Customizing Standards for Default Graphic Attributes

The default line thickness definitions are provided by Dassault Systèmes and referenced by the CATDefaultCollectionStandard environment variable which is set to installation_folder\resources\standard by default. For more information, refer to CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide: Customizing: Customizing Standards: About Standards. 

The default graphic attritubes are grouped together in the CATStdMechanicalDesign.xml file. The values set in the samples provided can easily be customized to address your needs, provided that you are logged as administrator.

Prior to modifying standards, you need to set the CATCollectionStandard environment variable to identify the location where your customized standards will be saved. 
For detailed information on how to set environment variables, refer to Installation & Deployment User's Guide: Common Installation and Administration Tools: Managing Environments: Customizing Your Environment on Windows or Customizing Your Environment on UNIX (depending on your operating system).
   

Parameter

Value

Description

Default Value

Solid > Mesh > Color

Color

Defines the color of meshes for solid features

210

210

255

Solid > Mesh > Opacity

Integer

Specifies the opacity of meshes for solid features

 

255

 

Solid > Edge > Color

Color

Defines the color of edges for solid features

0

0

0

Solid > Edge > Linetype

Integer

Specifies the line type of edges for solid features

 

1

 

Solid > Edge > Width

Integer

Specifies the width of edges for solid features

 

2

 

Solid > Global > Show

Integer

Specifies the width of edges for solid features

 

1

 

Solid > Global > Pick

Integer

Specifies if solid features can been selected or not

 

1

 

OpenBody > Global > Show

Integer

Specifies if openbodies are shown or not

 

1

 

OpenBody > Global > Pick

Integer

Specifies if openbodies can been selected or not

 

1

 

OpenBody > Mesh > Color

Color

Defines the color of meshes for openbodies

243

254

177

OpenBody > Mesh > Opacity

Integer

Specifies the opacity of meshes for openbodies

 

255

 

OpenBody > Edge > Color

Color

Defines the color of edges for openbodies

255

255

255

OpenBody > Edge > Linetype

Integer

Specifies the line type of edges for openbodies

 

1

 

OpenBody > Edge > Width

Integer

Specifies the width of edges for openbodies

 

2

 

OpenBody > Line > Color

Color

Defines the color of lines for openbodies

255

255

255

OpenBody > Line > Linetype

Integer

Specifies the line type of lines for openbodies

 

1

 

OpenBody > Line > Width

Integer

Specifies the width of lines for openbodies

 

1

 

OpenBody > Point > Color

Color

Defines the color of points for openbodies

255

255

255

OpenBody > Point > Symboltype

Integer

Specifies the symbol type of points for openbodies

 

1

 

Point > Global > Show

Integer

Specifies if points are shown or not

 

1

 

Point > Global > Pick

Integer

Specifies if points can been selected or not

 

1

 

Point > Point > Color

Color

Defines the color of points

255

255

255

Point > Point > Symboltype

Integer

Specifies the symbol type of points

 

1

 

Line > Global > Show

Integer

Specifies if lines are shown or not

 

1

 

Line > Global > Pick

Integer

Specifies if lines can been selected or not

 

1

 

Line > Line > Color

Color

Defines the color of lines

255

255

255

Line > Line > Linetype

Integer

Specifies the line type of lines

 

1

 

Line > Line > Width

Integer

Specifies the width of lines

 

1

 

Plane > Global > Show

Integer

Specifies if planes are shown or not

 

1

 

Plane > Global > Pick

Integer

Specifies if planes can been selected or not

 

1

 

Plane > Line > Color

Color

Defines the color of lines for planes

255

255

255

Plane > Line > Linetype

Integer

Specifies the line type of lines for planes

 

1

 

Plane > Line > Width

Integer

Specifies the width of lines for planes

 

1

 

Surface > Global > Show

Integer

Specifies if surfaces are shown or not

 

1

 

Surface > Global > Pick

Integer

Specifies if surfaces can been selected or not

 

1

 

Surface > Mesh > Color

Color

Defines the color of meshes for surfaces

243

254

177

Surface > Mesh > Opacity

Integer

Specifies the opacity of meshes for surfaces

 

255

 

Surface > Edge > Color

Color

Defines the color of edges for surfaces

0

0

0

Surface > Edge > Linetype

Integer

Specifies the line type of edges for surfaces

 

1

 

Surface > Edge > Width

Integer

Specifies the width of edges for surfaces

 

2

 

Note: Open body is the same as geometrical set.