catminer 1.1

Data-mining tool for .CAT* (CATIA) files.

catminer

The catminer package is designed to data-mine from CATIA (.CAT*) files into readable formats. CATIA is a CAD design application developed by Dassault Systèmes.

Getting Started

Install the Python package:

pip install catminer

To export data, navigate to the file or directory:

cd /d path

Open CATIA then run catminer:

catminer run

Note 1: CATIA may not need to be open, however, the wrong version may launch

Note 2: Press ctrl + c for a second to end the program mid process. Alternatively, press ctrl + break for a non-graceful exit.

For help on the export options:

catminer run -h

which yields the following:

usage: catminer run [-h] [-i path] [-o path] [-f] [-t {xml,json}] [-b [path]]
                    [-r]

Run catminer using these commands:

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -i path, --in-dir path
                        set the run directory
  -o path, --out-dir path
                        set the output directory
  -f, --force-export    export previously exported files
  -t {xml,json}, --file-type {xml,json}
                        choose the output file type (default: xml)

.bat file:
  extra commands to make a .bat file instead

  -b [path], --bat-file [path]
                        generate a .bat file for easier automation
  -r, --relative-path   use the relative path to create the .bat file

The supported outputs are dependent on pyvba.

Developer Notes

Contributors are welcome! The project is hosted on GitHub. Report any issues at the issue tracker, but please check to see if the issue already exists!