CATIA V5 TIPS & TRICKS
 
  1. For finding  out the licenses (multiple) start and end date  in an command prompt  : Type  i4blt -ll in command prompt it will give all details to you
  2. To find out the release of any Catiav5
    part,product or drawing :Open the file in word pad and search for v5 R it will give you the information on in which release that catia file is created, because in catiav5 for example we cannot open R20 files in R17 but R17 files we can open in R20(Lower version file we can open in higher version but higher version files we cannot open lower version)
  3. Important enviornment variables for CATIAV5
    Go to All Programs à CATIA à Tools à Environment editor in admin login and add these variables through “contextual menu à New variable” option. Re-start CATIA V5 to see the difference.
 
For disabling license error messages at startup,

CATLM_ODTS=1
 
For accessing Wilson's spline curves,

L_WILSON_LAN=1
 
For accessing the Rolling Offset option in GSD,

CGM_ROLLINGOFFSET=1
 
For optimizing IGES export memory,

TAILLE_MEMOIRE_CHOISIE=1
 
For disabling product at startup,

CATNoStartDocument=no
 
For disabling sky background at startup,

CNEXTBACKGROUND = no
 
For disabling display of planet at startup,

CNEXTSPLASHSCREEN = no
 
For displaying Catia’s logs in command windows,

CNEXTOUTPUT = console