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Welcome to the documentation for the Pycatia Scripts collection. These scripts automate common tasks in CATIA V5 using the pycatia Python library.

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Requirements

Requirement	Version
Python	>= 3.10
pycatia	>= 0.8.3 (>= 0.9.5 for Process scripts)
wxPython	>= 4.2.5 (where required)
xlsxwriter	(Process export scripts only)
CATIA V5	V5R32

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Installation

See the Installation and Setup page for full instructions on setting up Python, pycatia, and configuring CATIA V5 to run scripts.

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Script Categories

Any Document Scripts

Scripts that work on Part, Product, or Process documents.

Script	Description
Find And Select By Name	Find and select all hybrid shapes whose names contain a search string
Hide Planes And Axis Systems	Hides all planes and axis systems in the active document
Rename Hybrid Shapes	Renames multiple selected hybrid shapes in one go
Replace Name Hybrid Shapes	Find and replace text in the names of selected hybrid shapes
Toggle Show Hide Geometric Set	Toggle the visibility of a selected geometric set and all its children

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Part Document Scripts

Scripts that require an open CATPart document.

Script	Description
Axis To Axis Keep Name	Moves hybrid shapes from one axis system to another, preserving names
Axis To Axis Keep Name And Structure	Axis-to-axis transformation on all shapes in a geometric set, preserving names and structure
Batch Isolate Geometric Set	Isolates every element in a geometric set as a datum in one operation
Check Duplicate Names In Geometric Set	Scans a geometric set and reports any elements that share a name
Copy Geometric Set To New Part	Copies a selected geometric set and all its contents into a new blank CATPart
Create ISM OSM STEP Files	Creates two STEP files from ISM and OSM surfaces
Export All Parameters To CSV	Exports all parameters from the active part to CSV
Export Geometric Set Structure To CSV	Exports the full geometric set tree and its contents to CSV
Export Points Axis and Geo Set To CSV	Exports points from a geometric set to CSV relative to a selected axis
Export Points Axis and Geo Set To XYZ	Exports points from a geometric set to XYZ relative to a selected axis
Export Points Geo Set To CSV	Exports points from a geometric set to CSV relative to the absolute axis
Export Points Geo Set To XYZ	Exports points from a geometric set to XYZ relative to the absolute axis
Extract Boundary Curves	Extracts boundary edges of a selected surface as datum curves
IGES Export Curve Axis	Exports curves as IGES after moving them to the absolute axis
Insert Points Catia	Imports points from a TXT or CSV file into CATIA
Insert Points Catia With Names	Imports named points from a TXT or CSV file into CATIA
Involute Gear Generator	Generates a fully parametric involute spur gear
Join Explicit No Connect	Joins surfaces or curves without checking for connexity
Join Explicit No Connect Curve	Joins curves without checking for connexity
Join Explicit No Connect Surface	Joins surfaces without checking for connexity
Measure Curve With 3 Points As Circle	Measures the radius of a curve by fitting a 3-point circle
Measure Curve With 3 Points As Circle Keep Con	Same as above but keeps the construction geometry
Measure Radius Surface	Measures the radius of a surface by intersection and 3-point circle
Measure Radius Surface Keep Con	Same as above but keeps the construction geometry
Publish Hybrid Shapes In Geometric Set	Publishes all hybrid shapes in a selected geometric set
Reorder Geometric Set Alphabetically	Sorts all elements inside a geometric set alphabetically by name
Translate Direction Distance Keep Name	Translates hybrid shapes by a direction and distance, preserving names
Translate Direction Distance Keep Name And Structure	Translates all shapes in a geometric set by direction and distance, preserving names and structure

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Process Document Scripts

Scripts that require an open CATProcess document.

Script	Description
Check Operation Parameters Against Limits	Checks all operation parameters against predefined min/max limits and flags violations
Export NC Program Names To CSV	Exports all manufacturing program names and descriptions to CSV
Export Process Table Parameters	Exports machining parameters from all operations to an Excel file
Export Resource List	Exports the names of all resources in a process document to CSV
Export Tool List From Process	Exports all cutting tools from a process document to Excel
Rename Operations From Tool Name	Automatically renames each operation to match the assigned tool name

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Product Document Scripts

Scripts that require an open CATProduct document.

Script	Description
Save Child Parts To STEP	Saves all child CATParts in a product to STEP files

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Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on submitting new scripts or reporting issues.