Resolving Tooling Catalogs of Standards Components

  Two macros can help you resolve Tooling catalogs of standards components:
  • VariantResolutionForToolingComponent.CATScript: Creates all the variants of the listed CATParts with a file name reflecting the reference of the component.
  • FreezingVariantForToolingComponent.CATScript: for all listed variants:
    • modifies the PartNumber and the RefBOM,
    • Removes the Design Table,
    • hides the parameters.

These macros are in ..\startup\Tooling\MTD\Macros.

  Example: To resolve the screws M and PM of DME catalog:

  1. Generate Technological Results in CapScrew_M.CATPart and in CapScrew_PM.CATPart (see CATMldGenerateTRForTooling.exe).

  2. Create a file “MyListOfComponents.txt” containing the list of components with their complete address (in this example 2 lines).

  3. Modify VariantResolutionForToolingComponent.CATScript:

    • FromDir: path of directory where the list of components will be found,
    • WhereDir: path of the directory where the output files will be created,
    • ResolvedDir: path of the directory where the new CATPart files will be created,

  4. Modify FreezingVariantForToolingComponent.CATScript:
    • FromDir: path of directory where the list of components will be found,
    • WhereDir: path of the directory where the output files will be created

  5. Launch V5.

  6. Run macro VariantResolutionForToolingComponent.CATScript.

  7. Run macro FreezingVariantForToolingComponent.CATScript.

 We recommend you set a ReadOnly protection for the created CATParts.