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YOUR FIRST PART START TO FINISH

Another way is to choose START, MECHANICA !ESI"N, an# then PART !ESI"N$

There are a %ew #i%%erent ways to &e'in a Catia session$ Fro( the start) *+ screen, choose FI E, NE, an# then PART$

THREE !IMENSIONA PART "ENERATION IS -ERY EASY AN! FO O,S A O"ICA PRO"RESSION ,HEN YOU .NO, HO, TO USE A FE, ICONS/

going from THIS

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Catia is WINDOWS based and ICON drivenSomething most of us are already used to

to THIS

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This is the %irst screen yo* wi11 enco*nter on the way to (a2in' yo*r +art$ There are a %ew +ri(ary choices yo* wi11 (a2e here that #eter(ine the o*tco(e o% yo*r +art/

Part tree

Then, +ic2 S.ETCHER %ro( the too1&ar on the ri'ht$ First1y, choose which +1ane that yo* wish to s2etch in$
To 2ee+ it si(+1e, +ic2 the 56y +1ane7 when &e'innin' a +art$ This wi11 he1+ yo* to #raw in a %a(i1iar +1ane$

The PART TREE a1ways te11s yo* where yo* are$ Notice at the to+ it says PART3 an# at the &otto( it is waitin' %or yo* to #o so(ethin' with Part4o#y$
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Now yo* are in S.ETCHER$ Fro( here yo* +ic2 an icon %ro( the PROFI E too1&ar an# C1ic2)an#)!ra' that sha+e in the s2etcher en9iron(ent$

Notice the Part Tree re%1ects the %act that yo* are wor2in' on S2etch3$ This is the PROFI E too1&ar$ These sha+es are easy to *se an# the icons are se1% e6+1anatory$

!t this "oint you are #ust roughing in the sha"e The e$act dimensions wi%% &e added ne$t if needed

This square was drawn using the square icon in the sketcher environment

To CONSTRAIN, or #i(ension a +art, %irst c1ic2 on the 1ine to &e #one as shown here/
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This is the CONSTRAINTS too1&ar/

'efined in dia%og &o$ (orma% constraint !uto )onstraint !nimate constraint

)onstraints are used throughout )atia and can &e demanding ! %ater cha"ter wi%% &e devoted #ust to them

*$it Sketcher

C1ic2 the 1ine an# c1ic2 on Nor(a1 Constraint %or the #i(ension to a++ear/#o*&1e c1ic2 to chan'e the #i(ension that a++ears/

Once yo* ha9e a11 o% the re;*ire# +arts #i(ensione#, yo* are rea#y to 'o into <! (o#e/ C1ic2 E=IT %or Catia to 1ea9e the s2etcher (o#e an# enter <! (o#e11er/

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Once yo* enter the <! en9iron(ent, the +art +ro%i1e yo* were wor2in' on ta2es on an iso(etric orientation as seen here$

This is the S.ETCHER too1&ar %ro( which yo* can choose a +rocess o% &*i1#in' yo*r <! (o#e1/here we ha9e chosen PA!

Pad icon

(otice that not a%% of the icons shown on the shortened S+*T)H*, too%&ar are active This is &ecause some other varia&%e must &e satisfied for )atia to a%%ow it-s use .e wi%% cover a%% of the icons and their uses %ater

Once PA! is chosen, the PA! !EFINITION +o+)*+ wi11 a++ear$ Fro( here yo* #e%ine the TYPE an# EN"TH o% the +a#$ Yo* can a1so choose to (irror the +a# or re9erse it?s #irection %ro( here$

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The +a# #e%inition &o6 wi11 ca*se the 1i(its that ha9e &een se1ecte# to &e a++1ie# in a wire %ra(e re+resentation %irst$ Now i% yo* c1ic2 on APP Y an# then O., yo*r wire %ra(e wi11 %ina11y &eco(e a so1i# <! (o#e1$

Notice that on yo*r PARTS TREE, +a#3 has &een a##e# 4EFORE s2etch3 that was a1rea#y there$ This is a11 +art o% Catia?s hierarchy syste($

Congratulations! Your FIRST 3D part!

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