Dassault Systemes CATIA v5 Training

Introduction to CATIA

• Introduction to CATIA
• CATIA Workbenches
• System Requirements
• Getting Started with CATIA
• Important Terms and Definitions
• Understanding the Functions of the Mouse Buttons
• Toolbars
• Hot Keys
• Color Scheme

Drawing Sketches in the Sketcher Workbench-I

• The Sketcher Workbench
• Starting a New File
• Invoking the Sketcher Workbench
• Invoking the Sketcher Workbench Using the Sketch Tool
• Invoking the Sketcher Workbench Using the Positioned Sketch Tool
• Setting the Sketcher Workbench
• Modifying Units
• Modifying the Grid Settings
• Understanding Sketcher Terms
• Specification Tree
• Grid
• Snap to Point
• Construction/Standard Element
• Select Toolbar
• Inferencing Lines
• Drawing Sketches Using Sketcher Tools
• Drawing Lines
• Drawing Center Lines
• Drawing Rectangles, Oriented Rectangles, and Parallelograms
• Drawing Rectangles
• Creating Points
• Drawing Circles
• Drawing Arcs
• Drawing Profiles
• Drawing Display Tools
• Fit All In
• Pan
• Zoom In
• Zoom Out
• Zoom Area
• Normal View
• Splitting the Drawing Area into Multiple Viewports
• Hiding and Showing Geometric Elements
• Swapping Visible Space

Drawing Sketches In the Sketcher Workbench-II

• Other Sketching Tools in the Sketcher Workbench
• Drawing Ellipses
• Drawing Splines
• Connecting Two Elements by a Spline or an Arc
• Drawing Elongated Holes
• Drawing Cylindrical Elongated Holes
• Drawing Keyhole Profiles
• Drawing Hexagons
• Drawing Centered Rectangles
• Drawing Centered Parallelograms
• Drawing Conics
• Editing and Modifying Sketches
• Trimming Unwanted Sketched Elements
• Extending Sketched Elements
• Trimming by Using the Quick Trim Tool
• Filleting Sketched Elements
• Chamfering Sketched Elements
• Mirroring Sketched Elements
• Mirroring Elements without Duplication
• Translating Sketched Elements
• Rotating Sketched Elements
• Scaling Sketched Elements
• Offsetting Sketched Elements
• Modifying Sketched Elements
• Deleting Sketched Elements

Constraining Sketches and Creating Base Features

• Constraining Sketches
• Concept of Constrained Sketches
• Iso-Constraint
• Under-Constraint
• Over-Constrained
• Inconsistent
• Applying Geometrical Constraints
• Applying Geometrical Constraints Automatically
• Applying Additional Constraints to the Sketch
• Applying Dimensional Constraints
• Applying Contact Constraints
• Applying Fix Together Constraints
• Applying Auto Constraints
• Editing Multiple Dimensions
• Analyzing and Deleting Over-Defined Constraints
• Analyzing Sketch using the Sketch Analysis Tool
• Exiting the Sketcher Workbench
• Creating Base Features by Extrusion
• Creating a Thin Extruded Feature
• Extruding the Sketch Using the Profile Definition Dialog Box
• Extruding the Sketch along a Directional Reference
• Creating Base Features by Revolving Sketches
• Creating Thin Shaft Features
• Dynamically Rotating the View of the Model
• Rotating the View Using the Rotate Tool
• Rotating the View Using the Compass
• Modifying the View Orientation
• Display Modes of the Model
• Shading (SHD)
• Shading with Edges
• Shading with Edges without Smooth Edges
• Shading with Edges and Hidden Edges
• Shading with Material
• Wireframe (NHR)
• Customize View Parameters
• Creating Sections Dynamically
• Maneuvering the Section Plane
• Position of Section Planes
• Assigning a Material to the Model

Reference Elements and Sketch-Based Features

• Importance of Sketching Planes
• Reference Elements
• Reference Planes
• Creating New Planes
• Creating Points
• Creating Reference Lines
• Other Sketch-Based Features
• Creating Drafted Filleted Pad Features
• Creating Multi-Pad Features
• Feature Termination Options
• Creating Pocket Features
• Creating Drafted Filleted Pocket Features
• Creating Multi-Pocket Features
• Creating Groove Features
• Extruding and Revolving Planar and Non-planar Faces
• Projecting 3D Elements

Creating Dress-Up And Hole Features

• Advanced Modeling Tools
• Creating Hole Features
• Creating Fillets
• Creating Chamfers
• Adding a Draft to the Faces of the Model

Editing Features

• Editing Features of a Model
• Editing Using the Definition Option
• Editing by Double-Clicking
• Editing the Sketch of a Sketch-Based Feature
• Redefining the Sketch Plane of Sketches
• Deleting Unwanted Features
• Managing Features and Sketches by using the Cut, Copy, And Paste Functionalities
• Understanding the Concept of Update Diagnosis
• Cut, Copy, and Paste Features and Sketches
• Copying Features Using Drag and Drop
• Copying and Pasting Part Bodies
• Deactivating Features
• Activating Deactivated Features
• Defining Features in Work Object
• Reordering Features
• Understanding the Parent-Child Relationships
• Measuring Elements
• Measuring between Elements
• Measuring Items
• Measuring Inertia

Transformation Features and Advanced Modeling Tools-I

• Transformation Features
• Translating Bodies
• Rotating Bodies
• Creating Symmetry Features
• Transforming the Axis System
• Mirroring Features and Bodies
• Creating Rectangular Patterns
• Creating Circular Patterns
• Creating User Patterns
• Uniform Scaling of Model
• Non-uniform Scaling of Model
• Working with Additional Bodies
• Inserting a New Body
• Inserting Features in the New Body
• Applying Boolean Operations to Bodies
• Adding Stiffeners to a Model
• Generating Solid Combine

Advanced Modeling Tools-II

• Advanced Modeling Tools
• Creating Rib Features
• Creating Slot Features
• Creating Multi-Sections Solid Features

Working With the Wireframe and Surface Design Workbench

• Need of Surface Modeling
• Wireframe and Surface Design Workbench
• Starting the Wireframe and Surface Design Workbench
• Creating Wireframe Elements
• Creating Circles
• Creating Splines
• Creating a Helix
• Creating Surfaces
• Creating Extruded Surfaces
• Creating Revolved Surfaces
• Creating Spherical Surfaces
• Creating Cylindrical Surfaces
• Creating Offset Surfaces
• Creating Sweep Surfaces
• Creating Fill Surfaces
• Creating Multi-Sections Surfaces
• Creating Blended Surfaces
• Operations on Shape Geometry
• Joining Surfaces
• Splitting Surfaces
• Trimming Surfaces

Editing and Modifying Surfaces

• Surface Operations
• Creating Projection Curves
• Creating Intersection Elements
• Healing Geometries
• Disassembling Elements
• Untrimming a Surface or a Curve
• Creating Boundary Curves
• Extracting Geometry
• Transformation Features
• Extrapolating Surfaces and Curves
• Splitting a Solid Body with a Surface
• Solidifying Surface Models
• Adding Thickness to a Surface
• Creating a Solid Body from a Closed Surface Body
• Sewing a Surface to a Solid Body

Assembly Modeling

• Assembly Modeling
• Types of Assembly Design Approaches
• Creating Bottom-up Assemblies
• Inserting Components in a Product File
• Moving Individual Components
• Applying Constraints
• Creating Top-down Assemblies
• Creating Base Part in the Top-Down Assembly
• Creating Subsequent Components in the Top-Down Assembly
• Creating Subassemblies in the Top-Down Assembly
• Editing Assemblies
• Deleting Components
• Replacing Components
• Editing Components inside an Assembly
• Editing Subassemblies inside an Assembly
• Editing Assembly Constraints
• Simplifying the Assembly
• Interference Detection
• Sectioning an Assembly
• Exploding an Assembly

Working With the Drafting Workbench-I

• The Drafting Workbench
• Starting a New File in the Drafting Workbench
• Type of Views
• Generating Drawing Views
• Generating Views Automatically
• Generating Individual Drawing Views
• Generating the Exploded View
• Working with Interactive Drafting in CATIA
• Editing and Modifying Drawing Views
• Changing the Scale of Drawing Views
• Modifying the Project Plane of the Parent View
• Deleting Drawing Views
• Rotating Drawing Views
• Hiding Drawing Views
• Modifying the Hatch Pattern of Section Views

Working With the Drafting Workbench-II

• Inserting sheets in the current file
• Inserting the frame and the title block
• Automatic insertion of the frame and the title block
• Creating the frame and the title block manually
• Adding annotations to the drawing views
• Generating dimensions
• Adding reference dimensions
• Adding datum features
• Adding geometric tolerance to the drawing views
• Adding surface finish symbols
• Adding welding symbols
• Applying weld
• Editing annotations
• Generating the bill of material (BOM)
• Generating balloons

Working With Sheet Metal Components

• The Sheet metal Component
• Starting a New File in Generative Sheet Metal Workbench
• Setting Sheet Metal Parameters
• Parameters Tab
• Bend Extremities Tab
• Bend Allowance Tab
• Introduction to Sheet Metal Walls
• Creating the Base Wall
• Creating the Wall on Edge
• Creating Extrusions
• Creating Swept Walls
• Creating Flanges on the Sheet Metal Component
• Creating Hems on the Sheet Metal Component
• Creating a Tear Drop on the Sheet Metal Component
• Creating a User Flange on the Sheet Metal Component
• Creating a Bend
• Creating a Conical Bend
• Bend From Flat
• Creating Rolled Walls
• Creating a Hopper Wall
• Creating a Rolled Wall
• Folding and Unfolding Sheet Metal Parts
• Unfolding Sheet Metal Parts
• Folding Unfolded Parts
• Mapping the Geometry
• Creating Flat Patterns of Sheet Metal Components
• Viewing a Sheet Metal Component in Multiple Windows
• Using Views Management
• Stamping
• Creating a Surface Stamp
• Creating a Bead Stamp
• Creating a Curve Stamp
• Creating a Flanged Cut out Stamp
• Creating a Louver Stamp
• Creating a Bridge Stamp
• Creating a Flanged Hole Stamp
• Creating a Circular Stamp
• Creating a Stiffening Rib Stamp
• Creating a Dowel Stamp

DMU Kinematics (Optional)

• Introduction to DMU Kinematics
• Designing a Mechanism
• Creating the Revolute Joint
• Creating the Prismatic Joint
• Creating the Cylindrical Joint
• Creating the Screw Joint
• Creating the Rigid Joint
• Creating the Spherical Joint
• Creating the Planar Joint
• Creating the Point Curve Joint
• Creating the Slide Curve Joint
• Creating the Roll Curve Joint
• Creating the Point Surface Joint
• Creating the Universal Joint
• Creating the CV Joint
• Creating the Gear Joint
• Creating the Rack Joint
• Creating the Cable Joint
• Converting Assembly Constraints into Joints