Alias provides a stand-alone utility, C5ToAl, to enable you to convert CATIA Part (.CATPart) and CATIA product (.CATProduct) document files to Alias Wire files without running the Alias application. You may find this useful for creating a batch script if you have many files that need to be translated from the CATIA format.
C5ToAl -i <CATIA V5 file> -o <Wire file> [<options>]
where
Argument | Value |
---|---|
-i | input CATIA filename (either .CATPart or .CATProduct) |
-o | output Wire filename (.wire) |
-l | logfile option:0=No logfile output (default)1=Output a logfile (-l1)2=Output an extended logfile (-l2) |
-a | import geometrical sets and hybrid bodies as layers |
-wantInf bool | Want the infinite (unbounded) geometry imported. Default is false |
-wantInv bool | Want the invisible (noshow) geometry imported. Default is false |
-wantUnstitch bool | Want solids and open sheet bodies as surfaces. Default is false |
Using stand-alone utilities on Windows
You can see what directory you are in by typing
dir
A list of the directory contents will be provided; at the top of the list is your current location.
C:\aw\[UserID]\Alias\user_data\[Project]\wire
where [UserID] is replaced by your login userid (and no square brackets) and [Project] is replaced by the name you have assigned to the project: the default project is demo (again, no square brackets). So to navigate to the directory, type
cd C:\aw\{UserID]\Alias\user_data\[Project]\wire
C5ToAl -i headlight.CATPart -o headlight.wire