Hi Folks, Today I’d like to share a personal milestone with you. I’ve been diving into ICEM Surf and learning it entirely on my own — and here’s my very first attempt! It’s been a challenging yet rewarding journey so far, and I’m excited to keep exploring what this powerful tool can do. Hope you enjoy it — and feel free to share your thoughts or tips!

For some reason, when I mirror an assembly, and use same references, the mirrored parts do not end up across the mirror plane. Am I doing something wrong here? I can see the "Source Products" and then it shows in blue highlight (to the right) what I intend to produce. It also shows in green the "Symmetric Products" that the tool ultimately produces. Not sure what I need to change to make this work correctly. Thank you for your help in advance.

Hi all, I would like to model braided asd occluder, I am a beginner in 3dexp. I am attaching the photo of the braided asd occluder to be modeled. Please let me know where I can get some tutorial on this , so that I can build up on that. It would be grateful, if you help me in this regard. Thank you in advance.

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I have designing two parts and also printed it. But still there is also in the 3D printing both are not fitting with each other. So please find the issue. 1- Is the issue with my student license? 2- Is there issue with ADD and CUT of two parts while applying the threading? How can I resolve such issue? Thank you

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Hi, I am trying to find out what is the 'orientation' (red box) do with the braiding simulation. Please let me know if link of the documentation or anyone can help me with explaining it? Thanks!!

Hi, We are using VBA Macros with forms in our system as shown below. For 90% of the users, everything works fine, and we haven't done any changes for a long while. For some reason though, it fails on some users with the following error messages. Everyone is using the same "Released" macro. Cleaning the cache / CATSettings, PC restarts don't solve it Re-installing the 3DX sometimes solves it. It happens in variety of PC hardware, and both in Win10 and Win11. Our platform is R2024x FD04. It stops

In 3DE CATIA, the "Create Import" function includes a "Keep Context" option. Could you please explain in which cases this option should be checked and in which cases it should not, along with relevant examples? Thank you.

3DEXPERIENCE CATIA Catia CATIA Hi, As we know there is a better way to present hole dimensions in a single line, as shown in the attached figure using standard hole dimensioning symbols. Principles of Dimensioning | Engineering Design - McGill University Hole Dimensioning symbols Currently, I enter this dimension line manually using the text command. ❓ Is there a quicker and more efficient method to create these dimension lines—while keeping them linked to the hole feature’s parameters?

Hello community, I’m experiencing an issue with projections in assembly design. I have two parts: the second part (Haut) is created as a projection of the first one (Base). However, when I modify the first part, the second one does not update accordingly. Could anyone advise me on how to properly maintain this link? Thanks!

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Hi all, I'm using 23x On Prem 3DX and I realised that I don't see 'Reroute Ply Contour' command in the Grid Design toolbar when in Composites Design workbench. I can still see the reference in the helpdoc so it shouldn't be deprecated. Does anyone know why and how to get the command back? I currently have "Airframe Composites Designer", "Composites Braiding & Forming Engineer" and "Airframe Composites Manufacturing Engineer" roles assgiend to me. Thank you

Hello community, I'm struggling to install python packages and find which folder of package i need to bind. I just wanna use numpy package of my script in visual scripting. thanks

Hello community, Do you know if there this kind of command in Catia ? This command is available in Civil 3D Thanks

I am using the point repetition utility to create points along curves for part definition. I can use a formula to drive the pitch of the points (the distance between them), however it doesn't seem feasible to use a formula to drive the number of points along the curve. Does anyone know if this can be done another way? I realize there are other ways to determine the number of points, however my question is specifically about using a formula to drive the number of points. I can change the step and

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Dear all, We are looking for a mechanism to update the UDL format for 3DX Drawings (CAD Master = 3DEXPERIENCE). Why? in CATIA 3DX Drawings, we are using the Attribute Link functionality in the Titleblock to push attributes values. (e.g. Checked By, Status, CheckedOn) and all the time, the UDL is not updated because the Drawing, after maturity changed, was never opened in the Client and Saved for the UDL to be recomputed and stored in DB. We've noticed that the UDL update action in DFC is

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Save the date for the upcoming webinar on September 10 at 5pm CET. Our subject matter experts will demonstrate how to quickly understand and act on product usage to ensure lower costs and less rework. Discover how artificial intelligence-powered virtual twins on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, grounded in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), allow users to: Simulate usage scenarios to predict real-world system behaviorSee how these predictions enable less waste and rework Learn from past to

Hi all, I'm trying to run a VBA macro from Excel to automate SolidWorks Composer. My goal is to automatically generate Composer outputs and export them into a .docx document. However, when I run my code, I get the following error: Run-time error '429': ActiveX component can't create object I'm using this line in my VBA code: Set composerApp = CreateObject("Composer.Application") To troubleshoot, I tried registering composer.exe as a COM server using: regsvr32 composer.exe My questions: Is this

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Good day, I need help creating a carbon fiber appearance. Does anyone know the settings required to achieve a realistic visual material look like in the red box shown? Thank you!

Normally drawings are created at A3 size so always needing to changes these

Hi all, Instead of using Snagit or the Snipping Tool to create images, I tried using Stellar Rendering, but I’m struggling to make sense of it. The documentation on this topic is, to put it mildly, quite poor. I also couldn’t find any helpful information in the CATIA Communities, so I decided to ask my questions here 🙂 Note: Live Rendering works fine, but I’d like to understand how the Stellar tool functions within Part Design and Assembly Design. Here are my main issues: Resolution : The

Hello CATIA User CommunityI am Jesús Daniel De la Vega Mora, member of the “CATIA Champions” program. Today, I am here to share with you the benefits of using 3DConnexion's “Keyboard Pro.” I am very happy to be sharing my experience with you, some ways to program it, and above all, to show you the advantages of using this tool. In this document, you will find the different ways to program your buttons for use within the program. If you have any questions or would like to know more, please leave

Hello All, In 3DEXP it is possible to define a font size ratio: In CATIA V5-6R2025 we have the following message. Any idea how to activate this in V5? What is pretend is this: Thanks in advance HS

Hi, We have downloaded installation file from DS for R32 SP6 HFX12 and installed. While opening catia , we are getting the below error message. FYI, we have commercial version license. Please help us to rectify this issue.

I'm a member of some communities ( Catia Creative Design, Catia user Community ), when I try to download data many time I received a error message as show in the images Any suggest to solve it thanks Sergio

Dear somebody, I am a Japanese IT person working in Japanese language 日本語 environment. I just starting to use Windows 11 English version + Japanese language pack. Catia V5 2023 & 2017. Once I open the file from file server which contains Japanese (double-byte) folder paths. Then I cannot open the file because the characters of folder paths are garbled. The "?????" consists of several Kanji characters only. Of course no issue when I see the path from Windows Explorer. Do somebody kindly advise

Dear Community, May you have an Idea how to fix this issue. I've implemented find number (DS Documentation: 3DEXPERIENCE > Enterprise Knowledge Language > Server Types and Functions > EKL Functions by Modeler > CAD Extension Method Functions). Instance title value will be transfered to CAD Extention Find Number (V_XCADBallooningInfo) and is be used in ballooning as position number and user defined counter in bill of material. Our Challange: If this property is used with ootb title "Find

Is it possible to control the diameter dimension in the drawing standard so that they are created with only one symbol? I am basing my standard off of ANSI/ASME. The default behavior has radius dimensions created with only one symbol while diameter dimensions are created with two symbols. I can't find any way to control this behavior in the drawing standard to specify only a single symbol. Is it possible? It seems like this format is OK based on the ASME standard document.

I'm having trouble with points not displaying at all in my model. They exist in the feature tree, but I cannot see them in the viewport. This is particularly problematic when using the 'Hole' command, as it's nearly impossible to select the desired positions in the sketch if the points aren't visible. Crucially, I have already reset all my CATIA settings to default, and the problem still persists. I reinstalled the whole programm but nothing worked. Has anyone encountered similar issues or

Presenting Cad Automation Future Game changer ProjectTopic : Vehicle Side Inner Structure (BUS) What Change I Changed The wheel Base the whole structure got changed automatically including sub structure , sq pipe, angle Parts ETC Before : Vehicle Side Structure Length Is 4450 and Wheel Base - 3515 After : Vehicle Side Structure Length Is 7210 and Wheel Base - 5240 Including Changes Part Dimension, Angle, Thickness, Quantity etc Link with sub Assembly Like Door, Window Seat Position, Wind

These bases are designed for powder material hoppers, so that the powder material passes through these magnets, which create a magnetic circle around themselves, allowing them to prevent heavy or fine metals from entering the packages. CATIA CATIA V5 CATIA Champion

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CATIA Days @ NIAR Rhatigan Student Center July 8-9, 2025 Wichita, KS | USA Thank you to everyone who joined us at the CATIA Days event in Wichita! It was fantastic to connect, exchange ideas, and share insights. For those who couldn’t attend or want to revisit the sessions, this wiki contains most of the presentations from the event. The agenda included 16 technical sessions on topics like MBSE integrations, SysML v2, composites, automation, MODSIM, and knowledge-based engineering full of

Hello CATIA lovers 💙 We are excited to welcome our newest CATIA Champion @JS !🏆 Jeremy began his CATIA journey early—starting in high school and continuing through his engineering studies at Wichita State University. While still a student, he joined the National Institute of Aviation Research (NIAR), where he worked on virtual twinning of aircraft parts and mechanisms. Today, as part of the NIAR team, Jeremy continues to develop virtual twins, including the simulation of systems using Dymola.

While Launching Native apps via 3DCompass from Web apps its not launching, the Launcher diagnostic tool displays the following below error while ran? Any idea on how to solve this issue ?

What is the difference in use of following web apps - 3D Play , 3D Compose and 3D Navigate ?Do they serve the same purpose ?

In step file or large assembly, we have large number of Coordinate axis systems, 2dsketches & Planes visible in 3dmodel how it will be hide as a single command in Catia software. Below show in figure

The UAF EA Project template doesn't seem to have a lot of use. The UAF Enterprise Architecture Guide, which--interestingly enough--actually has screenshots of this template, details doing things that the actual template doesn't let you do. There are also no solid example of this guide being used anywhere that I can find. The following examples are all using the UAF Enterprise Architect within Cameo Systems Modeler 2022x with the UAF plugin. One example of the non-usefulness... This diagram

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Hello All, I noticed a issue with my native client, where i have set up my Action Toolbar as my need. But most of the time I have seen these commands becoming a blank box without icons as shown in below image. To fix this everytime i need to clear my Cache in Appdata/Local//DassaultSystemes and Appdata/Roaming//DassaultSystemes folder, but deletes my other Action Toolbar setup as well and again i need to make the setup from first. Is there any fix for the issue , without deleting the cache

I get this error a lot. it happens when i try to copy paste things in 3dx. could be a part into an assembly, or simple geometry copy-pastes inside a part. like copy pasting a plane inside a geometric set. my only work around is to close and reopen 3dx. Any idea how to avoid this?

Hi everyone. I am sharing a challenging situation that I am going through. I try to make tapered Plies using transition zones. But it generates a normal stack of plies (not tapered) The steps I followed: I made zone3 Create 4 transition on zone 3. Use connection generator Then generate “plies from zones” Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnPtZkOWFy8

Dear friends, in this clip you can see the design steps from the basic to the final design. Basic Design to Final Design CATIA CATIA Champion Story catia idea CATIA

Frustrated by having to manually exclude certain objects during concurrent operations when you'd prefer to save everything? You can simplify this process by customizing the default exclusion settings. Just head to the Preferences panel, locate the relevant option, and adjust the configuration as shown in the image below.

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Hello, In CATIA V5, assembly design workbench User Selection Filter toolbar is available, which greatly helps in selecting required wireframe geometry. But I'm unable to find the same toolbar in 3DExperience CATIA (on-cloud) with MDG role. How to enable this toolbar. Thanks in advance.

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During the design process, is it possible to lose the link between parts due to different causes (in this case, the symmetrical part done with the AIRBUS method). This was happening due to the deletion of the original body. If you have several objects in this situation, you can find them quickly using a search query like in the image attached. In my case, I also wanted to exclude the Flat View for sheet metal parts (also the AIRBUS method).

Can some one please suggest which license i need to use to access "Experience Models Preparation" App in 3dexperience?

I am proposing 3 solutions to model this part, but I bet you can find others. I may try one with booleans 😄 https://youtu.be/OW0QbeDaqCw https://youtu.be/6ErqnfmcfHQ https://youtu.be/jwkuoECcYKM

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