CATIA V5 Tips: Keyboard Shortcuts

What are some CATIA V5 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS tips?
To change standard views of a CatPart or a CatProduct simply click on the standard view icon, then press ARROW UP, DOWN, RIGHT or LEFT as you wish. To rotate your model on the screen, click anywhere on except the toolbar area and press: SHIFT+ARROW UP or DOWN keys for vertical rotation. SHIFT+ARROW RIGHT or LEFT for horizontal rotation. Hold

Read More

Holiday Shopping?

The holiday season is upon us! It's time to start thinking about what's on your shopping list. The easiest way to avoid all the inconveniences of holiday shopping lines and crowds is to order your gifts online. But what does this have to do with this blog? Well, why not help support this site and get your holiday shopping done at the same time? I would really appreciate it if you can help

Read More

CATIA V5 Time Saving Tip

Here is nice little time saving tip for you CATIA V5 users out there. Many times when you are starting a sketch, you will find that it is too small or too big, and as you add constraints and modify them, your sketch becomes misshaped. Therefore, you need to scale all lines, arcs and circles with the constraints already on the sketch. To do this, use the scale without the duplication turned on.

Read More

How do you make your Solid Works part and assembly models light weight?

How do you make your Solid Works part and assembly models light weight? There are a couple of things you can do before your save you Solidworks model in order to reduce the file size and keep it as small and as light weight as possible. First, turn off all of the "items." This includes "View Plane", "View Origins", "View Axes", etc. Do not just hide them. Turn them all off! Next, change the

Read More

Shutterbooth!

This doesn't really have anything to do with CAD Systems Help, I just wanted to post this video I made using the pictures taken at my recent wedding reception. What a fun way to remember our special day. If you are planning a wedding or any other large group event I highly recommend one!

Read More

Automatically Create Cross-ties for a Roller Coaster Using VBA CATScript

Are you looking for a way to pattern an object multiple times in CATIA? How do you write catscripts in CATIA? Are you looking for a CAD model roller coaster? You've come to the write place.

If you been following this blog then you're probably aware of my work on the cantilevered roller coaster concept model. I recently created a new track to simulate the motion capability of the vehicle. I

Read More

How to Shell a Sphere in CATIA V5

This may sound weird, but how do you shell a sphere in CATIA? First, you need a sphere. Model a sphere as a solid using the shaft command (sketch Semicircle D of __mm diameter) or use the shell command in GSD. Or you can make a sphere in CATIA using a CATScript macro. Then, to shell the sphere geometry:

Shell Command. Add a value in Default Inside Thickness eg: 2mm
Select the sphere surface in

Read More