CATIA V5 Macro Programming with Visual Basic Script / Edition 1

by Dieter R. Ziethen, Kyle Brand

Overview

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Write powerful, custom macros for CATIA V5

CATIA V5 Macro Programming with Visual Basic Script shows you, step by step, how to create your own macros that automate repetitive tasks, accelerate design procedures, and automatically generate complex geometries. Filled with full-color screenshots and illustrations, this practical guide walks you through the entire process of writing, storing, and executing reusable macros for CATIA® V5. Sample Visual Basic Script code accompanies the book’s hands-on exercises and real-world case studies demonstrate key concepts and best practices.

Coverage includes:

• CATIA V5 macro programming basics
• Communication with the environment
• Elements of CATParts and CATProducts
• 2D wireframe geometry
• 3D wireframe geometry and surfaces
• Solid features
• Object classes
• VBScript commands

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071800020
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	04/19/2013
Pages:	560
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dieter R. Ziethen is a CAD Systems Engineer and technical IT process consultant at MAN Truck and Bus AG. He also teaches CATIA V5 at the Munich University of Applied Sciences.

Kyle E. Brand is a tool designer with a leading aerospace company where he works with CATIA V5. He is responsible for the investigation and development of advanced tooling concepts and tool definitions.

Table of Contents

Ch 1. Basics
Ch 2. Communication with the Environment
Ch 3. Elements of CATParts
Ch 4. Elements of CATProducts
Ch 5. 2D Wireframe (Sketches)
Ch 6. 3D Wireframe Geometry and Surfaces
Ch 7. Solid Features
Ch 8. Description of Object Classes
Ch 9. Description of VBScript Commands