Part Design Contd.....

The most basic work bench you will work on is PART DESIGN - allows you to create simple parts which can be assembled into an assembly at a later stage.

Now when you hit part design icon you will see you are provided with a 1.DEFAULT PLANE SYSTEM, XY, YZ, ZX
2. Local Axis system
3. 3D Compass
4. Partbody tree

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yup so first you will encounter these three important tools/manupulator/selectors you can call them what ever you like

So if you wanted to create a 3D model it starts with a basic 2D drawing that is usually confined to a single plane XY, YZ, ZX

Most of us try to work out a easier, quicker way to model a 3D object.... an efficient CATIA V5 Designer also does the same but thinking in a more systematic way and more flexible way to make more changes with less operation ..... trying to VISUALISE things before its taking shape is as important as to know the FUNCTIONALITY of a particular tool bar.

if you are running a CATIA V5 in a 32 Bit windows environment you can expect it to be a little buggy

Next Post is going to be about .... customizing your catia v5 work environment (work benches)

Thanks !!

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Part Design Basic Tips

AutoSelect

When u select a line or an edge and if u want to trace the line using a point propagation then u use AUTOSEARCH you can either right click the line/edge/entity or u can choose it from the drop down list of EDIT

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Questions answered!!

1.What are the maximum number of ways one can freeze/defreeze the product view in any workbench?

3 Ways

1. By selecting local axis system
2. Shift +F3
3. By Selecting the tree

2. Can you hide/show a specific feature in a part body?

NO, but we can hide/show a part body in a assembly

3.When u do draft (solid draft), what is a neutral plane ? is it the plane that from which the draft is created ? or is it the reference plane?

Neutral Plane is the reference plane (When u preview a draft command u will be able to see) from which the draft starts