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The acronym CGR stands for Catia Graphics Representation, it is a tessellated file format similar to .stl, which you are
probably more familiar with. Data in this format cannot be simply read by CATIA in a way, that allows user to extract,
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measure* or export a geometry.
To do so, you have to use a dedicated tools or a "trick". In this post I will try to present some of these tricks.
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I. Extracting geometry from .cgr using Measure Item

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This is the simplest way, but also the least powerful (only points and lines can be extracted). Assembly Design workbench
is required. ► 2018 (1)
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1. Create a new CATProduct or use existing one.
2. Insert to this product an existing file in .cgr format - Fig.1. ► 12 (2)
► 10 (3)
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3. Use Measure Item tool from Measure toolbar, select Exact else approximate as a Calculation mode - Fig.2.
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4. Now you can measure any curve and extract its end points.
5. To extract points click on Create geometry button in Measure Item window. Send
6. In the new window - Geometry Creation - you can create a new CATPart or select existing one to insert the geometry -
Fig.3. To create a new Part just click on OK.

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7. Select first point or/and second point and click OK - Fig.4.

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8. Points have been extracted from a CGR file - Fig.5.

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II. Extracting geometry from .cgr using DMU Optimizer tools

With this method a .cgr file is saved as a surface model, DMU Optimizer workbench is required.

1. Insert a .cgr file into CATProduct - Fig.1.

2. Open DMU Optimizer workbench and look for a DMU Optimizer toolbar shown on Fig.6.

Fig.6

3. Either command Silhouette or Offset can be used. Silhouette offers a simplification option and accuracy parameter, in
case of Offset, an offset value should be 0mm. Use one of this tool and select a .cgr model from the tree - Fig.7. Click on
the Save button.

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4. Choose a destination and save as type: model (*.model) - Fig.8.

Fig.8

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5. Open in CATIA the .model file from the previous step.

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7. Open a new CATPart and paste special the copied set as a CATIA_RESULT into geometrical set - Fig.10.

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8. Surfaces have been extracted from a CGR file - Fig.11.

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