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 Lecture Notes
On
CATIA (Software)
Prem Kumar Soni
Asst. Prof.
LNCT Bhopal
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 CONTENT
1. Lecture 1 3. Lecture 3
 Introduction  Wireframe and Surface
 Software Overview Drafting
 Part Design and
Sketching 4. Lecture 4
2. Lecture 2  Finite Element Analysis
 Product Structure and  Data Exchange
Assembly  Parameters and
 Modelling Formulas
 More advance Part
Design

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 CATIA (an acronym of computer-aided three-dimensional
interactive application) is a multi-platform software
suite for computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided
manufacturing (CAM), computer-aided
engineering (CAE), PLM and 3D, developed by the
French company Dassault Systèmes.
CATIA started as an in-house development in 1977 by
French aircraft manufacturer Avions Marcel Dassault, at
that time customer of the CADAM software to develop
Dassault's Mirage fighter jet. It was later adopted by the
aerospace, automotive, shipbuilding, and other industries.

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Overview
CATIA v5 is an Integrated Computer Aided Engineering
tool:
 Incorporates CAD, CAM, CAE, and other applications
 Completely re-written since CATIA v4 and still under
development
 CATIA v5 is a native Windows application
 User friendly icon based graphical user interface (GUI)
 Based on Variational/ Parametric technology
 Encourages design flexibility and design reuse
 Supports Knowledge Based Design

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Philosophy of CATIA V5
1. A Flexible Modelling environment
 Ability to easily modify models, and implement design
changes
 Support for data sharing, and data reuse
2. Knowledge enabled
 Capture of design constraints, and design intent as well as
final model geometry
 Management of non-geometric as well as geometric design
information
3. The 3D Part is the Master Model
 Drawings, Assemblies and Analyses are associative to the 3D
parts. If the part design changes, the downstream models with
change too.

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CATIA v5 Applications
 Product Structure  Freestyle Shaper

 Part Design  Digital Shape Editor

 Knowledgeware
 Assembly Design
 Photo Studio
 Sketcher
 4D Navigator (including
 Drafting (Interactive kinematics)
and Generative)  Manufacturing
 Wireframe and  Finite Element Analysis
Surface

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CATIA User Interface

Current
Application
Menu Bar

Online Help

Application
Tool Bar
File Toolbar

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Interacting with CATIA (1)

 Selecting an Application  Working with Files
 Use the Start menu to select an  Use the File menu to create, open,
application save and print

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Interacting with CATIA (2)

 Display Commands
 Hide/ Show
 Fly Through
 Hide
 Fit View
 Swap Visible Space
 Layer control
 Pan  Properties
 Rotate  Display Characteristics for an
 Zoom object are set by selecting the
 Normal View entity, then pressing the right
mouse button and selecting
 Standard Views
Properties from the menu
 View Types: Shaded/ Hidden
Line/ Wireframe/ User Defined

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Manipulating the Display using the Mouse

 Pan  Using the compass
 Press and hold the middle mouse
button and move the mouse to pan
 Rotate
 Press and hold the middle mouse
button then the left mouse button
and move the mouse to rotate
 Drag the axes or planes of the
 Zoom
compass to dynamically rotate
 Press and hold the middle mouse
button and click the left mouse
the display
button then move the mouse to  Multi-select entities by
zoom in and out holding down the Shift key

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More Common Commands

 Copy/ Paste  Hide/ Show
 Geometry entities can be copied and  Allows you to temporarily hide
pasted from one part to another. entities from the display
 Paste Special allows you to:
 Hidden entities can be recovered by
 Paste a complete copy with clicking on the “Swap visible space”
history icon, and then selecting the entity to
 Paste a linked copy make visible
 Paste the result without linking
 Update
 Undo/ Redo
 Used to update the part after
 Allows you to undo previous actions
modification
 Redo repeats an action that has been
undone

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The Specification Tree

 The Specification Tree is displayed on the left

side of the screen while you are working
 Provides access to the history of how a part
was constructed, and shows the product
structure
 Product entities can be selected from the
spec. tree or in the geometry area
 Parts can be modified by selecting them from
the spec. tree.
 Click on + to open a tree branch
 Solid Parts are stored in the Part Body
branch of the Part tree

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Getting Help
 The online help library can be accessed by selecting
the Help -> Contents, Index and Search command
 The Help home page provides a search facility, and
allows you to browse by application.
 Every CATIA task has a getting started guide

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Getting Help from the CATIA
Community
 For general information about CATIA from IBM and Dassault
Systemes refer to:
www.catia.com

 For access to the database of known problems refer to:

http://service.boulder.ibm.com/support/catia.support/databases

 The CATIA operator’s exchange provides a forum for the exchange of

ideas and advice about using CATIA at:
www.coe.org
 And look at Member Center -> Forum

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Part Design
 The Part Design application is used to create solid
models of parts
 Solid parts are usually created from 2D profiles that
are extruded or revolved to form a base feature
 The Part Design task is tightly integrated with a 2D
sketching tool
 A library of features is provided to allow user to add
additional details to a base part
 Parts can be modified by selecting their features in the
specification tree
 Parts are stored in files with the extension .CATPart

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Part Design
 Base Features  Dress-up Features

 Fillets Draft Shell

 Pad Slot  Chamfers Thickness
 Pocket Hole  Transformation Features
 Shaft Groove
 Reference Elements

 Translation
 Rotation
 Point  Mirror
 Line  Pattern
 Scale
 Plane

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Sketcher
 The sketcher is used to create 2D sketches of designs,
and apply constraints to the sketched geometry
 The sketcher is now the main environment for
developing 2D profiles that will be used to build solid
models (but traditional 2D wireframe techniques are
available in the Wireframe and Surface application)
 The sketcher provides a flexible environment for
creating and modifying 2D geometry

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Sketcher
 Geometry Operations
 Entering the sketcher
 Click on the Sketcher icon or
select Start -> Mechanical
Design -> Sketcher  Constraint Creation

 Exiting from the

Sketcher
 Tools Toolbar
 Click on the Exit icon to leave
the sketcher and return to the
3D workspace
 Snap to point
 Geometry Creation  Construction Geometry
 Constraint

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Using the Sketcher

 The Sketcher is a parametric design tool
 It allows you to quickly draw the approximate shape of
a design, and then assign constraints to complete the
shape definition
 Constraints can be applied as:
 Driving Dimensions – dimensions that control
the size of a geometric entity
 Geometric Constraints – geometric
relationships such as parallel, perpendicular,
tangent, collinear

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Sketching Example
1. Click on the Sketcher icon 4. Apply constraints to define the
2. Select the 2D plane to sketch on exact geometry required
(may be a plane, or the face of an
existing part), and the sketching
window will appear
3. Sketch the profile

4. Click on the exit icon to quit the

sketcher
5. Sketch is transferred into the 3D
modelling environment

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Sketching Tips
 To edit an existing sketch ensure that you select the sketch from the
specification tree, or select an element in the sketch. (If you do not
do this you will create a new sketch instead of modifying the
existing one)

 If the sketch goes purple while you are constraining it is over-

constrained. Generally it is best to Undo the last constraint and
examine existing constraints to find the problem before continuing

 Solids can only be created from sketches that form a single closed
boundary

 The profile icon allows you to create complicated profiles including

lines and arcs. See the online help for more information

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Creating a Solid Part from a Sketch

1. Click on the Pad icon to 4. Select the limit type from:
create an extruded part  Dimension
2. Select the sketch containing  Up To Next
the profile you want to  Up To Last
extrude (note the sketch is  Up To Plane
treated as a single entity)
5. Type in the length if required
3. The Pad definition window
6. Check the extrude direction
will appear
arrow
7. Click on OK to create the
Part

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Working with Features

 The Part Design task uses intelligent design features

 The features contain information about their context as well as

their shape
 For example a Hole feature can only be created once you have
created a part body
 A hole feature requires an attachment face, and driving dimensions

 A hole is a negative feature – it is automatically subtracted from the main Part

Body

 Other features include Pad, Revolve, Pocket, Groove, Thread, Rib,

Slot, Stiffener
 When a new feature is added to a solid part it is automatically
combined with the existing part

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Modifying a Part
 All parts created in Part Design can be edited at any time in the life
of the part
 The parameters used to create a feature can be accessed by double
clicking on the feature definition in the product specification tree or
on the part geometry
 For example to change the height of a pad you should double click
on the pad node in the specification tree.
 The original feature dialogue will appear on the screen

 Change the values and click on OK.

 When you have modified the feature parameters the part will
automatically update. The part turns red briefly to indicate that it
is out of date

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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

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Assembly Design
 Product Structure Tools  Move Toolbar

 Insert New Component  Manipulate

 Insert New Product  Snap
 Insert New Part  Explode and Assembly
 Insert Existing Component
 Replace Component  Constraints Toolbar
 Reorder Tree
 Generate Numbers
 Load Components
 Unload Components  Coincidence
 Contact
 Manage Representations  Offset
 Multi-Instantiation  Angular
 Anchor
 Fix Together

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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

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Using the Product Structure Tree

 The specification tree shows product
structure information relating to the parts
and sub-assemblies contained in an
assembly
 In the example shown on the right the product is
called Product1
 The product contains three components
CRIC_FRAME, CRIC_BRANCH_3 and
CRIC_BRANCH_1.
 The Product and the Components do not
contain any geometry
 Geometry is stored in parts inside the Component
definitions
 The Constraints Branch shows the constraints
that have been created to define the relationships
between the components in the product structure

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Steps for Creating an Assembly

1. Create a new CATProduct using File -> New ->
Product.
2. Use the Product Structure tools to lay out the
main assembly structure
3. Use Insert Existing Component or Insert New Part
to create geometry in the Assembly
4. Use Constraints to capture the design
relationships between the various parts in the
assembly
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Saving Assembly Information

 Assembly information is stored in a file with the extension
.CATProduct.
 The CATProduct file contains only information relating to the product
assembly.
 The detailed geometric information about the parts in the assembly is
referenced to the original .CATPart files
Warning
 If you copy a.CATProduct file it will still point to the original part files

 To copy an entire assembly use File -> Save All As… , specify a new location for the
.CATProduct file, then click on the Propagate button.

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More Advanced Part Design

 Boolean Operations
 Transforming Parts
 Assigning Materials
 Calculating Mass Properties

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Using Boolean Operations

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Using Boolean Operations

 To use the traditional Boolean operations approach to
solid modelling you must create multiple bodies within
a part.
 Create additional Bodies by selecting the function

Insert -> New Body

 Boolean operations (join, subtract, intersect) can only

be applied between the main PartBody, and other
bodies in the same Part

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Transforming Parts
 Solid features can be transformed using the transform
functions

 Features can be mirrored, translated, rotated and scaled

 Patterns are used to created rectangular or circular
arrays of features

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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,
1. then click on Apply Material and OK. 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

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Calculating Mass Properties

 Select the node of the part you want to analyse in the
specification tree
 Click on the Measure Inertia icon
Or

 Select Properties from the popup menu on the right

mouse button to see the properties form, select the
Mass tab and view the properties:

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Wireframe and Surface

 The Wireframe and Surface task provides a more
traditional CAD 3D modelling environment
 The Wireframe functionality allows you to create
Wireframe points, lines and curves in 3D space,
without using the constraint based approach of the
sketcher
 The Surface functionality allows you to create smooth
freeform surfaces by sweeping Wireframe curves
through 3D space
 Wireframe and Surface is integrated with the other
CATIA applications allowing for hybrid surface and
solid modelling

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Wireframe and Surface

 Wireframe Toolbar  Surface Toolbar

 Create Point
 Create Line
 Extrude Surfaces
 Create Plane  Surface of Revolution
 Create Projections  Offset Surface
 Create Intersections  Sweep Surface
 Create Circle  Create Filling Surface
 Create Spline  Loft Surface
 Corner
 Blend Surface
 Create Parallel Curves
 Extract Geometry
 Create Boundary Curves

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Wireframe and Surface

 Transformations Toolbar
 Operations Toolbar

 Translate
 Join
 Rotate
 Split, Trim
 Create Symmetry
 Transform
 Scale
 Tools Toolbar
 Affinity (irregular scaling)

 Update
 Axis
 Work with Support
 Snap to Point
 Create Datum (deactivate History)

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Creating Wireframe Geometry

 Wireframe geometry can be created in 3D
space, or on a 2D plane (using a support)
 Each wireframe function has a number of
different methods (e.g.a line can be created
from point to point, or parallel to an existing
line, or many other ways).
 Existing geometry can be selected by picking
on the screen or selecting from the spec. tree
 Additional options may be available by
pressing the right mouse button over the input
box

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Creating Surface Geometry

 Surfaces are usually created
using a wireframe skeleton
 For example the Loft function
requires 2 or more cross section
curves
 It also optionally accepts a
number of guide curves that
extend between the cross curves
 A spine curve can be used to
define the shape of the loft

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Using the Specification Tree with
Wireframe and Surface
 Wireframe and Surface Geometry
is created in an “Open Body”
within the Part definition
 Geometry in the open body is not
“attached” to the main part
 New Open bodies can be created
using the Insert -> Open Body
command
 A part can contain both Open
Body and Part Body information

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Wireframe and Surface –

Hints and Tips
 If you want to repeatedly use the same function (e.g. to
create multiple points) double-click on the icon. The
dialogue will remain open after you click on OK.
 It can be very useful to create planes to use as a
support when creating geometry.
 When creating surfaces take care that the underlying
wireframe geometry is consistent, and curve endpoints
are all matched
 When creating surfaces ensure that curve orientations
are consistent

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Solid – Surface Integration

 The Part Design Application  Surface Based Features
provides a Surface Based
Features toolbar to allow you
create solid bodies from surface
models.  Split – Uses a surface to split a solid
object
 Solids created from surfaces are
 Thicken – Creates a solid body by
generally more difficult to
“thickening” an existing surface
modify that solids generated in
 Close Surface – Creates a Solid body
part design
from a closed set of surfaces
 The solid part maintains  Sew Surface – Joins a surface to a
associativity to the surfaces it solid body
was generated from

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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

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Generative Drafting
 Views Toolbar  Automatic Dimension
Creation

 Create a Front View (other

views available underneath icon)
 Create a section view  Auto-dimension
 Create a detail view  Semi-Automatic Dimensions
 Create a Clipping View
 Create Views Via Wizard

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Interactive Drafting
 Allows you to create engineering drawings without
first creating a 3D part
 Provides 2D drawing functionality to create geometry
layouts
 Provides dimension and dress-up facilities for drawing
annotation
 Can be used to add additional information to a drawing
created using Generative Drafting

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Interactive Drafting
 Geometry Creation  Relimitations Toolbar

 Point
 Corner
 Line
 Chamfer
 Circle
 Trim
 Arc
 Profile  Break
 Curve  Annotation
 Pre-Define Profiles

 Transformations Toolbar

 Text
 Symbols
 Translate, Rotate, Scale, Mirror

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Interactive Drafting
 Dimensions Toolbar  Dress up Toolbar

 Create Dimension  Centreline

 Create Tolerance  Thread
 Axis
 Fill
 Arrow

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Drafting Example
 The drawing sheet will appear
 Create a new on the screen
Drawing using
File -> New…

 Select the
drawing
Format and
Scale

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Drafting Example
 Use File -> Open… to open the
3D part you want to generate a
drawing from
 It is useful to arrange the screen
so that you can see both views
before continuing
 Use the View Creation toolbar to  A preview of the view will
create a new view appear in the corner of the 3D
window
 Click on the drawing sheet to
generate the view
 Click on the Front View icon,
then select a plane on the 3D
model to specify the view
orientation

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Drafting Example
 You can generate orthographic  Sections and detail views can
projects from an existing view also be generated from existing
using the Projection View icon views

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Importing Geometry from External
Systems
 CATIA provides import translators for many standard geometry formats
including
 IGES, STEP AP203, DXF/ DWG,

 Use File -> Open to import an external file

 The options to control the import parameters are available in

 Tools -> Options -> Product -> External Formats (check)

 Imported CAD geometry does not contain any history information

 Check the online help for more information about the types of entities
that can be translated

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Exporting CATIA geometry to other
CAD systems
 CATIA provides export translators for a number of
standard formats including:
 IGES, STEP AP203, DXF/ DWG, VRML, CGM

 Use File -> Save As… , then select the desired type in
the Save As Type box to export a file in an external
format
 Exported geometry does not have any history
associated with it
 Check the online help for more information about the
types of entities that can be translated
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Generative Part Structural Analysis

 Generative Part Structural Analysis allows you to
perform a finite element analysis on a solid part
 It is highly automated and allows an analysis to be
performed with the minimum of interaction from the
user
 Generative Part Structural Analysis provides very
limited mesh control, and can only be applied to solid
geometry
 It is generally used as a “quick check” for structural
analysis

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Generative Part Structural Analysis

 Mesh Specification Toolbar  Restraints Toolbar

 Create Clamp
 Local Mesh Size
 Create Slider
 Create Connections
 Create Ball Joint
 Create Virtual Parts

 Loads Toolbar
 Equipment Toolbar

 Create Pressure
 Created distributed and lumped  Create Distributed Force
masses  Create Acceleration

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Generative Part Structural Analysis

 Image Toolbar
 Compute Toolbar

 Specify External Storage

 Compute Static Solution  Visualise Deformations

 Compute Frequency Solution  Visualise Von Mises Stresses

 Compute Buckling Solution  Visualise Displacements

 Visualise Principle Stresses

 Analysis Toolbar

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Steps for Performing an Analysis

1. Select the parts or features for analysis

2. Define any connections, attached parts and

non-structural masses
3. Specify loads and restraints acting on the part

4. Submit the job for analysis

5. Visualise Results

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Parameters and Formulas

 CATIA V5 contains a group of applications that
provide CATIA Knowledge ware capabilities
 These tools allow you to perform design automation,
and capture non-geometric information about a product
 The most basic Knowledge ware tool is the Knowledge
Advisor
 Using Knowledge advisor you can create parameters
and relationships relating to parts

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Knowledge Advisor
 CATIA stores information about a part in form of
parameters
 Formula function – allows you to create new
parameters and create relationships between existing
parameters.
 Rules function – allows you to define design rules
relating to design parameters in a part or product
 Parameters and Relations are displayed in the
specification tree

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Knowledge Advisor Example

 This relations branch shows two formulas:

 The value of the diameter Radius.1 is set equal to 2* the

diameter of Hole.1 in the part
 The value of the user defined parameter Pad Length is set
equal to the sum of the two limits on Pad.1

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