CATIA Training

Exercises

Structure Design

Version 5 Release 8
February 2002
EDU-CAT-E-STD-FX-V5R8

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Table of Contents

Master Exercise : Boring Fixture

 Presentation
 Boring Fixture (1) : Create a Grid
 Boring Fixture (2) : Place Members
 Boring Fixture (3) : Create Planar Elements
 Boring Fixture (4) : Create Joints
 Boring Fixture (5) : Modify Your Design

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Master Exercise
Boring Fixture
4 min.

In this exercise you will see how to create a boring fixture

using the Structure Design workbench:
 Creating a grid
 Placing members
 Creating plates and end-plates
 Jointing elements
 Making modifications

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Design Intent: Boring Fixture

Creation of a cartesian grid as support of

members using Grid.
Placement of members in context of
assembly using: Member, Member on Support
and Infill.
Creation of plates, gussets and plugs
using: Plates and End-Plates.
Creation of Joints using: Miter and Weld Cut
options in Joint.
Operations and transformations.

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Design Process: Boring Fixture
1
Enter
Create
Structure Design
workbench a Grid

Place 2
Members

Create
Planar elements

4 Create
Joints

Modify your
Design

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Master Exercise
Boring Fixture (Step 1): Create a Grid

15 min.

Create the grid to support members

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Do It Yourself

Open …\Data_Student\Step1\Boring_Fixture CATProduct

Create the grid :

Name = BF_Grid
Mode = Relative
Origin = indicated point
X = 1250 - 1 time
Y = 1000 - 1 time
Z = 2800 - 1 time

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Master Exercise
Boring Fixture (Step 2): Place Members

60 min.

Place members on the grid

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Do It Yourself
Member 5 :
Type = Beam
Section = TUBEC180x10.0
Member 4 :
Anchor point = Bottom Right
Type = Beam
Orientation = 0°
Section = TUBEC180x10.0
Position = Absolute
Anchor point = Bottom Right
Member 2 : Orientation = 0°
Type = Beam
Member3 :
Section = TUBEC250x12.0
Type = Beam
Anchor point = Top Right
Section = TUBEC250x12.0
Orientation = 0°
Anchor point = Top Left
Member 1 : Orientation = 0°
Type = Beam
Member 12 :
Section = TUBEC250x12.0
Type = Beam
Anchor point = Bottom Right
Section = TUBEC180x10.0
Orientation = 0°
Anchor point = Top Left
Member 11 : Orientation = 0°
Type = Beam
Member 9 :
Section = TUBEC180x10.0
Type = Beam
Anchor point = Top Right
Section = TUBEC180x10.0
Orientation = 0°
Anchor point = Top Left
Member 6 : Orientation = 0°
Type = Beam
Member 8 :
Section = TUBEC180x10.0
Type = Beam
Anchor point = Bottom Right
Section = TUBEC180x10.0
Orientation = 0°
Anchor point = Bottom Right
Member 10 : Orientation = 0°
Type = Beam
Member 7 :
Section = TUBEC180x10.0
Type = Beam
Anchor point = Top Right
Section = TUBEC180x10.0
Orientation = 0°
Anchor point = Bottom Right
Orientation = 0°

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Master Exercise
Boring Fixture (Step 3): Create Planar Elements

60 min.

Create plates, gussets and plugs on structure members

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Do It Yourself

6
2 5

5 4

4 3

1 Create plugs 6 on top of each vertical members.

2
If needed, you can open …\Data_Student\Step3\Boring_Fixture
CATProduct.
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Master Exercise
Boring Fixture (Step 4): Create Joints

60 min.

Create weld and miter cuts

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Do It Yourself

If needed, open …\Data_Student\Step4\Boring_Fixture CATProduct

1. Miter Cut Member 9 and Member 12

2. Miter Cut Member 10 and Member 11
3. Miter Cut Member 1 and Member 2
4. Miter Cut Member 1 and Member 3
5. Miter Cut Member 7 and Member 6
6. Miter Cut Member 7 and Member 8
7. Weld Cut Member 4 on Member 2
8. Weld Cut Member 4 on Member 3
9. Weld Cut Members 5 on Member 2
10. Weld Cut Members 5 on Member 3
11. Weld Cut Member 9 on Member 7
12. Weld Cut Member 10 on Member 7
13. Weld Cut Member 11 on Member 2
14. Weld Cut Member 12 on Member 3
15. Save and Close Boring_Fixture.

See Step 3 for member numbers

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Master Exercise
Boring Fixture (Step 5): Modify your Design

45 min.

Modify the framework of Boring Fixture

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Do It Yourself

Open …\Data_Student\Step5\Boring_Jig CATProduct

Insert Boring_Fixture as existing Component.

Create constraints between Boring_Fixture and Base.
Stretch the grid of Boring_Fixture.

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