Connector Housing (1): Creating the Main Pad and Other Features Extruding the Main Pad

1. profile .

2. Pad function

, connector profile

70mm

pad

Designing the Catch

1. yz plane offset 35mm plane .

2. offset plane

Sketch

constraints

3. bottom line pad top distance constraint

coincidence constraint . dimension

the vertical line .

pad back

4. sketcher

offset plane

8mm

16mm) catch pad

Hint: Mirrored Extent option

Detent Pocket
1. main pad offset 20mm plane .

2. offset plane Plane

sketcher ,

, pocket

Part by Sketch constraint profile .

3.Exit sketcher

, pocket tool

9.5mm

detent pocket

Clip Design
1. main pad sketcher .

2. clip

Sketch

3.

line pad top right point detent constraint

coincidence constraint . offset plane coincidence constraint .

4. sketcher End of step

create 3mm long clip using the pad tool

Connector Housing (2): Dressing-up the Connector

Drafting Surfaces Pad
5

1. perimeter face (5 faces) neutral element .

3deg

draft

. connector

2. lower upper face .

neutral element

connector step face

3deg draft

Filleting Edges
1. upper and lower edge 1mm fillet .

2. fillet

corner edge .

fillet

. top

1mm,

2mm radius

Shelling the Part Pocket

1. connector 1mm thickness remove . shell . clip

Fillet
1. part 1mm fillet .

2.

element

Hide

Creating a Hole
1. . right edge 15mm, front edge 10mm 3.5mm diameter Hole

Creating a Pattern
1. hole object first hole direction front edge rectangular pattern first hole 40mm . . Using the as the . pattern

Adding Standoffs and Reordering

1. part profile , standoff constraints .

2. sketcher

Pad tool

4mm standoff

3. specification tree

hole

standoff

, hole

4. Use rectangular pattern

standoff

duplicate

hole

10

Connector Housing (3): Modifying the Part Editing Feature Parameters

1. First pad (Pad. 1) width 35mm 40mm .

11

2.

connector

Sketch
1. tangent line perpendicular Pad. 4 . . constraint

12

2. circle

line

Trim

3. sketcher

part

update

. (Auto Update

off

Fillet
1. 1mm 1.5mm fillet radius . (EdgeFillet.1)

13

fillet radius

Hole Type
1. Hole.1 . diameter 5mm depth 1.5mm Counter bored Hole type

14

Feature Properties
1. Catch (Pad. 2) properties red .

Hinge
exercise pattern tool hinge sketcher, constraints, pad, pocket, hole, draft, fillet, mirror and hinge part . . hinge .

15

1. new CAT Part 2. triangular pad

. main pad sketcher outer profile . . . .

XY plane 3. Profile tool

16

Hint: triangle

vertical constraint

4. Constrain

17

5. Sketcher height

7.5mm

, triangle sketch main pad .

positive OZ

6. pocket pocket

. main pad Hinge thickness pad

link

plane sketcher Hinge surface pocket profile

. pocket .

18

7. pocket

profile

8. triangle distance option

profile .)

Constrain

.(Hint: contextual menu

19

9. sketcher OZ pocket

triangle .

Parameter

positive

10.

bearing

. main pad

sketcher

11. 15 mm radius

circle

pocket

coincident

20

constrain(contextual menu)

12. sketcher type

OZ hinge

cylinder pad .

up to plane limit

21

13. other bearing & paste user pattern

first cylinder pad duplicate . .

duplicate bearing

simple copy

main pad 14. grid

bottom surface 2 point

sketcher . Sketch.4 tree

. .

15 point pocket triangle menu) . (small triangle part

orientation

coincide (contextual .)

22

16. sketcher Pattern Sketch. 4.

cylinder pad

. pattern

User .

. keep specifications option

bearing 17. 6 5mm radius fillet .

. hole

23

18. hinge draft angle . pulling direction angle 3 degrees, Neutral element hinge

the positive OZ .

19.

edge

radius 2mm

fillet

24

20.

bottom face

symmetry plane

hinge symmetrical part

21. bearing - Hole icon - Hole center

, . edge .

25

- Hole

face

parameter

26

22.

hole cylinder pad (tree Sketch.4

. sketch . . ). Keep specifications option

27

23.

Angle Bracket
28

Sketcher and Part Design workbench small bracket . extruding .

Profile sketcher

Pad

Step 1: Part Design Parameter

1. new Part . , Tools -> Options -> General -> Units Sketcher Relations Primary Spacing check mm 20 mm , .

2. Tool -> Options -> Part -> Sketcher graduation 10 . 3. Tools -> Options -> Part -> Display 4. OK , Option .

Step 2: Bracket
Bracket sketches

Pad
dimension pads hole . 3mm . .

29

30

1. XY plane Sketcher . dimension

. Rectangle icon .

31

2. Sketcher

sketch

height 26 mm

Pad

part

base pad

.:

32

3. XY plane Pad

Sketcher constrain

.. Use Profile dimension .

4. Height 4 mm

Second Pad

Step 3: Bracket
angle

Pilot Hole and the Angular Pad

(clevis) .

33

angular Plane

profile . , extrusion limits

flange hole

YZ plane 24degree pilot hole center plane . model .

flange . hole

24 Degrees Plane .

pilot hole center pilot hole

reference edge . pad hole Part drawing . Up to Next option .

5.

, Hole feature icon . dimension

hole hole

6. reference edge , Hole feature icon pad hole . dimension hole drawing . Up to Next option .

hole Part

34

7. rounded edge pad hole edge center

, Hole feature icon . hole diameter (3) . Up to Next option

hole hole .

. rounded

icon

pilot hole center 24 Degree plane View -> Toolbars -> Reference Elements (Extended) .

. Plane

35

8. Plane icon ,Angle/Normal to Plane reference pad . and the as the for the plane hole . _24 Degrees Plane .

plane ._. rotation axis pilot

9. To redefine the as the In Work Object Part Body Part Body . Define In Work Object_

cursor tree contextual menu

36

10. constrain

plane dimension

profile .

Sketcher

. profile

11.

sketch

a thickness 4 mm

pad

. (2 limits option

).

tool

Rectangular Pattern tool Insert/Transformation Features

Clevis .)

37

12. Rectangular Pattern Icon direction red edge

, .

Clevis , reference instances 2, spacing 16 mm .

Step 4: Hole and Fillet

13. In order to define a concentric hole R 13 edge 6mm diameter

Clevis
Clevis Clevis . .

the Hole tool , Up to Last Option

38

Edge Fillet .) 14. R3 fillet

fillet . (5 edges).

.(

multi-select edges

15. Create the R6 fillets (2 edges).

39

16. Finally, create the R8 fillets (2 fillets).

Meat Mincer Screw

Sketcher, Part Design, Wireframe and Surface screw .

40

CATIA .

Start menu

Wireframe and Surface Workbench

Tools -> Options

, millimeter

41

Tools -> Options .

, sketcher grid

parameter

Profiles

Helixes
. element screw

screw

42

helix

strait line

. (twelve points).

12

12

helix

43

plane 12 profile profile corner Helix coincident

. then we are going to make each .

1. Sketcher icon

XY plane

44

2. Profile icon

, grid

profile

3. Exit icon

Sketcher

4.

Line icon .

, dialog box

Line type

Point-Point option

5. In order to create the first of the line point , contextual menu Create Point )

, cursor Point 1 . ( third mouse button

45

6. Point Coordinates option

new dialog box .

. dialog box

Point type

7. X=, Y= and Z= field OK . 8. line second point contextual menu Point

point coordinate

X=0, Y=0 and Z=0 . ).

point 2 field . (third mouse button

9 Point

new dialog box

. dialog box

Point type

46

Coordinates option

10. X=, Y= and Z= field OK . 11. line

point coordinate point

X=0, Y=0 and Z=200 . Line dialog box OK

. .

47

12. icon On curve

sketch , .

point sketch .

Point point type option

13. cursor ,

sketch .

circle

48

14. point 15.The point . .

, dialog box .

OK 11

16.

tapped helix ).

.Helix icon

. ( Spline icon

17. helix

starting point

point

49

18. dialog box

Axis field

line

19. dialog box

parameter

OK

50

20. helix .

11

helis

51

21. . 22. XY plane

XY plane

, helix . Plane icon

, 12 .

point

profile

23. helix

OK

52

24. Sketcher icon

plane

25. Profile icon

, grid

profile

53

26. contextual menu

Constraint

54

27. With the Ctrl key

55

28. Constraint Defined in Dialog Box icon 29. Coincidence option dialog box , OK

. .

56

30. . .

helix

11

coincidence

57

31. Exit icon Screw

Sketcher

. . solid part .

Loft
helix guide lines . (Start menu ). solid loft . 1. Part Design workbench

58

2. Loft icon 3. sketch

. .

4.

, closing point . .

section

orientation

closing points

5. Guide field

59

6.

helix

OK

60

Tri-Tangent Fillets
tri-tangent fillets .

7. Tri-Tangent Fillet icon . ).

. (Edge Fillet icon

61

8. thread

9. remove

OK

62

10. .

tri-tangent fillets

thread

Variable Radius Fillets

variable radius fillets .

63

1. Ctrl key

edge

.(

thread

2. Variable Radius Fillet icon ). 3. cone box . radius radius dimension 10 OK

. ( Tri-Tangent Fillet icon . . dialog

64

4.

cone

radius

10

65

5.

, cone main dialog box

4 OK .

radius

15

66

Pad
pad .

6. Sketcher icon

face

67

7. Hexagon icon 8. sketcher origin .

. (Rectangle icon

. ).

9. grid

point

68

10. Exit icon

Sketcher

69

11. 12.

Pad icon sketch ( pad OK

. , parameter .): pad .

70

Groove
chamfer groove function .

71

13. Sketcher icon

YZ plane

14. Profile icon

grid

profile

profile 15. screw

contraints

, . .

. Ctrl key

screw profile constraints top face , profile edge

16. Constraints Defined in Dialog Box icon 17. Coincidence option .

..

72

18. coincidence creation

OK

19.

method , coincidence constraint

edges .

73

20. 21.

angular constraint edge :

Constraint icon

22.

edge

74

23.

angular constraint

angular constraint

Click

24. angular value box :

, angular dimension

double click

dialog

75

25. value field

60

, OK

26. 27.profile

linear constraint point :

Constraint icon

76

28. screw

edge

29.

constraint

position

constraint

Click

77

30. dimension value box :

, dimension

double click

dialog

31. value field

46

, OK

78

32. groove 33. grid ,

,axis axis :

, Axis icon

34. Exit icon

Sketcher

79

35. .

, groove

Groove icon parameters OK

, .

sketch

36. groove

Pad

80

pad

37. Sketcher icon

face

38. Circle icon

81

39. circle

center , origin

40. grid

, circle

radius

point

41. Exit icon 42. 43. OK , Pad icon

Sketcher . ,

sketch

parameter .):

pad

.( pad

82

83

Hole
hole :

44. Hole icon 45. ): face

. (face circular , the hole face center

46. dialog box

parameter

, Threaded button

Specification

84

button

47. Thread Definition dialog box

parameter

, OK

48. Select OK in the Hole Definition dialog box :

OK

85

Chamfer
chamfer :

1. Chamfer icon

86

2.

edge

3. Chamfer Definition dialog box

parameter

, OK

4. Meat Mincer Screw

save

. Part Design workbenches design .

Tee Fitting
designing parts Sketcher tee fitting screw

87

CATIA ).

Part Design Workbench

(Start menu

Tools -> Options command

, millimeter

88

Using the Tools -> Options command :

, sketcher grid

parameter

Creating Pads Tee Fitting 1/4 pad .

89

pad

90

1. Sketcher icon 2. Rectangle icon

, XY plane grid ,

. rectangle :

91

3. Exit icon 4. Pad icon

Sketcher ,

. parameter pad :

5. Sketcher icon

face

92

6. grid

line

7. Exit icon

Sketcher

8.

Pad icon

parameter

pad

93

9. Sketcher icon

face

10. Using the grid

line

94

11. Exit icon 12. Pad icon

Sketcher ,

. parameter pad :

13. Sketcher icon

face

95

14. grid

profile

15.

corner

96

16. grid

strait line

97

17. Trim icon

trim the corners with the strait line in order to get:

98

18.

line

19. Exit icon

Sketcher

99

20.

, Pad icon

parameter

pad

Draft Angles and Fillets

, draft angle (green) fillet (red) :

100

1. Draft Angle icon

parameter

draft angle

2. Draft Angle icon

parameter

draft angle

101

3. Draft Angle icon

parameter

draft angle

4. Edge Fillet icon

edge

parameter

fillet

102

5. Edge Fillet icon

edge

parameter

fillet

6. Edge Fillet icon

edge

parameter

fillet

103

Holes
, hole :

104

1. Hole icon

face

2. dialog box

parameter

(Extension tab

):

105

3. dialog box

parameter

(Type tab

):

4. Extension tab .

, dialog box

Positioning Sketch icon

106

5. Ctrl key

edge

point

6. Constraints Defined in dialog Box icon 7. dialog box Concentricity option , OK

. .

107

8. Exit icon :

Sketcher

9. Hole icon

face

108

10. dialog box

parameter

(Extension tab

):

11. dialog box

parameter

(Type tab

):

109

12. Extension tab icon

, dialog box .

Positioning Sketch

13. Ctrl key

edge

point

110

14. Constraints Defined in dialog Box icon 15. dialog box Concentricity option , OK

. .

16. Exit icon 17. :

Sketcher

111

Mirroring
mirror .

112

1. Mirror icon

face

2. dialog box

OK

113

3. Mirror icon

face

114

4. dialog box

OK

115

Shaft
part body tee fitting solid body . . . , main part body main

1. function

, .

Body body

. .

Insert + Body

116

tree

2. core creation Hide/Show icon

No Show .

part body

, Part Body

117

shaft

3. Sketcher icon 4. grid ,

profile

, ZX plane constrain

. .

5.

shaft , grid

, axis

axis :

Axis icon

118

6. Exit icon 7. Shaft icon

Sketcher , parameter

. sketch , OK . .

8. dialog box

119

Fillet
fillet :

1. Edge Fillet icon

edge

parameter

fillet

..

120

Shaft
shaft :

1. Sketcher icon 2. grid ,

, ZX plane profile :

121

3.

shaft , grid

, axis

axis :

Axis icon

4. Exit icon 5. Shaft icon

Sketcher ,

. sketch .

122

6. dialog box

parameter

, OK

Fillet
fillet :

123

1. Edge Fillet icon ..:

edge

parameter

fillet

124

Body
main part core .

125

1. tree

Show part body PartBody .

. Hide/Show icon

2. core body object +Remove function

cursor (tree (MB3).

, contextual menu

Body.2

126

Tee Fitting

save

CATIA V5 Assembly Design

Assembly Design Part (Top-Down)

127

(Bottom-Up)

. (Concurrent Engineering) .

. Analysis V5 Drafting, DMU Navigator . 1. Assembly Design

, Bill of Material . CATIA Part Design, Generative Version 4 Data

(1)Pull-Down Menu (2) Workbench

Assembly Design Assembly Design .

128

Workbench Icon ,

1 .

Dialog Box

. Assembly Design

2. Assembly Design Assembly Tool

Icon

129

# Product Structure Tools ( Product ( ) Part

): , , Tool.

- Pop-Up Menu

Pull-Down Menu

Insert

Icon

- New Component ( . - New Product ( . - New Part ( . ) : ) :

) :

Sub Assembly

Assembly Design

Product(

Assembly Design

Part

- Existing Component (

) :

Assembly

Part

- Replacement component ( - Manage Representations ( .

) : Assembly ) : Assembly

130

- Define Multi Istantiation ( .

) : , ,

, .

131

- Fast Multi Istantiation ( . Icon

) :

Define Multi Istantiation .

# Move ( , - Manipulation ( ):

) :

X,Y,Z , Dialog Box

. .

- Snap ( Geometry

) :

Geometry Point, Line, Plane

Geometry .

132

- Explode (

) : Assembly . Update

<Assembly Model

>

<

.>

133

<Explode

>

# Constraints ( . - Coincidence Constrain ( ): , ,

) : Assembly Design

134

<

> ): , .

- Contact Constraint (

135

<

> ): .

- Offset Constraint (

<

>

136

<Offset

20

>

<

> ): Component .

- Angle Constraint (

<

>

137

<

320deg

>

<

> ): .

- Fix Component (

138

<Fix

> ): Component .

- Fix Together (

<Icon

Compopnent

>

139

<Fix Together

>

<

Component

> ) : Pull-Down Menu --> Tools --> Option --> Product .

- Quick Constraint (

<

Quick Constraint

.>

140

- Activate / Deactive Constraints ( . Update - Change Constraint ( change .

) : .

Constraint

) : Constraint

Type

Constraint

<

Constraint ) : Part

.> Pattern . Part

- Reuse Pattern ( Patten

<

Component

.>

141

<

Component

.>

<Reuse Pattern Icon

Part

Pattern

.>

142

<

Part

.>

<

.>]

143

<Reuse Pattern 3. Analyze : Analyze Pull-Down Menu - Compute Clash : Clash :

> , . Analyze Compute Clash , . Bill of Material . . .

144

<

main-body Clearance :

>

< - Bill of Material : txt, html, xls

.> .

145

CATIA V5

Loader
146

<1> Bucket 1. Start menu . 2. yz plane < 1> sketch . (Wireframe and Surface Design) CATIA

profile

< line Tangency 3. <

1> circle trim < .

<

2> < 2> line circle

profile 3D mode 4> surface

3>

Extrude

147

<

3>

<

4>

4. Part Design < 5> ( space

Thick Surface surface .) hide

surface . hide

. Swap visible

< 5. Bucket Symmetry

5> < 6> pocket ( .< 7>

.) 3D mode

148

<

6>

<

7>

<2> bucket 1. Bucket Body . , bucket Top menu < 8> Project 3D Element Insert Body pad trim .

< 2 . pad

8> < pad . 9> < 10> 0.5 , 1

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<

9>

< Body2

10> bucket . . Body2 mirror solid yz plane Part

3 . Specification Tree < Body Insert Body 11>

mirror Bucket solid

< 11> <3> Bucket , 1. 0.5 Body2 Tip: add bucket pad < Part Body add body . . < 12> . 13>. pad bucket 1 ,

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< 2.

12>

<

13> 3 "Up to

PartBody (Specification Tree PartBody Define In Work Object ) < 14> pad

plane"Type

< 3. 10.5 . 4. <2>-1 15> Body3

14> yz Plane offset (Plane5) 5 Insert Body3 Body3 yz Plane < 16> solid Plane3 2 (Plane1), Plane Plane <

Wireframe and Surface Design (Plane2), 11 (Plane3), 14 (Plane4) Plane2 yz Plane PartBody 1 PartBody pad add

mirror

151

Tip: solid

Cuts part by sketch plane .( 15

Plane )

< spline < 18> <

15> < mirror 17> .

< Insert Body4

16> Plane3 1 pad pad Body4 line circle Plane4 Body4 PartBody yz

5. PartBody

"Up to plane"Type mirror 19> solid

Plane add

<

17>

<

18>

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< 6. PartBody 21.5 pad Body5

19> yz Plane pad add < Plane2, Plane5 22> < 20> < mirror Mirrored extent 21> solid

, Insert Body5

< <4> Bucket 1. Bucket . Bucket

20>

<

21>

Bucket

Length1/Length2

<

23> pad solid .< 24>

First Limit:1.5 , Second Limit:1

153

<

23>

< Bucket

24> < pad solid solid 25> , First solid

2. Insert Body6 Limit:1.5 . Body6

, Second Limit:1

Rectangular Pattern add < 26>

< <5> Solid

25>

<

26>

solid

1. Part1 Apply material . (Metal Steel )< 27> CATIA (Young Modulus, Poisson Ratio, Density, Thermal Expansion, Yield Strength) .

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<

27>

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CATIA V5
CATIA V5
Assembly Design

Loader
Assembly Design

Assembly

(Top-Down) (Bottom-Up) . , . . Analysis , Bill of Material .

(Concurrent Engineering)

1. Assembly Design Start Menu < 1> .

Assembly Tool

157

Product Structure Tool :

Part

Move :

Constraints :

),

2. Bucket, Arm(#1) Assembly , . < 2> Product1 (Existing Component)

<

3>

<

4> .

Part - Bucket

Arm(#1)

Part

158

Assembly 5> Manipulation

, .

(Manipulation) Part

. < .

<

6> .

(Coincidence Constraint) < 7>

Bucket .

Arm(#1)

159

< 7> Constraint)

. .

<

8>, <

9> .

(Contact

160

<

10> .

Bucket

Arm(#1)

Assembly ,

. Contact Constraint

161

3. Arm(#2) Assembly Bucket . Arm(#1) Arm(#2) . < 11> Arm(#2)

<

12>

, .

Arm(#1) . < 13>

Arm(#2)

(Coincidence Constraint) . .

162

Hide/Show Assembly Design Design < 15> , Hide 14> Hide/Show Geometry (Coincidence Constraint) . Part Part . ,Assembly .

.<

163

<

16>

Arm(#1)

Arm(#2)

164

Arm(#2) 17> .

(Manipulation) , < 18> Part

. <

165

/ < 17> respect to constraints" / . (update) . / . , / "With

<

19>

4. Link Assembly

166

<

20>

Link

<

21>

Bucket

,<

22>

167

<

23> .

Bucket

Link Assembly

. Link

Arm(#2)

(Manipulation)

Link

<

24>

168

Link .

Arm(#2)

Assembly

. <

25>

Part

<

26>

Link

Assembly

169

5. Load(#1) Assembly < 27> Load(#1) .

<

28> Show

Arm(#2) .

Load(#1)

Part

170

Arm(#2)

Load(#1)

.<

29>

<

30>

Load(#1)

Assembly

171

6. Load(#2) Assembly Load(#2) .< 31>

172

<

32, 33> (Coincidence Constraint) Load(#2) Arm(#1) Assembly .

(Contact Constrain)

Load(#2)

Assembly

<

34>

173

Part Assembly , Part Multi Instantiation) 35> Define Multi Instantiation , , , ) . Part . . (Define . < (

174

7. Cylinder(#1) Assembly Cylinder(#1) .< 36>

.<

37>

175

. Body, Cylinder . < (Manipulation) 38> < 39> , Load(#1)

Assembly . .

176

8. Cylinder(#2) Assembly Cylinder(#2) < 40> #1 .

177

Cylinder(#2)

Assembly

<

41>

9. Body Assembly Body Assembly . Body Assembly . < 42>

178

Body

Assembly .< 43>

. Assembly Body Assembly

Constraints Hide/Show Assembly Constraints < 43> Constraints Constraints Hide . . Hide . < 44>

179

Roader Assembly Assembly Assembly .

Part

180

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182

183

184

<

1.> Mesh
Mesh . Mesh .

Local mesh size Mesh size .

Analysis Workbench Global Mesh Mesh

Mesh . .

185

Size

Global Mesh

, sag

Mesh Linear, Parabolic Element Type

. .

186

Local mesh Local

sag .

Local size

Add

187

Local Mesh Box

. Local mesh size

Box

OK

188

Local sag

Add

189

Local sag Box

. Local Mesh Sag

Box

OK

190

OK

Local Mesh Size .

Local Mesh

191

Local Mesh Sag

Element Type .

Local Mesh

192

Adaptivity Box Adaptivity Box

. .

193

Compass Compass

Adaptivity Adaptivity

. . .

Compass

194

0%

. 0% .

. Adaptivity Box 14.642 .

195

AdaptivityBox Adapt

. Adapt

Adapt Adaptivity .

196

OK

197

Stress Von Mises

198

Adaptivity Box

<

2.> ANALYSIS
.

ANALYSIS

199

1. 2. 3. ANALYSIS

. . .

. .

200

Analysis Workbench

Part Design

Generative Structural Analysis

201

Static Analysis .

Static Case

. . .

202

Clamp

OK

203

Force Force

Geometry .

Virtual Part

Force

204

Supports OK

. .

Compute Compute

. .

205

OK

206

Analysis

207