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SOFTWARE PROFILE
• SOFTWARE NAME : CATIA
(COMPUTER AIDED THREE DIMENSIONAL
INTERACTIVE APPLICATION)
• COMPANY NAME : DASSULT SYSTEM
• COMPANY LOCATION : U.S VIRGINIA
• TYPE OF SOFTWARE : CAD, CAM, CAE,
PLM,3D
• PLATFORM USED : C++,JAVA
• CURRENT VERSION : CATIA V5 R21
• LATEST VERSION : CATIA V6 R20
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CATIA User Interface

Current
Menu Bar Application

Online Help

Application
Tool Bar
File Toolbar

View Toolbar

Catia Modules
 1)Sketcher
 2)Part Design
 3)Generative Sheet metal Design
 4)Wireframe And Surface Design
 5)Assembly
 6)Drafting
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How To Open CATIA Software

Start

All Programs

CATIA

CATIA V5 R20

Interacting with CATIA

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Part Design
How To Open Part Design?

Menu Bar

Start

Mechanical Design

Part Design
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Part Design
 Base Features  Dress-up Features

 Fillets Draft Shell

 Pad Slot Thickness
 Chamfers
 Pocket Hole  Transformation Features
 Shaft Groove
 Reference Elements

 Translation
 Rotation
 Point  Mirror
 Pattern
 Line
 Scale
 Plane

Sketcher
 The sketcher is used to create 2D sketches of designs,
and apply constraints to the sketched geometry
 The sketcher is now the main environment for
developing 2D profiles that will be used to build solid
models (but traditional 2D wireframe techniques are
available in the Wireframe and Surface application)
 The sketcher provides a flexible environment for
creating and modifying 2D geometry
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Sketcher
 Entering the sketcher  Geometry Operations

 Click on the Sketcher icon or select

Start -> Mechanical Design ->
Sketcher
 Constraint Creation
 Exiting from the Sketcher
 Click on the Exit icon to leave the
sketcher and return to the 3D
workspace  Tools Toolbar

 Geometry Creation
 Snap to point
 Construction Geometry
 Constraint

Sketcher
How to Open Sketch?
Start

Mechanical Design

Sketcher
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How To Open Sketcher Workbench?

Insert

Sketcher

Sketch

Select Any One Plane

Sketch D\B will Open

Sketcher Workbench Appearance

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Concepts of Sketcher
 1) Sketch Tools
 2) Constrains
 3)Profile
 4)Operation

Sketch Tools
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Profile
 It Consist of line, Tangent Arc and 3 point arc

Predefined profiles

 Rectangle
 Slant rectangle
 Parallelogram
 Elongated hole
 Cylindrical elongated hole
 Key hole
 Hexagon
 Centered Rectangle
 Centered parallelogram
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Rectangle
Click the rectangle Icon

Pick the First corner Point

Pick the Opposite Corner Point

Slant Rectangle
Click the Slant rectangle Icon

Pick the first corner point p1

Pick the Other corner point p2

Pick the Next Other corner point p3

(Based on length but angle default 90˚)
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Parallelogram
Click the parallelogram icon

Pick the first point

Pick the other Corner point

Pick the next Other Corner point

(Based On the length and Angle)

Elongated Hole
Click the Elongated hole icon

Pick the Starting Point

Pick the End Point

Enter the Radius Value

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Cylindrical Elongated Hole

Click the Cylindrical Elongated Hole

Pick the centre point

Pick the Starting Point Of Arc

Pick the End Point Of Arc

Specify the Radius Value

Key Hole
Click the Key Hole icon

Pick the centre point of circle

Pick the Height Of keyway

Specify the thickness Of the Keyway

Specify the Circle Radius

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Hexagon
Click the Hexagon icon

Pick the centre point

Specify the radius value

Centered Rectangle
Click the rectangle icon

Pick the Centre point

Specify the corner point

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Centered Parallelogram
Create two intersection line

Click the Centered parallelogram icon

Select the Two line

Pick the corner Point

Circle

• Circle
• 3 Point Circle
• Circle Using Coordinates
• Tri Tangent Circle
• Three Point arc
• Three Point arc With Starting Limits
• Arc
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Circle
Click the Circle Icon

Pick the Centre Point

Specify the Radius value

Circle Using Coordinate System

Click the Circle Using Coordinate System Icon

Enter the Coordinate Value

Enter the Radius Value

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Tri Tangent circle

Create a Triangle

Click the Tri Tangent Circle Icon

Select the line

Three Point Arc

Click the Three Point Arc Icon

Pick the start Point

Pick the Radius Point

Pick the End Point

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Three Point Arc Starting With Limits

Click the Three Point Arc Starting With Limits Icon

Pick the start Point

Pick the End Point

Pick the Radius Point

Arc
Click the Arc Icon

Pick the Centre Point

Pick the Start Point

Pick the End Point

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Conic

 Ellipse
 Parabola
 Hyperbola
 Conic

Ellipse
Click the Ellipse Icon

Pick the Starting point

Pick the End point

Specify the Height Of the Ellipse

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Parabola
Click the Parabola Icon

Specify the Axis Centre Point

Specify the Eccentricity Point

Specify the Starting Point of Arc

Specify the End Point of Arc

Hyperbola
Click the Hyperbola Icon

Specify the Axis Centre Point

Specify the Eccentricity Point

Specify the Starting Point of Arc

Specify the End Point of Arc

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Conic
Click the Conic Icon

Pick the First Point

Pick the Second Point

Pick the Third Point

Pick the Fourth Point

Spline

• Spline
• Connect Curves
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Spline
Click the Spline Icon

Pick the First point

Pick the Second Point

Pick the third point

Pick the Forth Point

Connect Curves
Click the Connect Curves Icon

Specify the First Point

Specify the Second Point

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Lines

Line
 Click the Line Icon

 Pick the First Point

 Pick the Second Point

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Infinite Line
Click the Infinite Icon

Specify the Horizontal o vertical or Angle

Specify the centre point

Bi-Tangent Line
Create a Two Circle Profile

Click the Bi-Tangent Icon

Select the First circle

Select the second circle

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Bisecting Line
Create two line which intersect Each other

Click the Bisecting Line Icon

Select the First line

Select the Second line

Line Normal to Curve

Create a Curve Profile

Click the Line Normal to Curve Icon

Select the Curve

Specify the length

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Axis
Click the Axis Icon

Specify the First point

Specify the Second point

Point
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Point
Click the Point Icon

Specify the point

Point Using Coordinate System

Click Point Using Coordinate System Icon

D/B Will Open

Enter the coordinate valves

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Equidistant Point
Draw a line

Click Equidistant Point Icon

Select the line

D/B Will open

Enter Number Of Instance

Intersection point
Draw Two Lines which intersect Each Other

Click Intersection point Icon

Select the two Line

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Projection Point
Draw a point and Line

Click Projection Point Icon

Pick the Point

Pick the Line

Operation

 Corner
 Chamfer
 Relimitations
 Transformation
 Project 3D Element
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Corner
Draw a Rectangle

Click the Corner Icon

Select the Joining Point or Select the two lines

Enter the radius value

Chamfer
Draw a Rectangle

Click the Corner Icon

Select the Joining Point or Select the two lines

Enter the Length

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Relimitations

Trim
Draw a sketch

Click the Trim Icon

Select the Sketch

Enter the Trim Distance

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Break
Draw a Sketch

Click the Break Icon

Select the Object

Specify the Breaking Point

Quick Trim
Draw a Sketch

Click the Quick Trim Icon

Select the line to Trim

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Close Arc
Draw Arc

Click the Close Arc Icon

Select the Arc

Complement
Draw arc

Click Complement Icon

Select the Arc

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Transformation

Mirror
Create a Profile With Axis

Click the Mirror Icon

Select the Mirror object

Select he Axis
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Symmetry
Create a Profile With Axis

Click the Symmetry Icon

Select the Symmetry object

Select he Axis

Translate
Draw a Profile

Click the Translate Icon

D/B Will Open

Select the object

Pick the Pick Point

Specify the Translate Point

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Rotate
Draw a Profile

Click the Rotate Icon

D/B Will Open

Select the object

Pick the Pick Point

Specify the Rotate Angle

Scale
Draw a Profile

Click the Scale Icon

D/B Will Open

Select the object

Pick the Pick Point

Enter the scale value

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Offset
Draw a Profile

Click the Offset Icon

Select the object

Pick the Pick Point

Enter the Offset Distance

Project 3d Element
Create A solid Object

Click the Project 3d Element Icon

Select the Solid Object

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Part Design
 The Part Design application is used to create solid
models of parts
 Solid parts are usually created from 2D profiles that
are extruded or revolved to form a base feature
 The Part Design task is tightly integrated with a 2D
sketching tool
 A library of features is provided to allow user to add
additional details to a base part
 Parts can be modified by selecting their features in the
specification tree
 Parts are stored in files with the extension .CATPart

How to Open Part Design?

Start

Mechanical design

Part design
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Concepts Of Part Design

Sketch Based Features

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Pad
Create a Closed Cross Section

Click the Pad Icon

D/B Will Open

Select the Profile

Enter the Depth Value

Preview

Ok

Pocket
Create a solid base object

Draw a closed Cross Section on the Solid Object Click the Pad Icon

D/B Will Open

Select the Profile

Enter the Depth Value

Preview

Ok
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Drafted Filleted Pad

Create a Solid Base Object

Create a plane which parallel to Solid Object

(Outside Object)

Draw a rectangle On the Plane

Click the Drafted Filleted Pad

Select the Rectangle

D/B Will Open

Ensure the first limit length as zero(0)

Select the surface as Second Limit

Enter the Draft Angle

Preview

Ok
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Drafted Filleted Pocket

Create a Solid Base Object

Create a plane which parallel to Solid Object

(Inside Object)

Draw a rectangle On the Plane

Click the Drafted Filleted Pocket

Select the Rectangle

D/B Will Open

Ensure the first limit length as zero(0)

Select the surface as Second Limit

Enter the Draft Angle

Preview

Ok
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Shaft
Create a Closed Cross Section With Axis

Click the Shaft Icon

D/B Will Open

Enter the Shaft Angle

Preview

Ok

Groove
Create a solid base object

Create a Closed Cross Section With Axis

Click the Shaft Icon

D/B Will Open

Enter the Shaft Angle

Preview

Ok
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Wireframe And Surface Design

 How to Open Wireframe And Surface Design?
Start

Mechanical Design

Wireframe And Surface Design

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Concepts of Wireframe And Surface Design

 Wireframe
 Surface
 Operation

Wireframe and Surface

 Wireframe Toolbar

 Create Point
 Create Line
 Create Plane
 Create Projections
 Create Intersections
 Create Circle
 Create Spline
 Corner
 Create Parallel Curves
 Create Boundary Curves
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Wireframe and Surface

 Surface Toolbar

 Extrude Surfaces
 Surface of Revolution
 Offset Surface
 Sweep Surface
 Create Filling Surface
 Loft Surface
 Blend Surface
 Extract Geometry

Wireframe and Surface

 Operations Toolbar

 Join
 Split, Trim
 Transform
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Wireframe
 Point
 various methods for creating points:
 by coordinates
 on a curve
 on a plane
 on a surface

By Coordinate
Click the Point Icon

Point definition Dialog Box Open

Enter the X, Y, Z coordinates in

the current axis-system.

Optionally, select a reference

point.
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On Curve
Create a curve

Click point Icon

Select the curve

Specify the reference point

On Plan
Select the Plane

Click the point Icon

Specify the Reference point

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On Surface
Create a surface

Click point Icon

Specify The reference point

Point And Plane Repetition

Create a curve

Click Point And Plane Repetition Icon

Select the Curve Or point On Curve

Enter Number of instance(Point)

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Line
Create a Two Point

Click the line Icon

Select the Two Point

Ok

Axis
Create Two Point

Click Axis Icon

Select the Points

Preview

Ok
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Polylines
Create a Several Points

Click the polyline Icon

Select The Points One by One

Ok

Projection
Create a line And point

Click the Projection Icon

Select the point(Project)

Select the line(Support)

Ok
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Intersect
Create a two line which intersect
each other

Click the intersection icon

Select the two lines

Ok

Circle
Create a Point

Click The Circle Icon

Specify the Direction(Support)

Enter the radius of circle

Ok
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Corner
Create a Two line

Click the Corner Icon

Select the Lines

Enter the Radius Value

Preview

Ok

Spline
Create a several point

Click the Spline Icon

Pick the Point one by One

Preview

Ok
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Connect Curves
Create a Spline Curve

Click the Connect curve Icon

Specify first point and curve

Specify second point and curve

Preview

Ok

Helix
Create a point

Click the helix Icon

Pick the point

Specify the Direction

Preview

Ok
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Surface
 Extrude
Create a open or closed cross section

Click the Extrude Icon

Select the profile

Enter the depth Value

Preview

Ok

Revolve
Create a cross section with Axis

Click the Revolve Icon

Select the profile

Enter the Angle Value

Preview

Ok
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Sphere
Create a point

Click the Sphere Icon

Enter the radius value

Preview

Ok

Cylinder
Create a point

Click the Cylinder Icon

Pick the point

Specify the direction

Enter Radius and height value

Preview

Ok
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Offset
Create a surface Object

Click the Offset Icon

Select the Offset Object

Enter the Offset distance

Preview

Ok

Sweep
Create a curve

Create a plane on the edge of the curve

Sketch a cross section on plane

Click the Sweep Icon

Specify the Cross section and curve

Preview

Ok
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Fill
Create a closed loop surface

Click the Fill Icon

Select the Edge Of the Surface

Preview

Ok

Blend
Create a Two Surface Object

Click Blend Icon

Specify First Curve and First Support

Specify Second Curve and Second Support

Preview

Ok
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