It sounds like you need the "Object Manager" add-on, here's what their website says:


Provides core user functions for all CATIA Version 5 products and configurations. It establishes the common features and complete infrastructure, such as dialog and visualization capabilities, through a consistent user interface. These common functions include catalog management, printing and imaging, standard output formats such as STL, VRML, TIFF, CGM, JPEG and BMP. It includes OLE support (Microsoft Windows NT only), plus journaling and automation through a programmable interface based on Visual Basic editable macros. NT users get a direct access to mail system from CATIA Session. The unique user interface of CATIA Version 5 is allied with the ease of use of Windows 2000.

(at http://store.yahoo.com/catia-mall/catobman1.html )
>Steven,
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>Have you seen if the CAD software has an OLE Automation interface?
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>>My app is an online viewer of engineering drawings. I use an Acrobat ActiveX control to present the drawing. However, the limitation of the control is to handle only pdf files. Hence, through Catia/Cadam Drafting the drawing is plotted/printed chosing the Acrobat PDF Writer and giving it a file name. My desire is (a long shot) to be able to do all this through code. To send the drawing number desired through the proper functions of the Catia/Cadam Drafting dll(at least to produce a ps file) then through the pfd Writer to make my file viewable. Any suggestions? Does any one know about the Catia/Cadam Drafting functionality?