'COPYRIGHT DASSAULT SYSTEMES 2000
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' Purpose: Open an analysis document
' Create a basic surface mesh
' assign the surface as support
' specify the global specifications and assign values
' Assumptions: Looks for Surface.CATAnalysis in the directory
' Author: bmw
' Languages: VBScript
' Locales: English
' CATIA Level: V5R16
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Sub CATMain()
'-----------------------------------------------------------
'Optional: allows to find the sample wherever it's installed
sDocPath=CATIA.SystemService.Environ("CATDocView")
If (Not CATIA.FileSystem.FolderExists(sDocPath)) Then
Err.Raise 9999,,"No Doc Path Defined"
End If
'-----------------------------------------------------------
'Open the Analysis document
sFilePath = CATIA.FileSystem.ConcatenatePaths(sDocPath, "online\CAAScdAniUseCases\samples\Surface.CATAnalysis")
Set oAnalysisDocument = CATIA.Documents.Open(sFilePath)
'Retrieve the Analysis Manager and Analysis Model
Set oAnalysisManagar = oAnalysisDocument.Analysis
'Retrieve the product from Analysis manager
Set oAnalysisLinkedDocument = oAnalysisManagar.LinkedDocuments
Set partDocument = oAnalysisLinkedDocument.Item(1)
Set product = partDocument.Product
'Retrieve the analysis model from the list of models
Set oAnalysisModels = oAnalysisManagar.AnalysisModels
Set oAnalysisModel = oAnalysisModels.Item(1)
'Retrieve mesh manager and mesh part
Set meshManagar = oAnalysisModel.MeshManager
Set meshPart = meshManagar.AnalysisMeshParts
'Retrieve publications from product and retrieve the published face.
Set publications = product.Publications
Set pubSurf = publications.Item("Round Hole.1")
'Add the new basic surface mesh part to the list of mesh parts
Set surfPart = meshPart.Add ("MSHPartBasicSurf")
'Add the support from the published surface
surfPart.AddSupportFromPublication product, pubSurf
'Set the global Specifications
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "GlobalMethod", 1
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "QuadsOnly", 2
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "ElementOrder", "Parabolic"
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "DedicatedMesh", 1
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "GlobalSize", "10.0 mm"
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "Offset", "15.0 mm"
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "TopologySize", "20.0 mm"
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "TopologySag", 2
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "SharpEdges", 1
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "FaceAngle", "0 deg"
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "OffsetFromThickness", 1
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "MeshRelSag", 1
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "MeshRelSagValue", "0.1 mm"
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "CurveCapture", 1
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "CurveCaptureTol", "1.1 mm"
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "MeshCapture", 1
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "MeshCaptureTol", "1.1 mm"
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "MeshAbsSag", 1
surfPart.SetGlobalSpecification "MeshAbsSaglValue", "1.1 mm"
'Create local specification
Set meshSpecs = surfPart.AnalysisMeshLocalSpecifications
Set spec = meshSpecs.Add("MSHTopProjectCurve")
spec.AddSupportFromPublication "ConnectorList", product1, pubCurve
spec.SetAttribute "Tolerance", "500 mm"
Set spec = meshSpecs.Add("MSHTopProjectPoint")
spec.AddSupportFromPublication "ConnectorList", product1, pubPoint
spec.SetAttribute "Tolerance", "500 mm"
'Update the mesh part
surfPart.Update
End Sub