Hey, let's tackle that COM error you're getting with CATIA and Python. The -2147221005 ("Ungültige Klassenzeichenfolge" / Invalid class string) basically means your system can't find or access the CATIA COM component you're trying to call. Here are the most common fixes and troubleshooting steps:

1. Verify the CATIA ProgID matches your installed version #

The default CATIA.Application ProgID might not point to your specific CATIA version. Some installations require a version suffix, like CATIA.Application.6 for V5-6R202x or similar. To confirm the correct ProgID:

• Open the Windows Registry Editor (regedit), navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, and search for entries starting with CATIA.Application. The one with a CLSID subkey is your valid ProgID.
• Update your Dispatch line to use that exact ProgID, e.g.:

  catapp = win32com.client.Dispatch('CATIA.Application.6')
  

2. Check bitness compatibility between Python and CATIA #

This is a super common gotcha! If you have 64-bit CATIA installed, your Python interpreter must also be 64-bit (and vice versa for 32-bit). Mismatched bitness will prevent COM communication entirely, throwing this exact error.

• To check your Python bitness: Run python -c "import sys; print(sys.maxsize > 2**32)" — True means 64-bit, False means 32-bit.
• Match it to your CATIA installation (check CATIA's shortcut properties or install directory, e.g., win_b64 for 64-bit).

3. Re-register CATIA's COM components #

Sometimes CATIA's COM registration gets corrupted during install or updates. Fix this by re-registering the CATIA executable:

• Open Command Prompt as Administrator.
• Navigate to your CATIA bin directory (e.g., C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\B27\win_b64\code\bin — adjust the path to your version).
• Run:

  CNEXT.exe /regserver
  

• Wait for the command to finish (no output is normal), then try your Python script again.

4. Test connecting to a running CATIA instance first #

Instead of trying to launch CATIA via Dispatch, manually open CATIA first, then use GetActiveObject to connect to it. This helps isolate if the issue is launching CATIA or the COM connection itself:

import win32com.client

try:
    # Connect to already running CATIA
    catapp = win32com.client.GetActiveObject('CATIA.Application')
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Failed to connect to running CATIA: {e}")
    # Fallback to launching if needed
    catapp = win32com.client.Dispatch('CATIA.Application.6')

5. Fix path issues with your CATScript #

Make sure executableCatiaVBS is a full, quoted path if it contains spaces. os.system can fail to parse paths with spaces without quotes:

import os

# Wrap the path in double quotes if there are spaces
os.system(f'"{executableCatiaVBS}"')

Give these steps a try — the bitness mismatch or incorrect ProgID are the most likely culprits here.

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