CATIA & SmarTeam Launcher
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1.General2.CATIA field3.SmarTeam
field
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• What is the launcher?
The Launcher is the initial menu to:• run CATIA in different configurations• run SmarTeam• open Documentation• open other tools
General
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CATIA Field
SmarTeam Field
• First view of the Launcher
General
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CATIA Field
(ST)= CATIA will open automatically with SmarTeam (Recommended)(DFS)=CATIA will open without SmarTeam (Not recommended)
Large Assemblies
Small Assemblies
DMU – Integration
• Default settings
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CATIA Field
Large Assemblies Small Assemblies
The graphical visualization is less detailed but faster
The graphical visualization is very detailed but slower
Manual update of assembly
Automatic update of assembly
Work in cache mode (.cgr)
Load completely all the documents of the assembly
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CATIA Field
Large Assemblies (Recommended)
Small Assemblies
Large Assemblies is optimized to save memory
To make exact measures to avoid approximate values
Doesn’t affect Drawings neither parts
If you work only with part
In general recomended
Recommended if you change frequently the geometry of components in the assembly.
It is always possible to change from one configuration to the other
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CATIA Field
• How to change the configuration?
Large Assemblies
Small Assemblies
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CATIA Field
• How to change the configuration?
• Double click in the component to load
• Menu / Edit / Representation
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CATIA Field
Is possible to save the created CATIA configuration (language, menus...)
1. Close Catia
2. Click “Save”
3. Name the setting
To work with this settings, just click on the name and open CATIA
• Personal Settings
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CATIA Field
• Secondary menu
Documentation:
CATIA Online Help (English)CATIA Aide en Ligne (French)
User Companion (Tutorials for different workbenches)
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CATIA Field
Tools:
Batch Monitor (to run tools like the cleaning tool CATDUAV5,..)Clean Cache
• Secondary menu
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SmarTeam Field
The SmarTeam button starts SmarTeam without CATIA
The Tools button gives you a secondary menu with the options:
• Reset settings• Password• Check process
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Reset settings:
In SmarTeam each modification of the settings is kept
SmarTeam Field
• Secondary menu
if you want to go back to the initial configuration you have to click here
Important: Make sure that SmarTeam is closed using check process
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Check Process:
Note that SmarTeam can run in the background without a window
SmarTeam Field
• Secondary menu
To check that SmarTeam is completely closed, you have to click here
(To finish SmarTeam, disconnect CATIA or kill the process)
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SmarTeam Field
Password:
Here it is possible to change your password
In the administration window, click on the Key symbol
• Secondary menu
If logged in Smarteam, your username and current password is automatically proposed.
Enter the new password and confirm itFebruary 2010
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Thank You
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