Preparing the Abaqus Component for Extracting CATIA V5 Parameters

Before you can use the Abaqus component to extract CATIA V5 parameters, you must copy the batch file used by the CATIA V5 Associative Interface plug-in to the Isight directory and create an environment file that describes the location of the batch file.

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About Extracting CATIA V5 Parameters
Configuring the Abaqus Component to Extract CATIA V5 Parameters

  1. Copy the batch file used by the CATIA V5 Associative Interface plug-in to a local directory.

    The batch file is stored with the CATIA V5 Associative Interface plug-in installation, and the name of the batch file depends on the release of CATIA V5 you are running. For example: 

    copy C:\SIMULIA\CAI\CAI_R20\operating_system\CAI_R20.bat C:\MyDir\CAT_R20.bat

  2. Modify the copy of the batch file and add -batch to the start command. 

    start "CATIA V5 R20 Associative Interface" /b "cnext.exe" 
-batch -env CAI_R20.txt -direnv "C:\Documents and Settings\All 
Users\Application Data\DassaultSystemes\CATEnv"

    (The path to the CATIA V5 environment file may be different at your site.)

  3. Create an environment variable named CAT_CAI_BAT_FILE, and set its value to the full path to the modified batch file. 

    set CAT_CAI_BAT_FILE=C:\MyDir\CAT_R20.bat