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CADCAMHistory3DModelingSoftware
CADCAMHistory
I was looking a lot about a program that can
achieve my wishes in the world of drawing and
mechanical design. Program that can combine
between drawing and design, animation and
simulation
production
and
Manufacturing,Without need to use more than
oneprogram,toproduceasingleproject,UntilI
found everything I need in the most
comprehensiveprogramonearth"CATIA".Thisprogram,
whichchangemypointofviewinthescienceofmechanicaldrawing,whereitbecame
moreeasy,moreflexibleandmoreaccurate.
Initially,everyonemustrealizethatthesecretofsuccessinthefutureisfullaccesstothe
past,ThepastistheLadderwhichwillstepuponitforthefuture.
So,Whataboutcatiahistory?
Inthebeginning,ImentionthatCAMsoftwareswasdevelopedbeforeCADsoftwares,with
that expected that the opposite is what happened, the methods of (computer aided
manufacturing) has been developed, before developing (computer aided design)
softwares,Butwhatisthemotivationbehindthedevelopmentofthisorthat.
When the need have emerged, in the forties and fifties of the last century, for the
manufacturingofcomplexaircraftparts,itwasnecessarytoworkingonthedevelopment
of CAM or computeraided manufacturing, in order to be very complex parts
manufacturing,suchashelicopterfans.Whenengineershaveaccesstotheidealcurves
for highly complex parts, the role of production engineers came, in order
to manufacture these parts by simple machines available to them, but these simple
machinescannotmanufacturecomplexpartsdesign,So,theyshouldhaveaddedmindto
the machines, this mind is computer controllers which produced what is
knownnowascomputeraidedmanufacturing.
With the fast development and increasing complexity of the designs, even painted on
paper became very very difficult, in the sixties of the last century, painstaking attempts
wasbegantodevelopsoftwarethatcanhelpengineerstothedrawinganddesign.
Engineers have begun to collect and arrange what old scientists have reached from
drawingequationsandcalculationsinordertoreachformulascanunderstandandsolve
intersectionsanddropobjects,etc.,whichmaymechanicaldesignerrequireinhiswork,It
was also the military field generally and the aircraft industry particularly field, which
contained competitions companies to take out the programs drawing and mechanical
designbycomputer.
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CADCAMHistory3DModelingSoftware
At this time of the late sixties and early seventies there was in France a man named
Dassault has formed a team called Team CADCAM was the task of this team is
developingformulasandrelationshipsthatcanbebuiltupondrawingprogramstrongestin
the world who can overcome the difficulties mechanical design in general and aircraft
designparticularly.Andwasontheground,acompanycalledDassaultforAviationowned
bythemanwhoItoldyouabouthim..MarcelDassault.
Francebeganitsprogramtodevelopselfowndrawingprogram,andtheFrenchareright
becausetheyaredevelopinggenerationsofaircraftsuchasMirage,Concordeandother
andtheyneedtheirpersonalprogramtowork,
ConcordedesignedbyCATIACADCAM
When the CADCAM Team 'that formed by Dassault Systems' was arrived to the final
stepsoftheirprogram,whichwasworkedonitforyears,wasappearedtolightwhatwe
knownow..CATIA.
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CATIAAchievements3DModelingSoftware
CATIA Achievements
CATIA succeeded or CATI succeeded as they call it in
the beginning, and the world began to look forward to
Dassault Systems to make deals with them to buy this
extraordinaryprogram,WhileExecutiveDirectorsbegan
taking their steps to reap greater profit, their first step
were to editing CATIA from limited only on the aircraft
industry to all industries, where CATIA package for
designbecomeabletoserveallindustries,anddemand
was began increased on this powerful tool for the development of design and
manufacturing,Afterthat,'CADCAMteam',whichbeganwithfifteenpeople,wasturned
toDassaultSystems,Inc.
Giant "IBM" have emerged in the picture as a distributor and marketer of CATIA in the
field of threedimensional graphics. In the eighties of the last century, the doors were
openedtothedevelopmentoftheindustry,andprovidethemwithCADCAMtechniques,
then appeared to light the initial version of CATIA V1 as a product of a partnership
betweenIBMandDassaultSystems,andtheinitialcustomersareDassaultAviationand
Grummanandothers,andMercedes,BMW,Toyotaandothers.
Then,DassaultestablishedbasedinAmerica,inordertocontrolledtoworldofmechanical
design, where American Boeing itself has become a client of the biggest customers for
Dassaultifnotalreadythelargest.
In the nineties, became CATIA edition of V4, and its potential enormous, and with IBM
logisticalserioussupport,initialcandidateforcompetitiontoanysoftwareengineeringbest
in the field of mechanical design, and here comes the role of rulers to decide who the
strongest,thejurycomposedofmajorindustrialcompaniesandleadingindustriesaircraft
andvehiclesaroundtheworld.
Thenchangedtheirmottotheoldblackandwhiteandtheygavehimmorebrightercolors,
to suit "their glitter name" in the design software market, then changed their motto as a
wholeandtransformeditintothelogonowknownas3DSorthreedimensionalsolutions
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CATIAAchievements3DModelingSoftware
ofDassault.
Dailamaa and Anovia packages are appeared in the Market then Catia code was fully
rewritten,toshowonthelightwhatweusenow,namelyCATIAfiftheditionCATIAV5.
Let us return to Referees Committee to prove to us that CATIA is the strongest in the
worldasaprogramfordrawingandmechanicaldesign:
Boeing choose CATIA as a basic design program , and thus becoming the
biggestcustomersforDassaultSystemsandtheirdesignedthe777fullywith
CATIAandcontinuetodesignthe787withcatianow.
Indian Air Force relies on CATIA as adopted by the Chinese Air Force has
alreadydesignedtheplaneAxian.
European Airbus depend on CATIA as a basic program for drawing and
design.
CanadianAirForceinthelist,alongwiththeBrazilianAirForceandEnglishas
wellasAmericanhelicopterspartsmanufacturers.
Carmakerssuchas:Mercedes,BMW,Porsche,Volkswagen,Bentley,Volvo,
Fiat, Peugeot, Renault, Toyota, Hyundai, Ford, Citroen, Scania, Skoda,
Proton.dependonCATIAasabasicprogramfordrawinganddesign.
My personal opinion: I prefer CATIA due to contain everything you might need without
needforusingotherprograms.
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IntroductiontoCATIA3DModelingSoftware
Introduction to CATIA
Initially,CATIAnameisanabbreviationfor
Computer
Aided
dimensionalInteractiveApplication
Three
Wehadalreadysaidintheintroductionofhistorical,that
theFrenchDassaultSystemsistheparentcompanyand
IBM participates in the softwares and marketing,
and catia is invades broad industrial sectors, and has
been explained in the previous post position of CATIA between 3d modeling software
programs.
Nowwewillspeakaboutanotherpointwhichiswhetherthereisadrawingprogrambetter
thantheother?...wemustknow,thatdrawingprogramsprovidesusdrawingtoolswhile
notanyofthemcanprovideyoutheabilitytodesign,Youshould,thinkingandlookingand
imaginethenbuildingadesigninyourmind,eitherdrawingprogramwillhelpyouto
transformthesedesignsgraphicsonpapers,forthat,wepreferCATIAbecauseitprovides
uswithallthetoolsthatweneed.
Before we come to learning any 3d modeling software's, You must know their
classificationasadrawingprogram,WhereCATIAclassifiedunderthefollowingsoftware
packages:
CAD(ComputerAidedDeign)
CAM(ComputerAidedManufacturing)
Ingeneral
CAE(ComputerAidedEngineering)
VersionthatmostofthepeopleworksonitnowisCATIAV5orfifthversion,whichisa
rewritingandrevisionthecodeofthefourthedition.
Forthefifthversion,thereareversionsfrom1to20,forexample,CATIAV5R17,itMeans
CATIA fifth edition version seventeenth, While years system was adoption in the sixth
edition,forexample,CATIAV62011meansCATIAsixtheditionversionofYear2011.
CATIA consists of modules each Module specialized in specific design field, And I will
reviewnowthemostfamousofthesemodules:
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SomeofCATIAModules
Sketcher: This module is responsible for the

implementation of twodimensional shapes, in
preparationformakeathreedimensionalcommandson
it.
PartDesign: This module is responsible for converting

twodimensional graphics to threedimensional objects
whichismostfamousinCatiaandiscloselylinkedwith
sketcher module. The part design Module it is
considered from most important modules, that used by
the designer to get the additional advantage from cad
programs, which is stereotaxic drawing or three
dimensionaldrawing.
Assembly: This module is responsible for assembling the parts previously produced in
PartDesign,anditismostimportantforthosewhoworkinthefieldofmachinerydesignor
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designingeneral,becauseitistheonewhoshowsthe
interrelationships between the parts of the machine or
anymechanicalestablishment.
StressAnalysis:Thismoduleisresponsiblefortesting
parts designed to withstand the loads expected
occurrence on it, and shows how the mechanical parts
areaffectedbythecolors,wheretheycanlearnthemost
dangerous points in terms of emotion through the
distributionofcolors.
Drafting: This module is responsible, for converting

what you see on the screen to standard engineering
drawings can be traded in the workshop for
manufacturingorsavethemfordocumentation.
Surface and WireFrame: With this module surfaces

can be drawing with zero size and weight and has its
uses in the aerospace, automotive, ships and Mold
Design.
Simulation: this module is responsible for obtaining a similar movement of the natural
movement, which is expected to occur during the actual operation of the machine or
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mechanicalestablishmentwhatever.
Free Style: which is a free drawing, product designers needs it, such as Mobile or
furnitureorantiquesdesigners.
andothermodulessuchas:
SheetMetal,MoldDesign,Welding,AerospaceSheetMetal.
Thesurpriseisthatalloftheabovefollowstheonefieldwhichismechanicaldesignfield,
whilethereareotherfieldssuchas:
Analysis
Machining
Ergonomics
Eachofthemcontainingmodules,evenelectroniccircuitdesign,thatismeanCATIAhave
toomanymodules,anditiscoversalmosteverythingyouneed,soIprefertoworkonit
morethanothers.
CATIA is considered as a CAM program, in addition to it is CAD program, in the
meaningthatyoucanexportfilestoCNNmachinesandthenmanufactured,CATIAAlso
supports graphics from other programs such as AutoCAD, for example, it is possible to
copy a drawing from AutoCAD and enter it to CATIA and then make on it CATIA
operations,CATIAfilescanbekeptwithdwgextensionwhichissupportedbyAutoCAD
orthedefaultextensionhas.
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UserInterface3DModelingSoftware
User Interface
Inthiscoursewewillstudyessentialmanipulationsand
tools and get knowledge with standerd CATIA CAD
CAMinterfaceandbehaviors.
Now we will take a quick idea of the user interface for
thelargestmechanicaldrawingprogramintheworld.
CATIAUserInterface
WewilllearnandexercisebasicconceptsofCATIAV5userinterfacesuchas:Standard
manipulations {Drag and Drop, Edit in place, Copy & Paste...},Toolbars, Standard and
exclusive menus {File, Edit, Wive, Insert, Tools...}, Workbenches (modules) and
related toolbars, Specification Tree inclusive all technological lineaments, relationships,
constraints...,Multidocumentsupport.
1Menus.
2Windowofactivedocument.
3Tree.
4Treescrollbar.
5Iconstomaximize,minimize,orclosewindows.
6Iconofactiveworkbench(PartDesign).
7Toolbarsofactiveworkbench.
8Dualarrowsmeantherearemoretoolbarspullthe[>>]marktomoveinvisible
toolbars.
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NotethatwecanopenmorethanonedocumentatthesametimewithintheCATIAV5
window.
AndwecaneasilychangethestylingofCATIAV5windowbyhiding,removing,addingor
movingtoolbars.
ToolbarsandMenus
Toolbarssupplyfastentrytotools,formechanicaldesignprogram(CATIA),whicharealso
availableinmenus.
1UsetheViewmenutoactivatetoolbars.
2Dualarrowsmeantherearemoretoolbarspull>>marktomoveinvisible
toolbars.
3Dragseparatortomovethetoolbaranywhere.
4Rightmouseclickinthepromptzonetofastaccessthetoolbarlist.
5Click{xButton}toclosethetoolbar.
6Toolbarsthatarecheckedareaccessible.Othersareinvisible.
DialogBoxes
The Dialog boxes provide parameters to introduce features. They are standardized and
simpletouse.
Forexample:ifwedoubleclickonahole,wewillobtainthedefinitiondialogboxforHole,
suchasthis:
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1Clickthe[X]toclosethedialogbox.
2Clickthequestionmark[?]andchooseafieldtoobtainhelp.
3Nameofthefunctionortask.
4Selectatabtodefinestandardssettingorparameters.
5Selectanchoicesinthedropdownlist.
6Writethevalue,orclickupordownarrows
7Fieldslocked(notselectable).
8Selectbuttontoactivatetheaction.
9Clickcheckboxtoactivatetheoption.
10Inactivefield.
11ClickOKtoemphasize.
12ClickCanceltoquitthemission.
13ClickPreviewtodisplaydemotheresult.
ManipulatingWindows&MultidocumentsSupport
As we see in the figure below the mechanical design program catia V5 support multi
documents, that is mean we can open more than one project at the same time as
anyFlexiblewindowsprogram.
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1Clickheretoclose.
2Fullscreenmode(Clicktomaximize).
3Iconify(Clicktominimize).
4UsetheWindowframe,tolistandexchangeopenwindows.
5CATIAwindow.
6InactiveDocument.
7ActiveDocument.
8Clickandpullanyedgetochangethesizeofwindow.
9Iffullscreenorminimized(Clicktoreturntotheinitialsize).
NotethatwecanactivateanyCATIAV5DocumentbyoneclickonitwithMB1.
PositioningWindows
InthemechanicaldesignprogramCATIAV5ItiseasytoDealingwithseveraldocuments
andpositioningthemanywhere.
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1Toverifytheopeneddocuments,ClickontheWindowmenu.
2Theactivedocument.
3ChooseTiletodivisionthedisplayverticallyorhorizontally.
4Twodocumentsareopen,The2ndoneisactive.
5ChoosethedocumentbytheWindowmenu.
In the next lessons we will learn General Concepts about mechanical design
programCATIA,suchascatiaworkbench(modules),thatwehavementionedinan
earlierlesson,andToManipulateObjectsbyMouse.
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GeneralConcepts3DModelingSoftware
General Concepts
Tocomplementwhatwestartedinthepreviouslesson,
where we talked about the (computer aided design
CATIA V5 User Interface), In this lesson we will learn
How to reach, access, and allocation the preferable
workbenches in CATIA CAD program, and Manipulate
Objects by Mouse (Selecting, Moving, Editing by
mouse).
WorkbenchConcept
CATIAissystematicintoseveralmodulesorworkbenches.Eachworkbenchiscustomized
toacertainwork.
ExampleforMechanicalWorkbenches:
PartDesign:Todesignandlayoutparts.
Sketcher:Tosketchanddrawing2Dshapes.
WireFrame and Surface: To give existing mechanical part design, with wire
frameproperties,andbasicsurfaceproperties.
Assembly Design: To readily setting up mechanical assembly constraints, and
positionspartsautomatically,andExaminationassemblyuniformity.
Generative and Interactive Drafting: To create drawings from 3D part and
assemblydesignsandproduceclean2Ddrawings.
SheetmetalDesign:Todesignsheetmetalparts.
Thefigurebelowisshowthepositionofcurrentworkbenchicon.
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Note that Your work is saved and stored in documents, and there are several types of
documentaccordingtotheworkbenchused.
TheWorkbenchAccessing
There is three methods to access to all standards Workbenches, the first one is by
choosingfromtheStartMenu,thesecondisbySelectingFile/New,andthethirdisbyset
thefavoriteworkbenches.
AccessingbyStartMenu:
To access the part design Workbench or Assembly design Workbench or
anyWorkbench,OpentheCATIAV5program>thenchoosingtheStartmenu>
thenselectMechanicalDesign>AfterthatAssemblyDesign.
AccessingbyFileMenu:
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ToaccessthepartdesignWorkbenchselectfile>thennew.
Setthefavoriteworkbenches:
We can Add Assembly Design module in a list of your preferable workbenches, and
enteringitbytheWorkbenchandWorkbenchesToolbar.
First step: Select Tools > Customize > then drag and drop availability
workbenchontheFavoritesList.
NowyoucanfoundtheAssemblyDesignmoduleattheTopoftheStartMenu.
Secondstep:AccessbyWorkbenchToolbar
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Or
Favorite
Workbenches:
FavoriteWorkbenchesarethosethatCATIAwillshowyouintheWelcomepanelateach
timeyoustartnewsession.andbydefaultWelcomepanelisempty.
NotethatyoucanobtainedwelcomepanelbyclickingonWorkbenchicon.
ManipulatingObjectsUsingMouse
Nowwewilllearntheseveralwaystomanipulate,selectandviewobjectsbyusingMouse.
TheFunctionsofMouse:
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MB1Toselectandeditobjects.
MB2Tomanipulateobjects.
MB3Toshowthecontextualmenu.
NotethatMB=MouseButton.
ToSelectOneObject:
Thedefaultwaytochooseoneobjectistouseleftbutton(mousebutton1)(MB1)and
clicktheobjectinthetreeorinthegeometry.
1Clicktheobjectinthetreeorthegeometry.
2Chooseiconmode,todonotchooseanelementclickintheemptyorfreebackground.
Notethatwhenthecursorisoveranobject,itsformchangetoa
pointing finger and the element is highlighted (predefined), to
selectityoumusthavetoclickonit.
ToSelectDifferentElementsandObjectsUsing{Ctrl}Key:
To make multiselection elements in your windows you must using [Ctrl] key so it
isstandardWindowsmethod.
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1Press[Ctrl]key.
2Keep[Ctrl]keypushedandchoosethewantedelement(inthegeometryortree),to
don'tchooseasingleelement,keepholdingthe[Ctrl]keythenclickonit.
3Toendtheselection,Release[Ctrl]key.
Clickintheemptyorfreebackground,Todeselectelements.
SelectingSeveralElementswithTrapTool
Inthesecomputeraideddesigncoursewewilllearnhowtoselectseveralobjectsinthe3d
modelingsoftwareCATIAV5.
Toselectseveralobjects,justtrappingthem:
1ToSelecticon,Choosethedownarrow.
2PressontheSelectiontrapicontochoosingit.
3 While pressing Mouse Button 1, Drag or pull your

cursortotraptherequiredobjects.andasmallhandwill
appearinsteadofthecursor.
4WhenyouLeavemousebutton1,allobjectsinthetraparea,arecompletelyselected
andhighlighted.
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HowtoEditPartsintheCATIACADProgram
Wemeanbyeditingpartsinthecomputeraideddesignprogram(CATIAV5)ismodifying
somepropertiessuchas:thepartnumberordensityofthepart,butinmostcasesediting
parts consists in amendment the sketches or the attributes that the part consists from it.
Thisprocesscanbedoneatanytime.
FromtheSpecificationTreeyoucanmakedoubleclickonthesketchtoeditit,thenyou
canredefinetheparametersofyourselectionfromthedialogboxestoeditfeature.
1 In the geometry area or in the specification tree click Doubleclick to
editfeature.
2AdjustedParameters.
Thedialogboxfor
theCircularPattern
willappears
MovingElementsandObjectsbyUsingMouse
InthisCATIAV5training,wewillshowyouhowtogetfamiliarwithMoving,zoomingand
rotating,capabilitiesof3dmodelingsoftware(CATIAV5)byusingMouse.
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1TranslationMB2(MouseButton2).
2Rotation,Click(MB2+MB1).
3Zooming,Click(MB1).
After we got to know some history about Computer aided design and after we
show you some of CATIA 3d modeling software Achievements, In
the previousCAD lesson we learn how to get familiar with the user interface for
CATIA3dmodelingsoftware,andinthisCADcourseweshowyouhowtoreach,
access, and allocation the preferable workbenches in CATIA (V5) program, and
ManipulateObjectsbyMouse(Moving,Selecting,Editingbyusingmouse).
In the next lesson we will learn about Treeand Compass Specification in CATIA
V5.
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TheTreeandCompass3DModelingSoftware
The Tree and Compass

In the previous CAD courses we show you how to
reach, access, and allocation the preferable
workbenches in CATIA (V5) program, and Manipulate
ObjectsbyMouse(Moving,Selecting,Editingbyusing
mouse), In this CATIA CAD courses, we will learn
about TREE & COMPASS tool, Most of the "computer
aided design program" contains Tree that explain the
process sequence of drawing and design, CATIA
Containsapowerful,easy,flexible,anddistinctivetree,andcontainsthemoststrongtools
thatusedtomanipulateandmoveobjectswhichisCompass.
THEPROPERTIESOFTHETREE
In this lesson we will learn about the properties of the tree for 3d modeling
software(CATIAV5),andwewillgetfamiliarabouttheirSpecificationsandattributes.
CATIA V5 provides us a general specification tree which allows use to view and edit
elementsandobjects(sketches,features,...)inaflexiblemanner.Thehierarchy,iscalled
theSpecificationTree,andthetreestructureisdifferentwiththetypeofdocumentunder
theamendment.
1Pad.1(before).
2Pocket.1.
3PartNumber.
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ToShowandHidetheTree:
PressF3key(KeyboardShortcut)tohideortoshowtheSpecificationTree,orfromview
listasshowninthefigurebelow
TomaketreeActivateorDeactivate:
Press[shift]+F3key(KeyboardShortcut)tomakeObjectortreeActivateorDeactivate
Or,PutthecursoranywhereonthebranchoftheHistoryTreeandclickonMouseButton
1
TransfertheTree:
We can use the scrollbar to show the tree upward or downward, If the size of the tree
overridethewindow
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1ToShowtheheadofthetree,Clickuparrow.
2YoucanPullthebarupanddown.
3ToShowthebottomofthetree,Clickdownarrow.
4Putthecursoronatreebranch,notethattheshapeofthecursorischangetoa
pointingfinger.
5WhenyouclickontheMB1theshapeofthecursorischangetoasmallhand,
thenyoucanpullthemousetotransferthetree.
ZoomingandExpandingtheTree:
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1ClickontheMB1(mousebutton1)onatreebranch.
2While you pressing on the MB1, drag the mouse up and down to zoom in or
zoomout.
3 Note that while zooming the tree, the Geometry dimmed, and to make the
geometryactiveagainclickonatreebranch.
Expand&Shrink:
Clickonthe[+]buttontoexpandthetree,andclickonthe[]buttontoshrinkthetree.as
showninthefigure:
CollapsingandExpandingtheTree:
1View>Tree
Expansion.
2ToshowthefirstleveloftheSpecificationTree,clickon
theView>TreeExpansion>ExpandFirstLevel.
3ToshowthesecondleveloftheSpecificationTree,clickon
theView>TreeExpansion>ExpandsecondLevel.
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4Tocollapsethetree,clickontheCollapseALL.
ScantheDesignstages:
Inthecomputeraideddesignprogram(CATIAV5)thereisapowerfulandeffectivetoolto
displaythePartHistorystepbystepinordertoseeingdesignprocess.
1ChooseEdit>ScanorDefineInWorkObject.
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2Toscanallsteps,YoucanChooseforwardateachstep.
USINGTHECOMPASSTOMOVINGOBJECTS
InthispartofCADlessonswewilllearnhowtobenefitfromthecompasstodealingwith
objects.
Beforeyoustartmakesuretoactivatethecompass:
ThecompassinCATIAV5isapowerfultooltomanipulateandmoveobjects,particularly
inFreeStyle,AssemblyDesignandDigitalMockupproducts.
1Featuredplane(orBaseofthecompass),DefaultisXYplane.
Note that, The upper right corner of the screen is Default location of compass. and The
referenceaxissystemXYZisparalleltotheDefaultorientationofthecompass.
Whenweusethecompass?
TorotateandtransferitemsintheSketcher,paralleltothesketchlevel.
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TotransferelementsandcomponentsinanassemblyandinDigitalMockup.
TodistortionsurfacesaspatchesandidentifycuttingplaneinFreestyle.
ToRotateGeometryin3Dway.
UsingtheCompassinSimpleway:
Usethecompasstomakearotation
UsethecompasstomakeaTranslation
DragandrotateaboutZaxis
Notethat,thedefaultpositionanddirectionofthePartorelementdoesnotchange.
ToputtheCompassatitsdefaultpositionanddefaultorientation,wecaneitherpullitand
dropitontothelowerrightcorner(referenceAxisSystem)orfromtheviewmenuclickon
theResetCompasscommand(veryhelpfulwhenthecompassdoesnotappear).
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PuttheCompassontheelement:
Theelementmovingrelatedtotheorigin.
1Putthecursorontheredsquareandclickonit.
2Thendragittotheelement.
3 Then Drop the compass on the element, and

notethatthecolorofthecompasswillbegreen.
4 Choose the desired plane (or axis ) of the

compassandpullit.
5Result.
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Here we come to the end of this computer aided design lesson, where we became
familiarwiththepropertiesofthetreeandthecompass.
InthenextlessonwewilllearnmoreaboutCATIAV5Documents(opening,saving,and
closing).
Visit this lesson to learn more about Manipulate Objects using Mouse in the
mostpowerful3dmodelingsoftwareCATIAV5.
GotothisarticletoknowmoreaboutCATIAV5programandits Achievements over
theworld.
AbriefintroductionaboutCatiav5Compass.
AbriefintroductionaboutCatiav5Tree.
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StartCATIA,andOpen,Save,CloseV5Documents3DModelingSoftware
Start CATIA, and Open, Save, Close V5 Documents

Mostofthe3Dmodelingsoftwarestartasanywindows
softwarejustdoubleclickonitsiconandthesoftwarewill
start, CATIA V5 one of them. In this computer aided
designcourse,wewillgetFamiliarwithopen,save,and
close V5 documents, and we will learn different ways to
startCATIAV5,andwilllearnmultimethods to save V5
documents.
STARTINGCATIAV5
InthispartofCADcourseswewilllearnhowtostartany3Dmodelingsoftware,andas
anywindowssoftware,wecanstartCATIAV5bythreeway:
ThefirstoneisjustclickdoubleclickontheCATIAV5icononthedesktop,and
theprogramwillstart,thenyoucanstarttousingcomputeraideddesign.
Thesecondoneisbyusingthestartmenutostartingany3Dmodelingsoftware.
ThethirdoneisbyusingtheContextualMenutostartingany3Dmodelingsoftware.
To view the contextual menu click on the MB3, then go to the new list and click on the
CATIAPart.
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INTRODUCTIONTOCATIAV5DOCUMENTS
MostComputerAidedDesignprogramscontains different types of documents, in this

partofCADcourseswewillhighlightonthetypeoftheCATIAV5documents,andonhow
toopen,save,andclosethem.
PrefacetoV5Documents:
Ifwewanttocreategeometrywith3Dmodelingsoftwareormodifyitwedothatwithin
documents, so the documents are containers, and the 3D modeling software contains
differenttypesofthesecontainers(Documents).
ThetypeoftheCATIAV5documentdependsonthemoduleyouwilluse(workbench).
1AssemblyDesign,thefileextensionis(FileName.CATProduct).
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2*PartDesign.(FileName.CATPart).
*Sketcher.(FileName.CATPart).
*WireFrame&Surface.(FileName.CATPart).
3Generative&InteractiveDrafting.(FileName.CATDrawing).
4Currentworkbench.
5Currentdocument.
SomeofTerminology:
AWorkbenchiscollectionoftools(toolkit)whichallowsyoutogenerateand
manageyourdesign.
A Document is a file containing data, is generated and managed with the
workbenchthatislinkedwithit(specificextension).
AProductStructure is a manner to building and organize your products in
logical way, You can transition within the structure and work on its various
elementsandcomponents.
OPENINGDOCUMENTSIN3DMODELINGSOFTWARE
InthissectionofCADcourse we will learn how to open new CATIA V5 document, and

howtoopenanexistingdocuments,thenwewillshowyouhowthedocumentwindows
Planning. And As we pointed out earlier, there are various types of CATIA documents,
Eachtypeisconnectedwithaworkbench.
OpeningNewDocuments:
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1Clickonfilemenuthenselectnew.
2Clickonthekindofdocumentyouwanttocreate.
3ThencilckOK.
OpeninganExistingDocument
1 From file menu select open or

clickontheopenicon.
2Selectthefilepositionfromthe
FileSelectionbox.
3 To show the document types
which you want to open, click
onthe{Filesoftype}.
4 To show a preview for the file
you select it, Check the {Show
Preview}.
5 Click Open to see your
Selecteddocument.
CLOSINGANDSAVINGDOCUMENTS
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In this CAD Course we will learn the various method to save documents, and it is a
generalmethodtosavedocumentsinanycomputeraideddesignprogram.
Inthebeginningweshouldknowthatwemustsavedocumentsaftermodifyingthemorto
create new document and we can save them with the same name or by
usingdifferentname.
Usingsamenametosavingdocuments:
Ifyoumadeachangesintheexistingdocument,youcansavechangesbyclickingonthe
saveiconorbypressing[Ctrl+S].andthedocumentwillbesavedinthesamenameand
inthesamedirection.
UsingNewnametosavingdocuments:
1Ifyouwanttosavedocumentforfirsttime,orifyouwanttosavedocumenttogenerate
anewdocument[orcopy],clickontheSaveAs...
2Browsethefileandchoosethepositionwhereyouwanttosavethedocument.
3Togenerateanewdocumentrenamethecurrent.
4Toconfirm,ClickontheSavebutton.
Notethat,inthefigureabovethedocumentisstoredandsavedwithanewnamein the
samefolder.
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ClosingaDocument:
1Fromfilemenuchooseclose,orclickontheCloseicon[x].
2Ifyoumakeachangesbutyoudon'tsaveit,apopupwindowwillappeartoasksyouif
youwanttosavechangesornot.
3clickonthe[Yes],tosavechanges,or[No]toclosethedocumentwithoutsavingthe
changes,or[Cancel]toleavethedocumentopen.
By the end of this series of computer aided design courses (CATIA V5 Basics), you
should be able to deal with the basics of 3D modeling software (CATIA V5), such
as:WorkbenchConcept, Manipulating Objects, Edit Parts, Manipulating Windows &
Multidocuments Support, The compass in CATIA V5 and the properties of the
tree,Starting3DmodelingsoftwareandopensaveandcloseV5documents.
NowIthinkyouarereadytolearnmoreadvancedtools.
VisitthispagetoreadmoreaboutIntroductiontoComputerAidedDesign.
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AnOverviewtoSketcherWorkbench3DModelingSoftware
An Overview to Sketcher Workbench

Thiscomputeraideddesigncoursesaimstogiveyou
ageneralintroductiontoSketcherWorkbench,sowewill
learn about how to access this workbench, and how to
SelectaSketchPlane,andwewilllearnaboutSketcher
IconsandToolbars,andaboutPositioningandSelecting
thesketch.SoattheendofthisCADcourses,youmust
possess the ability to access the Sketcher Workbench,
andrealizetheSketchIconsandToolbars.Tobeready
tothedrawinglessons.
GENERALINTRODUCTIONTOSKETCHERWORKBENCH
ThemainuseforSketcherisfortheusertodrawanddefine2Dsketcheswithaccurate
andrapidmanner,Whereitcanbeusedlatertodefinethesolidsandsurfaces.Aswewill
learninthenextdrawinglessons.
Wecandraw2Dsketches(wireframe)throughSketcherWorkbench,thatcanbeusedto
generatesurfacesorSolids,andthesolidlinefontwillrepresentit.alsowecancreated
2D construction which uses as a tool to help to generate the solid 2D wireframe
geometry.Positionalconstraintsandgeometricconstraints(whicharepresentedingreen)
are used to determine the position of the sketch and to control the size of the drawing
sketch.
The figure Below explain what is meant by Geometric Constraints, Positional
orDimensionalconstraints,WireframeGeometry,ConstructionWireframeGeometry.
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1SpecificationTree.
2GeometricConstraints.
3WireframeGeometry.
4ConstructionWireframeGeometry.
5DimensionalConstraints.
ToEnteringtotheSketcherWorkbench:
Their is tow method to enter to the Sketcher Workbench the first one is from start
menuselect>MechanicalDesign>thenchooseSketcher.
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Thesecondoneispressonthesketchericonfromanyworkbenchthatallowsto
generatesketches.
To learn more about how to access to any workbenches please review this Computer
AidedDesignCourse.
ToEditaNodenamefromSpecificationTree
From Specification Tree we can rename the name of a node by selecting the node by
mousebutton1thenclickonthemousebutton3toshowthecontextualmenu,thenyou
canclickonthepropertiestodisplayaPropertiespanel.
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FromFeaturePropertiestabwecanseethename
of the Node In the Feature Name field. Now you
canchangethenameofthenodebyenteringnew
nameinthefeaturenamefield,afterthatyoumust
clickO.Ktosavechangesandexitfromcontextual
menu.
ToSelectaSketchPlane:
To begin drawing your sketches, firstly you must select a planar face, plane from
coordinate,oranexistingSketch,afterselectingthethedesiredplane,sketchorfacethe
CATIAinterfacewillturnintothesketcherworkbenchinterfaceandgraphicdisplay.
Thefigurebelowexplainthisthreemethodstoselectasketchplane.
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From
the
Specification
Tree you can
chooseaPlane.
From an existing
solid choose a
Planarface.
From
the
Specification Tree
you can choose an
existingSketch.
THESKETCHERWORKBENCHINTERFACE
WhenaccessingtotheSketcherWorkbench,AnewSketchnodewillshowinthePartof
Tree, in the figure below We'll show the most important characteristics and tools, for
SketcherWorkbenchuserinterface.Tobecomereadyfordrawinglessons.
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1Parttree.
2NewSketch.
3Standardtools.
4Workinstandardorpopularview.
5ToolsforSketcherDesign.
6ConstraintsIcons.
7Exitfromfunction.
8Turninto3Dview.
9SketchGrid.
10SketchAxis.
11OperationsandTools.
BeforegoingtodrawinglessonsyoucanreviewthisCADlessontolearnmoreaboutthe
userinterfaceforCATIAV5program.
Drawingaxes:
Whenenteringtothesketcherworkbenchwenote2Daxis(Originpoint,Vertical'V'axis,
andHorizontal'H'axis),Wecanusetheseaxestopositionourdesignordrawingonthe
sketchplanebyusingConstraints.
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1Vertical'V'axis.
2Horizontal'H'axis.
3Originpoint.
SketcherIconsandToolbars
Any Computer Aided Design program containing Toolbars and icons that make
drawingprocessmoreeasyandflexible,EachWorkbenchintheCATIAprogramcontains
itsowntoolbarsandinthecontextofthesketcherworkbenchtherearefourbasictool
bars:
1 Constraints: constraints is very important for controlling and adjusting drawing

Dimensionsandposition.
2ProfileCreation:ThisisthemostimportantToolbar,anditisusedforthebuildingof
geometricelementsandcreationthedrawingdesign.formoredetailsreviewthislessons
drawingprofilepart1,part2.
3 The Operations toolbar: we can used this toolbar, to make very important
operations in the geometry, Such as: (Chamfer, Trimming, Corner, Filleting, etc.) and to
manipulatinggeometry,Suchas:(Translating,Symmetry,Projection,Mirroring,etc.).
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4 The Sketch Tools toolbar: is used for controlling and

adjusting drawing Dimensions and positioning the geometry by
applying automatic Dimensional constraints and Automatic
Geometricconstraintsorenteringconstraintvaluemanually.
IToggletotheGridsnapping.
IIToggletotheConstructiongeometry.
IIIAutomaticGeometricconstraints.
IVAutomaticDimensionalconstraints.
VAreastoentertheconstraintvaluemanually.
Note that, the icons with orange color indicates that the tool is
activated.
If we are activate the automated geometric constraints, the

geometric Permissions Must be applied to the items that is
created, the automated dimension (interval) constraints are only
createdonchamfersorfilletradiiandwheninsertintherelated
areaontheSketchtoolstoolbar.
UndertheSketchnode(inthespecificationtree)wecanseeall
constraints.
WecandeletedundesirableconstraintsbychoosingitbyMB1andclickondeletedkey.
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For more details about the Sketcher Icons and Toolbars, you can review this drawing
lessons,Whereweexplaineachtoolseparatelyandinmoredepth.
PositioningandSelectingtheSketch
We can selected a single sketch either from the specification tree or graphically, and by
using[Ctrl+MB2]wecanselectedtwoormoreelements.Inthisdrawinglessonwewill
getfamiliarwiththeselectionicons,sotheselectioncanbeimplementedbyusing[MB2]
andoneoftheselectionicons.
1Standardornormalselection:Thisiconisusedtoidentifyandselectitemsby
clickingonthem,orbyclickingconstantlyanddraggingarectangleovertheitems
to be identified and selected, and then leave clicking to specify all the elements
insidetherectangle.
2 Selection Trap: Analogous to the Standard or normal selection command except
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single element cannot be selected. Select by clicking constantly and dragging a

rectangle over the items to be identified and selected, and then leave clicking to
specifyalltheelementsinsidetherectangle.
3IntersectingTrap:Selectbyclickingconstantlyanddraggingarectangleover
theitemsthatyouwanttoidentifiedandselected,Allelementsinsideandcrossing
therectanglewillbeselected.
4PolygonTrap:Selectionbydrawingapolygonaroundtheelementsthatyou
want to selected, by clicking on the [MB1]. Double clicking to completes the
selection.Onlyelementsinsidethepolygonwillbeselected.
5 Paint Stroke Selection: Selection by drawing a curve through the elements
thatyouwanttoselected,byclickingonthe[MB1].Doubleclickingtocompletesthe
selection.Onlyelementsthatarecrossedbythecurvewillbeselected.
PolygonTrap
PaintStrokeSelection
Notethat:
Inallselectioncasestheselectedgeometrywillconvertingtotheorangecolor.
byclicking[MB1]anywhereonthegraphicswindow,theselectedelementswill
bedeselect.
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Profile Creation Toolbar
Most of the Computer Aided Design programs

containing several tools and icons that make drawing
more easy and flexibility, in this cad course we will get
familiar
with
Profile
Toolbar
that
used
togeneratewireframedrawingwithsketcher.TheProfile
toolbar contains eight groups of icons each group
containsitsowndrawingtoolsthatmakedrawingeasier.
In this drawing lesson we will talk about the first two
groups( drawaprofileconsistingofarcsandlines,
and predefined profiles) and in the next drawing
lessonswewilltalkabouttheothersgroups.
1Todrawaprofileconsistingofarcsandlines.
2Todrawpredefinedprofiles.
3Todrawarcsandcircles.
4Todraw2DSplines.
5TodrawConicalshapes.
6Todrawlines.
7Todrawanaxisline.
8TodrawPoints.
1THEPROFILEICON
We can used this icon to draw a profile consisting of arcs and lines. When
choosingthisiconthedrawingtoolstoolbarchangestoshowmoreoptions.now
youcanstartdrawinganarcorlinebut,BydefaultthefirstelementwillbeaLine
asevidencedbytheiconbeinghighlightedinthetoolbar.
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DrawingLessons:
Sketcher
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InthepreviousCADlessonswehaveprovidedyouageneralintroductionaboutsketcher
workbench toolbars and icons, which are (Constraints, Profile Creation tool
bar, Operations toolbar, and The Sketch Tools toolbar) but now we
willexplainProfileCreationToolbarseparatelyandinmoredepth.
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THEPROFILETOOLBAR
If we choose the automatic dimensions constraint, we can create or draw profile by two
methods:
1. The first method is by entering the coordinates of the line in the coordinate fields,
thatshowninthefigurebelow,firstlyenterthestartpointfollowedbytheEnterKey
andthenentertheendpointthenpressontheEnterKey,Afterthatyoushouldsee
onthescreenthestartpointandtheendpointinadditiontotheconstraintvalues.
2. Thesecondwayistheeasiermethodtogenerateordrawinggeometry.whichisjust
byclickonthesketchplanetosuggestthestartpointandtheendpoint,butinthis
waynoconstraintswillbeproduced,althoughtheycanbeaddedatanytime.
Nowtodeterminetheprofile,youneedtoindicatetheendpointoftheline,sobyusingthe
mouse clicks click on the sketch plane, and note that the angle and length of the line is
shownonthesketchtoolstoolbar.
Todrawatangentarc:
1. From the sketch tools toolbar choose the Tangent Arc icon and click on the
drawingsurfacetoindicatetheendofthearc.
2. Byusingmouse,clickandpullthepointerInthedirectionthatyouwanttoshowthe
arc, then free the button and the sketch tool will transform to draw tangent arc
mode.Nowyoumustpressonthedrawingplanetoindicatetheendofthearc.and
notethatifthegeometricconstraintsareactivethearcwillturngreenorblueifyou
usedtheoldversionfromCATIA.
Note that the radius field is automatically displayed on the sketch tools toolbar and you
canentertheradiusdirectlyonit.
Whenyoufinishdrawingarc,theinsertlinemodewillappearagain,andyoucannotethe
line length field is displayed on the sketch tools toolbar again, Then by using the left
mousebuttonyoucandeterminetheendpointoftheline.
Nowtocloseyourdrawingoryourprofileclickandpullfromtheendofthelinetothestart
ofthefirstlineandnotethatthesketchtoolstoolbarwillswitchtoinsertarcmodeanda
solidgreendotwillappear(bluedotintheoldversion)whichmeanthattheendofthearc
willapplytothestartoftheline.
StartingyourdrawingbyathreepointArc:
YoucanusethefollowingmethodTostarttheyourdrawingwithaarcinsteadofaline:
1.ChoosetheProfileiconthenclickonthesketchplanetorefertostartpointofthearc
andthenfromsketchtoolstoolbarclickontheinsertthreepointarcicon.
2.Clickonthesketchplaneagaintoindicatethesecondpoint
3.Finally,clickagaintorefertotheendpointofthearc.
Nowtheinsertlinemodewillappearagaininthesketchtoolstoolbar.
Notethatwecannotbegeneratedacompletecirclesusingthisicon.
2PREDEFINEDPROFILES
sweknowtheCATIAV5sketcherworkbenchcontainingfourmajorToolbars,profile
A
creationtoolbarisoneofthemanditiscontainingeightgroupsoficons,nowwewilltalk
aboutthesecondgroupwhichispredefinedprofile.
Seveniconsareusedinthecreationofpredefinedprofiles,andWe'lltalkabouteachone
ofthemseparately.
1TodrawaRectangle.
2TodrawOrientedRectangle.
3TodrawParallelogram.
4TodrawElongatedHole.
5TodrawCylindricalElongatedHole.
6TodrawKeyholeProfile.
7TodrawHexagon.
Drawrectangleusinglocationsor2points:
Byusingleftmousebuttonclickonthesketchplanetoindicatethefirstpointofthe
rectangleafterthatclickagaintoindicatethediagonallyoppositepoint.
DrawanOrientatedRectanglebyusing3points:
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TreeInCatiaV53DModelingSoftware
Tree In Catia V5
After that we knew an introduction about
Catiaprogram, and learned about catia User
Interface, Before we get into the details, and delve
more into the program, We should learn one of the
most important tools in the 3d modeling software,
whichisthetree.
Here,I'llofferabriefintroductionaboutSpecification
treeforcatiav5program,AndIwillexplainitinmore
detailinotherlessons.
CATIATREE
Thetreeincatiav5includealltheprocessescompletedthroughyourdesign
session such as mirroring, symmetry, extrude, pocket, parts creation, etc..
Theseprocessesarereadilyretraceableduetotheyeachhaveavariousicon.
Operationsthathavebeenprocessedfirstlyarelocatedhigherinthetreethan
theoperationsthathavebeenprocessedinthelastthing,andyoumustnote
thatifyoudeletehigherlevelthelowerlevelsWillbedeletedautomatically.
The main branch of the tree is different according to current workbench, for
example if the current workbench is Assembly Design workbench, the major
branchofthetreewillbeProductX(whereXisanumber),andifthecurrent
workbench is Part Desgin workbench, the major branch of the tree will be
PartX,ThismeansthateveryworkbenchintheCATIAprogramhasownway
tobedisplayedinthetree.
The Tree is Located in the most 3d modling software in the left part of the
screen,aswellasCATIA.
You can use the specification tree to the deactivate the drawing zone
(GeometricArea)Whereitbecomesdarkblue,Thishappensbypressingthe
left mouse button on the white section of the Specification Tree, after
deactivatethedrawingzoneyoucanzoomingandmovingthetreeanywhere
inside Geometric Area, and if you click again on the white section of the
SpecificationTreetheGeometricAreawillbereactivate.
Bypressingon+signorsign,youcanexpandorshrinktheCatiaTree.
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ItisnecessarytonoticetheiconsintheCatiaV5tree.Asmallcertainmark,
can show on the icon to indicate us that some of the properties require an
update,haveabrokenlink,aredisable,etc.
Toentrytosomeoperationsforobjectlikepaste,copy,properties,cut,etc.just
clickonerightmousebuttononanobject.
ToknowmoredetailsaboutthissubjectvisitthisCatiatreelesson.
ToknowmoredetailsaboutCatiamodulesvisitthislesson.(Catiamodules)
InthenextlessonwewillgiveyouanintroductionaboutCatiaCompass.
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IntroductiontoCatiaCompass3DModelingSoftware
Introduction to Catia Compass

In the previous lesson we talk about one of the most
important tools in the 3d modeling software, which is
thetree. and now I will explain another important tools
whichisthecompass.
Here, I'll offer a brief introduction about Catia v5
Compass, And I will explain it in more detail in other
lessons.
CATIACOMPASS
The Compass for catia program is located in the upperright corner of the screen, It's A
threedimensionaltool,usedtomovetheobjectstogetthebestviewingangleforanalysis
and design. To choose a certain part of the Compass, just put the cursor above it. The
specifiedpartwillthenturntotheorangecolor.
CompassinCatiaV5programconsistsofthreemainparts:
>PrivilegedPlane:XYplane,orthebaseofthecompassiscalledPrivilegedPlane,itis
usingintheFreeStyleShaperworkbench.
>Compass Manipulation Handle: To

transfer the compass and fixed it on the
face of the object, you can press
continuously on this handle by left mouse
button and then move the compass any
where, and note that when fixed the
compass on the object the color of the
Compassbecomegreentodenotethatitis
now'assigned'toanobject.
>Free Rotation Handle : After choosing this indicator and pressing on the left mouse
button,youwillbecapabletorotatetheobjectjustinthesamemethodaswhilepressure
ontheleftmouseandmiddlemousebuttons.
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Practicalexperimentisthebestwaytounderstandandlearnhowthecompasswork.
ToknowmoredetailsaboutthissubjectvisitthisCatiacompasslesson.
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Sketcher: This module is responsible for the

PartDesign: This module is responsible for converting

Drafting: This module is responsible, for converting

Surface and WireFrame: With this module surfaces

3 While pressing Mouse Button 1, Drag or pull your

The Tree and Compass

3 Then Drop the compass on the element, and

4 Choose the desired plane (or axis ) of the

Start CATIA, and Open, Save, Close V5 Documents

MostComputerAidedDesignprogramscontains different types of documents, in this

InthissectionofCADcourse we will learn how to open new CATIA V5 document, and

1 From file menu select open or

An Overview to Sketcher Workbench

1 Constraints: constraints is very important for controlling and adjusting drawing

4 The Sketch Tools toolbar: is used for controlling and

If we are activate the automated geometric constraints, the

single element cannot be selected. Select by clicking constantly and dragging a

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

Profile Creation Toolbar

Most of the Computer Aided Design programs

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