CATIA Best Practices Published in 2020!!

As we are nearing the end of the year, it’s a great time to have a relook at the important CATIA Best Practices published in 2020 that you might have missed in some of our promotions.

1.  Getting Started with Automation for 3DEXPERIENCE R2020x


This document covers the VBAVSTACATScript Basicsend-to-end scenariosbest coding practicestroubleshooting, and debugging on 3DEXPERIENCE R2020x platform.

The Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE platform offers an openness to support automation. Users can use a scripting language to access CAA Automation objects to capture their own know-how and to increase the productivity. Users can customize applications to automate repetitive tasks and to make it fit to their own process.

The target audience for this Best Practice are the users who want to learn automation and customers who are associated with Automation development.


2. Work Offline Command - Use and Recommendations



3DEXPERIENCE platform provides a capability called ‘Work Offline’ that enables designers to work with 3DEXPERIENCE platform even when they are off the network. However, this does not compromise the design data security and maintains the data integrity too. 
This best practice provides detailed description of the ‘Work Offline’ functionality with required recommendations.

The target audience for this Best Practice is 3DEXPERIENCE Administrators and Designers.




3. Enterprise knowledge Language(EKL) – Overview and Usage



This document provides an overview of main concepts about the EKL, EKL Capabilities, various functions and tools that are required to work with EKL, and troubleshooting EKL Code. The objective is to help users get a better understanding about the EKL. This document also provides some sample examples about using various types of EKL functions that will help the users to get started with EKL.

The target audience for this Best Practices document is Designers and Administrators who are looking for information about Enterprise Knowledge Language (EKL).



4. Integration of 3DEXPERIENCE Requirements with IBM Doors




This Best Practices document provides details about configuration between 3DEXPERIENCE requirements and IBM doors, with various illustrations and hands-on steps for configuration.

 The target audience for this Best Practices document is the Dassault Systèmes customers who are working on 3DEXPERIENCE Traceable Requirements Management, PLM Admin, and Technical Support.






5. Generic Windshield Creation in SFE CONCEPT



Creating a windshield and attaching it to the car body can be a complex task, especially for a new user. This document will help to create a generic windshield in SFE CONCEPT (all versions). This windshield model can be attached to all kinds of car body models. The document focuses on mapping definitions and weld/glue application. It also shows the resulting FE mesh.

The target audience for this Best Practice is Designers working on SFE CONCEPT.





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