Questions on CATIA V5 Fundamentals .

CATIA V5 FUNDAMENTALS

CATIA is commercial software suite developed by the French company Dassault

Systems and marketed worldwide by IBM. Written in the C++ programming language. The software was created in the late 1970s and early 1980s to develop Dassault's Miragefighter jet, then was adopted in the aerospace, automotive, shipbuilding, and other industries. Catia V5 features a parametric solid/surface-based package which uses nurbs as the core surface representation and has several workbenches that provide support. V5 can work with other applications, including Enovia, Smarteam, and various CAE Analysis applications.

1. Expand CATIA?

   Computer Aided Three Dimensional Interactive Applications.

2. Can I open solid works files in CATIA?

    Sorry, you cannot open Solid works files directly in CATIA. You can use Solid works to export your solid works files into STP, IGS, or X_T format. CATIA can open those files, but the history of modelling will be lost.

3. Does CATIA works on UNIX platform?

   Yes.

 4. Is it possible to hide specification tree?

    Yes, with help of F3 button, but the option in tool command must be checked ok.

5. What are features?

    A feature is the smallest building block that can be modified individually. A model created in CATIA V5 is a combination of number of individual features and each features is related to one another directly or indirectly. If proper design intent is maintained while creating the model, then these features automatically adjust their values to any change in their surroundings.

6. What are the different types of documents in CATIA V5?

    TYPES OF DOCUMENTS

 All files created using CAtTIA V5 are referred to as documents.

The common documents are:

1. A part document (.CATPart)

2. Sketcher document (.CATPart)

3. Assembly document (.CATProduct)

4. A drawing document (.CATDrawing )

5. Surface Design (.CATPart)

6. GSA (.CATAnalisis)

7. NC (.CATProcess)

8. Material (.CATMaterial)

9. Shape (.CATShape)

 The basis of most CATIA V5 documents is the part document. Different CATIA V5 workbenches generate different types of documents (extension types).

7. How can I hide an element while creating complex designs?

   Show mode  help us to see all components presently opened.

You can hide an element by transferring it to the no show space for time being.

Click on Hide/Show icon.For the hidden elements,their icons will be in shade.

Elements are now hidden and the screen appears as below.

8. How can i activate the auto-update mode in CATIA V5?
    Select “Tools > Options > Mechanical design >assembly design > general > update > automatic “

The position of the part will be updated automatically just after we create a constraint on a part.