More About Managing AUXVIEW2 Defaults for Migration

For managing AUXVIEW2 defaults for V4 to V6 migration, you need to follow some methodology. This topic provides more information on it.

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Managing AUXVIEW2 Defaults for Migration
About As Result and As Spec Migration
Copying 2D Data As Result

About AUXVIEW2 Defaults Management for V4 to V6 Migration

When managing AUXVIEW2 defaults for V4 to V6 migration, you will need to bear the following information in mind:

  • It is a CATIA administrator who manages V6 generative view styles definition.
  • In V6, generative view styles are defined via the Standards Editor: Tools > Standards, generativeparameters category.
  • A complete standard definition is stored in a XML file. For example, DefaultGenerativeStyle.xml defines the default Drafting generative view styles.
  • In V6, a Drawing uses only one generative view style: when a new Drawing is created, only one generative view style defined in the Standards Editor (and stored in a single XML file) can be referenced and is embedded in the Drawing.
  • Whatever the defaults of the AUXVIEW2 view were prior to being copied into CATIA V6, once in V6, they are those defined either in the selected generative view style or in the settings (Tools > Options... > Mechanical > Drafting).

For more information, refer to Generative Drafting User's Guide: Administration Tasks and Generative Drafting User's Guide: Customizing.

Referencing the Project File (PRJ)

Before starting the migration process, you need to reference in V6 the project file (PRJ) used to create the V4 2D model. To do this, go to Tools > Options... > General > Compatibility > V4 Data Reading tab, and fill in the PROJECT File Patch and DLNAME fields.



The PRJ files must be renamed on UNIX before being installed on a Windows system: all the "±" (plus or minus sign) must be replaced by "_" (underscore) in PRJ filenames. For example, my±filename.prj on Unix must be renamed my_filename.prj.