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CATIA: Advanced Part Design: Version 5, Release 20 Student Guide
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CATIA: Advanced Part Design
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Version 5, Release 20
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Student Guide
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ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge
CATIA:
Advanced Part Design - Part 1
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Table of Contents
Part 1
Chapter 1 Part Design Overview................................................. 1-1
1.1 Part Design Philosophies ................................................ 1-3
Default Reference Planes .................................................. 1-3
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Base Feature...................................................................... 1-3
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Active Body ........................................................................ 1-3
Sketch Support ................................................................... 1-3
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Sketcher References .......................................................... 1-4
Positioned Sketch............................................................... 1-4
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Dimensions......................................................................... 1-4
Parent-Child Relationships ................................................. 1-4
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Depth Options .................................................................... 1-4
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Formulas ............................................................................ 1-5
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Feature Order ..................................................................... 1-5
Multi-body ........................................................................... 1-5
Boolean Operations............................................................ 1-5
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1.2 Maintaining Design Intent................................................ 1-6
Exercise 1a Locking Insert.................................................... 1-7
Exercise 1b Capturing Design Intent in Sketcher ............... 1-9
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4.1 Solid Combine Feature .................................................... 4-3
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4.2 Creation of Multi-sections Solids ................................... 4-5
Smooth Parameters ......................................................... 4-14
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4.3 Creation of Rib and Slot Features ................................ 4-15
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Keep Angle....................................................................... 4-17
Pulling Direction ............................................................... 4-18
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Reference Surface ........................................................... 4-18
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Exercise 4a Solid Combine................................................. 4-20
Exercise 4b Crane Hook...................................................... 4-27
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Exercise 4c Truck Bumper.................................................. 4-34
Exercise 4d Speaker Cover................................................. 4-45
Exercise 4e Turbine Wheel ................................................. 4-51
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Lines................................................................................... 5-6
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Chapter 6 Advanced Fillets and Drafts ...................................... 6-1
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6.1 Advanced Fillets ............................................................... 6-3
Edge Fillet .......................................................................... 6-4
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Variable Radius Fillet ......................................................... 6-7
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Chordal Fillet ...................................................................... 6-9
Face-Face Fillet.................................................................. 6-9
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6.2 Creating Reflect Line Draft ............................................ 6-11
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6.3 Creating Advanced Draft ............................................... 6-13
6.4 Draft and Fillet Failure Resolution ................................ 6-17
Fillet Failure Resolution .................................................... 6-17
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Draft Failure Resolution.................................................... 6-19
Exercise 6a Advanced Fillet Creation ................................ 6-20
Exercise 6b Blended Fillets ................................................ 6-31
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8.5 Best Practices ................................................................ 8-22
Link Management............................................................. 8-22
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Exercise 8a Paste Special Options .................................... 8-23
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Exercise 8b Multi-Model Links ........................................... 8-29
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Exercise 8c Managing Multi-Model Links.......................... 8-46
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Chapter 9 Boolean Operations ................................................... 9-1
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9.1 Creation of Bodies ........................................................... 9-3
9.2 Feature Organization ....................................................... 9-6
PartBody ............................................................................ 9-6
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Color................................................................................... 9-7
Geometry Display Options ................................................. 9-8
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Add................................................................................... 9-12
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Remove............................................................................ 9-12
Intersect ........................................................................... 9-13
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10.2 Resolution of Update Failures ...................................... 10-6
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Update Cycle.................................................................... 10-8
Links ............................................................................... 10-10
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Boundary Representations ............................................. 10-10
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Exercise 10a Update Cycle ............................................... 10-14
Exercise 10b Update Failures ........................................... 10-19
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Chapter 11 Additional Features ................................................ 11-1
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11.1 Thickness ........................................................................ 11-3
11.2 Face Removal ................................................................. 11-6
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11.3 Face Replacement .......................................................... 11-8
Exercise 11a Thickness..................................................... 11-11
Exercise 11b Remove Face............................................... 11-17
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Preview............................................................................. 12-9
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14.2 Creation of a Catalog ..................................................... 14-4
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14.3 Cataloging a PowerCopy............................................... 14-9
Instantiate a PowerCopy from the Catalog .................... 14-10
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14.4 Creating Part Family Catalogs .................................... 14-11
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Exercise 14a Catalogs....................................................... 14-17
Exercise 14b PowerCopy in Catalogs.............................. 14-25
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Exercise 14c Using a Catalog........................................... 14-37
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Exercise 14d Stator Band (Optional) ............................... 14-46
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Chapter 15 Introduction to Automation ................................... 15-1
15.1 Macro Creation ............................................................... 15-3
Macro Commands............................................................ 15-6
Macro Libraries ................................................................ 15-7
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Windows......................................................................... 15-11
Developing New Code ................................................... 15-12
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Exercise B2 Managing Links ............................................. B-17
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Appendix C Advanced Exercise Solutions ............................... C-1
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C.1 Step by Step Solution for Exercise 1b .......................... C-3
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Starting with this chapter, you build on the fundamentals of modeling in CATIA. You
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learn new techniques to help create and manage your part designs. These techniques
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help to ensure that a part design remains flexible and leads to the creation of robust
models.
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Part Design Overview
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Default Why use default reference planes? Every part contains three default
reference planes, as shown in Figure 11. They form a foundation for
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your model and cannot be deleted. Reference planes make an
Planes excellent selection as parents for subsequent features, thereby
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reducing the number of unwanted parent-child relationships.
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Figure 11
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Base Feature What is the best choice for the Base feature? The Base feature of the
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part is the first geometry feature added to the part (e.g., Pad, Spline,
or Surface). Select a form that captures the fundamental shape of the
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model.
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Active Body Which body should be set to the active body in the model? As new
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features are created, they are added to the active body. These bodies
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accessible to other bodies within the same model. The active body is
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Standard sketches are also called Sliding sketches. When the
model is modified, it can reposition itself unexpectedly because its
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origin is not constrained.
Positioned sketches enable you to develop the required
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parent-child relationships between features. For example, if the
vertical axis of the sketch is constrained to a specific line or edge,
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the relationship is maintained throughout the design changes.
If you need to translate, copy, or paste the sketch to another
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location, it can be done more easily with a positioned sketch.
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Which dimensions are required to drive the design? CATIA is
associative. You can take advantage of this with an intelligent
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dimensioning scheme. Place dimensions so that they enable
modifications. The dimensions that are automatically added to the
sketch by Auto Constraint are based on the references and
sketched geometry that were originally selected. Additional
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Which dimensions on the part would change? Always check that the
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Depth Options Which limit type should be used to create features? The selection of
the limit type affects the feature. Always consider the consequences if
additional features are added or if other dimensions in the model are
modified. Remember that some depth options result in parent-child
relationships (e.g., Up to next, Up to plane, or Up to surface).
Feature Order Which feature order best captures the design intent? The feature
order of a model is important. For example, should a hole be placed
before or after a Shell feature? Consider this type of question from the
beginning to the end of the modeling process. Use the specification
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tree to easily review the feature order at any time during model
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Multi-body Typically, all of the features that you create are added to the PartBody
within the specification tree. This linear tree structure is acceptable for
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models with a low feature count or simple geometry. CATIA enables
you to create multiple bodies within a single CATPart model. This
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enables you to structure your model based on your design intent. An
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important reason for creating multiple bodies is to be able to use the
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Boolean commands.
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Reorder, and Define in Option Description
Work Object options can
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also be accessed by Feature Attributes used to create a feature can be modified by
selecting the geometry in Definition double-clicking on the feature in the specification tree.
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the main window and The Feature Definition dialog box opens, enabling you to
right-clicking. modify any aspect of the feature, including the sketch.
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Sketch A section can be edited directly in the model. The Feature
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Definition Definition dialog box does not need to be opened. Expand
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the feature in the specification tree and double-click on
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the sketch.
Edit Dimensions that are associated with a specific feature
Parameters can be modified.
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Reorder The feature order can be reordered for any number of
features in the model.
Define in Features can be inserted into the specification tree after
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The part will be molded. To ease the process of removing the part
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create robust models that enable design changes to be made quickly
and easily, resulting in predicable changes throughout the model.
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Create the part using the following information:
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Figure 14 shows an isometric view of the completed pipe model.
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Figure 15 shows design requirements that must be captured.
Figure 16 shows dimensioned drawing views.
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The surface of the flange and the end of this pipe segment must remain co-planar.
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The outside diameter of both flanges are the same. The pipe segment and flange
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2. Click .
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2. Click (Sketch Analysis).
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3. In the Sketch Analysis dialog box, select the Geometry tab. In the
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Corrective Actions area, use (Set in Construction Mode) to set
the appropriate sketch geometry in Construction mode, as shown
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Task 4 - Create a Pad.
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In this task, you will create a Pad feature using the sketch that you just
analyzed. Because the sketch still contains open sections, the
application continues to display the Feature Definition Error message
until the Thick option is selected in the Pad Definition dialog box.
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