CATIA course contents

CATIA V5 COURSE CONTENTS



1. Introduction:
A. Basic Applications of software.
B. Environment of CATIA.
C. Specification Tree.
D. Applying Material to Part.

2. Sketcher Workbench:
A. Creating objects by using Profile Toolbar.
B. Sketch Tool, Standard-Construction Elements.
C. Editing with Operation Toolbar.
D. Applying Constraints and changing constraints.
E. Sketch Analysis and Diagnosis.

3. Part Design Workbench:
A. Creating Sketch based feature: Pad, Shaft.
B. Addition of features and Pocket, Groove Features.
C. Reference Elements- Point, Line, Plane.
D. Limiting Elements and Advance option.
E. Hole, Stiffener, Solid combine feature.
F. Dress-up Features- Fillet, Chamfer, Draft, Thickness, and Tap.
G. Advance Features like Rib and Slot.
H. Multi section Solid and Remove Multi Section.
I. Duplication of Features.
J. Define in Workbench options.
K. Measure Elements, area, volume, mass, inertia.
L. Transformation feature, Mirror and Scaling.
M. Rectangular, Circular and User Defined Pattern.
N. Working with Bodies and Boolean Operation.

4. Assembly Workbench:
A. Top down and Bottom up approach of Assembly.
B. Inserting components to Assembly.
C. Changing Properties of component.
D. Manipulation, Snap, Smart move operation.
E. Applying constraints to parts.
F. Sub-assembly in Assembly.
G. Activate/Deactivate component.
H. Checking clearance and interference in Assembly
I. Sectioning Assembly.
J. Create Exploded view of Assembly.

5. Drafting Workbench:
A. Creating views: front, Projection, Section, Auxiliary, Detail, etc.
B. Dimensioning and Auto dimension in drawing.
C. Adding Annotations, Tolerances and symbols.
D. Creating Frame, Title block.
E. Exploded view and balloon in Assembly view.



6. Surface Design:
A. Wire frame and Surface Design
B. Generative Shape Design
C. Wire frame tools like circle, spline, corner, helix
D. Surface Tools: Extrude, Revolve, Sweep, Fill, Multi-section Surface, Blend
E. Methods of trimming surfaces
F. Projection/ Intersection of wire frame and surfaces
G. Joining of surfaces
H. Transformation Toolbar
I. Extract, Boundary, Fillet, Extrapolate
J. Creating Solids from Surfaces

7. Generative Sheet Metal Design:
A. Sheet Metal Parameters: Thickness, Bend Radius
B. Walls and Flanges
C. Bending Option
D. Fold and Unfold of sheet metal part
E. Stamping Option
F. Recognition of sheet metal from solid