Opening CATIA Files from SmarTeam - Web Editor

Note: To open CATIA files from SmarTeam - Web Editor, Client Components for CATIA Integration must be installed on the client machine. For details, refer to the Client Components for CATIA Integration Installation Guide.

To open CATIA files:

  1. From the navigation pane, select the CATIA object for which you want to open files.
  2. From the Lifecycle menu, select Open
  3. OR

    From the command toolbar, click

  4. The system establishes communication with the CATIA application:
    • If communication is established with CATIA, go to step 4.
    • If communication with CATIA fails, the error message "Open file failure...failed to communicate with CATIA" is displayed.
    • Click Cancel to return to the previous system state before the Open action was selected
    • Link to catia-connected.gif

  5. The system determines if CATIA is free to handle the Open file operation request:
    • If Yes - go to step 5.
    • If No - The system displays an "Open file - Warning" dialog with a busy signal
    • Note: If the system is busy, you have two options:

    • Wait until CATIA can handle the Open operation request, as CATIA will process the request when it is free and continue to the next step
    • Click Cancel (or close dialog using X) to abort the Open operation and close the dialog
  6. The system checks the file state and prompts you with the relevant options to open the file - Read Only or Edit (via the Check Out and New Release options) modes. See the table below for details:
  7. File State
    System Process
    New
    Opens file
    Check in
    The Open For dialog prompts you open the file in Read-only mode or perform a Check out lifecycle operation to be able to edit the file when it opens.
    Check out
    Opens file
    Release
    The Open For dialog prompts you open the file in Read-only mode or perform a New Release lifecycle operation in order to open the file as a new release.

    The following message appears:

    Link to open-native.gif

    • If you select Read Only, the system copies the file to your work directory and opens it in CATIA without opening the lifecycle operations window.
    • Note: To assure data integrity and avoid data corruption, CATIA validates the ability to copy the file to your work directory. If the validation fails and CATIA cannot replace the file in your work directory an error message that explains why the operation cannot be performed and what you must do complete the operation is displayed in the Lifecycle and File Operations Report window.

    • If you select Check Out/New Release, the relevant lifecycle operations window opens with the object selected for you to perform the required lifecycle operation
    • Note: If you select a object that is designated as Checked Out or Obsolete, the file opens and no dialog or lifecycle dialog is displayed. For any other lifecycle operation (e.g., Insert, replace with selected component) no dialog or lifecycle dialog is displayed.

  8. In the Lifecycle operation window, perform the required operation for your selection:
    • Click OK to perform the operation and open the file in CATIA
    • Click Cancel to abort the operation and return to the previous operation