CATIA

INTRODUCTION OF DESIGN CONCEPT AND PROCEDURE

• Detailed Concept Of CAD
• Need & Importance Of CAD
• Overview About Actual Designing In Industries, Fundamentals Of Design And Its Implementation Methods
• All Characteristics Of Catia To User Friendly Atmosphere
• Superiority Of Catia With Its Use And Demand In Industries

Introduction To CATIA

• Introduction To Catia V5 Version.
• System Requirements
• Starting Catia Version V5
• The Workbench Concept
• Workbenches
• Adjusting The Catia Interface
• Creating And Managing Workspace
• Menu And Toolbars
• Starting New Drawing
• Finding Tools
• Selecting/Moving Objects With Mouse
• The Object/Action And Action/Object Approaches
• Working With Planes
• Graphic Properties Toolbar
• Changing The Graphic Properties
• Changing The Interface From 3d Modeling To 2d Sketching And Vice-Versa
• Uses & Description About Specification Tree, Navigation Compass.
• View Toolbar As A Common Toolbar For All The Interface.

Documentation Management

SKETCHER

• Introduction Of Drafting And Its Concept
• Entering/Exiting The Sketcher Workbench
• Coordinate Systems
• Profile Creation Tools For Creating 2D Sketch
• Modifying The Sketch Created (If Error Is There)
• Open Profiles And Its Limitations
• Tools For Changing Visualization And Orientation Of Sketch
• Uses Of Constrains Tools For Making Fully Constrained Sketch
• Operation Tools For Reducing Work And Easy Drawings.
• Creating Basic Sketch
• Positioned Sketching
• Commands Such As Lines, Circle Etc
• Pre-Defined Profiles
• User-Defined Profiles
• Setting Units
• Construction Geometry
• Constraining The Sketch
• Difference Between Dimensional Constraints And Geometrical Constraints
• Geometry & Constraints Management (Geometric And Dimensional)
• Explanation Of Fully Constrained Sketches
• Sketcher Re-Limitations
• Trim Options
• Quick Trim Options
• Mirroring An Object
• Placing/Making An Object In A Symmetrical Position
• Translation, Rotation And Scaling An Object
• Offset And Offset Propagation Modes
• Projecting A 3D Element
• Isolating Projecting Elements
• Sketch Analysis Window And Sketch Analysis

Quick Geometry Diagnosis

BASIC FEATURES OF PART DESIGNING

• Concept Of 3D And Part Design Terminology
• Selecting Sketch To Convert It Into Volumetric Design
• Concept Of Volumetric Designing With Respect To Industries
• Creating Base Features
• Selecting A Base Feature And Modifying Them
• Creating Volume In Linear Direction (Pad)
• Creating A Cavity In Volume In Linear Direction (Pocket)
• Limitations Of Pad And Pocket Command
• Restrictions For Pad/Pocket Profile Sketches
• Restrictions For Pad/Pocket Profile Sketches
• Creating Multi-Pads/Pockets
• Creation Of Axis At Required Place
• Dimensioning An Axis For Appropriate Work
• Creation Of Volume In Circular Shape (Shaft)
• Removal Of Volume In Circular Shape (Groove)
• Restrictions Of Revolved Features
• Creation/Removal Of Volume On Pre-Defined Path (Rib/Slot)
• Creation Of Hole Using Positioning Sketch
• Hole Creation Using Pre-Defined References
• Introduction To Stiffeners
• Creating A New Volume Using Two Different Sketches (Solid Combine)
• Volume Creation Using Multiple Sketches With Multiple Options
• Creating Cavity Using Multiple Sketches

DRESS-UP FEATURES OF PART DESIGNING

• Creating Curves Edges Using The Multiple References & Limitations(Fillet)
• Chamfering Body/Edges Using Available References
• Shell Creation In A Body.
• Advance Shell Creation In A Body With Different Dimensions Of Different Sides
• Adding Thickness To An Already Created Side/Volume

Removal Of Extra Faces In A Body

• Replacing The Face In A Body To Another Body
• Creating Thread And Taps In Cylindrical Body

DUPLICATING FEATURES OF PART DESIGNING

Mirroring Single/Multiple Feature With Respect To Plane

• Explode Mirrored Object/Objects For Further Use
• Patterns And Its Importance
• Use Of Standard Pattern Styles (Rectangular Pattern, Circular Pattern)
• Creating A New Pattern On User Defined Instances
• Need Of Exploding The Pattern For Editing And Additional Usage
• Keeping The Specifications To Create A Defined Patterns
• Translating An Object/Body From Its Original Position
• Rotate An Object/Body From Its Position With Respect To Axis
• Placing The Body/Object In A Symmetrical Position With Respect To Plane
• Change The Scale Of The Body By Selecting Different Faces Or With Axis System
• Importance Of Axis To Axis System And Its Use In Geometry

EDITING FEATURES OF PART DESIGNING

Investigating The Model

• Concept Of Parent-Child Relationships
• Redefining Parameters Of Previously Created Features
• Changing The Order Of Any Feature In A Specification Tree
• Hiding And Un-Hiding The Sketches/Features/Body
• Deactivating/Activating Of Features As Per Requirements
• Use Of Defining Any Feature In Work Object
• Resolving The Failures Of The Features/Body

ADDITIONAL FEATURES OF PART DESIGNING

• Importance & Use Of Reference Geometry
• Creating Points In A 3d Space With The Help Of Available References.

Creating/Introducing Line In 3d Space With References

• Uses Of Line Created In A 3d Space
• Introduction To Concept Of Planes
• Creation Of New Planes In A Geometry
• Options Available For Creating Planes In Free Body
• Multi-Body And Its Uses
• Inserting A New Body In Previously Created Body
• Concept Of Boolean Operations And Use Of Boolean Operation In Body
• Boolean Operation: Add
• Boolean Operation: Remove
• Boolean Operation: Intersect
• Measure Tools
• Use Of Graphic Properties Toolbar For Making Visualization Changes

ASSEMBLY MODELING & PRODUCT MODELING

• What Is An Assembly
• Defining A New Assembly Document
• Assigning Properties To The Product
• Tools Used For Creating Product Structure
• Use Of Compass In Assembly
• Importing Existing Components In A New Assembly
• Snapping Components
• Editing A Previously Created Part/Product In Assembly Features
• Exploding A Constrained Assembly
• Reordering Product Structure
• Reusing A Component (Copy/Paste)
• Components Catalogue
• Degree Of Freedom In The Assembly
• Constraint Creation
• Analyzing Created Constraints
• Assembly Features
• Making Pattern Of Any Object
• Using Existing Assemblies To Create A Product Structure
• Use An Object With Respect To Pattern

• Scenes
• Saving An Assembly Document
• Opening/Loading An Assembly

DRAFTING

• Introduction Of Drafting
• Need & Importance Of Drafting
• Starting The Drafting Workbench
• Defining The Sheet & Sizes
• Adjusting Of Drawing Sheet According To Object/Assembly
• Types Of Projection
• Using Predefined Drafting Styles
• Scaling The Drafted View

GENERATIVE DRAFTING

• Introduction
• Taking Projection Of Front View On Sheet
• Generating Different Views Such As Top View Etc
• Difference Between Primary And Secondary View
• Modifying An Existing View
• Generative Dimensions Balloon Generation For Drafting Of Assembly

INTERACTIVE DRAFTING

• Introduction
• View Planes
• Creating Multiple Projections Of Different Views
• Creating Views For Folding Lines
• Show/Hide Hidden Lines, Centre Line, Axis Line, Thread Etc
• Modifying An Existing View
• Creating Dimensions

DATA EXCHANGE

• Converting Files For Transferring
• Converting Into IGES, STEP, PARASOLID Etc.
• Convert Into Jpeg, Mpeg, Tiff, Pdf Files

CATIA V5 ADVANCED TRAINING

WIREFRAME & SURFACE DESIGN

• Introduction To Surface Design
• Importance Of Surface
• Process Of Surface Designing
• Entering The Workbench
• Generative Surface Design Process
• Difference Between Open Bodies & Connected Bodies
• 3D Wireframe Geometry
• Points & Its Role
• Creating Multiple Points On A Curve
• Lines In Free Body
• Line & Axis Lines
• Creating Line & Axis Line In Free Space
• Creating Polylines
• Role Of Planes In Space
• Creating New Plane With New References
• Creating A Set Of Planes In An Order
• Creating Free Body Curve
• Connecting Different Curves
• Analyzing The Sketches And Repairing/Editing
• Surface Geometry
• Creating Surface Using Multiple Sections
• Creating A Blend Surface
• Creating A Swept Surface
• Manipulating The Swept Surface With Reference Surface Option

• Extracting An Edge From A Surface
• Extracting Face Of Different Surfaces
• Creating A Solid From Surface
• Splitting Object/Body With Surface
• Datum Features
• Thickening A Surface
• Closing A Surface In To Volumetric Body
• Editing Created Elements
• Checking Connections Between Surfaces
• Checking Connections Between Curves
• Updating Object/Part
• Dynamic Sectioning View

SHEETMETAL DESIGN

• Introduction To Sheetmetal Design
• Generative Sheetmetal Design
• Entering The Sheetmetal Workbench
• Process Of Sheetmetal Designing
• Sheetmetal Parameters & Its Importance
• Sheetmetal Wall
• Types Of Walls
• Profile Based Wall
• Extruded Wall
• Creating A Multi-Connected Profile Walls
• Additional Types Of Walls
• Tangent Walls
• Creation Of Walls On The Edge
• What Is Bend
• Bending A Flat Sheet
• Creating A Swept Surface With Guide Curves
• Swept Surface Including Spine
• Manipulation Of Swept Surface With Position Profile
• Introduction To Spine

• Line Sweep
• Circle Sweep
• Adaptive Swept Surface
• Joining Different Surfaces
• Trimming Created Elements
• Fillets
• Transformation Features In Surface Geometry
• Extrapolating Surface
• Disassembling A Surface
• Healing Of Surface
• Restoring A Surface
• Folding & Unfolding Of The Faces
• Creating Relief On The Corner
• Flange & Its Types
• Features Of Sheetmetal
• Creating Holes In Sheet
• Stamp & Its Role In Industry
• Standard Stamps
• Opening Faces Of Stamp
• Translating Created Sheet With Parameters
• Rotating Sheetmetal Parts
• Pattern And Its Types
• Mirroring The Features
• Unfolded View

Catia Kinematics

• Creating a Trace from a Moving Part
• Simulation with Commands
• Mechanism Dress-up
• Mechanism Analysis
• Kinematic Sequences
• Mechanisms

• Clash Detection
• Distance Analysis
• Advanced Joints
• Commands
• Joint Types & Degrees of Freedom
• Simulations
• Creating Swept Volumes
• Simulation With Respect to Time
• Speed and Acceleration
• Simulation by Laws