[Bilingual CATIA Basics: Knowledgeware Capabilities] バイリンガルCATIA基礎: ナレッジ機能について

One of the strongest features in CATIA V5 is its knowledgeware capabilities, which allow you to perform design automation. The most commonly used workbench is the Knowledge Adviser. Geometric information can be controlled by parameters.

CATIA V5の強みの1つとしてナレッジ機能があります。これは設計の自動化に役立ちます。その際、最もよく使われるワークベンチはナレッジ・アドバイザです。形状情報をパラメータで制御することができます。

The follwoing 2 icon functions can be useful:

- The [Formula] icon([式]アイコン)
This allows you to create various kind of parameters in order to create relationships between existing parameters.

- The [Rule] icon ([ルール]アイコン) 
This allows you to define design rules of a part or product.

In order to explain how they actually work, take a look at the scenario below.

[1] Create 3 [Length] parameters by using the [F(x)] command, and name them [Point8X], [Point8Y], and [Point8Z].
[2] Next click the [Rule] icon to open the [Rule Editor] window, and then enter the following statement.

[1] [F(x)] コマンドを使って[長さ]パラメータを3つ作成し、 [Point8X], [Point8Y], [Point8Z]と名前をつけます。
[2] 次に[ルール]アイコンをクリックし、[ルールエディタ]を開き、次の構文を記述します。

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if Geometrical Set.1\Point.8.coord(1) > 12mm
Message("Way to go!This point is acceptable!")
else
{
 Geometrical Set.1\Point.8.coord(Point8X, Point8Y, Point8Z)
Message("Hey, I told you! Change the value right now! You made it at: # ", Point8X)
}

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This means that if the X coordinate (X座標 ) of [Point.8] is more than 12mm, a message will be displayed, saying "Way to go! This point is acceptable!"
But if it is 12mm or less (say, 10mm), another message will pop up, saying "Hey, I told you! Change the value right now! You made it at: 10mm".

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