The UNIVERSAL CATIA <> Pro/ENGINEER CADverter is a direct database converter between both CATIA V4 and CATIA V5 Modeling Applications and the PTC Pro/ENGINEER file format. It enables the user to convert all forms of 3 Dimensional Mechanical Design Geometry and Assembly data, together with system defined attribute information and colour information, between these systems. 
This single translator accepts all combinations of CATIA V4 or CATIA V5 data and processes it directly into the PTC Pro/ENGINEER file format. Therefore it doesn't matter if the CATIA V4 data is in EXPORT, MODEL, SESSION or CATIA V4 Assembly Modeller format, they are all seamlessly processed from CATIA to the Pro/ENGINEER file format. In addition, when processing CATIA V5 data, the same translator is capable of processing all combinations of CATProduct or CATPart files or even CATProducts that include references to native CATIA V4 models. Therefore this single Combined CATIA <> Pro/ENGINEER CADverter will satisfy all requirements for processing any format of CATIA data into the Pro/ENGINEER file format or outputting either CATIA V4 or V5 data from conversion of an Pro/ENGINEER file.
The translator may be operated in either an interactive or batch mode. The command line interface allows the conversion process to be integrated into any process oriented operation e.g. create Pro/ENGINEER data while saving the data to a Data Vault. Alternatively, the translation process may be driven from the standard Graphical User Interface (GUI). The GUI methodology ensures that casual users are able to make effective use of the product without needing to remember complex command syntax.
This product has been developed using a combination of the PTC Pro/Toolkit development API and the Dassault Systemes CATIA V5 3DInterOp Development Environment. Consequently it operates completely standalone of any CATIA applications when processing CATIA input data. The use of vendor supported development environments ensures that the data being processed conforms to the specific requirements of the various applications. In addition, as the vendors improve their respective propriety file formats, their supported development environments remove all risks associated with database changes and guarantee to keep pace with the changes they make.
To improve the performance of an overall translation process, the user may select subsets of the input CATIA data to be processed. Focusing the translator to process only those specific geometry elements required reduces the overall time taken to process the data and eliminates the need to post process the output data.
UNIVERSAL CATIA V4/V5 - Pro/ENGINNER Main Features
- Converts all types of geometry, wire frame, surfaces, trimmed surfaces (faces) and solid models.
- Converts assembly structure between the systems.
- Converts attribute data including colour and layer information.
- Integrated with the CATIA V5 installation.
- The conversion process can be run Interactively or Batch mode.
- Command line interface allows process integration.
- Data can be filtered by layer and entity type during processing. Geometry can be filtered and selectively processed.
UNIVERSAL CATIA V4/V5 - Pro/ENGINEER Main Benefits
- Being a direct database converter all pre and post processing is eliminated, saving time.
- Reduce costs due to processing time and increase overall conversion success levels by filtering input data and focusing the conversion to only those elements required.
- Reduce costs and risks associated to accessing the wrong version of data by integrating the conversion process into all related business processes.
- With over 17 years of industrial use CADverters robustness and quality is well proven, reducing your business risk.
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