Profile Creation Tool-bar

Most of the Computer Aided Design programs containing several tools and icons that make drawing more easy and flexibility, in this cad course we will get familiar with Profile Tool-bar that used to generate wireframe drawing with sketcher. The Profile tool-bar contains eight groups of icons each group contains its own drawing tools that make drawing easier.
In this drawing lesson we will talk about the first two groups ( draw a profile consisting of arcs and lines, and predefined profiles) and in the next drawing lessons we will talk about the others groups.

An Overview to Sketcher Workbench

This computer aided design courses aims to give you a general introduction to Sketcher Workbench, so we will learn about how to access this workbench, and how to Select a Sketch Plane, and we will learn about Sketcher Icons and Tool bars, and about Positioning and Selecting the sketch. So at the end of this CAD courses, you must possess the ability to access the Sketcher Workbench, and realize the Sketch Icons and Tool bars. To be ready to the drawing lessons.

Start CATIA, and Open, Save, Close V5 Documents

Most of the 3D modeling software start as any windows software just double click on its icon and the software will start, CATIA V5 one of them. In this computer aided design course, we will  get Familiar with open, save, and close V5 documents, and we will learn different ways to start CATIA V5, and  will learn multi methods to save V5 documents.

The Tree and Compass

In the previous CAD courses we show you how to reach, access, and allocation the preferable workbenches in CATIA (V5) program, and Manipulate Objects by Mouse ( Moving, Selecting, Editing by using mouse), In this CATIA CAD courses, we will learn about TREE & COMPASS tool, Most of the "computer aided design program" contains Tree that explain the process sequence of drawing and design, CATIA Contains a powerful, easy, flexible, and distinctive tree, and contains the most strong tools that used to manipulate and move objects which is Compass.

General Concepts

To complement what we started in the previous lesson, where we talked about the (computer aided design CATIA V5 User Interface), In this lesson we will learn How to reach, access, and allocation the preferable workbenches in CATIA CAD program, and Manipulate Objects by Mouse (Selecting, Moving, Editing by mouse).

User Interface

In this course we will study essential manipulations and tools and get knowledge with standerd CATIA CAD CAM interface and behaviors.

Now we will take a quick idea of the user interface for the largest mechanical drawing program in the world.

Introduction to CATIA

Initially, CATIA name is an abbreviation for

Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application

We had already said in the introduction of historical, that the French Dassault Systems is the parent company and IBM participates in the softwares and marketing, and catia is invades broad industrial sectors, and has been explained in the previous post position of CATIA between 3d modeling  software programs.

CATIA Achievements

CATIA succeeded or CATI succeeded as they call it in the beginning, and the world began to look forward to Dassault Systems to make deals with them to buy this extraordinary program, While Executive Directors began taking their steps to reap greater profit, their first step were to editing CATIA from limited only on the aircraft industry to all industries, where CATIA package for design become able to serve all industries, and demand was began increased on this powerful tool for the development of design and manufacturing, After that, 'CAD-CAM team', which began with fifteen people, was turned to Dassault Systems, Inc.

CAD-CAM-History

I was looking a lot about a program that can achieve my wishes in the world of drawing and mechanical design. Program that can combine between drawing and design, animation and simulation production and  Manufacturing, Without need to use more than one  program, to produce a single project, UntilI found everything I  need   in  the most comprehensive program on earth "CATIA". This program,