CATIA - Specialized Workbenches
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General:
The "Optimization" workbench is available in Catia V5. It is possible to use it to solve more or less complex problems. You will find in the document below some simple examples in which some optimizations are used and some information on how to put them in place.
To start, go to the "Mechanical Design" and then to the "Generative Sheetmetal Design" workbench. Click on the icon and specify the correct parameters of the sheet that you are going to work with: "Thickness", "Default Bend Radius" and "Bend Extremities". The "Sheet Metal Parameters" feature should be added in the specification tree.
If you want to see step by step how to do it, please follow the document below.
If you want to learn how to create a run and place a "Pipping Part", please study the document below which inside you can find an example how to design it.
The "DMU Optimizer" is a product dedicated to improve users' productivity by computing an optimized geometrical representation of data for mockup verification in the context of the immersive and collaborative design review environment of the full digital mockup.
To access the "DMU Optimizer" workbench, please follow these steps:
- Open the CGR file in “Preview in CATIA” or the native CATProduct file in “Open in CATIA”.
- Click on Start ➞ Digital Mockup ➞ DMU Optimizer.
Follow the document below for more information.
- Start the DMU Navigator workbench.
- Select the document in the CATIA tree.
- In the "Insert" menu bar, select "Import Applicative Data".
- On the dialog box which appears, click the appropriate checkbox.
- Click "OK" to confirm.
In order to understand more how to do that, please consult the following document.
This tool will make possible the calculation of the free volume of an assembly. It can be used, for instance, when designing a ventilation system.
In the document below, you can find an example which will show you step by step to get to the calculation of the free volume.
There is no function available in Catia V5 to do a 3D breakout view. But it is possible to realize such a view by following the methodology in the document below.
In an assembly, it is possible to create some groups of parts to ease their selection.
If you want to create a group:
- Go to the "DMU Navigator" workbench (Start ➞ Digital Mockup ➞ DMU Navigator).
- Click "Group".
- Select all the "objects" that need to be grouped, from the Catia three or directly in the 3D model.
- Click "Ok".
In the link under, you can see step by step how to do it.
If you want to use or to modify the group, you can easily find more detailed explanation in the document below.
In an assembly, it is possible to import some clouds of points from a scan, for example to compare the "As Built" with the "As Designed".
In the document below, you can find step by step how to import Points in CATIA.
This FAQ is intended for people at CERN that are new to CATIA/SmarTeam and that would need access to the software or some help to get started. If you do not find what you are looking for on the document below, please contact catia.support@cern.ch.
Sometimes it is useful to compare two revisions of a document in CATIA. Due a limitation of the tool this is not possible to do it in a direct way (open) but there is a command and a workaround that can allow you to do this operation.
To learn more how to create it, please consult the following document.