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Dassault approved CATIA Training Courses For Industry

CATIA Training

Spires courses have been developed to provide concise but comprehensive training to users of industry recognised Engineering software suites. All courses are progressive so that skills can be built upon and enhanced to the highest levels in a systematic way. We show you how to use CATIA and how to apply it with known methods and industry best practices.

Basic Courses

Advanced Courses

  • foundation
  • kinematics
  • surfacing
  • basic tubing

Catia V5 Foundation

Duration:
5 Days

Objective:

This course provides thorough training for those who are new to CATIA V5 and provides a solid overview in using this software. The course covers using the interface and utilising a spectrum of solid modelling functions. Towards the end of the course trainees are taught the Drafting workbench equipping them with a sufficiently knowledge to start using CATIA within their work environment.

Course Structure:
Introduction to the sketcher,
Solid modelling using feature based methodology.
CAT Part manipulation and editing.
Drafting workbench.
Introduction to Assembly Design Workbench.
Course meets all the needs for airbus Certification

Prerequisites:
none

CATIA V5 Basic Kinematics
duration:
1 Day
OBJECTIVE:
Upon completion students will be familiar with the Kinematic practises that are used in the Aerospace and Automotive industry.
Courses Structure:

  • Basic Joint with solids,
  • Joint Analysis,
  • Joint creation with wireframe,
  • Dress up feature of wireframe
  • Creating simulation with commands
  • Editing simulation,
  • Converting assembly constraints in to Kinematic constraints.

prerequisites:
none

Catia V5 Basic Surfacing
Duration:
1 Day
OBJECTIVE:
Upon completion students will be familiar with the Surfacing practises that are used in the Aerospace and Automotive industry.

Course Structure:

  • Basic design tree analysis
  • Creating simple surfaces
  • Analysis of surfaces
  • Creating wireframe in space
  • Extruding surfaces
  • Converting surfaces into part solids.

Prerequisites:
None

Catia v5 Basic Tubing
Duration:
1 Day
OBJECTIVE:
By the end of the course students will have basic knowledge of tubing Procedures used in both in the Aerospace/Automotive industry.
Course Structure:

  • Generation of runs for basic parts
  • Management of flexible tubes and bundles
  • Basic analysis

Prerequisites:
None

CATIA V5 novice to expert
Duration:
10 Days
OBJECTIVE:
This course will provide a detailed introduction into commonly used methodologies/ practises. Novice to expect takes an in depth looks at advanced surfacing and engineering drawings to BS 8888, as required by both the aerospace and automotive industries. Upon completion of the course student will be able to design and interrogate parts applicable to a range of industries.
Course structure:

Introduction to the sketcher,
Solid modelling using feature based methodology.
CAT Part manipulation and editing.
Drafting workbench.
Introduction to advanced surfacing
Introduction to Assembly Design Workbench.
Introduction to aerospace DMU
Aerospace method and practises
Course meets all the needs for airbus Certification

Prerequisites:
None

CATIA V5 ADVANCED SURFACING
Duration:
3 DaysS
OBJECTIVE:
This course is aimed at students who are familiar with basic surfacing and want to  improve their knowledge and understanding of detailed surface analysis and design Course structure:

  • Basic Surfacing and filleting.
  • Advanced Surface Analysis.
  • Curve generation.
  • Multi-section generation.
  • Extruding in Surfacing.
  • Manipulating surfaces in part design.
  • Wire frame analysis.
  • Curve connector.

Prerequisites:
Basic surfacing and at least sound knowledge of the Catia v5 interface

CATIA V5 ADVANCED ASSEMBLY
Duration:
3 Days
OBJECTIVE:
By the end of this course students will be able to complete complex designs as per specific industry processes. This course is geared toward individuals seeking a thorough knowledge of Assembly Design and will explore the various methods available within the workbench.
Course structure:

  • Designing in context
  • Publication and Replacement
  • Catalogue Creation
  • Design tables
  • DMU
  • Manipulating assemblies
  • Dimensional analysis and band analysis
  • Flexible assemblies.

Prerequisites:
Catia V5 Foundatation or a sound understanding of the Catia user interface.

CATIA V5 AEROSPACE COMPOSITES
Duration:
5 Days
OBJECTIVE: By the end of this course, students will have gained sufficient knowledge to be considered for employed within the Aerospace Industry. The course is aimed at intermediate level Catia users who wish to further their understanding of methods that are currently deployed at thier workplaceand specifically within the aerospace industry.
Course Structure:

  • Creating composites by solid approach
  • Composite Design Tree Creation
  • Creating Zones / Taper Zones,
  • Interactive ply Table
  • Parameter
  • Understanding Composite Catalogue
  • Manufacturing processes
  • Creating manufacturing data using ATL/AFP
  • Finalising creating composite part
  • Basic Loading/Stress
  • Stacking
  • Grid Approach,
  • Iso –Thickness
  • Grid
  • Creating Grid Panel
  • Virtual Stacking and Plies, exporting /importing files, re-routing of plies.

Prerequisites:
Basic Surfacing and Catia V5 Foundation or a thorough working knowledge of Catia.