Export Drawing Dimensions To CSV

Export Drawing Dimensions To CSV

File: Drawing_Document_Scripts/Export_Drawing_Dimensions_To_CSV.py
Version: 1.1
Document Type: Drawing (CATDrawing)

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Description

Iterates through all sheets and views in the active CATDrawing and exports every dimension to a CSV file. For each dimension the script records the sheet name, view name, dimension name, dimension type, and the primary measured value.

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Requirements

Requirement	Value
Python	>= 3.10
pycatia	>= 0.8.3
Open document	Drawing (CATDrawing)

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Usage

1. Open a CATDrawing in CATIA
2. Run the script
3. The CSV is saved next to the CATDrawing file (or to ~/Downloads if unsaved)

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Output

CSV file: <DrawingName>_Dimensions.csv

Column	Content
Sheet	Sheet name
View	View name
Name	Dimension object name
Type	Dimension type (Distance, Angle, Radius, etc.)
Value	Primary dimension value

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Dimension Types

Labels are derived directly from the CatDimType enum (pycatia.enumeration.enums). The full set of recognised values:

CatDimType member	Label in CSV
catDimDistance (0)	Distance
catDimDistanceOffset (1)	Distance Offset
catDimLength (2)	Length
catDimLengthCurvilinear (3)	Length Curvilinear
catDimAngle (4)	Angle
catDimRadius (5)	Radius
catDimRadiusTangent (6)	Radius Tangent
catDimRadiusCylinder (7)	Radius Cylinder
catDimRadiusEdge (8)	Radius Edge
catDimDiameter (9)	Diameter
catDimDiameterTangent (10)	Diameter Tangent
catDimDiameterCylinder (11)	Diameter Cylinder
catDimDiameterEdge (12)	Diameter Edge
catDimDiameterCone (13)	Diameter Cone
catDimChamfer (14)	Chamfer
catDimSlope (15)	Slope
catDimLengthCircular (16)	Length Circular
catDimRadiusFillet (17)	Radius Fillet
catDimDiameterTorus (18)	Diameter Torus
catDimRadiusTorus (19)	Radius Torus
catDimDistanceMin (20)	Distance Min
Unknown	Type <n>

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Notes

• Background views are not scanned — only regular views
• Dimensions with no readable value are exported with an empty value field
• If no dimensions are found, the script exits without creating a file