http://www.dkszone.net Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:47:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-migrate-catia http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-migrate-catia#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:30:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/12/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-migrate-catia-v4-data-to-catia-v5-format.html You can’t edit CATIA V4 model files in CATIA V5. You can only open them without access to V5 functionalities. Hence you need to migrate it to V5 for using the CATIA V5 functionality. There are many ways to migrate or convert CATIA V4 parts to CATIA V5 format. CATIA V4 parts have .model file extension. We shall show you the different ways of migrating...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-migrate-catia/feed 0 http://www.dkszone.net/geometrical-set-and-ordered-geometrical http://www.dkszone.net/geometrical-set-and-ordered-geometrical#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:52:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/10/catia-v5-tutorial-what-is-difference-between-geometrical-set-and-ordered-geometrical-set.html In Generative Shape Design (GSD) Workbench of CATIA V5, you can find two methods of modeling. These are modeling using ‘Geometrical Sets’ and modeling using ‘Ordered Geometrical Sets’. Both are quite different in approach. In this article we will show you the difference between them. Module: Generative Shape Design (GSD) Level: Intermediate Simple Example to show difference between ‘Geometrical Set’ and ‘Ordered Geometrical Set’ In...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/geometrical-set-and-ordered-geometrical/feed 3 http://www.dkszone.net/how-to-export-catdrawing-to-dxf-with http://www.dkszone.net/how-to-export-catdrawing-to-dxf-with#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:07:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/09/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-export-catdrawing-to-dxf-with-layers-intact.html By default, when you save a CATDrawing containing Layers as DXF (Drawing Interchange Format), CATIA puts all the layer items in a single layer. It does not import names of Layers too. In this article, we will show you how to change the settings to make CATIA export Drawing details keeping the Layers intact. 1.Go to Tools –> Options. 2. In the left pane, select...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/how-to-export-catdrawing-to-dxf-with/feed 1 http://www.dkszone.net/how-to-create-3d-text-and-logos-in-part http://www.dkszone.net/how-to-create-3d-text-and-logos-in-part#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:29:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/09/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-create-3d-text-and-logos-in-a-part.html Module: Part Design At times you need to create text like Manufacturer logo, description text, etc in a Part. It’s a painful task to create sketch based of letters and then pad them to get the 3D text. In this article we will show you quick and easy way of creating text in Part Design without using any macros. 1. Create a Drawing (*.CATDrawing) 2....]]> http://www.dkszone.net/how-to-create-3d-text-and-logos-in-part/feed 1 http://www.dkszone.net/how-to-generate-2d-views-of-3d http://www.dkszone.net/how-to-generate-2d-views-of-3d#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:14:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/09/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-generate-2d-views-of-3d-wireframe-data.html Module: Generative Drafting By default in a CATDrawing, CATIA will not allow you to generate a 2D view from CATPart consisting of 3D Wireframe data like lines, curves, circles etc. While dealing with generating a drawing of 3D curve data in a Part, it’s better to enable Projection of 3D wireframe data. To enable it follow these steps. 1. Go to Tools—> Options. 2. Select...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/how-to-generate-2d-views-of-3d/feed 1 http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-create-and http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-create-and#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:40:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/09/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-create-and-insert-a-ditto-in-a-drawing.html While creating a Drawing, you will come across instances in which you need to add repetitive details like Datum Symbols, Machining Symbols, etc. In such cases it’s better to create one symbol in a detail sheet and call the symbol instance in the drawing so that you can replicate it as many times as you wish. In this article we will show you how to...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-create-and/feed 2 http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-export-section http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-export-section#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:53:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/09/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-export-section-curve-data-from-assembly-design-section-cut.html We often analyze a part and it’s joining conditions in a Product by taking sections in Assembly Design workbench of CATIA V5. You might often have felt the need of saving the section curve from Assembly section cut for later use in part design. CATIA V5 can export those sections as a CATPart or CATDrawing or in dxf, dwg, igs, model and wrl formats. However...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-export-section/feed 1 http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-enable-light http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-enable-light#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:08:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/08/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-enable-light-mode-in-catia-v5.html Light mode is the term given to load just the 3D data and not the V4 Drawing data. By default when you import CATIA V4 model into CATIA V5, V4 drawing file is also opened along with 3D model file. This can be disabled so that only 3D model file will open to reduce the loading time. This is useful especially when you just want...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-enable-light/feed 0 http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-customize http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-customize#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:57:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/08/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-customize-product-structure-nodes.html By default in a Product structure, CATIA displays Product Number for the Top level Product and for sub products, Product Number and instance Name are displayed. CATIA gives a wide variety of options to customize this Product Structure Node. You can specify Description, Definition, Instance name, etc to be displayed in the Specification tree. How to Customize Product Structure Nodes (Specification Tree) in CATIA V5...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-customize/feed 0 http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-convert http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-convert#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:11:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/08/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-convert-catproduct-to-catpart.html Sometimes we come across scenario in which we want to save a large assembly (CATProduct) consisting of many parts into one single part (CATPart).  A typical example would be development of Body Side of Car parts keeping all the Packaging Data like Engine, Radiator, battery etc in a single CATPart for reference. Every time it is pain to open complete Product especially when it is...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-convert/feed 0 http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-create-rename http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-create-rename#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:29:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/08/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-create-rename-and-delete-publication.html In a Product Design involving multiple parts, Publishing is a commonly followed method. By “Publishing” an element, a designer marks off the salient features of a part.  Surfaces, Faces, Edges, axes, and Vertices can be published. The main advantage of publishing is that it becomes easier to identify and modify the face which is critical in a part. In a part with hundreds of commands,...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-create-rename/feed 2 http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-clean-and http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-clean-and#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:35:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/08/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-clean-and-optimize-catia-files-with-catdua-tool.html CATIA V5 accumulates a lot of junk like code errors etc. in it’s files during modeling, modification etc. Due to this, CATIA files may become corrupt and also  during this process, the files become larger in size. To get rid of these problems, CATIA V5 offers CATDUA function. CATDUA is expanded as “Catia Data Upward Assistant”. CATDUAV5 can be run on a single CATIA file...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-clean-and/feed 4 http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-what-is-blend-corner http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-what-is-blend-corner#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:02:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/08/catia-v5-tutorial-what-is-blend-corner-and-how-to-use-it.html Many times we come across corners during modeling components. Fillets in such zones are always challenging and in some complex cases, filleting becomes a major time taking process. Blend Corner option in Fillet command of Part Design and GSD Workbench of CATIA V5 gives more control of the shape you desire. We shall now illustrate how to use Blend Corner in Part Design workbench. Consider...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-what-is-blend-corner/feed 1 http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-creating-stiffeners http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-creating-stiffeners#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:38:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/08/catia-v5-tutorial-creating-stiffeners-using-pad-thickness-option.html There are several methods of adding Stiffeners for a Sheet metal part. This includes using Stiffener command, using Rib command, etc. In this example we will explain you how to create stiffeners for a simple part using PAD command in Part Design Workbench. This is one of the fastest ways to add stiffeners. Consider a simple Part as shown in the image below. The part...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-creating-stiffeners/feed 2 http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-what-is-difference http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-what-is-difference#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:57:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/08/catia-v5-tutorial-what-is-difference-between-scaling-and-affinity-in-gsd-workbench.html Scaling is used when you want to generate a element scaled equally along X, Y and Z axis w.r.t reference. Where as Affinity lets you scale model with different ratios in X, Y and Z axis. In this way you have more control using Affinity than Scaling command. Scaling and affinity can be found in Operations Toolbar in GSD (Generative Shape Design) Workbench. Illustration In...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-what-is-difference/feed 0 http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-what-is-federation http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-what-is-federation#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:10:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/08/catia-v5-tutorial-what-is-federation-and-how-to-use-it.html Federation is grouping elements like surfaces and curves in a Join for easy picking of surfaces/curve later. Federation can be found in “Join” and “Extract” command in CATIA V5 GSD(Generative Shape Design) Workbench. This is useful grouping feature. We shall explain you what is it and how to use it. Consider a set of simple surfaces as shown in the image below. The Geometrical set...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-what-is-federation/feed 1 http://www.dkszone.net/catia-tutorial-improve-performance-for http://www.dkszone.net/catia-tutorial-improve-performance-for#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:38:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/07/catia-v5-tutorial-improve-performance-for-managing-large-assemblies.html Managing large assemblies (CATProduct) in CATIA V5 is a tricky process. Even with high end PC, working with large assemblies often leads to CATIA crashes. In this article, we will give you some important optimization tips when you deal with large assemblies. A. Working with Cache System Activating Cache improves performance of your system drastically. When this mode is activated, CATIA loads all the parts...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/catia-tutorial-improve-performance-for/feed 3 http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tip-set-memory-trigger-warning http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tip-set-memory-trigger-warning#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:01:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/07/catia-v5-tip-set-memory-trigger-warning-before-catia-crashes.html Everyone working with CATIA V5 must be aware of the famous CATIA Termination error. Upon heavy usage of system’s memory, CATIA most often crashes without warning. If you are in middle of something and didn’t save your work, you might lose all your precious work. A precautionary measure option in CATIA V5 when set gives you a warning of exceeded memory usage. At this time...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tip-set-memory-trigger-warning/feed 1 http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-disable-hybrid http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-disable-hybrid#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:21:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/07/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-disable-hybrid-part-design.html Many times we come across projects in which modeling of the CATPart is to be done only in Non-Hybrid mode. By default CATIA V5 enables ’Hybrid Design mode’. Accidentally if modeling is started in Hybrid mode, it is very hard to convert the CATPart into Non-Hybrid model. In complex model, it’s impossible to do so. It’s better to disable Hybrid Part Design mode for such...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-disable-hybrid/feed 1 http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-get-gsd http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-get-gsd#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:53:00 +0000 dkszone http://localhost/wordpress/2009/07/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-get-gsd-toolbar-in-part-design-workbench.html This CATIA V5 tutorial is especially useful for solid modeling projects which needs some sort of work in GSD (Generative Shape Design). In such cases swapping between Part Design and GSD workbench may be irritating. So it’s better to have a Toolbar with commands which I use many times in GSD and bring it to Part Design workbench. This increases productivity and also reduces hassles...]]> http://www.dkszone.net/catia-v5-tutorial-how-to-get-gsd/feed 2