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Lesson 1: Introduction to CATIA


About this course <t> About the Student Guide <f> Conventions used in the Student Guide <t> Case Study: Introduction to CATIA
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Introduction to CATIA - Step 1 '~j PLM - Product Lifecycle Management '~l PLM in Practice <~) CATIA within the PLM Solution ,~ CATIA from Concept to Realization f> What is CATIA V5 ? 'f> Key Terms 't> Design Intent ~) How Features Affect Design Intent 'f' Exercise 1A
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Introduction to CATIA - Step 2 '-i> Windows Philosophy ,~, Introduction to V5 Documents


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Case Study: Profile Creation Design Intent Stages in the Process Profile Creation - Step 1 Creating a New Part Part Design Workbench

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Geometry Creation: Conics Geometry Creation: Pre-defined Profiles i> Geometry Creation: User-defined Profiles i> Geometry Creation: Introduction to Re-limitations <~ Construction Geometry
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Profile Creation - Step 2 ,~ Reference Planes <:i> What is a Sketch? .~, Sketch Support
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Recommendations for Sketching <i> Creating a Profile: What Are the Best Tools to Use? ~ How Complex Should Sketches Be?
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Exercise 2A Exercise 2B Exercise 2C

Profile Creation - Step 3 ':i> Basic Sketching <~, Sketcher Workbench <:i> Grid Geometry Creation <~, Geometry Creation: Points <~> Geometry Creation: Lines (~> Geometry Creation: Circles .~> Geometry Creation: Ellipse, Parabola, Hyperbola, and Spline

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Profile Creation - Step 4 .~ Constraining the Sketch :i> Geometric and Dimensional Constraints ~ Fully Constrained Sketches 'i> Geometric Constraints ~ Dimensional Constraints

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Controlling the Constraint Dimension Direction

Basic Features in Part Design Case Study: Basic Features Design Intent Stages in the Process

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Completing the Feature .f' Using a Pad to Create the First Feature
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Saving a Document with the Same Name f' Saving a Document with a New Name 'i' Closing a Document ~To Sum Up...
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Basic Features - Step 1 i> Part Design Terminology i' Creating a Base Feature ~, Selecting a Base Feature ,i' Selecting a Base Feature - Exercise ~> Selecting a Base Feature - Answers 'i> Features that Add or Remove Material
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Basic Features - Step 2 3-14 i> Pad and Pocket Limits 3-15 i> Creating Pads 3-16 ~ Creating a Simple Pocket 3-17 ,~) Restrictions for Pad/Pocket Profile Sketches 3-18 .,> Open Profiles 3-19

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Basic Features - Step 3 What is a Hole? Hole Creation using a Positioning Sketch Hole Creation using Pre-defined References Using Pockets or Holes Basic Features - Step 4

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Basic Features - Step 5 i' Model View Options ~ Hide/Show i' Deactivate/Activate i' Investigating the Model
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What is a Fillet? <~ Selection and Propagation Modes ~ Filleting an Edge ~ Face-Face Fillets ~ Variable Radius Fillets <~ What is a Chamfer? <f> Chamfer Dimensioning Mode ~ Creating a Chamfer
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Exercise 3A Exercise 3B Exercise 3C

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Additional Features - Step 1 '!> Additional Sketcher Tools '!> Creating an Axis ~; Dimensioning to an Axis <f/ Re-Limitation Tools <t> Re-limitations <t' Trim Options <f:' Quick Trim Options <t> Transformation Tools <t' Mirror and Symmetry Options <i' Translation <t< Rotation <t> Scale
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Additional Features - Step 3 <i> Revolved Features ~ Axis of Revolution ~ Shafts <i> Creating Grooves
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