Introduction to CATIA
Initially, CATIA name is an abbreviation for
Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application
We had already said in the introduction of historical, that the French Dassault
Systems is the parent company and IBM participates in the softwares and
marketing, and catia is invades broad industrial sectors, and has been explained
in the previous post position of CATIA between 3d modeling software programs.
Now we will speak about another point which is whether there is a drawing
program better than the other?... we must know, that drawing programs provides
us drawing tools while not any of them can provide you the ability to design, You
should,thinking and looking and imagine then building a design in your mind,
either drawing program will help you to transform these designs graphics on
papers, for that, we prefer CATIA because it provides us with all the tools that we
need.
Before we come to learning any 3d modeling software's, You must know their
classification as a drawing program, Where CATIA classified under the following
software packages:
CAD (Computer Aided Deign)
CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing)
In general
CAE (Computer Aided Engineering)
Version that most of the people works on it now is CATIA V5 or fifth version,
which is a rewriting and revision the code of the fourth edition.
For the fifth version, there are versions from 1 to 20, for example, CATIA V5 R17,
it Means CATIA fifth edition version seventeenth, While years system was
adoption in the sixth edition, for example, CATIA V6 2011 means CATIA sixth
edition
version
of
Year
2011.
CATIA consists of modules each Module specialized in specific design field, And I
will review now the most famous of these modules:
Some of CATIA Modules
Sketcher: This module is responsible for the
implementation of two-dimensional shapes, in preparation for make a threedimensional commands on it.
Part Design: This module is responsible for converting two-dimensional
graphics to three-dimensional objects which is most famous in Catia and is
closely linked with sketcher module. The part design Module it is considered from
most important modules, that used by the designer to get the additional
advantage from cad programs, which is stereotaxic drawing or three-dimensional
drawing.
Assembly: This module is responsible for assembling
the parts previously produced in Part Design, and it is most important for those
who work in the field of machinery design or design in general, because it is the
one who shows the inter-relationships between the parts of the machine or any
mechanical establishment.
Stress Analysis: This module is responsible
for testing parts designed to withstand the loads expected occurrence on it, and
shows how the mechanical parts are affected by the colors, where they can learn
the most dangerous points in terms of emotion through the distribution of colors.
Drafting: This module is responsible, for converting
what you see on the screen to standard engineering drawings can be traded in
the workshop for manufacturing or save them for documentation.
Surface and WireFrame: With this module surfaces
can be drawing with zero size and weight and has its uses in the aerospace,
automotive,
ships
and
Mold
Design.
Simulation: this module is responsible for obtaining a similar movement of the
natural movement, which is expected to occur during the actual operation of the
machine or mechanical establishment whatever.
Free Style: which is a free drawing, product designers needs it, such as Mobile
or furniture or antiques designers.
and other modules such as:
Sheet Metal, Mold Design, Welding, Aerospace Sheet Metal.
The surprise is that all of the above follows the one field which is mechanical
design field , while there are other fields such as:
Analysis
Machining
Ergonomics
Each of them containing modules, even electronic circuit design, that is mean
CATIA have too many modules, and it is covers almost everything you need, so
I prefer to work on it more than others.
CATIA is considered as a CAM program, in addition to it is CAD program, in the
meaning that you can export files to CNN machines and then
manufactured, CATIA Also supports graphics from other programs such as
AutoCAD, for example, it is possible to copy a drawing from AutoCAD and enter it
to CATIA and then make on it CATIA operations, CATIA files can be kept with
dwg extension which is supported by AutoCAD or the default extension has
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