General Mapping (Base Module)

Table of Contents

• Topological Entities
• Surface Entities
• Curve Entities
• Point Entities
• Cloud Entities
• Reference Entities
• Assembly
• Attributes
• Metadata Entities
• Layer Filter Entities
• Other

This information is available from CatiaV5 R10 version.

Topological Entities

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Body	Dtk_Body
Lump	Dtk_Lump
Volume	Dtk_Volume
Shell	Dtk_Shell
Face	Dtk_Face
Loop	Dtk_Loop
Edge	Dtk_Edge
Coedge	Dtk_Coedge
Vertex	Dtk_Vertex

Surface Entities

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Plane	Dtk_PlaneSurface
Cylinder	Dtk_CylindricalSurface
Cone	Dtk_ConicalSurface
Sphere	Dtk_SphericalSurface
Toroidal	Dtk_ToroidalSurface
Linear Extrusion	Dtk_LinearExtrusionSurface
Revolution	Dtk_StandardRevolutionSurface
Nurbs Surface	Dtk_NurbsSurface
Fillet	Dtk_FilletSurface
Offset Surface	Dtk_OffsetSurface
Linear Transfo Surface	Dtk_TransformedSurface
Non Linear Transfo Surface	Dtk_NurbsSurface
Ruled	Dtk_RuledSurface

Curve Entities

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Line	Dtk_Line
Nurbs Curve	Dtk_NurbsCurve
Circle	Dtk_Ellipse
Ellipse	Dtk_Ellipse
Parabola	Dtk_Parabola
Hyperbola	Dtk_Hyperbola
Parametric Curve	Dtk_NurbsCurve
Spiral	Dtk_NurbsCurve
Helix	Dtk_NurbsCurve

Point Entities

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Point	Dtk_Point

Cloud Entities

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Cloud Body	Dtk_mesh

Reference Entities

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Axis	Dtk_AxisSystem
Axis	Dtk_Body containing Dtk_Line	All have Dtk_Info::GetInfiniteGeometryFlag
Axis	Dtk_Body containing Dtk_PlaneSurface	• All have Dtk_Info::GetInfiniteGeometryFlag • xy plane, yz plane and zx plane have Dtk_Info::GetMandatoryFlag

Assembly

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Assembly	Dtk_Component
Representation	Dtk_Component	Component type is CatalogComponentType
Scenes	Dtk_Component	Component type is CatalogComponentType

Attributes

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Name	GetName into Dtk_Info
Color	ColorId into Dtk_Info
Opacity	ColorId into Dtk_Info	Alpha A() into Dtk_RGB
Layer	LayerId into Dtk_Info
Visibility	BlankStatus into Dtk_Info
Material	RenderInfosId into Dtk_Info	Dtk_RenderInfos

Metadata Entities

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
File Properties	Dtk_MetaData	MetaDataTypeEnum : TypeFileProperty
Properties	Dtk_MetaData	MetaDataTypeEnum : TypeProperty (*)
Attributes Entity	Dtk_MetaData	Dtk_Info::GetMetaData

Layer Filter Entities

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Layer Filter	Dtk_LayerInfosSet

Other

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Named Views	Dtk_Camera

(*) For metadata MetaDataTypeEnum : TypeMassProperty, the values we read in the binary can be wrong (not updated) the only way to have updated values is to open the mass tab in properties inside Catiav5 Software. the values you will see will be stored in the file.

This information is available from CatiaV5 R10 version.

Topological Entities

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Body	Dtk_Body
Lump	Dtk_Lump
Volume	Dtk_Volume
Shell	Dtk_Shell
Face	Dtk_Face
Loop	Dtk_Loop
Edge	Dtk_Edge
Coedge	Dtk_Coedge
Vertex	Dtk_Vertex

Surface Entities

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Plane	Dtk_PlaneSurface
Cylinder	Dtk_CylindricalSurface
Cone	Dtk_ConicalSurface
Sphere	Dtk_SphericalSurface
Toroidal	Dtk_ToroidalSurface
Linear Extrusion	Dtk_LinearExtrusionSurface
Revolution	Dtk_StandardRevolutionSurface
Nurbs Surface	Dtk_NurbsSurface
Fillet	Dtk_FilletSurface
Offset Surface	Dtk_OffsetSurface
Linear Transfo Surface	Dtk_TransformedSurface
Non Linear Transfo Surface	Dtk_NurbsSurface
Ruled	Dtk_RuledSurface

Curve Entities

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Line	Dtk_Line
Nurbs Curve	Dtk_NurbsCurve
Circle	Dtk_Ellipse
Ellipse	Dtk_Ellipse
Parabola	Dtk_Parabola
Hyperbola	Dtk_Hyperbola
Parametric Curve	Dtk_NurbsCurve
Spiral	Dtk_NurbsCurve
Helix	Dtk_NurbsCurve

Point Entities

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Point	Dtk_Point

Cloud Entities

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Cloud Body	Dtk_mesh

Reference Entities

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Axis	Dtk_AxisSystem
Axis	Dtk_Body containing Dtk_Line	All have Dtk_Info::GetInfiniteGeometryFlag
Axis	Dtk_Body containing Dtk_PlaneSurface	• All have Dtk_Info::GetInfiniteGeometryFlag • xy plane, yz plane and zx plane have Dtk_Info::GetMandatoryFlag

Assembly

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Assembly	Dtk_Component
Representation	Dtk_Component	Component type is CatalogComponentType
Scenes	Dtk_Component	Component type is CatalogComponentType

Attributes

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Name	GetName into Dtk_Info
Color	ColorId into Dtk_Info
Opacity	ColorId into Dtk_Info	Alpha A() into Dtk_RGB
Layer	LayerId into Dtk_Info
Visibility	BlankStatus into Dtk_Info
Material	RenderInfosId into Dtk_Info	Dtk_RenderInfos

Metadata Entities

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
File Properties	Dtk_MetaData	MetaDataTypeEnum : TypeFileProperty
Properties	Dtk_MetaData	MetaDataTypeEnum : TypeProperty (*)
Attributes Entity	Dtk_MetaData	Dtk_Info::GetMetaData

Other

CATIAV5 Entity	DATAKIT Class	Remarks
Named Views	Dtk_Camera

(*) For metadata MetaDataTypeEnum : TypeMassProperty, the values we read in the binary can be wrong (not updated) the only way to have updated values is to open the mass tab in properties inside Catiav5 Software. the values you will see will be stored in the file.