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CATIA V5 is a powerful tool in the CAO field. With some work you could be able to design almost everything. But What version of CATIA do you have ?
how many time will you need, for example, to create ALL screws in your assembly ? With each type ? Each
diameter ? Hopefully a tool named VBA exist to get rid of this waste of time.
I will present you the very basics applications of using VBA macros with CATIA V5. V5R19

First of all CATIA V5 can be piloted with mainly three possible languages : V5R21
1. Visual Basic
V6R12
2. VBA
3. CATScript Other version

I choosed to use VBA for a simple reason : It allows me to use easyly Excel to pilot CATIA. That's mean I could I'm just hanging around, I don't even have
use datasheets or graphics to create Parts in CATIA V5. Moreover it offers a better interface with the user CATIA
(command button, listbox...) and a priceless programming help (automatical completion, help to find errors).
However VBA has disavantages like a weak protection and it could be difficult to export VBA macros. Vote

I suppose in the following that you have some prerequisites in VBA. If not, you can look at this article which View Results Polldaddy.com
present briefly VBA for Excel. If it's not enough, you can find plenty of tutorials in Internet.

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Before beginning I introduce your new best friend : the CATIA help. It's very dense and complexe but it should be
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Picture 1 : OLE operation

2) IN- and OUT macros

a) IN process application

You have two choices to pilot CATIA.

First you can use the Visual Basic Editor included in CATIA V5 (TOOLS\MACRO\Visual Basic Editor Picture 2)
You create this way IN process application.

Picture 2 : Run the VB Editor

You have the same Macro menu as in VBA Excel where you can see all the macro you have writed. You can run,
edit, rename or delete this macro. You can also record a macro if you have a specifical need or when you did'nt
remember the right syntax. Then you can find it in the module name you have choosed.

How to add a macro as a command in a Toolbar ?

Go to Tools\customize\Commands and click on Macro. Select the macro you want and then drag and drop it in the
toolbar you wish. You can also use a personalised icon if you don't like the default icon by clicking on Show
Properties (Picture 3)

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Picture 3 : How to add a macro on your toolbar

b) OUT process application

Otherwise, you can pilot CATIA through Excel.

Personnaly, I found this solution more effective for two reasons :

You can use Excel datas

You have more freedom (VB Editor in CATIA need a CATMain sub whereas VBA in Excel didn't)

However you have to activate the CATIA functions, propertys and types. Just check the boxes beginning by catia
in TOOL\REFERENCES (Picture 3)

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Picture 3 : Activate the CATIA libraries in VBA Excel

However, as you aren't in CATIA VB Editor, you have to declare CATIA as Object in your sub.

You have two cases :

If CATIA is already running

The GetObject function allows to set CATIA application as the object you defined.
The code is so :

[...]
Dim CATIA As Object
Set CATIA = GetObject("CATIA.Application")
[...]

If CATIA is not running

You have to create the object using CreateObject :

[...]
Dim CATIA As Object
Set CATIA = CreateObject("CATIA.Application")
[...]

Now you are able to create your first macro, which launch CATIA if not.

sub CATRun()

Dim CATIA As Object

'In Error case CATIA is not already open

On Error Resume Next

Set CATIA = GetObject("CATIA.Application")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
 Set CATIA = CreateObject("CATIA.Application")
 CATIA.Visible=True
End if
On Error GoTo 0

End sub

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