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Use C# for Catia V5 Automation

I want to write Macros/Programs for Catia V5 with the programming language C#.

How is it possible to access the Catia applicataion via c#(and Visual Studio). I searched a bit and found out that Catia provides an API, which the Microsoft COM Technologie provides for 'COM-languages' like c# & python.

This is how I imagine the connection/interaction between a C# Programm and Catia:

C# - .NET <-bi-directional integration-> COM <-> Catia API

Is that correct ?

Also: How do I setup everything in Visual Studio , so that I can access the Catia API (and code completion etc.)

Solution

  • 1) Add INFITF typelib library in reference which is interface to CATIA application

    2) Define CATIA as global variable as like 

       INFITF.Application CATIA;

    3) Bind the catia application to your CATIA variable as below statement

       CATIA = (INFITF.Application)Marshal.GetActiveObject("Catia.Application");

    Hope this would helps you to get started.