CATIA V5 Training - Foils - Part 5 Release 19

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CATIA V5 Generative Sheetmetal Design training foils introduce the sheet metal design workflow and the workbench terminology used to create industrial sheet metal parts. The material covers defining sheet metal parameters, designing walls, bends and flanges, and adding features including cutouts, holes, corners and chamfers, plus standard and user-defined stamped features. It also guides on managing folded/unfolded views, transformations and duplication, mapping and output, and advanced topics such as standard files and multi-body methodology.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryTechnology

FormatPDF

Pages213

Reading Time8 h 57 min

AccessFree to download

Getting Started

Introduction to Sheetmetal Design

Generative Sheetmetal Design Overview

Defining Sheet Metal Parameters

Recommendations for Getting Started

Sheet metal Walls

Bends and Unfolded Mode

Flanges

Sheet metal Features

Transformations and Duplication

Mapping and Output

Advanced Topics in Sheet Metal Design

| | CATIA V5 Training
Foils | | --- | --- | | CATIA Generative Sheet metal Design | | | Copyr ight DASSAULT SYSTEMES | Version 5 Release 19
September 2008
EDU_CAT_EN_SMD_FF_V5 R19
1 | 􀀁􀀂􀀃􀀄􀀅􀀆􀀂 􀀈􀀃􀀉􀀄􀀅 Student Notes: Generative Sheet Metal Design | Copyr ight DASSAULT SYSTEMES | About this course Objectives of the course
Upon the completion of this course you will be able to:
-Understand the terminology and the design process for sheet metal part
-Define and manage sheet metal part parameters
-Design walls, bends and flanges
-Add features such as cutouts, holes, corners and chamfers
-Create standard and user defined stamped features
-Manage folded and unfolded views and export a finished flat pattern
Targeted audience
Sheet metal Designers

Prerequisites 1 day
Students attending this course should have knowledge of CATIA V5

Fundamentals
| | --- | --- | 􀀁􀀂􀀃􀀄􀀅􀀆􀀂 􀀈􀀃􀀉􀀄􀀅 Student Notes: Copyright DASSAULT SYSTEMES 􀀂 | Table of Contents (1/3) | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Copyr ight DASSAULT SYSTEMES | | Getting Started 6
Introduction to Sheetmetal Design 7
Generative Sheetmetal Design Overview 9
Defining Sheet Metal Parameters 19
Recommendations for Getting Started 22
Sheet metal Walls 24
What is a Sheetmetal Wall? 25
Defining the First Wall 26
Secondary Walls 45
Part Recognition 57
Recommendations for Sheet Metal Walls 62
Summary 67
Bends and Unfolded Mode 68
Bends 69
Unfolded Mode 81
Corner Relief 85
Recommendations for Bends 89
Summary 91 | 􀀁􀀂􀀃􀀄􀀅􀀆􀀂 􀀈􀀃􀀉􀀄􀀅 Student Notes: | Table of Contents (2/3) | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Copyr ight DASSAULT SYSTEMES | | Flanges 92
Creating Flanges 93
Recommendations for Flanges 98
Summary 102
Sheet metal Features 103
Cutouts 104
Holes and Circular Cutouts 107
Corners and Chamfers 113
Standard Stamps 119
User-Defined Stamps 132
Recommendations for Sheet Metal Features 142
Summary 146
Transformations and Duplication 147
Transformation of Parts 148
Patterns 158
Mirror 170
PowerCopies 176
Recommendations for Duplication 186 | 􀀁􀀂􀀃􀀄􀀅􀀆􀀂 􀀈􀀃􀀉􀀄􀀅 Student Notes: Table of Contents (3/3) Summary 188 Mapping and Output 189 Point or Curve Mapping 190 Output 193 Summary 201 Advanced Topics in Sheet Metal Design 202 Sheet Metal Standard Files 203 Multi-Body Methodology 208 Summary 213 Copyr ight DASSAULT SYSTEMES 􀀁􀀂􀀃􀀄􀀅􀀆􀀂 􀀈􀀃􀀉􀀄􀀅 Student Notes: Getting Started Let us have a quick overview of the Generative Sheetmetal Design workbench. Introduction to Sheet metal Design Generative Sheet metal Design Overview Defining Sheet Metal Parameters Recommendations for Getting Started Copyr ight DASSAULT SYSTEMES 􀀁􀀂􀀃􀀄􀀅􀀆􀀂 􀀈􀀃􀀉􀀄􀀅 Student Notes: Generative Sheet Metal Design | Introduction to Sheet metal Design
You will see what is sheetmetal design and what are different sheetmetal processes. | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Copyr ight DASSAULT SYSTEMES | | | 􀀁􀀂􀀃􀀄􀀅􀀆􀀂 􀀈􀀃􀀉􀀄􀀅 Student Notes: Sheet metal Design Processes Sheetmetal design is a process of designing industrial sheet metal parts and its intrinsic features like bends, cutouts, stamps, flanges. List of sheetmetal processes: Blanking Drawing Deep Drawing Bending / Folding Punching Forming / Stamping Shearing Slitting In this course you will see how CATIA V5 helps you in designing the sheetmetal parts. Copyr ight DASSAULT SYSTEMES 􀀁􀀂􀀃􀀄􀀅􀀆􀀂 􀀈􀀃􀀉􀀄􀀅 Student Notes: | Generative Sheet metal Design Overview
You will discover the Generative Sheetmetal Design workbench and terminology used. | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Copyr ight DASSAULT SYSTEMES | | | 􀀁􀀂􀀃􀀄􀀅􀀆􀀂 􀀈􀀃􀀉􀀄􀀅 Student Notes: | Generative Sheet metal Design Product Overview (1/2)
CATIA – Generative Sheetmetal Design is a new generation CATI

FAQs

What knowledge and goals does the course set for learners?

The course objectives include understanding sheet metal terminology and the design process, defining and managing sheet metal parameters, and designing walls, bends, and flanges. It also targets learners’ ability to create stamped features, manage folded/unfolded views, and export a finished flat pattern.

Which sheet metal design operations and processes are discussed?

The material lists sheetmetal processes such as blanking, drawing, deep drawing, bending/folding, punching, forming/stamping, shearing, and slitting. It explains how CATIA V5 supports designing sheet metal parts using these concepts.

What kinds of features can be created in Generative Sheetmetal Design?

The foils cover creating features including cutouts, holes and circular cutouts, corners and chamfers, and both standard and user-defined stamped features. They also include recommendations for sheet metal features and summaries of key outcomes.

Oct 29, 2026

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