CATIA Training

Exercises

CATIA Tools for

Proficient Users

Version 5 Release 8
January 2002
EDU-CAT-E-PRO-FX-V5R8

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Table of Contents

 Knowledge Common Tools p.3

Rename dimensions p.7
Add Relations p.8
Drive Part by Parameters p.9
Create Design table p.10
Using Design table p.11

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Exercise
Knowledge Common Tools

50 min

In this exercise you will :

• Create new parameters to drive all dimension by
Formulas
• Build a family of parts with a design table using
the current parameters

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Design Intent: Knowledge Common Tools

Skills needed :
Creating a parameter
Accessing a parameter definition
Constraining a Dimension by a formula
Creating a Design Table
Using a Design Table
From Initial sketcher

To result sketcher

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Design Process: Knowledge Common Tools

Rename dimensions to drive

them more easily.

2
Add relations between Ellipse 2
and Ellipse 3

Add Parameters and

3 relations to drive Ellipse
Dimensions

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Design Process: Knowledge Common Tools

4
Create Design Table.
3 configurations

Using Design Table

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Do It Yourself (1/5)

Ellipse1
Ellipse1
Ellipse2
Major_axis1=40mm
Minor_axis1=25mm
Ellipse3
Ellipse2
Major_axis2=20mm
Minor_axis2=15mm

Ellipse3
Major_axis3=12.5mm
Minor_axis3=10mm

Rename all Dimensions

Load: Tire_step1.CATPart

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Do It Yourself (2/5)

Add Relations between Ellipse2 and Ellipse3

Load: Tire_Step2.CATPart

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Do It Yourself (3/5)

Driving Parameters

All Dimensions are

driven by parameters

Drive Part by Parameters

Create New Parameters of type lenght
Create Relations between dimensions and these New parameters

Load: Tire_step3.CATPart

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Do It Yourself (4/5)

3 Configurations

Create Design Table

Select Parameters to insert : Minor_Ellipse1, Major_Ellipse1, Minor_Ellipse2,

Major_Ellipse2
Once the design table is displayed in CATIA, Edit the excel file, then add two
new configurations

Load: Tire_step4.CATPart

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Using Design Table

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