CATIA TUTORIAL 2

PART DESIGN
1. Select the XY plane and go to Sketcher.
2. Sketch the following diagram regardless of its dimensions by
using the profile application.
3. Click the exit button to go to the part design workspace.
4. Your workspace will now be like this.
5. Click on the pad icon.
6. In the pad definition dialog box, define the thickness as
20 mm and select the sketch.
7. Click OK.
8. The pad is done.


Creating a sub-part
1. Select the XY plane and sketch the picture below.
2. No dimension is required.
3. Click exit after sketching is done.
4. Click on the pad definition.
5. Let the length be 20 mm.
6. Right click on the selection and go to profile definition.
7. In the profile definition box, make sure the sub-element
is on.
8. Click on the biggest rectangle. Its name will appear in
the list.
9. Click OK.

10. A sub-part of the sketch is created.
Multi-length Pad

1. Select the XY plane and sketch the picture below.
2. No need to specify any dimensions.
3. Exit sketcher.
4. Select the sketch.
5. Click on the multi-pad icon.
6. In the multi-pad definition box, define the length for the
bigger circle as 40 mm, the smaller circle as 30 mm
while the rest of the sketch as 20 mm.
7. The multi-pad is done.


Pad : Reverse Side
1. Sketch the following rectangle in the XY plane.
2. Ignore the dimensions.
3. Exit the sketcher.

4. Click on the multi-pad icon.
5. Specify the length of the outer rectangle to be 40 mm
while the inner rectangle to be 30 mm.
6. Select on the upper middle part of the sketch
7. Click on the sketch icon to get back into the sketch
mode.
8. Using spline, create the sketch as shown below.
9. Exit sketcher.
10. Click on the pad icon.
11. In the pad definition box, select the spline sketch and
let the length be 5 mm.
12. You will get a part similar to the one below.


Creating Pockets
1. Create a rectangular box of 50 mm in height in the XY
plane.
2. Click on the upper surface of the box.
3. Click the sketcher icon to go to sketcher.
4. Sketch on the surface of the box the following sketch (try
using the profile application to sketch). Your sketch does
not have to be exactly like the one below.
5. Exit sketcher.

6. Click on the pocket icon.
7. In the pocket definition box, specify the depth to be 20
mm.
8. You should get the following part.


Creating Multi Pockets
1. Create the following rectangular box of height 50 mm in
the XY plane.
2. Go to sketcher.
3. Create three different diameter circles.
4. No need to specify the dimensions.
5. Click on the multi-pocket icon
5. Click on the multi-pocket icon.
6. In the multi-pocket definition box, specify the depths of
the three circles by letting the largest circle to be 20 mm,
the smaller circle to be 30 mm and the smallest circle to
be 40 mm.
7. The finish part should look like this.


Pocket : Reverse Side
1. Create a rectangular box of height 50 mm in the XY
plane.
2. Get into the sketcher.
3. Using spline, create the sketch below.
4. Exit sketcher.
5. Click on the pocket icon.
6. In the pocket definition box, select the new sketch.
Specify the depth to be 20 mm.
7. You should get something like this.



Thin Solids
1. In the XY plane, create the sketch shown below.
2. Exit sketcher.
3. Click on the pad icon.
4. In the pad definition box, click on thick box.
5. Specify the length to be 6 mm and 2 mm respectively.
6. To add material equally to both sides, check the neutral
fibre. Note thickness 1 is distributed equally.
7. The thin solid is done.



Creating Shaft 1
1. Sketch the following in the XY plane. Follow the
dimension where specified.
2. Exit sketcher.
3. Revolve the sketch by clicking the shaft icon.
4. In the shaft definition box, select the edge shown as the
axis selection.
Shaft icon
Select the edge in
the axis selection
5. The shaft is done.



Creating Shaft 2
1. Select the XY plane and sketch the picture below.
2. Exit the sketcher.
3. Revolve the sketch as was done in the previously.
4. The shaft is done.



Creating Shaft 3
1. Sketch the following, dimensioning where required, in
the XY plane.
2. Click the shaft icon to revolve the sketch.
3. In the shaft definition box, select the sketch and the
proper axis.
4. The shaft is done.


Shaft : 3D Line Axis

Make a sketch like below
Make sure the line is near the horizontal line in the UCS
Click Ok
Make sure the sketch is near the horizontal line
Select revolve
In the dialog box, click the Selection.
Then click the sketch
Click Ok
1. Click the Selection
2. Select the sketch
The sketch is done.
You can select another line as the axis of rotation




Shaft Creation :
Using a 3D Wireframe as Profile
1. Sketch the circle in the XY plane.
2. Make sure the circle is perpendicular to the vertical
axis.
3. Click the shaft icon.
4. At the axis selection in the shaft definition box, select the
vertical axis.
1. The donut is done.



Shaft : Reverse Side
1. Create the sketch in the XY plane.
2. Make sure the rectangle is perpendicular to the vertical
axis
3. Exit sketcher

4. Revolve the part 30 degrees.
5. Select the vertical axis.
6. Select the highlighted surface and activate sketch

7. Using spline, make the line as below on the surface.
8. Exit sketch.
9. On the revolve dialog box, select the new spline
10. On the axis selection, select the vertical axis
11. The angle is 30 degrees
12. Click on the reverse side and preview the difference.
13. Select the upper side and click OK.

14. The shaft reverse is done.




Limiting Features :
Up to Last Pads/ Pockets
1. In the YZ plane, make a rectangle coincidence with the
midpoint of the UCS.
2. Make sure the dimension is right.
3. Exit sketcher

4. Pad the sketch 20 mm.
5. Using the translation icon, move the pad 50 mm from the
UCS.
6. Then select the YZ plane and enter sketcher.

7. Make another rectangle with the dimension in the picture
below.
8. Exit sketcher.
9. Pad the rectangle to 20 mm.
10. Translate both pads 50 mm behind the UCS.
11. Select the YZ plane and enter sketcher.

12. Make a circle with radius 25 mm.
13. Make sure the circle is in coincidence with the UCS.
14. Exit sketcher.

15.Click the Pad icon and select the circle.
16.In the type, select Up to Last.
17. Preview it and OK.

18. Up to Last Pads/Pockets is done.


Limiting Features :
Up to Surface Pads/ Pockets
1. In the XY plane, create the sketch as below.
2. Center the sketch with the horizontal axis and vertical
axis.
3. Exit sketcher.

5. Pad the sketch to 50 mm.
6. Translate it -100 mm to back of the UCS.

7. Make a rectangle in front of the Pad.
8. The rectangle must at the center and coincidence to the
vertical axis
Hint: Rotate the object
Select the ZX Plane

9. Click the Pad icon.
10. Change the type to Up to Surface.
11. Preview and OK.

12. The Up to Surface is done.



Mirroring a Pad
Using Mirrored Extent
1. Sketch in the XY plane the shown picture.
2. Click the PAD.
3. Set the thickness as 20 mm.
4. Click the mirrored extent.

5. The mirrored extent is done.



Offset on Pad Limit
1. Make a sketch like below in the ZX plane.
2. Pad the sketch to 50 mm
3. Then select the surface as indicated.
4. Enter sketcher.

5. Make a rectangle on the surface.
6. Exit sketcher.

7. In the Pad definition, select Up to surface.
8. In the limit, select limit 1 as indicated.
9. Offset the drawing to -10mm.
10. Click OK.

Select this plane
as limit
11. The Offset on Pad Limit is done.




Creating Hole
1. Make a box regardless of its dimension
2. Click the hole icon
3. Click on the indicated surface.
4. Set the dialog box as in picture.
5. Click OK.

6. A hole is created.


Creating and Positioning a Hole

1. Create a rectangle. The rectangle must be coincidence
with the vertical and horizontal axis.

2. On the Hole dialog box, click the Positioning sketch icon.
Note: For hole, you can move the hole using positioning
sketch.

3.Coincide the hole with the vertical and horizontal axis.
4. Exit sketcher
5. In the hole dialog box, click Ok

Coincide the hole with the vertical
And horizontal axis.
6. The hole is done.



Offset a Hole
1. In the XY plane, create a rectangle following the
dimension given.
2. Pad the sketch -5 mm behind the UCS.

3. Select the upper surface of the box and get into the
sketcher
4. Create a circle in the centre of the UCS.
5. Pad the circle 20 mm in front of the UCS.
6. In the hole definition box, choose Up to Plane.
7. Set the limit and the offset to be -10 mm.
Select this plane as the limit
8. A hole is created.

Standard Thread Definition

1. Create a circle of diameter 25 mm.

2. Pad the sketch to 50 mm.
3. In the hole definition box, select V-bottom in the bottom selection
box.
4. Select thread definition.
5. Change the setting in the box accordingly as shown.
6. The thread definition is done.
End of CATIA Tutorial 2
Upon completion this lab, you should be
able to use the sketcher with ease.
You should know
Pad
Shaft
Pockets
Hole
And others