CATIA Overview (15-30 min)
• What is CATIA?
• CATIA features
Preparing the Development Environment (1 Hour)
• Installing and configuring CATIA
• Introduction to Catia V5
o Workbenches Discussion
o Toolbars Discussion
o Specification Tree Discussion
o Compass Discussion
o Mouse Usage Discussion
o File Operations Discussion
Basic CATIA (8 Hours)
• Module 1: Using Sketcher Workbench (2 hours)
o Units, Grid Settings Discussion
o Invoking and Exiting the Sketcher Workbench
o Sketcher tools Discussion
▪ Drawing Sketch objects Discussion
▪ Construction and Standard elements Discussion
▪ Constraints Discussion
▪ Inferred
▪ Geometrical
▪ Dimensional
o Example (self-test)
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• Module 2: Using Part Design Workbench (3 hours)
o Extrude (Pad, Drafted Filleted & Multi-Pad)
o Intrude (Pocket, Drafted Filleted Pocket & Multi-Pocket)
o Reference Elements Discussion
o Revolve (Shaft), Groove, Hole, Rib, Slot
o Fillets, Chamfers & Draft
o Shell, Thickness & Remove Face
o Boolean Operations
o Feature Recognition
o Translate, Rotate, Symmetry, Mirror & Patterns
o Applying Materials
o Example (self-test)
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• Module 3: Using Assembly Design Workbench (3 hours)
o Inserting Parts & Products
o Parts Constraints
o Parts Manipulation
o Same Part Duplication
o Finding mass, volume, and center of gravity
o Sectioning, Clash
o Example (self-test)
Advanced CATIA (5 Hours)
• Module 1: Using GSD Workbench (3 hours)
o Extruded, Revolve, Surfaces
o Offset Surfaces
o Swept Surfaces
o Fill Surface
o Multi-section Surfaces
o Blended Surfaces
o Wireframe geometry
o Split, Trim and Join
o Projecting and Intersecting Wireframes
o Example (self-test)
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• Module 2: Basic DMU Discussion (2 hours)
o Joints
o Simulation
Summary and Discussions