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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 opton 3, an erro
will occur. To draw a curve only, you need to exclude start and end multisection
surface lines.

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