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Assembly Design
V5R8 Update
CATIA Training
Foils
Version 5 Release 8
January 2002
EDU-CAT-E-ASM-UF-V5R8
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Objectives of the course :

In this course you will learn new and enhanced capabilities of V5R8 CATIA
Assembly Design workbench



Targeted audience
CATIA V5R7 Users


Prerequisites
CATIA V5R7 Assembly Design
0.5 day
Assembly Design V5R8 Update
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Table of Contents
1. Constraints 04
Constraint Name 05
Over-constrained Assemblies 06
2. Deactivating a Component 08
3. Propagating Position to Reference 13
4. Symmetrical Sub-Assembly 16
5. Measuring, Sectioning, Clash 22
Measuring Minimum Distance 23
Sectioning 24
Clash 33







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Constraints
You will learn enhancements and new capabilities related to assemblies
constraints



Constraint Name
Over-constrained Assemblies



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Constraint Name
The name of a constraint displays when passing the mouse over that constraint.
V5R8
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Over-constrained Assemblies (1/2)
You can show all constraints involved in an over-constrained loop.
V5R8
This following scenario shows you what happens when the application
detects an over-constrained assembly :
Over-constrained assembly
1
Two offset constraints
Edit an offset constraint and key
in a different value
Key in 60 mm
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Over-constrained Assemblies (2/2)
2 Update the Assembly
V5R8
The update operation detects difficulties to obtain a valid
constrained system: a dialog box appears providing the
diagnosis of the problem.

The constraints involved in the inconsistent or over-
constrained system are displayed. The application
indicates :
The constraint causing trouble (Offset.14)
The constraint Offset.16, which is valid but involved in the
inconsistent or over-constrained system
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Deactivating a Component
You will learn new capability related to manage assemblies


Deactivating a Component
BOM



V5R8
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Why Activate and Deactivate a Component ?
Visualization
(Shape
Representation)
BOM
(Bill of
Material)
Accessibility
(possibility of
applying constraints)

NO SHOW
Hiding
components



NO



YES

YES, you can apply
constraints between
the hidden object and
the other components
in the show space.

UNLOAD
Unloading a
Component


NO


NO


NO

Deactivating
a Node

NO

YES
YES, you can apply a
constraint even if the
shape is deactivated.
Deactivating a
Terminal
Node

NO

YES

YES

Deactivating
a
Component

NO

NO

NO
V5R8
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Deactivating a Component (1/2)
Select the instance and Right click to
display the Contextuel menu
1
2
Select the Clamp2 object
-> Activate/Deactivate Component
Its shape is deactivated and there are no traces of its
specifications in the Bill Of Material
The symbol in the specification Tree shows you that it is
still possible for you to reactivate it by the reverse
operation
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Deactivating a Component (2/2)
As oppose to Deactivate a Node, Deactivating a Component inside a assembly means
deleting its representation in all the CATIA documents containing this assembly.
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BOM
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Propagating Position to Reference
You will learn new capability related to manage flexible assemblies


Deactivating a Component
BOM



V5R8
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Propagating Position (1/2)
1
Modify position of the Flexible Base
Instance.
: flexible instance
: rigid instance
This Product contains 2
sub-assemblies :
Base.CATProduct
Base_unit.CATProduct
Flexible sub-assembly
We can apply overloaded position of one flexible instance to reference ( initial rigid
position)
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Propagating Position (2/2)
2 Apply overloaded position to reference
Select the flexible Base instance
MB3+ .object+Propagate
position to reference
Result : all rigid instances
should have the same position
than the flexible one.
Internal position of flexible
instances are not impacted by
the command and have not
necessarily the same position.
V5R8
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Symmetrical Sub-Assembly
You will learn new capability related to create a symmetrical assembly


Creating Symmetrical Sub-Assemblies
Creating New Instances
Keep Links



V5R8
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What Symmetrical Sub-Assembly ?
Create a symmetrical sub-assembly from an original one, based on a
symmetry plane.

Generation:

The result of the generation of a symmetrical sub-assembly is another sub-
assembly with a similar product structure.

The User chooses between both options ,
The parts building the symmetrical sub-assembly are :





Either a symmetrical part from the source part. This involves creating a new part,
outside any assembly context, with a new PartNumber . A typical example is the
left door in a car, relatively to the right door.


Either a new instance of the source part, in a position
symmetric to the original part. A typical example is a
cars front left wheel, relatively to the front right wheel.


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Creating a Symmetry on Component (1/2)
Select the icon
You can find it on the Product Structure Tools Toolbar
1
2
The Assembly Mirror Wizard dialog box appears:
The reference plane is now displayed in green.
Select the mirror plane
3 Select the sub-assembly to be mirrored
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Creating a Symmetry on Component (2/2)
By default , CATIA create a new component by each Part
4 Results:
4 components created
New Part Number
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Creating New Instances
On this following example , you
need to create new instance about
the Wheel and Disk Parts.
Select one component and activate
Symmetry wih new instance option
New instance
When the user chooses to create a new instance of a source part, at a mirrored position,
a new instance is created in the symmetrical sub-assembly, then its position is chosen
with respect to the symmetry plane, at creation time.

Only reference plane of the part can be used in determining the
transformation
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Keep Links
Once the symmetrical sub-assembly has been generated, changes in
the source sub-assembly shall allow updating it
FORM associativity:
A change in geometrical shape of the source part
leads to update the symmetrical part.
POSITION associativity:
A change of relative position of a component of the
source sub-assembly leads to update the position
of the symmetrical component in the symmetrical
sub-assembly.
STRUCTURE associativity:
A change in structure of the source sub-assembly (adding/removing
components) leads to update the structure of the symmetrical sub-assembly.
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Measuring, Sectioning , Clash
You will learn new capabilities available related to measure assemblies


Measuring Minimum Distance
Sectioning
Keep Links



V5R8
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Measuring Minimum Distance
2 Select the computation type
Inside one selection :
Each selected components are tested against all others in
the same selection

Between two selections :
Each component in the first selection are tested against
all components in the second selection

Selection against all :
Each product in the defined selection against all other
products in the document
Select the products according
to computation type
3
Measure minimum
Click on Distance icon
The Edit Distance Window appears
1
4
Click apply to compute the distance
The Preview window displays selected products
and the minimum distance
It is not possible to keep results on the Specification Tree
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Sectioning : General Process
From product
Position and resize the
Section on the
component to section
Open and
Manipulate the
Section result
3
2
create the
section

1
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Sectioning : How to use Section Tools?
Manipulating 2D in Section Viewer
Manipulating section planes
Kind of Section
When section is created, the Sectioning Definition dialog box appears
Contextual Menu
available in the Section
Resultts Window
Activate / Deactivate GIrd
Modify Gird Properties
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Sectioning : Creating a Section Plane
Click on

The plane created will section all components
1
Manipulate your Section Plane
2
Create dynamically a section using a cutting plane
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Sectioning : Creating 3D Section Cut
Edit the desired section plane, slice or box by double clicking
Click on Volume Cut icon
Cutting away the material above the plane, beyond the slice or
outside the box to expose the cavity within the product
1
2
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Sectioning : Manipulating a Section Plane
Reset Position icon : Restore the plane to its original position
Edit the desired section plane by double clicking it 1
Re-dimension the section plane clicking and
dragging plane edges
3a
3b Move the section plane along its normal vector clicking over
the plane and drag
Move the cursor over the section plane,
section plane edge or local axis system
Translate the plane by pressing MB1 , then MB2
and dragging
Rotate the section plane clicking over the
desired plane axis system and dragging
3c
3d
2
The appearance will change
and arrows appear to help you
moving your section plane
Re-dimension, move and rotate section planes
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Sectioning : Positioning Plane
Reset Position icon :
Restore the plane to its original position
Edit the desired section plane by double clicking on it
Click on Geometrical Target icon
Point to the target of interest :
Simply Click an Edge or an Axis to position the
section plane normal to the desired edge

Simply Click a Surface to position the section
plane on the tangent to a surface

Simply Click on a Cylindrical Surface to position
the Section Plane normal to the Axis
1
2
3
The Rectangle is a
representation of the
section plane, to assist
you in positioning it
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Sectioning : Positioning Plane Using the Edit Position Command
Edit the desired section plane by double clicking it
Click on to Edit Position
Change the current position :
Click X, Y or Z to position the normal vector (z-axis) of the
plane perpendicular to the selected absolute axis system
Change the center of
the plane coordinates :
Values in Origin X, Y and Z
boxes (absolute system
coordinates)
Move the section plane :
Enter translation step, then
click +Tx, -Tx, +Ty to
move the plane along the
selected axis by the defined
step (local plane axis
system)
Rotate the section plane :
Same as for the translation use, to
rotate the plane around the selected
axis by the defined step
1
2
Fill Edit Position Dialog Box
3
Click close to exit and save
last plane position
4
Undo / Redo section plane move
Change the plane / slice / box dimensions
Enter the width of the main section plane
Enter the width of the main section plane
Enter thickness of the box or the slice
(Distance between the 2 parrallel cuting planes)
Position the section plane more precisely
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Sectioning : Section Viewer (1/2)
Display the result of the section, in a particular interface Special tools are
available in this interface, in order to:
Display Grid
Modify Grid options
Rotate section
Lock 2D







Viewer
contextual
menu
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Sectioning : Section Viewer (2/2)
Lock 2D
Visualization
Rotate
90
Edit Grid Properties Swap to
symmetrical
position
Show / No Show
Grid
Horizontal and
Vertical Grid step
Reset Grid steps
to defaults
Use Absolute Axis
or section plane
center as origin
Choose style
of Grid
Fill / No Fill
Section
Contextual Menu in the Viewer
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Clash (1/2)
Part to Part Clash
This is the simplest tool for Clash Detection

Select 2 parts then Click Apply The result is
given by the traffic lights
Check Clash Window
This is the powerful tool for Clash Detection
in Space Analysis
This in fact the one you must know
V5R8
It is not possible to save and keep results on the Specification Tree
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Clash (2/2)
Choose Computation type :
- Clash: products occupy same
space zone
- Contact: products in contact
-Clearance: products separated
by less than the defined
clearance distance
Choose Selection type :
Between all components : each product against all other
products
Inside one selection : within any one selection, tests each
product of the selection against all other products in the
same selection
Between two selections : each product in the first selection
against all products in the second selection
Selection against all : each product in the defined selection
against all other products in the document
Select the products according to
computation type
2
1
3
Before Compute the Clash Operations,you will have to fill the Check Clash window
V5R8
Click apply to calculate the Clash
The Results are displayed at the bottom of the
Check Clash Box

A Preview window displays the selected Clash
4
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To Sum Up ...
In this Course you have seen enhancements and new capabilities about




Constraints
Deactivate a Component
Flexible Assemblies with the Propagate Position to Reference option
Symmetrical Assemblies