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Generative Shape
Design Expert
V5R17
CATIA Training
Foils
Version 5 Release 17
September 2006
EDU_CAT_EN_GSD_FF_V5R17
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Generative Shape Design
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CATIA Surface Design Expert
Objectives of the course
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Correctly recall the tools of the Generative Shape Design
workbench that are common to MD2 and HD2 licenses .
- Identify and use the Generative Shape Design tools that are
specific to the HD2 license.
- Create advanced and parameterized swept surfaces.
- Perform advanced surfaces analysis and gap correction.
- Improving geometry quality and stability.
Targeted audience
Mechanical Surface Designers
Prerequisites
Students who are familiar with the basics of wireframe and surfaces
creation
2 days
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Table of Contents (1/3)
Introduction to Surface Design
6
Surface Design Workbench Overview
7
Managing Features and Geometrical Sets
19
Geometrical Sets - Recommendations
30
Recap Exercise: Managing Features
38
Recap Exercise: Shampoo Bottle
41
Creating Advanced Wireframe Features
57
About this Lesson
58
MD2/GSD Wireframe versus HD2/GSD Wireframe
59
Creating an Extremum
60
Creating a Connect Curve
62
Recap Exercise: Advanced Wireframe Geometry
65
Wireframe Analysis and Repair
68
About this Lesson
69
Why do you need to Analyze Wireframe Geometry?
70
Curve Connect Checker
71
Smoothing Curves
75
Wireframe Analysis -Recommendations
77
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Table of Contents (2/3)
Recap Exercise: Wireframe Analysis and Repair
79
Creating Advanced Swept Surfaces
81
About this Lesson
82
What is a Swept Surface?
83
Inputs for Sweep
85
Creating a Swept Surface
102
Recap Exercise: Knob
119
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