Learning CATIA v5
3h 50mBeginner2017-08-10
Authors
Steven Marjieh
CEO of Class A Surfacing
Course details
CATIA v5 is a powerful 3D software that can be used to design some of the biggest products the world manufactures: planes, boats, submarines, and automobiles. As we entrust our lives to these products, it's paramount that they're designed carefully and intelligently. In this course, learn how get started with this leading CAD package, so that you can start creating your own designs. Instructor Steven Marjieh begins by familiarizing you with the CATIA v5 user interface, and then takes you through sketching, part modeling and design, drafting, and product creation.
Learning objectives
Working with the CATIA v5 UI
Understanding the menus
Part visualizations
Part design workflow
Creating a sketch
Basic editing
Creating and editing sketch curves
Part design
Measures and analysis
Building a project
Drafting
Learning objectives
Working with the CATIA v5 UI
Understanding the menus
Part visualizations
Part design workflow
Creating a sketch
Basic editing
Creating and editing sketch curves
Part design
Measures and analysis
Building a project
Drafting
Skills covered
CATIAAutomotive DesignDassaultProduct and ManufacturingLearning
Concepts
Introduction
- Welcome
- Using the exercise files
Introduction to CATIA v5
- What is CATIA
- How to access and create a part file
- Settings and options
The CATIA v5 User Interface
- What you're looking at
- Toolbars and icons
- Understanding the menus
- Modeling tree
- Compass and corner axis
- Mouse functions
- Part visualizations
- Data selection
Part Design Workflow
- Creating a sketch
- Making a solid
- Dressing up the solid
- Basic editing
Sketch Options and Settings
- Types of sketches
- Entering and exiting Sketcher
- Sketch tools toolbar
- Sketcher options
- Sketch visualizations
Creating and Editing Sketch Curves
- Profile toolbar
- Operation toolbar
- Constraints
- Sketch analysis
- Sketch exercise
Part Design
- Pad or pocket
- Shaft and groove
- Hole
- Fillet and chamfer
- Draft
- Shell
- Mirror
- Part exercise
Measures and Analysis
- Measure distance
- Measure item
- Measure inertia
Building a Product
- What is a product file
- Inserting parts
- Moving parts around
- Constraints and relationships
- Save managment
Drafting
- Creating the initial drawing - Page setup
- Dimensions
- Text and editor
- Save and print
Conclusion
- Next steps