CATIA Basics
Detailed Steps
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CATIA Basics Detailed Steps
Table of Contents
Manipulating Objects ................................................................................................................ 3
Step 1: Start and Open a document .......................................................................................................... 3 Step 2: Change the Part Number .............................................................................................................. 4 Step 3: Change graphic properties ............................................................................................................ 5 Step 4: Open a new Document ................................................................................................................. 7 Step 5: Copy / Paste a PartBody ............................................................................................................... 8 Step 6: Modify a feature ............................................................................................................................ 8 Step 7: Use the Compass.......................................................................................................................... 9 Step 8: Hide and delete a Body ............................................................................................................... 11
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Manipulating Objects
In this exercise you will learn basic tools to manipulate documents and get familiar with standard CATIA
V5 interface.
Step 1: Start and Open a document
1. Start Catia.
2. Open CATCOMStep-dolt.CATPart and select mm as model unit by going to Tools + Options +
General + Units.
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You must get:
Step 2: Change the Part Number
1. Save as the filename
Select File / Save as.
You can toggle Save as new document to specify a new internal identifier.
Regenerating internal identifiers will avoid instantiation conflicts in Assembly Design.
If you select Save as new document, you must close the CATCOMStep-Dolt.CATPart and open the new document Step2.CATPart. 2. Change the part number.
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To change the part number, select on the Tree ‘Part Number’ and with MB3 choice Properties. Detailed Steps
You can click Alt +Enter to get the same following window:
See the next image to verify the good result.
Step 3: Change graphic properties
1. Change color of 5 faces.
First, display the Graphics Properties Toolbar.
Keeping the Key Ctrl pressed, select 5 faces and change theirs color.
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2. Apply a material
Select the appropriate icon
.
Choice Silver and then click on the top of the Tree (you can select the Part Body).
To render on the workbench the material, go to View / Render/ Apply Customized View.
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and select Materials:
You must get this appearance:
You can select too this icon
on the View Toolbar.
Step 4: Open a new Document
1. Open New Part
Select File / New. Name it Copy.
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2. Select Window / Tile Vertically.
Step 5: Copy / Paste a PartBody
1. Select on the Tree the PartBody of Step2.CATPart in order to copy it.
2. Paste it on the second part ‘Copy.CATPart’
You must get:
Step 6: Modify a feature
1. Change the length of the Pad1 to 10mm.
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Go to Pad1 feature and double-click to edit it
The value must be change to 10 mm:
Step 7: Use the Compass
1. Copy / Paste of Body.1.
You are going to create a new Body.
Click with MB1 on Tree and select Body.1.
While MB1 pressed, click the key Ctrl and drag it to the Top of the Tree in order to paste Body.1.
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2. Use the compass to drag Body.2.
First with MB1 select the origin of the Compass ( red square).
See next image :
Drag the compass while keeping MB1 pressed, and select the red surface.
The compass is now green.
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With MB1 select Body.2 on the tree and then select Z axis of the compass and drag Body.2 along it.
Step 8: Hide and delete a Body
1. Close Step2.CATPart.
Click with MB1 the ‘Close icon’
of the document window.
2. Hide Body2.
Select first Body.2 with MB1.
Place mouse curse on the empty background and click on MB3.
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The Window Hide /Show appears.
To delete Body.2 , select Body.2 and click on the Keyboard the Key ‘Delete’.
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