TIPS ON CREATING ELEMENTS FROM AN EXTERNAL FILE

Search for ‘Creating Elements from an External File’ under help. You can download the excel file ElementsFromExcel.xls’.

• Save the file ‘ElementsFromExcel.xls’

• This file can run the macro you wish, points, curve or surface.

• Change this file according to your needs, wing profile etc.

• Open up a CATIA file

• Create a geometrical set. You can do this by Start : Mechanical Design : Part Design

And insert a geometrical set from the top menu.

• Once the geometrical set is created, open the excel file and execute the following

command: Tools : Macro : Macros : Feuil1.Main : Run

• On the menu page which pops up:

Select 1 to create points only

Select 2 to create points and splines

Select 3 to create points, splines and loft

Note: In the example below, 3 curves are given and a ‘loft’ surface is created. While

running the macro if you only want to draw the curve but you select optşon 3, an erro

will occur. To draw a curve only, you need to exclude ‘start and end multisection

surface lines.