Introduction of CATIA

CATIA (Computer Aided 3-D Interactive Application) is a

multi-platform CAD/CAM/CAE commercial software suite
developed by the French company Dassault Systems and
marketed worldwide by IBM.
. CATIA was started in 1977 by French Aircraft
Manufacturer Avions Marcel Dassault System .
Its programming is written in c++ language
Initially named CATI (Conception Assiste
Tridimensionnelle Interactive French for Interactive
Aided Three-dimensional Design)
CATIA competes in the market with SiemensNX,
Pro/ENGINEER, Autodesk Inventor , Solid Works and
SolidEdge.
 List of Major Companies using
CATIA
BMW Scania
Skoda Auto
Tesla Motors
Porsche TATA Motors
Daimler AG Mahindra and Mahindra
Chrysler Limited
Honda Goodyear
Audi Valmet Automotive
Jaguar Proton
Volkswagen Vought Aircraft
Bentley Motors Ltd. Industries
Land Rover Airbus
Volvo Bombardier Aerospace
Fiat The Boeing Company
Renault Embrazer
Toyota
Ford
 WORK BENCH
There are various workbench in CATIA such
as:
Part design

Assembly design

Sheet metal design

Drafting
sketcher
Specification tree
 Select toolbar
There are various type of select toolbar
Rectangle Polygon Outside rectangle
selection selection selection trap
trap trap

Outside intersecting
Intersecting rectangle rectangle selection trap
Free hand
select selection trap
selection trap
Part design
 Part Design
CATIA's 3D Part Design provides the fundamentals
of feature based, parametric modeling by the use
of pad ,pocket chamfer and fillet. This application
makes possible to design precise 3D mechanical
parts with an intuitive and flexible user interface.
Features:-
1. Feature-based, hybrid modeling
2. Sketching and 3D design
3. Modification management
4. Part Structure Editor
Creating pad
Creating shaft
Creating plane
Creating multi pad
Creating pocket
Type of hole
Creating fillet
Creating multi section solid
Creating revolved surface
Assembly design
Lecture 2

Assembly Design

The Assembly Design application allows you to

create a product model from a number of separate
parts
The parts in a product assembly are not joined
together, but assembled as they would be in a
physical assembly
The product assembly structure is hierarchical and
allows you to model complex product relationships
Constraints can be applied between the parts in
assembly to define relationships between them
Lecture 2

Benefits of Assembly Modelling

Support for reuse of standard parts

Assembly design creates links to the master geometry definition, so
multiple instantiations of parts can be efficiently created
Design changes are automatically reflected in the assembly
Model sizes are minimised because geometry files are not copied

Management of inter-part relationships

Mating Conditions
Contact Constraints

Development of Kinematics models

Simple mechanisms analysis available
Fixing component
Coincidence constraint
Contact constraint
Fix together
Exploding an assembly
Lecture 2

Assigning Materials

To Assign a material click on the Materials Icon on

the toolbar
Select a material from the material library
Click on the part you wish to assign the material to,
then click on Apply Material and OK.1. The material
will appear on the properties branch in the spec tree
Note: You may need to change the option settings
To make the parameters branch of the specification
tree visible. To do this select
Tools->Options->Infrastructure->Product Structure
Specification Tree -> Parameters
Drafting
Lecture 3

Generative Drafting

The Generative Drafting Application allows you to

create engineering drawings from parts or
assemblies
Generative Drafting automatically lays out
orthographic projections of a part onto a drawing
sheet
Traditional Drafting functions can be used to annotate
the drawing layout
Drawings are stored in files with the extension
.CATDrawing
Lecture 3

Drafting Example

Create a new The drawing sheet will

Drawing appear on the screen
using File ->
New

Select the
drawing
Format and
Scale
Generating views automatically
Generating projection view
Generating dimension
Generating balloon
Generating bill of material
Sheet metal design
Setting sheet metal parameter
Creating base wall
Creating base wall
Creating bend
Unfolding sheet metal