This application will save your time doing boring operations. Functionalities included: - hide, show, select different elements in CATProduct or CATPart - macros for Assembly workbench (move selected elements, export points to Excel, search and select same parts in specification tree). - macros for Part Design workbench (create unfolded body, create center and axis for holes, create coordinate points). - macros for Drafting workbench (hide/show frames, lock/unlock views, open drawing source) . - tools for CATIA (capture screenshots, CATIA screenshot to PowerPoint, delete, back-up and restore CATSettings, copy names to clipboard). Download link : http://www.adinnovation.ro/V5TimeSavingToolbar.zip Download short pdf presentation : http://www.adinnovation.ro/V5TimeSavingToolbar.pdf

1. 2017
TST - CATIA V5 Time Saving Toolbar v1.5
January 2017
Fernando Petre, Technical Manager, CAD/PLM Consultant
E: fernando.petre@alandick.ro
M: +40 725 155 588

2. 2017
Cost reduction by improved efficiency and improved quality through
standardization.
Customization by using additional functionality not provided in native
products and manipulate existing function to better fit customer processes.
Saving time for repetitive operations.
Why customization?
How does it work?
Dassault Systemes has “exposed” several CATIA objects so that they can be created,
manipulated, and deleted by COM compliant applications. Taking this in consideration, there
are several things which cannot be automated in CATIA with usual methods.

3. 2017
General presentation
Application is done in VB.NET and is covering several workbenches in CATIA V5. It can be used
independent from CATIA release or the way how CATIA was deployed in the company.
In the trial period (end of February 2017) the application can run on any computer with all functionalites.
After this period the application will run only on those computers designated by the company.
In all cases, the application doesn't need special rights to be installed,
can be placed in a folder (CATIA_V5_Time_Saving_Toolbar)
by simply copy-paste procedure.

4. 2017
General presentation
Few macros are shown bellow. They can be accessed from pull down menu and are grouped on
where they can be used, some of them can be used either in Assembly or in Part Design.
On each button there is a tooltip which is explaining in short what the macro can do

5. 2017
General presentation
Macros from Select pull down menu can be used in Assembly or in Part Design and they can improve speed by cutting numbers of clicks
from different operations. Macros from Draw pull down menu can help also to speed up some operations.

6. 2017
General presentation
Macros from Hide and Show pull down menus can be used in Assembly or in Part Design
and they can improve speed by cutting numbers of clicks from different operations.

7. 2017
General presentation
Kill and Windows pull down menus are dedicated for a more friendly access to different Windows
tools neccesary in day to day activity.

8. 2017
General presentation
Tools pull down menu can be used for several action related to CATIA and Windows. Options pull down menu will launch horizontal toolbar which can
be placed anywhere on the screen for a much easier access to the commands.

9. 2017
Few examples
Hiding All Geometrical Sets Points and vectors for holes

10. 2017
Few examples
Finding and Counting Parts Move selection on Z direction

11. 2017
As a summary
Video presentation

12. 2017
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