3DEXPERIENCE CATIA: Introduction for Experienced 3D CAD Users

This training course is intended to provide accelerated introductory training in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. This course is designed for students who have 3D modeling design experience with other 3D CAD software packages (e.g., Creo Parametric, Inventor, NX, SolidWorks, etc.).

By leveraging the experience students gain in working with other 3D modeling software packages, this hands-on, practice-intensive course is developed so that students who are new to CATIA can benefit from a shorter, introductory-level, training course. You are taught how to find and use the modeling tools associated with familiar modeling strategies that are used in other 3D CAD software. You will acquire the knowledge necessary to complete the process of creating models from conceptual sketching, through to solid modeling, assembly design, and drawing production.

Topics Covered in this 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA Training Course:
  • Customizing the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
  • Creating and Constraining Sketch Geometry
  • Sketched Feature Techniques and Formulas
  • Adding Material with Pad and Shaft Features
  • Thin Features, Stiffeners
  • Removing Material with Pocket and Groove Features
  • Creating Reference Elements for Construction and Measurement
  • Fillet, Chamfer, Hole, Draft, and Shell Dress-Up Features
  • Pattern, Copy, and Mirror Duplication Features
  • Obtaining Part Information
  • Generative Drafting View Creation
  • Generative Drafting Dimensioning and Annotation
  • Rib and Slot Features
  • Multi-Sections Solid Features
  • Feature Management Using the Hide/Show, Activate/Deactivate Functions
  • Parent/Child Relationships and Feature Failure Resolution
  • Assembly Design Using Engineering Connections and Constraints
  • Constraint Creation, Assembly Management, and PDM Considerations
  • Obtaining Assembly Information (Measure, Interference, and Weight Definition)
  • Working with Drawings in the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
  • Working with Multi-Body Models
Prerequisites for this 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA Training Course:
Experience in mechanical design and drawing production using 3D CAD software.

Class topics, curriculum, and/or prerequisites may change depending on software version.