CATIA TIP 1

Starting CATIA by double clicking on the CatMotif icon, CATIA's default start up mode is "Quick Start". Can the default start mode be changed so that double clicking on the CatMotif icon starts CATIA in Cold Start mode?

As the catadm user, edit the file /home/catadm/catia.dt/types/catia.dt. Change Sequence of Actions under the "Data Attributes CATIAMOTIF" from: Quick Start, NormalStart, ColdStart, and WarmStart to: ColdStart, WarmStart, QuickStart, NormalStart

Note: The "first" start mode in this string dictates which method CATIA will start when double clicking on the CatMotif Icon. After making the change, catadm must log off and back on for the change to be effective.

 CATIA TIP 2

Is there a method for obtaining additional information (other than the standard CATIA Abend trace file) when CATIA Abends, especially with S11 and S10?

Solution

The following method is an undocumented way of obtaining additional information for CATIA S11 and S10 Abends:

1) Create an empty file called sysmodut in the CATIA user's $HOME directory via the command "touch sysmodut"

2) Recreate the Abend, then exit out of CATIA. The recently created sysmodut file will be populated with module trace information which can be sent to DS for their investigation

 CATIA TIP 3

How to launch CATIAV5 with your own default/startup model file?

Right-click on the CATIA V5 Icon. Go to Properties. You will see the target: "C:\ProgramFiles\DassaultSystemes\B08\intel_a\code\bin\CNEXT.exe" -env CATIA.V5R8.B08-direnv "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ApplicationData\DassaultSystemes\CATEnv." Add text, -object "C:\catiamodels\Customdefault.CATPart," after the environment definition and before the -direnv command.

It now looks like this, ..."C:\ProgramFiles\DassaultSystemes\B08\intel_a\code\bin\CNEXT.exe" -env CATIA.V5R8.B08-object "C:\catiamodels\Customdefault.CATPart" -direnv "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ApplicationData\DassaultSystemes\CATEnv."

CATIA will now launch with your own default model.