How EnterprisePDM handle catia file ?

Hello Ahmed -

There is no CATIA add-in for Enterprise PDM. Therefore the application will NOT automatically gather references and create reference links.

Joy

First I would tell them you don't want any of those stupid Catia files!

You can add the Catia files into your vault as you do with any other file type -even make Catia data cards. If you wish, you could create your parent/child relationships with the "Paste as Reference" option. At this point you could build up a BOM complete with quantities. However, these are manual processes, but if they are customer files, perhaps there aren't too many files to deal with?

If you are getting a lot Catia files, it may be worth investing in a Catia viewer that is compatible with Enterprise. I use AutoVue. With it, when I click on a Catia file I get a nice preview in the preview tab.

But as always, Joy is right. Sadly, you are not going to get the automatic BOM generation, datacard updates, nor parent/child relationships. It is a manual world for Catia fans.