CATIA V5: Publications Part1

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With the help of Publications in CATIA V5, one can make different geometrical features available for use in the specification tree.

One can publish a plane, a sketch or a parameter which is not readily visible in the specification tree.

In assembly workbench, during Contextual Design, Publication option becomes very useful.

In CATIA V5, go to Tools ↦ Publication
The Publication command is used to:

Publish a geometrical element
Edit the default name of the published element
Replace geometric element associated with the given name
Create a published element list
Import this published element list
Delete the published element

Following geometries can be published in CATIA V5:
Wireframe features (Points, Lines, Planes and Curves)
Sketches
Bodies i.e. part body, other bodies
Different Part Design features like Pad, Pocket, and Hole etc.
GSD features like Extrude Surface, Fill, and Join etc.
Freestyle Design features like Planar Patches, Curves etc.
Sub-elements of all geometrical elements like Faces, Edges, Vertices etc.

Advantages of using Publications in CATIA V5.

Publishing geometry has the following advantages:

Published geometry can be given a name which can easily be recognized e.g. in case of publishing edges, faces etc.
Publications are used to make a particular geometry easily accessible from the specification tree.
By using the required setting, only published elements can be used as an external reference if it is the requirement.
Publications are very helpful when replacing one component of an assembly with another because published elements having the same name are automatically reconnected during replacement. Else one would have to reconnect them manually if they were not published.