Connector Housing (1): Creating the Main Pad

and Other Features

Extruding the Main Pad
1. profile.

2. Pad function , connector profile 70mm pad .

Designing the Catch

1. yz plane offset 35mm plane .

1
2. offset plane Sketch constraints .

3. bottom line pad top coincidence constraint the vertical line pad back distance
constraint . dimension .

4. sketcher offset plane 8mm (16mm) catch pad .

2
 Hint: Mirrored Extent option

Detent Pocket
1. main pad offset 20mm plane .

2. offset plane sketcher , Part by Sketch Plane , pocket constraint

profile .

3
3.Exit sketcher , pocket tool 9.5mm detent pocket .

4
Clip Design
1. main pad sketcher .

2. clip Sketch.

3. line pad coincidence constraint .

top right point detent offset plane coincidence constraint .
constraint .

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4. sketcher create 3mm long clip using the pad tool
End of step

Connector Housing (2): Dressing-up the

Connector
Drafting Surfaces Pad
1. perimeter face (5 faces) 3deg draft . connector neutral element .

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2. lower upper face neutral element connector step face 3deg draft .

Filleting Edges
1. upper and lower edge 1mm fillet .

7
2. corner edge fillet . top 1mm, 2mm radius fillet .

Shelling the Part Pocket

1. connector 1mm thickness shell . clip remove.

Fillet

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1. part 1mm fillet .

2. element Hide .

9
Creating a Hole

1. right edge 15mm, front edge 10mm 3.5mm diameter Hole .

Creating a Pattern

1. hole rectangular pattern . Using the as the

object first hole first hole 40mm . pattern direction front edge .

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Adding Standoffs and Reordering

1. part profile , standoff constraints .

2. sketcher Pad tool 4mm standoff .

11
3. specification tree hole standoff , hole .

4. Use rectangular pattern standoff duplicate hole .

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Connector Housing (3): Modifying the Part
Editing Feature Parameters

1. First pad (Pad. 1) width 35mm 40mm .

13
2. connector .

Sketch

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1. tangent line Pad. 4 . constraint perpendicular .

2. circle line Trim.

3. sketcher part update. (Auto Update off )

15
Fillet
1. 1mm 1.5mm fillet radius . (EdgeFillet.1)

fillet radius .

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Hole Type

1. Hole.1 diameter 5mm depth 1.5mm Counter bored Hole type .

Feature Properties

1. Catch (Pad. 2) properties red .

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Hinge

exercise sketcher, constraints, pad, pocket, hole, draft, fillet, mirror and pattern tool
hinge part .
hinge .
hinge .

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1. new CAT Part .

2. triangular pad main pad .

XY plane sketcher . .

3. Profile tool outer profile .

Ι Hint: triangle vertical constraint .

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4. Constrain .

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5. Sketcher , triangle sketch positive OZ
height 7.5mm main pad.

6. pocket . main pad . plane sketcher .

21
 pocket Hinge thickness link Hinge pocket pad surface
pocket profile .

7. pocket profile .

22
8. triangle profile Constrain .(Hint: contextual menu distance option .)

9. sketcher triangle Parameter positive OZ pocket .

23
10. bearing . main pad sketcher .

11. 15 mm radius circle pocket coincident constrain(contextual

menu) .

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12. sketcher OZ cylinder pad up to plane limit type hinge .

13. other bearing first cylinder pad duplicate. simple copy & paste user pattern
duplicate . bearing .

main pad bottom surface sketcher .

14. grid 2 point . Sketch.4 tree .

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15 point pocket triangle coincide (contextual menu). (small triangle
part orientation .)

16. sketcher cylinder pad . pattern User Pattern Sketch. 4. .

keep specifications option .

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 bearing . hole .

17. 6 5mm radius fillet .

18. hinge draft angle . pulling direction the positive OZ

angle 3 degrees, Neutral element hinge .

27
19. edge radius 2mm fillet .

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20. bottom face symmetry plane hinge symmetrical part .

21. bearing , .
- Hole icon .
- Hole center edge .

29
- Hole face .

- parameter .

- .

30
22. hole .
cylinder pad sketch .
(treeSketch.4 . ). Keep specifications option .

23. . .

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Angle Bracket
Sketcher and Part Design workbench small bracket .
Profile sketcher Pad extruding.

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Step 1: Part Design Parameter

1. new Part , Tools -> Options -> General -> Units mm .

2. Tool -> Options -> Part -> Sketcher Sketcher Primary Spacing 20 mm, graduation
10 .

3. Tools -> Options -> Part -> Display Relations check .

4. OK , Option .

Step 2: Bracket Pad

dimension hole . Bracket sketches pads . 3mm .

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34
1. XY plane Sketcher . Rectangle icon . dimension .

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2. Sketcher sketch height 26 mm Pad .

part base pad .:

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3. XY plane Sketcher .. Use Profile Pad constrain

dimension .

4. Height 4 mm Second Pad .

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Step 3: Bracket Pilot Hole and the Angular Pad

angle (clevis) .

profile YZ plane 24degree angular Plane . flange pilot hole

flange , hole center plane . extrusion limits .

24 Degrees Plane pilot hole center model hole . pilot hole .

5. reference edge , Hole feature icon hole . pad hole . dimension

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hole Part drawing .
Up to Next option .

6. reference edge , Hole feature icon hole . pad hole . dimension hole
Part drawing . Up to Next option .

7. rounded edge , Hole feature icon hole . pad hole . hole diameter (3)
hole rounded edge center . Up to Next option .

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 pilot hole center 24 Degree plane .
View -> Toolbars -> Reference Elements (Extended) Plane icon .

8. Plane icon ,”Angle/Normal to Plane” plane ._. reference pad . and the
as the for the plane rotation axis pilot hole . _24 Degrees Plane .

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9. To redefine the as the In Work Object Part Body cursor tree Part Body .
Define In Work Object_ contextual menu .

10. plane profile Sketcher . profile constrain dimension .

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11. sketch a thickness 4 mm pad . (2 limits option ).

Rectangular Pattern tool Clevis .

( tool Insert/Transformation Features .)

12. Rectangular Pattern Icon , Clevis , reference direction red edge .

instances 2, spacing 16 mm .

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Step 4: Hole and Fillet Clevis

13. In order to define a concentric hole Clevis

R 13 edge the Hole tool Clevis .

6mm diameter , Up to Last Option .

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Edge Fillet fillet .( multi-select edges .)

14. R3 fillet . (5 edges).

15. Create the R6 fillets (2 edges).

16. Finally, create the R8 fillets (2 fillets).

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Meat Mincer Screw
Sketcher, Part Design, Wireframe and Surface screw .

45
 CATIA Start menu Wireframe and Surface Workbench .

Tools -> Options , millimeter .

46
Tools -> Options , sketcher grid parameter .

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Profiles Helixes

screw . element screw .

helix strait line .

. (twelve points).

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 12 12 helix .

plane 12 profile . then we are going to make each profile corner

Helix coincident .

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, .

1. Sketcher icon XY plane .

2. Profile icon , grid profile .

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3. Exit icon Sketcher .

4. Line icon , dialog box Line type Point-Point option .

5. In order to create the first of the line point , cursor Point 1 , contextual
menu Create Point . ( third mouse button )

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6. Point new dialog box . dialog box Point type Coordinates option .

7. X=, Y= and Z= field point coordinate X=0, Y=0 and Z=0 . OK .

8. line second point point 2 field .

contextual menu Point . (third mouse button ).

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9 Point new dialog box . dialog box Point type Coordinates option .

10. X=, Y= and Z= field point coordinate X=0, Y=0 and Z=200 . OK .

11. line point . Line dialog box OK .

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.

54
12. sketch point . Point icon , sketch . point type
option On curve .

13. cursor sketch ., circle , .

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14. point , dialog box OK .
15.The point . 11 .

16. tapped helix .Helix icon . ( Spline icon ).

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17. helix starting point point .

18. dialog box Axis field . line .

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19. dialog box parameter . OK .

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20. helix . 11 helis .

21. XY plane , helix , 12 point profile . . Plane icon .

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22. XY plane .

23. helix OK .

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24. Sketcher icon , plane .

25. Profile icon , grid , profile :

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62
26. contextual menu , Constraint .

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27. With the Ctrl key

28. Constraint Defined in Dialog Box icon .

29. Coincidence option dialog box , OK .

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.

65
30. helix 11 coincidence .

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31. Exit icon Sketcher .

Screw . solid part .

Loft

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 helix guide lines solid loft .

1. Part Design workbench . (Start menu ).

2. Loft icon .

3. sketch .

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4. , closing point section orientation closing points .

5. Guide field .

6. helix OK .

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.

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Tri-Tangent Fillets
tri-tangent fillets .

7. Tri-Tangent Fillet icon . (Edge Fillet icon . ).

8. thread .

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9. remove OK .

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10. tri-tangent fillets thread .
.

Variable Radius Fillets

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 variable radius fillets .

1. Ctrl key edge . ( thread )

2. Variable Radius Fillet icon . ( Tri-Tangent Fillet icon ).

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3. cone radius dimension . dialog box . radius 10
OK .

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4. cone 3 radius 5 10

5. , cone 4 radius 5 15
main dialog box OK .

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.

Pad

pad .

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6. Sketcher icon , face .

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7. Hexagon icon . (Rectangle icon . ).

8. sketcher origin .

9. grid , point .

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 .

10. Exit icon Sketcher .

11. Pad icon .

12. sketch , parameter pad .

( pad OK .):

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.

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Groove

chamfer groove function .

13. Sketcher icon YZ plane .

14. Profile icon grid , profile .

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profile contraints , .

15. screw profile constraints . Ctrl key screw top face , profile edge .

16. Constraints Defined in Dialog Box icon ..

17. Coincidence option .

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18. coincidence creation OK .

19. method , edges

coincidence constraint .

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20. angular constraint . Constraint icon .

21. edge :

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22. edge .

23. angular constraint angular constraint Click.

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24. angular value , angular dimension double click. dialog box :

25. value field 60 , OK .

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26. linear constraint . Constraint icon .

27.profile point :

28. screw edge :

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29. constraint position constraint Click.

30. dimension value , dimension double click. dialog box :

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31. value field 46 , OK .

32. groove ,axis , Axis icon .

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33. grid , axis :

34. Exit icon Sketcher .

35. , groove Groove icon ,, sketch .

36. groove parameters OK .

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:

Pad

pad :

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37. Sketcher icon , face :

38. Circle icon .

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39. circle center, origin

40. grid , circle radius point .

41. Exit icon Sketcher .

42. , Pad icon .

43. sketch , parameter pad .( pad OK .):

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.

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Hole
hole :

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44. Hole icon .

45. face (face circular , the hole face center ):

46. dialog box parameter , Threaded button Specification button .

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47. Thread Definition dialog box parameter , OK .

48. Select OK in the Hole Definition dialog box OK .

:

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Chamfer

chamfer :

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1. Chamfer icon .

2. edge :

3. Chamfer Definition dialog box parameter , OK .

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4. Meat Mincer Screw save .

Tee Fitting
designing parts Sketcher Part Design workbenches tee fitting screw
design .

101
 CATIA , Part Design Workbench (Start menu ).

Tools -> Options command , millimeter .

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Using the Tools -> Options command , sketcher grid parameter :

Creating Pads

Tee Fitting 1/4 pad .

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pad :

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.

105
1. Sketcher icon , XY plane .

2. Rectangle icon grid , rectangle :

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3. Exit icon Sketcher .

4. Pad icon , parameter pad :

5. Sketcher icon , face :

6. grid , line :

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7. Exit icon Sketcher .

8. Pad icon , parameter pad :

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9. Sketcher icon , face :

10. Using the grid , line :

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11. Exit icon Sketcher .

12. Pad icon , parameter pad :

13. Sketcher icon , face :

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14. grid , profile :

15. corner :

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112
16. grid , strait line :

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17. Trim icon trim the corners with the strait line in order to get:

18. line :

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19. Exit icon Sketcher .

20. , Pad icon , parameter pad :

115
Draft Angles and Fillets

, draft angle (green) fillet (red) :

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1. Draft Angle icon parameter draft angle :

2. Draft Angle icon parameter draft angle :

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3. Draft Angle icon parameter draft angle :

4. Edge Fillet icon edge parameter fillet :

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5. Edge Fillet icon edge parameter fillet :

6. Edge Fillet icon edge parameter fillet :

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:

Holes
, hole :

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1. Hole icon , face :

2. dialog box parameter (Extension tab):

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3. dialog box parameter (Type tab):

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4. Extension tab , dialog box Positioning Sketch icon

5. Ctrl key , edge point .

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6. Constraints Defined in dialog Box icon .

7. dialog box Concentricity option , OK .

8. Exit icon Sketcher .

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9. Hole icon , face :

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10. dialog box parameter (Extension tab):

11. dialog box parameter (Type tab):

12. Extension tab , dialog box Positioning Sketch icon .

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13. Ctrl key , edge point .

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14. Constraints Defined in dialog Box icon .

15. dialog box Concentricity option , OK .

16. Exit icon Sketcher .

17. :

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129
Mirroring

mirror .

1. Mirror icon , face :

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2. dialog box OK .

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3. Mirror icon , face :

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4. dialog box OK .

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Shaft

tee fitting . main part solid body . , body

main part body .

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1. , Body . Insert + Body function . body .

tree :

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2. core creation , No Show part body .

Hide/Show icon , Part Body .

, shaft :

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3. Sketcher icon , ZX plane .
4. grid , profile constrain .

5. shaft , axis . Axis icon , grid , axis :

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6. Exit icon Sketcher .

7. Shaft icon , sketch .

8. dialog box parameter , OK .

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Fillet

fillet :

1. Edge Fillet icon , edge parameter fillet ..

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:

Shaft

shaft :

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1. Sketcher icon , ZX plane .
2. grid , profile :

3. shaft , axis . Axis icon , grid , axis :

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4. Exit icon Sketcher .

5. Shaft icon , sketch .

6. dialog box parameter , OK .

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:

Fillet

fillet :

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1. Edge Fillet icon , edge parameter fillet ..:

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145
Body

main part core .

1. Show part body . Hide/Show icon

treePartBody .

2. core body cursor (tree) , contextual menu Body.2 object +Remove function
(MB3).

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:

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 Tee Fitting save .

CATIA V5 Assembly Design

Assembly Design Part

(Top-Down) (Bottom-Up) .
(Concurrent Engineering) ,
. . Analysis
, Bill of Material . CATIA V5
Part Design, Generative Drafting, DMU Navigator
Version 4Data .

1. Assembly Design

148
(1)Pull-Down Menu Assembly Design .

(2) Workbench Assembly Design .

149
Workbench Icon 1 Dialog Box . Assembly Design . , .

2. Assembly Design Icon

Assembly Tool

# Product Structure Tools ( ) : ,

Product ( ) Part , ,

Tool.

- Pop-Up Menu Pull-Down Menu Insert Icon .

150
- New Component ( ): Sub Assembly .

- New Product ( ): Assembly Design Product( ) .

- New Part ( ): Assembly Design Part .

- Existing Component ( ): Assembly Part

- Replacement component ( ) : Assembly .

- Manage Representations ( ): Assembly .

- Define Multi Istantiation ( ): , , . , , .

151
- Fast Multi Istantiation ( ): Define Multi Istantiation . Icon
.

152
# Move ( ): / , ,

- Manipulation ( ): X,Y,Z .

, Dialog Box .

- Snap ( ) : Geometry Geometry . Geometry Point, Line,

Plane .

153
- Explode ( ) : Assembly . Update
.

<Assembly Model >

.>

154
<Explode >

# Constraints ( ) : Assembly Design

.

- Coincidence Constrain ( ): , , .

155
 >

- Contact Constraint ( ): , .

156
 >

- Offset Constraint ( ): .

>

157
<Offset 20 >

>

- Angle Constraint ( ): Component .

158
< >

< 320deg >

159
 >

- Fix Component ( ): .

<Fix >

- Fix Together ( ): Component .

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<Icon Compopnent >

<Fix Together >

< Component >

161
- Quick Constraint ( ) : Pull-Down Menu --> Tools --> Option --> Product
.

< Quick Constraint .>

- Activate / Deactive Constraints ( ): Constraint . Update

.

- Change Constraint ( ) : Constraint Type Constraint change .

162
 Constraint .>

- Reuse Pattern ( ) : Part Pattern Part Patten

.

< Component .>

< Component .>

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<Reuse Pattern Icon Part Pattern .>

Part .>

164
 , .>]

<Reuse Pattern >

3. Analyze : , . Analyze .

Pull-Down Menu Analyze Compute Clash Bill of Material .

- Compute Clash : , .

165
Clash : .

main-body >

Clearance :

166
< .>

- Bill of Material : txt, html, xls

.

167
168
CATIA V5 Loader

<1> Bucket

1. Start menu (Wireframe and Surface Design) CATIA .

2. yz plane sketch , profile

1> .

1> < 2>

line circle < 2> line circle Tangency trim

3. profile 3D mode < 3> Extrude

4> surface .

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 3> 4>

4. Part Design Thick Surface surface .

5>
surface hide . hide Swap visible space .)

5>

5. Bucket < 6> ( Symmetry .) 3D mode pocket.< 7>

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 6> 7>

<2> bucket

1. Bucket Top menu Insert Body Body , bucket <

8> pad. Project 3D Element trim .

8>

2 . pad < 9> < 10> 0.5 ,1 pad.

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 9> 10>

3 . Specification Tree Body2 bucket yz plane < 11> mirror.

Body2 Part Body Bucket mirror solid
Insert Body solid .

11>
<3> Bucket ,

1. bucket < 12> 1 , 0.5 pad . pad

< 13>. bucket Body2 Part Body add.
Tip: add body .

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 12> 13>

2. PartBody (Specification Tree PartBody 3 Define In

Work Object) < 14> "Up to plane"Type pad

14>

3. Wireframe and Surface Design yz Plane 2 (Plane1), 10.5 (Plane2),

11 (Plane3), 14 (Plane4) offset Plane Plane2 yz Plane
(Plane5) 5 Plane .

4. <2>-1 PartBody Insert Body3 Plane3 < 15> 1 pad Body3

yz Plane mirror Body3 PartBody add solid < 16>

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Tip: Cuts part by sketch plane Plane solid .( 15
)

15> 16>
5. PartBody Insert Body4 Plane3 line circle spline < 17>
1 pad Plane4 mirror .
18> "Up to plane"Type pad Body4 yz Plane mirror
solid Body4 PartBody add< 19>

17> 18>

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 < 19>

6. PartBody yz Plane < 20> Mirrored extent 21.5 pad , Insert

Body5 < 21> pad Plane2, Plane5 mirror solid Body5
add< 22>

20> 21>

<4> Bucket

1. Bucket Bucket Length1/Length2 .

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Bucket < 23> First Limit:1.5 , Second
Limit:1 pad solid .< 24>

< 23> < 24>

2. Insert Body6 Bucket < 25> , First Limit:1.5 , Second Limit:1

pad solid .
Rectangular Pattern solid solid Body6 add< 26>

25> 26>

<5>

Solid solid .

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 1. Part1 Apply material .
(Metal Steel) < 27>
CATIA (Young Modulus, Poisson Ratio, Density,
Thermal Expansion, Yield Strength) .

< 27>

177
178
CATIA V5 Loader Assembly

CATIA V5 Assembly Design

Assembly Design (Top-Down)

(Bottom-Up) .
(Concurrent Engineering) , .

. Analysis
, Bill of Material .

1. Assembly Design

Start Menu < 1> .

179
 Assembly Tool

Product Structure Tool : , Part , ,

Move : / , ,

Constraints : , ,, ), ,

2. Bucket, Arm(#1) Assembly

180
, < 2> Product1 (Existing Component) .

< 3> . .

< 4> Part - Bucket Arm(#1) . Part .

Assembly . , (Manipulation) . < 5> Manipulation .

Part .

181
< 6> (Coincidence Constraint) Bucket Arm(#1) .
< 7> .

182
 < 7> . < 8>, < 9> (Contact Constraint) .
.

183
 < 10> Bucket Arm(#1) Assembly . Contact Constraint
, .

3. Arm(#2) Assembly

Bucket Arm(#1) Arm(#2) .< 11> Arm(#2) .

184
 < 12> , . .

Arm(#1) Arm(#2) (Coincidence Constraint) .

.

13> .

185
 Hide/Show

Assembly Part Part Design ,

Hide/Show . ,Assembly Design Hide Geometry .

< 14> (Coincidence Constraint) . < 15>

.

186
 < 16> Arm(#1) Arm(#2) .

Arm(#2) (Manipulation) . < 17> , <

18> Part .

187
 /

17> / "With respect to constraints"

. / . , /

(update) .

188
 < 19> , .

4. Link Assembly

< 20> Link .

189
< 21> Bucket ,< 22> .

190
< 23> Bucket Link Assembly . Link Arm(#2) .

(Manipulation) Link < 24> .

191
 Link Arm(#2) Assembly. < 25> Part .

< 26> Link Assembly .

192
5. Load(#1) Assembly

< 27> Load(#1) .

< 28> Arm(#2) Load(#1) . Part Show .

193
Arm(#2) Load(#1) .< 29>

< 30> Load(#1) Assembly .

194
6. Load(#2) Assembly

Load(#2) .< 31>

< 32, 33> (Coincidence Constraint) (Contact Constrain)

Load(#2) Arm(#1) Assembly.

195
Load(#2) Assembly < 34> .

196
 Part

Assembly , Part . (Define Multi Instantiation)

Part . < 35> Define Multi Instantiation . (
,, , ) .

197
7. Cylinder(#1) Assembly

Cylinder(#1) .< 36>

.< 37>

198
 . Body, Cylinder Assembly .< 38> ,
Load(#1) . (Manipulation) < 39> .

199
8. Cylinder(#2) Assembly

Cylinder(#2) #1 .

40>

200
 Cylinder(#2) Assembly < 41> .

9. Body Assembly

Assembly Body Assembly. < 42> Body .

201
 Body Assembly . Assembly . < 43> Body
Assembly .

Constraints Hide/Show

Assembly Constraints . < 43> Constraints

Hide .< 44> Constraints Hide .

202
Roader Assembly . Part Assembly Assembly.

203
204
205
206
207
< 1.> Mesh

Mesh .

Local mesh size Mesh .

Mesh size .

208
Analysis Workbench Mesh .
Global Mesh .
Mesh .

Size Global Mesh , sag .

209
Mesh Linear, Parabolic .
Element Type .

Local mesh sag .

Local .

210
Local size Add .

Local Mesh .
Box Local mesh size Box .

211
OK .

Local sag .

212
Add .

Local sag .
Box Local Mesh Sag Box .

213
OK .

OK .

214
Local Mesh Size Local Mesh
.

Local Mesh Sag .

215
Element Type Local Mesh
.

216
 Adaptivity Box .
Adaptivity Box
.

Compass Adaptivity .

217
 Adaptivity .
Compass .

Compass .

.
0% .

218
0% .

.
Adaptivity Box 14.642 .

AdaptivityBox Adapt .
Adapt . Adapt Adaptivity

219
.

220
OK .

Stress Von Mises .

221
 .

Adaptivity Box .

222
< 2.> ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS .

1. .
2. .
3. ANALYSIS .

223
 .
.

224
Analysis Workbench Part Design .

Generative Structural Analysis .

225
Static Analysis ) .

Static Case .
.
.

226
Clamp .

OK .

227
Force Geometry Virtual Part .
Force .

Force .

228
Supports .
OK .

Compute .
Compute .

229
OK .

230
Analysis .

231
232