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1. CATIA Basics

Introduction

Accessing Workbenches

& Documents

Holding and

Manipulating Objects

Selecting & Editing

Objects

Settings and Standards

Quick Tools Capture &Print

Interoperability V4-V5

In

Work

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Introduction to CATIA V5 Basics

V5 general concepts

V5 Concepts

V5 User Interface

P1-P2 User Interface

CATIA V5 Application Window

V5 general presentation

V5 Basics Presentation

Benefits

V5 Benefits

Benefits



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V5 General Concepts

A CATIA V5 Design consists of components as products, assemblies, parts

How is a component represented ?

by its specification tree that shows the feature-

based structure and the design intent

by its geometryA document is edited in aworkbench with its specific tools

You can manipulate severaldocuments opened at the same time

Associativity between parts, assemblies anddrawing ensures that changes made in adocument is automatically made in the others

Workbench is

a set of tools that allows you to

create specific components

Document is

a container where you createcomponents



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P1 or P2 User Interface

CATIA V5 looks different depending on the P1 or P2 option running.

P2

Tools > Option > General Tab

background with shaded galaxy

floating specification tree on geometry

toolbars and icons stand out in relief

compas and power input

grey background

2 separate zones for graphic and tree

simple P1 icons

P1

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CATIA V5 Application Window

CATIA window contains all opened documents.Only one is active at a time with its corresponding workbench.

Floating Workbench Toolbars

Menu Bar

2 Opened

Documents

Workbench

Toolbar

The PartDesign workbench is active

Assembly Document

The PartDesign

Document is active

Power Inputprompt zone

Standard Toolbar View Toolbar

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V5 Basics Presentation

Launching CATIA V5

Presenting your work Starting CATIA V5

from your desktop

Generating prints

and images withquick tools

Accessing wokbenches &

Documents

Holding & manipulating a part

Selecting &

Editing Objects

Standard menus,

dialog Boxes & settings

Working in CATIA V5

from V4 to V5

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V5 Benefits

V5 is fun to learn and natural to use as if you had a model of your design in your hands

Windows technologies and usability

OLE compliancy

Multi-document user interface

Dynamic capture of design specifications

Object-Action & Action-Object

Compatibility with v4



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Accessing Workbenches and Documents

Starting CATIA

Starting CATIA

Accessing Workbenches & Documents

Accessing Navigation Tools

Opening Existing Documents

CATPart Document in Partdesign Workbench

CATProduct Document in Assembly Workbench

CATDrawing Document in Drafting Workbench

Activating Workbenches & Documents

Activating a Document & its Workbench

Activating a Workbench from Another One

Saving and Exiting CATIA

Saving Documents



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Starting CATIA V5

Launching CATIA V5 opens by default a product structure in its workbench

From a PC desktop, 2 common ways to start V5

Window Start button and Programs CATIAV5R1

CATIA V5 Icon

An empty product structure documentis opened by default

Product Structure lets you structurelogically your product before the design

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From Product Structure to Other Workbench

From the default product structure, you can organize your product logically and navigate toother workbenches

Product Structure Workbench

Select

Rotate

Product structure

What you can do to start with:

insert new or existing documents in the Product Structure

create a new document in a different workbench

activating a different workbench in the product structure Access by right-clickingicon ( N OT IN P1 )

Uncheck “Do notshow this dialog atstart up”, If you do notwant to display at the

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Opening Existing Documents

Using standard ways, you can open an existing document by its name or its type

Shortcutto open

Filter the document listby selecting a type in the

dropdown Files of type,then select the document inthe filtered list and Open it.

Select a document in

the list of All documentsand display it with theOpen button

Or



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CATPart Document in Part Design Workbench

The CATPart document is displayed in its appropriate workbench

The Part Design Workbench

acts on a CATPart Document

has a Part Design specific toolbar

allows you to create parts

has a window displaying the geometry and the

specification tree

can be accessed from an assembly workbench

A CATPart document

Part Design

Toolbar



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CATProduct Document in Assembly Workbench

A CATProduct document is displayed in its Assembly Workbench

The Assembly Workbench

acts on a CATProduct Document

has an Assembly specific toolbar

allows you to create assemblies

has a window displaying geometry and

specifications tree

Assembly

Toolbar

A CATProduct document



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CATDrawing Document in Drafting Workbench

A CATDrawing document is displayed in its Drafting Workbench

The Drafting Workbench

acts on a CATDrawing Document

has a Drafting specific toolbar

allows you to create drawings

has a different window than others

workbenches with 2 panes:

1 - one for the specification tree

2 - one for the drawings with tabs for sheets

Drafting

Toolbar

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Activating a Document & its Workbench

You can keep several types of documents opened and easily navigate from one to another

How do I see that CATproduct documentis active

its titlebar is blue (by default), the others

are grey

Assembly toolbar is active

its name is checked in Window menu

Activate one document among others

Click a document anywhere, it will appears

on top with its appropriate workbench or

Pulldown Window option, you will see the

list of all opened documents.Check the oneyou want activate

“Chassis.CATPart” document is iconified

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Activating a Workbench from Another

From Assembly or Product structure workbench, you can activate directly another workbench

The Part Design workbench isactivated in the same window

Activating the Part Design workbench

from the Product Structure workbench

from the Assembly workbench



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Saving Documents

You have done modifications in a document. You can save this work in an other document andkeep the initial one unchanged.

In Save As dialog box, you find by default

last folder opened

name of the current file

file type according to the current

Saving a document

with the same name

with another name

You have to:

Type a new name

Click Save button



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Summary

In this skillet, you have learned

To start V5 and access different worbenches

To open different types of documents and their workbenches

To activate documents

To save documents



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Panning and Rotating

Use middle and left mouse buttons together to manipulate parts in geometry area

Panning is to slide the parts

in the geometry window

parallel to the screen

Rotating the parts is to turn

them around the center ofthe screen

Panning = MB 2

- space ball is displayed,

drag mouse,

zoom is kept the same

to pan, press middle mouse

button and drag

to rotate, press both middle

mouse button and left together and in that orderand drag

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Zooming on the Geometry and the Specification Tree

To Zoom, press Mouse Button 2 and then 1 in that order then release 1 and drag up or down

MB 2 +1 -1 and drag down

Same for Specifications Tree

but click first on any branch

Drag up to zoom in

Drag down to zoom out

zoomed out

zoomed inMB 2 +1 -1 and drag up



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Another Concept Screen

Key sentencecan be on 2 lines

This is just simple text tocomment images and providemore information

Caption of image

Specifications TreeGeometry area




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Best Practices Title

Sub Title to answer a question

Simple body text to provide more information

Problem solving Title


Before After



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Special Notice for V4 Users

Sub Title to describe a special point

Simple text to provide more info if necessary



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Summary

There is always a summary at the end of any skillet

Just provide the key things to remember

Caption



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Selecting & Editing Objects

Locating Objects

Identifying Objects in Tree

Locating & Highlighting Objects

Selecting Objects

Methods of Object Selection

Contextual Menu on Objects

Editing Objects

Editing Object Properties

Editing Object Definition

Deleting & Creating Objects by using Cut or Copy & Paste

Cutting, Copying & Pasting Objects

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Identifying Objects in the Tree

All created objects are identified in the specification tree of the part

‘Classical’ tree type

The specification tree shows

creation process

type of feature

(+) or (-) to indicate [one filiation]

How to use the tree?

you can move and hide it

you can change its style

you can expand and

collapse it

The specifications tree helps you identify and manipulate objects

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Locating and Highlighting Objects

Dynamic highlighting helps you locate easily objects, graphically and in the tree

Highlighted “EdgeFillet.6” feature

On mouse over, simultaneoushighlight in geometry and in tree:

graphical zone (dashed edges)

corresponding object name in the tree

Auto-Detection

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Methods of Object Selection

Same way to select one or several objects, graphically or in the tree

To select

Multiselection

Click on preselected object:

dashed edges become solid

object name still highlighted

To multi-select

Press and hold Ctrl key and click objects

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Contextual Menu on Objects

Object - Action allows for direct access to any operation applying to the selected object

Contextual menu on EdgeFillet.6

To activate the contextual menu

on the highlighted object

Contextual menu helps you to:

edit object properties

edit object definition

delete and create objects by copy and paste

affiliate object to set



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Editing Object Properties

You can change the name, and color of a feature using the contextual menu

Feature properties

Graphic properties



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Editing Object Definition

You can edit the definition of a feature to change its parameters using the contextual menu

Edge Fillet definition

The Definition dialog box is related to theselected feature



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Cutting, Copying and Pasting Objects

You can create new features by copying parameters of existing features

To copy a feature, you can also drag and drop it

By using the contextual menu...

... or the “Edit” option in the menu bar

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Object-Action and Action -Object

Either is usable in V5 (Example: Select the Sketcher Button first then select the plane or Select the plane first then the SketcherButton)You can drag an icon like the fillet icon to an edge and the fillet will be createdCut, Copy and Paste allows user to take data and either move it or copy it to a new location within the part

Using Mouse Buttons to edit in place

Double Clicking to edit definition and contextual Menu on object is an easily way to act on object

Multiselection is different in V5 versus V4

Standard Dialog Box with OK, Apply, Cancel and context sensitive

Only possible actions on selected objects are available



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Summary

In this skillet, you have learned

To locate visually a feature in a part and select it

To change the properties of several feature

To change the definition parameters of a hole and fillet

To copy a fillet and paste it on an edge



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Standards and Settings

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Key sentencecan be on 2 lines


Caption of image

Specifications TreeGeometry area





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Sub Title to answer a question


Problem solving Title


Before After




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Sub Title to describe a special point

Simple text to provide more info if necessary

Summary



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Summary

There is always a summary at the end of any skillet

Just provide the key things to remember

Caption



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Quick Tools Capture & Print




Quick Tools Capture & Print

Capturing Images

The Photo Album

The Print Dialog Box

Capturing Images



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Capturing Images

.Easy to integrate in office applications thanks to standard output formats

Captures anImage as apixel image

Capture Toolbar:

Tools + Image + Capture

Captures anImage as avector image

Saves (in avariety offormats).

Print

Copies an imageto the clipboard

Captures animage and storesit in the album.

Able to Capture the wholeGraphics screen or “drag”

to make a grab windowusing MB1

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The Photo Album

Saving and Previewing Images

List of imagescreated.

Album Toolbar available throughTools + Image +

Album

preview

Copy toclipboard

Selected imageis displayed

Print

Delete image

Save(variety offormats)

Rename

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Print options, and what they do

Able to modify the scale byselecting the corner of thegrey “window” and dragging.Able to re-position thewindow by selecting the

Print Dialog Box

Represents Paper

Properties of thechosen printer can bechecked and modified

if required

Chosen Printer

Able to print to a fileof choice

Represents screen

Brings up the PrintDialog Box:

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In this skillet, you have learned how to present your work by

capturing images

saving images in album

printing images



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Interoperability




The Use of V4 models in V5

Using directly the models

Modifying and upgrading V4

Geometry

Reading V5 Parts in V4

Reading V4 models In V5 Environment



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V4 models are read directly in V5. They can be used for assembly, DMU review, drawing...

You can open a CATIA V4 modeldirectly using CATIA V5. Data likedraft, details, layers... are displayed

Specification Tree

The CATIA V4 models can be

used directly in the GenerativeDrafting workbench.

In the Options dialog box, in the

compatibility tab, you can set the codepage of the V4 models and to displayelements with the Display Sensitive attribute off.

Geometry

Window

The V4 models can be used as reference when you design in context V5 parts..

Modifying V4 Models In V5 Environment



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Translation of V4 models can be done to modify geometry.

To upgrade the geometry of V4models, the geometry andspecifications are translated in aCATPart file by a simple dragand drop.

Geometry

Check

Perform a check of the V4 data

before translation is also possible.

Drag and Drop from V4

browser geometry to a

V5 document

Simply drag and drop thedesired element from the V4browser to a CATPartdocument.

Using V5 Data In V4 environment



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V5 Data is recognized in the V4 Environment.

It is possible to read a V5 dataas passive model using File/Open.

The V5 Data can be useddirectly for drafting operations,manufacturing, analysis...



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Step 1 Accessing

Documents and Workbenches

Step 2 Holding and

Manipulating a Part

Step 3 Selecting andEditing Objects

Step 4 V4 to V5interoperability

Step 5 Quick Tools40 min approx.

In this exercise you will do the followingsteps:

Acces some documents and customize the

toolbars

Manipulate the mouse and see how to use

the specification tree

Modify some features into a part

Check the powerfull V4 to V5

interoperability

Use some different tools

Step 1 Accessing Documents and Workbenches

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Start Document Result Document

Objectives and Givens:

3 - Open the Course.CATPart, Course.CATProduct and Course.CATDrawingdocuments, using three different methods.

4 - Maximize the Course.CATPart document and mirror it through its lowest plane.

5 - Close the three documents using two different ways.

6 - Then you will Exit CATIA V5.

Step 2 Holding and Manipulating a Part



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3 - Pan the Part in order to have it in the left side of the window.

4 - Quick Center the part.

5 - Rotate the Part, until you see an “X” on the back face.6 - Zoom in or zoom out, until you see the small cuboid in the middle of the “X”

7 - "Fit all in" the Part.

8 - Manipulate the Specification Tree as for the geometry

10 min

Approx.

Step 3 Selecting and Editing Objects



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1 - Change the color of the Course.CATPart, and apply an iron texture

2 - Modify the Diameter of Hole.1

3 - Display the Relations4 - Quick look at the settings

Step 4 V4 to V5 Interoperability



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1 - Open the SHAFT.model which is a V4 document.

2 - Generate its corresponding V5 Part.

3 - You will now modify the geometry of this new part.

Step 5 Quick Tools



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1 - Capture images and Album tools.

2 - Customization of the different workbenches.

3 - Create your own toolbar.