The 8 Most Important CATIA Commands that Every User Should Know

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THE 8 MOST IMPORTANT CATIA COMMANDS THAT EVERY
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THE 8 MOST IMPORTANT CATIA COMMANDS THAT EVERY
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• CATIA, an acronym for Computer Aided
  Three-Dimensional Interactive Application is a
  multi-platform software suite that incorporates
  (Computer Aided Design), CAM (Computer-Aided
  Manufacture) and CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering)
  all at one place. This software program developed
  by the French company, Assault Systems aids in
  product lifecycle management and 3D modelling too
  and is used in the design of various industry
  products like automobiles, aviation equipment,
  consumer goods, industrial equipment etc. CATIA
  is highly versatile and can be used to create
  simulations and animations too. Hence CATIA
  courses in Nagpur are very popular.

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THE 8 MOST IMPORTANT CATIA COMMANDS THAT EVERY
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• CATIA is proficient in creating non-parametric
  and parametric 3D models. It is available in
  different languages and can be used in Windows,
  IRIX, Solaris and HP-UX. It has the ability to
  help the user visualise products easily and has a
  wide range of tools.
• To learn CATIA, one has to basically learn the
  CATIA commands. That is why a lot of focus is put
  on understanding and learning the commands in
  good training centres such as our CADD Centre,
  Nagpur. These commands are well-defined
  instructions that are given to the software
  program to perform specific tasks or actions,
  like extruding features or creating 3D sketches.

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THE 8 MOST IMPORTANT CATIA COMMANDS THAT EVERY
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• CATIA commands are available for use on the
  toolbar buttons, programs menu or search by
  command name from typing into the command line.
• A CATIA command usually consists of two parts
• - Name of the command
• - Parameters or options related to the command
• For example, Pad.2 (Sketch.1, 65 mm)
• This is a command that is used to extrude a 2D
  design in a specified direction in order to
  create 3D shapes. Sketch.1 points out the
  sketch that has to be extruded and 65 mm is the
  extrusion height or distance. The built-in help
  documentation of CATIA helps to assign detailed
  information to each and every command, including
  its usage and syntax. CADD Centre also provides
  Mechanical CAD Course in Nagpur

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THE 8 MOST IMPORTANT CATIA COMMANDS THAT EVERY
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• Each of the CATIA commands is important depending
  on its specific use and the industry. However, 8
  of the most widely-used and extremely useful
  commands are as follows
• PAD command
• This command is equivalent to a similar command
  called EXTRUDE present in most CAD software.
  PAD command is used when material is to be added
  in the third direction i.e. a direction which is
  other than the sketch. It creates 3D shapes from
  2D drawings.
• POCKET command
• The function of the POCKET command is the
  opposite of that of the PAD command. It removes a
  geometrical shape out of a part that is already
  created such as creating a cylindrical hole in
  the centre of a cube. It removes material from 3D
  shapes.

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THE 8 MOST IMPORTANT CATIA COMMANDS THAT EVERY
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• SHAFT command
• This command is equivalent to a similar command
  called REVOLVE present in most CAD software.
  The SHAFT command uses an axis for revolving a
  particular sketch to make shaft-like parts. So,
  to use this command, an axis is required around
  which the feature will revolve for open or closed
  profiles.
• GROOVE command
• GROOVE and SHAFT commands work in a similar
  fashion. The difference between them is that
  grooves are created by removing material and
  shafts are created by adding material. GROOVE
  command removes material by revolving a sketch
  around an axis or a construction line.
• FILLET command
• The fillet command is useful when rounded edges
  are to be created between two intersecting
  features or surfaces such as creating rounded
  edges between the adjacent faces and lines in 2D
  shapes as well as 3D shapes. It can also be
  useful in connecting two tangent arcs in 2D
  models.

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THE 8 MOST IMPORTANT CATIA COMMANDS THAT EVERY
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• RIB command
• By using the RIB command, you can add strength to
  an existing shelled body as it extrudes a profile
  to construct a rib. In software like SolidWorks,
  it is known as the SWEEP command. RIB command is
  useful to create components like pipes, springs
  etc. Material is added through the RIB command
  along a guide curve such as an arc, a straight
  line etc.
• SLOT command
• A slot is used to remove material along a guide
  curve. SLOT command is the opposite of RIB
  command as here, it removes material instead of
  adding material. SLOT command removes material
  along a centre curve across the profile. To
  define a slot, a centre curve, a reference
  element and a planar profile are required along
  with an optional pulling direction.

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• CHAMFER command
• A chamfer is a transitional edge that is created
  often at a 45 angle between two faces of an
  object. The Chamfer command removes or adds a
  flat section from a specified edge to make a
  bevelled surface between two adjoining
  right-angled faces. This command allows you to
  specify the two Behaviour modes i.e. length and
  angle.
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  CADD Centre, Nagpur today.
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