLITComposerPLMBatch.
  2. In the VCPLITComposerPLMBatch dialog box, in the Object Selection area, select the content to be exported.

    For more information, see Searching for Objects.

  3. In the Composer File Formats area, select a Composer file format.

    For more information, see About Composer Files.

  4. In the Export Options area, choose the options for exporting content to Composer.

    For more information, see About Export Options.

  5. In the Right Manager area, choose the options for enabling right manager capabilities for Composer files opened in Composer Player and Composer Player ActiveX Plug-in (Microsoft Office documents, 3D PDF, and so on).

    For more information, see About Right Manager.

  6. In the Refinement Options area, set a value (in microns) for the Chordal Error option. This value must be comprised between 10 to 10000.

    For more information, see About Advanced Options.

  7. In the Feature Filtering area, specify an XML file that prevents attributes and/or meta-properties from being exported to Composer files.

    For more information, see About Advanced Options.

  8. In the Save Directory area, proceed as follows:
    1. In the Output File Name box (available only when exporting a single object), specify a file name for the output.
    2. In the Output File Path box, browse to specify a folder for the output.
  9. In the Report Management area, specify the location and parameters to generate a report of the export operation.

    For more information, see Defining Common Batch Parameters.

  10. Click Save to save your batch parameters in an XML file.

    This XML file contains the necessary information to do either of the following:

  11. Optional: Click Run to run the batch from the interface.
    This launches a CATBatchStarter session. This batch is run from the command line with a list of options. For more information, see Running a Batch from CATBatchStarter.
    Note: If the only option you want to specify is the filename (-Name), you can run CATUTIL instead of CATBatchStarter. For more information, see Running a Batch from the Command Line.