Configuring the Interface

There are two different ways to customize and modify the behavior of the interface:

Teamcenter Preferences

Pick Edit >> Options..., then pick Index on the Options dialog window to customize all Teamcenter Preferences.

Customize the tcic_var_env.xml File

The default variables in tcic_var_env.xml (in the %TCICV5_DIR%/env/ directory) are:

If these variables are modified, restart Teamcenter to apply the new values.
Name Default value Purpose
TcIC_assyconfig_menu false Display Save Assembly Configuration command in the CATIA menu in Teamcenter, in the contextual menu of a selected BOM Line in the Teamcenter Loader and in the Load Manager (true).
Display the Activate Terminal Node command in the CATIA toolbar. (true)
TcIC_awhosted_menu false Display (true) or hide (false) the TcIC menu when Embedded Active Workspace installation is defined.
TcIC_catalog_dir %WORK_DIR%\catalog (WIN) Directory where Catalog files and related documents are stored
TcIC_config_dir %USERPROFILE% (WIN) TcIC filepath for configuration files.
TcIC_dr1_license false Support TcIC functionalities (true) when a DR1 license is used.
TcIC_export_dir %WORK_DIR%\Export (WIN)
Used only by CATIA
Export filepath
TcIC_export_spreadsheet_path %WORK_DIR%\Export\ExpSpreadSheet.txt (WIN) SpreadSheet file path for EXPORT process
TcIC_files_dir %WORK_DIR%\catuii (WIN) Directory where product, part, drawing and model files are stored
TcIC_import_data_path %WORK_DIR%\Import\Data.txt (WIN)
Used only by CATIA
Data filepath
TcIC_import_dir %WORK_DIR%\Import (WIN)
Used only by CATIA
Import filepath
TcIC_import_spreadsheet_path %WORK_DIR%\Import\ImpSpreadSheet.txt (WIN) Spreadsheet file path for IMPORT process
TcIC_plmvis_license Base PLM Vis license used when displaying the Teamcenter Loader's JT Viewer.

Possible values are Base, Standard, Pro and Mockup

NOTE:  Teamcenter Integration for CATIA officially only supports Base license.
TcIC_rac_socket_port 11401 TCP port number used for the interface communication between RAC and RACLess.
TcIC_socket_port 11400 TCP port number for the interface communication and the progress indicator.
TcIC_tmp_dir %WORK_DIR%\tmp (WIN) Directory where temporary communication files are stored
TcIC_web_server_port 3000 TCP port number used for the Active Workspace web server

Refer to Configuration Directory, Files and Folder for more information on TcIC_config_dir.