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The tricky part here is to figure out the names of the toolbars. Go to View > Toolbars and check if enabling any of the listed toolbars displays the icon.Be aware that the icon you select in the sub-toolbar will stay on-top. Expand all the flyouts by clicking on the black triangles to see if the sought icon might be in the sub-toolbar. Many icons are collapsed behind a single icon with a black triangle (so called flyout).Pull out all those toolbars until you don’t see the double-arrows anymore. If so, it means that some of the toolbars just don’t fit into the available screen size.

Make sure you don’t see any subtle gray double-arrows (or ‘chevrons’) in the bottom-right corner of your CATIA screen.

So here are the steps to find those missing icons. Now, poking around through the menus is slow and unproductive, most people would rather click an icon in a toolbar. If an operation involves creating a new feature, that would probably be in the Insert menu. If an operation involves something like saving or opening a file, that would be in the File menu. Which menus to look through? Just use some logic. Or, if you want to create a Pad feature, you can go to the Insert menu, then Sketch-Based Features, then Pad. For instance, if you want to change the display mode from shaded to wireframe, you can go to the View menu, then select Render style, then select Wireframe. Here’s the process I typically recommend for hunting down those cannot-be-found icons.įirst, instead of using icons and toolbars to start a tool, be aware that you can always use the top-level menus, because each icon in CATIA has a counterpart appearing in one of those menus. Note: If part is selected by clicking on the part geometry the texture/property will be applied in the part body and will not be applied to the DCS mesh when opened in the 3DCS workbench.One question that I get asked repeatedly when teaching CATIA training classes – How do I find the icon or tool I’m looking for? Unfortunately, CATIA does not have anything like a built-in ‘icon finder’, so if you’re new to CATIA, this is probably the most frustrating issue you will encounter.

Click OK or Apply Material to add material texture/property to part.

Select material from the available selection.

In order for the DCS mesh to inherit the properties and textures of the V5 part the data must be stored in the correct place in the tree. \example_models\v5_examples\Moves\Six_Plane\ Six_Plane.CATProductĭCS Mesh now has the ability to inherit material properties and textures from V5 geometry.

Example image of material properties applied to the Six_plane component.Select Shade with material icon if the component does not have the material finish displayed.Verify the component part body has the material property in the navigation tree.Select OK to close the Material Library dialog window.Select a material for the component (Example Metal – Chrome Finish).Note: each tab has multiple materials associated within the tab Select the Apply Material icon to display the default materials library dialog window.Expand the navigation tree and highlight the part body of the component.Move to Assembly Design Application of Catia to activate the Apply Material Icon.Image below displays sixplane.CatProduct with material properties applied.Īpplying a Material Property to a Component.Select the Shading with Material icon to display the geometry with the material finish.The material is listed in the navigation tree as part of the solid body. Expand the navigation tree to verify if the file contains material properties.The file containing material properties will be displayed without a material finish and without color.

The material property is associated as an attribute within the component file. The material property is linked to a standard library with the CATIA database. Rendered CAD can be created on both nominal and deviated assemblies. Realistic Rendering can be performed on 3DCS assemblies by applying V5 Material Properties.