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 .

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 .

Hint: Mirrored Extent option

Detent Pocket
1. main pad

offset 20mm plane .

2. offset plane sketcher ,

Part by Sketch Plane

profile .

pocket constraint

3.Exit sketcher , pocket tool

9.5mm detent pocket .

Clip Design
1. main pad

sketcher .

2. clip Sketch.

3.

line pad coincidence constraint .

top right point detent offset

plane coincidence constraint .

constraint .

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 .

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

Filleting Edges
1.

upper and lower edge 1mm fillet .

2.

corner edge

fillet . top 1mm, 2mm radius fillet .

Shelling the Part Pocket

1. connector 1mm thickness

shell . clip

remove.

Fillet

1. part

2.

1mm fillet .

element Hide .

Creating a Hole
1.

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

Creating a Pattern
1.

hole

rectangular pattern .

object first hole

first hole 40mm

Using the as the

. pattern direction front edge .

10

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

12

Connector Housing (3): Modifying the Part

Editing Feature Parameters
1. First pad (Pad. 1)

width 35mm 40mm .

13

2.

connector .

Sketch
14

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

16

Hole Type
1. Hole.1

diameter 5mm depth 1.5mm Counter bored Hole type

Feature Properties
1. Catch (Pad. 2)

properties red .

17

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

.
.

18

1. new CAT Part .

2.

triangular pad
XY plane

3.

main pad .
sketcher .

Profile tool outer profile .

Hint: triangle

vertical constraint

19

4. Constrain

20

5. Sketcher

, triangle sketch

positive OZ

height 7.5mm main pad.

6.

pocket . main pad

. plane sketcher .

21

pocket Hinge thickness link

Hinge

pocket profile .

7. pocket profile

22

pocket

pad surface

8.

triangle

9. sketcher

profile Constrain

triangle

.(Hint: contextual menu distance option .)

Parameter

positive OZ pocket .

23

10.

bearing . main pad

11. 15 mm radius circle

sketcher .

pocket

coincident

menu) .

24

constrain(contextual

12. sketcher

OZ cylinder pad

13. other bearing

first cylinder pad duplicate. simple copy & paste

duplicate

main pad
14. grid

up to plane limit type

bearing

bottom surface
2 point . Sketch.4 tree

sketcher .
.

25

hinge

user pattern

15 point

pocket triangle

coincide (contextual menu). (small triangle

part orientation

.)

16. sketcher

cylinder pad . pattern

keep specifications option

User Pattern

26

Sketch. 4.

bearing
17. 6

5mm radius fillet

18. hinge draft angle

. hole .
.

. pulling direction the positive OZ

angle 3 degrees, Neutral element hinge .

27

19. edge radius 2mm fillet

28

20. bottom face symmetry plane hinge symmetrical part

21. bearing

- Hole icon .
- Hole center

edge .

29

- Hole

face .

- parameter .

- .

30

22.

hole

cylinder pad
(treeSketch.4

23.

sketch .
. ). Keep specifications option

31

Angle Bracket
Sketcher and Part Design workbench

small bracket

Profile sketcher Pad extruding.

32

Step 1: Part Design Parameter

1. new Part , Tools -> Options -> General -> Units
2. Tool -> Options -> Part -> Sketcher

mm .

Sketcher Primary Spacing 20 mm, graduation

10 .
3. Tools -> Options -> Part -> Display
4. OK

, Option

Relations check

Step 2: Bracket Pad

dimension hole

Bracket

sketches

33

pads

. 3mm

34

1. XY plane Sketcher .

Rectangle icon

. dimension

35

2. Sketcher

sketch height 26 mm Pad

part base pad

.:

36

3. XY plane
dimension

Sketcher

.. Use Profile

Pad

4. Height 4 mm Second Pad .

37

constrain

Step 3: Bracket
angle

profile
flange

Pilot Hole and the Angular Pad

(clevis) .

YZ plane 24degree

angular Plane .

hole center plane

24 Degrees Plane pilot hole center

5.

extrusion limits

model hole

reference edge , Hole feature icon

flange

.
pilot hole

hole . pad hole .

38

pilot hole

dimension

hole

Part drawing

Up to Next option .

6. reference edge , Hole feature icon

Part drawing

dimension hole

. Up to Next option .

7. rounded edge , Hole feature icon

hole

hole . pad hole .

hole .

pad

rounded edge center . Up to Next option .

39

hole .

hole diameter (3)

pilot hole center 24 Degree plane .

View -> Toolbars -> Reference Elements (Extended) Plane icon .

8. Plane icon

,Angle/Normal to Plane

plane ._. reference pad .

as the for the plane rotation axis pilot hole . _24 Degrees

40

Plane .

and the

9. To redefine the as the In Work Object Part Body

Define In Work Object_

10.

plane

cursor tree Part Body .

contextual menu .

profile Sketcher . profile constrain

41

dimension

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

instances 2, spacing 16 mm .

42

red edge .

Step 4: Hole and Fillet

Clevis

13. In order to define a concentric hole

R 13 edge

the Hole tool

6mm diameter ,

Up to Last

Clevis

Clevis

Option .

43

Edge Fillet fillet

14.

.(

multi-select edges

R3 fillet . (5 edges).

15. Create the R6 fillets (2 edges).

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

44

.)

Meat Mincer Screw

Sketcher, Part Design, Wireframe and Surface

45

screw

CATIA

Tools -> Options

Start menu Wireframe and Surface Workbench

, millimeter

46

Tools -> Options

, sketcher grid

parameter

47

Profiles Helixes
screw

helix

element screw

strait line .

. (twelve points).

48

12

12 helix .

plane 12

profile

Helix coincident

. then we are going to make each

49

profile corner

1. Sketcher icon

2. Profile icon

XY plane .

, grid profile

50

3. Exit icon Sketcher

4.

Line icon

, dialog box Line type Point-Point option .

5. In order to create the first of the line

menu Create Point

point , cursor Point 1

. ( third mouse button )

51

, contextual

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 .

8.

line second point

point 2 field

contextual menu Point . (third mouse button ).

52

OK .

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 .
11.

line

point

. Line dialog box OK .

53

OK .

54

12.

sketch

option On curve

13. cursor sketch

point

Point icon

sketch .

point type

.,

circle ,

55

14. point

, dialog box OK .

15.The point

11

16. tapped helix .Helix icon

. ( Spline icon

56

).

17. helix starting point

18. dialog box Axis field .

point .

line .

57

19. dialog box parameter . OK .

58

20. helix

11 helis

21.

XY plane

, helix

, 12 point profile

59

. Plane icon

22. XY plane .

23. helix

OK .

60

24. Sketcher icon

25. Profile icon

, grid ,

plane .

profile :

61

62

26. contextual menu ,

Constraint .

63

27. With the Ctrl key

28. Constraint Defined in Dialog Box icon

29. Coincidence option dialog box , OK .

64

65

30.

helix

11

coincidence .

66

31. Exit icon

Screw

Sketcher

solid part

Loft

67

helix guide lines

solid loft .

1. Part Design workbench . (Start menu ).

2. Loft icon

3.

sketch

68

4. , closing point section orientation

closing points

5. Guide field .

6.

helix

OK .

69

70

Tri-Tangent Fillets
tri-tangent fillets .

7. Tri-Tangent Fillet icon

8. thread

. (Edge Fillet icon

71

. ).

9. remove

OK .

72

10.

tri-tangent fillets

thread .

Variable Radius Fillets

73

variable radius fillets .

1. Ctrl key

edge . ( thread )

2. Variable Radius Fillet icon

. ( Tri-Tangent Fillet icon

74

).

3. cone

radius dimension

OK .

75

dialog box

radius

10

4.

cone

5.

, cone

radius 5 10

4 radius 5 15

main dialog box OK .

76

Pad
pad

77

6. Sketcher icon

face .

78

7. Hexagon icon

. (Rectangle icon

. ).

8. sketcher origin .

9. grid , point .

79

10. Exit icon Sketcher

11. Pad icon

12.

sketch , parameter
( pad

OK

pad .
.):

80

81

Groove
chamfer groove function

13. Sketcher icon

14. Profile icon

YZ plane .

grid , profile .

82

profile
15.

contraints
screw profile constraints

.
.

Ctrl key

16. Constraints Defined in Dialog Box icon

17. Coincidence option .

83

screw top face , profile

..

edge .

18. coincidence creation

19.

method ,

OK .

edges

coincidence constraint .

84

20.

angular constraint . Constraint icon .

21. edge :

85

22. edge .

23.

angular constraint

angular constraint Click.

86

24. angular value , angular dimension double click.

25. value field 60

, OK .

87

dialog box :

26.

linear constraint . Constraint icon

27.profile point :

28. screw edge :

88

29. constraint

position constraint Click.

30. dimension value

, dimension double click. dialog box :

89

31. value field 46

, OK .

32. groove ,axis

, Axis icon

90

33. grid , axis :

34. Exit icon Sketcher

35. , groove
36. groove

Groove icon
parameters

.
,,

sketch .

OK .

91

Pad
pad

92

37. Sketcher icon

38. Circle icon

face :

93

39. circle center, origin

40. grid , circle radius

41. Exit icon Sketcher

42. , Pad icon

43. sketch ,

parameter

point .

pad .( pad

OK

94

.):

95

Hole
hole

96

44. Hole icon .

45. face

(face circular

46. dialog box parameter

, the hole face center

, Threaded button

97

):

Specification button .

47. Thread Definition dialog box parameter

, OK .

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

:

98

Chamfer
chamfer :

99

1. Chamfer icon .
2.

edge :

3. Chamfer Definition dialog box parameter

100

, OK .

4. Meat Mincer Screw save

Tee Fitting
designing parts Sketcher Part Design workbenches
design

101

tee fitting screw

CATIA

Part Design Workbench (Start menu ).

Tools -> Options command , millimeter

102

Using the Tools -> Options command , sketcher grid parameter

Creating Pads
Tee Fitting 1/4

pad

103

pad

104

105

1. Sketcher icon
2. Rectangle icon

, XY plane .
grid ,

rectangle :

106

3. Exit icon Sketcher

4. Pad icon

5. Sketcher icon

6. grid ,

.
,

parameter

pad :

face :

line :

107

7. Exit icon Sketcher

8. Pad icon

parameter

pad :

108

9. Sketcher icon

face :

10. Using the grid , line :

109

11. Exit icon Sketcher

12. Pad icon

13. Sketcher icon

parameter

pad :

face :

110

14. grid ,

profile :

15. corner :

111

112

16. grid ,

strait line :

113

17. Trim icon

18.

trim the corners with the strait line in order to get:

line :

114

19. Exit icon Sketcher

20. , Pad icon

parameter

pad :

115

Draft Angles and Fillets

,

draft angle (green) fillet (red)

116

1. Draft Angle icon

parameter

draft angle :

2. Draft Angle icon

parameter

draft angle :

117

3. Draft Angle icon

4. Edge Fillet icon

parameter

draft angle :

edge parameter

118

fillet :

5. Edge Fillet icon

edge parameter

fillet :

6. Edge Fillet icon

edge parameter

fillet :

119

Holes
,

hole :

120

1. Hole icon

2. dialog box parameter

face :

(Extension tab):

121

3. dialog box parameter

(Type tab):

122

4. Extension tab

, dialog box Positioning Sketch icon

.

5. Ctrl key ,

edge point .

123

6. Constraints Defined in dialog Box icon

7. dialog box Concentricity option

8. Exit icon

Sketcher

, OK .

124

9. Hole icon

face :

125

10. dialog box parameter

(Extension tab):

11. dialog box parameter

(Type tab):

12. Extension tab

, dialog box Positioning Sketch icon

126

13. Ctrl key ,

edge point .

127

14. Constraints Defined in dialog Box icon

15. dialog box Concentricity option

16. Exit icon Sketcher

, OK .

17. :

128

129

Mirroring
mirror

1. Mirror icon

, face :

130

2. dialog box OK .

131

3. Mirror icon

, face :

132

4. dialog box OK .

133

Shaft
tee fitting

main part body

main part

solid body .

134

body

1.

Body

Insert + Body function .

tree :

135

body

2. core creation
Hide/Show icon
,

No Show part body

, Part Body .

shaft :

136

3. Sketcher icon
4. grid , profile

5. shaft

, ZX plane .
constrain .

, axis

. Axis icon

, grid , axis :

137

6. Exit icon Sketcher

7. Shaft icon

.
,

8. dialog box parameter

sketch .

, OK .

138

Fillet
fillet

1. Edge Fillet icon

, edge parameter

139

fillet ..

Shaft
shaft

140

1. Sketcher icon

, ZX plane .

2. grid , profile :

3.

shaft

, axis

. Axis icon

, grid , axis :

141

4. Exit icon Sketcher

5. Shaft icon

.
,

6. dialog box parameter

sketch .
, OK .

142

Fillet
fillet

143

1. Edge Fillet icon

edge parameter

144

fillet ..:

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).

146

147

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.
,
. Analysis

, Bill of Material

. CATIA V5

Part Design, Generative Drafting, DMU Navigator

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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

150

Icon

- New Component (
- New Product (
- New Part (

):

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):

Assembly Design Product(

):

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) : Assembly

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):

):

.
.

Assembly

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- Define Multi Istantiation (

Assembly Design Part

):

Part
.

Assembly

151

- Fast Multi Istantiation (

):

Define Multi Istantiation

152

. Icon

# Move (

):

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):

/ ,
X,Y,Z

, Dialog Box

- Snap (
Plane

) :

Geometry

,
.

Geometry

153

. Geometry

Point, Line,

- Explode (

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154

<Explode

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# Constraints (

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):

155

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):

156

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>

157

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20 >

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Component

158

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159

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Component

160

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161

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):

Constraint

. Update

.
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) : Constraint

Type Constraint change .

162

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163

Part Patten

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Part Pattern

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Pull-Down Menu Analyze Compute Clash Bill of Material

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165

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main-body

>

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166

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Assembly

Part Assembly

203

Assembly.

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< 1.> Mesh

Mesh
Local mesh size
Mesh size

.
Mesh

.
.

208

Analysis Workbench
Global Mesh
.
Mesh
.

Size Global Mesh

, sag

Mesh

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 Sag

Local Mesh

215

Element Type
.

Local Mesh

216

Adaptivity Box
Adaptivity Box

.
.

Compass Adaptivity

217

Adaptivity
Compass

.
.

Compass

.
0%

218

0%

.
Adaptivity Box

AdaptivityBox
Adapt

14.642

Adapt
.
. Adapt Adaptivity

219

220

OK

Stress Von Mises

221

Adaptivity Box

222

< 2.> ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS
1.
2.
3. ANALYSIS

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223

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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

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