CATIA V5 MECHANICAL DESIGN

Course Description

CATIA is recognized as a leading PLM and high-end feature based parametric solid modeling design software. CATIA V5 utilizes an intuitive windows user interface that puts powerful design tools in the hands of users operating in the familiar Windows® environment. In this course, participants will be introduced to CATIA V5 with emphasis on the use of the Sketcher workbench. It also presents an overview of the Part Design, Generative Shape Design, and Assembly Design.

Audience

This training program has been tailored for manufacturing, design, and engineering professionals who need to develop skill and speed in using CATIA V5 to create and evaluate complex 3-D solid models and prepare fully dimensioned engineering drawings.

Prerequisites

Experience in manufacturing, design and engineering is recommended. This will be a challenging class that will expose the participants to real-world modeling and design problems utilizing some of the more powerful tools offered in CATIA V5.

Topics and Course Content

This course will cover topics such as:

Fundamentals of CATIA and Feature Based Modeling

• Principles of feature based solid modeling
• Design intent
• Working in the Windows environment
• Working with and viewing models
• Customizing and managing CATIA V5
• Sketching theory and technique
• Application of geometric and dimensional constraints
• Creating Pad, Shaft, Pocket, and Groove features
• Applying fillet, chamfer, draft, and shell dress-up features
• Working with multi-profile sketches and features
• Creating hole features

Advanced Solid Modeling Techniques

• Advanced sketching tools and sketch analysis
• Advanced ribs, slots, and multi-section features
• Part design tables and catalogs
• Extracting and interrogation of part/design information
• Creating multiple bodies and Boolean operations

Creating Assemblies

• Positioning and constraining components
• Assembly technique and extracting information
• Clearance analysis and Bill of Materials

Creating Engineering Drawings and Detailing

• Setting up the drawing frame and title block
• Creating standard and detail auxiliary views
• Dimensioning and annotations, Inserting a Bill of Material (BOM)
• Application project

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Learning Goals and Results

At the conclusion of the course, the participants will be able to:

• Create and Save various types of CATIA 5 documents
• Perform various tasks concerning 3D
• Navigation and geometry selection
• Create, analyze and constrain sketches
• Describe the functional capabilities and general usage of:
o Part Design
o Generative Shape Design
o Assembly Design

Time Investment

This class is 80 hours of classroom time taken in 5-hour sessions over the course of 16 consecutive weeks.

Please Note: Course content and time investment can also be customized to an individual company’s needs.