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Toolbar

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1) Standard Tool Bar

This toolbar is comman to all workbenches of CATIA V5. The butoons in this toolbar is used to start a new file, open an existing file,and to print the current document .The help buttom called What's this ? , provides help on the toolbars.

2)Status bar

The status Toolbar,which appears at the bottom of the CATIA V5 window,comprises of three areas:

Current information area displays the current information about the selected feature or currenr tool.

Power input field bar lets you invoke the commands and enter the data or value that can be directly associated with the feature.

Dialouge box display buttom will turn on or off display of current dialogue box.

 

Sketcher

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Then select a plane or a face on an object.




you can aslo access the Sketcher by selecting the Skectcher icon from any workbench where it is possible to do a sketch.


when you work with other modules, use sketcher icon to access sketcher workbench.


To leave sketcher workbench use leave skectcher icon.

 

Sketcher Workbench

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In Sketcher ,you can skect and edit 2d profiles. These profiles are then used to generate solids and surfaces.

The capability to define Constraints between elements in the Sketcher allows for quick modification of the Sketch and consequently the Solids or Surface that are based on it.

Other tools such as Animate Constraints enable the user to explore design.

 

Getting Help

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1) Point to an icon


2)The tool tip is displayed in small box,with the corresponding message in the status bar .


To Switch tool tip display on and off:




You have to restart a session to take the new setting into account.




Click the What's This?Icon




The tool tip is displayed in small box,with the corresponding message in the status bar.

 

Navigating

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Navigating in walk Mode

In walk mode ,you can walk forward and backward (backward in advanced mode only ) as well as turn right or left as you walk aong the horizontal plane.before using the Walk navigation mode , you must be in a perspective view (View->render Style->Perspective).

Navigating in Fly Mode.

In Fly mode You can move upward or downward on any horizontal view plane as you move forward or backward.

 

Viewing Objects

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Press and hold don middle buttom,then drag} pan



Press and hold down the middle mouse button,then the left (or right ) mouse buttom,then drag.}

Press and hold down the middle mouse buttom then click the left mouse ,then drag (still holding the middle mouse buttom down)

Press and hold down CLTR and the middle mouse buttom ,then drag.

Fit all in zooms the current view out so that all the document contents fit into the space avaiable in the geometry area.

Normal View,then select a plane

The object is projected onto the seected plane so you can now view along a normal to the plane.

 

Importance Of 3d Compass

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1) Manipulate viewpoints using the mouse and compass:this is another way of panning and roatating all objects in the document at the same time.

2) Move and rotate non-constrained objects using the mouse and compass.

3) Move and rotate non-constrained objects the Edit................Contextual Command.

4) Lock the compass orientation.

5) Set the plane in which you move object paralle to the screen

6) Switch the privileged plane to the XZ or YZ planes of the compass.

 

Use Of 3D Compass

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You can use '3D compass' tp perform a certain number of manipulation on certain oject created and manged by certain applications.


The 3D comapss is always active.You can show and hide the compass by toggling the View->Compass command.

The letter X, Y, Z represnt the axis .The Z axis is the default orientation.The point close Z axis is the free rotation handle used for freely rotating the compass and the document's object at the same time.The red square is the Compass manipulation handle used to drag the compass and place on objects to manipulated.You can also rotate objects around this point.The base of the compass ,the X y plane .is the privileged plane.

 

Dragging And Dropping Command

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To Drag and drop command onto objects:

Select the Select icon to enter selection mode,if it is not ready activated,Drag the Edge Fillet icon from the toolbar onto a face of the pad.

To Drag and drop command onto objects:

Select the Select icon to enter selection mode,if it is not already activated.
Select an object (eg.Fillet) and copy it to another location on the same part

 

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