# CATIA V5 Converter

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/catia-v5-converter/970>\
**Category:** RobotStudio\
**Created:** [January 3, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/catia-v5-converter/970 "2007-01-03T03:01:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![jhaglund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jhaglund](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/jhaglund)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/catia-v5-converter/970/1 "2007-01-03T03:01:34Z")

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Our Corporate CAD system is CATIA V5. We have been using the V5 converters with RS 5.07.01. After a recent upgrade from CATIA V5.16 to V5.17, the converter no longer works. I tried both importing geometry and the CAD converter. Will the converter be upgraded when RS 5.08 is released? In the meantime, is there workaround or patch?

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**Author:** ![Johannes\_Weiman\_old\_account](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/johannes_weiman_old_account/32/3345_2.png) [@Johannes\_Weiman\_old\_account](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Johannes_Weiman_old_account)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2007, 8:25am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/catia-v5-converter/970/2 "2007-01-03T08:25:59Z")

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Hi Jim,

RobotStudio 5.08 will support CATIA V5 R17. There is no workaround for 5.07.01 (other than exporting from CATIA in another format, if possible).

regards,  
Johannes

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**Author:** ![jhaglund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jhaglund](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/jhaglund)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/catia-v5-converter/970/3 "2008-01-27T02:30:49Z")

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I am still having problems converting CATIA V5 R17 CATProduct files. The pop-up message is “The procedure entry point ?ComputeBox@CAT3DFaceGP@@EAEXM@Z could not be located in the dynamic link library CATViz.dll.”

The log file shows: “Warning : SPAXCATIAV5Base library not loaded.”

I am using RS 5.10, and have verified the .dll file is installed.

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**Author:** ![Henrik\_Berlin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/henrik_berlin/32/1011_2.png) [@Henrik\_Berlin](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Henrik_Berlin)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/catia-v5-converter/970/4 "2008-01-31T19:15:53Z")

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Hi Jim,

You are using RS 5.10, right? Please check that the versions of the files SPAXCATIAV5Base.dll and CATViz.dll are 18.0.0.7299 or 18.0.0.7306. If not, then your problem may be due to an installation problem.

If this does not solve your problem, then I would recommend you to send one of your problem files to your local ABB representative that can forward it to our support team. This will ensure correct treatment of your case.

You can also send it to me directly at [henrik.berlin@se.abb.com](mailto:henrik.berlin@se.abb.com) so that we can investigate the problem.

Kind regards,

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**Author:** ![Henrik\_Berlin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/henrik_berlin/32/1011_2.png) [@Henrik\_Berlin](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Henrik_Berlin)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2008, 10:37am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/catia-v5-converter/970/5 "2008-02-01T10:37:30Z")

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**Clarification:**

The file CATViz.dll is located in the folder  
_C:Program FilesABB Industrial ITRobotics ITRobotStudioBinlib3dxintel\_acodein_  
and shall be of version 5.18.1.7234.

The file SPAXCATIAV5Base.dll is located in the folder  
_C:Program FilesABB Industrial ITRobotics ITRobotStudioBin_  
and shall be of version 18.0.0.7299.

/Henrik

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**Author:** ![Spider](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/spider/32/3195_2.png) [@Spider](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Spider)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/catia-v5-converter/970/6 "2013-09-18T21:23:38Z")

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I’m getting the same message when I try to process a CATIA v5 file.  
My RobotStudio version is 5.15.5405.2005  
version of SPAXCATIAV5Base.dll is 23.0.1.12335  
CATViz.dll is 5.22.0.11287
