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Generative Shape Design
Student Notes:
CATIA V5 Training
Exercises
CATIA Generative
Shape Design
Copyright DASSAULT SYSTEMES
Version 5 Release 19
September 2008
EDU_CAT_EN_GSD_FX_V5R19

Student Notes:
Table of Contents (1/4)
Master Exercise : Mirror Shell 6

Exercise Presentation : Mirror Shell 7
Mirror Shell (1) : Creating the Wireframe Parting Line 10
Mirror Shell (2) : Creating the Major Surfaces 18
Mirror Shell (3) : Creating the Blend Surfaces 24
Mirror Shell (4) : Analyzing the Surfaces 33
Mirror Shell (5) : Creating a Solid 40
Master Exercise : Mobile Phone 42
Exercise Presentation : Mobile Phone 43
Mobile Phone (1) : Creating the Wireframe Elements 46
Mobile Phone (2) : Creating the Surfaces 51
Mobile Phone (3) : Performing Operations 58
Mobile Phone (4) : Analyzing and Modifying 64
Mobile Phone (5) : Creating a Solid 70
Plastic Bottle Exercise 73
Exercise Presentation : Plastic Bottle 74
Plastic Bottle (1) : Creating the Bottom of the bottle 77
Plastic Bottle (2) : Creating the Body of the bottle 82

Student Notes:
Plastic Bottle (3) : Creating the bottleneck 86

Plastic Bottle (4) : Assemble the three Geometric Sets 95
Plastic Bottle (5) : Create the Bottleneck screw 101
B-Pillar Exercise 106
Exercise Presentation : B-Pillar 107
B Pillar (1) : Creating publish Inputs and the Mating Part 111
B Pillar (2) : Creating the Outer Part 120
B Pillar (3) : Creating the Inner Part 126
B Pillar (4) : Creating the Reinforcement Part 134
B Pillar (5) : Replacing the Inputs and Managing Update 141
Space Mouse Base Exercise 146
Exercise Presentation : Hybrid Design the space Mouse 147
Space Mouse Base (1) : Create the pad and the upper fillet 150
Space Mouse Base (2) : Create the surfacic elements 153
Space Mouse Base (3) : Sew the Surface on the pad 157
Space Mouse Base (4-7) 159
Space Mouse Base (8) : Create the Holes and Pockets 164
Space Mouse Base (9) : Assemble the new body 169

Student Notes:
Lemon Squeezer Exercise 173

Exercise Presentation : Lemon Squeezer 174
Lemon Squeezer (1) : Creating the Wireframe Geometry 177
Lemon Squeezer (2) : Creating the Basic Surfaces 183
Lemon Squeezer (3) : Creating Blend Surface and Handle 187
Lemon Squeezer (4) : Creating the filtering holes 193
Knob Exercise 198
Knob (1) : Design the Basic Wireframe Elements 199
Knob (2) : Design the Basic Surfaces 207
Knob (3) : Create Laws 211
Knob (4) : Design the Intermediate Surfaces 214
Knob (5) : Design the Final Surfaces 219
Knob (6) : Analyze and Modify the Draft 224
Driving Mirror Exercise 227
Exercise Presentation : Driving Mirror 228
Driving Mirror(1) : Creating Basic Wireframe 231
Driving Mirror(2) : Creating Basic Surface 236
Driving Mirror(3) : Creating an Advance Wireframe 238

Student Notes:
Driving Mirror(4) : Creating an Advance Surfaces 243

Cover Exercise 246
Do It Yourself (1/12) 248

Master Exercise : Mirror Shell

Student Notes:
Now, you will practice the topics covered in this course using this Master
Exercise.
Exercise Presentation : Mirror Shell

Mirror Shell (1) : Creating the Wireframe Parting Line
Mirror Shell (2) : Creating the Major Surfaces
Mirror Shell (3) : Creating the Blend Surfaces
Mirror Shell (4) : Analyzing the Surfaces
Mirror Shell (5) : Creating a Solid

Exercise
Student Notes:
Exercise Presentation Mirror Shell

60 min
In this Master exercise you will design the outer shapes of

a plastic rear-view mirror shell part.
The Master exercise has been staggered across the
course and you will practice one step of the Master
Exercise after each Lesson
Name of the lesson Master Exercise step you will perform

after this lesson
Lesson 2- Step 1-Creating Wire frame Parting Line
Creating Advance Wireframe Features
Lesson 4- Step 2-Creating Major Surfaces
Creating Advanced Swept Surfaces
Lesson 5- Step 3- Creating Blending Surfaces
Creating Advanced Blending Surfaces
Lesson 6- Step 4- Analyzing the Surfaces

Surface Analysis and Repair
Lesson 7- Step 5- Creating a Solid
Surface Tools for Advance Users

Student Notes:
Design Intent Mirror Shell
2mm part
thickness
Variable Radius
Circle Sweep
Explicit Sweep
with 4 deg draft
Blend with
Curvature Parting Line curve
continuity

Student Notes:
Design Process - Mirror Shell 1
Generate the
Wireframe
2
Create the
Major Surfaces
3
Create the Blending
Surfaces
4
5
Analyze and
modify the part Create a solid from
the surface.

Mirror Shell
Student Notes:
Step 1 - Creating the Wireframe Parting Line

30 min
In this step you will create:

Projected Points
Sketched Splines
Sketched Circles
Combine Curves
Lines
Splines
Connect Curves

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself (1/7)
Part used: CATGSD_F_MirrorShell_Step1_start.CATPart
Inspect the point data using the Quick View icons.
Select the FRONT, LEFT, and TOP icons. You should be able to
determine that the green and red point sets are three dimensional, and
the yellow and blue point sets are linear.

Student Notes:
Create curves over the red and green point

sets.
Project the green points on both the
green and purple construction planes.
On the set of points lying on the purple

plane, sketch a partial circle (three-
point arc).
On the point set lying on the green

plane, sketch a spline Use 4-5 points.

Student Notes:
Create curves over the red and green

point sets, continued.
Place a Porcupine Curvature
Analysis on the sketched spline to
verify its quality.
Combine the 2D shapes into a 3D

shape.
Repeat the operation using the Red

points in the part.

Student Notes:
Create lines over the yellow and blue point

sets.
At this point the part should look like this:


Student Notes:
Project the red, blue, yellow and green endpoints on the newly created curves
(combine 1 and 2, Line 1 and 2).
Create a Spline at the corner where the red and blue point sets meet.
Repeat the above by creating a Spline where the green and blue point sets meet.

Student Notes:
Create a Connect Curve at the corner where the red and yellow point sets meet.
Repeat the above by creating a Connect Curve where the green and yellow point sets
meet.

Student Notes:
Split and Join the curves to form the final shape.

End Part: CATGSD_F_MirrorShell_Step1_end.CATPart

Mirror Shell
Student Notes:
Step 2 - Creating the Major Surfaces

30 min
In this step you will create :
Sketched Profile for an Explicit Sweep

Explicit Sweep Surface
Guide Curves for a Circle Sweep
Circle Sweep Surface using a Law
Modification

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(1/5)
Create the profile sketch for the Explicit Sweep Surface.
Select the Sketcher icon and the yellow Profile plane.

Create the sketch shown at the red Profile point. Notice the use of
construction elements.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(2/5)
Create the Spine curve for the surface.
Project the Parting Line curve on plane

Plane normal to Z.
Create the Explicit Sweep Surface.
Use the Profile curve previously created.

Use the Parting Line as the Guide curve.
Specify the Spine previously created.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(3/5)
Create the Guide curves for the top surface.

Create a curve parallel to the green curve
on the green plane above it 30mm.
Combine the curve just created with the

pink curve.
Create a curve parallel to the red curve on
the red plane above it 30mm.

Combine the curve just created with the
purple curve.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(4/5)
Create the variable radius Circle surface.

Select the LAW button next to the
radius field.
Specify a Start value of 120mm and an

End value of 300mm.
Specify the Y-axis as the Spine (right

click to specify).
Make sure the 300mm radius is at the

end of the part that contains the red
point. If it is not, modify the surface and
Invert the radius law.
300mm
radius here

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(5/5)
Modify the Sketch for the Profile used in the Explicit Sweep and change the 35mm
dimension to 40mm. This allows for both surfaces to totally intersect one another.

Mirror Shell
Student Notes:
Step 3 - Creating the Blend Surfaces

30 min

Blend Boundary Curves
Split Surfaces
Conic Sweep
Join and Clean up the geometry
Modifications
Blend Blend
More modifications

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(1/8)
Create the lower blend boundary.

Specify the light blue Parting Line curve as the Curve in
Parallel Curve definition dialog box.
Specify the brown Side Surface as the Support.
Key in 22mm in the Constant field in the upward
direction.
Rename this Curve as Lower Boundary.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(2/8)
Create the upper blend Curve.

Create an intersection curve between Side
surface and Top surface.
Rename this curve Blend Spine
Specify the intersection curve as the Curve
in parallel curve definition dialog box.
Specify the blue Top Surface as the Support.
Key in 11mm in the Constant field in the
inward direction.
Rename this curve Upper Boundary

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(3/8)
Split the top and side surfaces, in order to better visualize the blends.
Using Upper Boundary and Lower Boundary as Cutting elements
Rename the top splitted surface Split Top and the bottom split
surface Split Bottom.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(4/8)
Create a Conic Sweep for a blend.
Specify the Upper Boundary curve as Guide curve 1.

Specify Split Top as the Tangency support.
Specify an Angle of 0 deg.
Specify the Lower Boundary curve as Guide curve 2.

Specify Split Bottom as the Tangency support.
Specify an Angle of 0 deg.
Specify a Parameter of 0.5.

Specify the Blend Spine curve as the Spine
Rename the Sweep Conic Blend


Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(5/8)
Join the three surfaces.

Rename the joined surface Final Shape
Hide everything except Final Shape, and change

its color

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(6/8)
Make several modifications to the Conic blend.
Modify the parameter to 0.58.

Modify the offset value of the lower boundary to 10mm.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(7/8)
Create a Blend blend Surface.(You will later replace

Conic Blend surface by this surface).
Specify the Upper Boundary curve as First curve.
Specify Split Top as the First support.
Specify the Lower Boundary curve as Second curve.
Specify Split Bottom as the Second support.
Specify curvature continuity on both sides.
Specify 1.0 tension on both sides.
Replace Conic Blend surface by Blend blend

surface.
Delete the Conic Blend surface.


Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(8/8)
Modify the blend.

Select the Coupling tab.
Select eight (8) point pairs (white) around the part as shown. Make sure to
begin with First Point and Second Point.

Mirror Shell
Student Notes:
Step 4 Analyzing the Surfaces

30 min
In this step you will :
Perform an Inflection
Analysis
Find the Minimum radius
Perform a Draft Analysis
Perform a Surface
Connection Analysis
Perform a Modification

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(1/6)
Perform a surface Inflection Analysis.

Make sure the panels are displayed as shown.
Interpret the results.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(2/6)
Find the minimum inside radius on the part.
Make sure the panels are displayed as shown.


Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(3/6)
Perform a Draft angle analysis .

Delete the previous analysis from the
Specification Tree.
Place the compass on the curve labeled Z dir.\
Make sure the panels appear as shown.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(4/6)
Perform a surface Connection Analysis G0

Delete the previous analysis.
Make sure the panels appear as shown.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(5/6)
Perform a surface Connection Analysis G1, G2, G3

Change the analysis type to G1, G2 then G3.
Select OK.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(6/6)
Modify one of the corner curves on the Parting Line.

Double click on Connect.1 in the Specification Tree.
Change the continuity to Curvature for the First Curve.
Notice the change in Curvature continuity.

Mirror Shell
Student Notes:
Step 5 Creating a Solid

5 min
Offset the Surfaced Shell

to form a solid

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself
Create a solid from the Surfaced Shell.
Change to the Part Design workbench.

Thicken the surfaced Shell inwards 2mm.

Master Exercise : Mobile Phone

Student Notes:
Exercise Presentation : Mobile Phone

Mobile Phone (1) : Creating the Wireframe Elements
Mobile Phone (2) : Creating the Surfaces
Mobile Phone (3) : Performing Operations
Mobile Phone (4) : Analyzing and Modifying
Mobile Phone (5) : Creating a Solid

Exercise
Student Notes:
Exercise Presentation : Mobile Phone
60 min.
In this exercise you will complete a telephone part by

creating the place for its screen.
You will create the supporting Wireframe and build
the base surfaces.
Then you will split, trim, fillet and join the surfaces.
You will then perform a Draft analysis on the
surfaces to determine if the telephone can be
extracted from a mold.
You will modify the supporting sketch and will see
the automatic propagation of this change through
the final Skin.
Finally, you will see how to work in a Hybrid
environment by creating a Solid by offsetting the
Skin.

Student Notes:
Design Intent : Mobile Phone
Edge fillet with blend

corner option
(radius=1mm)
Adaptive sweep
and 0.2mm
fillets.
3mm fillet
0.1 mm. Thickness

Edge fillet with blend

corner option Sewed surface
(radius=1mm)

Student Notes:
Mobile Phone : Design Process
1
Generating the
Wireframe
Creating the
Surfaces
3
Performing operations :
Symmetry, trim, fillet,
join
4 Create a solid from

5 the surface.
Analyzing and
modifying the part

Mobile Phone
Student Notes:
Step 1 - Creating the Wireframe Elements

10 min
Parallel curves on a support

Extracted curves
Connect Curves
Corners
Circles
Projected curves

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(1/4)
Part used: CATGSD_F_Phone_Step1_start.CATPart
Extract these edges from the original surface :
Extract this face from the blue surface :

You have created the basic elements to complete the wireframe geometry.
Now you can hide the blue datum surface.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(2/4)
Part used: CATGSD_F_Phone_Step1_1.CATPart
Create a parallel curve from the shortest curve
extracted previously. Use the extracted face as
support (offset=45mm) :
Create the vertex point of the created parallel curve :
Create a parallel curve from the extracted side edge

using the extracted face as support (offset=1.5mm) :
Create a parallel curve from the extracted top edge

using the extracted face as support (offset=2mm) :

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(3/4)
Create a connect curve between first and the last
parallel curve as shown.Project this connect curve
onto the extracted face :
Create a 3mm corner using the extracted face as

support, the second parallel curve and the

previously-created project curve :

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(4/4)
You will now create the wireframe to create the antenna :
Create a point on the YZ plane :
Create a circle using the previous point as center

and the YZ plane as support (radius=4mm) :
Part used: CATGSD_F_Phone_Step1_end.CATPart

Mobile Phone
Student Notes:
Step 2 - Creating the Surfaces

10 min
An adaptive sweep
A swept surface
A fill surface

Student Notes:
Insert a new Geometrical Set and rename it

Surfaces. Define this Geometrical Set as in
work object.
You are going to create the points necessary to
define the sections of the adaptive sweep :
Create two points on the corner curve using
the ratio 0.8 and 0.2.
0.2 point 0.8 point
You are now going to create the adaptive sweep based on these two points,
the vertices of the corner curve and the corner curve itself:
Open the adaptive sweep dialog box clicking on the

Adaptive Sweep icon :

Student Notes:
Select the corner curve as guide curve.
Click on the Sketch Creation Icon.
This dialog box appears :
Select this vertex as the point defining

the first sweep section :
Click OK to access the sketcher and design the first

sweep section.

Student Notes:
Once you have entered the Sketcher, design this profile :
Construction lines
Guide Curve (Corner

Intersection between the
Curve)
guide curve and the sketch
plane
Add these constraints to the profile :
Note : you should hide the V and H axes of the sketch

to make sure that you create the coincidence
constraint on the intersection computed by CATIA.
Exit the sketcher.


Student Notes:
You are back in the Adaptive Sweep dialog box. Select the
0.8 ratio point to define the second section .
.. then select the 0.2 ratio point

to define the third section
.. finally select the vertex of the

corner curve to define the last
section.

Student Notes:
Modify the parameters of the 3rd and the 4th sections :
Modified
dimensions

Student Notes:
Click OK to confirm the adaptive sweep surface creation :
Create a linear sweep using the circle as guide curve and the YZ plane as
reference surface
Length1=7mm
Length2= 5mm
Angle=100deg
Finally, create a fill surface using the upper

boundary of the previously-created sweep :
Fill Surface
End Part: CATGSD_F_Phone_Step2_end.CATPart

Mobile Phone
Student Notes:
Step 3 Performing Operations

10 min
In this step you will perform :
A symmetry
Join operations
Trim and split operations
Edge fillets

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(1/5)
Insert a new Geometrical Set and rename it Operations.
Join the linear sweep and the fill surface :
Split the blue datum surface with the ZX plane :
Create an edge fillet (radius = 3mm) on the previous split :

3 mm edge fillet

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(2/5)
You are going to create a multi-edge fillet on the previous surface using the
Blend Corner option:
Click on the edge fillet icon and select this first edge:
In the dialog box, type a 1mm radius :
Select other edges Shown


Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(3/5)
Expand the dialog box to access the Blend Corner option and click on
this button :
Set the Setback Distance to 3mm :
Note : Confirm that all 10 edges are selected
Manually.Four corners are recognized.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(4/5)
Trim the previous edge fillet surface with the adaptive sweep :
Create two 0.2mm edge fillets on these edges:


Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(5/5)
Create a symmetry from the previous trim with the ZX plane as

reference and join the two surfaces.
Finally, split the first join surface with the resulting join :

Mobile Phone
Student Notes:
Step 4 Analyzing and Modifying

10 min
Perform a draft analysis on the surface.

Modify the adaptive sweep parameters.
Create a reflect line to split the surface and make it extractible from a mold.

Student Notes:
Insert a new Geometrical Set and rename it Analysis. Define this Geometrical
Set as in work object.
Create a reflect line using the surface as support, Z as direction and typing an
angle of 90deg :
CATIA asks you if you want to keep only

one sub-element of the generated reflect
line. Click OK and use the point (0,0,0) to
define the Near element :
Near Element

Student Notes:
Use this Near element created from reflect lines to split the surface in two parts,
keeping both sides. Two split entities are generated. Rename the top surface
top and the bottom one bottom.
Hide the top surface.
Perform a draft analysis on the bottom surface :
Hide the bottom surface and

display the top surface.

Student Notes:
Perform a draft analysis on the top surface :

There is a red area in this analysis: it means

that the upper surface cannot be extracted.
It needs to be modified.

Student Notes:
Access the surface Geometrical Set and edit the adaptive sweep.
Modify the section.1 and section.2 angle parameters :

Student Notes:
Confirm the modification of the adaptive sweep by clicking OK in the Adaptive

Sweep dialog box.
The complete surface is updated; the analysis result is now :
The top surface is now OK.

Join the Top and Bottom surfaces.

Mobile Phone
Student Notes:
Step 5 Complete the Part in Part Design

10 min

Add thickness to the surfaces.
Sew a surface.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(1/2)
Access the Part Design workbench.
Apply a thickness to the last join surface :

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(2/2)
In the Operations Geometrical Set , show the split antenna :

Sew this surface to the previously-created solid checking the Intersection option:

Plastic Bottle Exercise

Student Notes:
Exercise Presentation : Plastic Bottle

Plastic Bottle (1) : Creating the Bottom of the bottle
Plastic Bottle (2) : Creating the Body of the bottle
Plastic Bottle (3) : Creating the bottleneck
Plastic Bottle (4) : Assemble the three Geometric Sets
Plastic Bottle (5) : Create the Bottleneck screw

Exercise
Student Notes:
Exercise Presentation: Plastic Bottle

3 Hours
In this exercise you will see how to create a plastic bottle

using the Generative Shape Design workbench
functionalities :
Creating wireframe elements (point, line, plane..)

Creating surfaces (sweep,loft, extrude,revolve)
Manipulating surfaces (trim, symmetry, join)

Student Notes:
Design Intent : Plastic Bottle
Creation of wireframe geometry : points, lines, planes, helix using the stacking commands
capabilities and working on support
Creation of surfaces using Sweep, Loft, Extrude and Revolve
Operations on surfaces using Fillets, Trim, Join and healing
Analysing the surfaces using the connect checker.

Student Notes:
Design Process : Plastic Bottle
1
Create the
Bottom of the
bottle
4
3
Assemble the three Create the
Geometrical Set Bottleneck
Create the body
of the bottle
2
5
Create the
bottleneck screw on
the assembled part

Plastic Bottle
Student Notes:
Step 1: Creating the Bottom of the Bottle.

30 min
Complete the existing wireframe geometry.

Create the bottoms bottle surfaces

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself (1/4) Part used: start_bottle.CATPart
Intersect.1
Intersect.4
Sketch.2 (2)
(3)
1- Insert a new Geometrical Set , rename it as Bottle_Bottom.

2- Create an Intersection point between the Intersect.1 axis and the green profile Sketch.2.
3- Working on the ZX plane support, draw a circle by Center and point (creating the center point on
the fly) with the following characteristics :
Center point on the pink axis and 5 mm below the Intersection point just created (Intersect.4)
Intersect.4 as point and 90 and 90 degrees as Start and End angle.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself (2/4) Part used: bottle_step1_2end.CATPart
(6)
(4)
(7)
(9)
4- Create a point on plane (-15mm ; -20mm) with the Intersect.4 as reference.

5- Create a Symmetry of this point using the pink axis (Intersect.1) as reference.
6- Using these two points, create two bi-tangent lines with the previous circle.
7- Trim the two created lines with the circle.
8- Exit the Work on support mode.
9- Create two symmetric planes with an angle of 36 degrees with the YZ reference plane.

Student Notes:
(11)
(10)
(12)
10- Create an Explicit sweep using the Trim.2 as profile and the green Sketch.2 as Guide curve.
11- Create a 180 degrees revolved surface using the Sketch.1 as profile and the Intersect.1 as axis.
12- Trim the two created surfaces.

Student Notes:
(13)
(14)
(16)
(15)
13- Create a Variable edge fillet as shown.

14- Split the created EdgeFillet.1 with the two 36 degrees planes created before.
15- Create 4 Rotate surfaces (72 degrees) to complete the bottom.
16- Join the created surfaces and rename the Join as Bottle_Bottom.

Plastic Bottle
Student Notes:
Step 2: Creating the Body of the Bottle.

20 min

Create the bodys bottle surfaces.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself (1/3) Part used: bottle_step2begin.CATPart
Circle.1
Parallel.3
(2) Sketch.4
Parallel.1 Parallel.2 Sketch.4
Plane.2
Circle.1
(4) (5)
(3)
1- Insert a new Geometrical Set, rename it as Bottle_Body.
2- Create two parallel curves of the Sketch.4 on the ZX plane at a distance of 3mm in both directions.
3- Create a parallel curve of the Circle.1 on the Plane.2 at a distance of 1.6mm inward.
4- Create 2 Combined curves between the Circle.1 and the two curves Parallel.1 and Parallel.2
5- Create a Combined curve between the Sketch.4 and the Parallel.3
End Part: bottle_step2_1end.CATPart

Student Notes:
(7)
(6)
6- Create an Implicit Circular Swept surface with three guides using the three created combined
curves as guide curves.
7- Create 3 instances of this Sweep using a Translate along the Z axis and the Repeat object after OK
option. For the distance between the instances, create the formula :
Starting_crv\Plane.2\Plane offset.1\Offset /5
8- Join the created surfaces with the original sweep.2.
Uncheck the Check connexity option. End Part: bottle_step2_2end.CATPart

Student Notes:
Sketch.3
(11)
(9)
(10)
(12)
9 - Create a Revolved surface using the Sketch.3 as profile and the the Intersect.1 as Revolution axis.
10- Trim the created revolved surface with the previous Join.
11- Create a 2 mm edge fillet on the edges resulting of the previous Trim.
12- Rename the created fillet as Bottle_Body. End Part: bottle_step2_3end.CATPart

Plastic Bottle
Student Notes:
Step 3: Creating the bottleneck.

60 min

Create the bottleneck surfaces.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself (1/8) Part used: bottle_step3begin.CATPart
Intersect.3
Point.3
Plane.2
Intersect.2
(1)
(2)
(3)
1- Insert a new Geometrical Set, rename it as Bottleneck.

2- Create a Point between the Intersect.2 and Intersect.3 points with a ratio of 0.6
3- Create a plane parallel to the Plane.2 through the created Point.3
End part: bottle_step3_1end.CATPart

Student Notes:
4- Draw the following Sketch on the ZX plane.
Plane.3
(5)
Intersect.3
5- Create two extrema ( Minimum and Maximum) on the sketch in the Z direction.

Student Notes:
(7)
(6)
(8)
6- Create a Revolved surface using the Sketch.3 as profile and the Intersect.1 as Revolution axis.
7- Create a Boundary curve with the lower edge of the revolution surface.
8- Create a point on the boundary using a 0.125 ratio of curve length, and using the Point Extremum.2
as reference point.

Student Notes:
(10)
(9)
9- Create a 12 mm Extruded surface with the Circle.1

in the Z axis direction upward.
10- Create a Boundary curve with the upper edge of

the extruded surface.
11- Create a 35 mm radius circle on the Plane.5 with

the Point.3 as center.
(11)

Student Notes:
(12)
(13)
12- Create two projected points of Extremum.2 on

the Circle.3 and on the Boundary.2
13- Create a Multisection Surface between the three
sections : Boundary.1 ; Circle.3 ; Boundary.2
Use the boundaries surfaces as tangents and the

Extremum.2 and its projections as closing points

Student Notes:
(15)
(14)
14- Create a Line on the Multi-sections Surface.1. Starting from the extremum.2 with an angle of 45 deg
with the upper boundary and with a length of 500 mm.

15- Create a second line on the Loft, starting of the Point.4 with all the same characteristics than the
previous line.

Student Notes:
(14) (15)
(16)
14- Create a new boundary curve on the revolution surface

relimited by the two previous lines.
15- Create a second boundary on the Extruded surface
relimited by the two previous lines.
16- Hide the Multi-section Surface and create a Fill surface
with four previous curves.

Student Notes:
(17) (18)
17- Create 7 rotated instances of the fill surface around the intersect.1 axis (45 deg rotation).
18- Join all these rotated surfaces with the fill surface, and with the extruded and the revolved surfaces.
19- Rename the join as Body_style.

Plastic Bottle
Student Notes:
Step 4: Assemble the three Geometric Sets.

20 min

Assemble the previous bodies with trim operations and fillets.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself (1/5) Part used: Bottle_Step4Begin.CATPart
(1)
(2)
1- Insert a new Geometric Set, rename it

Bottle_Assembled.
2- Create a 2mm upward offset plane from the Plane.1.
3- Create a 2mm downward offset plane from the

Plane.2.
(3)
End Part: Bottle_Step4_1end.CATPart

Student Notes:
(4) (5)
4- Create an Intersection between the

Plane.7 and the Bottle_Body.
5- Create an Intersection between the
Plane.6 and the Bottle_Body.
6- Create an Intersection element
between the Plane.1 and the
Bottle_Bottom.
(6)

Student Notes:
(7) (8)
7- Create an Implicit linear swept surface with two guide curves : Intersect.6 and Intersect.7
8- Create an Implicit linear swept surface with two guide curves : Intersect.5 and Circle.1

Student Notes:
(9)
(11)
(10)
(12)
9 - Trim the upper swept surface with the Bottle_Body.

10- Trim the previous Trim with the Body_Style surface.

11- Trim the lower swept surface with the Bottle_Bottom.
12- Trim the two last trims.

Student Notes:
(13)
(14)
13- Create a 6mm Edge Fillet on the two sharp edges.
14- Rename the fillet as Bottle_Assembled.

Plastic Bottle
Student Notes:
Step 5: Creating the Bottleneck Screw.

20 min

Create the screw surfaces.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself (1/4) Part used: Bottle_Step5Begin.CATPart
1- Insert a new Geometrical Set, rename it as Bottleneck_Screw.

2- Create on the fly a point and a plane with the characteristics shown below.
(2)

Student Notes:
(3)
(4)
3- Create a Helix starting from the last created Point.5 with Intersect.1 as axis and with the following
parameters : Pitch = 3 mm / Height = 7mm / Orientation = Counterclockwise
4- Create a line normal to the helix on the last Plane.8 starting at 1.6mm from the Point.5 with a Length
of 20mm

Student Notes:
(5)
(6)
5- Create a point on the helix at a distance of 0.8mm from the starting Point.5
6- Create a Connect Curve to link the Helix with the Line.5

Student Notes:
(7)
(8)
7- Create an Implicit circular profile swept surface. Choose Center and radius as subtype, Connect.1 as
Center curve and a radius of 0.8mm.
8- Trim the created sweep with the assembled bottle. End Part: Bottle_Step5_4end.CATPart

B-Pillar Exercise
Student Notes:
Exercise Presentation : B-Pillar

B Pillar (1) : Creating publish Inputs and the Mating Part
B Pillar (2) : Creating the Outer Part
B Pillar (3) : Creating the Inner Part
B Pillar (4) : Creating the Reinforcement Part
B Pillar (5) : Replacing the Inputs and Managing Update

Exercise
Student Notes:
Exercise Presentation : B-Pillar

60 min
In this exercise you will create a B-Pillar using style

input data.
You will also learn to manage multi-model links and to
design surface parts in the context of an assembly.
Finally, you will replace the style input data and you
will propagate the style modifications through the
assembly.

Student Notes:
Design Intent : B-Pillar
Outer Part:
- Offset Surfaces.
Trim Operations.
Inner part:
Reinforcement Part:
- Adaptive Swept Surface.

- Blend Surfaces.
- Thick Solid.

Student Notes:
Design Intent : B-Pillar (Links Structure)
Styling Input Data :
Mating Part : - Datum Features
- Input Data created

Final Product The 3 Parts of the from the Styling
B-Pillar : Input Data
-Outer Part
-Inner Part
-Reinforcement
part

Student Notes:
Design Process : B-Pillar
1
Publishing the Styling
Inputs and Creating the
Mating Part
2
Creating the Outer Part
3
Creating the Inner Part
Creating the Replacing the Input Styling

4 Reinforcement Part
5 Data

B-Pillar
Student Notes:
Step 1 - Publishing the Styling Inputs and Creating the Mating Part
10 min
Publish the Input Data.

Insert the Input Data to a

product.
Create the Mating Part.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself (1/7) :
Part used: BPILLAR1_STYLE.CATPart
The Geometrical Set.1 contains

the input styling data.
You are going to publish these
elements
Publishing the Input Data

Access the Generative Shape Design Workbench if
you are not already in it.

Student Notes:
Publishing the Input Data

Publish all the input data :
The publish elements are added

to the specification tree.

Student Notes:
Inserting the Published Data in a Product

Create a new product.
Both the BPILLAR1_STYLE.CATPart and the new
product are opened.
Tile horizontally your CATIA screen :
Double-click on the Product.1 in the product tree to

access the Assembly design workbench and drag

and drop the Part Style Input into the product :

Student Notes:
Creating the Mating Part

Insert a new part to the product and rename it Part Mating.
Double click on Part Mating to access the Generative Shape Design workbench.
Copy the content of the Geometrical Set.1 and paste special as result with link at the
part mating level.
The copied elements are inserted in the Part

Mating inside a new Geometrical Set called
External References
Now you can hide the Part Style Input and work in the Part Mating with the copied
elements.

Student Notes:

Offset the surface Y0 (725mm) :
Fillet the offset with Sur Design Ext : 200mm and extremity Maximum. Rename the result
Front Outer Support.

Student Notes:

Intersect Sur Design Front and Front Outer Support and rename the result
Front Outer Intersection.
Offset Sur YO (700mm) and Sur Design Ext (20mm toward the inside):
Fillet the two offset surfaces (Radius= 200mm and extremity maximum).
Rename the result Rear Outer Support :

Student Notes:

Intersect Sur Design Rear and Rear Outer Support and
rename the result Rear Outer Intersection.
Four elements have been created in the Part Mating.

These elements will be used to create the other parts
of the B-Pillar : you have to publish these four
elements at the Part Mating level :
Now you can go on the next step using the product you have just
created, or you can close the opened documents and load those
from the next step.

Student Notes:
Publication Links State

B-Pillar
Student Notes:
Step 2 - Creating the Outer Part

10 min
In this step you will create the Outer Part using :

Offset Surfaces
Split and Fillet Operations

Student Notes:
Product used: Product_B-Pillar2.CATProduct

Initializing the Outer Part
Insert a new part in this product and rename it Part Outer.
Copy and paste special as result with link these elements from the Part Style Inputs
and from the Part Mating into the Part Outer :
The copied elements are inserted to a new Geometrical Set : External references.
Now you can hide the Part Mating and work only with the Part Outer.

Student Notes:

Rear Flange Creation :
Parallel Rear Outer Intersection on Rear Outer
Support (15 mm toward external).
Split Rear Outer Support with its two limit curves :
Rename the result Rear Flange.
Front Flange Creation :

Parallel Front Outer Intersection on Front Outer
Support (15 mm toward external).
Split Front Outer Support with its two limit curves :
Rename the result Front Flange.

Student Notes:

Upper Side Creation :
Offset Surf Y0 (800 mm toward external).
Fillet it with Window (200 mm, extremity maximum) :
Intersect Sur Design Rear with the Fillet.
Intersect Sur Design Front with the Fillet.
Split the Fillet with these two intersections :
Rename the result Upper Side.
Rear and Front Sides Creation :

Split Sur Design Rear with Rear Outer Intersection and
the first intersection curve. Rename it Rear Side.
Split Sur Design Front with Front Outer Intersection
and the second intersection curve. Rename it Front
Side.

Student Notes:
Fillet Rear Flange with Rear Side (2mm).

Fillet previous fillet with Upper Side (2mm).
Fillet previous fillet with Front Side (2mm).
Then fillet previous filet with Front Flange (2mm).
Split the result with B-Pillar Low Plane and B-Pillar High Plane :
Rename the result Outer.

Now you can go to the next step using the product you have just
from the next step.

Student Notes:

B-Pillar
Student Notes:
Step 3 - Creating the Inner Part

10 min
In this step you will create the Inner Part using:

Offset Surfaces
Split and Fillet Operations
Adaptative Swept Surface

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself(1/6) :

Initializing the Inner Part
Insert a new part in this product and rename it Part Inner.
and from the Part Mating into the Part Inner :
The copied elements are inserted to a new Geometrical Set .

Student Notes:

Offset Rear Outer Support towards internal (1.9mm) :
Rename the result Rear Inner Support.
Project Rear Outer Intersection on Rear Inner Support :
Rename the result Rear Inner Intersection.
Parallel Rear Inner Intersection on Rear Inner Support
toward external (15mm) :
Split Rear Inner Support with Rear Inner Intersection
and the parallel curve.

Offset Front Outer Support towards internal (1.9mm) :
Rename the result Front Inner Support.
Project Front Outer Intersection on Front Inner Support
: Rename the result Front Inner Intersection.
Parallel Front Inner Intersection on Front Inner Support
toward external (15mm) :

Split Front Inner Support with Front Inner Intersection
and the parallel curve.

Student Notes:

Creation of limits, external reference and spine for the adaptive
sweep :
Offset Surf Y0 toward external (640mm) :
Intersect Rear Inner Intersection and Bpillar Low Plane.
Rename the result Extremity.
Create a spine curve using Bpillar Low Plane and Bpillar

High Plane, using Extremity as starting point, Front and Rear
Inner Intersection as guide curves :

Student Notes:

Now you are going to create the adaptive sweep :
Select the adaptive sweep icon :
Select the Spine as guide curve.
Right click in the sketch field and select Create sketch.
Select the point Extremity. The spine is automatically added to the
Optional Construction Elements list.
Select Front and Rear Inner Intersection and the 640mm offset :
You get in the Sketcher workbench.
Create this profile :
105 Degrees angle
110 Degrees angle

Student Notes:

Exit the Sketcher workbench and select the second spine extremity point to
define the sweep second section :
Click OK to create the Adaptive sweep :


Student Notes:

Fillet the two flanges with the adaptive sweep (2mm radius) :
Split the resulting feature with the two Bpillar planes :
Rename the result Inner.

from the next step.

Student Notes:

B-Pillar
Student Notes:
Step 4 - Creating the Part Reinforcement

10 min

Offset and Blend Surfaces
Fillet Operations
Thick Solid

Student Notes:
Initializing the Part Reinforcement

Insert a new part to this product and rename it Part Reinf.
and from the Part Mating into the Part Reinf :
The copied elements are inserted to a new Geometrical Set .

Student Notes:
Creating the Part Reinforcement

Offset Rear Outer Support towards internal (0.9mm) :
Rename the result Rear Reinf Support.
Project Rear Outer Intersection on Rear Reinf Support :
Rename the result Rear Reinf Intersection.
Parallel Rear Reinf Intersection on Rear Reinf Support
towards external (15mm) and towards internal (10mm).
Split Rear Reinf Support with the two parallel curves.

Offset Front Outer Support towards internal (0.9mm) :
Rename the result Front Reinf Support.
Project Front Outer Intersection on Front Reinf Support :
Rename the result Front Reinf Intersection.
Parallel Front Reinf Intersection on Front Reinf Support
towards external (15mm) and towards internal (10mm).
Split Front Reinf Support with the two parallel curves.


Student Notes:

Central Side Creation :
Create a blend surface between the two internal parallel curves :
Fillet the blend surface with the two flanges (2mm) and split the result with the two
Bpillar planes and rename the result Reinf :

Student Notes:

Access the Part Design Workbench to create a Thick Solid from Reinf :
Create a Thick Solid (0.6mm on each side of the surface) from the surface Reinf :

Student Notes:

Finally, show the parts Outer and Inner to visualize the global shape of the B-Pillar :
from the next step.

Student Notes:

B-Pillar
Student Notes:
Step 5 Replacing the Input Styling Data

10 min
In this step you will replace the published input data by

new input data.
You will update the whole product.


Student Notes:
Product used: Product_B-Pillar5.CATProduct These two documents have
to be loaded.
Part used: BPILLAR1_NEW_STYLEEnd.CATPart
Replacing the Input Styling Data

Save under a user directory the part BPILLAR1_NEW_STYLEEnd.CATPart.
Right click on the part Part Style Inputs in the tree and select Replace Component :

Student Notes:
Replacing the Input Styling Data

A window has opened for you to choose the replacing part: choose the part
BPILLAR1_NEW_STYLEEnd.CATPart you just saved in a user directory and click OK.
Impacts On Replace window appears. Click OK.
The geometry turn to red: all the parts need to be updated.

Enter the Assembly Design workbench if you are not already in it:

Student Notes:
Managing the Update Failures

Update the assembly :
The part will be updated as per the new Style Data.


Student Notes:
Managing the Update Failures

All the part are updated correctly : the new style input data have been propagated through
the whole assembly.
Old Style
New Style
End Product: Product_B-PillarEnd.CATProduct

Space Mouse Base Exercise

Student Notes:
Exercise Presentation : Hybrid Design the space Mouse

Space Mouse Base (1) : Create the pad and the upper fillet
Space Mouse Base (2) : Create the surfacic elements
Space Mouse Base (3) : Sew the Surface on the pad
Space Mouse Base (4-7)
Space Mouse Base (8) : Create the Holes and Pockets
Space Mouse Base (9) : Assemble the new body

Exercise
Student Notes:
Space Mouse Base : Presentation

3 Hours
In this exercise you will see how to create an Hybrid part using the Generative Shape Design
and the Part Design workbenches :
Creating wireframe elements.

Creating surfaces and solids.
Assembling surfaces and solids.

Student Notes:
Design Intent : Space Mouse Base
Build an Hybrid part : the Space Mouse Base that is used in an Assembly.

Student Notes:
Design Process : Space Mouse Base
1
Create the base pad 2
and the upper fillet Create the
surfacic elements
3
Sew the surface
on the pad
6 5 4
Shell the created Split the part with Create the groove.
solid. the imported surface
8
7 Create the holes
Create the shaft and the pockets
9 Assemble a new
body and create a
circular pattern.

Space Mouse Base

Student Notes:
Step1 : Base Pad and the Upper Fillet

20 min
In this Step, you will :
Create the Base Sketch.

Create the Main pad of the part.
Fillet the upper face of the pad.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself (1/2) Part used: SMBase_begin.CATPart
Draw the following sketch on the XoY plane.

Create a plane with an angle of 6.5 deg with the
XoY plane.
3. Offset this plane upward of 15 mm.


Student Notes:
Create a Up to Plane Pad with the previous sketch and the upper plane.
Create a 3mm Edge Fillet on the Upper fillet of the just created pad.

Space Mouse Base

Student Notes:
Step2 : Create the surfacic elements.

20 min
Create two profiles.
Create a Multi-Sections Surface from

these profiles.
Create a Fill surface.
Split the surfaces with the pad.


Student Notes:
Do It Yourself (1/3) Part used: SMBase_step1.CATPart
1. Create a 10 mm Offset plane from the XoZ

plane.
(1)
(2)
(3)
2. Create a 110 mm Offset plane from the XoZ

plane in the same direction.
3. On the first plane draw the sketch shown on

right.
4. On the second plane draw the sketch shown

on right.
(4)

Student Notes:
Create a Multi-Sections Surface using the two created sketches.
Create a Line closing the first profile.


Student Notes:
Create a Fill surface between the line and the first sketch.
Join the Fill surface with the previous loft. (9)
Split this Join with the lower face of the pad.


Space Mouse Base

Student Notes:
Step3 : Sew the surface on the pad.

5 min
Sew the just created surface on the solid.


Student Notes:
Do It Yourself Part used: SMBase_step2.CATPart
1. In the CATIA Part Design workbench, sew the

previously created split surface with the solid.

Space Mouse Base

Student Notes:
Step 4 to 7 :
20 min
Create a Groove.
Split the part with an imported

surface
Shell the solid
Create a Shaft

Student Notes:
Step 4
1. On the YZ plane draw the

following sketch.
2. Groove the created profile

as shown.

Student Notes:
Step 5
1. Select the Imported_Surface in the

tree and put it in Show mode
2. Split the Solid with the Blue

Surface

Student Notes:
Step 6
1. Create a Shell of the solid with a 2mm inside thickness


Student Notes:
Step 7
1. Sketch the profile as shown

on the right.
2. Create a Shaft with this

profile.
3. Created a 2mm Edge Fillet as

shown. (1)
(2)
(3)

Space Mouse Base

Student Notes:
Step 8 : Create the Holes and Pockets.

20 min

Create Holes
Instantiate Holes with a

User Pattern
Create Pockets

Student Notes:
1. Create a 28mm diameter hole on the shaft.
2. On the Upper plane of the Part, sketch

the following profiles.

Student Notes:
3. Create an Up to Next
Pocket with the Sketch
you have just created.
4. Create a 11mm diameter

hole as shown on right.

Student Notes:
5. Create the following Sketch on

the Upper plane of the part.
6. Reuse this Sketch to instantiate

the previous hole on the part.

Student Notes:
7. Create a 0.5mm Edge Fillet on the

upper edges of the created holes
8. Sketch the following profile on

the ZX plane.
(7)
9. Create a Pocket from this Sketch.
(8)
(9)

Space Mouse Base

Student Notes:
Step 9 : Assemble a new body to the PartBody and Pattern it.

20 min
Create a new body
Create Shaft and Pad under this

Body
Assemble the body with the

PartBody
Create a Circular pattern of the

Assembled body.

Student Notes:
1. Insert a new body
2. Sketch the following profile on

the YZ plane
3. Create a 12.5 deg symmetrical

Shaft from the previous sketch

Student Notes:
4. Create a 0.4mm radius

Edge Fillet on the 5
edges as shown.
5. Sketch a 8mm diameter (4)

circle on the bottom
face of the part. (5)
6. Create a 3mm Pad from

this Sketch.
7. Assemble the Body with

the PartBody.
(6) (7)

Student Notes:
8. Create a Circular Pattern of the Assembled Body as Shown below.

End Part: SMBase_end.CATPart

Lemon Squeezer Exercise

Student Notes:
Exercise Presentation : Lemon Squeezer

Lemon Squeezer (1) : Creating the Wireframe Geometry
Lemon Squeezer (2) : Creating the Basic Surfaces
Lemon Squeezer (3) : Creating Blend Surface and Handle
Lemon Squeezer (4) : Creating the filtering holes

Exercise Presentation
Student Notes:
Lemon Squeezer
3 Hrs
In this exercise you will create a Lemon Squeezer starting from an existing model.
First you will complete the supporting Wireframe using :

Evolution laws
Extremum points
Wireframe relimitation
Next, you will create the surfaces using :
Swept and fill surfaces
Blend surfaces with coupling points
Trim operator
Then you will add fillets on sharp edges and you will create
filtering holes in the lemon squeezer using :
Circular patterns
Projected curves

Student Notes:
Design Intent : Lemon Squeezer
Blend surface
Fill surface
Swept surfaces
Handle
1 mm fillets
Filtering Holes

Student Notes:
Design Process : Lemon Squeezer
1
Completing the
Wireframe
2
Creating basic
surfaces
3
Creating blend surface
with coupling and adding
the handle
4
Creating
filtering holes

Lemon Squeezer
Student Notes:
Step1 : Creating the Wireframe Geometry

20 min
In this step you will:
Create an evolution law

Use it to create a driven
parallel curve
Create an extremum point
Re-limit the existing
Wireframe elements

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself (1/5) Part used: lemon_start.CATPart
Using the Knowledge advisor create an evolution law in the PART 2 :

Y=10+2sin(10 X)
Rem. : Before creating the law the part has to be active as shown .

Student Notes:
If the
parallel
operation
does not
work,
reverse the
offset
direction
Create a parallel curve to Circle.1 on Plane.3 using the law mode : select
Law.1 as law element from tree and then select Advanced law type.

Student Notes:
Create the symmetry of Parallel.1 using Project.2 as reference.

Join it to the previously created parallel curve.

Student Notes:
Create the minimum point on Sketch.1 along the Z axis.
Split Sketch.1 by 2 points : Point.3 and Extremum.1


Student Notes:
Translate Project.2 :
Direction = Plane.3
Distance = 10mm.
Create a plane parallel to Plane.3 through point.
On the previously created plane create a circle :

Radius = 2mm.
Translate the previous point of 1.2mm.
The wireframe is completed. It will support the surfaces creation in the next step.
End Part: lemon_step1_end.CATPart

Lemon Squeezer
Student Notes:
Step 2 : Creating the Basic Surfaces

30 min
Create swept surfaces

Create fill surfaces
Join the result

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself (1/3) Part used: lemon_step1_end.CATPart
Create the following explicit sweep and create the lower boundary :

Student Notes:
Create the following circle sweep :
Join the 2 previously created surfaces.

Student Notes:
Fill the Circle.5 passing through the point called Translate.3 :


Lemon Squeezer
Student Notes:
Step 3 : Create coupling points, blend surface & add handle

30 min

Create coupling points
Create blend surface using the
coupling points
Add the handle to the result

Student Notes:
Create the upper boundary of the

entity Join.3.
Create a plane passing through this boundary and
its central point.
Using the previously created elements create a

polar extremum on the boundary and keep only one
sub-element using the Point.3 as reference element
:

Student Notes:
Create a point on the boundary curve using the
extremum point previously created as reference.
Each time using the previously created point,

repeat the operation in order to obtain :

Student Notes:
Put Circle.5 in the No-Show and create the boundary of the fill surface
Fill.3.
Project all the previously created points on this boundary (you can project
them in one operation).

Student Notes:
Create a blend to complete the part using the previously created points as
coupling points :
Join all the created surfaces

Student Notes:
Show the handle and trim it with the previous Join.
Add a 1mm fillet on the inner edge.


Lemon squeezer
Student Notes:
Step 4 : Creating the Filtering Holes

30 min
Create a sketch
Create a circular pattern
Project curves
Trim a surface with curves

Student Notes:
Create an offset plane from XY (10mm and Z direction) and create this
sketch on this plane :

Student Notes:
Create a circular pattern from the previous ellipse on the Plane.7 :

Student Notes:
Project in the Z direction the ellipse and the circular pattern on the main surface
(keeping all the sub-elements) :

Student Notes:
Split the Lemon Squeezer with the previous projected curves :
Rem. : The projection of the circular

pattern engenders a single non-connex
entity. This reduces the number of Split

operations.

Knob Exercise
Student Notes:
Knob (1) : Design the Basic Wireframe Elements

Knob (2) : Design the Basic Surfaces
Knob (3) : Create Laws
Knob (4) : Design the Intermediate Surfaces
Knob (5) : Design the Final Surfaces
Knob (6) : Analyze and Modify the Draft

Knob
Student Notes:
Step 1: Design the Basic Wireframe Elements

15 min

Create the Base Sketches
Create wireframe Points, lines and
Planes
Create Splines
Create Projections
Create 3D Circles

Student Notes:
In this step you will design all the basic wireframe elements to design the basic surfaces.
Insert a geometrical set Wireframe Skeleton.
Create a Positioned sketch on XY plane as shown.

Student Notes:
Create two wireframe points

First point Point.1_to_create_spline
Point type: On Plane
Plane: YZ Plane
H = 4mm, V = 8 mm.
Second point Point.2_to_create_spline
Point type: Co-ordinates
X= 20mm, Y= 3 mm, Z= 6 mm.
Select the first point as the reference for this point.
Create a Symmetry of second Point about YZ plane.
Symmetry.1_to_create_spline
Point.2_to_create_spline Point.1_to_create_spline

Student Notes:
Create a spline passing through these points. This Spline will be used to create
blend and swept surfaces.
Create a plane offset from ZX plane at a distance of 20mm.

Create a point on this plane with H = 0mm and V= 5 mm.
Point.3 Plane.1

Student Notes:
Create a wireframe line passing through Point.3. This line will be used to create
blend surface.
Line.1
Create a Point at (0, 0, -12) from origin.

This is Point.4
Point.4

Student Notes:
Create a wireframe point at (0, 0, 18). This is Point.5.

Create a line using Point-Direction option and passing through Point.5.
Line.2
Point.5
Point.4

Student Notes:
Create a wireframe circle with as shown.
Project Point.4 on plane.1
Plane.1
Point.4 Project.1

Student Notes:
Create a wireframe circle using Project.1

Apply a Formula to the radius of Circle
The Radius of this circle = Diameter of Base_sketch 10mm.
To create the relation, Right click on the radius field to access Edit formula
GSD_Knob_Step_1_End.CATPart

Knob
Student Notes:
Step 2: Design the Basic Surfaces

15 min
In this step you will

Build Basic Surfaces from
wireframe elements
Create swept surfaces
Create a Blend surface
Create Extrusion

Student Notes:
GSD_Knob_Step_2_Start.CATPart
In this step you will design all the basic surfaces required to complete the Knob.
Create the first swept surface using the Base sketch
Sweep type Line & Subtype with draft direction
Use Guide Curve 1 as Base sketch
Draft direction XY Plane
Draft angle 4 deg and are wholly defined
Enter Length.2 as 25 mm.
Create the second swept surface using the

Spline from the Wireframe skeletonbody with the
same specifications as the first sweep.
Draft angle 10deg
Enter Length.2 15 mm.
Sweep.1 from
Base Sketch Sweep.2 from
Spline

Student Notes:
Create a Blend surface between Spline and Line.1
Spline
Blend Surface
Line.1
Create a Extrude from Circle.1. This extrude will be used to create Sweep.3.
Extrude it by 20 mm normal to ZX Plane.

Student Notes:
Create a Sweep.3. Use previously created extrude to create it.

Type: Circle. Sub type: Two guides and tangency surface
Limit curve with tangency: Circle.1
Tangency surface: Extrude.1
Limit curve: Circle.2
Sweep.3
Extrude.1
Circle.1
Circle.1
Contents of the Basic Surfaces body.


Knob
Student Notes:
Step 3: Create Laws

5 min

Create Law to govern the radius of
a Fillet
Create two sketches representing
the Reference and the Definition of
the Law.

Student Notes:
Before performing any operations on the Basic surfaces, You will create a Law to govern the
shape of your design according to a law.
To create a Law, you need to specify the Reference and Definition curves.
Insert Geometrical set Laws
You will first define the Reference
Create a positioned sketch on XY plane. Use Origin:Part Origin. Orientation: X axis
Then, you sketch the Definition for the law by creating a positioned sketch on XY Plane.
Use Origin:Part Origin. Orientation: X axis
Sketch for Reference
Sketch for Definition

Refer detailed steps

if necessary

Student Notes:
Access the law command to create the law.

This law will be used to drive the the shape of the Fillet which you will create in the next step.


Knob
Student Notes:
Step 4: Design the Intermediate Surfaces

15 min

Design the Fillet with the help of
the Law
You will perform various
Operations on Basic surfaces to
build these surfaces
Split Surfaces
Create Symmetries
Create Joins

Student Notes:
In this step you will create Intermediate surfaces by performing operations on
the basic surfaces you had created.
Also, you will make use of Law to define the shape of one of the fillets.
Insert Geometrical set Intermediate Surfaces
Create a Shape fillet between Blend.1 and second swept surface.
Blend.1
Sweep.2
Specify the
law you
created here

Student Notes:
Now perform two splits to limit Blend.1 and sweep.2 upto this fillet and clip off the
extra material.
Split.1
Elements to cut:Sweep.2
Cutting elements : Fillet edge
Fillet Sweep.2
Blend.2
This part is
removed Fillet edge
Fillet
Split.1
Elements to cut: Blend.1
Cutting elements : Fillet edge
Remove this side

Student Notes:
Now, Join Fillet.1, Split.1, Split.2. This is Join.2.
Split.1 Fillet.1
Split.2
Create a symmetry of this Join.1 about ZX Plane.

Create a Join between Join.1 and this Symmetry.1
Symmetry
of Join.1

Student Notes:
Create a Symmetry of Sweep.3 about ZX plane.

Create a Join between Sweep.3 & and this new Symmetry. This is Join.3
Join.2
Sweep.3
Symmetry
of Sweep.3
Join.3

Knob
Student Notes:
Step 5: Design the Final Surfaces

15 min

Perform Operations on
Intermediate Surfaces to get the
Final Version of the Knob.
Trim various Surfaces.
Apply Fillets.

Student Notes:
In this step, you will create the final knob using the Basic surfaces and the
Intermediate surfaces.
Insert a Ordered Geometrical Set. Rename it to Final Surfaces.
Trim Sweep.1 from Basic Surfaces with Join.3 from Intermediate Surfaces.
Remove this side
Sweep.1 of Sweep.1
Join.3
Remove this
side of Join.3

Student Notes:
Show Join.2. Remove this side of

Trim.1
Trim Join.2 with previously created Trim.1
Join.1
Remove this side of

Join.1
Trim.1

Student Notes:
Apply Variable radius fillet to the edge shown. The radius value at the ends is 3mm and
at the middle is 4mm.
Similarly apply another

Variable Radius fillet to this
edge.

Student Notes:
Apply fillet of 1.3mm radius to the edge shown.
Apply Edge fillet to the two faces.


Knob
Student Notes:
Step 6: Analyze and Modify the Draft

10 min
In this step :
You will perform a Draft Analysis on the
Knob.
You will then modify the Sweep Draft angle.
Check how the change propagates to
downstream surfaces and how the Analysis
visualization is immediately updated.

Student Notes:
Change the current Render style to Material to see the results of the Draft analysis
Click on Draft Analysis Icon.
Select Edge Fillet.3

Set your color scale and draft values as shown.
Double click to Modify the color

and the values for the analysis

Student Notes:
Then modify the draft angle.

Double click Sweep.1 to modify the Draft angle value.
Modify the Angle value from 4deg to 6 deg.
The Part is automatically

updated.
GSD_Knob_Analysis_Step_End.CATPart

Driving Mirror Exercise

Student Notes:
Exercise Presentation : Driving Mirror

Driving Mirror(1) : Creating Basic Wireframe
Driving Mirror(2) : Creating Basic Surface
Driving Mirror(3) : Creating an Advance Wireframe
Driving Mirror(4) : Creating an Advance Surfaces

Exercise
Student Notes:
Driving Mirror: Presentation

50 min
In this exercise you will:

Build a model of Driving Mirror using,
Basic wireframe geometry
Basic Surface
Advanced wireframe geometry
Advanced Swept Surface

Student Notes:
Design Intent: Driving Mirror
Achieve surface with better

Topology for problem free die Allow sufficient space for
machining Mirror holder on this face
Build a smooth surface with Build an Aero-Dynamic shape

better curvature and tangent for reducing air friction
continuity for better aesthetics

Student Notes:
Design process: Driving Mirror
1
Creating the
Basic
wireframes
2
Creating the Basic
surfaces
3
Creating an Advance
wireframe
4
Creating an Advance surfaces

Driving Mirror
Student Notes:
Step1 : Creating the Basic Wireframe

20 min
You will start with building of wireframe, which is later used

to create basic surfaces.
In this step you will create the basic structure of wireframe
used to create outer shape of the Mirror

Student Notes:
Part Used: CATGSD_F_Driving Mirror_Step1_Start.Catpart
Create a basic wireframe
Create a positioned sketch.2 by following parameters:
Positioning Reference:Plane.5, Point Reference: Intersect.3/Vertex.1 Sketch.2
Orientation :Y axis Output.2
Create an arc of radius 40mm as shown
Keep length of the arc approximately as shown.
Create a Spline.1 according to the parameters shown: Spline.1
Output points of Output.1

Sketch.1
The Arc and Intersect.3
are coincident with each
other.
Sketch.2 is used to define the curvature direction while defining the Spine.1

Student Notes:
Create a positioned sketch.3 according to parameters shown in the panel:

Create an arc of radius 300mm, tangent to Horizontal axis Spline.1
Sketch.3
and coincident with the vertical axis.
Create a positioned sketch.4 by following parameters:

Create an arc of radius 220mm.
Coincide the Arc with Output.2
Keep length of the arc up to one quadrant of a circle. Sketch.4
Sketch.3 Sketch.4
Sketch.3
Coincide the arc

with Spline.1
Sketch.4

Student Notes:
Project Sketch.4 on Plane.4 along X axis direction to get project.1
Create a point.2, point type between Output.1 and Point.1 with ratio of 0.5
Create a Plane.9 parallel to XY plane passing through Point.2
Create a Intersect (Intersect.4) between Plane.6 and Plane.9
Create a Intersect (Intersect.5) between Plane.8 and Intersection.4
Project normal(Project.2) Spline.1 on Plane.9

Project.1 Intersect.5 Intersect.4
Project.2
Plane.9 Point.2

Student Notes:
Project.1
Create a Line.2 joining Point.1 and Output Point.1 Spline.2

Line.2
Line.3
Create a Line.3 joining Output Point.2 and Output Point.3
Create a positioned sketch.5 as shown in the panel

Create an arc of radius 35mm.
Spline.1
Coincide arc center with horizontal axis
Coincide one end of arc with Intersect.3 Sketch.5
Project.3
Project.2
Create a Spline.2 from the parameters
shown in the panel
Project (Project.3) Spline.2 on Plane.3
Sketch.5
End Part: CATGSD_F_Driving Mirror_Step1_End.Catpart

Driving Mirror
Student Notes:
Step2 : Creating the Basic Surfaces

10 min
In this step you will create the basic surfaces which forms
the outer shape of the Mirror

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself
Part Used: CATGSD_F_Driving Mirror_Step2_Start.CATPart
End Part : CATGSD_F_Driving Mirror_Step2_End.CATPart
Create the basic surfaces
Line.3
Create a Explicit Swept surface(Sweep.1) according to parameters shown
Spline.2
Create a Multi-Section surface.1 as per parameters shown
Project.2
Line.2 Sketch.5
Project.3
Project.1
Sketch.3
Sweep.1

Driving Mirror
Student Notes:
Step3 : Creating an Advance Wireframe

15 min
In this step you will create an Advance wireframe,which would then

be used to create the blend surfaces.

Student Notes:
Create an Advance wireframe
Create a Point.3 at co-ordinate (0,0,- 8).Reference Point : Output.1
Create a Point.4 at co-ordinate (0,0,10).Reference Point : Point.1
Create a Point.5 on the curve Line.3 at the distance of 14mm from line end point
Create a Point.6 on the curve Line.3 at the distance of 20mm from line start point
Project.5
Project (Project.4) Point.5 on Plane.7
Project (Project.5) Point.6 on Plane.7

Point.6
Point.5
Point.3
Project.4
Point.4
Plane.7

Student Notes:
Create a Spline.3 joining Point.3 and Project. 5
Tangent Direction :Plane.1
Geometry on support :Plane.7
Spline.3
Create a Spline.4 joining Point.4 and Project. 4
Tangent Direction :Plane.1
Spline.4
Geometry on support :Plane.7
Extrapolate(Extrapol.1):
Boundary : Line.2, Extrapolated : Multi-Section.1
Continuity: Curvature, Distance :10mm
Boundary : Line.3, Extrapolated : Extrapol.1
Continuity: Curvature, Distance :10mm Extrapol.2
Extrapol.1
Boundary : Project.1, Extrapolated : Sweep.1
Continuity: Curvature, Distance :10mm
Extrapol.3

Student Notes:
Create a Symmetry(Symmetry.1) of Extrapol.3 about Plane.9
Project(Project.6) Spline.3 on support Extrapol.2 along YZ plane direction
Project(Project.7) Spline.4 on support Extrapol.2 along YZ plane direction
Create Intersection(Intersect.6) between Extraplo.3 and Extrapol.2
Create Intersection(Intersect.7) between Symmetry.1 and Extrapol.2
Create a Parallel.1 of curve Intersect.6 on support Extrapol.3 at a distance of 15mm
Create a Parallel.2 of curve Intersect.7 on support Symmetry.1 at a distance of 15mm

Extrapol.3 Project.6
Parallel.1
Project.7
Intersect.6
Symmetry.1
Intersect.7
Parallel.2

Student Notes:
Boundary : Project.6/Vertex.4, Extrapolated: Project.6
Continuity: Tangent, Distance : 20mm, Support: Extrapol.2
Boundary : Project.7/Vertex. 3, Extrapolated: Project.7
Boundary : Extrapol. 5\Vertex.4, Extrapolated: Extrapol.5
Extrapol.4
Extrapol.6
End Part : CATGSD_F_Driving Mirror_Step3_End.Catpart

Driving Mirror
Student Notes:
Step4 : Creating an Advance Surfaces

10 min
In this step you will build the final surface model for Driving Mirror
using Advanced Sweep tools.

Student Notes:
Create the final surfaces
Create a Conic Swept surfaces(Sweep.2 and Sweep.3) as per parameters shown
Sweep.2
Parallel.1
Extrapol.3
Sweep.3
Sweep.3
Sweep.2
Parallel.2
Symmetry.1

Student Notes:
Split (Split .1) Extrapol.2 by cutting elements Extrapol.4 and Extrapol.6
Split (Split .2) Extrapol.3 by cutting element Parallel.1
Split (Split .3) Symmetry.1 by cutting element Parallel.2
Create a Join (Join.1) from Split.1,Split.2,Split.3,Sweep.2 and Sweep.3
Split (Split .4) Join.1 by cutting element Plane.4

Split.2
Split.1
Split.3
Split.4
Part Used: CATGSD_F_Driving Mirror_Step4_End.Catpart

You have created the model for Driving mirror using advanced wireframes and Swept surfaces

Cover Exercise
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Part Used: CATGSD_F_Cover_Start.CATPart
The user is provided with basic wireframe as input to start with an Exercise:
You will start with Creation of the surfaces for top profile of the Cover
Project Circle.1 on Revolute.1 along the direction of XY plane to obtain Project.1
Create Extrude.1 using Spline.1 in ZX direction at distance of 45mm each side
Create a circle swept surface(Sweep.1) using following parameters:

Subtype: One Guide and Tangency Surface, Guide Curve 1:Project.1,
Tangency Surface: Extrude.1, Radius:20mm
Create Plane. 5 parallel to ZX plane passing through point Sweep.1\Vertex.1

Project.1 Extrude.1
Project.1
Sweep.1
Plane.5
Extrude.1

Student Notes:
Create Intersection.1 from plane.5 and extrude.1
Create a Explict Sweep Surface(Sweep. 2)using following parameters:

Subtype: with Reference Surface, Profile:Sweep.1/Edge.3,
Guide Curve: Intersection.1, Spine: X axis
Split Sweep.2 from YZ plane to obtain Split.1
Create Symmetry(symmetry.1) of Split.1 about ZX Plane
Sweep.2 Sweep.2
Profile
Split.1
Symmetry.1

Student Notes:
Create a Join(Join.1) from Symmetry .1, Split.1 and Sweep.1
Extract Boundary(Boundary.1) from Join.1 by parameters: Join.2

Surface Edge: Join.1\Edge.1
Propagation Type: Tangent Propagation
Split(Split.2) Extrude.1 by Boundary.1
Create a Join(Join.2) from Join.1 and Split.2
Extrude.1
Boundary.1
Split.2
Join.1

Student Notes:
Now you will create a law. This law will be used later to define a shape of a swept surface
To create a Law, you need to specify the Reference and Definition curves.
Create Positioned sketches for these two curves as shown, with the following parameters
Origin : Part Origin.
Orientation : Y axis
Reference : YZ plane (Sketch.3)
Define the law using law command.

(Sketch.4)
Reference curve
(Sketch.3) .
To create Definition curve use 5 point Spline to achieve the

Sketch constraints as shown

Student Notes:
Create the surfaces for Cover top

Split(Split.3) Sketch.1 by ZX Plane
ZX Plane
Sweep.3
Create a line swept surface(Sweep.3) using following parameters:
Subtype: With Draft Direction, Draft Direction:XY Plane,
Angle : Law.1, Length 1 = 0mm, Length 2 =20mm
Create Symmetry(symmetry.2) of Sweep.3 about ZX Plane
Create a Join(Join.3) from Sweep.3 and Symmetry.2
Sketch.1 Symmetry.2
Split.3 Split.3
ZX Plane
XY Plane

Student Notes:
You will create few intersection curves according to the following table:
Intersections First Element Second Element Near Element Reference
Intersection.2 Plane.1 Join.3 - -
Intersection.3 Plane.2 Revolute. 2 - -
Intersection.4 ZX Plane Intersection.3 - -
Intersection.5 ZX Plane Intersection.2 Near.1 Plane.3
Intersection.6 ZX Plane Revolute .2 - -
Intersection.7 Join.3 Revolute.2 Near.2 Plane.4


Student Notes:
Create Spline.2 passing through point :
Point : Intersection.4,Tangent direction : intersection.6, Tension : 1
Point : Near.1,Tangent direction : YZ plane, Tension : 0
Create Spline.3 passing through point :

Point : Near.2/Vertex.1,Tangent direction : Near.2, Tension : 1
Point : Near.1,Tangent direction : ZX plane, Tension : 1.5
Geometry on Support: Join.3
Spline.3
Join.3
Near.2/Vertex.1
Intersect.3 Intersect.4
Intersect.6 (Point)
Near.2
Spline.3
Near.1
Spline.2
Intersect.2

Student Notes:
Extract Boundary(Boundary.2) of Revolute.1 using parameters:
Surface Edge: Revolute.1\Edge.3 Propagation Type: No Propagation
Split(Split.4) Sketch.2 by Join.3 and Intersect.3 Spline.3

Symmetry.3
Split(Split.5) Boundary.2 by Join.3 and Intersect.3
Create Symmetry(symmetry.3) of Spline.3 about ZX Plane
Intersect.3 Join.3
Split.5 Split.4
Sketch.2
Boundary.2
Intersect.3
Join.3

Student Notes:
Create a Join(Join.4) from Spline.3 and Symmetry.3
Create a Multi-Section Surface.1 from the parameters shown
Split Revolute.2 by Intersect.3 to form Split.6
Create a Join(Join.5) from Split.6, Multi-Section surface.1

and Revolve.1
Split.4
Intersection.3
Split.6
Join.4
Split.5
Join.5
Spline.2
Multi-section Surface.1

Student Notes:
Now, Create intermediate surfaces for Cover side
Create a Bitangent shape fillet (fillet .1) between Join.5 and Sweep.3.Specify the
parameters as shown
Apply Law for radius value as shown in the panel
Create Relimiters1 and 2 at both ends of spine(Split.3)
contextually using point on Curve option(The Relimiters
lie at start and end point of Split.3 curve).
Create Symmetry(symmetry.4) of Fillet.2 about ZX Plane
Create a Join(Join.6) from Fillet.1 and Symmetry.4
Filet.2
Law Parameters

Student Notes:
Now, You will create the Final surfaces of Cover using intermediate surfaces,
Extract the Boundary(Boundary.3) of Join.6/edge.4 specifying point propagation
Create Intersection(Intersect.8) between Join.2 and Join.5
Split Join.5 by Boundary.3 and Intersect.8 to obtain Split.7
Split Join.2 by Intersect.8 to obtain Split.8
Join.5
Intersect.8
Boundary.3
Join.2
Split.8
Split.7
You have created the Cover model with a Varying

parameters of Draft angle and Fillet radius

Student Notes:
Extract the Boundary(Boundary.4) of Join.6 as shown.
Split Sweep.3 by Boundary.4 to obtain Split.9.
Create a Join(Join.7) from Split.7, Split.8, Split.9 and Join.6. (Merging Distance:0.01mm)
Sweep.3
Boundary.4 Join.7
Boundary.4
Join.6
End Part: CATGSD_F_Cover_End.CATPart

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Inspect the point data using the Quick View icons.

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Create curves over the red and green point

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On the point set lying on the green

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Create curves over the red and green

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Repeat the operation using the Red

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Create lines over the yellow and blue point

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Split and Join the curves to form the final shape.

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Create the profile sketch for the Explicit Sweep Surface.

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Create the Spine curve for the surface.

Project the Parting Line curve on plane

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Use the Profile curve previously created.

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Create the Guide curves for the top surface.

Combine the curve just created with the

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Create the variable radius Circle surface.

Specify a Start value of 120mm and an