InterOp CATIA V5 R15 install instructions for MSC.Patran 2005

Direct access of CATIA V5 R15 models requires Parasolid V16, which is not compatible with Patran 2005. Therefore, access of CATIA V5 R15 part files cannot be initiated directly within Patran 2005. However, Patran 2005 users can access R15 models by manually running the CATIA Access translator from Patran 2005r2 to produce a Parasolid transmit (.xmt_txt) file, which can then be imported into Patran.

The following instructions outline the process for creating a dual 2005/2005r2 installation for the purpose of importing CATIA V5 R15 models into Patran 2005.

Unix Installation Procedure

1. Install Patran 2005, or simply identify the location of your existing installation (typically /msc)
2. Install base Patran 2005r2
   1. Insert media for Patran 2005r2 and invoke mscsetup
   2. Specify the same installation base directory used for installing Patran 2005 (default is /msc). Your existing Patran 2005 installation will not be overwritten.
   3. Select and configure the MSC.Patran Core Application
      • Specify the standard installation type
      • Select the licensing option that is appropriate for your site
      • A message will appear to indicate that a previous version of the core application has been detected in the /msc/bin directory. Specify "N" at the prompt which asks, "Do you want this version made the default?" This will cause Patran 2005 to be retained within your bin directory as the default.
   4. After configuring the core application, enter "C" to install the files.
3. Install MSC.Patran CATIA Access 2005r2
   1. Insert the CAD Access installation media for your platform and invoke mscsetup
   2. Select and configure the MSC.Patran CATIA Access product.
      • A message will appear to indicate that a previous version of CATIA Access has been detected in the /msc/bin directory. Specify "N" at the prompt which asks, "Do you want this version made the default?" This will cause CATIA Access 2005 to be retained within your bin directory as the default.
      • Answer the user customization queries with information that is appropriate for your local CATIA installation.
   3. After configuring the CATIA Access product, enter "C" to install the files.
4. Create a special script for manually invoking CATIA Access 2005r2
   % cd /msc/bin
   % cat > xplus_cp_r15
   #! /bin/sh
   EXENAME=`dirname $0`/../patran2005r2/bin/xplus_cp.exe
   exec $EXENAME $*
   <ctrl-d>

Once the installation is complete as outlined above, invoke the CATIA Access 2005r2 translator as follows from a Unix shell window:

% /msc/bin/xplus_cp_r15 <filename>.CATPart<filename>

where: <filename>.CATPart is your CATIA V5 R15 model file
<filename> is the prefix for the name of the transmit text file to be created

Patran 2005 can import the resulting file, <filename> .xmt_txt, via the Import option from the File menu.

Windows Installation Procedure

1. Install Patran 2005, or simply identify the location of your existing installation (typically c:\MSC.Software)
2. Install base Patran and CATIA Access 2005r2
   1. Insert media for Patran 2005r2 and launch setup.exe
   2. Specify the same installation base directory used for installing Patran 2005 (default is c:\MSC.Software). Your existing Patran 2005 installation will not be overwritten.
   3. Choose the User Selectable installation type:
      
   4. Select the MSC.Patran core files and CATIA Access components. Deselect all other components. Click "Next" to continue and complete the installation:
      

Once the installation is complete as outlined above, invoke the CATIA Access 2005r2 translator as follows from a DOS command prompt window:

c:\MSC.Software\MSC.Patran\2005_r2\bin\xplus_cp.exe <filename>.CATPart <filename>

where: <filename>.CATPart is your CATIA V5 R15 model file
<filename> is the prefix for the name of the transmit text file to be created

Patran 2005 can import the resulting file, <filename> .xmt_txt, via the Import option from the File menu.