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 Evaluation - Purchase - Payment
| I just requested a plug-in code. Please advise to install it |
First at all, thanks for your interest. We're glad to send this demo licence.
3 steps to use it
- launch the hostid.exe (C:\DATAKIT\detklm\hostid.exe)
- Install the attached file
- Reboot your computer
Enjoy it! |
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| I requested a stand alone translator - please advise to install it |
Great to know you're interested by our solution.
As you're going to notice it is very easy to activate your code while importing your license file into CrossCAD / STA - see the following picture :
Enjoy your evaluation code |
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| Could you please provide us with Datakit identification references |
Here they are :
SIRET : 408 478 733 00038
SIREN : 408 478 733 RCS
NAF : 6201Z
TVA Intracommunautaire : FR00408478733 |
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| Could you please provide us with Datakit Inc Identification number? |
US identification number is the following one : EIN: 27 0143542
For more information, please feel free to contact fcadin@datakit.com |
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Guarantee - Maintenance
| Do your products benefit from a guarantee? |
Yes, stand-alones as well as plug-ins benefit from a free of charge quarter of year guarantee.
For example, if you send your order, 2007, 3rd of June, we’ll send a code according to this date. Code will be 7.3.
Date of order (2007 = 7, second quarter =2) and we add a free of charge quarter of guarantee (second quarter + one quarter = 3rd quarter).
During this period and till the end of this period, feel free to download new versions of your product. These versions will work with your code. Support from our technical services is also included.
After that period, we advise to order a yearly maintenance |
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| Do you propose maintenance contract and how does that work? |
Yes, we propose maintenance contact but first at all, please remember that our products are delivered with a quarter of year guarantee. Please read question “Do your products benefit from a guarantee?” to know more about that.
You can either purchase your maintenance contract while ordering your product or after the period of free of charge quarter of year guarantee. You can purchase one year (or more) maintenance contract.
For example, if you send your order, 2007, 3rd of June, we’ll send a code according to this date. Code will be 7.3.
Date of order (2007 = 7, second quarter =2) and we add a free of charge quarter of guarantee (second quarter + one quarter = 3rd quarter).
If you order one year maintenance while purchasing your product, we will deliver a 8.3 code, that is to say that you will be allowed to download the versions till the end of the 3rd quarter of 2008.
You can also decide to purchase the maintenance after the end of the free of charge guarantee. You will first at all receive a 7.3 code, then a 8.3 code.
The value of the code clearly indicates the period covered.
Maintenance includes also support and help from our technical services.
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| I got a new computer. What about my new code? |
Codes generally speaking depend from the N° Host ID of your computer and from the date of guarantee or maintenance. For example, if you send your order without any maintenance, 2007, 25th of January, we’ll send a code according to this date. Code will be 7.2
Date of order (2007 = 7, first quarter =1) and we add a free of charge quarter of guarantee (first quarter + one quarter = 2nd quarter). If you buy a new computer in August, we will deliver a 7.2 code (second quarter) except if you decided to purchase a maintenance contract. We do not charge any fees for this service but do not update your code. Please note that we request you to certify you won’t any longer use the former computer.
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Question of words
| CrossCAD/Sta, CrossCAD/Plg, CrossCAD/Pro, CrossCAD/Ware. What does that mean? |
Datakit develops and proposes 4 ranges of Cad Data Exchange Solutions:
CrossCad/STA for the stand-alones translators
CrossCad/PLG for the plug-ins
CrossCad/WARE for the components integrated by Software companies :
- file-to-file transfers using intermediary files
- fully integrated into the vendor’s software solution : conversion of all entities one by one including data attributes processing, that gives a better grasp on the transferred data
CossCad/PRO to import, analyze, heal and export the models
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By essence a plug-in is linked to the software for which it was designed. It is not sufficient on its own. Consequently to use CROSSCAD/PLG users must run a licence for the software on the same workstation. Plug-ins require the same environment and resources than the software. |
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| What do you mean with stand-alone (STA) Solutions? |
Stand-alone solutions do not require a licence to be used.
The stand alone converters are now packaged in a specific conversion engine and users consequently have direct access to all the interfaces. They can select the product they want to test and submit a licence request. |
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Technical topics
| Is is possible to select assembly, sub assembly, wholly or partly of a part I wish to import from Catia V5 to Rhino V4? |
Yes such functionnalities do exist. In Rhinoceros V4, choose Datakit Exchange, Catia V5, Show tree. Then, select a file to import. Open it. Components list appears. At that time, you have the possibility to choose the elements you wish to import.
Same functionnalities do exist for SolidWorks |
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| Have you developed a solution to find missing part, when you import a CATProduct within SolidWorks? |
Actually a dialog box will appear with the mention "part not found and the reference of the part".
Then, our solution allows you to choose one above the 3 available options :
- cancel : give up to look for the file
- do not display this dialog box anymore - as a consequence it will no more appear during the current session
- add files. Our solution will look for the file in the mentionned directory
While using Datakit exchange menu, you can either decide to search or not to search missing files. It is an option. |
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| Is it possible to get the comments available within Catia V4 3D files while translating them to Rhino or Iges? |
Yes, it is possible to get different data such as the name of the users, the date you generate the file, its version, a identification of the part ... but also properties:mass, material or history. To summery lots of information not directly related to the geometry. The sole request is that they have to have been registered as comments within Catia V4 file.
Actualy, Datakit automatically edited a report dedicated to the translation. This report includes the name of the translator, information of tolerance, details of the file release ... |
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| We know that many of you have been waiting impatiently for a way to import all Catia V5 assemblies into Inventor without losing the assembly structures. How does it works? |
It was important for us to make sure that the structural matches between Catia V5 and Inventor were maintained, but we also we wanted to address cases where there is a structural difference between the two environments: for example, Inventor considers a Catia V5 Cat.Part containing multibodies as an assembly.
It understands the different types of Catia V5 assembly and supports the assembly tree structure. This includes the following assembly types :
- Single level assembly
- Assembly of assemblies
- Containing components
- Flexible or Standard
All the names used in Catia V5 are kept in the Inventor iam or ipt files. |
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| Datakit offers Catia V5 to Rhino 4.0 conversion in batch mode. What does it means ? |
Designers often see importing data as a laborious, uncreative chore. Automation helps creative people to save precious time and energy. Don't forget that this plug-in has a further advantage: Rhino users do not need a Catia V5 licence in order to run it. Users can opt to import all the available files in a list without wasting time moving files, or select them from a directory.
Sub directories will aso be procesed if that's what the user initially chose to do.
The interface processes all Catia V5 entities, assemblies, topological, surface, and wireframe data and attributes.
CATParts, CATShapes and CATProducts can all be imported. With the directory mode, users can also confine processing to just the file types they are particularly interested in.
The results of the conversion (.3dm), are stored in the same directory as the original files unless the user specifies another location!
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| By default, Datakit processes Catia V5 FD&T data in its Catia V5 to Iges interface, but recently introduced an option box enabling users to choose whether or not they want to process FD&T data, and indeed more! |
FD&T are not indispensable at every design stage. They can even unnecessarily crowd the information displayed on the screen. The option box saves users the trouble of going into configuration files. All you have to do is specify in the box whether or not you want to keep the FD&T.
If the designer initially chose to hide or to desactivate the FD&T in the construction tree, we can force the processing of FD&T data (even when it is invisible or deactivated). We try to respect the Catia format as scrupulously as possible while leaving users the freedom to choose the data they want to process.
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| Are there preview available for your convertors? |
Yes, actually, the preview available for Catia V5, SW and UG translators have been so successfull that we have decided to develop a similar tool for users of the Pro-E converters.
To get a quick look at a part, you simply need to select "preview version" It displays the model in wireframe mode so that you can take a look it dynamically from every viewpoint.
Then, if you want, you can get the full version of the part |
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