CATIA V5R16 for Designers
Introduction
CATIA V5R16
• Welcome to CATIA (Computer Aided Three Dimensional Interactive Application).
• As a new user of this software package, you will be joining hands with thousands of
users of this high-end CAD/CAM/CAE tool worldwide.
• If you are already familiar with the previous releases, you can upgrade your designing
skills with the tremendous improvement in this latest release.
• CATIA V5, developed by Dassault Systemes, France, is a completely re-engineered,
next-generation family of CAD/CAM/CAE software solutions for Product Lifecycle
Management.
• Through its exceptionally easy-to-use state of the art user interface, CATIA V5 delivers
innovative technologies, for maximum productivity and creativity from the concept to the
final product.
• CATIA V5 reduces the learning curve for the user, as it allows the flexibility of using |
feature based and parametric designs.
CATIA V5R16 for Designers
Introduction
• CATIA V5 serves the basic design tasks by providing different workbenches.
• A workbench is defined as a specified environment consisting of a set of tools, which
allow the user to perform the specific design tasks in a particular area.
• The basic workbenches available in CATIA V5 are :
• Part Design Workbench
The Part Design workbench is a parametric and feature-based environment, in which you
can create solid models.
• Wireframe and Surface Design Workbench
• The Wireframe and Surface Design workbench is also a parametric and feature-based
environment, in which you can create wireframe or surface models.
• The tools in this workbench are similar to those in the Part Design workbench, with the
only difference that the tools in this environment are used to create basic and advanced
surfaces.
CATIA V5R16 for Designers
Introduction
• Drafting Workbench
• Assembly Design Workbench
• The Assembly Design workbench is used to assemble the components using the
assembly constraints available in this workbench.
• There are two types of assembly design approache