CATIA: Navigating the CATIA V5 environment D. CHABLAT / S. CARO Damien.Chablat@irccyn.ec-nantes.fr
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The Start Menu 1 To access to all the CATIA V5 Workbenches The number of workbenches depends on the licenses configuration. In Ecole Centrale de Nantes, we have ED2 (Education Package). We can customize this menu to put in the top, the mainly used workbenches. Active document Recently active documents D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 3
The Start Menu 1 The workbenches by applications D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 4
The current Active CATIA V5 document 2 If only one document on the main window, its name is on the main window: If several documents, theirs names are on the sub windows: D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 5
The sdandard Windows Toolbar 3 Classical windows toolbars D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 6
The standard Windows Toolbar 3 Geometry: This is a toggle tool to hide or to show the geometry Specifications: This is a toggle tool to hide or to show the specification tree Compass: This is a toggle tool to hide or to show the compass Reset compass: Reset the compass back to its original location and orientation D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 7
The Specification Tree 4 Contains the history of tolls and processes used to create a part Constructive history Classical windows style Relational Structure D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 8
The Specification Tree 4 To Hide/show, press F3 If we click on the Specification tree, we can translate or zoom as a part. The color of the part change, light gray. To active the part, click again on the Specification tree. D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 9
Mouse Handling geometry / tree with the mouse or compass Select + CTRL/MAJ : multi-selection Move ou Popup Turn ou Zoom Crossing the room to the tree -> GREY PIECE : click on a white branch of the tree or the frame on the bottom right D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 10
The compass 5 In the part design, allow to make translation or rotation Select an hold to move the compass onto geometry In an assembly, allows us to modify the orientation and rotation of a part relatively to other parts D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 11
The current workbench 6 One icon is associated to each workbench We can change workbench and change quickly to another one (Tools Customize). D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 12
The Select tool 7 Select an entity with the left mouse button Select trap Intersecting trap Polygon trap Paint stroke selection Strictly outside the trap Partially outside the trap Note: We can select several entities by holding the CTRL key D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 13
Plane Representation (xy, yz, an xz) 8 Three planes are created by default The intersection planes represents the (0,0,0) point Can be replaced by an Axis system D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 14
The Current Workbench Tools 9 According to the workbench used, these menus change. They can be open or re-open, made a left mouse click in the side toolbar area. We can restore their position in customize D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 15
CATIA V5 Standard Toolbar 10 Create a new document Open an existing document Save the active file Print the active file Delete the selected elements Copy the selected elements Paste Undo Redo Question on a specific function D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 16
The View Toolbar 11 Set the fly or examine mode Permit to see all graphics currently on the screen Move the part around on the screen Allows us to rotate the part in the 3D space. The rotation center can be change by pressing the middle mouse button first. Zoom In/Out Permits us to see a plane in a true length view Hide/Show a given entity Change to the no show space This toolbar exist for all the workbenches D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 17
The View Toolbar: Quick View mode 11 Isometric view Front view Back view Left view Right view Top view Bottom view Named views: where we save some user point of view D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 18
The View Toolbar: View mode 11 Shading Shading with edges Shading with edges without smooth edges Shading with hidden edges Shading mode with material Wireframe or No Hidden Line Removal Customize view parameters D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 19
The Knowledge Toolbar 12 This tool allows you to use a formula to drive parameters This tool provides access to comments editor This tool allows the user to define standards Extract data from a spread sheet to drive parameters Make a preview of design change Lock selected parameters This tool allow the user to make two parameters equal to each other. D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 20
The Tools Toolbars 13 This function is colored in green if an update is required To create multiple Axis Systems or reference frames When tolerance is used, can compute the actual dimension of an entity To create a visible background To deactivate the history mode To show only the current body To open the user-defined catalog D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 21
The Tools Toolbars 13 To access to a library of mechanical parts D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 22
The Apply Material Tool 14 Apply the texture and the material properties D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 23
The Mesure Tool 15 To measure distance between two elements To measure one elements To measure physical attributes D. Chablat / S. Caro -- Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes 24