Cantilevered Coaster Catia Kinematics Trial #5

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Steam Train Piston Assembly Kinematics Simulation in CATIA

Check out the train simulation I did in CATIA V5 with the DMU Kinematics workbench! Your assembly literally has to be perfect before you can even begin to attempt kinematic simulations. Which is why I often times assemble a few pieces and then simulate a small portion of whatever it is I am building just to make sure it is working, then I add on a little more and repeat. It takes longer but is

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How do you write a CATIA CATScript Macro?

A question I often get asked is "how do you create vba macros in Catia?" One solution is to write a script. No, not a script for a movie, a CATScript file! To create a CATScript macro for CATIA open Notepad and write your code, then save the file with whatever name you want and type extension .CATScript instead of .txt. Here is a simple CATScript you can use as an example. This CATScript will

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How do you write code for Catia’s Expert Check Editor?

I've been trying to use KBE (Knowledge Based Engineering) to try and automate a checking procedure on an NC machining process in CATIA V5. The customer requirement is for all cuts to be in the climb direction, not conventional. Using the expert check editor I can implement a checking system to easily make sure all machining operations are compliant with this requirement. Syntax is the trickiest

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Catia NC Programming using Check Editor Knowledge Based Engineering

I use the check editor in Catia V5 to improve the quality of NC machining process files. All of my chamfer cuts on this particular part need to have a Tanto Fan axis. I use the code below:

`Far Side Chamfer 1\MfgParameter.5\Tool axis strategy` == "MfgTantoFan" AND
`Far Side Chamfer 2\MfgParameter.5\Tool axis strategy` == "MfgTantoFan" AND
`Near Side Chamfer 1\MfgParameter.5\Tool axis strategy`

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Cantilevered Coaster Kinematics Test 3

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Rolling in CATIA DMU Kinematics Workbench

Rolling tests for my roller coaster kinematics models.

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