Module 1: SKETCHER
- Introduction to CATIA & its interface. Customization of interface. Sketcher basics: constraints – geometric/dimensional.
- Sketch Tools-Grid, snap to grid, construction element, geometrical, dimensional constraint.
Profile toolbar-Profile, predefined profiles, circle, spline, conic, axis, line, point. - Constraint toolbar-constraints defined in a dialog box, constraint, contact constraint, fix together, auto constraint, animate constraint, edit multi constraint.
- Operations toolbar-Corner, chamfer, relimitations, transformations, 3D geometry
- Sketch analysis
- knowledge – formula
- Data management – open/save/save as/exit
- Examples on sketcher.
Module 2: PART DESIGN
- Introduction to part design & its interface.
- Parent child relationship between features
- Sketch based features – Pad, Pocket
- Measure tools
- Sketch based features – shaft, groove, hole,rib, slot.
- Sketch based features- Solid combine, stiffener, multi section solid, removed multi section solid.
- Reference elements – Points.
- Reference elements – Lines, planes.
- Dress up features: Fillets – Edge fillet.
- Dress up features – Fillets, chamfer, draft, shell.
- Concept of Neutral File Format, conversion to NFF (IGES, STEP etc.)
- Thickness, thread/tap, replace face, remove face.
- Tap thread analysis.
- Transformation features: Patterns – Rectangular, Circular, User
- Mirror
- Scale – scaling, affinity
- Multi body concepts – inserting bodies- Boolean operations.
- Transformation features -Use of transformations, axis system, 3D constraints, compass for moving bodies.
- Geometry Duplication: Copy, paste of features & bodies within the part or between parts.
- Paste Special Options
- Annotations, scan or define in work object, delete useless geometries, parameterization analysis, apply material, screenshot capture.
- Advanced Modeling Tools – power copy creation & instantiation of features, Catalog creation
- Design table
- Data management – open, save options.
- Exercises on part design
Module 3: ASSEMBLY DESIGN
- Introduction to assembly concepts (top down, bottom up) & CATIA assembly interface.
- Product structure tools – creation of sub-assemblies, component in assembly structure.
- Constraints – coincidence, surface contact, angle, offset, fix, fix together, quick constraint, Change constraint, Reuse pattern.
- Move – Manipulation, snap, smart move, stop manipulate on clash
- product structure tools-Existing component, EC with positioning, replace component, multi instantiation.
- Product structure tools – Flexible Sub Assembly, Manage Representation
- Top down Design approach – Part in assembly, multi model link concepts.
- Large Assembly Management – Selective load, visualization mode.
- Analyze: BOM, Generate Numbering, Dependencies, Mechanical structure
- compute clash
- Space Analysis – Clash sectioning, Distance & band Analysis.
- Annotations, Save Management, Link Management.
- Scenes – Exploded views, Configurations.
- Exercises on assembly design.
Module 4: DRAFTING
- Introduction to drafting (Interactive, Generative) & CATIA drafting interface.
- Sheet setup, sheet background -Frame & title block, revision block creation.
- Views: Projections – orthographic, isometric, sections, details, broken views, clipping, view creation wizard.
- Generative dimensioning.
- Dimensioning – Dimension, Dimension edition, Tolerancing, Dimension properties.
- Drawing – Sheets, new view.
- Interactive drafting: Graphic properties, Geometry creation toolbar, Geometry modification
- toolbar, Dress up.
- Annotations – text, symbols, tables.
- Detail sheet,2D component Instantiation.
- Assembly Documentation – BOM, Exploded view, Balloon Generation.
- Link Management
- Data Management – Save Management/Print.
Module 5: GENERATIVE SHAPE DESIGN
- Introduction to surface design & CATIA Shape Design interface.
- Introduction to different types of continuity.
- Tree Structure – Geometrical Set, Ordered Geometrical Set, hybrid design.
- Wireframe- Point, Points & Plane repetition, Extremum, Extremum polar.
- Line, Axis, Polyline.
- Plane, Planes between.
- Projection, combine, Reflect line
- Intersection
- Parallel curve, 3D curve offset.
- Circle, corner, and connect curve, conic, spline helix, spiral, Isoperimetric curve.
- Surfaces – Extrude, Revolve, Cylinder, Sphere.
- Offset.
- Fill, Multi section surface, Blend.
- Join/Healing: Join, healing, curve smooth, untrimmed, and disassemble.
- Operations: Trim, Split, Extracts, fillet, transformation, extrapolate.
- Sweep -explicit, line, circle, conic.
- Concepts of spine.
- Adaptive sweep
- Examples
- Part design: Surface based features-Split, thickness, close surface, sew surface.
- Exercises on surface design
Module 6: SHEETMETAL
- Introduction to sheet metal, basic concepts of sheet metal.
- Introduction to sheet metal workbench interface.
- Walls toolbar – sheet metal parameters, Tab, edge flange, miter flange
- Bending: Sketch Bend ,Jog, hem
- Cutting/Forming- Hole , Exturdecut, Forming tool, corner, chamfer, User defined forming tool.
- Manufacturing preparation – check overlapping DXF creation
- Transformations
Module 7: DMU KINEMATICS
- Introduction to DMU Kinematics
- DMU Kinematiocs:Kinematic joints-Revolute joint, prismatic,cylindrical,screw,spherical,planar,Rigid,Roll curve joint,Univerasl joint,
- Gear joint,Rack joint.
- DMU Generic Animation:Simulation ,compile Simulation,Replay
- DMU Analysis:clash,Distance and Band Analysis
- Kinematic update
Module 8: FTA (FUNCTIONAL TOLERANCING AND ANNOTATION)
- Introduction to FTA
- Views: View creation,Offset section view/ Sectioncut,Aligned Section view/section cut
- Annotation:Tolerancing Adwiser, Text with Leader,Flag Note with Leader,Datum Element,Datum Target,Gemetrical Tolerance,Roughness
- Frammed(Basic)Dimensions, Dimensions,Generative Dimension
- Gemetry for:Restricted Area,Construted Geometry Creation,Gepmetry Connection Management.
- Visualisation:3D- annotation- Query switch on /switch off, Clipping plane
Value Addition
- Engg Drawing Reading
- GD&T
- Resume building
- Career counselling
- Placement Assistance
- Mock interview every week
- Interview skills training
- Projects – 3
- Engg topics refresher
