Activating and Configuring the Embedded Integration Mode

This section shows you how to activate Embedded Integration in Collaborative design for CATIA V5. The new Embedded Integration mode must be activated using Tools > Options > Compatibility > ENOVIA V6 Integration page to work with Collaborative design for CATIA V5 in Embedded Integration.


Before you begin:

Ensure that Integration Exchange Framework client is installed. Note that Integration Exchange Framework client is required for Embedded Integration to function.

Related Topics
Connecting to and Disconnecting from ENOVIA
  1. In CATIA, click Tools > Options to open the Options dialog box.

    On Windows systems,

    On UNIX systems,

  2. Click Compatibility in the left frame and select the ENOVIA V6 Integration tab.

    Select the following options in each of the following sections in Options dialog box to activate and configure the Embedded Integration mode:

    Area Option Description
    User Interface Integration Mode Select Embedded Integration from the drop down list to activate the integration and enable Embedded Integration.

    Note: Once Embedded Integration is enabled, all functions from the browser UI are disabled.

    Local Workspace Directory Select Folder or Select DLNames Click Select Folder or Select DLName to browse and set the default folder. See Setting the Local Workspace Directory for Open.
    Allow local workspace directory selection on Open Dialog Select to activate the option that allows you to select the local workspace directory in the Open dialog box.

    Note: This option is not selected by default.

    Modification to Unlocked Documents Display Lock on the fly dialog box on first modification Select to activate a confirmation dialog box that allows you to lock documents whenever any documents that is not locked, or is locked by another user is modified by you. See Enabling Lock on the Fly.
    Lifecycle operations optimization Speed and Memory usage The options in this section affect both Native and Browser UI.
    IEF Client Settings

    Note: This section is valid only for UNIX platforms.

    IEFClientVersion Enter the version of IEF Client that is used. For example, V6R2013.
    IEFClientWorkspaceService folder path Click Browse and specify the installation directory of IEF Client Workspace Service.

  3. Click OK to save your settings.

    Restart CATIA to apply the settings and activate Embedded Integration mode.