Catia v5 Mod2

CATIA V5R16 for Designers Chapter 2
Learning Objectives:
• Draw ellipses.
• Draw splines.
• Connect two elements using an arc or a spline.
• Draw elongated holes.
• Draw cylindrical elongated holes.
• Draw key holes.
• Draw hexagons.
• Draw centered rectangles.
• Draw centered parallelograms.
• Draw different types of conics.
• Edit and modify sketches.
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¾ OTHER SKETCHING TOOLS

• Drawing Ellipses
To draw an ellipse, invoke the Ellipse tool by choosing the Ellipse button from the
Conic toolbar, as shown in the figure.
The Conic toolbar
Specifying three points to draw The resulting ellipse

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• Drawing Splines
To draw a spline, choose the down arrow on the right of the Spline button in the
Profile toolbar and invoke the Spline toolbar, as shown in the figure.
The Spline toolbar Specifying points for drawing a spline

• Connecting two Elements by a Spline or an Arc

• Two elements such as lines, arcs, ellipses, circles, or splines can be connected
together by an arc or spline.
• To do so, invoke the Connect tool from the Spline toolbar; the Sketch tools
toolbar expands, as shown in the figure.
The Sketch tools toolbar after invoking

the Connect tool
• Connecting Two Elements with a Spline

• By default, the Connects with a Spline button is chosen in the Sketch tools toolbar.
• You are prompted to select the first element to be connected.

• Connecting Two Elements with an Arc

• To connect two selected elements with an arc, choose the Connect button from the
Spline toolbar.
• Choose the Connects with an Arc button from the Sketch tools toolbar; you will be
prompted to select the first element to be connected.
• Drawing Elongated Holes
To draw an elongated hole invoke the Elongated Hole tool from the Predefined
Profile toolbar.
An elongated hole profile

• Drawing Cylindrical Elongated Holes

To draw a cylindrical elongated hole, invoke the Cylindrical Elongated Hole tool
from the Predefined Profile toolbar.
A cylindrical elongated hole
• Drawing Keyhole Profiles

To draw a keyhole profile, invoke the Keyhole Profile tool from the Predefined
Profile toolbar.
A keyhole profile

• Drawing Hexagons
To draw a hexagon choose the Hexagon button from the
Predefined Profile toolbar.
Hexagon drawn using

the Hexagon tool
• Drawing Centered Rectangles

To draw a centered rectangle, choose the Centered
Rectangle button from the Predefined Profile
toolbar.
Center rectangle along with

the center point and the point
on the corner of the rectangle
• Drawing Centered Parallelograms

To draw a centered parallelogram, choose the Centered Parallelogram button
from the Predefined Profile toolbar.
Centered parallelogram with the

first line, second line, and the
point on parallelogram
• Drawing Conics
To draw various conics available in CATIA V5R16, choose the down arrow available on the
right of the Ellipse button in the Profile toolbar.
• Drawing a Parabola by Focus

To draw a parabola by focus, invoke the Parabola by Focus tool from the Conic
toolbar.
Points used to draw

a parabola
• Drawing a Hyperbola by Focus

To draw a hyperbola by focus invoke the Hyperbola by Focus tool from the Conic
toolbar.
Specifying the apex Specifying the start point

of the hyperbola of the hyperbola
• Drawing Conics
To draw a conic, invoke the Conic tool from the Conic toolbar.
A Conic

¾ EDITING AND MODIFYING SKETCHES

• CATIA V5 provides you with a number of tools that can be used to edit the sketched
elements.
• These include trimming the sketches using the quick trim, breaking a sketched element,
filleting the sketches, adding chamfer to the sketches, and so on.
• Trimming Unwanted Sketched Elements
• Invoke the Relimitations toolbar by choosing the down arrow provided on the right
of the Trim button in the Operation toolbar.
• The Relimitations toolbar is shown in the figure.
The Relimitations toolbar

Elements to be selected for trimming The resulting trimmed elements
Elements to be selected for trimming The resulting trimmed elements

• Extending Sketched Elements
Elements selected to be extended The resulting extended element
• Trimming by Using the Quick Trim Tool

CATIA V5 also provides you with a tool using which you can quickly trim the unwanted
sketched elements.

• Filleting Sketched Elements

In the Sketcher workbench of CATIA V5, you are provided with the Corner tool to
fillet the sketched elements.
Elements to be selected and Fillets created using the selected Trim

the resulting filleted sketched First Element and the No Trim buttons
elements

• Chamfering Sketched Elements

The Sketcher workbench of CATIA V5 also provides you with a Chamfer tool to
chamfer the sketched elements.
Elements to be selected and the

resulting chamfer created

• Mirroring Sketched Elements

• You can mirror the sketched elements along the
mirror line in the Sketcher workbench of CATIA
V5 using the Mirror tool.
• Choose the down arrow on the right of the Mirror
button provided in the Operation toolbar to invoke
the Transformation toolbar, as shown in the figure. The Transformation toolbar
Elements selected to be mirrored The Resulting mirrored sketch

and the mirror line to be selected

• Mirroring Elements Without Duplication

The Symmetry tool mirrors the sketched elements about a mirror axis but deletes
the original elements.
• Translating Sketched Elements

The Sketcher workbench provides you the Translate tool to move the selected
sketched elements from their initial position to the required destination.
The Translation Definition

dialog box
• Rotating Sketched Elements

• The Rotate tool is used to rotate the sketched elements around a rotation center
point.
• Select the elements by drawing a window around them and then choose the Rotate
button from the Transformation toolbar.
• The cursor is replaced by the point cursor and the Rotation Definition dialog box
is displayed, as shown in the figure.
The Rotation Definition Points to be selected and

dialog box the rotated elements
• Scaling Sketched Elements

• To scale the sketched elements, select them and then choose the Scale button from
the Transformation toolbar.
• The Scale Definition dialog box is displayed, as shown in the figure.
The Scale Definition

dialog box

• Offsetting Sketched Elements

To offset the sketched elements, select them and then choose the Offset button from
the Transformation toolbar.
The four additional buttons in the Elements created after offsetting

expanded Sketch tools toolbar

• Modifying Sketched Elements

You can modify the sketched elements, using various tools available in the Sketcher
environment of CATIA V5.
• Modifying the Sketched Line
• You can modify a sketched line using the Line Definition dialog box.
• To invoke it, double-click on the sketched line.
• The Line Definition dialog box is displayed, as shown in the figure.
The Line Definition dialog box

• Modifying a Sketched Circle

• You can modify a sketched circle using the Circle Definition dialog box.
• You can invoke this dialog box by double-clicking on the sketched circle.
• The Circle Definition dialog box is displayed as shown in the figure.
The Circle Definition

dialog box

• Modifying the Sketched Arc

• The arcs are also modified using the Circle Definition dialog box.
• To invoke it, double-click on the arc to be modified.
• Modifying the Sketched Spline
You can modify a spline using the Spline Definition dialog box, which is displayed when
you double-click on the spline that needs to be modified.
The Spline Definition dialog box

• Modifying the Sketched Point

To modify a sketched point, double click on it; the Point Definition
dialog box is displayed, as shown in the figure.
The Point Definition

dialog box
• Modifying the Sketched Ellipse
To modify a sketched ellipse, double-click on it; the Ellipse
Definition dialog box is displayed, as shown in the figure.
The Ellipse Definition

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• Modifying the Sketched Elements by Dragging

The modification of the sketched element can be done by dragging its start point, end
point, profile, or the control points.
• Deleting Sketched Elements
• To delete the sketched element, select the sketched element and choose the DELETE key.
• You can also delete the sketched elements by selecting them and then right-clicking to
invoke the contextual menu.

Tutorial 1
In this tutorial, you will draw the sketch of the model shown in Figure A. The sketch is
shown in Figure B. You will not dimension the sketch. The solid model and the dimensions
are given only for your reference. (Expected time: 30min)
Figure A The Model for Tutorial 1 Figure B The sketch for Tutorial 1

1. Start a new file in the Part workbench and draw the outer loop of the sketch using the Circle
and By-Tangent Line tool, as shown in Figure C, Figure D, Figure E and Figure F .
Figure C The Sketch after Figure D The Sketch after drawing the second
drawing the first circle circle
Figure E The sketch after drawing Figure F The sketch, after drawing
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2. Trim the unwanted portion of the outer loop of the sketch using the Quick Trim tool, as
shown in Figure G and Figure H.
Figure G The unwanted portion Figure H The sketch after trimming

of the sketch to be trimmed the unwanted portion

3. Draw the inner loops of the sketch using the Circle tool, as shown in Figure I.
Figure I Final sketch
4. Save the file in \My Documents\CATIA\c02 folder and then close it.

Tutorial 2
In this tutorial, you will draw the sketch of the model shown in Figure A. The sketch
is shown in Figure B. You will not dimension the sketch. The solid model and the
dimensions are given only for your reference. (Expected time: 30min)
Figure A The model Figure B The Sketch of Tutorial 2

for Tutorial 2
1. Start a new file in the Part workbench.

2. Draw the outer loop of the sketch using the Rectangle tool and then edit it using the
Corner tool, as shown in Figure C, Figure D and Figure E.
Figure C The sketch after Figure D The vertices Figure E The final outer
drawing centered to be selected loop of the sketch
rectangle

3. Draw the inner loop of the sketch using the Circle, Elongated Hole, and Cylindrical
Elongated Hole tool, as shown in Figure F, Figure G and Figure H.
Figure F The sketch Figure G The sketch Figure H The final sketch
after drawing the after drawing the
circle elongated hole

Tutorial 3
In this tutorial, you will draw the sketch of the model, as shown in Figure A. The sketch
is shown in Figure B. You will not dimension the sketch. The solid model and the
dimensions are given only for your reference. (Expected time: 30 min)
Figure A The model for Tutorial 3 Figure B The sketch for Tutorial 3

1. Draw the right half of the sketch using the Profile and Elongated Hole tool, as shown in
Figure C.
Figure C The sketch

after creating the
elongated hole
2. Mirror the sketch along the vertical axis of origin, as shown in Figure D.
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3. Draw the elongated hole in the lower portion of the sketch, as shown in Figure E.
Figure E The sketch after creating the

horizontal elongated hole

Exercise 1
Draw the sketch of the model shown in Figure A. The sketch to be drawn is shown
in Figure B. Do not dimension it. The solid model and dimensions are given for
your reference. (Expected time: 30 min)
Figure A The model Figure B The sketch for Exercise 1

for Exercise 1

Exercise 2
Draw the sketch of the model shown in Figure A. The sketch to be drawn is shown
in Figure B. Do not dimension the sketch. The solid model and dimensions are
given only for your reference. (Expected time: 30
min)
Figure A The model for Figure B The sketch for Exercise 2

Exercise 2

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¾ OTHER SKETCHING TOOLS

The Conic toolbar

Specifying three points to draw The resulting ellipse

The Spline toolbar Specifying points for drawing a spline

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• Connecting two Elements by a Spline or an Arc

The Sketch tools toolbar after invoking

• Connecting Two Elements with a Spline

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• Connecting Two Elements with an Arc

An elongated hole profile

• Drawing Cylindrical Elongated Holes

A cylindrical elongated hole

• Drawing Keyhole Profiles

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Hexagon drawn using

• Drawing Centered Rectangles

Center rectangle along with

• Drawing Centered Parallelograms

Centered parallelogram with the

• Drawing a Parabola by Focus

Points used to draw

• Drawing a Hyperbola by Focus

Specifying the apex Specifying the start point

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¾ EDITING AND MODIFYING SKETCHES

The Relimitations toolbar

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Elements to be selected for trimming The resulting trimmed elements

Elements to be selected for trimming The resulting trimmed elements

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• Extending Sketched Elements

Elements selected to be extended The resulting extended element

• Trimming by Using the Quick Trim Tool

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• Filleting Sketched Elements

Elements to be selected and Fillets created using the selected Trim

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• Chamfering Sketched Elements

Elements to be selected and the

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• Mirroring Sketched Elements

Elements selected to be mirrored The Resulting mirrored sketch

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• Mirroring Elements Without Duplication

• Translating Sketched Elements

The Translation Definition

• Rotating Sketched Elements

The Rotation Definition Points to be selected and

• Scaling Sketched Elements

The Scale Definition

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• Offsetting Sketched Elements

The four additional buttons in the Elements created after offsetting

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• Modifying Sketched Elements

• To invoke it, double-click on the sketched line.

• The Line Definition dialog box is displayed, as shown in the figure.

The Line Definition dialog box

• Modifying a Sketched Circle