Lesson 3 Sketcher Workbench Introduction This lesson will take you through each step in creating a simple sketch and ending with a part that will be referred to as the “L Shaped Extrusion.” The document will be saved as the “L Shaped Extrusion.CATPart.” The completed “L Shaped Extrusion” is illustrated in Figure 3.1. In some cases, optional processes will be explained. Referenced illustrations will be used to help explain certain processes and to compare results. It is important that you complete and understand every step in this lesson; otherwise, you will have difficulties in future lessons where much of the basic instruction will not be covered (it will be assumed that you know it). The concepts taught in these steps will give you the tools to navigate through the basics of the Sketcher Workbench. Following the step-by-step instructions, there are twenty questions to help you review the major concepts covered in this lesson. There are practice exercises at the end of this lesson. The practice exercises will help you strengthen and test your newfound CATIA V5 knowledge. This lesson covers the most commonly used tools in the Sketeher Workbench. The less common and/or advanced tools will be covered in later lessons and/or in the Advanced Workbook. Figure 3.13.2 CATIA V5 Workbook Objectives This lesson covers the following information and processes: - How to start CATIA V5 - How to select a specific workbench - How to move around in the CATIA V5 environment ~ How to select a working plane - How to enter the Sketcher Workbench - How to customize the Sketcher Workbench ~ How to create a sketch using the standard sketch tools - How to apply Constraints to the sketch - How to modify existing Constraints + How to exit the Sketcher Workbench - How to create a Pad (extrusion) in the Part Design Workbench + How to Save the new CATIA V5 document (file) - How to Exit CATIA V5 Sketcher Workbench Toolbars ‘There are four standard toolbars found inthe Sketcher Workbench. The Figure 3.2 four toolbars are shown on the mx Select arrow to expand following pages. The individual tools. = — tool options found in each of the four toolbars as Select shaded vertical bar follow with the tool name and a brief / prior iar tes definition. 2 O0¢42e9900e Lan tools in the sub toolbar Some tools have an arrow located at the bottom right of the tool icon. The arrow Fis an indication that there is ‘more than one variation of that particular type of tool. To display the additional tool options (as shown in Figure 3.2) you must move the cursor over the arrow and select it (left mouse click). As the cursor is moved over the arrow, the following icon will appear: . When the double arrow appears, select it and the additional tool options will appear as shown in Figure 3.2. To select one of the additional tools, move your cursor to the desired tool icon and select it. The newly selected tool icon will become the default tool for the additional toolbar. Each additional toolbar has a specific name. The main toolbar names and the submenu toolbars are displayed, labeled and defined in following tables. Selecting the small shaded vertical bar, as shown in Figure 3.2, also allows you to tear off the toolbar and relocate it anywhere else on the screen. This is done by holding the leftSketcher Workbench 33 mouse button down, dragging it to the desired location and releasing the mouse button. Relocating Figure 3.3 the bar will display the name of the toolbar as shown in Figure 3.3. If you use several of the tools on one particular submenu toolbar more than other tools, you might want to expand and relocate the toolbar so you don’t have to select through the different tool icons every time. The Sketcher Toolbar (Accessing the Sketcher Workbench’ Ba Toolbar | Tool Name | Tool Definition wa Sketeher Provides access to the Sketcher Workbench. This is sonny | where the Sketch Tools are made available for creating | profiles. | The Sketch Tools Toolbar Tool Definition ‘Toggle tool that tums grid on or off (red icon indicates = the toggle is on). The grid is defined in Tools, Options, Mechanical Design, Sketcher, Grid. = Snap To ‘Toggle tool that tums snap on or off (red icon indicates EE. Point the toggle is on). ‘The snap grid is defined in Tools, | Options, Mechanical Design, Sketcher, Grid. Construction/ | Construction elements are Sketcher Workbench Standard | elements only (The elements are not visible in the Part Element Design Workbench.) This tool is also a toggle tool. ss Geometrical | Automatically creates geometrical constraints as the | Constraints _| entity is created. This tool is a toggle tool. wy Dimensional | Automatically creates dimensional constraints as the oh Constraints _| entity is created. This tool is a toggle tool34 CATIA V5 Workbook The Sketch Tools toolbar only appears when you are in the Sketcher Workbench, The four tools found in this toolbar are toggle tools. When the tool is highlighted, the tool is on. This particular toolbar changes depending on what other Sketcher Workbench tool is currently selected. For example, if you select the Reetangle tool from the Profile toolbar, you will notice the Sketch Tools toolbar will look similar to what is shown in Figure 3.4. The toolbar allows you to type in specific values for the element you are creating. Figure 3.4 is prompting for the Horizontal and Vertical location of the first comer of the Rectangle. Select some of the other Profile tools and observe what different options the Sketch Tools toolbar prompts you for. Figure 3.4 The Sketch Tools toolbar with the Rectangle tool selected from the Profile toolbar.Sketcher Workbench 35 The Profile Toolbar Toolbar _| Tool Name __| Tool Definition ae Profile Creates one continuous profile using lines and/or ares. . Lines: select a starting and ending point. Arcs: hold the | left mouse button down and move to the end point of the arc. Terminate profile by double clicking the left mouse button, Predefined Profile Toolbar oO Rectangle _| Creates a rectangle defined by two points. I * 9 Oriented Creates a rectangle oriented at a specific angle. This Reetangle _| tool requires three points of input as indicated on the * tool icon. XM Parallelogram | Creates a parallelogram oriented at a specifi angle. * Requires three points of input as indicated on the tool icon, @) | Elongated Creates an elongated hole. Requires three points of Hole input. 1° point is the center of the first radius. 2 * point is the center of the second radius. 3 point is the radius of the elongated hole. QI] Cplimaricat | Creates a cylindrical elongated hole. Requires four Elongated —_| points of input. 1* point is the center of the cylindrical Hole hole. 2™ point is the start point of the center line. 3 point is the arc length of the elongated hole. 4" point defines the radius (width) of the elongated hole. 9) Keyhole Four point selections are required to create the keyhole Profile profile. 1* point defines the center of the large radius. = 2™ point defines the center of the small radius. 3% point defines the size of the small radius. 4" point defines the size of the large radius. Oj ‘Hexagon Only two points are required to create the hexagon. 1% | * point defines the center. 2" point defines the size and angle. TH | Centered This tool allows the user to create a rectangle by Rectangle __| specifying the center point first and then the height and width. @ | Centered This tool allows the user to create a parallelogram by Parallelogram | defining the center of the parallelogram.3.6 CATIA V5 Workbook Circle Toolbar © Cirele Two points are required to create a circle. 1* point ne * defines the center. 2™ point defines the radius. of Three Point | Three points are required to define a circle. CATIA V5 Circle calculates the center and radius using three points + defined by the user. a Circle Using | Creates a circle using polar or Cartesian coordinates. Coordinates | The values are typed in by the user. oO Tri-Tangent | This tool requires three existing entities to select from. Cirele © | Three Point | Similar to the Three Point Cirele tool except that the Are 1* point defines the start of the arc, the 2" point defines * the center of the arc length and the 3° point defines the end of the are length. | Three Point | Similar to the Three Point Are tool except that the 1™ "| Are Starting | point defines the start point, the 2" point defines the with Limits | end point of the arc and the 3" point defines the radius bd and orientation. Are Three points are required to create an arc. 1* point * defines the center of the arc radius. 2™ point defines the radius and start point. 3" point defines the end point. Spline Toolbar 2 Spline Creates multiple continuous curves. The previous point * determines the radius and location of the curve. The user determines the location and number of points defining the spline. & | Connect Connects two existing splines and/or ares. The user is * required to select the two entities to connect. Conic Toolbar o. Ellipse Creates an ellipse using three points. 1* point defines ae * the center. 2 point orients the ellipse and defines the major radius. 3% point defines the minor radius. yl Parabola by | Creates a parabola using four points. 1* point defines ==" | Focus the focus point. 2™ point defines the apex. 3" point * defines the start point. 4" point defines the end point. Hyperbola by | Creates a hyperbola using five points. 1* point defines Focus the focus point. 2" point defines the center. 3" point * defines the apex. 4" point defines the start point. 5® point defines the end point. > | Conic Creates a conic using five points. 1* point defines the | * start point. 2" point defines end point. The next three points define the curve between the first two points.Sketcher Workbench 37 Line Toolbar os Line Creates a line between two points. The length of the Ln * line is determined by the start point and end point. | (Al Infinite Line | Creates a line of infinite length. The Sketch Tools | ls toolbar gives the user several options, one point horizontal, one point vertical or two points to define the slope. A Bi-Tangent —_| Requires two existing entities to select from. Note: not Line all selections will have a possible solution. ¥ Bisecting Requires two existing lines to select from. Creates a Line line at the intersection of the two selected lines. | Complement | Creates the missing section ofa circle from an existing Se are. Transformation Toolbar Mirror This tool allows the user to mirror selected geometry about a defined point, Translate Translates elements. A Translation Definition pop up window allows the user to determine the number of copies and length. Rotate * Rotates elements. A Rotation Definition pop up window allows the user to define the number of copies and angle between copies. Scale Scales elements. A Scale Definition pop up window allows the user to define the scale and point to scale from. Offset Creates elements using offset values specified by the user. The Sketch Tools toolbar gives the user four additional options, they are; No Propagation, Tangent Propagation, Point Propagation and Both Side Offset. Symmetry Creates symmetrical elements using lines or axis,Sketcher Workbench 39 3D Geometry Toolbar Project 3D | Projects 3D elements onto the sketch plane. Allows the | va Elements _| user to use existing 3D elements to create a profile. The | only difference between the following two tools is the | relationship between the sketch plane and the 3D I element, ae Intersect 3D | Intersects 3D elements with the sketch plane. ~ | Elements Z| Project 3D _| Projects silhouette edges of a 3D element with the Silhouette | sketch plane. Edges ee | The Constraint Toolbar Toolbar _| Tool Name | Tool Definition i Constraints | Allows the user to select the type of geometrical . Defined in | constraint to apply to the selected entity. The entity Dialog Box | must be selected for the tool to be selected. Only the | constraints that apply to the selected entity will be | selectable. i ‘Auto Creates geometrical and dimensional constraints s Constraint automatically A ‘Animate Animates dimensional constraints. The user specifies a |e | Constraint | lower and upper limit and the number of steps between I the limits. Constraint Creation Toolbar & Constraint | Creates dimensional constraints from entities selected 2 by the user. @ | Contact Creates a contact constraint between two different Constraint __| entities.3.10 CATIA V5 Workbook ‘When you are in the Sketcher Workbench, the first toolbar (the Sketch Tools toolbar) by default will appear floating in the screen. The last three toolbars (Profile, Operation. and Constraint) are located by default on the right side of the screen. To view and have access to all of the tools, you can select the shaded tab located at the top of each toolbar and drag it anywhere on the screen. This is important, because when you get to later steps, with the default setup you will not be able to visually locate all the toolbars. You will have to select, drag and drop some toolbars from the bottom right side of the screen. CATIA V5 allows you an additional method of selecting all of the Sketeher Workbench tools. To select the Sketcher Workbench tools, select Insert from the Standard Windows XP toolbar. Insert contains the three Sketcher toolbars. This method displays the names with the tools. Figure 3.5 shows the same selection as shown in Figure 3.2 using this method. Figure 3.5 » Dr orented Rectangle > CA ewallelogran » ©) Bongated Hole > ©) crindrical elongated Hole Keyhole Profile » Oterenen Steps to Creating a Simple Part Using the Sketcher Workbench You are now going to use the tools just introduced to you to create an “L Shaped Extrusion.” The part is referred to as an “L Shaped Extrusion” because its profile or shape is similar to an upper case letter L. When you complete all of the steps in this lesson, the result should look similar to the part shown in Figure 3.1. Ifyou are not able to finish all of the steps in this lesson in one session, you can jump to steps which cover saving and exiting CATIA VS. This will allow you to save your work for your next session.Sketcher Workbench 3.1 1 Start CATIA V5 From the Desktop, double click on the CATIA V5 icon. Be patient, it may take a few moments to bring up the CATIA VS start logo and the actual CATIA V5 working window. CATIA V5 by default will start in Product Structure Workbench as shown in Figure 3.6 Figure 3.6 228 eed wemaesaasag Product Structure Workbench toolbars (default Workbench at start up)3.12 CATIA V5 Workbook 2. Select the Sketcher Workbench + How your CATIA VS screen looks at start up will depend on how it was set up and/or customized. This step will cover most of the options you could encounter. The CATIA VS screen will appear as it does in Figure 3.6. ‘The default workbench is the Product Structure Workbench or the last workbench used. For this lesson, you will need to select the Sketcher Workbench. ‘There are two possible methods to selecting the Sketcher Workbench. 2.1 The first method of selecting a workbench is using the Start menu located in the Standard Windows toolbar. If you have not previously set up your favorite workbenches, this step will only display the workbenches under the CATIA VS Functions. Although the previous lesson covered the steps required to create your favorite workbenches, it will be reviewed in this lesson. 2.1.1 Select the Start tool in the top left side of the screen, reference Figure 3.7. This will bring up a pull down menu that includes all of the CATIA V5 Functions as shown in Figure 3.7. 21.2 Select the Figure 3.7 Mechanical Design function ee as shown in Figure 3.7. This Sseee will display all J savarsnieen the workbenches crt » Gtrsacrnncers one eran in the sentanere » ron Mechanical Orr 2 eeoee Design function. we eee aan core ts cevty Design Eee leer eed a se etre enn ten seston {Csvcorattaearenas tern 2.1.3 Select the Sketcher Workbench as shown in Figure 3.7. This will bring up the Part Design Workbench. Notice that the Specification Tree changes from Product! to Partl with the XY, YZ and ZX Planes. Once you're in the Part Design Workbench, all you have to do is define the working Plane, the plane you want to create the sketch on. Once you select a Plane, the workbench will change to the Sketcher Workbench. Selecting the working Plane is explained in Step 3.Sketcher Workbench 3.13 214 To start creating the “LL Shaped Extrusion,” continue to Step 3. To learn the other methods of selecting workbenches continue to Step 2.2. 2.2 The workbenches that appear in the Welcome to CATIA V5 window depend on how CATIA V5 was installed. To find out which workbenches were added to the Welcome to CATIA V5 window, complete the following steps. 2.2.1 22.2 Select the Product Structure Workbench IE (or the current workbench) in the top right of your screen; reference Figure 3.9. Selecting the current workbench will activate the Welcome to CATIA V5 window. If there are no workbenches displayed in the Welcome to CATIA V5 window, then nothing was added at installation. Figure 3.9 shows three workbenches displayed in the Welcome to CATIA V5 window. The following steps explain how to customize this window. 2.3 To add your favorite workbenches to the Weleome to CATIA V5 window, complete the following steps. 234 23.2 233 234 23.5 From the Standard Windows toolbar select Tools. Select Customize. Figure 3.8 CLA brings up the | men 2 ‘Customize window as shown in Figure sacring | wer Wears | tis | Comats | ore | oo fen re leeeeacr eas Select the Start ate, Menu tab. This fora reine brings up two boxes. Maar sie The first box is a | labeled Available. oe ee | cess Itcontains all of the Pomispaptandewatadtyarfocte raters workbenches that ropanias weioecr teenth Si oes are licensed to the computer. The second box is labeled Favorites. This is the box where you will place the workbenches ‘you want to use most often. From the Available box select the Sketcher, Part Design and Drafting Workbenches. Use the Windows multi-select function by holding down the Ctrl key. Select the arrow pointing to the Favorites box. This will place the selected workbenches in the Favorites box.3.14 CATIA V5 Workbook 2.3.6 You can create an Accelerator (quick key) by selecting the particular 237 23.8 23.9 workbench and typing in the chosen Accelerator keys in the Accelerator box. The keys must be separated by the “+” key. For this step, create an Accelerator key for the Sketcher Workbench by completing the following steps. 2.3.6.1 Highlight the workbench in the Favorites box that you are going to create the Accelerator key for. 2.3.6.2 With the correct workbench highlighted, place the cursor in the Accelerator box. 2.3.6.3 Click on the (Ctrl selection beneath the box. 2.3.6.4 Type in the character “+” with no spaces after the [Ctrl 2.3.6.5 Type in the small letter “k,” again with no spaces between the characters, 2.3.6.6 Hit [Enter]. The Accelerator key is now created. If you attempt to use Accelerator keys already assigned, a pop-up window will warn you that it has already been assigned to a particular function. This step has given you one more method of selecting the Sketcher ‘Workbench. Select the Close button. The Customize window will disappear. Select the current workbench as shown in Figure 3.9. This will bring up the Welcome to CATIA V5 window. This time the Sketcher, Part Design and Drafting Workbenches will be in the Welcome to CATIA V5 window as shown in Figure 3.9. You can also select the Start tool as shown in previous steps and Figure 3.7. This time the three workbenches added to the Welcome to CATIA V5 window will appear in the CATIA Functions, The workbenches can be selected from this menu also. 2.4 Select the Sketcher Workbench from the Start toolbar or the Welcome to CATIA V5 window. This will bring up the Part Design Workbench and all of the Part Design tools. The reason it brings up the Part Design Workbench instead of going directly into the Sketcher Workbench is that you, the user, must specify the working plane before entering the Sketcher Workbench. The Sketcher Workbench is a tool used to create two-dimensional profiles for use in the Part Design Workbench. You could think of the Sketcher Workbench as a required step to using the Part Design Workbench. Step 3 will show you how to define the working plane and how to actually enter the Sketcher Workbench.Sketcher Workbench 3.15 Sketcher Selecting the current workbench brings up Figure 3.9 Workbench the Welcome to CATIA V5 window. hee tere oe ox poet tee enw —_ “f | - 44 Welcome to CATIA V5 window 3 Specify a Working Plane The next step is to create a two-dimensional profile of the part. The Sketcher Workbench is a two-dimensional (planar) work area. To use the Sketcher Workbench you must specify which plane the profile is to be created on. Specifying the plane can be done several different ways. 3.1 Select (highlight) the desired plane from the graphical representation in the center of the screen as shown in Figure 3.10. Notice, as a particular plane is selected, the equivalent plane in the Specification Tree is highlighted. If the Specification Tree isn’t showing the branches with the planes, it will need to be expanded. To do this, select the plus symbol # to the left of the Specification Tree or double click on the branch you want expanded. 3.2. The step described above can be reversed. Select the plane in the Specification Tree and the coordinating plane in the center of the screen will also be highlighted.3.16 CATIA V5 Workbook 3.3. Other planes, surfaces and/or other planar objects can also be selected to define hee suetehee Plane. This option will be covered in more detail later in the 00k, 3.4 For this lesson select the ZX Plane as shown in Figure 3.10. NOTE: The background color may vary from figure to figure. The lessons do not require you make the changes. The variation is for presentation only. Figure 3.10 ZX plane Specification Tree Part xy plane 7 yz plane ZX plane 4 Entering the Sketcher Workbench Once a plane is selected the screen will animate, rotating until the selected plane is parallel to the computer screen (perpendicular to you; true size). The default grid will also appear. You are now officially in the Sketcher Workbench, but before you create the planar profile of the “L Shaped Extrusion” you need to customize the grid.5.2 53) Sketcher Workbench 3.17 5 Customizing the Grid 5.1 Go to the top toolbar in the pull down menu and 52 53 54 Figure 3.12 Figure3.11——gelect. click on Tools, Options as shown in Figure 3.11. This brings up the Options window as shown in Fea tore... Figure 3.12. Select the Mechanical Design branch to expand it if it is not already expanded, Select the Sketcher branch under the Mechanical Design branch. Berentichien, ‘The Sketcher tab is the only tab available. jae Therefore, you are not required to select a tab. It will be important for you to remember where these selections are located, as you may want to customize your setup in later lessons. # a aay aaa sreptoport HM i Cabevastns sf sch nae TR Cstotestecs rw {Poon sh inept seen exer FQ A crested nd tps centers Alon cee merpditin ong Wede | 3 cresesthe genebiclcorerarts a Tsk = eee 3 crtestrecueocelcoterts SHB 3 Fsrecrevesin cary oa TZ vault dapnoste cobs. | (theca ofthe cones — zi (ST scl]3.18 55 5.6 37 CATIA V5 Workbook The first section under the Sketcher tab is the Grid section. The first option in the Grid section is Display. For this particular exercise, check the Display aption; this will display the grid when in the Sketcher Workbench. The Sketch Tools toolbar allows you to quickly toggle this tool orvoff. The second option in the Grid section is Snap to Point option. For this particular exercise check the Snap to Point option. You guessed it; this toggles the Snap to Point option to ON. The Sketch Tools toolbar allows you to quickly toggle this tool on/off. The third option that you need to know about is Primary Spacing. The user can set the desired spacing. If the default measurement is in metric, the spacing will be inmm. To change this default reference Figure 3.13 and complete the following steps. 5.7.1 Inthe Options window and under the General branch, select the Parameters branch. To get the Options window, select the Tools, Options as described in Step 5.1 above. 5.7.2. Select the Units tab. The Options window on the screen should now look similar to what is shown in Figure 3.13 5.7.3 The Units box inside the Options window allows you to select any type of measurement CATIA V5 recognizes. The scroll bar to the far right of the box allows you to scroll through the many options. For this particular step select the Length option, 5.7.4 The Length option will appear at the bottom of the window as shown in Figure 3.13. Selecting the arrow at the far right will display all the different types of measurements of length that CATIA VS allows you to work in. For this particular step select the Inch (in). 5.7.5 Now go back to the Sketeher options by selecting the Sketcher branch under the Mechanical Design branch. Notice the Primary Spacing option is now showing in inches, reference Figure 3.12. NOTE: Ifyou select the OK button right after completing Step 5.7.4 you will have to re-select the Tools, Options tools to get back to the Sketcher options.Sketcher Workbench 3.19 |e sen apy ter rndhetarantie andreas pr cero S Promlsestaetey nts 5.8 The fourth option you need to know about under the Grid section is Graduations. This option divides the Primary Spacing into divisions, defined by you. Reference Figure 3.12. As an example, if the Primary Spacing is 1” and the Graduations is | (division), the grid will remain in 1” grids. If the Primary Spacing is 1” and Graduations is set to 2 (divisions), the grid will be a -5” grid. To change the Primary Spacing and the Graduations, select the value in the window and type in the new value, When entering the values for the Primary Spacing, it is not necessary to enter the measurement type. The lowest value allowed for Graduations is 1 (zero will not be accepted). For this exercise enter I for the Primary Spacing and enter 10 for the Graduations, Select the OK button to apply the Primary Spacing and the Graduations values. The Primary Spacing is represented in the Sketcher Workbench with solid lines while the Graduations are dotted lines as shown in Figure 3.14. It is important to remember that the zoomed view on the screen will dictate how the Primary Spacing and Graduations are represented. If you are zoomed out, the Graduations and Primary Spacing could look very similar to each other and not be distinguishable. If you find yourself in this situation use the Zoom tool on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen (Figure 3.15). Continue to zoom in until the Primary Spacing and Graduations are distinguishable.3.20 CATIA V5 Workbook Figure 3.14 Figure 3.15 4 14 _ ZX plane Crm (QE be Spacing [>; — Selected plane Graduations Zoom Zoom in out 6 Creating Geometry Using the Profile Tools ‘You are now ready to create the profile (periphery) of the “L Shaped Extrusion.” The first tool you will use from the Profile toolbar is the Point by Clicking tool *, covered in Step 7. The second tool is the Line tool /”, covered in Steps 8, 9 and 10. The third tool is the Profile tool @, covered in Step 11. On the Sketch Tools toolbar, make sure the Snap to Point #8 is ON, the Geometrical Constr: a ON and the Dimensional Constraints {"% is ON. If the tools are highlighted in red, they are on. ‘The tools in the Sketch Tools toolbar can be toggled ON and OFF by selecting them. The Sketch Tools toolbar is shown in Figure 3.19. Now you are ready to create some sketch geometry! 7 The Starting Point * The (0,0) point in the Sketcher Workbench is the intersection of the Horizontal (H) and Vertical (V) axes. It can also be described as the intersection of the three planes (XY, ZX and YZ). Reference Figures 3.10, 3.14 and 3.16. The starting point for your profile will be (1,1). You should be able to locate the (1,1) location using the Primary Spacing and Graduations. To visually verify the location and to Anchor your first two lines to the (1,1) location, create a point at the (1,1) coordinate location using the following steps. 7.1 Select the Point by Clicking icon found in the Profile toolbar on the right side of the screen. After selecting the Point by Clicking icon, the mouse will be accompanied by a Target Selector -#-. This tool allows you to select and snap toa location on the screen. As Figure 3.16 shows, the Target Selector also gives you the current location of the Target Selector. CATIA V5 will prompt, you (in the Prompt Zone) to “Click to ereate the point.” Another way of specifying the location of the point is to type the location in the Point Coordinates: H: and V: boxes. The H: is for horizontal and V: is for vertical coordinates. Reference Figure 3.16, by Clicking allows you to create the point by selecting a location or by typing the H and V values.Sketcher Workbench 3.21 ‘Target Selector Point (0,0) 7.2 For this step, create the point atthe (1,1) location. You could create the point by snapping to the location as shown in Figure 3.16, but for this particular step you need to create the point by typing the value in the Sketch Tools toolbar input window as shown in Figure 3.16. To type in the values complete the following: 7.2.1 Type in lin for the Horizontal coordinate. 7.2.2 Hit the [Tab) key to move the cursor over to the Vertical coordinate. 7.2.3 Enter lin for the Vertical coordinate, 7.2.4 Hit the [Enter| key to have CATIA VS create the new point. This method will create constraints that will lock down the location of the point. Figure 3.17 Figure 3.18 shows what the Constraint looks like, similar to green dimensions, locating the newly created point. If you ‘want to create points by coordinates only, select the Point by Using Coordinates tool, the second Point tool option. Note the Point by Using Coordinates tool is a sub tool found in the Point by Clickin; tool icon (select the down arrow to view mg 250] ens the additional options). This will bring up the Point Definition window as shown in Figure 3.17. Notice you are given the opportunity to create the point using a Cartesian coordinate or a Polar coordinate system.3.22 CATIA V5 Workbook A Point (+) will appear at the (1,1) coordinate. It will remain highlighted until you make another selection. Notice a Point.1 has been added to the Specification Tree, reference Figure 3.18. Remember, you may have to expand the Specification Tree to see all of the entities. Point.t is under the Geometry branch under the Sketch.1 branch. Figure 3.18 Dimensional Constraint Toggle (toggle on) New point, “Point.1” (1,1) Dimensional Constraints 8 Creating Line 1 | /] Remember, the grid you set up is lin Primary Spacing with 10 Graduations. This means the dotted lines represent .1 of an inch. Complete the following steps to create Line.l. 8.1 Select the Line tool from the Profile toolbar. The Sketch Tools toolbar will be modified to display the line variables: Start Point, End Point, Length and Angle, as shown in Figure 3.19. You will be prompted to “Select a point or click to locate the start point.” After selecting a Start Point, you will be prompted to select an End Point. The mouse will be accompanied by a Target Selector and the current location, the same as when you created the point. Notice that the Line toolbar is similar to the Point toolbar. Figure 3.19Sketcher Workbench 3.23 8.2. The starting point for Line.1 will be Point.1 that was created in Step 7. Using your mouse, select Point.1. You will now be prompted to “Select a point or Click to locate the end point.” The Sketch Tools toolbar window will also update to prompt for the End Point. The end point for Line.1 is (1,2). If you can use the grid to locate the correct location, do so. Move your Target Selector up one full grid line, but don’t move it to the right or left (0 in the horizontal direction). Click on the grid line intersection (1,2). Ifyou have any doubt where (1,2) i, type in the values using the Sketch Tools toolbar. ‘Type in 1 for the H: box and 2 for the V: box. 83 84 The first line is now created. Line.1 should look similar to the one shown in Figure 3.21. NOTE: NOTE: Connecting one entity to another is safer and easier ‘Figure 3.20 when the Snap to Point tool {8H is on. When the Snap to Point tool is off you must be carefull when connecting one entity to another. Both entities must share a common end point. For example, for two connected lines, the end point for the first line must be the same exact starting point for the second line. The lack of a shared point will make the entities unlinked. This broken link will cause problems when moving and/or modifying your profile. The entities will not move together. Another problem with a broken link is that it creates an unclosed profile. Unclosed profiles will be covered later in this, lesson. CATIA V5 does supply a visual tool to help you know exactly when the point being selected is shared with another entity. The symbol is shown in Figure 3.20. The blue circle filled with a blue dot signifies the point being selected is the end point of another entity. ‘This will link the two entities together. This is a helpful tool, especially when the Snap to Grid tool is off. The Sketch Tools toolbar gives you more options than the ones covered in the previous steps. If you are typing in the information to create a line, you have the option of giving Polar Coordinate information; reference Figure 3.19. You enter a Start Point, L: (length of line) and A: (for angle). Though this lesson does not require you to use this option, it could be helpful in the future.3.24 CATIA V5 Workbook 9 Creating Line 2 To create the second line, Figure 3.21 double click onthe Lime || f tool. Double clicking on the Line tool will allow you to create multiple lines without being required to repeatedly select the Line tool. With the Line tool double clicked, create Line 2 [Start Point (1,1), End Point (2,1)]. (Double clicking on the Line tool still requires you to select a Start Point and an End Point every time, but you will not have to select the Line tool for every line.) This will create the bottom horizontal line as shown in Figure 3.21, 10 Creating Line 3 To create the third line, just select your Start Point and End Point since the Line tool is still active, Create Line 3 (Start Point (2,1), End int (2,1.1)]. Double click on the End Point of the last line you want to create, thus disengaging the Line tool. NOTE: NOTE: Ifyou make a mistake when creating one of the lines you can use the Undo tool ¥9. The Undo tool is located at the bottom of the screen. The Undo tool allows you to undo multiple steps. Another option for removing a mistake is deleting it. This can be done using the Cut tool 9% also located at the bottom of the screen, Highlight the entity to be deleted then select the Cut tool ‘When your lines and points are white in color that means the geometry is not constrained (no dimensional or geometrical constraints). When your geometry is green that means the geometry is constrained (could be a dimensional or geometrical constraint). The two types of constraints will be covered in more detail throughout the workbook. If the color makes it difficult to see the lines, click Tools > Options > Mechanical Design >Sketcher and click the “shade sketch plane” option.Sketcher Workbench 3.25 11 Creating Lines 4, 5, and 6 Using the Profile Tool 4 ‘The 4th, Sth and 6th lines will be created using the Profile tool. The Profile tool allows true successive line creation. The End Point for one line and the Start Point for the next line require only one selection. The connected lines will continue to be created with every point selected until you double click. Double clicking the Ending Point will end the Profile command. The lines created are separate entities, but the command that created them is recognized as one, so if you select the Undo command all of the lines created in one Profile operation will be undone. With this tool added to your toolbox of knowledge, finish the “LL Shaped Extrusion.” Create Lines 4, 5 and 6 by selecting the following coordinates in succession: select (2,1.1), select (1.1, 1.1), select (11,2) and double click on (.6, 2) to end the line creation. The finished profile should be similar to the one shown in Figure 3.22. NOTE: This particular exercise does not require any features with radii, but the Profile tool has the ability to create them. Instead of selecting an End Point and a Starting Point for line creation, select the point (where the are is to begin), hold down the left mouse button and drag it away from the starting point, then release the mouse button. You will notice as you drag the mouse button around, the arc radius and location change. Move the mouse around until you get the radius you want then select that point on the screen. Steps 12 through 16 give instruction on how to use additional tools to modify the sketch entities you have created.3.26 CATIA V5 Workbook 12 Breaking Line 6/7) Step 11 purposely instructed you to create Line 6 longer than required. In this step you will lear how to Break a line. Step 14 will instruct you on how to trim Line 6 back to Line 1. To break Line 6 simply select the Break tool from the Operation toolbar. Select Line 6 as shown in Figure 3.23. The line will highlight then select a location on the line where you want the line broken. For the purpose of this lesson select approximately three Graduation lines from the left end point (Figure 3.23). The line is now broken. The easiest way to verify this is to select the broken line; only one of the two line segments will highlight. You could also select the Measure tool found at the bottom of the screen (Figure 3.24). Select the Measure tool then select (apply to) the line you want to measure. This will tell you how long the selected (broken) line is. Figure 3.23 (Trimming Line 6) ‘Figure 3.24 (Measure tool) a Line.6 Break here 13 Deleting the Broken Line % This is another easy step, but one that should be remembered. Select the left line fragment of the former line known as Line 6; it will highlight. Now select the Cut tool (scissors) located at the bottom left of the screen. The highlighted line will be deleted (Figure 3.25). You could also select the Cut command from the top pull down menu (under Edit) or hit the key. This deleting (erase) process is similar in all windows functions and applies to any entity you want to delete (as long as it is selectable). Figure 3.25Sketcher Workbench 3.27 14 Completing the Profile Using the Trim Tool >| i The profile of the “L Shaped Extrusion” is now complete, or is it? Extending Line.6 past Line.1 does not close the profile properly. If you were to exit the Sketcher Workbench at this point and try to extrude the profile you would get an error, because Line.6 is over running Line.1. To fix this problem select the Trim tool and select Line.6 on the right side of Line.1. Now select Line.1. Line.6 is automatically trimmed to the second line selected. Reference Figure 3.26 for line selection and Figure 3.27 for final result after Trim. Figure 3.26 Figure 3.27 (Line.6 after trim) ss ; F__[ = (0) setect here |<}. 2) Select here |<} Line.) ===} 15 Modifying the Profile Using the Corner Too! 1 The Corner tool is located in the Operation toolbar. This tool modifies existing entities; in this case, it will put a specified radius in the place of a square comer. Ina later lesson you will learn to use Dress Up tools to create this type of geometry in the Part Design Workbench. Lesson 4 will present the advantages and disadvantages to creating Fillets and Chamfers in the Sketcher Workbench. The following instructions take you through the process of creating Corners (fillets). 15.1 Select the Corner tool. 15.2. The command prompt at the bottom left hand of the screen will prompt you with the following: “Select the first curve, or a common point.” 15.3. For this exercise select Line.4, Reference Figure 3.28. 154 The next command prompt will ask you to “Select the second curve.” 15.5 For this exercise select Line.5. Reference Figure 3.28.3.28 CATIA V5 Workbook 15.6 Now move your mouse around; the radius of the comer you just created will grow and shrink according to the location of your mouse. The command Prompt will prompt you to “Click to locate the corner;” in other words, move the mouse until the radius of the Corner is where you want it and click. 15.7 You now have a radius for that Corner. Your part should now look similar to the part shown in Figure 3.28. If your radius dimension does not match the one shown below, that is okay; it will be modified later. Figure 3.28 (Sketch with Corner added) ‘Line4 Parallelism symbol NOTE: The Corner will have a green dimension with a value attached to it. The value is the radius of the Corner you just created. Step 19 (modifying the constraints) will supply you with the tools to make this radius exact. ‘The next lesson will explain a method of creating a Corner (radius) on a solid in the Part Design Workbench. Notice also the Corner tool has five other options for defining the comer. These options are displayed on the Sketch Toolbar after the Corner tool is selected.Sketcher Workbench 3.29 16 Modifying the Profile Using the Chamfer Tool ( | The Chamfer tool is also located in the Operation toolbar. This procedure assumes you know what a Chamfer is. The steps Tequired to create a Chamfer are almost u Line.S identical to creating a Corner. Figure 3.29 Lines 16.1 Select the Chamfer tool. 16.2 The command prompt at the bottom left hand of the screen will prompt you with the following: “Select the first curve, or a common point.” 163 For this exercise select Line.5. Reference Figure 3.29. 1644 The next command prompt will ask you to “Select the second curve.” 165 For this exercise select Line.6. Reference Figure 3.29. 16.6 Now move your mouse around; the length of the Chamfer will grow as you move the mouse away from the intersection of the two selected lines. The length of the Chamfer will shrink as you move it back towards the intersection, If you move the mouse to the top left quadrant you will notice the Chamfer also moves to that quadrant. CATIA VS gives you the option of all four quadrants. For this lesson use the bottom left quadrant. The command prompt will prompt you to “Click to locate the chamfer.” 16.7 You should now have a Chamfer that looks similar to the one shown in Figure 3.29. NOTE: The Chamfer has two green colored dimensions attached to it. Both dimensions have values attached to them. One dimension is the ‘Chamfer length and the other is the Chamfer angle. Reference Step 19 (modifying the constraints) on how to modify the values to exactly what you require for your Chamfer. This Chamfer is a two-dimensional ‘entity. The next lesson explains a method of creating a Chamfer on a solid in the Part Design Workbench.ame CATIA V5 Workbook 17 Anchoring the Profile Using the Anchor Tool % Select Line.6. As you select the line hold the mouse button down. Now drag the mouse up. Notice that the entire profile expands and contracts as you drag the mouse button around. Lines 1 and 2 can be modified in length, but the location and orientation can’t change. Alll of the other lines can be modified in position, length and angle. You cannot modify the location and orientation of Lines 1 and 2 because they are linked (constrained) to Point.1 and Point.1 is constrained to the location (1,1). The green dimension lines that were created with Point.1 are constraints. It is the constraint values that tie Point.1, Line.1 and Line.2 to their current positions. To ‘move the point and/or either line you have to modify the constraint. This will be covered in Step 19. If there is a particular entity you don't want to move in relationship to another entity, you can constrain it. Constraints define a relationship between two different entities, The Anchor tool restricts the entities movement in relationship to the coordinate location only. Lines 1 and 2 are not truly anchored because the constraint has tied their relationship to Point.1. The effect is the same; Lines 1 and 2 cannot be moved. If you want to constrain the location of an entity without constraining any other entity, the Anchor tool is a good option. For example, you may want to modify the “L Shaped Extrusion,” but you know you don’t want Line.6 to move at all. You can restrict Line.6 by Anchoring it. Elements can be Anchored by completing the following steps. It is suggested that you use only one anchor per sketch. 17.1 Select the entity that you want to Anchor. For this lesson select Line 6. 17.2 Select the Constraints Defined in Dialog Box too! Sil. This will bring up the Constraint Definition window. Reference Figure 3.30. 17.3 The Constraint Definition window Figure 3.30 gives you a lot of options as far as . selecting a constraint. For this lesson select the Fix constraint, 17.4 Select the OK button to apply the Fix constraint. Notice that Line.6 will tum ([1#95° Benen, green, meaning that it is constrained, and [CJ adus/ Demeter [1 tangency the Anchor tool also shows up on the {[Cisenimajr ace C1 Perales line. ‘This signifies what kind of (Clsenimincr aes C1 Perpendiadarty constraint is applied as shown in Figure Di symmetry Ottertzontal | 331 I tdpoine Dvertical Ieautstant pontSketcher Workbench 331 Allowing quick modification to a sketch can be a powerful tool, especially in the beginning stages Figure 3.31 ofa design. As the design nears completion, the ideas are being locked down and there are fewer variables. This is where CATIA VS constraints come to the aid of the designer. As variables become known constants you can constrain them. The purpose of this step was to give you a brief introduction to how CATIA VS allows you to move and modify the sketched entities. It also introduced you to how to constrain the entities. The only way to fully understand all of the tools available to you is to test them yourself. Step 18 covers constraints in more detail. 18 Constraining the Profile There are several reasons why you would want to constrain your profile. One reason is that you ot any one else could accidentally select a line and move it out of position as you experienced in Step 17. Constraints help to keep the required relationships between the Sketcher entities that make up the profile. ‘There are multiple ways of constraining a part in CATIA V5. The nice thing about CATIA VS is that constraining is optional, not required. Hopefully, this step will convince you that Constraints can be a powerful tool. 18:1 Constraint El, This tool allows you to create individual constraints one at a time. You have already applied a Constraint and may not even know it. The Anchor tool in Step 17 is a Constraint, referred to as a Geometrical Constraint. The values attached to the Chamfer and Corner are Constraints, referred to as Dimensional Constraints. To apply Dimensional Constraints complete the following steps. ia 18.1.2 Select the line and/or Sketcher element to be constrained. 18.1.1 Select the Constraint tool. 18.1.3 The Sketcher element will turn red indicating it has been selected. Move the cursor away from the element selected and notice the newly created constraint, along with the dimension value box, moves with it. Position the constraint in the desired position and click to drop.332 18.1.4 18.1.5 CATIA V5 Workbook If the location of the Constraint is not satisfactory reselect the Constraint by clicking on it and drag and drop it at the desired location, Note: Select the arrows to move the entire constraint, or select the ‘number to move just the number. To edit the value of the Constraint double click on the value box. This Will bring up the Constraint Definition window shown in Figure 3.32. This window shows the existing value for the Sketcher element. This value can be edited by typing the new value over the existing value. Then select OK or hit the [Enter] key. The entity linked to the Constraint will automatically be updated to the new value. VeuefI BO reference aie) te | BK | care] If the Constraint is between two different entities, such as lines, select the first line and then the second line. CATIA V5 will constrain the distance between the two entities. The Constraint value will appear near the constraint. To move the Constraint value, follow Step 18.1.4. For this lesson constrain your “L Shaped Extrusion” similar to the one shown in Figure 3.33.Sketcher Workbench 3.33 Figure 3.33 ar Angular Dimensional ‘Constraint 18.2 Length Dimensional Constraint Constraint Vertical & Horizontal Geometrical Constraints Auto Constraining the Profite [i This method accomplishes the same task as the Constraint tool just explained except that Auto Constrain can be much quicker (automatic). Once you select the Auto Constraint tool CATIA V5 will bring up the Auto Constraint window prompting you to select which entities you want to constrain. Figure 3.34 shows what the Auto Constraint window looks like. You can select one entity at a time, multi-select or select only a few specific entities that you want constrained. After making your selection select OK located at the Figure 3.34 bottom of the Auto Constraint window. The entities selected will show a green Constraint attached, _ Elements tobe constsines: SEES Getting complete control of this tool _ Peference elements: will take some practice and See ee patience. The Auto Constraint tool | Constant Mode: is useful for simple geometry but is not recommended for more complicated geometry. is334 CATIA V5 Workbook 18.3 Constraint Defined in Dialog Box To use this tool you have to select one or more entities and then select the Constraint Definition in a Dialog Box tool. This will bring up the Constraint Definition window as shown in Figure 3.35. The window will contain all the possible Constraints, but not all will be selectable. The only selectable Constraints are the ones that apply to the entities selected. For example, if you selected a line you could apply the Length, Fix and Horizontal Constraints. All of the other Constraints will be dimmed (meaning they are not selectable). CATIA V5 will not allow you to select the Radius/ Diameter [Danae constraint because it does not apply to lines. [Ch Raut /Dianeter DD tangency Relationships between entities can also be [Co serine ans Paraesom established using this tool. For example, if |E)seninin is] Pependcuasiy you wanted Parallelism and Horizontal IC synen Constraints between the top profile line IF wit pnt and the bottom profile line on the base leg be esis ocer | of the “L Shaped Extrusion,” you would ge ear ee do the following. BOK] 8 Cancel] 18.3.1 Select both the bottom and top lines of the base leg of the “L Shaped Extrusion” (Lines 2 and 4 shown in Figure 3.36). This is a windows multi-select task, which is accomplished by holding down the (CTRL key while selecting both lines. Both lines will highlight. 18.3.2. Select the Constraints Defined in Dialog Box tool. 18.3.3 The Constraint Definition window will pop up as shown in Figure 3.35, 18.3.4 18.3.5 NOTE: The Constraints that appear on the sketch are: the Parallelism and Horizontal symbols, reference Figure 3.36,Sketcher Workbench 335 Line2 Line Parallelism Geometrical Constraint Horizontal Geometrical Constraint The only way to really get complete control of this tool is to use it, experience it and don’t be afraid to make a few mistakes (that’s why there is an Undo button). 18.4 Animate Constraint ©) The Animate Constraint tool allows you to visualize the effect one Constraint has on the entire profile. This is a very helpful tool, but be aware you may not always end up with what you started with. Remember, entities will not always stay attached as other entity values change. CATIA V5 will remember the relationships the different entities have with each other, if they were created with a relationship. For example, just because the end point of one line is the same as the start point of another line it does not mean there is any relationship between the two lines. To use this tool follow the steps listed below. 18.4.1 Only one Constraint can be animated at atime, For this step select one existing Constraint. 18.4.2 Select the Animate Constraint tool. 18.4.3 The Animate Constraint window will pop up as shown in Figure 3.37. 18.4.4 Modify the parameters as desired/required and/or accept the default values. The required information is the maximum and minimum of the constraint and the number of steps between the two values.3.36 CATIA V5 Workbook 18.4.5 Select the Play button. This will start the animation from the starting limit to the ending limit. 18.4.6 Watch the profile change as the selected entity animates from the first value to the last value, The Animate Constraint window has other options that you can test. NOTE: If your profile has entities created without relationship to other entities, the Rewind button could result in a different profile than what you started with. Be careful. Rewind button. Stop button Play button 19 Modifying the Constraints This process was previously described briefly in Step 18. The ability to modify Constraints in CATIA VS is essential, so the following steps are for your review. 19.1 Double click on the value box of the Dimensional Constraint you want to modify. The value box is the green dimension line with an attached value. 19.2 The Constraint Definition Figure 3.38 ‘window will pop up as shown in Figure 3.38. This window shows the existing value for the Sketcher element. 19.3 Edit the value by typing over the existing value. 19.4 Apply the new value by selecting the OK button or pushing the [Enter key.Sketcher Workbench 337 19.5. The entity linked to the Constraint will automatically be updated to the new value. Your profile also updates automatically. If you want to know more information about a particular Constraint, double click on it and the Constraint Definition window will pop up. Select the More button to get dctailed Constraint information. Figure 3.39 shows how the Constraint Definition window looks when the More button is selected. To get back to the default Constraint Definition window, select the Less button. See what you can learn about one of the Constraints on the “L Shaped Extrusion.” Double click on the Constraint on the bottom line of the base leg, From the Constraint Definition window, select the More button. The pop-up window gives you information on other entities the selected Constraint is connected (linked) to. It also gives you the opportunity to change the name of the Constraint that shows up on the Specification Tree. 20 Over Constraining the Profile... Not a Good Thing! It is possible to over constrain a profile in the Sketcher Workbench. When you over constrain the profile CATIA V5 will inform you that you have a problem. The CATIA V5 definition of over constraining is putting two different Constraints on one or more entities. The two Constraints can be correct individual collectively have conflicting values. When an over constrained condition exists CATIA V5 will tum all of the affected constraining values purple. Purple is the default color for over constrained sketches! Remember, an over constrained condition is not a good thing. CATIA VS will not allow you to extrude an over constrained profile. The easiest way to get out of the over constrained condition is to Undo or Cut the last Constraint created, the Constraint that caused the over constrained condition. You must reconsider which Constraints are necessary to accomplish what you want. In the case of the “L Shaped Extrusion,” you are creating the Constraints that are used to maintain the specified dimensions. If your profile is not over constrained, you are ready to move on to the next step. If the instructions were followed an over constrained condition should not exist.3.38 CATIA V5 Workbook 21 Exiting the Sketcher Workbench Ifyour “L Shaped Extrusion” is similar to the one shown in Figure 3.33, you are ready to move the profile into the 3D world, the Part Design Workbench. Asa reminder, the following conditions will not allow you to successfully extrude your profile once out of the Sketcher Workbench. 21.1 Anunclosed profile as shown in Figure 3.40a. Notice the profile has a gap in it. 21.2 A profile with floating entities as shown in Figure 3.40b. Notice there is a line not attached to any other entity, it is floating. 21.3 An over constrained profile as shown in Figure 3.40c. Notice this example shows that one line is being dimensioned two different ways. Figure 3.40 Profiles that cannot be extruded CEL a Unclosed bb Floating © Over Profile Entities Constrained You can exit the Sketcher Workbench with your profile in any of the above conditions, but CATIA VS will not extrude the profile into a three-dimensional (olid) part. If you are ready to exit the Sketeher Workbench, select the Exit tool [3 The Exit tool is located at the top right of the Sketcher Workbench. NOTE: The profile rotates back to the original three-dimensional view with your newly created profile of the “L Shaped Extrusion.” The Sketcher Workbench grid disappears. The tools on the right hand toolbar will change as shown in Figure 3.41 (Part Design Workbench tools). NOTE: If your sketch has one of the problems shown in Figure 3.40 you will get a.waring window as you attempt to exit the Sketcher Workbench. ‘There is a tool that heips you find the problem with the sketch it is the Sketch Analysis tool found under the Tools pull down menu (it shows up only when you are in the Sketcher Workbench). The status of each. potential problem entity is shown under the Geometry tab. The correction action tools at the bottom of the window allow you to modify the entities as required. If your screen looks similar to Figure 3.41, you are now in the Part Design Workbench and ready to go to the next step.Sketcher Workbench 339 Figure 3.41 Muili-sections 8 DSBSXDanee mS Bees BEB S48 22 Extruding the Newly Created Profile Using the Pad Tool 9] This step will put your newly created profile of the “L Shaped Extrusion” to the test. This is where you find out if there are any problems with your profile sketch created in the Sketcher Workbench. Ifyou haven't selected anything in the work area since exiting the Sketcher Workbench, your profile should still be highlighted. If itis not still highlighted, select the profile or select the Sketch branch from the Specification Tree. When the profile is highlighted you can select the Pad tool. This will bring the Pad Definition window up as shown in Figure 3.42 and 3.43. As the Pad Definition window pops up you should notice your profile becomes three-dimensional. The Specification Tree just added another branch, the Pad.1 branch. At this point you can specify how long to extrude the profile. You can type it in or select the up arrow and watch the part grow. Select the down arrow and watch it shrink. You can reverse the direction and/or mirror the extruded length. If these are not enough options you can select the More button in the Pad Definition window (Figure 3.43). The More button will let you specify the start location, First Limit, and the ending plane, Second Limit, of the profile being extruded. The Reverse Direction button will allow you to select an3.40 CATIA V5 Workbook extruded direction other than the default direct ‘ion, which would be normal to the sketch plane. Figure 3.42, Not te: View has been rotated. Sketch remains on ZX plane, ‘New branch added a Dimension These options are the same in the first and second limit boxes.Sketcher Workbench 341 Once you have the Pad Definition Figure 3.44 window set up the way you want it select the Apply button, this will give you a preview of what you just created. If you are not satisfied with the result select the Caneel button. If you are satisfied select the OK button. The OK button will create a three-dimensional part (solid) from your sketch. For the “L Shaped Extrusion” extrude the profile 12 inches. Your “L Shaped Extrusion” should look similar to what is shown in Figure 3.44. 23 Saving the Newly Created “L Shaped Extrusion” You can stop what you are doing at any time and save the file you are working on. CATIA VS also allows the user to set the time period for the automatic save. Before saving and exiting make sure you have finished all operations you have started. If you save and/or exit in the middle of an operation, the operation will not be saved. CATIA V5 allows you to name the file as you wish. The file extension will be named “*CATPart.” All of the files created in the Sketcher Workbench and finished in the Part Design Workbenches will have a “*.CATPart” extension. To Save a CATIA VS file complete the following steps. . Figure 3.45 23.1. Verify that all operations are complete and the part (CATPart) is the way you want it pee en Sse to be saved, = cra 23.2. Select File from the top toolbar (Figure as 3.45). 233 Select Save As (Figure 3.45). 234 In the Save As window, select the directory you want the CATPart to be Saved in as shown in Figure 3.46, 23.5. In the same window, type in the File name. For this lesson save the file as “L Shaped Extrusion.”3.42 CATIA V5 Workbook 23.6 Notice CATIA V5 will automatically give the document the extension “*.CATPart.” 23.7 [everything is the way you want it in the File, Save As window select the Save button, Fame Fat «(] Soveanbpe [atPat te ae NOTE: Remember the document name and the directory you saved it to; you will need it for Lesson 4. 24 Exiting CATIA V5 To exit CATIA VS, complete the following steps. 24.1 Make sure you saved the CATPart (if you wanted it saved). If you have made any changes to the CATPart and not saved CATIA V5 will prompt you to save when exiting. 24.2 Select File from the top pull down toolbar as shown in Figure 3.45. 24.3. Select Exit. 24.4 Ifthe CATPart was previously saved CATIA V5 will shut down and your computer will go back to the Windows Desktop. As described above, if some changes were made to the CATPart without being saved CATIA V5 will prompt you to “Save” before allowing you to exit to the Desktop. Summary If you are not used to the concepts of a sketch tool and parameterized entities, this can be a difficult lesson; a lot of people struggle with it. Tt is not difficult; itis just different! It is critical that you get comfortable with these concepts before moving on to the next lesson. After you spend enough time using this process, you will learn to appreciate the power of these concepts.Sketcher Workbench 3.43 Review Questions After completing this lesson you should be able to answer the questions and explain the concepts listed below. 1. What is the definition of a Constraint? 2. Does CATIA V5 require Constraints to create a profile in the Sketcher Workbench? 3. What is meant by an unclosed profile? 4. Tor F Unclosed profiles can be extruded using the Pad tool. 5. TorF There is more than one way to select the XY plane when defining the XY plane as a sketch plane. 6. TorF Over constraining a profile is a good thing. 7. Explain your answer to question 6. 8. What does Anchoring the profile do in the Sketcher Workbench? 9. Explain how you would change the Sketcher units of measurements from mm. to inches 10. The Sketcher Grid is made up of two different entities, one is the Primary Spacing, name the other. 11. What is the advantage of Constraining a profile in the Sketcher Workbench? 12. How do you modify a Constraint? 13. What icon do you use to exit the Sketcher Workbench and enter the Part Design Workbench? 14. How can you view all of the default toolbars in the Sketcher Workbench? 15. What tool in the Part Design Workbench is used to extrude a profile created in the Sketcher Workbench? 16. The actual process of extruding a profile adds what branch to the Specification Tree? 17. List all four of the Constraint tools.3.44 CATIA V5 Workbook 18. Can one Sketch have more than one profile? 19. While in the Sketcher Workbench and using the mouse, how would you ‘move (pan) the profile around the screen? 20. When you are connecting one end point of a line to another, how does CATIA V5 let you know you are Snapping to the existing end point and not just getting close?Sketcher Workbench 3.45 Practice Exercises Now that your CATIA VS toolbox has some tools in it, put them to use on the following practice exercises. The shapes are simple and can be completed in one sketch, The dimensions represent the constraints you are to use in the Sketcher Workbench. The first practice exercise has suggested steps to complete the task along with some helpful hints. Each subsequent practice exercise contains fewer suggested steps and helpful hints. By the last practice exercise you will be on your own! Each practice exercise has a name to use when saving the exercise. It is critical that you use the suggested name so you can find the correct CATPart if itis used in a later lesson. Good Luck! 1 Using the Sketcher Workbench and the other tools covered in this lesson, create the following profile and extrude to the dimensions shown below. When completed save as “Lesson 3 Exercise 1.CATPart.” a Suggested Steps: 1. Select the XY plane (the plane the profile will be sketched on). Reference Step 3 for information on selecting planes. 2. Enter the Sketcher Workbench. Reference Step 4. 3. Sketch the profile of the part, Hint: use the Profile tool, 4. Anchor the lower left hand comer of the sketch. Reference Step 17 for anchoring a profile.3.46 CATIA V5 Workbook . Constrain the profile to match the dimensions shown above. Reference Step 18 for constraining a profile. ._ Exit the Sketcher Workbench, retum to the Part Design Workbench (the 3D environment). Reference Step 21 for exiting the Sketcher Workbench and entering the Part Design Workbench. . Once in the Part Design Workbench, extrude the profile to the dimension shown (2"). Reference Step 22 for extruding a profile. . Save the part as “Lesson 3 Exercise 1.CATPart.” Reference Step 23 for saving a file. 2. This part (profile) should be straightforward. This would be a good exercise to try different methods of constraining and testing the results. Save the shape as “Lesson 3 Exercise 2.CATPart. HINT: To help make it easier to sketch this part, set the grid Primary Spacing to 1 and the Graduations to 4. This will put the grid lines in the ‘Sketcher screen to a .25-inch spacing. With that spacing, all you have to do is snap to the intersections of the grid to sketch the part.Sketcher Workbench 3.47 3. This practice exercise should challenge you. For this part, use radius values, not angles. Save this CATPart as “Lesson 3 Exercise 3.CATPart.” Boas Rosy r 480 L Pa a Sas HINT: This part can be done using the radius option in the Profile command. Before starting, set the grid Primary Spacing to | and the Graduations to4. Sketching with the Profile icon (radius option) 1. Start at the bottom left comer of the part. 2. Select the Profile icon from the right menu bar. a 3. Sketch the vertical 1.50-inch line that defines the left edge of the part. 4, Now sketch the first arc along the top of the part. To do this, hold down the left mouse button and drag it in the direction you want the arc to go then release the mouse button. The are will appear and allow you to drag and place it where you want. Place it on the grid intersection 2 inches above the bottom of the part and a half- inch to the right. This will only create half of the arc needed, so the process will have to be repeated to sketch the other half of the are. 5. Finish sketching the rest of the part. When you reach the inside .25 radius, repeat Step 4. 6. When the sketch is done constrain it to double check that all of the dimensions match the part shown above. Make changes if necessary.3.48 CATIA V5 Workbook 4 This will give you more practice with the Line and Profile icons in the Sketcher Workbench, When you are done save the CATPart as “Lesson 3 Exercise 4,CATPart.” 5 This exercise will give you some practice using the Corner and Line icons. ‘When you are done save the CATPart as “Lesson 3 Exercise 5.CATPart.” aSketcher Workbench 3.49 6 This will give you more practice using the Line and Corner icons. Save this CATPart as “Lesson 3 Exercise 6.CATPart.” a, Part is 50 thk HINT: Use the Line or Profile icon first to sketch the profile using sharp comers (no radius). Once it is constrained to the dimensions above go back and add in the radii using the Corner icon. 7 This practice exercise is a little bit more challenging; see what you can do with it. Save this CATPart as “Lesson 3 Exercise 7.CATPart.” 090k feysce 0.403.50 CATIA V5 Workbook HINT: Itis not as complicated as it looks. If your grid Graduations are set to 10, just snap to the intersections for the beginning and ending points of your lines. To set the constraint for the angles, select the angled lines and the angle constraint will appear. Reference Step 19 for modifying the angle value. If the profile gets over constrained, delete the Parallel constraint.