V5R18 CATIA - Sheet Metal Design offers the following main functions:
Associative and dedicated Sheet Metal feature based modeling
Concurrent engineering between the unfolded or folded part representation
Access to company defined standards tables
Dedicated drawing capability including unfolded view and specific settings.
All sheetmetal specifications can be re-used by the CATIA - Knowledge Advisor to
capture corporate knowledge and increase the quality of designs.
Natively integrated, CATIA - Sheet Metal Design offers the same ease of use and user
interface consistency as all CATIA V5 applications.

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The Finite element method (FEM) , Or finite element analysis (FEA),is based on the idea of building a complicated object with simple blocks, or, dividing a complicated object into small and manageable pieces.Since the actual problem is replaced with a simple one in finding the solution , we will able to find an approximate solution than the exact solution.The existing mathematical tools will not be sufficient to find the exact solution for most of the practical problems.
Thus in the absence of any other convenient method to find even the approximate solution of a given problem , we have to prefer the finite element method.Using this method , it is even possible to improve or refine the approximate solution by using computers of higher processing capabilities.

The finite element method (FEM), or finite element analysis (FEM,is based on the idea of building a complicated object with simple blocks,or, dividing a complicated object into small and manageable pieces,Since the actual problem is replaced with a simpler one is finding the solution.
The existing mathematical tools will not be sufficient to find the exact solution.The existing mathematical tools will not be sufficient to find the exact solution for most of the practical problems.

Thus in the absence of any other convenient method to find even the approximate solution of given problem ,we have to prefer the finite element method.Using this method , it is even possible to improve or refine the approximate solution by using computer of higher processing capabilities.

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1. Inserting component
2. Inserting part
   
3. Unload/load components
4. Replacing components

• Insert a new component
• Insert a new part
  
• Insert a new product
• Insert existing components
• Load components
• Unload components

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1. Split geometry:-Select the element to be split and cutting element .
2. Trim geometry:-select two elements to be trimmed and specify which side of element.
3. Join geometry:-Select at least two curves or surfaces to be joined.
4. Translate geometry:-Select an element , a translation direction direction (line ,plane or vector), specify the translation distance
5. Perform a symmetry:-Select an element ,then a point ,line ,or plane as reference element
6. Transform geometry by scalling:-Select an element ,then a point , plane or planar surface as reference element , and specify the scaling ratio.
7. Transform geometry by affinity:-select an element to be transformed , specify the axis system characteristics , and the enter the affinity ratio values.
8. Rotate geometry:-Select an element , a line as the rotation axis , and specify the rotation angle.

Catia wireframe and surface design allows you to create wireframe construction elements during preliminary design and enrich existing 3D mechanical part design withe wireframe and basic surface features.As a complement to catia part design,this product meets the requirement of solids-based hybrid modeling.

The product shape is managed ,these days using surface modeling techniques,surface models are three dimensional shapes withe no thickness , the various workbenches in catia v5 for surface creation are:-

1. Wireframe and surface design
2. Generative shape design
3. Free style