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FreeStyle Sketch Tracer

Preface

Getting Started

Basic Tasks

Workbench

Description

Index

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Preface

ATIA Version 5 FreeStyle Sketch Tracer is a new-generation tool used to import stylistsawings into the 3D world

sing this product you can convert 2D images into a 3D scene to create 3D geometry fromour hand drawings or other source such as pictures You position the 3D model in relation

e sketch and in conjunction with other CATIA products create geometric outlines directlyver the sketches

he CATIA - FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Users Guide has been designed as an aid to using threeStyle Sketch Tracer by itself but also in conjunction with other CATIA Version 5 FreeStoducts or any other CATIA workbench

UsingThisGuide

MoreInformation

Preface

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Using This Guide

his Users Guide is intended for the user who need to become quickly efficient with the CAersion 5 FreeStyle Sketch Tracerefore reading it you should be familiar with the basic CATIA Version 5 concepts such as tocument windows standard toolbars and menus

o make the most out of this book we suggest that a beginning user reads the Getting Starhapter first of all

Using This Guide

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Where to Find More Information

rior to reading this book we recommend that you read the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure

sers Guide that describes generic capabilities common to all CATIA Version 5 products It

so describes the general layout of CATIA V5 and interoperability between workbenches

so read the CATIA Product Structure Users Guide that presents the component structure

anagement

ee also the Conventions

More Information

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Conventions

ertain conventions are used in CATIA ENOVIA amp DELMIA documentation to help youcognize and understand important concepts and specifications The following text

onventions may be usedThe titles of CATIA documents appear in this manner throughout the textFile -gt New identifies the commands to be used

he use of the mouse differs according to the type of action you need to perform

Use this

mouse button whenever you read

Select (menus commands geometry in graphics area )

Click (icons dialog box buttons tabs)

Double-click

Shift-click

Ctrl-click

Check (check boxes)

Drag

Drag and drop (icons onto objects objects onto objects)

Drag

Move

Right-click (to select contextual menu)

raphic conventions are denoted as follows

indicates the estimated time to accomplish a task

indicates a target of a task

indicates the prerequisites

indicates the scenario of a task

indicates tips

indicates a warning

Conventions

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indicates information

indicates the end of a task

indicates functionalities that are new or enhanced with this Release

Enhancements can also be identified by a blue-colored background in the left-hand

margin

Conventions

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Getting Started

he following tutorial aims at giving you a feel of what you can do with CATIA - FreeStyleketch Tracer It provides a step-by-step scenario showing you how to use key capabilities

he main tasks proposed in the chapter are

EnteringTheWorkbenchImportingSketches

SketchPositioning

All together this scenario should take about 10 minutes to complete

Getting Started

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

Entering The Workbench

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon 1

A file selector popsup into which youcan navigate to openthe sketch you wish

Here navigate to theSamples directoryand select theSampleCar1_TopTIFimage

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply

Customized View icon in the View -gtRender Style command If this optio

not active you may view only a black picture

You are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode youchoose

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Positioning The Sketch

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch in 2D

From theSketchParametersdialog boxchoose theSet cylindricalview icon

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The loaded imagelooks like this

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The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

Move thepointer over theaxis-systemsmiddle point

A manipulator is displayedand thepointer turnsinto a hand

2

Click themiddle pointand drag it tothe front of the caraligning thehorizontal lineonto the leftside of thecar

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Repeat this

operation withthemanipulator tothe right thatyou move tothe back of the car

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With thepointer stillover the sizemanipulatorright-clickand choose

the Editcontextualmenu item

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TheTuner dialogbox isdisplayed

CheckRelative thenTrue Lengthand enter 400as the exactlength fromthe imagesaxis-systemmiddle point

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to thismanipulatorrepresentingthe size of thecar

Repeat theframepositioningoperationusing the topmanipulatorto align thetop of theframe with the

right side of the car

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Click OK in the Sketch Parameters dialog box7

The image has been imported into the CATProduct document and a Paintingfeature has been added to the specification tree

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

Sketch Positioning

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

Entering The Workbench

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

D Positioning

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

Refreshing an Imported Sketch

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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U

updating

ndex

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Preface

ATIA Version 5 FreeStyle Sketch Tracer is a new-generation tool used to import stylistsawings into the 3D world

sing this product you can convert 2D images into a 3D scene to create 3D geometry fromour hand drawings or other source such as pictures You position the 3D model in relation

e sketch and in conjunction with other CATIA products create geometric outlines directlyver the sketches

he CATIA - FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Users Guide has been designed as an aid to using threeStyle Sketch Tracer by itself but also in conjunction with other CATIA Version 5 FreeStoducts or any other CATIA workbench

UsingThisGuide

MoreInformation

Preface

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Using This Guide

his Users Guide is intended for the user who need to become quickly efficient with the CAersion 5 FreeStyle Sketch Tracerefore reading it you should be familiar with the basic CATIA Version 5 concepts such as tocument windows standard toolbars and menus

o make the most out of this book we suggest that a beginning user reads the Getting Starhapter first of all

Using This Guide

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Where to Find More Information

rior to reading this book we recommend that you read the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure

sers Guide that describes generic capabilities common to all CATIA Version 5 products It

so describes the general layout of CATIA V5 and interoperability between workbenches

so read the CATIA Product Structure Users Guide that presents the component structure

anagement

ee also the Conventions

More Information

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Conventions

ertain conventions are used in CATIA ENOVIA amp DELMIA documentation to help youcognize and understand important concepts and specifications The following text

onventions may be usedThe titles of CATIA documents appear in this manner throughout the textFile -gt New identifies the commands to be used

he use of the mouse differs according to the type of action you need to perform

Use this

mouse button whenever you read

Select (menus commands geometry in graphics area )

Click (icons dialog box buttons tabs)

Double-click

Shift-click

Ctrl-click

Check (check boxes)

Drag

Drag and drop (icons onto objects objects onto objects)

Drag

Move

Right-click (to select contextual menu)

raphic conventions are denoted as follows

indicates the estimated time to accomplish a task

indicates a target of a task

indicates the prerequisites

indicates the scenario of a task

indicates tips

indicates a warning

Conventions

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indicates information

indicates the end of a task

indicates functionalities that are new or enhanced with this Release

Enhancements can also be identified by a blue-colored background in the left-hand

margin

Conventions

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Getting Started

he following tutorial aims at giving you a feel of what you can do with CATIA - FreeStyleketch Tracer It provides a step-by-step scenario showing you how to use key capabilities

he main tasks proposed in the chapter are

EnteringTheWorkbenchImportingSketches

SketchPositioning

All together this scenario should take about 10 minutes to complete

Getting Started

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

Entering The Workbench

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon 1

A file selector popsup into which youcan navigate to openthe sketch you wish

Here navigate to theSamples directoryand select theSampleCar1_TopTIFimage

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed2

mporting A Sketch

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply

Customized View icon in the View -gtRender Style command If this optio

not active you may view only a black picture

You are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode youchoose

mporting A Sketch

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Positioning The Sketch

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch in 2D

From theSketchParametersdialog boxchoose theSet cylindricalview icon

1

The loaded imagelooks like this

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The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

Move thepointer over theaxis-systemsmiddle point

A manipulator is displayedand thepointer turnsinto a hand

2

Click themiddle pointand drag it tothe front of the caraligning thehorizontal lineonto the leftside of thecar

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Repeat this

operation withthemanipulator tothe right thatyou move tothe back of the car

4

With thepointer stillover the sizemanipulatorright-clickand choose

the Editcontextualmenu item

5

TheTuner dialogbox isdisplayed

CheckRelative thenTrue Lengthand enter 400as the exactlength fromthe imagesaxis-systemmiddle point

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to thismanipulatorrepresentingthe size of thecar

Repeat theframepositioningoperationusing the topmanipulatorto align thetop of theframe with the

right side of the car

7

Click OK in the Sketch Parameters dialog box7

The image has been imported into the CATProduct document and a Paintingfeature has been added to the specification tree

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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U

updating

ndex

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Using This Guide

his Users Guide is intended for the user who need to become quickly efficient with the CAersion 5 FreeStyle Sketch Tracerefore reading it you should be familiar with the basic CATIA Version 5 concepts such as tocument windows standard toolbars and menus

o make the most out of this book we suggest that a beginning user reads the Getting Starhapter first of all

Using This Guide

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Where to Find More Information

rior to reading this book we recommend that you read the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure

sers Guide that describes generic capabilities common to all CATIA Version 5 products It

so describes the general layout of CATIA V5 and interoperability between workbenches

so read the CATIA Product Structure Users Guide that presents the component structure

anagement

ee also the Conventions

More Information

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Conventions

ertain conventions are used in CATIA ENOVIA amp DELMIA documentation to help youcognize and understand important concepts and specifications The following text

onventions may be usedThe titles of CATIA documents appear in this manner throughout the textFile -gt New identifies the commands to be used

he use of the mouse differs according to the type of action you need to perform

Use this

mouse button whenever you read

Select (menus commands geometry in graphics area )

Click (icons dialog box buttons tabs)

Double-click

Shift-click

Ctrl-click

Check (check boxes)

Drag

Drag and drop (icons onto objects objects onto objects)

Drag

Move

Right-click (to select contextual menu)

raphic conventions are denoted as follows

indicates the estimated time to accomplish a task

indicates a target of a task

indicates the prerequisites

indicates the scenario of a task

indicates tips

indicates a warning

Conventions

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indicates information

indicates the end of a task

indicates functionalities that are new or enhanced with this Release

Enhancements can also be identified by a blue-colored background in the left-hand

margin

Conventions

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Getting Started

he following tutorial aims at giving you a feel of what you can do with CATIA - FreeStyleketch Tracer It provides a step-by-step scenario showing you how to use key capabilities

he main tasks proposed in the chapter are

EnteringTheWorkbenchImportingSketches

SketchPositioning

All together this scenario should take about 10 minutes to complete

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon 1

A file selector popsup into which youcan navigate to openthe sketch you wish

Here navigate to theSamples directoryand select theSampleCar1_TopTIFimage

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply

Customized View icon in the View -gtRender Style command If this optio

not active you may view only a black picture

You are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode youchoose

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Positioning The Sketch

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch in 2D

From theSketchParametersdialog boxchoose theSet cylindricalview icon

1

The loaded imagelooks like this

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The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

Move thepointer over theaxis-systemsmiddle point

A manipulator is displayedand thepointer turnsinto a hand

2

Click themiddle pointand drag it tothe front of the caraligning thehorizontal lineonto the leftside of thecar

3

Sketch Positioning

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Repeat this

operation withthemanipulator tothe right thatyou move tothe back of the car

4

With thepointer stillover the sizemanipulatorright-clickand choose

the Editcontextualmenu item

5

TheTuner dialogbox isdisplayed

CheckRelative thenTrue Lengthand enter 400as the exactlength fromthe imagesaxis-systemmiddle point

6

Sketch Positioning

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to thismanipulatorrepresentingthe size of thecar

Repeat theframepositioningoperationusing the topmanipulatorto align thetop of theframe with the

right side of the car

7

Click OK in the Sketch Parameters dialog box7

The image has been imported into the CATProduct document and a Paintingfeature has been added to the specification tree

8

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

Sketch Positioning

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

D Positioning

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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Where to Find More Information

rior to reading this book we recommend that you read the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure

sers Guide that describes generic capabilities common to all CATIA Version 5 products It

so describes the general layout of CATIA V5 and interoperability between workbenches

so read the CATIA Product Structure Users Guide that presents the component structure

anagement

ee also the Conventions

More Information

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Conventions

ertain conventions are used in CATIA ENOVIA amp DELMIA documentation to help youcognize and understand important concepts and specifications The following text

onventions may be usedThe titles of CATIA documents appear in this manner throughout the textFile -gt New identifies the commands to be used

he use of the mouse differs according to the type of action you need to perform

Use this

mouse button whenever you read

Select (menus commands geometry in graphics area )

Click (icons dialog box buttons tabs)

Double-click

Shift-click

Ctrl-click

Check (check boxes)

Drag

Drag and drop (icons onto objects objects onto objects)

Drag

Move

Right-click (to select contextual menu)

raphic conventions are denoted as follows

indicates the estimated time to accomplish a task

indicates a target of a task

indicates the prerequisites

indicates the scenario of a task

indicates tips

indicates a warning

Conventions

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indicates information

indicates the end of a task

indicates functionalities that are new or enhanced with this Release

Enhancements can also be identified by a blue-colored background in the left-hand

margin

Conventions

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Getting Started

he following tutorial aims at giving you a feel of what you can do with CATIA - FreeStyleketch Tracer It provides a step-by-step scenario showing you how to use key capabilities

he main tasks proposed in the chapter are

EnteringTheWorkbenchImportingSketches

SketchPositioning

All together this scenario should take about 10 minutes to complete

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon 1

A file selector popsup into which youcan navigate to openthe sketch you wish

Here navigate to theSamples directoryand select theSampleCar1_TopTIFimage

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply

Customized View icon in the View -gtRender Style command If this optio

not active you may view only a black picture

You are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode youchoose

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Positioning The Sketch

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch in 2D

From theSketchParametersdialog boxchoose theSet cylindricalview icon

1

The loaded imagelooks like this

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The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

Move thepointer over theaxis-systemsmiddle point

A manipulator is displayedand thepointer turnsinto a hand

2

Click themiddle pointand drag it tothe front of the caraligning thehorizontal lineonto the leftside of thecar

3

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Repeat this

operation withthemanipulator tothe right thatyou move tothe back of the car

4

With thepointer stillover the sizemanipulatorright-clickand choose

the Editcontextualmenu item

5

TheTuner dialogbox isdisplayed

CheckRelative thenTrue Lengthand enter 400as the exactlength fromthe imagesaxis-systemmiddle point

6

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to thismanipulatorrepresentingthe size of thecar

Repeat theframepositioningoperationusing the topmanipulatorto align thetop of theframe with the

right side of the car

7

Click OK in the Sketch Parameters dialog box7

The image has been imported into the CATProduct document and a Paintingfeature has been added to the specification tree

8

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

ndex

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Conventions

ertain conventions are used in CATIA ENOVIA amp DELMIA documentation to help youcognize and understand important concepts and specifications The following text

onventions may be usedThe titles of CATIA documents appear in this manner throughout the textFile -gt New identifies the commands to be used

he use of the mouse differs according to the type of action you need to perform

Use this

mouse button whenever you read

Select (menus commands geometry in graphics area )

Click (icons dialog box buttons tabs)

Double-click

Shift-click

Ctrl-click

Check (check boxes)

Drag

Drag and drop (icons onto objects objects onto objects)

Drag

Move

Right-click (to select contextual menu)

raphic conventions are denoted as follows

indicates the estimated time to accomplish a task

indicates a target of a task

indicates the prerequisites

indicates the scenario of a task

indicates tips

indicates a warning

Conventions

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indicates information

indicates the end of a task

indicates functionalities that are new or enhanced with this Release

Enhancements can also be identified by a blue-colored background in the left-hand

margin

Conventions

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Getting Started

he following tutorial aims at giving you a feel of what you can do with CATIA - FreeStyleketch Tracer It provides a step-by-step scenario showing you how to use key capabilities

he main tasks proposed in the chapter are

EnteringTheWorkbenchImportingSketches

SketchPositioning

All together this scenario should take about 10 minutes to complete

Getting Started

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

Entering The Workbench

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon 1

A file selector popsup into which youcan navigate to openthe sketch you wish

Here navigate to theSamples directoryand select theSampleCar1_TopTIFimage

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply

Customized View icon in the View -gtRender Style command If this optio

not active you may view only a black picture

You are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode youchoose

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Positioning The Sketch

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch in 2D

From theSketchParametersdialog boxchoose theSet cylindricalview icon

1

The loaded imagelooks like this

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The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

Move thepointer over theaxis-systemsmiddle point

A manipulator is displayedand thepointer turnsinto a hand

2

Click themiddle pointand drag it tothe front of the caraligning thehorizontal lineonto the leftside of thecar

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Repeat this

operation withthemanipulator tothe right thatyou move tothe back of the car

4

With thepointer stillover the sizemanipulatorright-clickand choose

the Editcontextualmenu item

5

TheTuner dialogbox isdisplayed

CheckRelative thenTrue Lengthand enter 400as the exactlength fromthe imagesaxis-systemmiddle point

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to thismanipulatorrepresentingthe size of thecar

Repeat theframepositioningoperationusing the topmanipulatorto align thetop of theframe with the

right side of the car

7

Click OK in the Sketch Parameters dialog box7

The image has been imported into the CATProduct document and a Paintingfeature has been added to the specification tree

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Sketch Positioning

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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U

updating

ndex

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indicates information

indicates the end of a task

indicates functionalities that are new or enhanced with this Release

Enhancements can also be identified by a blue-colored background in the left-hand

margin

Conventions

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Getting Started

he following tutorial aims at giving you a feel of what you can do with CATIA - FreeStyleketch Tracer It provides a step-by-step scenario showing you how to use key capabilities

he main tasks proposed in the chapter are

EnteringTheWorkbenchImportingSketches

SketchPositioning

All together this scenario should take about 10 minutes to complete

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

Entering The Workbench

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon 1

A file selector popsup into which youcan navigate to openthe sketch you wish

Here navigate to theSamples directoryand select theSampleCar1_TopTIFimage

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply

Customized View icon in the View -gtRender Style command If this optio

not active you may view only a black picture

You are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode youchoose

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Positioning The Sketch

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch in 2D

From theSketchParametersdialog boxchoose theSet cylindricalview icon

1

The loaded imagelooks like this

Sketch Positioning

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The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

Move thepointer over theaxis-systemsmiddle point

A manipulator is displayedand thepointer turnsinto a hand

2

Click themiddle pointand drag it tothe front of the caraligning thehorizontal lineonto the leftside of thecar

3

Sketch Positioning

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Repeat this

operation withthemanipulator tothe right thatyou move tothe back of the car

4

With thepointer stillover the sizemanipulatorright-clickand choose

the Editcontextualmenu item

5

TheTuner dialogbox isdisplayed

CheckRelative thenTrue Lengthand enter 400as the exactlength fromthe imagesaxis-systemmiddle point

6

Sketch Positioning

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to thismanipulatorrepresentingthe size of thecar

Repeat theframepositioningoperationusing the topmanipulatorto align thetop of theframe with the

right side of the car

7

Click OK in the Sketch Parameters dialog box7

The image has been imported into the CATProduct document and a Paintingfeature has been added to the specification tree

8

Sketch Positioning

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

Sketch Positioning

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

D Positioning

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

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The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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Getting Started

he following tutorial aims at giving you a feel of what you can do with CATIA - FreeStyleketch Tracer It provides a step-by-step scenario showing you how to use key capabilities

he main tasks proposed in the chapter are

EnteringTheWorkbenchImportingSketches

SketchPositioning

All together this scenario should take about 10 minutes to complete

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon 1

A file selector popsup into which youcan navigate to openthe sketch you wish

Here navigate to theSamples directoryand select theSampleCar1_TopTIFimage

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply

Customized View icon in the View -gtRender Style command If this optio

not active you may view only a black picture

You are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode youchoose

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Positioning The Sketch

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch in 2D

From theSketchParametersdialog boxchoose theSet cylindricalview icon

1

The loaded imagelooks like this

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The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

Move thepointer over theaxis-systemsmiddle point

A manipulator is displayedand thepointer turnsinto a hand

2

Click themiddle pointand drag it tothe front of the caraligning thehorizontal lineonto the leftside of thecar

3

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Repeat this

operation withthemanipulator tothe right thatyou move tothe back of the car

4

With thepointer stillover the sizemanipulatorright-clickand choose

the Editcontextualmenu item

5

TheTuner dialogbox isdisplayed

CheckRelative thenTrue Lengthand enter 400as the exactlength fromthe imagesaxis-systemmiddle point

6

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to thismanipulatorrepresentingthe size of thecar

Repeat theframepositioningoperationusing the topmanipulatorto align thetop of theframe with the

right side of the car

7

Click OK in the Sketch Parameters dialog box7

The image has been imported into the CATProduct document and a Paintingfeature has been added to the specification tree

8

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon 1

A file selector popsup into which youcan navigate to openthe sketch you wish

Here navigate to theSamples directoryand select theSampleCar1_TopTIFimage

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply

Customized View icon in the View -gtRender Style command If this optio

not active you may view only a black picture

You are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode youchoose

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Positioning The Sketch

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch in 2D

From theSketchParametersdialog boxchoose theSet cylindricalview icon

1

The loaded imagelooks like this

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The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

Move thepointer over theaxis-systemsmiddle point

A manipulator is displayedand thepointer turnsinto a hand

2

Click themiddle pointand drag it tothe front of the caraligning thehorizontal lineonto the leftside of thecar

3

Sketch Positioning

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Repeat this

operation withthemanipulator tothe right thatyou move tothe back of the car

4

With thepointer stillover the sizemanipulatorright-clickand choose

the Editcontextualmenu item

5

TheTuner dialogbox isdisplayed

CheckRelative thenTrue Lengthand enter 400as the exactlength fromthe imagesaxis-systemmiddle point

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Sketch Positioning

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to thismanipulatorrepresentingthe size of thecar

Repeat theframepositioningoperationusing the topmanipulatorto align thetop of theframe with the

right side of the car

7

Click OK in the Sketch Parameters dialog box7

The image has been imported into the CATProduct document and a Paintingfeature has been added to the specification tree

8

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

Sketch Positioning

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

D Positioning

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

Refreshing an Imported Sketch

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon 1

A file selector popsup into which youcan navigate to openthe sketch you wish

Here navigate to theSamples directoryand select theSampleCar1_TopTIFimage

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply

Customized View icon in the View -gtRender Style command If this optio

not active you may view only a black picture

You are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode youchoose

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Positioning The Sketch

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch in 2D

From theSketchParametersdialog boxchoose theSet cylindricalview icon

1

The loaded imagelooks like this

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The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

Move thepointer over theaxis-systemsmiddle point

A manipulator is displayedand thepointer turnsinto a hand

2

Click themiddle pointand drag it tothe front of the caraligning thehorizontal lineonto the leftside of thecar

3

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Repeat this

operation withthemanipulator tothe right thatyou move tothe back of the car

4

With thepointer stillover the sizemanipulatorright-clickand choose

the Editcontextualmenu item

5

TheTuner dialogbox isdisplayed

CheckRelative thenTrue Lengthand enter 400as the exactlength fromthe imagesaxis-systemmiddle point

6

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to thismanipulatorrepresentingthe size of thecar

Repeat theframepositioningoperationusing the topmanipulatorto align thetop of theframe with the

right side of the car

7

Click OK in the Sketch Parameters dialog box7

The image has been imported into the CATProduct document and a Paintingfeature has been added to the specification tree

8

Sketch Positioning

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

Sketch Positioning

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

Entering The Workbench

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

D Positioning

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

Refreshing an Imported Sketch

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon 1

A file selector popsup into which youcan navigate to openthe sketch you wish

Here navigate to theSamples directoryand select theSampleCar1_TopTIFimage

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply

Customized View icon in the View -gtRender Style command If this optio

not active you may view only a black picture

You are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode youchoose

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Positioning The Sketch

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch in 2D

From theSketchParametersdialog boxchoose theSet cylindricalview icon

1

The loaded imagelooks like this

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The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

Move thepointer over theaxis-systemsmiddle point

A manipulator is displayedand thepointer turnsinto a hand

2

Click themiddle pointand drag it tothe front of the caraligning thehorizontal lineonto the leftside of thecar

3

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Repeat this

operation withthemanipulator tothe right thatyou move tothe back of the car

4

With thepointer stillover the sizemanipulatorright-clickand choose

the Editcontextualmenu item

5

TheTuner dialogbox isdisplayed

CheckRelative thenTrue Lengthand enter 400as the exactlength fromthe imagesaxis-systemmiddle point

6

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to thismanipulatorrepresentingthe size of thecar

Repeat theframepositioningoperationusing the topmanipulatorto align thetop of theframe with the

right side of the car

7

Click OK in the Sketch Parameters dialog box7

The image has been imported into the CATProduct document and a Paintingfeature has been added to the specification tree

8

Sketch Positioning

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

Sketch Positioning

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

D Positioning

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

ndex

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U

updating

ndex

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply

Customized View icon in the View -gtRender Style command If this optio

not active you may view only a black picture

You are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode youchoose

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Positioning The Sketch

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch in 2D

From theSketchParametersdialog boxchoose theSet cylindricalview icon

1

The loaded imagelooks like this

Sketch Positioning

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The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

Move thepointer over theaxis-systemsmiddle point

A manipulator is displayedand thepointer turnsinto a hand

2

Click themiddle pointand drag it tothe front of the caraligning thehorizontal lineonto the leftside of thecar

3

Sketch Positioning

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Repeat this

operation withthemanipulator tothe right thatyou move tothe back of the car

4

With thepointer stillover the sizemanipulatorright-clickand choose

the Editcontextualmenu item

5

TheTuner dialogbox isdisplayed

CheckRelative thenTrue Lengthand enter 400as the exactlength fromthe imagesaxis-systemmiddle point

6

Sketch Positioning

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to thismanipulatorrepresentingthe size of thecar

Repeat theframepositioningoperationusing the topmanipulatorto align thetop of theframe with the

right side of the car

7

Click OK in the Sketch Parameters dialog box7

The image has been imported into the CATProduct document and a Paintingfeature has been added to the specification tree

8

Sketch Positioning

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

Sketch Positioning

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

Entering The Workbench

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

mporting Sketches

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

D Positioning

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

Refreshing an Imported Sketch

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply

Customized View icon in the View -gtRender Style command If this optio

not active you may view only a black picture

You are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode youchoose

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Positioning The Sketch

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch in 2D

From theSketchParametersdialog boxchoose theSet cylindricalview icon

1

The loaded imagelooks like this

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The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

Move thepointer over theaxis-systemsmiddle point

A manipulator is displayedand thepointer turnsinto a hand

2

Click themiddle pointand drag it tothe front of the caraligning thehorizontal lineonto the leftside of thecar

3

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Repeat this

operation withthemanipulator tothe right thatyou move tothe back of the car

4

With thepointer stillover the sizemanipulatorright-clickand choose

the Editcontextualmenu item

5

TheTuner dialogbox isdisplayed

CheckRelative thenTrue Lengthand enter 400as the exactlength fromthe imagesaxis-systemmiddle point

6

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to thismanipulatorrepresentingthe size of thecar

Repeat theframepositioningoperationusing the topmanipulatorto align thetop of theframe with the

right side of the car

7

Click OK in the Sketch Parameters dialog box7

The image has been imported into the CATProduct document and a Paintingfeature has been added to the specification tree

8

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

Sketch Positioning

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

Refreshing an Imported Sketch

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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Positioning The Sketch

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch in 2D

From theSketchParametersdialog boxchoose theSet cylindricalview icon

1

The loaded imagelooks like this

Sketch Positioning

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The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

Move thepointer over theaxis-systemsmiddle point

A manipulator is displayedand thepointer turnsinto a hand

2

Click themiddle pointand drag it tothe front of the caraligning thehorizontal lineonto the leftside of thecar

3

Sketch Positioning

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Repeat this

operation withthemanipulator tothe right thatyou move tothe back of the car

4

With thepointer stillover the sizemanipulatorright-clickand choose

the Editcontextualmenu item

5

TheTuner dialogbox isdisplayed

CheckRelative thenTrue Lengthand enter 400as the exactlength fromthe imagesaxis-systemmiddle point

6

Sketch Positioning

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to thismanipulatorrepresentingthe size of thecar

Repeat theframepositioningoperationusing the topmanipulatorto align thetop of theframe with the

right side of the car

7

Click OK in the Sketch Parameters dialog box7

The image has been imported into the CATProduct document and a Paintingfeature has been added to the specification tree

8

Sketch Positioning

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

Sketch Positioning

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

Entering The Workbench

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

mporting Sketches

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

mporting Sketches

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

D Positioning

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

Refreshing an Imported Sketch

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

Move thepointer over theaxis-systemsmiddle point

A manipulator is displayedand thepointer turnsinto a hand

2

Click themiddle pointand drag it tothe front of the caraligning thehorizontal lineonto the leftside of thecar

3

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Repeat this

operation withthemanipulator tothe right thatyou move tothe back of the car

4

With thepointer stillover the sizemanipulatorright-clickand choose

the Editcontextualmenu item

5

TheTuner dialogbox isdisplayed

CheckRelative thenTrue Lengthand enter 400as the exactlength fromthe imagesaxis-systemmiddle point

6

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to thismanipulatorrepresentingthe size of thecar

Repeat theframepositioningoperationusing the topmanipulatorto align thetop of theframe with the

right side of the car

7

Click OK in the Sketch Parameters dialog box7

The image has been imported into the CATProduct document and a Paintingfeature has been added to the specification tree

8

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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Repeat this

operation withthemanipulator tothe right thatyou move tothe back of the car

4

With thepointer stillover the sizemanipulatorright-clickand choose

the Editcontextualmenu item

5

TheTuner dialogbox isdisplayed

CheckRelative thenTrue Lengthand enter 400as the exactlength fromthe imagesaxis-systemmiddle point

6

Sketch Positioning

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to thismanipulatorrepresentingthe size of thecar

Repeat theframepositioningoperationusing the topmanipulatorto align thetop of theframe with the

right side of the car

7

Click OK in the Sketch Parameters dialog box7

The image has been imported into the CATProduct document and a Paintingfeature has been added to the specification tree

8

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

Sketch Positioning

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

Entering The Workbench

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

mporting Sketches

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

D Positioning

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

Refreshing an Imported Sketch

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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to thismanipulatorrepresentingthe size of thecar

Repeat theframepositioningoperationusing the topmanipulatorto align thetop of theframe with the

right side of the car

7

Click OK in the Sketch Parameters dialog box7

The image has been imported into the CATProduct document and a Paintingfeature has been added to the specification tree

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

Sketch Positioning

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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You now are ready to create geometry based on this imported image using others CAproducts such as CATIA FreeStyle Shaper or CATIA Generative Shape Design for

example

Sketch Positioning

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

Entering The Workbench

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

mporting Sketches

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

D Positioning

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

Refreshing an Imported Sketch

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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Basic Tasks

EnteringTheWorkbench

ImportingSketches

2DPositioning

ManaginganImportedSketch

Basic Tasks

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

Entering The Workbench

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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Entering The Workbench

This task shows how to open a activate the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench

Select the File -gt New commands (or click the New icon)1

The New dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the type

of the document you need

Select Product in the List of Types field and click OK A CATProduct document is opened

2

The use of a CATProduct-type document is especially useful toaccommodate several sketches one for each view for exampleor one sketch for several parts (located in CATPart documents)

Choose Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu3

The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench is loaded

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

D Positioning

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

Refreshing an Imported Sketch

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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The FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench document is made of

the specification tree and the geometry area in the main windowspecific toolbar a number of contextual commands available in the specification tree and in the geometryRemember that these commands can also be accessed from the menu bar

If you wish to use the whole screen space for the geometry remove the specification tree clicking othe View -gt Specifications menu item or using the F3 key

You could also directly choose Designer Workbench from the Start menu It would automatically opnew CATProduct document provided there already is a CATIA session running

Entering The Workbench

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

mporting Sketches

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

D Positioning

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

Refreshing an Imported Sketch

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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Importing a Sketch

This task shows you how to load a sketch into CATIA

A CATProduct must be open and the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer workbench active

Click the Create an Immersive sketchicon 1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up into whichyou can navigate to open thesketch you wish

Here navigate to the Samples

directory and select theSampleCar1_sideTIF image

Click OpenThe image is loaded and the Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayed

2

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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Make sure the correct visualization options are active by selecting the Apply Customized View icon

in the View -gtRender Style command If this option is not active you may view only a black pictureYou are now ready to set up the sketch positioning according to the import mode you choose

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

D Positioning

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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Positioning in 2D Mode

This task shows you how to define the position a sketch according to a cylindrical view front top bottom or view within the document

A image has been loaded as described in Importing a Sketch

From the Sketch Parameters dialog boxchoose the Set cylindrical view icon

1

The loaded image looks like this

The displayed axis-system allows you to define the documents origin

D Positioning

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

D Positioning

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

Refreshing an Imported Sketch

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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Move the pointer over the axis-systems middlepoint A manipulator is displayed and the pointer turns into a hand

2

Use the standard CATIA manipulations(translation rotation and so forth) to positionthe main axis-system at the correct location

3

Release the axis-systems middle point whenyou are satisfied with its position

4

Move over to one of the frames corner5

Using the manipulators you can rotate or zoom the positioning frame depending on the selectedarrow

Increasingdecreasing Rotating

With the pointer still over the size manipulatorright-click and choose the Edit contextualmenu item

6

The Tuner dialog box is displayed

allowing you to enter exact values inrelation to the documents origin

This lets you define the models size

D Positioning

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

Refreshing an Imported Sketch

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

ndex

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The Relative option is used to positionthe frame corner in relation to the imageaxis-systems origin In this case you canchoose to work in True Length mode iethe value you enter corresponds to thelength between the axis-systems originand the defined point

The Reset Origin button enable to switchthe reference origin onto any corner of

the frame

Once you are satisfied with the framepositioning click OK in the dialog box

7

A Painting feature has been added to thespecification tree

You can now manipulate the image as

any element into a CATProduct or CATPart document

Click on the Focus Off text at the bottom of the image to reset the image parallel to the screen You can alsochoose the Activate Viewpoint contextual menu

Once you have clicked this text it changes to Focus On and lets you zoom or move (grabbing the red triangthe image within the document independently of the compass

To return to standard document manipulations click the Focus On text or choose the the Deactivate Viewpocontextual menu

D Positioning

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

Refreshing an Imported Sketch

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

mporting Another Sketch

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

Refreshing an Imported Sketch

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

mporting Another Sketch

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

ndex

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Managing an Imported Sketch

his section shows how to manage imported sketches within the CATIA environment

Refresh an image double-click the image frame choose the Open icon in the dialog

and choose an image

Copypaste an image select an image change document paste the image

Import another image select another image to be imported

Managing an Imported Sketch

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

Refreshing an Imported Sketch

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

mporting Another Sketch

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

ndex

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Refreshing an Imported Sketch

This task shows how to refresh an image that is update the document into which it habeen imported when the sketch has been modified outside CATIA

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Double-click the image name from the specification tree(Painting1)

1

The Sketch Parameters dialog box is displayedcontaining the imported images name andlocation path

Click the Reload Image file icon from the dialog box2

The image is updated taking into account modifications done outside CATIA

If needed re-position the frame on the new image3

Click OK to save this new image within the Paintingx feature4

Refreshing an Imported Sketch

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

mporting Another Sketch

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mporting Another Sketch

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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7302019 Catia Freestyle Sketch Tracer

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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7302019 Catia Freestyle Sketch Tracer

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

ndex

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CopyingPasting A Sketch

This task shows how to copypaste an image within the same document or within anothdocument

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct and GettingStartedResultsCATProduct documents

from the Samples directory select Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructuremenu then tile the windows using the Window -gt Tile Horizontally menu item

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

mporting Another Sketch

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mporting Another Sketch

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

leE|WWWFmoCXR5FskEnglishfskugdocsrcfskugwd0100htm [9222000 23116 PM]

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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7302019 Catia Freestyle Sketch Tracer

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

ndex

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Right-click the Painting1 feature from the specification tree of theGettingStartedResultsCATProduct document (source document)

1

Choose the Copy menu item2

Right-click Painting Gallery from the specification tree within theCarSideViewCATProduct document (target document) and choose the Paste meitem

3

The copied Painting1 feature is copied into the targetdocument

CopyingPasting a Sketch

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

mporting Another Sketch

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mporting Another Sketch

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

leE|WWWFmoCXR5FskEnglishfskugdocsrcfskugwd0100htm [9222000 23116 PM]

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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7302019 Catia Freestyle Sketch Tracer

httpslidepdfcomreaderfullcatia-freestyle-sketch-tracer 3638

Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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7302019 Catia Freestyle Sketch Tracer

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

ndex

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Importing Another Sketch

This task shows how to import second image within the a given document

Open the CarSideViewCATProduct document from the Samples directory and select

Designer Workbench from the Start -gt Infrastructure menu

Click the Create an Immersive sketch icon1

The Image File Selector dialog box pops up By default it opens to thelocation of the last imported image

If needednavigate to anew folderselect a newimage andclick Open

2

Theimage isloadedand theSketchParametersdialogbox isdisplayed

Position the image as described in Positioning in 2D Mode then click OK in theSketch Parameters dialog box

3

Thesecondimage isadded tothecurrentPaintingGallery

mporting Another Sketch

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mporting Another Sketch

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httpslidepdfcomreaderfullcatia-freestyle-sketch-tracer 3338

Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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7302019 Catia Freestyle Sketch Tracer

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

ndex

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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7302019 Catia Freestyle Sketch Tracer

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

ndex

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Workbench Description

his chapter describes the various menus submenus items and toolbar of the FreeStyleketch Tracerr workbench

MenuBar ToolBar

SpecificationTree

Workbench Description

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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7302019 Catia Freestyle Sketch Tracer

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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7302019 Catia Freestyle Sketch Tracer

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

ndex

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Menu Bar

here are no menu command specific to the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer Therefore you can regeneral menu commands as described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure Users Guid

efer to the CATIA Menu Bar section and to the commands related to CATProduct

ocuments

Menu Bar

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

ndex

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ToolBar

his section describes the FreeStyle Sketch Tracer toolbar

See Importing A Sketch

oolBar

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

ndex

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Specification Tree

Within the Sheet Metal Design workbench you can generate a number of featuresthat are identified in the specification tree by the following icons

Painting

Specification Tree

leE|WWWFmoCXR5FskEnglishfskugdocsrcfskugwd0300htm [9222000 23119 PM]

7302019 Catia Freestyle Sketch Tracer

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

ndex

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Index

Numerics

2D positioning

C

commands

sketch import

copying

I importing

sketch

second sketch

M

managing images

P

pasting

S

specification tree

ndex

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