| This table show how V5 Drafting geometric elements and
geometric properties are interpreted in CADAM. The CADAM Drafting
product and the Interactive Drafting product support the same basic set of
geometry. All basic geometric elements are transferred with mathematically
accuracy between the two systems. The geometric properties (e.g., line
styles) are not identically defined between the two products with the
current releases. Therefore, minor differences in visual appearance may
occur between the two systems. A curve (spline, ellipse) may have style or appearance differences when transferred to the target CATIA application. This is because of underlying differences in the CADAM Drafting and CATIA documents. The translator will attempt to achieve the closest possible appearance while maintaining the correct functional intent of the curve - for example, bay point, curve length. The following table outlines the specific mappings for geometric elements and geometric properties:
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