- GO to Start>All Programs>CATIA>Tools>Environment Editor V5R18 (if you are using other release then choose the corresponding Environment Editor.
2. Choose CATIA.V5R18.B18 and click YES
3. Search for CATUserSettingPath, right click and choose Edit Variable
4. Highlight the Value and right click Copy, and Cancel.
5. Search for CATReferenceSettingPath, right click and choose Edit Variable
6. Right click and Paste in Value.
7. Repeat step 5 and step 6 for CATCollectionStandard
8. Right click on CATIA V5R18 icon choose Properties, highlight all the words in Target and right click choose Copy.
9.Start > Run, and right click Paste. Add -admin after the words CNEXT.exe and click OK.
Result is as follow
“C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\B18\intel_a\code\bin\CATSTART.exe” -run “CNEXT.exe -admin” -env CATIA.V5R18.B18 -direnv “C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\DassaultSystemes\CATEnv” -nowindow
10. When you are running in Administration Mode, a message as shown above will pop up after CATIA is opened. Click OK.
11. Go to Tools > Standards. Choose drafting in the Category and the Standard which you want to modify the arrow size. (in my example I choose ISO.xml)
12. Go to ISO > Dress-up > Symbols > Filled Arrow. Increase the value of the Length to desire value.
13. Click on Save As New, save the file to the following directory: C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\B18\intel_a\resources\standard\drafting
14. Go to File > Page Setup. Click Update and OK (this is to visualize how big is the arrow head after increase the value of Length)
15. After modify the size of arrow to desire size, close CATIA and run CATIA as usual. When selecting the Standard, select the Standard that create previously.