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Generative Shape Design 1

This document provides instructions for using CATIA to design a part using generative shape design. It describes a 4 step process: 1) creating a wireframe geometry using splines and points, 2) generating basic surfaces using sweeps and revolves on the wireframe, 3) performing operations like trims and fillets to combine the surfaces, and 4) creating a solid part by joining the surfaces. It includes screenshots to demonstrate how to create splines, apply tangency conditions, perform sweeps, revolves, trims, symmetry operations and joins.

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Generative Shape Design 1

This document provides instructions for using CATIA to design a part using generative shape design. It describes a 4 step process: 1) creating a wireframe geometry using splines and points, 2) generating basic surfaces using sweeps and revolves on the wireframe, 3) performing operations like trims and fillets to combine the surfaces, and 4) creating a solid part by joining the surfaces. It includes screenshots to demonstrate how to create splines, apply tangency conditions, perform sweeps, revolves, trims, symmetry operations and joins.

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MECH 412 CATIA Lab 3

Qiang Fu
[email protected]
http://users.encs.concordia.ca/~q_f/

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Generative Shape Design

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Design Process
1. Generating the
Wireframe

2. Generating basic
surfaces

3. Performing
operations :
Trim, Fillets and
Symmetry

4. Create solid part

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Create the Wireframe Geometry
Enter the Generative Shape Design Workbench
Start menu: Shape -> Generative Shape Design
Create a Geometrical Set
Menu: Insert -> Geometrical Set

Current Geometrical Set


The next geometry created will
belong to it.

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Use to create five points, type Coordinates

(0,0,9), (40,0,7.5)
(60,0,6), (80,0,5.8)
(90,0,5.8)

Double click an icon to


execute it repeatedly.

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Create a Spline curve passing all five points.

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Apply a tangency condition with the X axis at the Point.1.
Select Point.1 and click
Show Parameters`

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Apply a tangency condition with the X axis at the Point.5
using the same method, and close the spline definition
dialog box.

Create points:(0,17,0), (20,20,0), (40,19,0), (60,18,0)


and (90,18,0)

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Create a Spline curve passing these points, add
tangency condition with the X axis at the Point.10, the
last point.

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Create a Combine curve from Spline.1 and Spline.2

Rename the combine curve to Guide Curve 1

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Create points:(0,0,-3), (70,0,-4) and (90,0,-4)
Create a spline curve passing through these three points,
and add tangency condition with the X axis at the last
point.

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Create a Combine curve from Spline.2 and Spline.3,
rename it Guide Curve 2

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Create a Circle
center (70,0,0), on XY plane, R = 70mm, 135deg ~
180deg.

Create center point

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Create a circle centered on the point (20,0,0), on XY
plane, R = 70mm, 0deg ~ 45deg.

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Combine Spline.1 and Circle.1, name Guide Curve 3
Combine Spline.3 and Circle.1, name Guide Curve 4
Combine Spline.1 and Circle.2, name Guide Curve 5
Combine Spline.3 and Circle.2, name Guide Curve 6

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Create a sketch in the YZ
plane, rename it Profile 1

Create another sketch in the


YZ plane, rename it Profile 2

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Create a Line starting from the point (0,0,-300) and X
directed (any length, it will be used as an axis)

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Create the Surfaces
Use Sweep to create a swept surface, using Profile 1

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Create a swept surface, using Profile 2

Must be checked to position


the profile correctly

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Create a swept surface on the other side, using Profile 2

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Create an Extrude surface, using the Spline.3 as
profile, direction Y Axis, length = 25mm.

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Create a Revolve surface using the Line.1 as axis
and the Spline.1 as profile

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Perform Operations
Trim the Sweep.1 with the Revolute.1

Use these two buttons


to select correct sides

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Trim the Trim.1 with the Extrude.1, generate Trim.2

Trim the Trim.2 with the Sweep.2, generate Trim.3


Trim the Trim.3 with the Sweep.3, generate Trim.4

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Symmetry the Trim.4 (last trim) using the ZX plane
as reference.

Join the Symmetry.1 with the Trim.4, create one


element.

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