Learning CATIA v5

Course details

CATIA v5 is a powerful 3D software that can be used to design some of the biggest products the world manufactures: planes, boats, submarines, and automobiles. As we entrust our lives to these products, it's paramount that they're designed carefully and intelligently. In this course, learn how get started with this leading CAD package, so that you can start creating your own designs. Instructor Steven Marjieh begins by familiarizing you with the CATIA v5 user interface, and then takes you through sketching, part modeling and design, drafting, and product creation.

Learning objectives
Working with the CATIA v5 UI
Understanding the menus
Part visualizations
Part design workflow
Creating a sketch
Basic editing
Creating and editing sketch curves
Part design
Measures and analysis
Building a project
Drafting

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Using the exercise files

1. Introduction to CATIA v5

03 - What is CATIA
04 - How to access and create a part file
05 - Settings and options

2.The CATIA v5 User Interface

06 - What you're looking at
07 - Toolbars and icons
08 - Understanding the menus
09 - Modeling tree
10 - Compass and corner axis
11 - Mouse functions
12 - Part visualizations
13 - Data selection

3. Part Design Workflow

14 - Creating a sketch
15 - Making a solid
16 - Dressing up the solid
17 - Basic editing

4. Sketch Options and Settings

18 - Types of sketches
19 - Entering and exiting Sketcher
20 - Sketch tools toolbar
21 - Sketcher options
22 - Sketch visualizations

5. Creating and Editing Sketch Curves

23 - Profile toolbar
24 - Operation toolbar
25 - Constraints
26 - Sketch analysis
27 - Sketch exercise

6. Part Design

28 - Pad or pocket
29 - Shaft and groove
30 - Hole
31 - Fillet and chamfer
32 - Draft
33 - Shell
34 - Mirror
35 - Part exercise

7. Measures and Analysis

36 - Measure distance
37 - Measure item
38 - Measure inertia

8. Building a Product

39 - What is a product file
40 - Inserting parts
41 - Moving parts around
42 - Constraints and relationships
43 - Save managment

9. Drafting

44 - Creating the initial drawing - Page setup
45 - Dimensions
46 - Text and editor
47 - Save and print

Conclusion

48 - Next steps