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CATIA V5 Expert Mechanical Designer - Lesson 5: Introduction to Generative Shape Design
Student Notes:
Lesson 5 –
Introduction to Generative Shape Design
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to handle
wireframe elements and simple surfaces, to allow them to build
the reference elements you need in your everyday work.
In order to know these foundations, you will need to complete
several chapters:
Introduction to Surface Design

Creating Wireframe Geometry
Creating Basic Surfaces
Performing Operations on the
Geometry
Completing the Geometry in Part
Copyright DASSAULT SYSTEMES
Design
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Student Notes:
Introduction to Wireframe and Surface Design

The Generative Shape Design Workbench
Accessing the Surface Design Workbench
Surface Design Workbench User Interface
Surface Design Workbench Terminology
Surface Design Workbench General Process

Student Notes:
The creation of wireframe and surface geometry is often needed to define the complex
shapes of parts. Ultimately we want to create a solid to best capture our design intent,
however this model may include surface geometry integrated into the solid part.
Later, we will take a more in depth look at the shape design process, but for now it is
important to consider the key points.
Key Points Wireframe and surface geometry is used to define more complex
3D shapes in the design process.
Wireframe, surface and solid geometry form an integrated set of

modeling capabilities that allow us to capture the design intent.
Wireframe geometry Surface geometry Solid geometry

Student Notes:
The Generative Shape Design Workbench (1/3)
Ease of Use...
What makes Generative Shape Design unique is that it can be used by either non surface
specialist designers, thanks to the product ease of use, or by advanced shape designers
looking for complete surfacing tool, due to a wide functional set. The specification capture
is as a matter of fact completely transparent as if the user was designing explicit shapes.
Generative Shape Design is a great

product for easily designing surfaces
of plastic parts or shells. After
importing some surfaces the designer
can check and heal them with the
CATIA - Healing Assistant 1 (HA1)
product, for instance, he can then
modify and add other surfaces thanks
to the powerful wireframes and
surfaces creation tools of GS1. To
finish, the design parts will be
manufactured after the surface
machining programming in the CATIA
3-Axis Machining 2 (SMG) product.

Student Notes:
From preliminary to detailed design...

CATIA - Generative Shape Design 1 provides a comprehensive set of features for shape
design. These include among others wireframe elements like: point, line, angle, plane,
curves, circle, (bi-tangent, through and trimmed), spline, parallel curves, corner on plane,
connect 3D, spiral sphere, intersection and projection.
Standard and advanced surface features

include extrude, revolute, sweep
excluding segment, circle and conic), and
fill. Standard combinations of elements
use associative transformation, including
symmetry, scaling, translation, affinity,
extrapolation and fillet.

Student Notes:
Associative Design...
Design in context allows concurrent work with user control of associativity.
The wireframes and surfaces can be designed using the part or assembly context.
When design changes are made, the user controls the propagation of modification.
The designer can reuse an existing surface, and link in additional parts to support
concurrent engineering.
Managing changes with

timesaving features...
Several Generative Shape Design
features help for efficient
management of design
modifications. For example, a
datum curve or skin used in one
feature can be replaced ; A set of
features can be isolated as a
single feature (with no history) to
facilitate design comprehension
and accelerate design changes.

Student Notes:
Accessing the Surface Design Workbench
To access the Surface Design Workbench start CATIA, then select the Start
menu choosing Shape and Generative Shape Design workbench
Generative Shape
Design Workbench
icon

Student Notes:
Surface Design Workbench User Interface (1/2)
Workbench
Specification Icon
Tree
Sketcher
access...
Shape
Design
tools...
Containers of
type Geometric
Set , Ordered
Geometric Set
and Body
Standard
tools
This area shows
current status Command Bar

Student Notes:
Surface Design Workbench User Interface (2/2)

Student Notes:
Surface Design Workbench Terminology
• Part is a combination of Part Body

and Geometrical Sets that means:
• PartBody basically contains the If you create Reference Elements ; points,

features used to create a solid.It can planes, lines in Part Design Workbench , you
contain surfacic and wireframe have the option of directly containing them
in Part body / Body , or you can insert a
elements also. Geometric set and place these elements.
• Geometrical Sets contain the

features used to create surface and
wireframe elements.
•Ordered Geometric Sets(OGS)

contain surface and wireframe . The
elements in this body are created in
a linear manner. OGS can also
contain “Body” . Body allows
creation of Part Design Solids within
an OGS.
“Body” can be inserted in OGS

to contain Part Design Solids.
When you enter the Generative Shape

Design workbench Part Body is the
default body available. “Geometric
Set” , “Ordered Geometric Set” are
required to be inserted as per
requirement.

Student Notes:
Surface Design Workbench General Process
1
Enter the Create the
Generative wireframe
Shape Design geometry
workbench
Enter the Part

Design Create the
workbench surfaces
2
Trim and join
the body
Create the part surfaces
body 3
4
5
Modify the
geometry


Student Notes:
You will become familiar with the creation of wireframe geometric elements
Why Create 3D Wireframe Geometry ?

Creating Curves in 3D
Creating Wireframe Geometry :Recap Exercise

Student Notes:
Why create 3D Wireframe geometry ?
In many design situations, there is a need to create geometry that is defined using the
entire 3D space. This geometry is not limited to a single plane and therefore can not be
defined using the Sketcher workbench.
These elements including points, lines, planes and curves created in 3D space are called
Wireframe geometry.
Key Points Wireframe geometry is used primarily as construction geometry for

creating more complex 3D elements such as curves and surfaces.
Wireframe geometry and Sketch geometry can be used together in
defining more complex 3D elements.
Even though Wireframe geometry is created in 3D, a support
element (plane or surface) may be required to define the geometry.
Wireframe geometry Surface geometry

Student Notes:
Creating Curves in 3D
You will learn the different ways to create curves in 3D

Student Notes:
Why Do You Need Curves ?
You can use curves as guide or reference to create other geometric elements or as
limits of a surface.
What about curves ?

a curve can be created from:
points, other curves or surfaces
A spline is a curve passing

through selected points
with the option to set
tangency conditions at its
extremities.
You can edit any type of curve by

double-clicking on its identifier in the

tree or on the geometry. You will then
change its specifications in the
corresponding definition box.

Student Notes:
Creating Curves (1/2)
Curve types available in the Generative Shape Design workbench (MD2 license):
Type Geometry Description
Projection Curve Create a curve by projecting an existing element

onto a plane or surface.
Reflect Line Curve

Create a curve defined by the point locations of all
surface normals at a specified angle.
Intersection Curve Create a curve defined by the intersection of

existing elements.
Parallel Curve Create a curve that is parallel to an existing

curve at a specified offset distance.
Circle Create a complete or partial circle defining parameters

such as center, radius, and tangency.
Corner
Create a rounded corner of a specified radius
between 2 elements.

Student Notes:
Creating Curves (2/2)
Curve types available in the Generative Shape Design workbench (MD2 license):
Type Geometry Description

Connect Curve Create a curve that will connect 2 existing elements.
Conic Create a conic curve of the type parabola, hyperbola

or ellipse.
Spline Create a curve passing through points on which you

can impose tangency conditions.
Helix
Create a helical curve oriented by an axis.
Spiral Create a spiral curve defined on a support plane.

Polyline
Create a single element consisting of multiple line
segments.

Student Notes:
40 min
Button, Mouse
Topics covered:
Creating points, lines and circles in 3D
Creating 3D splines
Creating intersection geometry
Creating projection geometry

Student Notes:
Design Process: Button
Pt4
Pt5
1. Create Points in 3D Pt3

Pt2
The process steps Pt5
Line.1
used to complete Pt1
Pt4
the exercise: Pt3
Pt2
Spline.1
Pt5
Pt1
2. Create 3D Wireframe geometry:

- Spline passing through Pt1 to Pt4
- Line from Pt4 to Pt5
Pt1
3. Draw a Sketch on the XY plane

4. Sketch a vertical line on the YZ plane

Student Notes:
Design Process: Mouse
The process steps

1. Create a Circle for the
used to complete front surface profile
the exercise:
2. Create the guide

curve using a Spline
3. Create Intersection and

Projection geometry
4. Build a Circle through 3 points

for a second profile
5. Create the side profile Spline curve


Student Notes:
You will become familiar with the creation of basic surfaces
Why Create Surface Geometry ?

Creating a Surface from a Profile
Creating a Spherical Surface
Creating a Cylinder Surface
Creating a Swept Surface
Creating a Surface Offset from a Reference
Creating a Surface from Boundaries
Creating Basic Surfaces: Recap Exercises

Student Notes:
Why create Surface geometry ?
For certain designs, the geometry can not be completely defined using the tools in the
Part Design workbench. Complex 3D shapes often need to be defined using surface
geometry which is created based on explicit wireframe construction geometry.
Surface geometry can then be integrated into the final solid part definition.
Key Points Surface geometry can describe a more complex 3D shape.
A surface element describes shape, therefore it has no thickness.
Surface geometry can be completely integrated into the solid part

meaning surface modifications are reflected in the solid.
Surface geometry Solid geometry

Student Notes:
Creating a Surface from a Profile

You will learn about the various types of surfaces created from a profile

Student Notes:
Creating an Extruded Surface
1
Direction can be
specified by a line, a
plane or components.
2 Select a profile, a direction and enter limits value
(or use the graphic manipulators).
Limits
Profile
3 Click OK to confirm extruded surface creation.

Student Notes:
Creating a Surface of Revolution
2 Select a profile, an axis of revolution and key in the angle limits.
Profile
Axis of revolution
3 Click OK to confirm surface creation.

Student Notes:
Creating a Spherical Surface

You will learn how to create a complete or partial sphere
Complete
sphere
Partial sphere

Student Notes:
Creating a Sphere
2 Select the sphere center point and key in the sphere radius.
Choose to create a complete sphere or

3 a partial sphere.
Complete Sphere
You can modify the partial

sphere parameters in the
Sphere Surface dialog box

or dragging and dropping Partial Sphere
the arrows on geometry.

Student Notes:

You will see how to make a cylinder defining a center point, an axis, a radius,
and offset values

Student Notes:
Select the centre point

2
for the cylinder:
Adjust the length
5 parameters
Select a direction for

3
the cylinder’s axis:
4 Adjust the cylinder

radius:

Student Notes:
Creating a Swept Surface

You will learn how to create an explicit-type swept surface

Student Notes:
Creating an Explicit-type Swept Surface
1 Select the Sweep Surface icon.
Select the guide curve and the profile.

You can then choose to give a reference
2 plane or surface (Reference tab) or to
select another guide curve and anchor
points (Second Guide tab).
By default, the swept

profile is constant in
each section along
the guide curve.
If no spine is selected the

guide curve is used as spine.
3 Confirm swept surface creation.

Student Notes:
Creating a Swept Surface - Reference Surface option
You can define a

reference surface to
control the position
of the profile along
the sweep.
You can define an angle between the

profile and the reference surface

Student Notes:
Creating a Swept Surface – Second Guide and Anchor Points (1/2)
You can also select a second guide curve to define the sweep.
In this case, no reference

surface is needed
• If you check the Profile extremities

inverted option, the profile extremities

connected to the guides are inverted.
• If you check the Vertical orientation
inverted option, the vertical orientation
of the profile is inverted.

Student Notes:
Creating a Swept Surface – Second Guide and Anchor Points (2/2)
You also can use Anchor Points to position the profile on the guide curves.
Guide curves
Profile
While creating the swept surface, the
anchor points lie on the guide curves from
the beginning to the end of the sweep.
So, the profile is positioned in regards to

Anchor points the initial geometric conditions between
the profile and the anchor points.

Student Notes:
Creating a Swept Surface - Position Profile options (1/3)
You can position the profile with the guide curve.
Using no positioning :
When the profile position is fixed with respect to the guide
curve, the sweep lies on the profile and on the guide curve
(if it intersects the profile) or on the parallel to the guide
curve crossing the profile (minimum distance).
Using positioning :
The profile is oriented in the guide curve axis system. Using positioning and a reference surface :
The guide curve axis system is now oriented
based on the reference surface orientation :
Grey axis-system :
profile reference axis
Green axis-system :
current profile orientation

Student Notes:
In the Position profile mode you can display parameters to modify the position of the
sweep profile on the guide curve defining a new origin and a rotation angle or direction.
Or
These coordinates (or the selected point) define the position of

the origin of the positioning axis system (green) in the first
sweep plane.
You can rotate

the positioning
axis system
around the guide
The direction
curve with
defines the X
respect to initial
axis of the
45 deg axis system of
positioning
the profile.
axis system.

Student Notes:
In the Position profile mode you can modify the position of the sweep profile on the
guide curve by inverting an axis or selecting a point on the profile.
You may want to

invert the orientation
of the X or Y axes of
the positioning axis
system.
You can select a point defining the

origin of the axis system linked to
the profile.

Student Notes:
Creating a Swept Surface - Spine
You can impose a spine to further define the sweep.
If no spine is selected, the first

guide curve is the spine :
You can select a spine if you

want to obtain a more regular
surface :

Student Notes:
Creating a Swept Surface - Relimiters
The domain of the sweep can be reduced longitudinally by selecting “relimiters”

(points or planes) used to split the spine.
The sweep is relimited

between the two
selected relimiters
The two red elements will be

used to relimit the pink spine.

Student Notes:
Creating a Surface Offset from a Reference

You will learn how to create an offset surface
Repeat
Single

Student Notes:
Creating an Offset Surface (1/3)
2 Select the reference surface and key in

the offset value.
Reference surface
3 If you want to create several surfaces

separated by the same offset check the
option Repeat object after OK.
Object surface
4 Click OK to continue. Reference surface

The created offset surface is defined
as an Object, i.e. the reference for
creating the other surfaces.

Student Notes:
5 Define the number of offset surfaces to be created.
The surface instances are

grouped in a new Open Body
(unless you uncheck the option).
6 Click OK to confirm surface creation.
Object surface
Surface instances
in Open Body
• As many offset surfaces as indicated in the Object Repetition dialog box are created, in addition to the object surface.
• The surfaces are separated from the object surface by a multiple of the offset value.

Student Notes:
The resulting offset surface is parallel to the reference surface.
Side view
Offset value
between two
surfaces : 20mm

Student Notes:
Creating a Surface from Boundaries

You will learn about the types of surfaces created from boundaries

Student Notes:
Creating a Fill Surface (1/2)
2 Select the boundaries of the fill surface and, if needed, the support(s) associated
with one or more boundary(ies).
Support for B1 B2
B4 B1
B3
Support for B3
During or after creation

you can edit a fill
surface, adding,
replacing or removing
a boundary or a
The result of the selections support.

must be a closed
boundary.CATIA takes care of The type of continuity between the
small openings upto 0.1 mm in support surface(s) and the fill surface
the closed wireframe. This is can be chosen from the Continuity
tolerant nature of CATIA . combo.

Student Notes:
Creating a Fill Surface (2/2)
3 You can also define a point through which the surface will pass.
The result depends on the selected type of continuity (Tangent or Point)
between the support surfaces and the fill surface.
Tangency continuity
Point continuity
If you do not select any support or

passing point the fill surface is simply
created between the boundaries.
4 Confirm fill surface creation.

Student Notes:
Creating a Blend Surface (1/4)
2 Select the two curves between which you

will create the blend surface and, if needed,
the support associated with each curve.
Note:
The two selected curves have to
be single edge curves and cannot
be closed.

Student Notes:
3 If you have selected one or more support surface(s) define the type of continuity
(Tangency, Curvature or Point) between each support surface and the blend surface.
You can use the combo to

You can choose to trim define a different type of
the support to expand the continuity on each side of
blend surface up to the the blend surface.
limits of the support.
Tangency Curvature Point

continuity continuity continuity

Student Notes:
4 If you have selected one or more support surface(s) you can choose to make the
borders of the blend surface tangent to the borders of the supports.
For each border of the blend

surface you can choose the
extremity(ies) that will be
tangent to the corresponding
border of the support.
2nd border,
Second support end
Sec
r
1st border,
borde
ond
start
First
bor
der
First support
First tangent border : None First tangent border : Both extremities First tangent border : Start extremity
Second tangent border : None Second tangent border : Both extremities Second tangent border : End extremity

Student Notes:
5 Select the Tension tab to define the tension at the limits of the blend surface.
You can keep the default

tension or define a constant
or linear tension at each limit
of the blend surface.
Default Constant tension Linear tension

tension of 2.5 from 1 to 2.5


Student Notes:
Recap Exercise
40 min
Button (surfaces), Mouse (surfaces)

Topics covered:
Creating an extruded surface
Creating a swept surface
Creating a blend surface
Inserting an Open Body

Student Notes:
Design Process: Button surfaces
1. Create the vertical

The process steps extruded surface
used to complete
the exercise:
2. Create the extruded surface for

the top of the button

Student Notes:
Design Process: Mouse surfaces
1. Insert a new Geometrical Set called

Surfaces
The process steps

used to complete
the exercise:
2. Create the top Swept surface
3. Create Extrude surfaces from

the side and front profiles
4. Create a Blend surface between

the extruded surfaces

Performing Operations on the Geometry

Student Notes:
You will learn how to perform operations on the geometry
Why are Operations on Geometry needed ?

Joining Elements
Healing Elements
Splitting/Trimming
Creating Fillets
Extrapolating Elements
Transforming Elements
Creating Elements from Surfaces
Performing Operations on Geometry : Recap Exercises

Student Notes:
Why are Operations on Geometry needed ? (1/2)
After the basic surface geometry is created, it may be composed of construction elements
that do not describe the finished shape. Operations such as trim, join, extrapolate, and
transform are then performed to produce the required finished geometry.
Key Points Operations are used to produce the finished geometry shape.
Elements involved in an operation are kept in the history of the

operation but placed in hide.
Healing is an important capability that can be used to repair the

gaps that exist in surface geometry.
Surface fillet operation Healing Operation

Student Notes:
Why are Operations on Geometry needed ? (2/2)
Transformations like scaling and affinity help in resizing up the part if required.
Transformation operations like translate and rotate are required on the wireframe elements
(lines and planes) to change the positioning of the part in the co-ordinate axis system.
Key Points
Affinity is an important operation to resize the part differently in
different directions according to a defined axis.
Axis to Axis transformation is useful when we want to have more

than one reference axis systems and part elements are required to
be moved from one axis to other.
Affinity Operation. Axis to Axis transformation.

Student Notes:
Joining Elements
You will learn how to join wireframe or surface elements
Element 2 Join result

Element 1

Student Notes:
Why Do You Need Joining Elements ?
You can join elements to use two or more elements as a single element in a
further operation.
What about joined elements ?

You can create joined elements from:
- adjacent curves
- adjacent surfaces
Join result
Two adjacent
splines.
Four adjacent
surfaces.
Join result

Student Notes:
Joining Elements (1/2)
To modify the join definition you

2 Select one by one the elements to be joined together. can edit it and remove elements or
replace an element by another.
Element 1 This option checks

the connexity
between the elements
in the resulting join.
CATIA will:
- reduce the number
of resulting elements
Element 2 - ignore the elements
that do not allow the
join to be created.
You can define a merging

distance, i.e. the maximum
distance below which two
elements are considered

as only one element.
3 Click OK to confirm join operation.

Student Notes:
Joining Elements (2/2)
While joining elements you can exclude some sub-element from the joined
surface.
Face to be
removed
You can also select sub-

elements to exclude from
the joined surfaces.
You can create another

join surface with the
excluded sub-elements.

Student Notes:
Healing Elements
You will learn how to fill gaps between surfaces
Surface 1 Healing result
Gap
Surface 2

Student Notes:
Healing Elements (1/2)
Select the surfaces to be healed.

2 You can also select a Join that needs to be healed.
Sweep.1
Gap
Sweep.2
Define the Merging distance.

3
The merging distance is the maximum distance between the surfaces

below which the gap will be filled.

Student Notes:
Healing Elements (2/2)
4 Define the Distance objective.

The distance objective is the threshold below which the gap will be ignored
by the heal operation.
5 Click OK to confirm the healing operation.

Student Notes:
Splitting or Trimming Elements
Splitting Elements
Trimming Elements

Student Notes:
Splitting Elements
You will learn how to split a wireframe or surface element using one or more
cutting elements
Cutting
elements
Split result
Element
to be cut

Student Notes:
Why Do You Need Splitting Elements ?
You can split an element when you need only part of this element in your model.
You need the element to be cut and one or more cutting element(s).
What about splitting elements ?

You can split :
- a wireframe element by points, other wireframe elements or surfaces
- a surface by wireframe elements or other surfaces.
Cutting
elements
Element to cut
Cutting element
Element
to be cut
Split result
Wireframe Surface
elements elements
Split result

Student Notes:
Splitting Elements (1/3)
2 Select the element(s) to cut.

Select the cutting element(s).
3 You can split one or more elements with one or more cutting elements at the
same time. Cutting elements
If you select only one
cutting element you can
check this option to keep
the two sides of the
element to cut. In that
case two split features
are created.
You can create the

intersection between the
cut element and the
cutting elements.
Elements to cut
If this button is selected, A surface can be split using a

the features are plane , a surface or a line. The line
automatically has to lie on the surface you want
extrapolated so that the to split.
operation can be
processed.

Student Notes:
4 For each selected cutting element check the side to be kept on the
element to cut ; if you want to change it select the cutting element in the
list and click on the Other side button. The cutting elements
and their orientation
are defined.
5 Click OK to confirm the split operation.
The initial cut element is

transferred to the ‘hide’ space.

Student Notes:
If the cutting element is a closed curve you may need to define more precisely the
side of the cut element you want to keep.
Cutting
Principle: element
- Vn : Vector normal to support Support
- Vt : Vector tangent to cutting element
- V=Vn*Vt (Vectorial product); indicates
the side of the cutted element to keep Vn
V Vt
Element
to split
Split result
without support Split result
with a support
Support

Student Notes:
Trimming Elements
You will learn how to trim a wireframe or surface element
Trim result
Element 1
Element 2

Student Notes:
Why Do You Need Trimming Elements ?
You can trim elements between each other to only keep part of them in your
model. You need two intersecting elements.
What about trimming elements ?

You can trim :
- two wireframe elements,
- two surfaces.
Trim result
Surface
elements
Wireframe
elements
Trim result

Student Notes:
Trimming Elements (1/2)
Element 1
2 Select the elements to trim, clicking on the portions

that you want to keep after the operation.
Element 2
Click on one of these

buttons to change
the side to be kept
for each element.
The initial trimmed elements are

3 Click OK to confirm trim operation. transferred to the ‘hide’ space.

Student Notes:
Trimming Elements (2/2)
While trimming closed wires, you may need to define more
precisely the side of the elements you want to keep.
Principle:
The side of the trimmed elements to keep is Elements to
given by the vectorial product between : trim lying on
- The vector tangent to the elements to trim. the support
- The vector normal to the support.
Using no support
Using a support

Student Notes:
Creating Fillets
Filleting is an operation that is used to smoothly connect surfaces.
You will learn how to create Shape, Edge, Variable, Face-To-Face, and Tri-
Tangent Fillets

Student Notes:
Why Fillets?
Fillets were originally used in industry to remove sharp edges on parts. Fillets along
with drafts help in the easy removal of material from molds. Fillets also help in
reducing stress concentration in parts.
More and more, people having been using Fillets as a general modelling tool for
surface creation.
Let ’s see how to create fillets ...

Student Notes:
Creating a Shape Fillet
Use this command to create a fillet between two surfaces.
1 Select the Shape Fillet Icon
Select two surfaces/faces and put in

2
the required radius value. Make sure
the red arrows point towards the
concave side of the fillet.
3 Choose one of the Extremities

conditions (Switch between the
four types - and Preview - to see
the difference)
4 Click OK to confirm. The Shape Fillet

is added to the specification tree.

Student Notes:
Creating an Edge Fillet
Use this command to provide a transitional surface along a sharp edge of a surface
3 Enter the Radius value.

1
You can control
the Extremities of
Select the Edge Fillet Icon
the Fillet the
same way as for
Select one or more edges of a the Shape Fillet
2
surface
You can also

fillet an entire
face

Student Notes:
Creating a Variable Radius Fillet
In this type of fillet the radius varies at selected points along a selected edge
Select the Variable

1 Fillet Icon
Select one or more internal edges of

2 a surface
3 Double-Click on any of the shown

radius values to change it
You can specify a Zero radius value

at limit points of a Variable Fillet
Select inside this box then select

4
anywhere along the edge to put in an
additional radius value along the edge.
(You can also create a point on the edge
and select this point if accuracy is
required)
You can control the Extremities of

the Fillet the same way as for the
Shape Fillet and the Propagation
type the same way as for the Edge
Fillet

Student Notes:
Creating a Face-To-Face Fillet
Use the Face-Face fillet command when there is no intersection between the
faces or when there are more than two sharp edges between the faces.
Select the two faces

2 (belonging to the same
1
surface) between which you
want to create the Face-To-
Select the Face-To-Face Fillet Face Fillet
Icon
3 Put in the desired

radius
4 Click OK to confirm.
The Face-To-Face Fillet You can control
the Extremities
is added to the
of the Fillet the
specification tree. same way as for
the Shape Fillet
The shape of the Face-To-Face

Fillet is basically generated by
laying a Cylinder with a specific
radius into the gap between two
faces. If the radius is too small,
the Cylinder will not be able to
touch both faces at once. If the

radius is two big, it will not be able
to achieve a Cylinder tangent to
the faces.

Student Notes:
Creating a Tri-Tangent Fillet
The creation of tri-tangent fillets involves the removal of one of the three selected faces.
1
Tri Tangent Fillet is
available in HD2
Select the Tri-Tangent Fillet Icon Configuration.
2 Select the two faces you

want to keep
3 Select the face to be removed.

The three faces must belonging
to the same surface.
4 Click OK to confirm. The Tri-Tangent

Fillet is added to the specification tree.
The Tri-Tangent Fillet is a variable

radius Fillet tangent to all three
faces selected.

Student Notes:
Extrapolating Elements
You will learn how to create extrapolated curves and surfaces.
Curve extrapolation
Surface extrapolation

Student Notes:
Why Do You Need Extrapolating Elements ?
You may have to extrapolate a curve or surface to extend it to other geometry and
thus be able to later trim, split or intersect these elements.
What about extrapolating elements ?

You can extrapolate :
- any type of curve or line,
- any type of surface.
Two extrapolation modes are available:
- giving a length,
- giving a limit (up to…).
Curve
elements
Surface
elements

Student Notes:
Extrapolating Elements (1/2)
2 Select the edge representing the boundary you want to extrapolate.

For a curve the boundary is one of the curve extremities.
Surface boundary
3 Select the surface to be extrapolated.

For a curve select the curve itself.
A temporary extrapolated
surface is displayed. The

default extrapolation
mode is ‘Length’.
Temporary extrapolated surface

Student Notes:
Extrapolating Elements (2/2)
4 Choose the extrapolation mode.

- Length : key in the length of the extrapolated surface or curve,
- Up to element : define the limit surface or plane.
You can extrapolate a
wire lying on a surface by
selecting another wire
lying on that surface as
the “Up to element”.
5 Choose the type of continuity (for a curve) and the type of transition
(for a curve or a surface).
Refer to table on next page.
6 Check the ‘Assemble result’ option if you want the extrapolated surface to be
assembled to the support surface.
7 Click OK to create the

extrapolated surface.

Student Notes:
Transforming Elements
You will learn the various transformations you can apply to elements :

Student Notes:
Why Do You Need Transformations ?
Transformations are used to modify the size, location, orientation of a wireframe

or a surface element.
What about transformations ?

Six transformation types are available: Scaling
Translation
Rotation
Affinity
Symmetry Axis-to-Axis

Student Notes:
Applying Transformations…
1 Click on any Transformation icon.
2 For each type of transformation a dialog

box is displayed.
The dialog box

contents changes
according to the
selected type of
transformation.
3 Enter transformation specifications in

the dialog box and confirm.
Let ’s see now the different ways to apply transformations ...

Student Notes:
Creating Elements from Surfaces

You will learn how to create the boundaries of a surface and extract edges or
faces from surfaces.
Boundary Edge Face

with limits extraction extraction

Student Notes:
Creating the Boundaries of a Surface (1/2)
You can create the external or internal boundaries of a surface, with or without limits.
2 Choose the propagation type and select the surface edge from which you
want to create a boundary curve. You may also want to define limits to
the created boundary curve.
Limit points
Selected Edge
See next screen to display the

various propagation types.
3 Click OK to confirm boundary creation.

Student Notes:
Creating the Boundaries of a Surface (2/2)
1. Complete boundary
2. Point continuity
You will select a propagation 3. Tangent continuity

type to create exactly the

necessary portion of curve.
4. No propagation

Student Notes:
Extracting an Edge from a Surface
You can extract one or several edges of a surface which can be either boundaries or
limiting edges of faces. You cannot define limit points.
Selected
edge
2 Select a surface edge and
choose the propagation type.
3 Click OK to confirm edge extraction.

Here there is an ambiguity
about the propagation side
you are prompted to select
According to the selected propagation type you get : a support face. In this case,
the dialog box dynamically
updates and the Support
field is added.
Selected
support
face
1- No propagation 2- Tangent continuity 3- Point continuity

Student Notes:
Extracting an Edge from a Surface: G2 Continuity
Click OK to confirm the

2 Select the part of extraction creation.
5
the wire you want
to extract:
Specify a Curvature Threshold

4 (0 to 1)under which the
curvatures discontinuities will
Select the “Curvature”
3 be ignored by CATIA
propagation:
For instance: in this case, the discontinuity value
is above the threshold, so the propagation goes
through this point :

Student Notes:
Extracting a Face from a Surface
You can extract one or several faces of a surface with or without propagation.
1
Selected
face
2 Select a face and choose
the propagation type.
3 Click OK to confirm face extraction. The initial and the extracted

faces are superimposed.
According to the selected propagation type you get :

1- No propagation 2- Point continuity 3- Tangent continuity

Performing Operations on Geometry

Student Notes:
Recap Exercise
40 min
Mouse (operations), Torch

Topics covered:
Extrapolating a surface
Filleting a surface
Creating a join surface
Split and Trimming of surfaces
Healing a surface

Student Notes:
Design Process: Mouse operations
1. Extrapolate the top

surface 12.7 mm
The process steps

used to complete
the exercise:
2. Create a fillet between

the front and side surfaces
3. Join the fillet and blend surfaces

4. Trim the join and

extrapolated surfaces

Student Notes:
Design Process: Torch (1/2)
1. Insert a new
Geometrical Set called
Operations
4. Create Extrude and trim

with the upper part
2. Create Revolve and sweep from
existing Geometry and trim them
together
3. Create symmetry
5. Join the top and

bottom surfaces.

Student Notes:
Design Process: Support (2/2)
6. Trim the spline curves and create

an extrude from the result of the
trim operation.
7. Create a sweep surface

using the curves
provided.
8. Trim the surfaces
together again to get a
single surface
9. Repair the gap using

Healing and then thicken
surface to get the final part.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself (1/8)
Load the part “Torch_StartPart.CATPart”
Insert a Geometrical set and name it as “Operations”

Create Revolution Surface
Create Revolution using “Revolution
Sketch” Angle 1 = Angle 2 = 90Deg
Create Sweep Surface.

Create Sweep using “Sweep Profile” as profile and Revolution sketch as
Guide curve.

Student Notes:
Trim the surfaces

Create trim between Revolute.1 and
Sweep.1
Create Symmetry
Create Symmetry of Trim.1. Take
reference plane as xy plane.

Student Notes:
Create Button Hole notch

Create an extrude Surface
Profile: Button Hole Sketch
Direction : yz plane
Create trim
First Element: Trim.1
Second element: Extrude.1

Student Notes:
Join the surfaces

Join trim.2 and Symmetry.1
Trim the three curves.

Successively trim the three curves
given as mentioned here.
Trim Spline.1 and Spline.2
Trim Trim.3 with Spline.3
Trim Trim.4 with Spline.4
(you get trim.5 as the result)

Student Notes:
Create Extrude surfaces

Create Extrude with
profile : Trim.5
Limit 1 : 64 mm
Limit 2 : 60mm
Direction : xy plane
Create Sweep.
Create Sweep using Second Sweep
profile and second sweep guide curve.

Student Notes:
Trim surface
Trim join.1 and Extrude.2
Trim surface.
Trim Create Sweep using Second
Sweep profile and second sweep guide
curve.

Student Notes:
Heal surface
Heal Trim.7
Merging distance = 0.3mm
(The trim surface has

gaps.Because of these gaps we
cannot thicken the surface and
thus we need to heal the surface)

Student Notes:
Thick surface
Thick Healing.1 by going to part design
First offset = 5 mm
Second offset = 0 mm

Completing the Geometry in Part Design

Student Notes:
You will learn how to complete the surface geometry in Part Design
Why Complete the Geometry in Part Design ?

Creating a Solid from Surfaces
Creating the Solid Recap Exercises

Student Notes:
Why Complete the Geometry in Part Design ?
In order to produce our design as a solid model, we use the Part Design workbench to
integrate surface geometry into a solid part. The hybrid modeling capability of V5 allows
the complex surface geometry to shape the solid part.
Key Points The Part Design workbench is used to produce solid geometry
based on complex surfaces.
Modifications to the surface geometry are reflected in the solid part.

Surface geometry Solid Created from Surface Solid geometry

Student Notes:
Creating a Solid from Surfaces

You will learn how to create a solid from surfaces

Student Notes:
Why Do You Need to Create a Solid from Surfaces ?
You may need to create a surface just for using it in a solid body. The surface is
integrated into the body design.
What about solids created from surfaces ?

You can use a surface to:
- split a solid body
- create a solid body by thickening the surface
- close it into a solid body
Close Surface
Split Body
Thicken Surface

Student Notes:
Creating a Solid from a Surface …
1 Click on any Surface-Based Features icon.
2 For each type of feature a dialog box is displayed.
Select the surface

to be processed.
3 Confirm feature creation.
Let ’s see how to create surface-based features ...

Student Notes:
Splitting a Body with a Surface
2 Select the surface used as splitting element and orient the arrow
towards the material to be kept.
Material to Splitting
be kept surface
3 Click OK to split the body.


Student Notes:
Thickening a Surface
2 Select the surface to be thickened.

Surface to be
thickened
Offset
direction
3 Click OK to thicken the surface.

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Student Notes:
Closing a Surface into a Body
2 Select the surface to be closed.

Surface to
be closed
3 Click OK to close the surface.

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Creating the Solid

Student Notes:
Recap Exercise
40 min
Button (solid), Mouse (solid)

Topics covered:
Creating a solid with surface limits
Creating a solid split by a surface
Creating a solid closed by a surface
Creating an offset surface

Student Notes:
Design Process: Button solid (1/2)
The process steps 1. Sketch a profile

for the solid part
used to complete in the XY plane
the exercise:
2. Sketch a second profile

on the YZ plane
4. Split the pad with the

vertical surface
3. Create a pad up
to the surface

Student Notes:
Design Process: Button solid (2/2)
5. Create another pad up

The process steps to the vertical surface
used to complete
the exercise:
6. Create fillets (1.5 mm) on the

vertical and top surface edges
7. Shell the part, 0.8mm inside thickness,

removing bottom faces

Student Notes:
Design Process: Mouse solid (1/2)
1. Create a solid from a

Close Surface
The process steps
used to complete
the exercise:
2. Sketch a profile for the

button section of the mouse
3. Create a Pocket using

a surface limit
4. Remove thickness from

faces of the pocket

Student Notes:
Design Process: Mouse solid (2/2)
5. Copy the original sketch

in a new part body
The process steps

used to complete
the exercise:
6. Modify the copied sketch

to create the mouse buttons
7. Create solid buttons using

two limit surfaces
8. Create a wall thickness (2mm)

on the buttons using Shell

Student Notes:
Summary of Lesson 5: Introduction to Generative Shape Design
During this lesson, you have learnt how to design parts using surfaces.
Remember how to create:
3D Curves
Extruded or Revolved surfaces
Offset surfaces
Fill surfaces
Blend surfaces
Fillets surfaces
Join of wireframe or surfaces elements
Split / Trim of wireframe or surfaces elements
Solids from surfaces

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CATIA V5 Expert Mechanical Designer - Lesson 5: Introduction to Generative Shape Design

Introduction to Surface Design

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Introduction to Surface Design

Introduction to Wireframe and Surface Design

Introduction to Surface Design

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Wireframe, surface and solid geometry form an integrated set of

Wireframe geometry Surface geometry Solid geometry

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Generative Shape Design is a great

3-Axis Machining 2 (SMG) product.

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From preliminary to detailed design...

Standard and advanced surface features

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Managing changes with

and accelerate design changes.

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• Part is a combination of Part Body

• PartBody basically contains the If you create Reference Elements ; points,

• Geometrical Sets contain the

•Ordered Geometric Sets(OGS)

“Body” can be inserted in OGS

When you enter the Generative Shape

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Enter the Part

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Creating Wireframe Geometry

Why Create 3D Wireframe Geometry ?

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Key Points Wireframe geometry is used primarily as construction geometry for

Wireframe geometry Surface geometry

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What about curves ?

A spline is a curve passing

You can edit any type of curve by

double-clicking on its identifier in the

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Projection Curve Create a curve by projecting an existing element

Reflect Line Curve

Intersection Curve Create a curve defined by the intersection of

Parallel Curve Create a curve that is parallel to an existing

Circle Create a complete or partial circle defining parameters

such as center, radius, and tangency.

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Type Geometry Description

Conic Create a conic curve of the type parabola, hyperbola

Spline Create a curve passing through points on which you

Spiral Create a spiral curve defined on a support plane.

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Creating Wireframe Geometry

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1. Create Points in 3D Pt3

2. Create 3D Wireframe geometry:

3. Draw a Sketch on the XY plane

4. Sketch a vertical line on the YZ plane

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