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 .

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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
2. offset plane sketcher , “ Part by Sketch

Plane” , pocket constraint profile .

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

3
Clip Design
1. main pad sketcher .

2. clip Sketch .

4
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

5
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 .

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

Shelling the Part Pocket

1. connector 1mm thickness shell . clip
remove .

Fillet
1. part 1mm fillet .

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2. element Hide .

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

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Creating a Pattern
1. hole rectangular pattern . Using the as the
object first hole first hole 40mm . pattern
direction front edge .

Adding Standoffs and Reordering

1. part profile , standoff constraints .

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2. sketcher Pad tool 4mm standoff .

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 .

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2. connector .

Sketch
1. tangent line Pad. 4 . constraint
perpendicular .

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2. circle line Trim .

3. sketcher part update . (Auto Update off )

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

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 fillet radius .

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

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Feature Properties
1. Catch (Pad. 2) properties red .

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 .

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 Hint: triangle vertical constraint .

4. Constrain .

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

6. pocket . main pad . plane sketcher .

pocket Hinge thickness link Hinge pocket
pad surface pocket profile .

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7. pocket profile .

8. triangle profile Constrain .(Hint: contextual menu

distance option .)

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9. sketcher triangle Parameter positive
OZ pocket .

10. bearing . main pad sketcher .

11. 15 mm radius circle pocket coincident

20
 constrain(contextual menu) .

12. sketcher OZ cylinder pad up to plane limit

type hinge .

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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 .

15 point pocket triangle coincide (contextual

menu) . (small triangle part orientation .)

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16. sketcher cylinder pad . pattern User

Pattern Sketch. 4. . “keep specifications” option .

bearing . hole .

17. 6 5mm radius fillet .

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18. hinge draft angle . pulling direction the positive OZ
angle 3 degrees, Neutral element hinge .

19. edge radius 2mm fillet .

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20. bottom face symmetry plane hinge symmetrical part .

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

25
- Hole face .

- parameter .

26
- .

22. hole .
cylinder pad sketch .
(tree Sketch.4 . ). “Keep specifications” option .

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23. . .

Angle Bracket

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

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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30
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 .

Step 3: Bracket Pilot Hole and the Angular Pad

angle (clevis) .

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 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 hole
Part drawing .
Up to Next option .

6. reference edge , Hole feature icon hole .

pad hole . dimension hole Part
drawing . Up to Next option .

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

pilot hole center 24 Degree plane .

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

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

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

Part Body . Define In Work Object_ contextual menu

36
 .

10. plane profile Sketcher . profile

constrain dimension .

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

Rectangular Pattern tool Clevis .

( tool Insert/Transformation Features .)

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12. Rectangular Pattern Icon , Clevis , reference
direction red edge . instances 2, spacing 16 mm .

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).

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

Meat Mincer Screw

Sketcher, Part Design, Wireframe and Surface
screw .

40
 CATIA Start menu Wireframe and Surface Workbench
.

Tools -> Options , millimeter .

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Tools -> Options , sketcher grid parameter
.

Profiles Helixes
screw . element screw

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 .

helix strait line .

. (twelve points).

12 12 helix .

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

, .

1. Sketcher icon XY plane .

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2. Profile icon , grid profile .

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 ).

9 Point new dialog box . dialog box Point type

46
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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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

).

17. helix starting point point .

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18. dialog box Axis field . line .

19. dialog box parameter . OK .

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 .

20. helix . 11 helis .

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21. XY plane , helix , 12 point profile

. . Plane icon .

22. XY plane .

23. helix OK .

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 .

24. Sketcher icon , plane .

25. Profile icon , grid , profile :

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26. contextual menu , Constraint .

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27. With the Ctrl key

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28. Constraint Defined in Dialog Box icon .

29. Coincidence option dialog box , OK .

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30. helix 11 coincidence
.

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31. Exit icon Sketcher .

Screw . solid part .

Loft
helix guide lines solid loft .

1. Part Design workbench . (Start menu ).

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2. Loft icon .

3. sketch .

4. , closing point section orientation closing points

.

5. Guide field .

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6. helix OK .

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Tri-Tangent Fillets
tri-tangent fillets .

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

. ).

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8. thread .

9. remove OK .

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10. tri-tangent fillets thread .
.

Variable Radius Fillets

variable radius fillets .

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1. Ctrl key edge .( thread )

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

).

3. cone radius dimension . dialog

box . radius 10 OK .

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4. cone 3 radius 5 10

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

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Pad
pad .

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 .

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11. Pad icon .

12. sketch , parameter pad .

( pad OK .):

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Groove
chamfer groove function .

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13. Sketcher icon YZ plane .

14. Profile icon grid , profile .

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 :

22. edge .

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23. angular constraint angular constraint Click .

24. angular value , angular dimension double click . dialog

box :

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25. value field 60 , OK .

26. linear constraint . Constraint icon .

27.profile point :

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28. screw edge :

29. constraint position constraint Click .

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

31. value field 46 , OK .

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32. groove ,axis , Axis icon .

33. grid , axis :

34. Exit icon Sketcher .

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35. , groove Groove icon , , sketch
.

36. groove parameters OK .

Pad

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 pad :

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 :

44. Hole icon .

45. face (face circular , the hole face center

):

46. dialog box parameter , Threaded button Specification

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button .

47. Thread Definition dialog box parameter , OK .

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

:

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Chamfer
chamfer :

1. Chamfer icon .

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2. edge :

3. Chamfer Definition dialog box parameter , OK .

4. Meat Mincer Screw save .

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

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 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 :

90
 .

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 :

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6. grid , line :

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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16. grid , strait line :

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

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18. line :

19. Exit icon Sketcher .

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20. , Pad icon , parameter pad :

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 ):

4. Extension tab , dialog box Positioning Sketch icon

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5. Ctrl key , edge point .

6. Constraints Defined in dialog Box icon .

7. dialog box Concentricity option , OK .

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8. Exit icon Sketcher .

9. Hole icon , face :

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10. dialog box parameter (Extension tab ):

11. dialog box parameter (Type tab ):

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12. Extension tab , dialog box Positioning Sketch

icon .

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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Mirroring
mirror .

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1. Mirror icon , face :

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 .

1. , Body . Insert + Body

function . body .

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tree :

2. core creation , No Show part body .

Hide/Show icon , Part Body .

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 , shaft :

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 :

1. Sketcher icon , ZX plane .

2. grid , profile :

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

4. Exit icon Sketcher .

5. Shaft icon , sketch .

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6. dialog box parameter , OK .

Fillet
fillet :

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

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Body
main part core .

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1. Show part body . Hide/Show icon
tree PartBody .

2. core body cursor (tree ) , contextual menu Body.2

object +Remove function (MB3).

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 Tee Fitting save .

CATIA V5 Assembly Design

Assembly Design Part
(Top-Down)

127
 (Bottom-Up) .
(Concurrent Engineering) ,
.

. Analysis , Bill of Material

. CATIA
V5 Part Design, Generative
Drafting, DMU Navigator Version 4 Data
.

1. Assembly Design

(1)Pull-Down Menu Assembly Design .

(2) Workbench Assembly Design .

128
Workbench Icon 1 Dialog Box . Assembly Design .
, .

2. Assembly Design Icon

Assembly Tool

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# Product Structure Tools ( ): ,
Product ( ) Part , ,

Tool.

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

- New Component ( ) : Sub Assembly

.

- New Product ( ) : Assembly Design Product( )

.

- New Part ( ) : Assembly Design Part

.

- Existing Component ( ) : Assembly Part

- Replacement component ( ) : Assembly .

- Manage Representations ( ) : Assembly

.

130
- Define Multi Istantiation ( ) : , ,
. , , .

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

# Move ( ) : / ,
,

- Manipulation ( ): X,Y,Z .

, Dialog Box .

- Snap ( ) : Geometry Geometry .

Geometry Point, Line, Plane .

132
- Explode ( ) : Assembly
. Update .

<Assembly Model >

< .>

133
<Explode >

# Constraints ( ) : Assembly Design

.

- Coincidence Constrain ( ): , , .

134
< >

- Contact Constraint ( ): , .

135
< >

- Offset Constraint ( ): .

< >

136
<Offset 20 >

< >

- Angle Constraint ( ): Component .

< >

137
< 320deg >

< >

- Fix Component ( ): .

138
<Fix >

- Fix Together ( ): Component .

<Icon Compopnent >

139
<Fix Together >

< Component >

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

< Quick Constraint .>

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- Activate / Deactive Constraints ( ) : Constraint
. Update .

- Change Constraint ( ) : Constraint Type Constraint

change .

< Constraint .>

- Reuse Pattern ( ) : Part Pattern Part

Patten .

< Component .>

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< Component .>

<Reuse Pattern Icon Part Pattern .>

142
< Part .>

< , .>]

143
<Reuse Pattern >

3. Analyze : , .
Analyze .

Pull-Down Menu Analyze Compute Clash Bill of Material .

- Compute Clash : , .

Clash : .

144
< main-body >

Clearance :

< .>

- Bill of Material :
txt, html, xls .

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CATIA V5 Loader

146
<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

.

Bucket < 23>

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

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 < 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 .

1. Part1 Apply material .

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

154
< 27>

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156
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> .

Assembly Tool

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 Product Structure Tool : , Part , ,

Move : / , ,

Constraints : ( , , , ), ,

2. Bucket, Arm(#1) Assembly

, < 2> Product1 (Existing Component)

.

< 3> . .

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

.

158
 Assembly . , (Manipulation) . <
5> Manipulation . Part .

< 6> (Coincidence Constraint) Bucket Arm(#1)

. < 7> .

159
 < 7> . < 8>, < 9> (Contact
Constraint) . .

160
< 10> Bucket Arm(#1) Assembly . Contact Constraint
,
.

161
3. Arm(#2) Assembly

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

.

< 12> , .
.

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

. .

< 13> .

162
 Hide/Show

Assembly Part Part

Design , Hide/Show . ,Assembly
Design Hide Geometry .

< 14> (Coincidence Constraint)

.< 15> .

163
< 16> Arm(#1) Arm(#2) .

164
 Arm(#2) (Manipulation) . <
17> , < 18> Part
.

165
 /

< 17> / "With

respect to constraints" .
/ . , /
(update) .

< 19> , .

4. Link Assembly

166
< 20> Link .

< 21> Bucket ,< 22> .

167
< 23> Bucket Link Assembly . Link Arm(#2)
.

(Manipulation) Link < 24> .

168
 Link Arm(#2) Assembly . < 25> Part
.

< 26> Link Assembly .

169
5. Load(#1) Assembly

< 27> Load(#1) .

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

Show .

170
Arm(#2) Load(#1) .< 29>

< 30> Load(#1) Assembly .

171
6. Load(#2) Assembly

Load(#2) .< 31>

172
< 32, 33> (Coincidence Constraint) (Contact Constrain)
Load(#2) Arm(#1) Assembly .

Load(#2) Assembly < 34> .

173
 Part

Assembly , Part . (Define

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

174
7. Cylinder(#1) Assembly

Cylinder(#1) .< 36>

.< 37>

175
 . Body, Cylinder Assembly
. < 38> , Load(#1) .
(Manipulation) < 39> .

176
8. Cylinder(#2) Assembly

Cylinder(#2) #1 .

< 40>

177
 Cylinder(#2) Assembly < 41> .

9. Body Assembly

Assembly Body Assembly . < 42>

Body .

178
 Body Assembly . Assembly
.< 43> Body Assembly .

Constraints Hide/Show

Assembly Constraints .
< 43> Constraints Hide . < 44>
Constraints Hide .

179
 Roader Assembly . Part
Assembly Assembly .

180
181
182
183
184
< 1.> Mesh
Mesh .

Local mesh size Mesh .

Mesh size
.

Analysis Workbench Mesh .

Global Mesh .
Mesh .

185
Size Global Mesh , sag .

Mesh Linear, Parabolic .

Element Type .

186
Local mesh sag .
Local .

Local size Add .

187
Local Mesh .
Box Local mesh size Box .

OK .

188
Local sag .

Add .

189
Local sag .
Box Local Mesh Sag Box .

OK .

190
OK .

Local Mesh Size Local Mesh

.

191
Local Mesh Sag .

Element Type Local Mesh

.

192
 Adaptivity Box .
Adaptivity Box
.

193
Compass Adaptivity .
Adaptivity .
Compass .

Compass .

194
 .
0% .
0% .

.
Adaptivity Box 14.642 .

195
AdaptivityBox Adapt .
Adapt . Adapt Adaptivity
.

196
OK .

197
 Stress Von Mises .

198
 Adaptivity Box .

< 2.> ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS .

199
1. .
2. .
3. ANALYSIS .

.
.

200
Analysis Workbench Part Design .

Generative Structural Analysis .

201
Static Analysis ( )
.

Static Case .
.
.

202
Clamp .

OK .

203
Force Geometry Virtual Part .
Force .

Force .

204
Supports .
OK .

Compute .
Compute .

205
OK .

206
Analysis .

207