Lesson 1: Introduction To Generative Shape Design: About This Course

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Lesson 1: Introduction to Generative Shape Design
About this Course

Introduction
CATIA is a robust application that enables you to create rich and complex designs. The goal of the course
‘CATIA V5 for Surfaces’ is to teach you how to build basic and advanced surfaces using Generative Shape
Design workbench, and how to create a complex part in a simpler way. This course focuses on the surface
design concepts that enable you to achieve simple and complex shapes for your designs.
Course Design Philosophy

This course is designed using a process-based approach to training. Rather than focusing on individual
features and functions, this course emphasizes on the processes and procedures required to complete a
particular task. By using the case studies to illustrate these processes, you will learn the necessary
commands, options, and menus within the context of completing a design task.
Target audience
• Users familiar with CATIA V5 Fundamentals
• Users who need to learn advanced Mechanical Surfaces.
Prerequisites
Students attending this course should be familiar with: 3 days
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• CATIA V5 Fundamentals
• Windows operating system

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About the Student Guide
Using the Student Guide
This student guide is intended to be used in a classroom environment under the guidance of a certified
CATIA Instructor. The exercises and case studies are designed to be demonstrated by the instructor.
Exercises/Case Studies
This course illustrates the process-based approach in two ways: exercises and case studies. Exercises give
you the opportunity to apply and practice the material covered during the lecture/demonstration portion of
the course. They are designed to represent typical design and modeling situations. Extra exercises have
been included in this guide to accommodate those students who may wish to practice more modeling. The
Case studies provide a context in which you would use particular tools and methods, and illustrate the
process flow you would typically follow for a project.
How to use the demonstration data:

During the teacher demonstration, you can load the corresponding data that are provided to you and
manipulate with the teacher.
Feedback
Dassault Systemes gladly accepts feedback and suggestions on its courseware. Send your feedback by
mail or e-mail:
• Mail: Dassault Systemes Education Department
22 Quai Gallieni
92150 Suresnes, France.

• E-Mail: education@ds-fr.com

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Conventions Used in the Student Guide
Example page:
Use the following steps to create a new
The following typographic conventions are used in the student document in CATIA:
guide:
• Bold text within a sentence denotes options selected from 1. Click Start > Mechanical Design > Part
the CATIA menu bar. Design.
2. Create new part.
• Red text denotes the name of a tool, icon, button, or window
a.Click File > New.
option.
b.Select Part from the New window.
• Italic text within a sentence is used to apply emphasis on key
c.Select OK.
words.
• Numerical lists are used in sequential lists, such as the steps
in a procedure.
• Lower-case alphabetical sub-lists are used in sequential sub- 2b
lists, as for steps in an exercise procedure.
• 2b identifies areas in a picture that are associated with steps
in a sequential list, such as in an exercise. d.Press <CTRL> + <S> to save the
• Upper-case alphabetical lists are used in non-sequential lists, document.
as for a list of options or definitions. e.Enter [my first document] as the
document name.
• Text enclosed in < > brackets represents the names of
keyboard keys that must be pressed.
You can create the following profile types:
• Text enclosed in [ ] brackets identifies text that must be
A. User Defined Profiles
entered into a text field of a CATIA dialog box or prompt.
B. Pre-Defined Profiles
C. Circles
A B

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Case Study: Introduction to Generative Shape Design
Each lesson in this course contains a case study, which helps to explain the skills and concepts covered in
the lesson. You will be provided with different case studies at the end of each lesson helping you to
practice and gain confidence.
The focus of the case study in this lesson is to understand, how to access Surface Design workbench and
to manage a few basic tools.

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Design Intent
Each case study contains a set of model requirements, known as the design intent. The first case study
does not contain a design intent because you are not designing anything. However, by the end of this
lesson you should be able to:
E
Open the given part consisting of the ‘Air Craft’ model
in the Generative Shape Design Workbench.
Get familiar with the user interface.
• Study the model along with the nomenclature
given to different surfaces in the specification C
B
tree.
Study the Surface, Wireframe and Operations. A
• Scan the model to understand the methodology
and sequence of operations used to build the D
surfaces.
Create separate containers for Surfaces, Wireframes
and Operations for different parts of the Aircraft..
• Create individual Geometrical Set for each part A. Fuselage - A
of the Aircraft. Under these Geometrical Sets,
create sub-sets for separating the Wireframes, B. Fuselage - B
Operations and Surfaces (as shown in the C. Fuselage - C
Specification tree ).
D. Wings
Finally Group the features from each Geometrical Set
( which are often referred in the model ), thus E. Tail
minimizing the tree length.

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Stages in the Process
The following steps are to be used to perform the case study:
1. Access the Generative Shape Design workbench

2. Scan the model for better understanding of the modeling sequence.
3. Create Geometrical Sets.
4. Group the features.

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Step 1: Introduction to Generative Shape Design
In this section you will learn how to access the Generative Surface Design
workbench and become familiar with its various tools and terminologies.
Use the following steps to get

introduced to Surface Design
1. Introduction to Generative
Shape Design
2. Managing Features in the
Specification
Tree

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Introduction to Surface Design
Wireframe and surface geometry is often needed to define models with complex shapes. Surface
geometry may need to be integrated into the solid model to fully capture its design intent.
The shape design process will be discussed later, but for now it is important to consider two key
points:
A. Wireframe and surface geometry is used to define complex 3D shapes.
B. Wireframe, surface, and solid geometry form an integrated set of modeling capabilities
that enable you to fully capture the design intent.
Wireframe Geometry Surface Geometry Solid Geometry


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The Generative Shape Design Workbench (1/3)
Easy to Use
CATIA - Generative shape design can be used by

novices (due to ease of use) or by advanced
shape designers who are looking for a complete
surfacing tool (due to a wide functional set).
The specification capture is completely

transparent; it would seem as though the user
was designing explicit shapes.
Generative shape design is perfect for designing

surfaces of plastic parts or shells.
After importing surfaces, you can check and heal

them with CATIA. You can then modify and add
other surfaces using the powerful wireframe and
surface creation tools
The design parts can then be manufactured using

surface machining program in the CATIA 3-Axis

Machining MO2 (SMG) product.

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From Preliminary to Detailed Design

CATIA - Generative Shape Design provides
a comprehensive set of tools for shape
design. These tools give you the flexibility to
make quick changes needed in preliminary
design work and the accuracy needed for
the final detailed design.
Tools can be used to build:

• Wireframe elements such as points,
planes, and curves.
• Standard and advanced surface
creation features such as Extrude,
Revolve, Sweep, and Fill.
• Transition features such as Fillets,
Split, Trim, and Extrapolate.
• Operation tools like Join, Heal
Added flexibility is provided by associative

transformation features such as Symmetry,
Scaling, and Translation.

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Relational Design
Wireframe and surface elements can be
designed in the context of a part or an
assembly. When designing in context, you
can control the propagation of
modifications. You can reuse an existing
surface and link it to other models to
support concurrent engineering.
Efficiency in design modification

Several Generative Shape Design features
help in efficient management of design
modifications. For example, a datum curve
or skin used in one feature can be quickly
replaced without redefining its children. A
set of features can also be isolated as a
single feature (with no history) to facilitate
design comprehension and accelerate
design changes.

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Accessing the Generative Surface Design Workbench
1. Access the Generative Surface Design
workbench in one of the two ways:
A. Use Start menu > Shape >
Generative Shape Design
B. Or, select the workbench icon to 1A
see the list of favorite
workbenches.
2. In a New Part panel, click OK to open
the Generative Shape Design
Workbench.
1B
2

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Generative Shape Design Workbench User Interface (1/5)
The Generative Shape Design workbench consists of:
A. The specification tree

D
B. Containers like
Geometrical set, Ordered
Geometric set and Body
C. Standard Tools toolbar E
A
D. Workbench icon
E. Sketcher access B F
F. Shape design tools
G. Command Bar/Power Input
F
H. Status Bar
C
H G

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Generative Shape Design workbench User Interface (2/5)
The various tools can be accessed in the following ways:

A
A. Using the Toolbars.
(The toolbars for Generative Shape Design
workbench are located on the right side in
the CATIA window).
B. From Insert Menu.
C. Using the stacking of commands capability.
(This capability helps to create support B
geometry for a Feature without having to
close that Feature’s creation process
dialogue box)
C

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The following is a list of tools available in the Wireframe toolbar:
A. Points G. Circle - Conic

a. Point a. Circle
b. Point and Planes b. Corner
Repetition
c. Connect Curve A B C D E F G H
c. Extremum
d. Conic
d. Extremum Polar A B
H. Curves
B. Line - Axis
a. Spline
a. Line
b. Helix a b c d a b c
b. Axis
c. Spiral
c. Polyline
d. Spine
D F
D. Projection-Combine e. Isoparametric Curve
a. Projection
b. Combine a b c a b
c. Reflectline
G H
F. Offset 2D 3D
a. Parallel Curve
a b c d a b c d e
b. 3D Curve Offset

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The following is a list of tools available in the Surfaces toolbar:
A. Extrude - Revolution
a. Extrude
b. Revolution
c. Sphere A B C D E F
d. Cylinder A
B. OffsetVar
a. Offset
a b c d
b. Variable Offset
c. Rough Offset B
D. Sweeps
a. Sweep
a b c
b. Adaptive Sweep C
a b

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The following is a list of tools available in the Operations toolbar:
A. Join - Healing F. Transformations

a. Join a) Translate
b. Healing b) Rotate A B C D E F
c. Curve Smooth c) Symmetry
A B
d. Disassemble d) Scaling
B. Trim - Split e) Affinity
a. Split f) Axis to Axis

a b c d e a b
b. Trim
D. Extracts C D
a. Boundary
b. Extracts
a b c a b c d e
c. Multiple Extracts
E. Fillets E
a. Shape Fillet
b. Edge Fillet
a b c d e f
c. Variable Fillet
d. Face-Face Fillet
e. TriTangent Fillet

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Surface Design Workbench Terminology
A
A. A Part is a combination of a PartBody, Geometrical
sets and Ordered Geometrical sets.
B. A PartBody and a Body contain solids with their
history of creation. B
C. A Geometrical Set is the default container for
wireframe and surfacic elements. In a geometrical
set, there is flexibility to reorder the features without C
affecting the final result. This is a Non-Linear set.
D. An Ordered Geometrical Set is a Linear
Geometrical set in which the sequence of creation is
important. Its behavior is equivalent to Bodies,
except for the wireframe and surfacic elements.
D

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Surface Design Workbench General Process (1/2)
Generative Shape Design (GSD) plays an important role in the process of Forward and Reverse
Engineering in a product design cycle.
Imagine & Shape

Physical
Prototype
External
Systems
Quick Surface
Multi-CAD Model
Reconstruction
Generative
Shape Design
(GSD)
Simple conceptual
Sketch Tracer
modeling
Freestyle

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Surface Design Workbench General Process (2/2)
Use the following general steps when creating 1

a surface based feature:
2
Access the Generative Surface
Design workbench.
Create the wireframe geometry.
Create the surface geometry.
Trim and join the body surfaces. 3
Access the Part Design workbench.
Create a part body.
Modify geometry as needed.
4
7
5

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Step 2: Managing Features in Specification Tree

In this section, you will learn in detail about tools to manage features in GSD
workbench.
Use the following steps to get

introduced to Surface Design
1. Introduction to Generative Shape

Design
2. Managing Features in
Specification Tree

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Managing Features and Geometrical sets
As you begin to build complex geometries,

management of your model becomes important. A good,
structured model with logical grouping of geometries
gives a better understanding of the design process.
An organized model has the following advantages:
A. All related geometries are clubbed together in

groups or sets (like files stored in a folder on your
computer directory). This helps the designers to
easily interpret the steps carried to design the
model.
B. They help to reduce the size of the Specification
tree and help to organize it when it becomes too
complex.
C. It is easier to reorder and replace features
D. Problem solving becomes easier as the root cause
of the problem can be easily identified.
The following tools are available:

Geometrical Sets
Ordered Geometrical Sets

Hybrid Design

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Geometrical Sets
A Geometrical set (GS) is the default container for

wireframe and surfaces elements. In a geometrical
set, the features are not displayed according to the
update logical order. It just “contains” features.
A. You can put any surfacic element you wish in the

geometrical set and they need not be in a
structured logical way. The order of these
elements is not important as their access and their
visualization is managed independently without
any rule.
B. GS enable to gather various features in a same

set or sub-sets and organize the specification
tree.
C. Multiple Geometrical Sets can be added to a

model to contain a genre of surfacic elements.
For example, one GS can be dedicated to contain
only wireframes while the other can contain
surfaces.

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Managing Geometrical Sets (1/3)
You can manipulate the contents of a Geometrical

Sets using feature management tools to suit the
feature classifications in the specification tree.
You can move, Reorder, scan, sort etc, the features
in the Geometrical Set to attain the specific needs of
the model.
A
Following are the some of the commonly used B
feature management tools:
C
A. Change Geometrical Set
D
B. AutoSort
C. Reorder Children
D. Create Group

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Reorder Children
Using the reordering tool, you can move the
features in a Geometrical set to another location
within the geometrical set without modifying the
geometry.
Edit > Object > Reorder Children.
Change Geometrical Set

You can move a feature from one
Geometrical Set to another along with its
parents using this tool.
Edit > Object > Change Geometrical Set

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Model Scan
Model scan helps you to review the creation of
a model, one feature at a time. This tool is
used to review how models made by others
where created. To use the Model scan, click
Edit > Scan or Define in Work Object
Parent/Child
The parent/child tool displays all parents and
children of a selected feature. This tool is
useful to help determine what relationships
exist in a model. To use the Parent/Child tool,
right click on the feature and select
Parent/Children option from using the
contextual menu.

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Ordered Geometrical sets
An Ordered Geometrical Set (OGS) is

a Geometrical Set in which the update
order is taken into account to order
the features. It is equivalent to Bodies
in Part Design except that it contains
wireframe and surfaces elements.
Unlike GS an OGS checks the

linearity of features, i.e. you cannot
place a child feature before its parent
feature
Features can be scanned and can be

set as current (Define In Work Object)
allowing you to see the way the model
was created. When a feature step of
the design creation is chosen as
current, then the features located after
it are neither accessible nor visible.
Join.1 is the current feature. All
the features after join.1 are
neither visible nor selectable.

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Geometrical Set Vs Ordered Geometrical Set
Sr.
Geometrical Sets (GS) Ordered Geometrical Sets (OGS)
No.
1 Elements in this set can be shuffled irrespective Elements in this set maintain the linearity with
of their sequence of creation. respect to their order of creation.
2 The parent element in this set is not absorbed The parent in this set is absorbed after
after any operation. Hence an element can be performing an operation and cannot be reused
used & reused at different levels. again.
3 Features in this set cannot be set as “in work Any feature in this set can be set as “in work
object” object” and the features located after it are
neither accessible nor visible.
4 Maintains better flexibility. Maintains better linearity for design flow
understanding.
5 Geometrical Sets cannot be converted to Ordered Geometrical sets can be converted to
Ordered geometrical sets. Geometrical sets.
6 Two or more Geometrical sets can be grouped Ordered Geometrical Sets cannot be grouped.
to form a “Grouped Geometrical Set”.
It is recommended to use Ordered Geometrical Sets when you want to maintain linearity in your model.
When you want to design a model using the existing surfaces use Geometrical Sets

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Hybrid Design
Hybrid Design provides you with high degree of

flexibility when structuring your design.
GSD features available in part design stacking

commands
Hybrid: Wireframe/surface features integration in update cycle of the body:

Better understanding of the part
Useful when the design is a close mix of both solids and surfaces
Non Hybrid: allows you to sort out more efficiently what is solid and what is not:
Useful when the surfaces and wireframe are a preliminary design to the solid but are not
integrated to the solid conception
Allows a better manipulation (hide/show ...) on all that is not solid with a smaller number of clicks

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Exercise 1A
Recap Exercise
15 min
In this exercise, you will learn to manage features in the specification tree. You
will learn to arrange, reorder and group the features in specification tree
according to your design requirement. You will learn to scan the model to
understand the sequence of operation used in modeling the part.
Detailed instruction for this exercise is provided.
By the end of this exercise you will be able to:

Scan the Geometrical sets
Reorder the features in a modeling sequence
Grouping of features in to different geometrical sets
Create a ‘Group’ of Geometrical sets.
Exercise 1A

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Exercise 1A (1/4)
1. Open the part.

Open an existing part file. This file contains the 1a
surface and wireframe features in a Geometrical set.
The features are not in sequence of creation.
a. Click File > Open.
2a
b. Browse to Ex1A_start.CATPart.
c. Select Open.
2. Scan the Geometrical set.

You will study the model to understand its
sequence of modeling.
a. Click Edit > Scan or Define in Work Object 2b 2d
2c
b. Scan toolbar is displayed. Select Update from
the pull-down menu.
c. Select Display Graph Icon. A Scan graph
window is displayed. The widow shows the tree
with logical sequence of the features.
d. You can navigate through the structure of your
part using navigation buttons.
Exercise 1A

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Exercise 1A (2/4)
3. Create a Geometrical set to form a logical feature

organizational structure. 3b
To create a new Geometrical set, 3c
a. Click Insert > Geometrical set.
b. Name the Geometrical set as ‘Wireframe’.
c. Select ‘Part’ (Arm Rest) as Father.
d. Select OK 3d
4. Similarly create two Geometrical sets with father

node as ‘Arm Rest’.
5c
Name first Geometrical set as ‘Construction Surfaces’.
Second Geometrical set as ‘ Final Part’.
5d
5. Create a two sub-sets in to the Geometrical set
‘Construction Surfaces’.
To create first Geometrical set,
a. Click Insert > Geometrical set.
b. Name the first Geometrical set as ‘Top’ and
second Geometrical set as ‘Bottom’.

5b
c. Select ‘Construction Surfaces’ as Father. 4
d. Select OK
Exercise 1A

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Exercise 1A (3/4)
6. Relocate features in to appropriate Geometrical

sets. For clarity, you will be relocating features
according to the name the feature has been
provided.
Select all the features whose name ends with WF 6a
in to ‘Wireframe’ Geometrical set. Press <Ctrl> for 6b
multiple selection.
a. Right mouse click on the select the features.
b. In the contextual menu,
Click Selected Objects >Change
Geometrical set…
c. In Change Geometrical set dialog box,
specify Designation as ‘Wireframe’. 6c
d. Click OK
Repeat the operation to move other features into
respective Geometrical sets as specified.
6d
Move features whose name ends with CST
in to ‘Top’ Geometrical set.
Move features whose name ends with CSB
in to ‘Bottom’ Geometrical set.
Move features whose name ends with

FINAL in to ‘Final Part’ Geometrical set.
Exercise 1A

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Exercise 1A (4/4)
7a
7. Create a Group
Group the features –Parting Line WF and Side
Contour WF from ‘ Wireframe’ Geometrical set.
a. Select the ‘Wireframe’ Geometrical set
b. Right mouse click on the selection
c. Click Wireframe Objects >Create Group
d. Selects the features to be Grouped
e. Click OK
7c
7d
7e
Exercise 1A

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Exercise 1A: Recap
Scan the Geometrical sets

Reorder the features in a modeling sequence
Grouping of features in to different
geometrical sets
Create a ‘Group’ of Geometrical sets.
Exercise 1A

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Exercise 1B
Recap Exercise
15 min
In this exercise, you will observe the basic difference in characteristics of Geometrical
set (GS) and Ordered Geometrical set (OGS). You will also observe the characteristics of
GS and OGS in hybrid design environment.
High level instruction for this exercise is provided.
By the end of this exercise you will be able to:

Understand behavior of OGS and GS when implied with reorder command.
Understand Parent/child structure under Hybrid design environment.
Exercise 1B

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Exercise 1B (1/4)
1. Open the part.

Open an existing part file. This file contains the 1a
surface and wireframe features in different
geometrical set and Ordered geometrical set.
a. Browse and open the part :
Exercise_1B_start.CATPart
2. Scan the Ordered Geometrical set.

You will study the model to understand its
sequence of modeling.
3. Reorder the Ordered Geometrical set.

The Ordered Geometrical set do not allow you to
reorder the features, as the features are arranged
in the order of their creation.
Exercise 1B

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Exercise 1B (2/4)
4. Reorder the Geometrical set.

You can reorder the features in geometrical set.
This is because geometrical set do not arrange
the feature in the order of their creation.
5. Reuse the parents in Geometrical set and Ordered

Geometrical set.
In geometrical set the parents get hidden when a
Parents get
new operation is performed. You can reuse the hidden after
parents available in No show to perform another each operation
operation. Here in the geometrical set ‘Intermediate
surfaces’ you can reuse the parent surfaces of
split.1 or split.2 to create new feature which is not
associated with the split.1 or split.2 features.
In Ordered geometrical set (OGS), the parents are
consumed by the operation. Hence the parents can Parents get
not be reused nor seen in the hide mode. Thus consumed after
allows the OGS to maintain the sequence of each operation
operation, the features were created. Here in the

model the parents of the feature in the OGS are
consumed by the operation and not seen in the hide
mode
Exercise 1B

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Exercise 1B (3/4)
4. Insert a new Geometrical set.

Try to insert the geometrical set inside the part-body.
You will not be allowed.
Try to insert a Ordered geometrical set inside the part-
body. You will be allowed.
Observations
1. This is possible because Hybrid mode has been

allowed to this part at its creation.
2. Under Hybrid mode, you an create surfacic and
wireframe features inside a part body.
Exercise 1B

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Exercise 1B: Recap
Understand behavior of OGS and GS when

implied with reorder command.
Understand Parent/child structure under
Hybrid design environment.
Exercise 1B

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Case Study: Introduction to Generative Shape

Design
30 min
In this exercise, you will practice feature management in the specification tree and see
how to reorganize the specification tree when it becomes too complex or too long.
Open the given part consisting of the ‘Air Craft’ model in the Generative Shape Design Workbench.
Study the Surface, Wireframe and Operations.
Create separate containers for Surfaces, Wireframes and Operations for different parts of the Aircraft..
Finally Group the features from each Geometrical Set ( which are often referred in the model ), thus
minimizing the tree length.
Using the techniques you have learned in this lesson and previous exercises, create
the model without detailed instruction.

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Do It Yourself : Introduction to Generative Shape Design
1. Open the given part consisting of the ‘Air Craft’

model in the Generative Shape Design
Workbench. E
a. Browse through the files and open the model
Case_Study_Air_Craft_Start.CATPart
2. Scan the model to understand the modeling C

sequence.
B
a. Study the model according to the sequence of
its operations used to build the surface. A
b. Observe the nomenclature given to each D
feature
A. Fuselage - A
3. Create separate containers for different parts
of the Aircraft. Relocate the features according B. Fuselage - B
to the name the feature has been provided.
C. Fuselage - C
a. Create individual Geometrical Set for each part
of the Aircraft. D. Wings
b. Under the Geometrical Sets, create sub-sets
E. Tail
for separating the Wireframes, Operations and
Surfaces (as shown in the Specification tree ).

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Do It Yourself : Introduction to Generative Shape Design
4. Group the features.

a. Create a group of the features which are often referred
during modeling process. By this the unwanted surface
are not seen in the Specification tree and the tree length
gets reduced.

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Case Study: Introduction to Generative Shape Design Recap
Open the given part consisting of the ‘Air

Craft’ model in the Generative Shape Design
Workbench.
Study the Surface, Wireframe and
Operations.
Create separate containers for Surfaces,
Wireframes and Operations for different
parts of the Aircraft..
Finally Group the features from each
Geometrical Set ( which are often referred in
the model ), thus minimizing the tree length.
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Use the following steps to get

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Wireframe Geometry Surface Geometry Solid Geometry

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CATIA - Generative shape design can be used by

The specification capture is completely

Generative shape design is perfect for designing

After importing surfaces, you can check and heal

The design parts can then be manufactured using

surface machining program in the CATIA 3-Axis

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From Preliminary to Detailed Design

Tools can be used to build:

Added flexibility is provided by associative

Scaling, and Translation.

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Efficiency in design modification

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The Generative Shape Design workbench consists of:

A. The specification tree

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The various tools can be accessed in the following ways:

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A. Points G. Circle - Conic

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A. Join - Healing F. Transformations

B. Trim - Split e) Affinity