A CATPart to VRML Batchconverter:

The next example uses the \"CATIA V5 Interfaces Object Library\" to connect to CATIA V5, open a CATPart and export it to VRML. You can do that with other formats like IGES, STEP, ... too (if you have the licence).

You need Python and Pywin for this example and have also running CATIA V5:

 
# Demo for converting a CATPart to VRML
# Please start CATIA V5 before running this script
 
from win32com.client.dynamic import Dispatch
catapp = Dispatch("CATIA.Application")
catapp.Documents.Open("D:\work\Testmodell.CATPart")
catapp.ActiveDocument.ExportData('D:\work\Testmodell.wrl', 'wrl')

A CATIA V4 model to VRML Batchconverter:

You can`t do this interactive in CATIA V5 but with Python. Simply open a CATIA V4 model and export it to VRML (I did this with R14):

# Demo for converting a CATIA V4 model to VRML
# Please start CATIA V5 before running this script 

 
# Demo for converting a CATIA V4 model to VRML
# Please start CATIA V5 before running this script
from win32com.client.dynamic import Dispatch
catapp = Dispatch("CATIA.Application")
catapp.Documents.Open("D:\work\Testmodell.model")
catapp.ActiveDocument.ExportData('D:\work\Testmodell.wrl', 'wrl')