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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, 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.
(*measure exact values)
This is the simplest way, but also the least powerful (only points and lines can be extracted).
Assembly Design workbench is required.
Fig.1
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.
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.
Fig.3
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.
Fig.5
With this method a .cgr file is saved as a surface model, DMU Optimizer workbench is required.
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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.
Fig.7
4. Choose a destination and save as type: model (*.model) - Fig.8.
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5. Open in CATIA the .model file from the previous step.
6. Double click on *Master and copy *SET1 - Fig.9.
Fig.9
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.