Administering Standards and Generative View Styles

You can set the location of standard or generative view style files in a custom directory.

If you want to place all customized drafting standards or GVS in a custom directory (mydirectory for example), proceed as follows:

1. Create a directory named as you like (mydirectory, for example).

2. Create a sub-directory under this directory, called either drafting or generativeparameters, depending on the context.

3. Place the XML files containing your customized drafting standards or GVS in mydirectory\drafting or mydirectory\generativeparameters.

You can set the location of standard or generative view style files using variables.

If you have not yet customized your XML standard files, you can set the location of your files using a variable. In this case, proceed as follows:

1. Create a directory named as you like (mydirectory, for example).

2. Create a sub-directory under this directory, called either drafting or generativeparameters, depending on the context.

3. Set the CATCollectionStandard variable to mydirectory. After you have customized the XML standard files, the standard editor will then save them in mydirectory\drafting or mydirectory\generativeparameters.

   
   

   • If the

     CATDefaultCollectionStandard

     and the

     CATCollectionStandard

     variables both contain an identically-named standard, it is always the standard found in

     CATCollectionStandard

     which will be used.

   • If two directories referenced by the

     CATCollectionStandard

     and/or

     CATDefaultCollectionStandard

     variables contain identically-named standard files, it is always the standard in the directory listed first which will be used.

You can customize and define standards or generative view styles.

1. You must be running the session in administrator mode (-admin) to be able to edit and save standard files or generative view style files in Tools > Standards. To do this, proceed as follows:

   For more information, refer to the Managing Environments chapter in the Infrastructure Installation Guide.

   1. Set up the CATReferenceSettingPath variable.
   2. Start a CATIA session using the -admin option.

2. Set up the CATCollectionStandard environment variable as explained above. If none of the conditions are respected, a warning message will appear to let you know that you will neither be able to modify nor save the XML files. Modify the Drafting standards or the generative view styles as appropriate.

3. Use the Save As or the OK button to store your modifications.

4. To exit, use the Cancel button.

   Once the standard files or the generative view style files have been customized and saved, they can be used in a CATIA session in normal mode.