CATIA V5- QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

My suggestion to a candidates, when the interviewer is asking questions listen it properly. always the
interviewers will try to make you confuse, and the questions will be asked which never used in real time
like questions on Loft (Multi-section solid, sweep, etc). 
The interviewer first question if he is taking on tool is how good you are in CATIA out of TEN.  Next
questions will be depending on the grade you answer. As you know I said 7/10. The questions asked me
are at level of 2 or 3. Even before asking Questions the interviewer should at least 8 or 9 out of TEN. 

 Expand CATIAV5?

    Computer Aided Three Dimensional Interactive Applications.

1. What is the save extension of sketcher file?

    .CAT Part

1. Does CATIA V5 work on UNIX Platform?

     Yes

1. Is it possible to increase the size of plane boundary representation & how?

    Yes, go for Tools-Options- Infrastructure-Part structure-Display

1. Is It Possible to directly enter in to Sketcher Workbench?

    No, it is not possible to enter in to sketcher workbench directly. We have to go for any 

    workbench & form there we can enter the sketcher workbench..

1. Which is the tool used to exit from sketcher workbench to part design Workbench?

    Exit Sketcher.

1. What are the sketch positioning type, origin type & orientation type in Positioned sketch.

Sketch positioning type: - positioned, sliding

Origin type:-

Orientation type: - X Axis, Y Axis, Z Axis, Components.

2. What is use of construction elements?

    Construction elements assist in sketching the required profile in sketcher.

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1. What are the default units of LMT (Length, Mass and Time)

    mm, Kg, Second.

1. What is SKETCH TOOLS in sketcher work bench & Explain the Importance of it?
SKETCH TOOLS in sketcher workbench are the commands, which find very use in creating sketches.
SKETCH TOOLS are namely geometric and dimensional constraints, construction elements/standard
elements and Grid option. They play very important role in sketching, whenever we want to constrain a
sketch we use these options and if we want to convert any element into a construction element once
again these options come into picture.

1. Is it possible to hide specification tree? 

Yes, with help of F3 button, but the option in Tools command must be checked to

Allow this.

2. What is SHOW/HIDE option?

    Show mode enable us to see all the components presently opened and in Hide mode we can 

    hide the desired elements from the view for time being.

1. What is the use of Cut Part by Sketch Plane?

    This task shows how to make some edges visible.

In other words, we are going to simplify the sketch plane by hiding the portion of the material that is not
needed for sketching.

1. How do you measure arc length?

    We can measure arc length by using MEASURE ITEM command. Sometimes we need to 

    customize the option for arc length if it is not checked earlier using customization in 

    MEASURE ITEM command.

1. What is the meaning of true dimension?

    True dimension is the dimension desired after the machining. In other words, this is the 

    Value that should be attained after the machining.

1. What do you mean by ISO-Constraints?

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    If all of the degrees of freedom of geometry have been takes up by a consistent combination 

    Of dimensions & fixed geometry, that geometry is said to be ISO-CONSTRAINED. 

    Geometry that still has some degrees of freedom is said to be UNDER constrained.

16) Mention the color code of ISO-constrained, under, and over con strained elements?

    The color code for these elements is Green, White and Magenta respectively.

1. What for animated constraint command is used?

    This task shows how constrained sketched element reacts when we decide to vary one 

    Constraint

1. How many dimensions are required to constrain the ellipse?

    Three dimensions are required namely major axis, minor axis and the distance from the 

    origin.

1. What are different conic sections?

    Ellipse, Hyperbola and Parabola

1. What is RHO value for ellipse, Parabola and hyperbola?

    Parabola has RHO values of 0.5, Ellipse has RHO value between 0 & 0.5 and Hyperbola 

    has RHO value b/w 0.5 & 1.0.

1. What is NURBS?

    Nurbs are the type of curves 

1. How many types of Co-ordinate systems are there?

    Three namely Cartesian, Polar and Spherical co-ordinate system.

1. What are project 3D silhouette edges?

    Project 3D silhouette edges in sketcher will shows how to create silhouette edges to be used 

    in as geometry or reference elements.

1. What is use of sketch analysis?

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    To check whether the sketch is fully closed or not so that the sketch can be used or not so 

    That the sketch can be used for further operations in part design.

1. Where do we use axis?

    Axis is used in creating shaft (revolved) feature.

1. Can we redefine the sketches?

    Yes.

1. Can axis be converted into line or vice versa?

    We can convert line into axis but axis cannot convert into line.

1. How many axis can be created in a single sketch?

    Only one axis can be created in a sketch, if more than one axis are drawn then only one of 

    them, the latest one, will be axis and others will be converted into reference elements.

1. How do we change, sketch's reference plane?

    Right click on the sketch whose reference plane is to be changed and select the change 

    reference plane and then select new reference.

1. What is the function of mirror command in sketch?

    Mirror command in sketch will create a copy of the sketch about a reference plane.

1. If i do not want the relation b/w original and mirrored elements what should I do?

    Explore and the relation b/w the original and mirror element doesn't exit.

1. What is the use of isolate in sketcher workbench?

    Isolated is used when 3D geometry is projected on to a sketch in order to be modified and 

    used as part of the sketch's profile.

1. Can we select non-planer surface as sketch plane?

    No, we cannot select a non-planar surface as sketch.

1. What are the different options available in quick trim command?

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    BREAK & RUBBER in:- removes part of the element, which is clicked. 

    BREAK & RUBBER out:- removes part of the element, which is not clicked.

    BREAK & KEEP:- keeps both parts of elements after breaking.

1. What do CATIA P1, CATIA P2 AND CATIA P3 mean?

    P1, P2 and P3 will indicate the different types of platforms of CATIA. Higher the number 

    Sophisticated will be the software.

1. What is kernel?

    The kernel is the basic part of an operating system that allocates resources such as low-level hardware
interfaces & security.

1. What is the kernel of CATIA?

    CNEXT

1. Is it possible to directly enter the part design workbench, when we start the CATIA session,
instead of assembly design workbench?

    No, we cannot enter directly into the part design.

1. What is the importance of sketch tools? 

    This tool bar only appears when you are in sketcher workbench. The four tools found in 

    this tool bar are toggle tools. When tool is highlighted the tool is on. This particular tool 

    bar changes depending on what other sketcher workbench tool is currently selected.

1. How many degrees of freedom are there for points, lines, circles & ellipse in 2 dimensions?

    Degree of freedom for points 2, line & circles it is 3 & for ellipse it is 5 in two Dimensions.

1. What is the meaning of mean dimension?

    Mean dimension is the dimension that should be mean of all the dimensions, which are 

    tolerance.

1. How many types of environment are available to start CATIA?

1. From desktop (motif)
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2. From console (dterm)

2. What is hlr & nhr? What is their purpose?

    Hlr = hidden line removal

    Nhr = no hidden line removal

    Their purpose to visualize the solids in diffent modes.

44) What are Master W/S and Detail W/S?

Each model can have one Maser Workspace, in which the model is created & manipulated. A model can
have zero or more workspaces called detail workspaces. These are auxiliary workspaces; contain
elements that are to be duplicated to several locations in his Master workspace.

In addition, Detail workspace can also be organized into separate Library files using the LIBRARY
FUNCTION. These can be shared with models to Allow Organizational standardization

PART DESIGN
1. Expand CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM/PDM/VPM/VPDM/CFD

    CAD/CAM/CAE: - Computer Aided (Design/Manufacturing/Engineering).

PLM: - Product Life cycle Management 

PDM: - Product Data Management

VPM:-Virtual Product Module

VPDM: - Virtual Product data management

CFD: - Computational Fluid Dynamics.

1. Is it Possible to create pocket or groove as first features?

    Yes, it is possible. By using body concept.

1. How to give tolerance to particular dimension?

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    First, give the dimension & using right click select ADD TOLERANCE from the contextual 

    menu & specify the tolerance.

1. What is use of creating datum?

    Deactivates the link between parts.

1. Can you pad open & intersecting profile?

    Possible for open profile with thin pad option. Not possible with intersecting profile.

1. Can I take portion of the one sketch for creating pad?

    Yes, using the MULTIPAD option OR using simple PAD and in simple PAD select GOTO 

    PROFILE option.

1. What is DRAFTED FILLETTED POCKET?

    It performs drafting, pocket& filleting simultaneously.

1. Can we use arc as axis for creating shaft feature?

    No, we cannot use an arc as axis for creating shaft feature.

1. What kind of profile should be there for creating stiffener?

    We can use Wire frame geometry or sub elements of a sketch. Profile may be open or 

    closed but condition is that closed profile's extrusion must be normal to sketch.

1. Can we give two different angles for same face of solid by using draft option?

    No, it is not possible to give 2 different angles for same face of solid by using draft option 

    but it is possible if we use "ADVANCED DRAFT"

1. What is power copy?

    Power copy is a set of features that are grouped under to use in different context & having 

    the capability to adapt changes when pasted.

1. What is user feature creation (UFC)?

    Create hybrid feature, intended to be stored in catalogues. (and can be instantiated later on.)
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1. What is the use of the option 'Duplicate data in CATIA model' in design table?

    Check this box when you intend to reuse your document on an opening system different 

    from the one, which is used to create the design table.

1. Is it possible to add some more parameters to pre-existing design table?

    Yes, we can add parameter to the exiting design table with of ASSOCIATE option.

1. What are the different options in PASTE SPECIAL?

    As result: - In this option the copied feature having neither link nor the design specification 

    of the original one. 

    As result with link: - In this option the copied feature will be having link with the original 

    one but not the design specification of the original one.

    As specified in part document: - In this option, the copied feature will be having both the 

    link and design specification of the original one.

1. It is possible to create negative body?

    Yes, using INSERT menu & INSERT BODY option.

1. What is use of REMOVE LUMP?

    Removing of material that is not physically connected to any body.

1. What is Reframe on & center graph?

    REFRAME:- Zooms on particular object selected.

CENTER GRAPH:- Bring the selected features to the center screen in the specification tree.

1. What is the use of 'REORDER'?

    It allows us to rectify design mistakes by reordering operation.

1. What is the use of PULLING DIRECTION IN Rib option?

    It sweeps the profile to a specified direction. To select this direction, select a plane or an edge.

1. How do I create a plane at angles to another plane?

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    Using the option Angle/normal to plane in PLANE command.

1. What are the different types of coupling modes are there in loft?

    Ratio, Verticles, Tangency discontinuity, curvature then tangency Discontinuity.

1. What is the significance of specified representation in PATTERN?

    With this you can make any object invisible.

1. How I can place the instances on both sides of original feature?

    Using Row 1 & Row 2 options.

1. Is it possible to pattern the two or more features at a time?

    Yes (by multi selecting the features & then selecting the pattern command)

1. What is meaning of 'explode' in pattern?

    Deactivating the link b/w patterns & makes them as independent entities.

1. What are the limitations of User Features Creations (UFC) as compared with the power
copy?
1. In UFC datum's cannot be used as inputs of the features.
2. Sub-elements cannot be used as inputs of the features Ex. The face of a pad cannot be
used as input.
3. When creating a user features, it is not possible to edit (add/remove) inputs once you leave
the DEFINITION Dialog tab. Click the CANCEL button and create the new user feature
creation.
 

1. What is 'Keep angle' in rib & slot?

To keep angle value between the sketch plane used for the profile & the tangent of the center curve.

1. Which is the better option to split a solid: - a) surface b) plane c) face?

    Plane is the best option to split solid.

1. Is it possible to split using the SEW operation?

     Yes.

1. What is a FUNCTIONAL SURFACE?

    A FUNCTIONAL SURFACE is the element that defines the face on a solid.

1. What is IUA? What is its purpose?

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    IUA= Interactive User Application Its purpose is to customize the CATIA user command.

1. What is the use of MERGE END option?

    when checked, will limit the extrusion to the exiting material.

1. What is the use of LAW function?

    The usage of law function involves the creation of geometry to control the exiting material.

1. What are solid primitives?

    Solid primitives are the ready-made features available in a particular for use. One Just 

    needed to enter the dimensions & can have solid ready made. Example: - cylinder, cone, 

    sphere, etc…

1. What is 'Reference surface' option in ribs & slots?

    It sweeps the profile while keeping the angle value between the axis & the reference 

    surfaces constant.

1. Example the significance of the options 'from side' & ' from top' in creating stiffeners?

    From side: - The extrusion is performed in the profile's plane & the thickness is added 

            normal to the plane.

    From top: - The extrusion is performed normal to the profile's plane & the thickness is 

            added in the profile plane.

1. What is 'KEEP SPECIFICATION' in pattern?

    By checking this option we can have instances same as that of the original & any change 

    made in the original will be observed in the instances.

1. What is 'Simplified representation' in pattern?

    By checking this we can make desired objects invisible just by clicking on them.
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SURFACE DESIGN
1. What is thickness of surfaces?

    Infinitely less

1. What is hybrid modeling?

    Mixture of solid & surface modeling.

1. Is it possible to set default color for surface?

    Yes, we can set default colors for surface.

1. What is use of 'Federation' option in join?

    The purpose of federation is to regroup several elements making up joined surface or curve. 

    This is especially useful when modifying linked geometry to avoid re-specifying all the input 

    elements. 

1. What is default value for distance objectives in join command?

    0.001mm.

1. How does the nearest in project command will affect?

when there are more than one profile in a single sketch and if we want to projects all of them on a surface
then we have to uncheck it, otherwise the only profile, which is nearer to the surface, will get projected &
others will not.

1. Is it possible to perform a shell operation on a sphere?

    Yes, we can shell a sphere. For this, we need to just select SHELL command & give wall  thickness. If
we select the sphere as object to be shelled then it will show some error & we cannot shell it.

1. What is healing of geometry?

    It shows how to heal surfaces, that is how to fill any (slight) gap that may be appealing b/w 2 surfaces.

1. What are distance objectives (in healing)?

    It is the maximum gap allowed b/w 2 healed elements.

1. What is 'Freeze elements' in healing?

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    If this option is checked, the healing operation will not affect the selected elements under 

    'freeze elements'.

1. What is smoothing of curves?

    This task shows how to smooth a curve, i.e., fill the gaps & smooth the tangency & 

    curvature discontinuities, in order to generate better quality geometry when using this curve 

    to create other elements, such as swept surfaces etc.

1. What is 'Maximum deviation' in smoothing curves command?

    Maximum deviation (may be in distance or angles) is the allowed deviation between the 

    initial curve and smoothed curve.

1. What is 'topology simplification' in smoothing curves command?

    If this option is checked then it automatically deletes the vertices, thus reducing its numbers 

    of segments.

1. List the different commands available to create surfaces?

    Extrusion, revolve, sweep, fill & multi-section.

1. What is 'simplify result' in join?

    Checking this button allows the system to automatically reduce the number of elements 

    (faces or edges) in the resulting join whenever possible.

1. What is 'Ignore erroneous elements' in join?

    Checking this button lets the system to ignore the surface & edges that otherwise would not 

    allow the join to be created.

1. What are G0 & G1 propagate in join?

    G0 propagate: - The tolerance value corresponds to the merging distance value.

    G1 propagate: - The tolerance value corresponds to the angular threshold value.

1. What is the file save extension of surface?

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    . CAT part is the file save extension of a surface.

ASSEMBLY DESIGN WORK BENCH

 

1. What is PLM?

    Product Life Cycle Management: Product Life Cycle Management is the succession of 

    Strategies used by management as a product goes through its lifecycle.

1. What is difference between Product & Component?

    Product is a collection/combination of components. Whereas component is a collection of features.

1. What is visualization mode?

    In this mode, only partial data is loaded to the memory of the hard disk. The data will be in 

    the sellated form we cannot give constraints to the components in this mode.

1. What is save extension of assembly file?

     .CAT Product

1. What is design mode?

    In this mode the data is fully loaded to the memory & we can work on the components. The 

    components in visualization mode can be brought into design mode by just double clicking 

    on the components but vice versa is not possible by just double clicking.

1. When we use propagate directory?

    In save management, when we want to save the component files in the same file in which 

    product is saved then we use PROPAGATE DIRECTORY. Then automatically the entire 

    child files will be propagated to that particular directory.

1. What is a scene? Where we use it give any one example?

    Scenes enable capturing & restoring the state of components in an assembly in a saved 

    viewpoint.
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1. How many degrees of freedom will be there for any component in an assembly?

    Six degrees of freedom will be there for any constrained component in an assembly.

1. In an assembly how do I measure degree of freedom of component?

    Activate the component & then go for ANALYZE Degrees of freedom.

1. What is use of stop manipulated on clash command?

    It will stop the movement of component when clashed, in compass assisted movement.

1. What is the function of 'overload properties' in contextual menu?

    It gives away us the option not to copy a particular component into the drafting from 

    assembly by just selecting it (the particular component) using the contextual menu with ' 

    overload properties'.

1. What is DESK command?

    This command shows us how to view the relationship between different documents & to 

    obtain information about their properties. (Uncheck tools>options 

    WHITE-loaded.

    BLACK-not loaded in the current session.

    RED-not been found.

1. Different types of CACHE?

LOCAL CACHE: – A read or writes directory located locally on your machine & used to store CGR files.
The first time a component is inserted it is tessellated. This means that the corresponding CGR file is
computed & saved in the local cache as well as displayed in the document window. The next time this
components is required, the CGR file which already exists (& not the original document) is automatically
loaded from the local CACHE. The user is normally responsible for the local cache.

RELEASED CACHE: - A read only cache that can be located any where on your network, several
directories can be defined for RELEASED CACHE. If a CGR file cannot be found in the local CACHE, the
software browses the released cache directories in their listed order to see if the CGR file is located in any
of them. If the CGR file is still not found, the component is tessellated & the resulting CGR file is saved in
the local CACHE. The site 'administrator' is normally responsible for the released CACHE. The default
maximum CACHE size is 500MB. When the maximum size is exceeded, the automatic deletion of CGR
files (on first in/first out basis) is triggered.

    
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1. About EDIT –LINKS?

    This task shows how to display the document links. Only direct links i.e.,

    External documents directly pointed to by the active document can be displayed using the 

    EDIT-LINKS command. This activated inactive document must be activating before 

    displaying their links. Note that you can also an element from the graph to display its links.

1. What is CSG tree?

    CSG = Constructive Solid Geometry it is equivalent to specification tree in CATIA V5.

1. What CGR stands for?

    CGR = Catia Graphic Representation.

  

ADMINISTRATION OF CATIA V5
 

1. How do I come to know about the release of CATIA V5?

Go to HELP About CATIAV5.

2. What is significance of CAT settings?

CAT settings play a very significant role. These are responsible for all the defaults. One can have
settings according to their requirements in organization.

 
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1. What is the purpose of IUA?

IUA= Interactive User Application, used to customize the CATIA user command.

2. What does CSG tree explain?

The CSG tree will explain the steps performed while doing a particular design, it is similar to
specification tree in CATIA V5.

1. What is MULTI MODEL LINKS (MML)?

The Multi Model Links are functional in automatic updating of the changes made onto the part
body. This can be achieved.

DIFFERENCES B/W
 

1. Difference between new file and new from file?

If you save an exiting file in another directory without changing the file name, you will only be able
to open one of these files at any given time. If one of them is already open you will not be able to
open the others. This is because both files have same UUID. 

To avoid this happening each file must have it's own UUID. This can be done by means of the File
New from.

To create a new document whose basic Characteristics are same as an exiting document? To do
this close document you want to copy if not already closed & select file… New from… After
selecting the exiting document from which you want to create a new one & Click open. An exact
copy of existing document is displayed with a default name. The only difference between this
document and already exiting one is that the new document is new UUID by File--- new from.

1. Difference between geometrical & dimensional constraints?

Geometric constraint is a relationship that forces a limitation between one or more Geometric
elements. Dimensional constraint is a constraint, whose value determines the geometric object
measurement.
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1. Difference between stacked dimension & chained dimension mode while using auto 

Constraint option?

In stacked dimension all the dimensions will be measured with respect to the reference. In chained
dimension the dimensions will be measured one with respect to other.

1. What is the difference between symmetry command and mirror command? 

In Symmetry command, the original sketch is deleted and the new one is created 

About the reference plane but with the help of mirror command we can retain both the new one and
the original sketch about the reference plane.

1. Difference between trim and quick trim?

        In trim option, we can extended a line along with trimming of other unwanted elements, in
quick trim we can only trim a line or curve and we cannot extend or shorten it.

1. Difference between axis and construction elements?

Axis is visible in part design mode and can be selected but construction elements are invisible in
part design mode and are not selectable.

1. What is the difference between spine and spline?

SPINE: - creates a curve passing through a point on a plane & normal to one or more other planes.

 SPLINE: - Creates a Curve passing through several points having tangential curvature continuity.

1. What is the difference between ISOLATE & SEPARATE?

ISOLATE: deletes logical link between the elements

SEPARATE: separate lines, curves &faces from their links with others.
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Elements: EX: - A curve is considered as separate when it is linked to only one surface.

1. What is the difference between PARAMETRIC SOLIDS &NON-PARAMETRIC SOLIDS?

PARAMETRIC SOLID:-Relational model is parametric i.e. One to one relation if any change in
dimension that may reflects on other dimensions.

NON-PARAMETRIC SOLIDS:- developing a solid by using surface ,face, solid primitive etc, there
is no one to one relation.

2. Difference b/w PAD &MULTIPAD?

    A pad is used for single profile & multipad is used for multi profile sketch.

1. What is difference b/w creating design table from current parameters &from pre existing
file?
1. Create design table from current parameter values: - check this option when you want to
create a design table from a subset of the document parameters you just have to select
among all the document parameter values.
2. Create design table from pre existing file: - check this option when you want to create a
design table from the values of an external file.

1. Difference b/w PASTE & PASTE SPECIAL?

PASTE: - option in contextual menu enable us to simply copy and paste one location to other. But 

PASTE SPECIAL: - option let the original one and us to maintained link b/w pasted feature. Any
changes made to the original features, will be seen in the copied if we want & we have liberty to
delink the original & copied feature.

1. How do you differentiate positive and negative body?

A positive body is the one which when assembled with another body it gets added and negative
body is the one which when ASSEMBLED with a positive body wile get subtracted & it will get
added if BOOLEAN OPERATION, ADD is used instead of ASSEMBLE 
 

1. What is the differences b/w assemble & add /remove?    

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    In ASSEMBLE the nature of the bodies to be assemble are taken in to account. It means, if a
negative body is assembled with a positive body it gets subtracted. But if we use add command for
the same to bodies then they will get added irrespective of their nature 

(+ Ve or –ve) nature REMOVE COMMAND is same as that of the ADD & thus it will not respect the
nature of the bodies.

1. What is the difference b/w affinity &scaling?

SCALING: - resizing the body to the scale that you specify, in all the directions equally.

    AFFINITY: - resizing the body the scale which you specify, in a particular directions only,
specified by you.

1. What is the difference b/w join & heal?

    Using join command we can join the surfaces & using the heal command we can fill the small
gap b/w the surfaces.

1. What is the difference b/w save, save as, save all &save management?

Save: - using this option we save all the currently opened / modified files by old name.

Save as: - using this option using this option which are currently opened/ modified by different
name other than the earlier one.

Save all: - using this option we can save all the files, even though which are not opened.

Save management: - the flexibility of the option 'save management' lies in the saving of the all files
under different names & in different directories simultaneously.

1. What is the difference b/w coincidence & contact constrain?

Coincide type constraint are used to align elements, depending upon selected elements you may
obtain CONCENTRICITY, COAXIALITY or COPLANRITY…to create coincidence constrain b/w a
whole system their must have the same direction & same orientation in product.

Contact type constraint can be created b/w two planes, faces (directed planes)
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The common area b/w two planar faces can be plane (plane contact), a line (line contact) or a point
(point contact) … 

2. What is the differences b/w parametric &non-parametric modeling?

1. Relational model is parametric i.e., one to one relation. If any change in dimension that may
reflects on the other dimensions.
2. Developing a solid by using surfaces, face & solid primitives etc. there is no one to one
relation is called non parametric modeling.

1. What is the difference b/w part, component & product?

PART: - within the assembly workbench, it is either a part of the part design workbench, or; 3D
entity whose geometry is contained in a model.

COMPONENT: - A reverence integrated in an assembly. A component possesses characteristics

related to how it is integrated in an assembly. (EX: - its relative location in an assembly). 

    PRODUCT: - a 3D entity which contains several components.

1. What is the difference b/w POWER COPY & UFC?

Parameters can be edited in power copy, which is not possible in UFC.

  

CATIA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 

 What is CATIA? What are the different modules of CATIA? What are the main Features of
CATIA?

CATIA: Computer Aided Three Dimensional Interactive Applications.

It is used to create three-dimensional geometric models using wire frame, surface and solid
modeling constructions.
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Additional application modules incorporated with CATIA provide 

Capabilities for:

 Kinematics
 Robotics
 FEM mesh generation
 FEM Solutions
 NC Mill
 NC Lathe Programming
 Piping Design
 Structural Member Design and
 Image Generation

Additional Module allows data exchange between CATIA and other application and provide an
internal CATIA mathematical routines and user interface.

Main Features of CATIA are:

 Maintains a full three-dimensional data base

 Allows direct construction of 3D Wire frame and Solid Module
 3D space elements and 2D draw elements can co-exist simultaneously in the same model
 Automatic generation of machining instruction to drive an NC tool
 Geometry interface which can accept geometry from other system and analysis programs as
well as extract data for delivery to other systems
 Kinematics module which simulates the movement of part in space
 Robotics module to simulate a robots work envelope

 What are the relations b/w SURFACE, FACE, SKIN and VOLUME?

SURFACE:

 A Surface is an infinitely thin, mathematically defined contoured area in space .It is displayed
visually by isoperimetric curves and boundary curves.
 In simple terms a surface is an entity that has length and width, but essentially no thickness.
 In CATIA Surface is a Parent element for Face and Skin.

FACE:

 It is a portion on a surface defined with curves as boundaries or it is a portion in a plane defined

with curves or lines as boundaries.
 Face is a child of surface
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SKIN:

 A skin is a set of joined faces, surfaces, skins, or volumes, similar to the volume, but with a
single domain and without closure condition.

In addition, an offset can be associated with each of the faces.

VOLUME:

 A Volume is a set of joined faces or surface or skins or volume, with total closed domains.
 While creating Volume the order of selecting the faces is important. Also a Volume can have an
inner domain.

 What is the difference between SOLID EXACT and SOLID MOCK-UP?

SL.
SOLID EXACT  SOLID MOCK-UP 
NO. 
Mock-up solids manipulate an approximated
Exact solids manipulate an exact type, that is, a type B-Rep, that is, a representation resulting
1 
non-approximated boundary representation. from an approximation of the non-planar forms
by planar facets.
They are distinguished by having precisely They incorporate surfaces that are
2 
defined surface definition. approximated using discrete planar facts. 
They can be used effectively for object
They can be used for all other CATIA operations visualization, constructing mock-up to validate
3 
including NC programming. assembly operations or for kinematics,
dynamic and FEM analysis 
These models have applications in more artistic
situations with highly contoured surfaces.
These models are simple but are of little value
4  Note: All curves are displayed as poly lines with for applications requiring precise surface
decartelization being determined to achieve the definition.
most realistic appearance without excessive
computational effort. 

 What is the difference between PRIMITIVE and FEATURE?

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PRIMITIVE:

It is generally the simplest solid elements that can be create.

The three types of primitives are:

o Canonical Primitives:    
 Defined by geometric values:    

Parallelepiped

Cylinder

Cone

Sphere

Torus

 Defined by contour and geometry values:

Revolution: elements obtained by rotating an open or

Closed profile about an axis.

Sweep: elements obtained by sliding contour along a spine while the normal to
the contour plane remains parallel to the tangent to spine.

From skin surfaces or non-planar faces by

Closing through offsetting the same surfaces.

Closing through projection onto a plane.

Closing using planar faces.

 Macro Primitives:

Macro primitives are SOL type elements obtained from dittos (DIT type elements).

The corresponding detail has SOL type elements itself.

FEATURE:

 A feature is a set of user defined technological object consisting of:

o Geometry
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o Parametric definition and

o Technological attributes
 Normally, features are characterization details of a part that have a strong correspondence or
linkage to a particular manufacturing process.

(Ex: a counter bored hole, a boss around a hole, a pocket)

 Features are defined by the user or the administrator, stored in the library and used to create parts
of features, compound features.

 What is the difference between SOLIDE+MODIFY+OPERATION+DUPLICATE and

TRANSFORM+SYMMETRY?

The first difference between these two operations is that with the SOLIDE+
MODIFY+OPERATION, you must first indicate whether or not this is going to be duplication or
replacement. The second major difference between TRANSFORM and
MODIFY+OPERATION+DUPLICATE is that transform keeps a link between the originating
primitives where MODIFY+OPERATION+DUPLICATE does not. In other words, with transform,
if a change is made to the originating solid, the copied solids will also change.

 What is the difference between SURF1+GEOEXTR and LIMIT2+SURFACE+EXTRAPOLATE?

SURF1+GEOEXTR  LIMIT2+SURFACE+EXTRAPOLATE 
Extrapolated surface will not be having the same deviation Extrapolated surface will be having the
and degree of the original surface but is tangent only to the same 
one side of the surface.
Shape, deviation and degree of original
(i.e., straight segment surface)  surface.
The resultant surface after extrapolation is
Surface generated through extrapolation is separate entity single surface.
with original surface and needs concatenation of surfaces. 
(i.e., automatically concatenated) 

 What is the use of part Editor Window?

Part editor allows visualization and real time modification of your designed part by selecting or
directly acting on the feature structure of the part.

 What are contextual menu and its applications?

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Clicking on a branch or feature displays the corresponding contextual menu. This tool help you
get commonly used operations faster such as:

o Color: to change the color of the solid

o Parent: to manage the parents of the element
o Delete: to delete the element (=delete no keep)
o Break: to separate one branch from the whole solid (=delete keep)
o Active/Inactive: to activate or inactivate the element

(or only fillets or drafts of the branch)

o Collapse/Expand: to reduce a whole branch to single component

(Or vice versa) such as a group of holes

o Smart/Unsmart: to active or deactivate smart solid.

Also in part editor, their two types of feature lists can be possible.

1. Simplified view of feature list:

2. Detailed view of feature list :- internal views of feature branches and macro primitives are
displayed.

 What is model?

        A Model is an individual drawing, read into main memory for interactive processing.

Model can contain one or more workspaces which in turn can contain one or 4more sets with zero
or more elements in each.

 What are the functions of FORMTOOL?

o Form tool allows performing semiautomatic filleting, trimming and breaking operation on a
shape with sharp edges.

 Form tool creates surface, face and skin in a single interaction

o Skins are the main tool of the Form tool function since they allow us to combine faces
and consider them as a single entity.
 Form tool allows creating variable radius fillet.

 
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o What is the use of LAW function and where is its application?

        The purposes of a law are easy to understand, but its application may be more
complex. Laws involve the creation of geometry to control different aspects of a surface.
A surface may be controlled by aspects of area, radius (width) or angle. Depending on the
transitions that need to make another surface element, users may need to develop 2
dimension wire frame that will dictate how the transition is to be made in ratio proportion
to the application of the law geometry. It sounds a lot harder than it is use.

o What are sets?

        A set is a disjoint group of elements of different types that can be processed together

o What is an element?

 Elements are the lowest level geometry entity created by their corresponding functions.

o
What is the session?

    Session is a set of models.

Session is used to allow two or more models to be positioned to create a more complex
assembly.

A Session can contain several 'passive' Models but only a single 'Active' Model, which is the
model displayed in the CATIA      workspace.

A Session is defined by a set of models and a SESSION MANAGER.

The SESSION MANAGER configures a CATIA session and manages the data

Working with a session is working in contest; this allows you to visualize your digital mock-up
and to perform various simulations.

A session is stored in a SESSION-type file. It must be considered as a temporary work

environment save.     

No data transfer capability is provided on a session.

o What is workspace? What is the difference b/w Master and Detail Workspace?    

     Each Model can have one MASTER workspace which is the area in which the model
is created and manipulated. In addition, a model can have zero or more workspace called
DETAIL workspace. These are auxiliary workspace that contains elements that are to be
duplicated to several locations in the MASTER workspace. In addition, DETAIL workspace
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can also be organized into separate library files using the LIBRARY Function. These can
be shared with many models to allow organizational standardization.

16. Is it necessary to break cylindrical surface along vertically for generation of

faces?

    No need to break the surface because the catia itself automatically create two faces along
circumference. 

17. What is the difference b/w SPACE mode and DRAW mode?

    SPACE MODE:

a. In space Mode, it is possible but often quite awkward to work directly in the 3D Space. Ex: 

     Entering points that lie in a plane can be tedious when three coordinates must be entered
for 

each point.

b. In Space Mod e, CATIA allows the user to temporarily switch into a 2D mode to create, 

     view or manipulate elements.

c. The 2D Mode is very convenient for working with 3D Geometry in the Space Mode of 

     operation.

    DRAW MODE:

1. The Draw Mode of operation is purely 2D Mode in which CATIA can be used for 

    the drafting purpose.

2. The geometry is 2D only but can be organized into up to 255 views. Each view can 

    be defined by a geometry transformation with respect to another view. In this way, it 

    is possible to create a multi view orthographic projectio0n engineering drawing.

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3. The Draw Mode can be used independently or it can be used to project a full 3D 

    Model into Multiple Orthographic projection for purpose of preparing a traditional 

    engineering drawing. This process is referred as CATIA Draw/Space Integration and 

    is managed by special CATIA functions.

4. The Draw Mode is probably the most useful way to generate paper copies of a 

    CATIA Model for engineering purposes.

18. What is the difference b/w

1. DITTO,COPY and TRANSFER options in DETAIL function

2. HELIC Pitch and Redial Pitch in SURF+REVOLUN+UNSPEC
3. PT type element and CST type element.
4. ARC and SPLINE
5. CUR1+COMBINE and CURV 1+PROJECT

    
 

CATIA V5 QUESTIONS

1. Define Explain the following?

Abbreviation for CATIA 

Smart pick

Isolate 

Extract curve 

Manual update

Solid combine
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Reordering

Surface element, Volume element, Constraint element 

2. Types of:   Constraints:

        Sol: 1) Geometrical

2) Dimensional

Limits: Coupling in Multi-section Solid:

Sol: 1) Ratio 2) Tangency 3) Tangency then Curvature

Transformation: 

Sol: 1) Translation 2) rotation 3) Scaling 4) Symmetry 5) Affinity 6) Axis to Axis 

Boolean operation:

Sol: 1) Assemble 2) Add 3) Remove 4) intersect 5) union trim 6) Remove lump

Draft: 

Sol: 1) Draft angle 2) Reflect line 3) variable draft

Pattern: 

Sol: 1) Rectangular 2) circular 3) User defined

Continuity in Extrapolate:

Sol: 1) Tangent 2) Curvature

Types of Continuity:

Sol: C0: Point continuity

C1: Tangent continuity

C2: Curvature continuity 

Assembly constraints:
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Sol:     1)
Coincidence 2) Contact 3) Offset 4) Fix together 5) Angle

    Primitive:

Sol:     1) Canonical 2) Complex 3) Micro

 3. Extension for w/b

Part  .CATPart 
Sketcher  .CATPart 
Surface
.CATPart 
design 
Assembly  .CATProduct 
Drafting  .CATDrawing 
NC/Machining  .CATProcess 
Analysis/GSA  .CATAnalysis 
Catalog Editor  .CATCatalog 
Material  .CATMaterial 

 4. Expand the following:

 IGES Initial Graphics Exchange Specification
STEP Standard Exchange for Product Module Data
STL Stereo Lithography
DXF Drawing Exchange Format
CSG Constructive Solid Geometry (Parametric)
LPFK  
NHR  
SHD
 
Model
NURBS  Non Uniform Rational B-spline

 5. Assembly feature in Design w/b?

 Assembly Pocket
 Assembly Hole
 Assembly Split
 Assembly Remove
 Assembly Add

6. Features used in Solid Modeling

        Sol:    a. Geometry 

            b. Parametric definition

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            c. Technological attributes

7.Short cut keys for:

        Sol:    a.
Middle-Pan

            b. Middle+ Pan-Rotate

            c. Middle+ Right (press & release)-Zoom in/Zoom out

8. Steps to regenerate?

        Sol:    Tools – Option – General - Display

            3D accuracy Fixed=0.01mm

                2D accuracy_fixed+0.01mm  

CATIA V5
Absolute Coordinates: Coordinates that specify a location in relation to the current coordinate system
(0, 0, 0)

Active View: A view from which you create any element another view or 2D dress up. The view from
which section views, section cuts and detail views will be created. This view is generally corresponds to
either the front view or the isometric view.

Affinity: An operation in which an element is transformed by applying X,Y,Z affinity ratios with respect to
a reference axis system.

Aligned Section View: A section view creates from a cutting profile defined from non parallel planes. In
order to include in a section certain angled elements, the cutting plane may be bent so as to pass through
those features. The plane and feature are then imagined to be into the original plane.

Annotations: An entity that provides information's for the drawing Texts are annotations entities.

Approximate Mode: One of the various modes that can be used to generate views. The approximate
mode is particularly well assigned to the sophisticated products or assemblies involving large amount of
data. Although approximate views are not as high in precision quality as such views, this generations
mode dramatically reduces memory consumption performance may also be improved.

Attribute: In the drafting workbench, the graphical and /or geometrical properties inherited from 3D
element.

Back Clipping: A back clipping removes all the elements behind the pre-defined plane. It can only be
applied on an extracted view. A back clipping plane is a plane used for generating a back clipping.

Background View: A sheet dedicated to frames and title block.

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Basic Curve: If surface is trimmed at an arbitrary curve it is sometimes wanted that the trimmed surface
yields the information above the input
surface. This input surface is called Base Surface. (If it is not trimmed) A trimmed surface is called face
and the underlying untrimmed surface is called Base surface. If a surface is not trimmed it makes no
sense to distinguish between this surface and the basic surface. If you break it with the option geometric
the result is not a face and in general the resulting surface is not meet the starting surface exact there is
an approximation.

Bend: A feature joining two walls.

Bend Extremity: Axial relimitation for a straight bend.

Bezier Curve: A Bezier curve is a polynomial curve in the 3D space(X, Y, Z) Space which was
transformed with a change of its basis. The new basis is the set of Bernstein polynomials. The change of
the basis creates in a canonical way a set of points. These points are called the control points of the
Bezier Curve.

Bill of Material: A piece of information inserted into the active view of a CAT Drawing document. For this
you can be either in the working view or in the background view.

Blend Curve: A
curve created to connect two pre-existing curves.

Blend Surface: A surface created to connect two pre-existing surface.

Body: A group volumes and features combined to represent a solid part or product. Any number of
bodies can be in a single model or file but only one can be active at a time. Volumes and features are
automatically added to the active body.

Boundary: A Topological limit of an element.

Breakout: A breakout is a partially removed section which allows visualization of particular element in the
view. A breakout view is one but in direct projection from the view containing the cutting profile In other
words it is not positioned in agreement with the standard arrangement of views. A breakout view is partial
section.

Broken View: A view that allows shortening an elongated object using two guides corresponding to the
part to be broken from the view extremities.

B-Spline: A B-Spline is a curve in the 3D space (x, y, z space) which contains more than one segment.
Each segment can be considered as a Bezier curve. These Bezier curves are merged very well to avoid
control points and knots at the segment boundaries. The parameter values at the segment boundaries are
called knots. These knots can be distributed equal spaces Uniform B-spline (UBS) or arbitrary distributed
Non Uniform B-Splines (NUBS) 

Callout: A graphical representation of a cutting profile.

 Cartesian Coordinate: The coordinates of an element defined according to the horizontal and vertical
position of this element.
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CGR Mode: One of the various modes that can be used to generate views. CGR (CATIA Graphical
Representation) corresponds to a data formed containing a graphical representation of the geometry only
which available with the visualization mode (geometry which is available with design mode). CGR views
are not as high in quality as exact views but they contain much less memory during the generation. This
may be useful when dealing with sophisticated products or assemblies during large amount of data.

Child view: A view generated from a parent view.

Clipping View: A view modified via a clipping profile.

Clipping Profile: A zone to be kept and visualized in a view.

Construction Element: A construction Element is an element that is internal to, and only visualized by,
sketches. This element is used as positioning reference. It is not used for creating solid primitives 

Control point: A control point is a point which a spline (tangent) passes through.

Cutting profile: A set of planes used to define a section view section cut.

Datum Feature: An element defining a contacting surface on a part.

Datum Target: An element defining a containing surface on a part and represented by spherical or
pointed locating points.

Design Tree:
Area of the document window reserved for the viewing the design specifications of a drawing presented in
the form of a tree structure.

Detail View: A view corresponding to a zoomed particular area to be visualized is defined by a circle or a
given polygon. This view is computed using a Boolean operator from the 3D.

Drawing: The root feature. Sheets are aggregated in the drawing. Views are aggregated in the sheets.

Dress up: A graphical attribute of a 2D element.

Design Table: It provides you with a means to create and manage component families. These
components can be for example mechanical parts just differing in their parameters values.

It is a tool intended to ease the definition of mechanical parts. It is provided to all CATIA users. But you
will make the best use of it in a Knowledge Advisor application. A design table can be created from a
CATIA document the document data is then exported to the design table. It can also be applied to a
document the document data is then imported from the design table.

 It is designed to drive the parameters of a document from external values. These values are stored in the
form of a table either in a Microsoft or excel file on windows or in a tabulated text file. When using a
design table the associate the right document parameters with the right table parameters. The design
table columns may not all document parameters and you may decide to apply only part of the design table
values to you document associations. You declare what document parameters you want to link with what
table columns.
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     It becomes a more powerful tool when it is used with knowledge advisor. You are provided with
functions to create design table parameters. These design table functions can be used when
programming your checks and rules. Using these functions spares you all the associations operations.

Exact View: One of the various modes that can be used to generate views. Exact views is generated
from the design mode i.e. they are views for which the geometry is available.

 Explode: An operation that gives 2D objects depth (3D)

FD and T View: A view that is extracted from a 3D part that is assigned 3D tolerance specification and
annotations.

Feature of size: Geometric shape defined by a linear or angular dimension which is a size (ISO 14660)

 Filter: A restriction on elements to be cut in a section view or section cut or elements to be seen in a
projection view.

First Angle Projection method: An orthographic representation of the views comprising the
arrangement around the principal view of an object of some all the other five views of that object. With
reference to the principal view the other views are arranged as follows the view from above is placed
underneath the view from the below is placed above. The view from the left is placed on the right and then
the view from the rear is placed on the left or on the right as convenient. 

Flange: A feature is created by sweeping a profile along a spine. The different flanges or swept walls
available are simple and swept flange hem and tear drop.

Fleed component: A component for which all degrees of freedom are locked in relation to the parent
component.

Front view: A projection view obtained by drawing perpendiculars from all points on the edges of the part
to the plane of the projection. The plane of projection upon which the front view is projected is called the
frontal plane.

 Front plane: A plane of projection upon which the front view is projected.

Functional modeling: Refers to designing a 3D digital model by using tools with inherent behaviors such
as features and volumes that interact in specific ways.

G0: If the end point of curve k1 meets the end point of curve k2 then we say: at this point both curves are
connected with order of continuity G0.

If one edge of the surface s1 meets an edge of the surface s2 then we say along this edge both surfaces
are connected with the order of continuity G0

If the G0 continuity is missed then we have a so-called G0 error. This error is an absolute error, a
distance and it is measured in mm or inches.
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G1: The curve k1 and curve k2 are connected with the order of continuity G0 in the point P. If both curves
in the point P run into the same direction, this means the angle between the tangents of both curves is 0,
and then we say the order of continuity is G1

The surface S1 and surface S2 are connected with the order of continuity G0 along the curve C we take
the normal of S1 in a point near the curve C and run with this normal over the border to S2. If the normal
does not change its angle from one point of the border of S1 to the nearest point of S2 then we say the
order of continuity is G1.

If the G1 continuity is missed then we have a so-called G1 error. This error is an absolute error an angle
and it is measured in degree of rad.

 G2: The curve K1 and the curve K2 are connected with the order of continuity G1 in the point P. we look
at the curvature vector of K1 in point P and the curvature vector of K2 in point P. If both vectors have the
same direction and the same absolute value, then we say the order of continuity is G2.

The surface S1 and the surface S2 are connected with the order of continuity G1 along the curve K. If
each curve on S1, which runs over the border to S2, can be continued with another curve on S2 and the
order of continuity is G2 then we say both surfaces are connected with the order of continuity G2.

If the G2 continuity is missed then we have a so-called G2 error. This error is a relative error and it is
calculated with the following formula K1 may have the radius R and K2 may have the radius at the
common point, with r<R, then yields

Error= 2*(R-r)*/(R+r)

The maximum of this error is 2. Sometimes this error is measured in percent then its maximum is 200%.

G3: The curve K1 and the curve K2 are connected with the order of continuity G2 in the point P. for the
definition of the G3 continuity we look at the curvature hedgehog, as it can be created with the command
porcupine curvature analysis. We look at the envelop of the curvature hedgehog. If this envelop has at the
desired point G1-continuity then we say the order of continuity between both curves is G3.

If the G3 –continuity between both curves is missed, the G1-continuity of the envelope is missed then we
have a so-called G3-error between both curves. This error is an absolute error, an angle, and it is
measured in deg of rad and it is the G1 error of the envelope G3 continuity between surfaces is defined
on the curves between both surfaces on the same way.

Gaussaian Curvature: The gaussian curvature is calculated from the Max. principal and the minimum
principal curvature with the following formula.

Gauss= sig(maxprinccurvature)*sig(minprinccurvature)*sigabs(maxprinccurvature*minprinccurvature)

Sig is the sign (of maxprinccurvature and minprinccurvature) and can only have the
value
+1 or –1 

Generative view style:-A set of pre defined parameters and options which let you customize the
appearance behaviour of the generative view.
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 Global deformation: - A deformation that is applied globally to a set of elements, as opposed to

adeformation successively applied to a different elements.

Grid: - There are commands, which hav e in their properties panel the option Translate Grid.

If Grid is ON and the Grid value is not 0, then it is impossible to snap to points, which are not on the Grid.

Example:- If the Grid value is 25 then it is only possible to snap to points with the distance of 25 mm in
each coordinate.

    We have an Absolute Grid, short Grid. The Absolute Grid has a Grid point at the origin of the model
Coordinate System. It can be switched on with Translation, Grid.

The other Grid is the Relative Grid. The Relative Grid has a Grid point at its starting point of modification.
The Relative Grid can be switched on with Translate Discrete.

Healing: - The action of filling a gap that may exist between two adjacent surfaces.

Iso-Curve: - An Iso-Curve is a curve on a surface. One parameter, u or v, runs from 0 to 1 and the other
parameter is constant. Iso is the prefix for constant. For example isobar.

Iso-phote: - an Iso-phote is curve on a surface. All points of this curve of the iso-phote have the same
illumination from a given light source. The illumination of all points of this curve is constant. Iso is the
prefix for the constant. For example Isobar.

The topological operation in which adjacent surfaces can be assembled to make up one element.

 Last Component: - The last component at the end of each branch of the specification tree.

Locked View: - A locked view is a view in which any graphical modification of the generated 2D elements
is forbidden.

Loft Surface: - A surface that is obtained by sweeping one or more planar section curves along a spine,
which may be automatically computed, or user defined. The surface can be made to follow one or more
guide curves.

Model: - A CATIA Version 4 model.

Match curve: - A curve deformed so as to connect another curve, while taking the continuity type into
account.

Match Surface: - A surface deformed so as to connect another surface, while taking the continuity type
into account.

Mesh Line: - A line on surface used to deform this surface according to various laws, and types of
deformation.

NUPBS: - A NUBS, Non Uniform B-spline is also called NUPBS; to make it more clear that it is a
polynomial curve not a rational curves.
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 NURBS: - A NURBS, Non Uniform Rational B-spline, is a NUBS with a rational component. Rational
means that the weight of the control points must not have the value 1. With a rational curve a Circle and A
Hyperbola can be described exact.

Object: - In the drafting workbench there are two kinds of object Activated and Selected. The view frame
of an activated view display red.

Offset Section view/Cut: - A section view created from a cutting profile defined with several parallel
planes. In sectioning through angular objects. It is desirable to show several features that do not lie in a
straight line by offsetting or bending the cutting plane.

 Overlay: - In a multi-model context all passive elements are called over layed elements.

Overrun: - A part of a dimension is corresponding to the extended extension line.

Parent: - A status defining the genealogical relationship between a feature or element and another
feature or element for instant the pad is parent of a draft.

Part: - A 3D entity obtained by combining different features.

Part Body: - A component of a part made of a combination of several features.

Pattern: - A set of similar features repeated in the same feature or part.

Pocket: - A feature corresponding to an opening through a feature. The shape of the opening
corresponds to the extrusion of a profile.

Polar coordinate: -The coordinates of an element defined according to the radius and the angle of this
element.

Product: - A 3D entity, which contains several components.

Profile: - An open or closed shape including arcs and lines created by the profile command in the
sketcher workbench.

Power copy: - It creates set of features (geometric elements, formulas, constraints, and so on ) that are
grouped in order to be used in a different context. You can completely redefine these entities when you
paste them. As it capture the design intent and know how of the designer, it enables greater reusability
and efficiency. We recommend you to use this command for bodies, features, and sketchers and design
tables that require new specifications.

To benefit from the best level of performance in the long term, use this capability to enrich your feature
catalogs.

Unset breakout: - An unspec breakout operation removes locally a 3D part. It allows visualizing the

inside of a 3D part. It can only be applied to an extracted view.

View Frame: - A square or rectangular frame that contains the geometry and dimensions of the view.
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Volume: - The solid material in a catpart document. It can also be the inside of a shelled solid volume. 

Wall: - A feature created by adding thickness to a profile.

Wireframe elment: - Elements such as points, lines or curves that can be used to to represent the outline
of a 3D object.

The parts building the symmetrical sub-assembly are:

 Either a symmetrical part from the source part. This involves creating a new part, outside any
assembly context, with a Part Number. A typical example is the left door in a car, relatively to the
right door.
 Either a new instance of the source part. In a position symmetric to the original part. A typical
example is a car's front left wheel relatively to the front right wheel
 FORM >> associatively: A change in geometrical shape of the source part leads to update the
symmetrical part.
 POSITION>>associatively: A change of relative position of a component of the source sub-
assembly leads to update position of the symmetrical component in the symmetrical sub-assembly.
 STRUCTURE>>associativity: A change in structure of the source sub-assembly (Adding/removing
components) lead from the structure of the symmetrical sub-assembly.

It is necessary to restructure components by moving components from one assembly to another
assembly. Sub-Assembly is a Sub-assembly whose child components can be moved disregarding
the fact it is not the component. Relative positions of its child components can be different than
those stored in the reference CAT product.

There are two types of structure when you use flexible sub-assemblies.

Product structure tree shows which assemblies and sub-assemblies parts and constraints belong of
mechanical structure tree show what components you can constrain together (they are at the same level).
Flexible sub-assembly does not exist anymore in mechanical structure tree.

    Components and constraints of flexible sub-assemblies are considered as direct Childs of the root
assembly in mechanical structure tree.

    Once the sub-assembly is flexible, numerical value, and activity status. Orientation (same or opposite),
Driven/driving pro be overload to modify locally its internal definition, or deal with under/over-constrained
situations.

    When u apply an over loaded position result: all rigid instances should have the same position than the
flexible one position of flexible instances are not impacted by the command.

    Desk commands shows you how to view the relationships between different documents and to obtain
information about properties.

The colors used to identify the various document types are the following ones

 White for loaded documents

 Black (reverse video) for documents that are not loaded in the current session
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 Red for documents that have not been found.

    When the design table is created, the rank of the columns fits the rank of the parameters in the inserted
parameters that you want to have columns ordered in a given way in the design table, you must insert the
parameters one by one.

Accessing the functions related to the design table 

    Once in the formula (rule of check) editor, select the design table item in the dictionary, the list of the
methods that can be applied to a design table is displayed. Select a method, and then click F1 to display
the associated documentation.

In slots or ribs the depth of the profile must be equal to or less than the radius of the center curve.

    A coupling tab in the loft and remove loft functions to compute the loft using the total length of the
sections (ratio) or between vertices of the sections or between the curvature discontinuity points of the
sections or between the tangency discontinuity points of the sections.

    Tangency mode: uncoupled tangency discontinuity points are represented by a square.

    Tangency the curvature mode: uncoupled tangency discontinuity points are represented by a square.
Uncoupled curvature 

    Discontinuity points are represented by an empty circle

    Vertices mode: uncoupled vertices are represented by a full circle

    Sew surface: used to glue a surface feature to an existing 3D solid.

    3D constraints can be used whenever you have 3D geometry that you wish to link to some type of 3D
datum plane or surface. They are also useful when you need to drive the location of a piece of geometry
created earlier in the design from a geometry created later in the model. Thus this will limit some of the
need to re-ordering of the part.

Note: this capability will allow you to drive location of features in the tree from features created after them
without having to the location of features in the tree.

    It is possible to create a local axis in order to define local coordinates. For example, it is, sometimes,
easier to build a point by coordinates in a local axis rather than creating it in the absolute coordinates
system.

    A flag note with leader can be attached to a part in order to give information for example on surface
treatment. This flag is at hyperlink that can start any documents such as a presentation, a Microsoft excel
spreadsheet or a html page on the 

    When creating dimensional constraints, you can define a tolerance. Using the mean dimensions icon
you can compute the mean dimensions and the part will be updated. This can be useful for a part to be
machined scanning a part means to replay the construction history of a part and isolate temporarily any
feature to work locally. The parts of the relationships provide an accurate view of genealogical links
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between elements. Parent children command lets you the features isolate is used with 3D geometry is
projected into a sketch in order to be modified and used as part of the sketch's profile, isolate duplicates
the element since the original element cannot be changed since other geometry depend on break used to
divide an isolated element into two parts at a specified point (usually to use one side of this element in the
sketch). Assembling/adding: II body2 is assembled or added to body1, the operation between the bodies
is a union. The only difference between the two is that assemble will respect the nature of features. If
body2 contains as its first node a pocket feature (permissible), assemble will see it as a pocket and
remove material from body1. In this case, if add is used, the pocket will be seen by body1 as a pad.

    Intersecting: the resulting material is the intersection between the two bodies

Union Trim: The Union Trim is basically a Union with an option to remove or keep one side or the other.
In the picture on the right, the purple face is selected to remove the right side and the blue face is
selected to keep only the topside. For the unions trim to work, the geometry must have sides that are
clearly defined.

Remove Lump: All the above options work between two bodies. The remove lump works on geometry
within a specific body. If a single body has material that is completely disconnected, each piece of
disconnected material is defined as a "Lump". The user can delete any lump as a single entity even if the
lump is a combination of numerous features.

    After certain operations, it may happen that some lumps or cavities appear in the part. We need to
remove them. The remaininglump command allows you to remove lumps and cavities.

    You can copy a sketch in a document then paste it into another document keeping the link with the first
one. You can use the copied sketch and it case of modification of the original sketch the document in
which the copy is used will be also modified.

    A component is the general terminology. It can be a part or an assembly (inside an assembly it is called
a sub-assembly).

    An Assembly or product is a collection of components and constraints them. Assembly documents

have the file extension. 

CAT Product.

Parts and assemblies have a Part Number (the name of the component).

All instances of a part or assembly have the same part number. Each instance can have its own instance
name that 
the instance.

The active item is the item currently being edited. You make it active by double-clicking on it.

    Blank sheet behind the component icon means that the component is linked with an external file.

    Fix is like fix in space, but when constraints are updated, it will only stay at its current place and will not
go back to a "fixed space" position.
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Provides four conventional standards for tolerance:

 ASME: American Society for Mechanical Engineers

 ANSI: American National Standards Institute
 ISO: International Organization for Standardization
 JIS: Japanese Industrial Standard.

Also provides three CATIA-CADAM standards:

 CCDANSI: CATIA-CADAM American National Standards Institute

 CCDISO: CATIA-CADAM International Organization for standardization
 CCDJIS: CATIA-CADAM Japanese industrial standard

    Publishing geometrical elements is the process of making geometrical features available to different
users. This operation is useful when working in assembly design context.

    A power copy is a set of features (geometric elements, formulas, constraints and so forth) that are
grouped in order to be a different context, and presenting the ability to be completely redefined when
pasted.

    This power copy is a template that works at the part level. From a collection of features (geometry,
literals, formulas, constructions and the user can create his/her own feature. The result is a part design
feature or a shape design feature that can be reused for the design of another part. The created feature
can be saved in a catalog.

Features:

 Allows to create applicative features

 Allows to hide design specifications and preserve confidentiality (for instance to sub-contractors)

Create Datum :

    Shows how to create geometry with the history mode deactivated.

    In this case, when you create an element, there

    The stiffener definition dialog box is displayed

    Two creation modes are available:

From side: the extrusion is performed in the profile's plane and the thickness is added normal to the
plane.

From top: the extrusion is performed normal to the profile's plane and the thickness is added in the
profile's plane you cannot select the view containing the table.

    The view must be in the same drawing

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    If you modify the 3D part and update the drawing, the view in the table will be updated as well.

    Formulas are features used to define or constrain a parameter. A formula is a relation: the left part of
the relation is the parameter to be considered; the right part is a statement. Once it has been created, a
formula can be manipulated like any other feature from its contextual menu. The formula language uses
operators and functions of all types whereby you can carry out operation parameters.

    A formula is a feature, which is assigned a parameter called the activity. The activity value is a
Boolean. If the activity is set true, the parameter value cannot be calculated from the formula. If a formula
is created for a parameter, which is not already constrained by another formula, the activity of the new
formula is set to true by default.

    A parameter can be constrained by several formulas, but only one formula can be active at a time.
Before activating a on a given parameter, you must deactivate the other formulas defined on the same
parameter.

    The incremental option of the formula editor

    The incremental option allows you to restrict the list of parameters displayed in the dictionary. 

    Only the first level of objects right below the selected feature will be displayed in the dictionary if the
incremental option is unchecked, all the objects below the selected feature are displayed.

    Incremental mode is useful when you work with large documents and when the parameter lists are
long.

    About the formula editor: you write a formula, the formula editor provides you with a dictionary. This
dictionary exposes the list of parameters and you can use to define formula. Depending on the category
of objects to be referred to in the formula, the dictionary is two or three parts. To insert any definition in
the formula editor, just double click the object either in the dictionary or in the double click a, function in
the dictionary, its signature is carried forward to the formula editor. 

    It provides you with a means to create and manage component families. These components can be for
example mechanical parts just differing in their parameter values.

Is a tool mainly intended to ease the definition of mechanical parts? It is provided to all CATIA users. But
you will the best use of it in a knowledge advisor application. A design table can be created from a CATIA
document; the document date is then exported to the design table. It can also be applied to a document;
the document data is then imported from design table.

    Is designed to drive the parameters of a CATIA document from external values. These values are
stored in the form o table either in a Microsoft excel file on windows or in a tabulated text file. When using
a design table the trick is to associate the right document parameters with the right table parameters. The
design table columns may not all correct to your document parameters and you may decide to apply only
part of the design table values to your document. By creating associations, you declare what document
parameters you want to link with what table columns.
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    Becomes a more powerful tool within it is used with the knowledge advisor. You are provided with
functions to design table parameters. These design table functions can be used when programming your
checks and rules. Using functions spares you all the association operations. To know more, click here

    Here is a good example of mechanical parts that can be described by a design table. To simplify,
imagine they are a all checked by four parameters: the head width, the head height, the body width and
the body height. The sets of four parameters that can be assigned to a screw can be easily regrouped in a
design table. This design table has an many columns screw parameters and as many rows as sets of
parameter values in a design table, a set of parameter values is called a configuration and it is registered
in a row.

    A design table can only be created from non-constrained parameters i.e. from parameters, which are
neither referred in an active design table nor used, in any other active relation.

    If you keep the activity option checked for design table0 and you try to create another design table. You
will have to set the parameters to add to your second design table among a restricted parameter list.
Uncheck the activity option if you try to deactivate a design table and reuse its parameters in another
design table.

    Any time you modify a design table, the relations that refer to this design table detect the modification
and turn to updated status.

    As long as a design table is active, the parameters, which are declared in it, are constrained
parameters and you allowed modifying them.

    Double-clicking a design table in the specification tree displays the design table with its set of
configurations and allows selecting a new configuration.

    Only parameters, which are not already constrained by any other relation or by any design table, can
be used to create a design table. If a parameter is already constrained, it does not appear in the
parameters to insert list in the table dialog box.

    Selecting the parameters to be inserted in a design table.

    The filter name and filter type filters can be used to restrict the display of a parameter list. If you specify
X in the filter name field of the select parameters to insert dialog box. You will display all the parameters
with the letter x in their
Q:- what is diff between merge end and merge rib end?
Ans;
Merge ends mean the solid will extended along the guide curve by taking tangency up to next solid and
merge ends is it will extend a solid along an open profile by taking a tangency. In both cases when its
extending it has to intersect with solid else you will get an error
Catia v4 questions

1. What does '/CLN' command do?

2. What do you mean by 'cold start' and 'warm start'?
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3. Name any 5 licenses of CATIA?

4. Name any 2 Translators in CATIA?
5. How do you see more than one model simultaneously (in one screen)?
6. What is the procedure and/or how do you 'renumber'?
7. What is the difference between tangent continuity and curvature continuity?
8. How do you grab a picture from main window?
9. What is the difference between AUXVIEW and AUXVIEW2?
10. What is DETAIL?
11. What do you (or how do you) do hatching in drafting?
12. How do you draw centrelines of circle in draft?
13. What are (/is) the tools used to capture 2D-3D models?
14. How do you parameterize the geometry in your model?
15. What is 'PARTEDITOR'?
16. What is 'skin'? How so you create?
17. Does (/will) geometry constraining in sketcher help in parameterizing?
18. What is the command for creating thin walled solids?
19. What is the difference between SURF1 and SURF2?

A1_Q2-060804

1) /CLN- This is the Cat Clean command used to clean the model for any unwanted geometery and to
pack the model to compress the size of the model.

2) COLD START means it will start the CATIA workwindow in the normal way, whereas WARM START
means if your system closed abruptly, without saving, it will start from that particular file in which you were
working, maybe with some loss of data.

3)ADD,FREE FORM DESIGN,SPA,SHIP DESIGN,AERO SPACE

4)IGES,VDAFS

6)We renumber with the command Identity

Identity-------> Renumber

7)Tangent Continuty is the surface will be tangent to the existing surface, whereas curvature continuty
means surface will follow the curvature of the curve.

8)go to tools + screen grab and select the area.

9)AUXVIEW is used to create/modify the frames of different views, whereas AUXVIEW2 is used to create
the views.

10) Detail function is used if you have a assembly to create, and there are some common parts in
different locations, then you can create a detail and use it in the master workspace wherever needed.

11) For doing hatching go to PATTERN+SELECT+HATCHING then select the boundary of the required
view till you get the symbol \"c\", then press \"YES\" twice.
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12) For creating centerlines of circles in draft, first you can select POINT+LIMITS and select the circle;
you will get the center point. And then select LINE+HORIZONTAL+Symmetrical; you will get the
horizontal line; and then Select LINE+VERTICAL+Symmetrical, you will get the vertical line.

14) Auxview2+USE in the popup window; select Parameter Tab, and you can do the parameterization,
whatever you want.

15)PARTEDITOR is the history of all the work you have done, and you can use the parteditor to change
and update the solid.

16)For creating SKIN, first you need the faces; once you have faces then you can select
LIMIT2+CREATE+SKIN and select the faces from which you want to create skin. Everytime you select
the face it should be the adjacent face which you have selected earlier, and they will be merged together.
Once all the faces are selected then press \"YES\" twice; the skin is created. Now you can use this SKIN
to create the solid.

19)SURF1 is used for the planner curves, whereas SURF2 you can use for the intricate curves where you
need the tangency constraints and curvature constraints.

1) Name any 3 methods of creating a 3 point curve?

Ans:    1) Functions Arc, Spline, Curve2+Circle+ThreePT

2) What is the difference (/what does this command do) LIM2+SURF+EXTRAPOLATE AND
SURF+GEO+ EXTRAPOLATE?

Ans:    2) Lim2 will extend an existing surface (a percentage of the original length) and attempt to maintain
curvature. Use with care because the theoretical extension loses accuracy over distance. Surf+GeoExtra
will create a surface extension that is linear and tangent to the existing surface at a given length (it also
offers the option to concatenate the two surfaces). Isoparms may be distorted using this process. 

 3) Give any 3 functions of FORMTOOL?

Ans:    3) Filleting of skins, limiting of skins and offseting of skins.

 4) How do you give the skin command?

Ans:    4) Too vague to answer. 

5) What is "LAW"?

Ans:    5) Laws are used to add precise control to surfaces created with Surf2. Radius, Area, Angle and
Parameter values can be specified. 
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 6) Name any 3 functions of LIM2?

Ans:    6) Creation of faces and volumes. Also used for surface breaks and concatenates. Other uses as
well. 

7) What is "spine"?

Ans:    7) A Spine is the \"backbone\" or support for a Surf2 surface. It dictates the orientaion of a surface
as it relates to generating curves. 

 8) What is "/anadia"?

Ans:    8) Anadia is an analysis tool that allows you to save and update specific analysis processes. Used
mainly for surface analysis. 

9) What is the full form of NURBS?

Ans:    9) Too vague to answer.

10) What does BLENDSURF do?

Ans:    10) Blensurf allows you to create curvature continous (class A) fillets relatively easily. 

11) Give any 2 (or what are the) functions of UTILITY?

Ans:    11) Many Utility functions. Commonly used to import and export CATIA files. Also used to process
IGES and STEP file formats. 

12) What is "INTERFER"?

Ans:    12) Another analysis tool.

13) If given die direction, how will you check minimum draft angle in the SURF (surface) model?

Ans:    13) One way is to use the Tools pull down menu and select Analyze+Draft (you must also indicate
a direction and which elements to be analyzed). Moldpart can also do this along with many other cool
bells and whistles (it helps you design the draft surfaces). There are other ways to check drafts as well.

14) What checks do you perform between surfaces with common boundaries?

Ans:    14) Continuity of connection, tangency and curvature mainly.

15) What is the difference between a "*role" file and a "*save" file?
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Ans:    15) These are files created by CATIA in order to maintain a temporary version of the files in use. If
CATIA were to crash, a warm start would try to access these files to re-establish your CATIA session.

16) Can data model history be exported between 2 different CAD systems?

Ans:    16) It depends on which two systems are being used. V4 models, unless you are sending them to
V5, usually have their history stripped from the model.

17) What is the "FTRCLASS" command?

Ans:    17) Used to create solid features that can be stored and accessed from a library. Used in
conjunction with the Param3D function.

18) Which module is used for surfacing with history in CATIA?

Ans:    18) Sorry on this one. I can't remember the designation as I use AL3 (basically, everything).

19) What are Class "A" Surfaces? 

Ans:    19) Surfaces that when connected have tangent and curvature continuous properties with their
adjoining surfaces. Example: the curvature value along the boundary of Surface A matches the curvature
value of the adjacent boundary of Surface B. This is the simplest explanation.

20) What is a "Layer"? What is the use of it? And how do you create Layers?

Ans:    20) Think of layers as transparencies on an overhead projector (in the old days before
Powerpoint). Different categories of objects can be assigned to various layers. Then you create Filters
which instruct CATIA to display only those layers you wish to see at a given point in time.

Just some Answers………………………. If it helps,

 Four arcs.
 CRV or Curves is that curve which is continous in curvature and tangency. 

CCV or Composite curve is that curve which is a combination of more than one curve and is not continous
in curvature and tangency.

 The hiearchy of making a complex solid design is: Freefirm Surface (Face, Surface, Skin)

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                                     Closed volume

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                                     Solid

 Face --- *fac, Surface ---- *sur, Volume------ *vol, Skin--- *ski, Draw axis---- *axd, Dittos-----*dit,
Curves----*crv.

 Volume element is the collection of the surfaces (faces, surfaces, skin) placed next to each other
such that they form a closed space or volume.

 ALPHA-numeric winodow :- alt+

 A face bounded by lines and curves on a plane is known as planar face.

    A face created from surface may or may not be planar depending upon the shape of surface.

 SURF1 function helps in creating simple individual building surface shapes. i.e they are of definite
shape that can be represented by mathematical equations.

    SURF2 function helps in creating complex shape using different conditions available. It can not be
represented by mathematical equations.

 A functional surface is the surface of the solid.

 Surface element is represented in CATIA by * sur and the isoparametric curves(optional)
 surface model are created out of the surface by various methods like offset, ..........

    Solid models are created out of simple indivisual building blocks or regular shaped solids like PRISM,
CYLINDER, CUBE, CONE, PYRAMIDS etc.

 Smoothness of surface can be checked by TOOL+ANALYSE+CURVATURE.

    three colour comes up on the surface GREEN------>smooth surface. BLUE & RED ----->not smooth
surface indicating depression at that region

 Connect---> It is the surface fillet created between the two surfaces(face, skin, or surface)

    Corner---> It is the surface fillet created at the corner created by three surface (face, skin or surface)
meeting each other.

 Surfaces---> It is a support which include used portions to be machined as faces.

    Faces---> They are the planes or surfaces bound by lines and curves
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    Skins----> It is the collecton of freeform surfaces (face, or surface) which are placed next to each other.

 SPINE - indicates the direction of surface formation.

 LAW is the function used to define a condition for creating a surface.

    LAW is a defined values along a curve or surface for the surfaces to be formed under different
operations.

The different types of LAW's are:-

1)    Radius law- to draw variable fillet.

2)    Area law - to define area of the surface element.

3)    Angle law - to draw variable angle while sweeping a contour over a spine.

4)    Param - To define parameters.

 The CONNECT & CORNER under SURF1 functions are used for filleting surfaces.

    CONNECT is used for filleting at a command edge of surfaces.

    see fig. page9

    CORNER is used for filleting at a common vertex of the surfaces.

    see fig. page9

 Master Workspace is the default workspace which is displayed when CATIA is started. The main
design and modelling is carried out in this space.

    A master Workspace is the space in which the main modelling is done or the initial workspace when
CATIA is started.

    Additional workspace can be created by clicking WSP icon in the tool pallete and giving user defined
names. This can also be defined workspace under DETAIL function.

    Additional workspace can be created by following this methods

    DETAIL+CREATE+W.SPACE

    followed by keying some name.

    We can switch to the additional workspace on the master workspace by following methods:

i)    Click on workspace present on tool bar

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ii)    enter to get the list of workspace available

iii)    Select the workspace required

iv)    close the workspace list box.

 whenever a particular body occures in the modelling several time, instead of creating each time, it
is better to create in DETAIL workspace and copy it into the master workspace to wherever
necessary.

 There are two way of doing it:-

i)    DITTO---> It copies the detail to the master workspace. The changes made on this solid in DETAIL
workspace is reflected on the master workspace i.e those solids are associated.

ii)    COPY---> Here the change made in the DETAIL workspace is not reflected on the master workspace.
i.e they are isolated from each other.

    [ The DITTO under detail function, the modification made on DITTO is reflected in the main model
where it is used, but in the case of copy under DETAIL function only the DITTO is changed for
corresponding modification and not the DITTO copied in the main model.]

 Extension of assembly file - .asm

 Different constraints in assembly:

The constraints available are:-

    i) Axis coincident constraint.

    ii) Surface contact constraint.

    iii) Surface offset constraint.

    iv) Angular constraint.

    v) Snap constraint.

 AUXVIEW                    

    i) The changes made are automatically | 

    updated                    | 

                        |

    ii) The views shows the hidden lines 

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     AUXVIEW2

i) It needs updation.

            | ii) The views does not show the hidden lines.

 When AUXVIEW2+DROP [command is given for a view, it loses all its links with the parent model
and in future cases, whenever any modification done on the parent model cannot be updated on
the earlier dropped views)command is used on any view, it get completly isolated from the solid
model in the space mode.

    No command works on it except the delete function

 SURF1 function is used for creating canonic surfaces or simple surfaces.

    eg:- Ruled surfaces, Cylindrical surfaces, Spherical surfaces etc...

    SURF2 function is used to create complex freedorm surfaces.

 A functional surface is a surface extracted from a solid to manipulate the model.

 Surface element in CATIA is represented by isoparams along and across the boundary of the
surface element.

 Surfaces are closed boundary elements with out any holes in between.

    Faces are superform of surfaces which may or maynot have holes inside it.

    Skin is a combination of adjacent faces.

 The smoothness of a surface is checked by analysing the curvature and tangent continous of the
surface. The curvature & tangency of surface analysed will have the following options.

    1)the boundries between surface are not joined, then the surface are not tangent continous.

    2) 

 Surface degree is the measured along and across the surface element. i.e along 'u' and 'v'
directions.

    the surface degree denotes the oscillations and smoothss of the inside surface curves.

 Featured based design is the design based on the company's customisation of product feature and
[arameters.
 SOLIDM - SOLID MOCK-UP:- This is an approsimate solid and was used in the earlier version of
CATIA.
 SOLIDE - EXACT SOLID:- As the name indicates, the solid formed are exact fulfilling all the
conditions defined by the user.
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 A constraint element in CATIA is one in which the parameters of the element cannot be changed.
 Local function window is an window consisting of the follwing sub. functions

1)STD - This is used to check the visualisation of the partmodel by checking on/off for the sections

2)2D - Settings for draw mode & space 2D

3)3D - Settings for space 3D mode

4)COL - Setting the colour of the background.

5OFF - To come out of local function window. 

1.     What is the difference between point/int lim-on and lim-off?

    lim-on: Creates the point by intersection & Projection can be done

    with in the limits of the Selected elements.

    Lim-off: Creates the point by intersection & Projection can be done

    Outside the limits of the Selected elements.

2.     What is the difference between surf1/geo extra and limit2/extrapol?

    Geo-extra: extrapolates a new surface which is in the form of ruled

         Surface.

    Extrapolate: creates non-ruled surface thus changing original surface

         Definition.

3.     What is the use of formtool function?

    Used to:

    a. to connect skin(or face) elements - connect

    b. to relimit skin(or face) elements - relimit

    c. to break skin(or face) elements - break

4.    What is the difference between face, surface and skin?

    a. Faces are infinitely thin elements that represent the bounded exterior
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     defn. of a part. Faces can be planar or built on existing surfaces.

    b. Skin are infinitely thin elements that are incorporate or group a series

     of faces together to completely define a feature of part.

    c. Surfaces are infinitely thin elements that are used to define a bounded

     contour in space. Surface is parent.

5.     What is hlr and nhr explain?

    Hidden line removal

    No hidden line removal

    Purpose : Visualisation of solids in different modes.

6.    What is the difference between isolate and separate?

    Isolate: Deletes logical links between elements.

    Separate: Separates lines , curves & faces from their links with other

     elements ex: A curve is considered as separate when it is linked

     to only one surface.

7.    Is it possible to change pattern as required to existing pattern?

    Yes

8.     What is the difference between parametric and nonparametric modeling?

   a. Relational model is parametric. i.e. one to one relation.

     If any change in dimension that may reflects on other dimensions.

    b. Developing a solid by using surface, face, solid primitives etc.,

     There is no one to one relation.

9.     Which is the better to split the solid a) surface b) plane c) face?

    Plane

10.     What is the difference between spine and spline?

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    a. Spine: Creates a curve passing thro' point on a plane & normal to one or more other planes.

    b. Spline: Creates a curve passing thro' several points having tangential & curvature contuinuity.

11.     How you will delete the surface if the face is created by surface?

    First erase face & then surface.

12.    What are master w/s and detail w/s?

    Master w/s: Model w/s

    Detail w/s: We can have any no. of detail w/s, that can be called in model w/s.

13.     What is difference between curve1 project and combine?

    Project: Perpendicular projection of a curve on to plane, surface, face etc,.

    Combine: Unspecific projection of a curve on to plane, surface, face etc,.

14.     Is it possible to split by using sewing operation

    Yes

15.     Diff. b/w surf1 connect & surf2 fillet

    Connect: Creates a fillet surface that connects two existing surfaces, Planes, or planar faces.

    Fillet: Creates a fillet surface that connects two existing surfaces, Planes, or planar faces using spine.

16.     What is functional surface

    A FSUR is an element that defines a face on a solid. The displayed in non-hidden mode.

17.     Purpose of IUA

    IUA: Interactive users application, used to customize the CATIA users command.

18.     How you will convert ccv into crv

    Using limit1 è Appr ccv

    i.e., Approximate compound curve or composite curve.

20.     How you are setting attribute to a particular file

    Standardization of model file by Permanent setting of layers, graphics etc,.

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    as per Company standards for their project.

21.     Is it possible to do shell operation to sphere

    Yes

22.     Difference between surf1+cylinder & surf1+depth

    Cylinder: Extending a curve thro' space in a linear direction with given length.Surface created length is
equal to PAI * D.

    Depth: Extending a curve thro' space in linear direction with given length.

23.     How many types of environment is available to start Catia

    a. From desktop [motif]

    b. From console [dterm]

24.    Mention different starting modes in catia. explain each briefly?

    Normal, Cold, quick, warm start respectively

CLASS -A

Here is a further understanding of Class-A surfacing based on experiences with two automotive
companies and whites goods manufacturers. They independently have the same definition for the
classification.

 The physical meaning:

 Class A refers to those surfaces, which are CURVATURE continuous to each other at their
respective boundaries. Curvature continuity means that at each "point" of each surface along the
common boundary has the same radius of curvature.

 This is different to surfaces having;

 Tangent continuity - which is directional continuity without radius continuity - like fillets.
Point continuity - only touching without directional (tangent) or curvature equivalence.
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 In fact, tangent and point continuity is the entire basis most industries (aerospace, shipbuilding,
BIW etc etc). For these applications, there is generally no need for curvature.

 By definition:

 Class A surface refers to those surfaces which are VISIBLE and abide to the physical meaning, in
a product. This classification is primarily used in the automotive and increasingly in consumer
goods (toothbrushes, PalmPC's, mobile phones, washing machines, toilet lids etc etc etc). It is a
requirement where aesthetics has a significant contribution. For this reason the exterior of
automobiles are deemed Class-A. BIW is NOT Class-A. The exterior of you sexy toothbrush is
Class-A, the interior with ribs and inserts etc is NOT Class-A.

The consequence:

The consequence of these surfaces apart from visually and physically aesthetic shapes is the way
they reflect the real world. What would one expect to see across the boundary of pairs of point
continuity, tangent continuity and curvature continuity surfaces when reflecting a straight and dry
tree stump in the desert????

* Point Continuity (also known as G0 continuity) - will produce a reflection on one surface, then at
the boundary disappear and re-appear at a location slightly different on the other surface. The
same reflective phenomenon will show when there is a gap between the surfaces (the line markers
on a road reflecting across the gap between the doors of a car).

* Tangent Continuity (also known as G1 continuity) - will produce a reflection on one surface, then
at the boundary have a kink and continue. Unlike Point continuity the reflection (repeat
REFLECTION) is continuos but has a tangent discontinuity in it. In analogy, it is "like" a greater
than symbol.

* Curvature Continuity (also known as G2 continuity, Alias can do G3!) - this will produce the
unbroken and smooth reflection across the boundary.

Please do not believe me! This is the real physical world. Look at your cars rounded hood reflecting
lines on the road or trees. Look at ripples of water that are not turbulent, reflection is everywhere
but all blend into each other, as there is also curvature continuity everywhere.

Still not convinced - For an analytical approach, you may simply prove this point using any
rendering package (eg. CATIA V4 VST), Neon textures in 4D Navigator or DMU Navigator (V5),
using the traditional CURVE1+REFLECT or /ANADIA in V4 CATIA and of course the neon-tray
dynamic reflect curve facility in V5.

What about CATIA??

Traditionally CATIA has been used to create the "engineering" side of most designs, rather then
the exterior "aesthetic" shell (ie Class-A). These traditional yet awesome tools (like SURF2) are
geared for this kind of engineering work. The best example being BIW in the automotive industry.
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Functions like SURF2 and FORMTOOL carve up even the most difficult inner panel structures into
reality. This is why, historically, CATIA took an early strangle hold (amongst other reasons like a
great capacity in all aspects of DMU and integration across disciplines).

CATIA comes from the aerospace industry. The exterior of aeroplanes (whose panels buckle
between frames and expand with every land-takeoff cycle) has very little "need" for curvature
continuity and has 100% engineering factors driving its design (aerodynamics and structures).

That is, there is zero styling in the design of an aircraft body. The fact that aeroplanes looks good
and "smooth" is by virtue of its operation (streamlined as possible), their general cleanliness and
most importantly the distance that one generally views them. If one was to look carefully down the
fuselage of an aircraft on the ground, there is nothing smooth about it!

Having the capability to cater for these industries in an engineering and process capacity with
existing function and not requiring the ability to create Class-A, has made CATIA the de-facto
standard for the aerospace and automotive industries.

As for Class-A, automotive manufacturers have utilised either or combinations of Alias and/or
ICEM Surf (or others) to achieve these goals in a productive manner (remember the word
productive). Alias has the ability cover the entire industrial design process from Sketches TO
Surfaces on sketches TO Surface manipulation and build and further onto rendering and
animation.

In retrospect, CATIA V4 can create Class-A surfaces with (1) compromise (eg. this deviation is OK,
because it can be polished by the toolmaker) and (2) an idiosyncratic approach by the CATIA
operator - ie, it can be done but not as easily as with Alias or ICEM Surf.

Historically, its been "difficult" of Dassault to create software in V4 to easily create Class-A
surfaces due to the use of Bezier (polynomial) based mathematics. There is nothing against Bezier
based surfaces though. They are excellent for creating the engineering surfaces we have all come
to love (BIW etc) utilising intelligent use of multi-patch surface methodology. In fact, I doubt
NURBS surfaces could do a better job.

And without a doubt, V5, with its new architecture and use of Bezier and NURBS surfaces will go
along way in being able to confidently and more importantly competently producing these Class-A
surfaces for an ever growing aesthetic minded world.

And what about V4 CATIA??

CATIA V4 currently has the ability to create curvature continuous surfaces in two categories.

Surfaces:

a. Using SURF2 and SKIN (GSM) functions to sweep and loft as "long" a surface as possible. This
will generally produce a curvature continuous surface with minimum deviation.

b. Intelligent use of SPINES and LIMIT curves when using SURF2 and SKIN to closely match
curvature across boundaries.
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c. Utilising conic surfaces and conic curve approximations to mimic curvature conditions.

d. For parts with large variations within its shape cause techniques a and b to struggle. For this
reason, we may take three approaches.

d1. Create "unstressed" surfaces to the point of struggle and fill in the blank with blend surfaces
and curvature continuity. This is very much situation dependant.

d2. Use ARC's and PATCHES's - ARC's and PATCHES have the peculiar yet great ability to 

* not go through all their constraints (good for the styling end of the design process)
* the ability to deform a arc or patch to a point
* the ability to deform the boundary of a patch to an arc whilst maintaining the opposing continuity.
* most importantly - the ability to reduce or increase degrees of arcs and patches to maximise or
localise deformations.

I have found these most useful.

e. Utilise NURBSCRV and NURBSSRF when and arc or patch refuses to go close enough to the
constraints of interest.

Blends:

These are a curious family of surfaces. One can utilise two functions within CATIA V4. 

The first is the ubiquitous BLENSURF functions, which allows a point/tangent/curvature continuos
blend between any two curves on any part of any plane, FSUR, RSUR, surface, face or skin. OR
automatically creating bi-rail curves along two surfaces at particular "radii" and placing a
point/tangent/curvature continuous blend between them. Tensions and connectivity locations are
also adjustable.

Although it is a great tool, one issue with Blensurf is its inability to blend around a large angle. For
instance, if one constructs two segment surfaces to each other at right angles with a gap between
them and then placing a curvature continuos surface to connect them. The result is very suprising.
The surface comes off one with curvature continuity, takes the shortest route to the other and then
blends with curvature again. It is not the expected shape in the blend, when comparing it to the
curves created using CURVE2+CONNECT with curvature from the isoparametric curves of each
surface.

The reason for this is that Blensurf creates purely mathematical curvature. For the correct shape,
mathematical and isoparametric curvature is required. Guess what my friends, Dassault are
already on the ball, this is possible using GSM's SKIN function blend and V5 GSD blends.