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Catia Tutorial Advanced Surface Design Theory Part1of7
Catia Tutorial Advanced Surface Design Theory Part1of7
Sketcher 33
1.1 LESSON: Changing Sketch Position 34
1.1.1 Introduction . 34
1.1.2 Change Sketch Support 35
1.1.3 Positioned 36
1.1.4 Sliding ... 37
1.1 .5 Isolated . . 38
1.1.6 Procedure. 39
1.1 .7 Sequence: Example 40
1.1 .8 Move geometry . . . 45
1.2 LESSON: Toolbar Profile - Spline 46
1.2.1 Introduction . 46
1.2.2 Spline icon . 47
1.2.3 Changing a Spline . . . . 48
1.2.4 Spline Definition panel, A 49
1.2.5 Spline Definition panel, B 50
1.2.6 Spline with tangents . . . 51
1.2.7 Spline with tangential continuity. 52
1.2.8 Connect icon . . . . 53
1.2.9 Selecting elements. 54
1.2.10 Connect with an arc 55
1.2.11 Continuity in point . 56
1.2.12 Continuity in tangency 56
1.2.13 Continuity in curvature . 57
1.2.14 The Connect Curve Definition panel. 58
1.2.15 Richtungspfeile bei Continuity in tangency 59
1.3 LESSON: Toolbar Profile - Conic 60
1.3.1 Introduction . . . . 60
1.3.2 Subtoolbar Conic 61
1.3.3 Ellipse . 62
1.3.4 Parabola by Focus 63
1.3.5 Hyperbola by Focus 64
1.3.6 Overview of conic sections 65
1 .3.7 Conic - Sketch tools . . . . 66
1.3.8 Conic section with two end tangents 67
1.3.9 Conic section with tangential intersection 68
1.3.10 Conic section with one end tangents 69
1.3.11 Conic section with 5 Points . . . 70
1.3.12 The Conic Curve Definition panel 71
1.3.13 Parameter . . . . . . . . . 72
1.3.14TIPPS . 72
1.4 LESSON: Toolbar Profile - Point 74
1.4.1 Introduction ... 74
1.4.2 Subtoolbar Point . . . . . 75
1.4.3 Point by Clicking . . . . . 76
1.4.4 Point by using Coordinates 77
1.4.5 Equidistant Points 78
1.4.6 Intersection Point 79
1.4.7 Projection Point 80
2 References 153
2.1 LESSON: Overview References 154
2.1.1 Introduction . 154
2.1.2 Use . 155
2.1.3 Toolbar and Icons . 156
2.1.4 Reference Elements 157
2.1.5 Procedure. 158
2.1.6 Skeleton ... 159
2.1.7 Derivation .. 160
2.1.8 Create Datum 160
2.1.9 Advantages and Disadvantages 161
2.1.10 Subsequent Parameterization. 161
2.2 LESSON: Point, General. 162
2.2.1 Introduction .. 162
2.2.2 Application .. 163
2.2.3 Point function . 164
2.2.4 Procedure ... 165
2.2.5 Point types .. 166
2.2.6 Parameterization 167
2.2.7 Context Menu. 168
2.2.8 Modifications 169
2.2.9 Isolation .. 169
2.2.10 Constraints 170
2.2.11 Properties. 171
2.2.12 TIPS . . . . 171
2.3 LESSON: Point, Types. 173
2.3.1 Introduction. 173
2.3.2 Point type .. 174
2.3.3 Coordinates 175
2.3.4 On curve .. 176
2.3.5 Geodesic Euclidean 177
2.3.6 Reference Point .. 178
3 Curves 337
3.1 LESSON: Overview Curves 338
3.1.1 Introduction..... 338
3.1.2 Sketch and Wireframe 339
3.1 .3 Workbenches.... 340
3.1.4 Wireframe curves, A . 341
3.1.5 Wireframe curves, B . 342
3.1.6 Sequence: Examples of wireframe curves . 344
3.1.7 Procedure. 351
3.1.8 Tree entry . 352
3.1.9 Properties 353
3.1.10 Search .. 354
3.1.11 Allocation to sets . 355
3.1.12 Operations ... 355
3.1 .13 Transformations 356
3.1 .14 Patterns . . . 357
3.1.15 TIPS . . . . . 357
3.2 LESSON: Projection 358
3.2.1 Introduction. 358
3.2.2 Projection curves and points 359
3.2.3 Procedure........... 360
3.2.4 Sequence: Example of curve projection 361
3.2.5 Projection type . 366
3.2.6 Projected . 367
3.2.7 Toolbar Tools Palette 368
3.2.8 Projected Panel ... 369
3.2.9 Projected Context Menu 370
3.2.10 Support . 371
3.2.11 Support, context menu 371
3.2.12 Nearest solution . . . . 372
3.2.13 Multi-Result Management 373
3.2.14 Smoothing . . . . . 374
3.2.15 Smoothing settings . 375
3.2.16 TIPS . 375
3.3 LESSON: Combine . 377
3.3.1 Introduction . 377
3.3.2 Combine Curves 377
4 Surfaces 575
4.1 LESSON: Overview Surfaces 576
4.1.1 Introduction .. 576
4.1.2 Use . 576
4.1.3 Surface types . 577
4.1.4 Examples of surfaces on the Surface toolbar 579
4.1 .5 Procedure. 585
4.1 .6 Tree entry . 586
4.1.7 Properties 586
4.1.8 Searching. 587
4.1.9 Allocation to bodies 587
4.1 .1 0 Operations . . . 588
4.1 .11 Transformations 588
4.1.12 Patterns . . . . 589
4.1 .13 Workbenches . . 590
4.1.14 TIPS . 590
4.2 LESSON: Extrude, Revolve, Sphere Cylinder 591
4.2.1 Introduction........... . 591
4.2.2 Extrude surfaces . . . . . . . 591
4.2.3 Procedure for creating Extrude surfaces 592
4.2.4 Multi-Result Management 593
4.2.5 Direction . 594
4.2.6 Revolve surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . 595
4.2.7 Procedure for creating Revolve surfaces 596
4.2.8 Profile . 597
4.2.9 Revolution axis . . . . . . . . . . . 598
4.2.10 Sphere surfaces .. 599
4.2.11 Procedure for creating full spheres 600
4.2.12 Procedure for creating partial spheres 601
4.2.13 Example of a partial sphere . 602
4.2.14 Sphere's axis .. 606
4.2.15 Sphere limits . 606
4.2.16 Cylinder surface . 607
4.2.17 Procedure for Cylinder 608
4.2.18 Point . 609
4.2.19 Direction . 610
4.2.20 TIPS and WARNINGS. 610
4.3 LESSON: Offset . . . 612
4.3.1 Introduction .. 612
4.3.2 Offset surfaces 612
4.3.3 Procedure ... 613
4.3.4 Example of creation of an Offset surface. 613
4.3.5 Offset value . 617
4.3.6 Smoothing & None . 618
4.3.7 Smoothing & Automatic 619
4.3.8 Direction . 620
4.3.9 Both sides . 620
5 Operations 867
5.1 LESSON: Overview Operations . 868
5.1.1 Introduction .. 868
5.1.2 Operations .. 869
5.1.3 Workbenches. 870
5.1.4 Tree entry . 871
5.1.5 Result . 872
5.1.6 Result . 873
5.1.7 Procedure. 874
5.1.8 Deleting an Operation 875
5.1.9 Functional Access 876
5.1.10 Join-Healing 876
5.1.11 Trim-Split 877
5.1.12 Extracts . 878
5.1.13 Fillets . 879
5.1.14 Transformations 880
5.1.15 Extrapolate . . . 881
5.1.16 Invert Orientation and Near 882
5.1.17 Law . 883
5.1.18 TIPS . 883
5.2 LESSON: Keep and No Keep Modes. 884
5.2.1 Introduction........... 884
5.2.2 Effects of operations on parents 884
5.2.3 Overview of hiding and showing 885
5.2.4 Differences for ordered sets .. 887
5.2.5 Create Datum . 888
5.2.6 Keep Mode and No Keep Mode 889
5.2.7 Keep mode for simple sets . 889
5.2.8 Keep mode for ordered sets .. 890
5.2.9 Datum - Datum & No Keep .. 891
5.2.10 Feature - Datum, No Keep, simple set 892
5.2.11 Feature - Datum, No Keep, ordered set 893
5.3 LESSON: Join . 894
5.3.1 Introduction . 894
5.3.2 The Join Operation. 894
5.3.3 Procedure . 895
5.3.4 Sequence Join Operation with Wireframe Elements 896
5.3.5 Sequence: Example of a Join Operation with Surfaces. 899
5.3.6 Overview of Panel, A . 903
5.3.7 Overview of Panel, B . 904
5.3.8 Overview of Panel, C . 905
5.3.9 Overview of Panel, D . 906
5.3.10 Selecting for Join Operations 907
5.3.11 Context Menu . . . . 908
5.3.12 Check Selektion, A . 909
5.3.13 Check Selektion, B . 910
5.3.14 GO Propagate . 911
5.3.15 G1 Propagate . 912
5.3.16 Check tangency and Angular Threshold 913
5.3.17 Check Connexity and Merging Distance 913
5.3.18 Check manifold .. 914
5.3.19 Simplify the result .. 915
5.3.20 Federation . 916
5.3.21 Example: Federation. 917
5.3.22 Sub-Elements To Remove 917
6 Analysis 1127
6.1 LESSON: Porcupine Curvature Analysis . 1128
6.1.1 Introduction........ . 1128
6.1.2 The Function Porcupine Curvature Analysis 1128
6.1 .3 Usage.......... 1129
6.1.4 Workbench Association 1129
6.1 .5 Procedure.... 1130
6.1 .6 Panel Overview. . . . 1131
7 Modifying 1187
7.1 LESSON: Overview Geometrical Modifications 1188
7.1.1 Introduction . 1188
7.1.2 Changing Features . 1188
7.1.3 Changing Sketch Plane 1189
7.1.4 Quick Select . 1190
7.1.5 Search Panel . . . . . . 1191
7.1.6 Replace Context Menu . 1192
7.1.7 Checking References 1193
7.1.8 History . 1193
7.2 LESSON: Modify Feature 1194
7.2.1 Introduction . . . . 1194
7.2.2 Geometrical sets . 1195
7.2.3 Intermediate versions of Geometrical sets 1196
7.2.4 Intermediate versions of Ordered geometrical sets 1197
7.2.5 Modifications . . . . 1198
7.2.6 Intermediate States ., 1198
7.2.7 Panel Access . 1199
7.2.8 Modification Procedure 1200
7.2.9 Change Sketch Support 1201
7.2.10 Updating . 1202
7.2.11 Dependent Features . 1203
7.2.12 TIPS . 1203
7.3 LESSON: Quick Select . 1205
7.3.1 Introduction . 1205
7.3.2 The Quick Select icon 1206
7.3.3 Purpose . 1207
7.3.4 Procedure . 1208
7.3.5 Example of Changing Parameters . 1209
7.3.6 Example of a Sketch Replacement. 1212
7.3.7 Test Colors . 1215
7.3.8 Panel Quick Select, A 1216
7.3.9 Panel Quick Select, 8 1217
7.3.10 Utilities .. 1217
7.3.11 TIPS . . . . . 1218
7.4 LESSON: Search .. 1219
7.4.1 Introduction. 1219
7.4.2 Center Graph 1220
7.4.3 Reframe On 1221
7.4.4 Search . . . 1222
9 Pattern 1353
9.1 LESSON: Overview of Surface Patterns 1354
9.1.1 Introduction . 1354
9.1.2 Patterns . 1354
9.1.3 Creating patterns. 1355
9.1.4 Copies....... 1355
9.1.5 Instances . . . . . 1356
9.1.6 Modifying patterns 1356
9.1.7 Deactivating patterns 1357
9.1.8 File size . 1358
11 Miscellaneous 1471
11.1 LESSON: Configuring Standard Views . 1472
11.1.1 Introduction . 1472
11 .1.2 Modifying standard views 1473
11 .1.3 Panel display . 1474
11 .1.4 Panel overview 1475
11.1.5 Procedure .. 1476
11.1.6 Apply to axis . 1477