Importing and using CATIA V4 Models in CATIA V6

If you want to open your V4 models in CATIA V6, you need to use the File-based Design Import tool. In this section, you will see how to import CATIA V4 models in V6 Representations and work with Master and Draft Space.

For more information, please refer Client Collaborative Platform | Coexistence and Transition | File-based Design Import | Importing Application Files from Previous Versions.

This task shows you how to:

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Accessing 2D CATIA V4 models in CATIA V6

Import CATIA V4 Models in CATIA V6

This task describes how to import CATIA V4 Models in CATIA V6.

  1. Select PLM Access > Import > CATIA File...in order to import your model via the FBDI tool. The Select File dialog box appears.

  2. Select a model and click Open. The File Base Design Import window appears:



  3. Click OK. The Import Report is displayed:



  4. Click OK to have access to the model, and thisReport window will disappear.

    The model you have chosen is opened in CATIA V6 and it is called VALVE_DOC_Representation3:

Save and Search for a CATIA V4 Model in CATIA V6

This section describes how to save and search for a CATIA V4 Model in CATIA V6.

  1. Select PLM Access > Propagate to save the model in the ENOVIA database. The Save Management dialog box is displayed:



    In this window, you can see that this model is considered as a Representation in CATIA V6. The Save Progress bar appears. A message tells you if the Save operation has been successful and how many objects have been created, modified and deleted.

  2. Click OK.

  3. Search for this object in the database by entering (a part of) the model's name, by specifying its type (Representation) and by clicking: . You obtain:



  4. Right-click VALVE_DOC_Representation3 and select Open. The Representation is displayed:



  5. Through this contextual menu, you can also:


    • Explore Parents: a geometric view. Note that there is no parent for a model imported in a 3D Shape.
    • Export
    • see the Properties

Edit CATIA V4 Models in CATIA V6

This task describes how to edit CATIA V4 Models in CATIA V6.

  1. Create a new Product and insert this Representation under it. For this, select Insert > Existing Representation. The Select representations to insert

    window appears.

  2. Select the From Session tab, click Retrieve loaded data and select VALVE_DOC_Representation3 in the list:



  3. Click OK. You obtain:



    In a model, imported in V6 and inserted into a Representation, you can visualize and select geometric elements and workspaces. To known more about edition, please refer to the following tasks.

    Important: In a model (or cgr), the Hide / Show characteristics are not persistent in the CATIA V6 session, even after a Save in database or Propagate operation.