How to use Offset Constraint in CATIA V5?

Offset Constraint in CATIA V5: Offset constraint is used to make a sketch w.r.t already drawn sketch at a desired distance. The sketching will be easier by the use of offset constraint in CATIA V5.In this article, I am going to explain the usage of Offset Constraint in CATIA V5 in a detailed manner. The step by step procedure is to be needed to adopt the usage of Offset Constraint in CATIA V5 and is as follows.

Offset Constraint in CATIA V5-Procedure:

To use Offset Constraint in CATIA V5,

• Select a plane (say XY Plane).
• Draw a circle with the given dimensions.
• Now, go to Insert-Operation-Transformation-Offset.
• Click on the circle and move the cursor to some distance to provide the necessary amount of Offset from the original circle and this process continues.

This is the complete explanation of offset constraint in CATIA V5.

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How to use Countersunk Hole Feature in CATIA V5?

Countersunk Hole Feature in CATIA V5:Hole Feature is used to create a hole on the surface of a structure whereas Countersunk Hole feature is used to create a hole in two regions.one is the top region and the other is bottom region.The top region consists of Depth and the angle whereas the bottom region consists of Depth and Diameter.In this article,I am going to explain about the use of use Countersunk Hole Feature in CATIA V5 in a detailed manner.The step by step procedure is to be needed to adopt the usage of Countersunk Hole Feature in CATIA V5 and is as follows.

How to use Countersunk Hole Feature in CATIA V5

Countersunk Hole Feature in CATIA V5- Procedure:  

To use Countersunk  Hole  on any surface,

• Firstly choose a plane and let it be XY Plane.
• Now make a sketch and extrude it with the PAD feature.
• Thus a solid component will be obtained.
• Choose the surface on which you need to make a hole and click on Hole Feature.
• A dialogue box opens and it consists of Extension, Type and Threaded type.
• For Countersunk  Hole, choose the TYPE as Countersunk and provide the dimensions such as Angle and Depth for Top region.
• Choose Extension type as Blind(for instance) and provide the dimension i.e Diameter and Depth and if needed provide the bottom region as “Flat or V-Bottom)  and say OK.

     Thus a Countersunk  hole is obtained on the solid surface by the usage of CATIA V5.

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How to import a model from CATIA to ANSYS via Creo?

Import a model from CATIA to ANSYS via Creo: Whenever a model is prepared by any design software, it has to be analyzed by means of ANSYS software so as to calculate the deformations, stresses, strains etc. But, if there is a problem of import, then we should have to face issues related to that. Therefore in this article, I am going to publish How to import a model from CATIA to ANSYS via Creo. A detailed procedure is required for proper import.

Import a model from CATIA to ANSYS via Creo-Procedure:

A detailed procedure is as follows:

• The modeling has to be done in CATIA and is to be saved in the form of  “.igs” format.
• Then, that model has to be imported to Creo so that “.igs” is to be converted to “Parasolid”.
• Now, its the time for importing into ANSYS.
• From ANSYS  it is to be imported as a Parasolid format so as to analyze the model.
• Analyze a part or a model in the sense finding out stresses, strains, deformations, von Mises stress etc.
• During analysis, it has to be found that whether the structure’s yield point is less than or greater than the yield point of the material.
• If it is more than the yield point of the material then we should have to optimize it so that the structures yield point should be less than the yield point of the original material.
• If the yield point of the structure is less than the yield point of the material then the structure is safe for further loads.

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How to use Groove Feature with Neutral fiber in CATIA V5?

Groove Feature with Neutral fiber in CATIA V5:Groove feature is used to make a long,narrow cut or depression in hard material whereas Groove Feature with Neutral fiber is used to remove the material from the grooved region in a drastic way.In this article,I am going to explain about how to use Groove Feature with Neutral fiber in CATIA V5 in a detailed manner.

How to use Groove Feature with Neutral fiber in CATIA V5

The step by step procedure is to be needed to adopt the usage of Groove Feature with Neutral fiber in CATIA V5 and is as follows.

Groove Feature with Neutral fiber in CATIA V5-Procedure:

 To use Groove feature with neutral fiber,

• Go to the existed groove and click on “groove feature”.
• A dialogue box opens and it contains First Angle,Second angle,profile,axis and Thick profile.
• Click on the check box provided for the thick profile in the dialogue box then another dialogue box will be opened in addition to the prior.
• The box contains Thickness 1,Thickness 2,Neutral Fiber and Merge ends.
• While clicking on the neutral fiber,the Thickness 2 box will be disabled and you can increase or decrease the values in Thickness 1 only.
• I have taken the thickness 1 value to be 45 mm and it displays the component in the form of a dumb bell shape.

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Shaft feature in CATIA V5

Shaft feature in CATIA V5:Shaft feature is used to create a solid component but in circular cross section only.To model a solid component,it requires a sketch but for the utilization of shaft feature we require a sketch and a central axis.In this article,I will be explaining about how to use Shaft feature in CATIA V5 in a detailed manner.

How to use Shaft feature in CATIA V5

The step by step procedure is to be needed to adopt the usage of shaft feature in CATIA V5 and is as follows.

Shaft feature in CATIA V5-Procedure:

• Shaft feature in CATIA V5 has different profiles and they are as follows.
  • Shaft feature with thick profile
  • Shaft feature with merged ends and
  • Shaft feature with neutral fiber.
• Note:The sum of two angles must not greater than 360 degrees and @that angle only it can make a circular component.
• For instance,to model a circular component a sketch of circular cross section can be made.
• Extrude it with the design requirements by using PAD Feature.
• Take any cross section and draw an axis that should pass through the central axis and now use the Shaft feature to make a circular component.

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How to use Counter bored Hole Feature in CATIA V5?

Counterbored Hole Feature in CATIA V5: Hole Feature is used to create a hole on the surface of a structure whereas Counter bored Hole feature is used to create a hole in two regions.one is the top region and the other is bottom region. The top region Diameter must be greater than the bottom region diameter. In this article, I am going to explain How to use Counter bored Hole Feature in CATIA V5 in a detailed manner.

A step by step procedure is to be adopted to know about the usage of Counter bored Hole Feature in CATIA V5 and is as follows..

How to use Counter bored Hole Feature in CATIA V5

Counterbored Hole Feature in CATIA V5-Procedure:             

To use counter bored Hole on any surface,

• Firstly choose a plane and let it be XY Plane.
• Now make a sketch and extrude it with the PAD feature.
• Thus a solid component will be obtained.
• Choose the surface on which you need to make a hole and click on Hole Feature.
• A dialogue box opens and it consists of Extension, Type and Threaded type.

Counterbored Hole:  

          For Counter bored Hole, choose the TYPE as Counter bored and provide the dimensions such as Diameter and Depth for Top region. Choose Extension type as up to last (for instance) and provide the dimension i.e. Diameter only and say OK.

           Thus a Counterbored hole is obtained on the solid surface.

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How to use Fix Constraint in CATIA V5?

Fix Constraint in CATIA V5: Actually, constraints are used to fix the components w.r.t the coordinate system so that they cannot move from their desired location. Fix constraint is one of them in which it can be used to fix the sketch where ever required.

In this article, I am going to explain the usage of Fix Constraint in CATIA V5 in a detailed manner. The step by step procedure is to be needed to adopt the usage of Fix Constraint in CATIA V5 and is as follows.

Fix Constraint in CATIA V5-Procedure:

To use Rotate Constraint in CATIA V5,

• Firstly, pick any plane(say XY Plane).
• Draw finite lines or splines in the sketcher.
• Now whichever line you want to fix at a point, fix it so that it cannot be moved from its original position.
• For that take Fix Constraint and whichever line you want to fix, click on it.

                                     That’s it. That line is fixed at that position.

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How to Hide or Show any component in CATIA V5?

How to Hide or Show any component in CATIA V5?

Hide or Show any component in CATIA V5: Hide or Show feature is used in all the design software’s to hide any part from its assembly. Whenever a complex structure is shown its very difficult to analyze it. Therefore we should have to use Hide or show feature to look at the inner parts in an easier way. In this article, I am going to publish about how to Hide or Show any component in CATIA V5 in a detailed manner.

This Feature is used to either HIDE or SHOW the parts in an assembly. If you want to visualize the inner view of an assembly section(product) then you can HIDE the outer part and see the inner view. This view gives the appropriate results while Dimensioning.

A step by step procedure is to be adopted to know about how to Hide or Show any component in CATIA V5 and is as follows:

Hide or Show any component in CATIA V5-Procedure:

• Firstly take any plane and let it be XY Plane.
• Draw a rectangular component with the specified dimensions.
• Pad it so as to get a solid shape.
• Take the Top view and draw two circles.
• Pad them to the required dimensions.
• Provide the color to them so that when you are applying the hide or show feature that should resemble it.
• Right click on the component and say Hide/show. That’s it.
• That component is disappeared from the screen and you can view the model without the component which is disappeared.

In this way, you can use this Hide/Show feature in CATIA V5 to look at the component in a better way.

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Pocket feature in CATIA V5

Pocket feature in CATIA V5:Pocket tool is used to remove the material from any part of the work piece. To use this command, you should have to choose two tools. First is to prepare a solid model by using “PAD” tool and second, to remove the unwanted material “POCKET” will be used.In this article I am going to explain about How to use Pocket feature in CATIA V5 in a detailed manner.

How to use Pocket feature in CATIA V5

 The step by step procedure is to be needed to adopt the usage of Pocket feature in CATIA V5 and is as follows.       

Pocket feature in CATIA V5-Procedure:

To use Pocket feature in CATIA V5,

• Firstly  take any plane and let it be XY Plane.
• Draw a sketch of required dimensions.
• PAD it to the required diameter.
• Now choose the surface where you need to remove material and draw a sketch on it.
• Choose the Pocket feature and click on the sketches provided.
• Give the suitable dimensions so as to remove the material from the surface of work piece.
• That’s it.The unwanted material will be removed from the solid component by the usage of Pocket Tool in CATIA V5.

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How to use Dimensional Constraint in CATIA V5?

Dimensional Constraint in CATIA V5: Dimensional Constraint is used to give the exact dimensions to the members which are sketched in Catia V5.In this article, I am going to explain the usage of Dimensional Constraint in CATIA V5 in a detailed manner. The step by step procedure is to be needed to adopt the usage of Dimensional Constraint in CATIA V5 and is as follows.

Dimensional Constraint in CATIA V5-Procedure:

• Here in this tutorial, I had taken a Hexagon, Circle etc.
• For the Circle, the Diameter is the dimensional constraint.
• Whereas for the Hexagon, the length, the angle is to be considered while drawing which are dimensional constraints.

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How to use Spline Definition in CATIA V5?

Spline Definition in CATIA V5: To construct a member in Catia V5, maybe Spline Definition is used. With the help of Spline feature, we can draw a straight line, a curved line which is of infinite or infinitesimal length and which is used to construct a solid geometry. In this article, I am going to explain the usage of Spline Definition in CATIA V5 in a detailed manner. The step by step procedure is to be needed to adopt the usage of Spline Definition in CATIA V5 and is as follows.

Spline Definition in CATIA V5-Procedure:

To use  spline definition,

• Make sure that you are in sketch mode and select any plane (say XY Plane).
• Now go to INSERT-PROFILE-SPLINE-SPLINE -Ok.
• Else you can pick spline feature directly from the toolbar which is at the right side of the page.
• Drag with spline with the help of mouse as shown in the below video.
• That’s it. We can make different sketches with the help of spline definition and is shown below.

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How to use Conic Profiles in CATIA V5?

Conic Profiles in CATIA V5:Conic Profiles are used to create Parabola  by focus,Ellipse,Hyperbola by focus,Conic etc.In this article, I am going to explain about the usage of  conic Profiles in CATIA V5 in a detailed manner.The step by step procedure is to be needed to adopt the usage of conic Profiles in CATIA V5 and is as follows.

Conic Profiles in CATIA V5-Procedure:

To draw any type of conic profile,

• Firstly select a plane and let it be xy plane.
• Go to INSERT-PROFILE-CONIC-Ok.
• Conic is further classified into
• Ellipse,
• Parabola by Focus,
• Hyperbola by Focus,
• Conic.
• These can be used in various engineering applications.

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How to use Groove Feature in CATIA V5?

How to use Groove Feature in CATIA V5:Groove feature is used to make a long,narrow cut or depression in hard material.Groove feature with thick profile and groove feature with neutral fiber will also exists with the help of groove feature.In this article,I am going to publish about how to use Groove Feature in CATIA V5 in a detailed manner.

How to use Groove Feature in CATIA V5

The step by step procedure is to be needed to adopt the usage of Groove feature  in CATIA V5 and is as follows.

Procedure-How to use Groove Feature in CATIA V5:

To make a groove in CATIA V5,

• Firstly,select a plane and let it be xy plane.
• To make a groove,you need a solid component.so,a sketch is to be made to make a solid component by the usage of PAD feature.
• Now,you should has to provide a central axis for that component so as to make groove in the outward region throughout the circumference.
• Place the component in any view and draw a line(Axis or Path).Now,one more thing is that a circle(Profile) of required diameter is to be drawn on the surface where you need a groove.
• Now go to groove feature as shown in the below video and a dialogue box will appears with an angle box,profile and path.Choose the appropriate ones,w.r.t the component.
• If you need a complete groove through out its circumference then make an angle to 360 degrees.

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How to use Shaft feature with Neutral fiber in CATIA V5?

Shaft feature with Neutral fiber in CATIA V5:Shaft feature is used to create a circular solid component but Shaft feature with Neutral fiber is used to keep the outer circular shaft of required dimensions only but not the inner in the whole component.In this article, I am going to explain about how to use Shaft feature with Neutral fiber in CATIA V5 in a detailed manner.

How to use Shaft feature with Neutral fiber in CATIA V5

The step by step procedure is to be needed to adopt the usage of Shaft feature with Neutral fiber in CATIA V5 and is as follows.

Procedure of Shaft feature with Neutral fiber in CATIA V5:

• The procedure of Shaft feature with merge ends in CATIA V5 is same as the Shaft feature in catia v5 which is discussed earlier.
• During the process when the dialogue box arises in Shaft feature there is an option called Neutral fiber which is to be enabled to make the changes in the structure or component.
• That’s it.The component will be made by the shaft feature with Neutral fiber.

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How to use Shaft feature with merge ends in CATIA V5?

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How to use Shaft feature with merge ends in CATIA V5

The step by step procedure is to be needed to adopt the usage of Shaft feature with merge ends in CATIA V5 and is as follows.

Procedure of Shaft feature with merge ends in CATIA V5:

• The procedure of Shaft feature with merge ends in CATIA V5 is same as that of Shaft feature in CATIA V5 which is discussed earlier.
• During the process when the dialogue box arises in Shaft feature there is an option called Merge ends which is to be enabled to make the changes in the structure or component.
• That’s it.The component will be made by the shaft feature with merge ends.

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