Installation

Installation

Requirements

• Windows 10 or later (64-bit)
• Python 3.9+ — download from python.org
• PyCATIA — install via pip install pycatia
• CATIA V5 — must be running for scripts that interact with it

Install Steps

1. Go to the latest release
2. Download CatiaMenuWin32.exe
3. Place it anywhere you like — no installer required
4. Double-click to run

First Launch

On first launch the app will:

• Create %APPDATA%\CatiaMenuWin32\ to store settings and cached scripts
• Auto-detect your Python installation
• Sync scripts from the built-in KaiUR/Pycatia_Scripts repository
• Display scripts as clickable buttons organised by tab

Installing Dependencies

Click the ↓ Deps button in the toolbar to upgrade pip and all required Python packages automatically. This runs pip install --upgrade pip then pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt for each configured source.

Default Behaviour

By default the app:

• Starts with Windows automatically — launches at login via registry autorun (disable in Settings → Window → Start with Windows)
• Does not minimize to the system tray — minimizes to the taskbar (enable Minimize to Tray in Settings)
• Starts minimized to the taskbar on launch (disable Start Minimized in Settings to open the window immediately)

These can all be changed in Settings.

Uninstalling

1. Close the app
2. Delete CatiaMenuWin32.exe
3. Optionally delete %APPDATA%\CatiaMenuWin32\ to remove all cached scripts and settings