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
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
About the Authors
- 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.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 560 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (© 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0071800026
- ISBN-13: 978-0071800020
- Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.9 x 9.5 inches
- List Price: $110.00