Mastering CATIA V5: From Beginner to Proficient

Name: Mastering CATIA V5: From Beginner to Proficient
ISBN: 9787115299390

李成 / 韩海玲 / Li FangfangPosts & Telecom Press2013

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Chapters: 40
ISBN: 9787115299390

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Summary

Built on CATIA V5R20, this is a systematic instructional textbook that explains CATIA's functional knowledge points and analyzes engineering applications. The book is divided into 7 parts and 24 chapters. Part 1 covers basic knowledge such as software installation, main module composition, the operation interface, file management, use of the mouse and compass, and user environment configuration. Part 2 moves into solid modeling and sheet metal design, explaining part design in the order of "feature creation—feature editing—reference features," with a dedicated chapter on generative sheet metal design. Part 3 covers surface design, including Generative Shape Design (GSD), surface editing and analysis, free-form surface design, and curve and surface quality analysis. Part 4 addresses assembly design and drafting, including assembly constraints and examples, and comprehensive exercises on drawing views and annotations. Part 5 covers reverse engineering, introducing Digitized Shape Editor (DSE) and Quick Surface Reconstruction (QSR). Part 6 uses cases such as an automotive steering mechanism assembly and a tractor model to link the modeling, assembly, drawing, and associative design workflow for shaft, disc, housing, and bracket parts. Part 7 organizes common troubleshooting Q&As and practical tips by seven modules: sketching, solids, surfaces, sheet metal, assembly, drafting, and reverse engineering. Throughout, the book emphasizes a progressive "knowledge point + mini example + comprehensive example" approach, suited to learning by doing.

Editor's review

很多 CATIA 教材的通病是“命令词典化”：每个图标都讲一遍，读完却不知道一个零件该怎么下手。这本书的价值恰在结构上——它把 24 章收进 7 个模块，从草绘、实体、曲面、钣金一路推进到装配和工程图，最后用汽车转向机构总成、拖拉机模型这类完整产品把前面散落的知识点串回一条设计链。第二版由李成、韩海玲、李方方三人编写，作者有 CATIA 培训与二次开发的工程背景，因此书中的讲解更接近实际工作流：先讲清命令参数为什么这么设，再给一个小实例验证，最后落到综合案例的流程、细节与技巧上。第 7 篇单独用 7 章篇幅整理疑难解答与经验技巧，是全书最容易被低估的部分，遇到卡壳时翻查比从头读更有效。全书 667 页、约 118 万字，配书光盘带案例文件与视频，体量偏大，更适合当成工具书长期放在案头，而不是三天速读的入门小册。对正在用 V5 系列版本工作、又缺少系统训练的机械设计人员，这本书能补上“会点命令”和“能做产品”之间的差距。

Who it's for

A good fit for

机械、汽车、航空等专业的高校学生，需要系统自学三维 CAD 课程
刚接触 CATIA V5 的工程师，想从草图一路学到装配与工程图
企业内训或软件培训班的学员，需要一个覆盖完整模块的教材
已会用 CATIA 建简单零件、但曲面与逆向模块薄弱的技术人员

Not a good fit for

完全没有三维设计概念、连工程图基本投影关系都不熟悉的零基础读者
只使用 CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE 新版平台、需要新版界面操作的读者
希望找几十页速成手册、不愿跟随长案例逐步操作的人

Reading tips

按篇推进而非按章跳读：先完成第 1、2 篇打好草绘与实体建模底子，再进入曲面与钣金。
每章的小实例务必亲手做一遍，配套光盘或随书资源中的源文件可以用来比对模型树结构。
第 6 篇的综合实例建议放在学完全部模块之后集中练习，重点体会自上而下与自下而上两种设计思路的差别。
把第 7 篇疑难解答当成索引，遇到报错或约束失败时按模块检索，比通读更能解决问题。

About the publisher

Posts & Telecom Press China · Founded in 1953

Posts & Telecom Press is known for its strengths in science and technology, computing, and information and communications titles, and has extended its publishing into photography, art, software learning, and inspirational growth, giving it a fairly diverse range. Its catalog includes computing and communications works such as Refactoring and Patterns (Revised Edition) and Huawei Switch Learning Guide (Second Edition), alongside bilingual collector's editions such as The Little Prince (Chinese-English-French illustrated collector's edition), The Great Gatsby, and Three Days to See. Beijing Ten Years: 1980-1990 and Ghost Blade: WLOP Personal Illustration Collection reflect its presence in photography and art. Its authors include Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Helen Keller, Joshua Kerievsky, Wang Da, Zhang Zhaozeng, and WLOP.

Part 1 CATIA V5 Fundamentals and Basic Operations
Chapter 1 Overview of CATIA V5R20
1.1 Introduction to and Installation of CATIA Software
1.2 Introduction to CATIA's Main Modules (Sketcher, Part Design, Assembly, Sheet Metal, Drafting, Generative Shape Design, FreeStyle, Digitized Shape Editor, Quick Surface Reconstruction)
1.3 CATIA V5R20 Operating Environment (Interface, File Management, Mouse Buttons, Views and Compass, Model Tree)
1.4 CATIA V5R20 User Environment Configuration
1.5 CATIA V5R20 Basic Operations
Chapter 2 CATIA Sketching (Sketch)
2.1 Sketch Environment Presettings (Sketch Tools)
2.2 Sketching Tools (Profile)
2.3 Operating on Sketches (Operation)
2.4 Sketch Constraints
2.5 Sketch Visualization Settings (Visualization)
2.6 General Tools (Tools)
2.7 Exiting the Sketch
Part 2 Solid Modeling and Sheet Metal Design
Chapter 3 CATIA Part Design—Feature Creation (Part Design)
Chapter 4 CATIA Part Design—Feature Editing (Part Design)
Chapter 5 CATIA Part Design—Reference Feature Creation (Part Design)
Chapter 6 Generative Sheet Metal Design (Generative Sheet Metal Design)
Part 3 Surface Design
Chapter 7 Generative Shape Design (Generative Shape Design)
Chapter 8 Surface Editing and Analysis
Chapter 9 FreeStyle Surface Design
Chapter 10 Curve and Surface Analysis
Part 4 Assembly Design and Drafting
Chapter 11 CATIA Assembly Design (Assembly Design)
Chapter 12 CATIA Drafting (Drafting)
Part 5 Reverse Engineering
Chapter 13 Digitized Shape Editor
Chapter 14 Quick Surface Reconstruction
Part 6 CATIA V5 Comprehensive Examples
Chapter 15 Comprehensive Example 1
Chapter 16 Comprehensive Example 2
Chapter 17 Comprehensive Example 3
Part 7 Answers to Common Difficult Questions
Chapter 18 Common Sketching Q&As and a Collection of Practical Tips
Chapter 19 Common Solid Modeling Q&As and a Collection of Practical Tips
Chapter 20 Common Surface Design Q&As and a Collection of Practical Tips
Chapter 21 Common Sheet Metal Design Q&As and a Collection of Practical Tips

FAQ

这本书讲的是哪个版本的 CATIA？

第二版以 CATIA V5R20 为操作环境编写，界面和命令基本适用于 V5R19 至 V5R21 等相近版本；若使用 V5-6R20xx 系列，菜单位置大体一致，个别对话框会略有差异，可对照软件实际界面理解。

没有配套光盘还能学吗？

可以。正文中的操作步骤与参数说明本身是完整的，光盘主要提供实例源文件、素材与演示视频。缺少源文件时，按书中尺寸和步骤自行建模，反而更能检验是否真正掌握。

和第一版有什么不同？

第一版以 V5R19 为基础，2010 年出版，528 页；第二版升级到 V5R20，扩至 667 页、约 118 万字，作者团队增加了韩海玲、李方方，内容与案例均有补充，整体更完整，建议优先选择第二版。

学完能到什么水平？

按书中路径完整练习后，可独立完成中等复杂零件的实体与曲面建模、钣金件设计、装配约束设置和工程图出图，并了解逆向工程的点云处理流程；但复杂曲面光顺与专业知识工程仍需项目实践积累。

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About the author

李成 Author

Public information about Li Cheng is limited, and what is known comes mainly from his works. His writing spans several fields. On the one hand, he addresses practical issues such as China-US relations and the digital economy: in China-US Relations: Converging Interests Amid Changing Circumstances he examines where the interests of the two countries overlap amid shifting conditions, while in The Digital Economy: A New Blueprint for China's Innovative Economic Growth he explores new paths for innovation-driven growth in China. On the other hand, he writes prose and modern poetry, with works including Little Vicissitudes: Selected Prose of Li Cheng, Waking to See the Sea, and A Collection of Hesitant Steps, whose style often starts from daily life and personal experience and combines lyricism with reflection. His works appear in categories such as politics, management, prose and miscellaneous writings, and modern poetry, showing him as both a researcher and a writer.

韩海玲 Author

Han Hailing is an author with limited publicly available information, whose representative work currently confirmed is C Language Development: From Beginner to Mastery. Judging from this title, her writing focuses on the field of programming design, particularly C, a foundational and important programming language. Positioned as a guide "from beginner to mastery," the book is typically aimed at both newcomers and advancing learners, and may cover basic C syntax, program structure, pointers and arrays, functions, and common applications in practical development. Although the author's personal background, nationality, education, and experience are not recorded in the database, the work still reflects an orientation toward programming education and a practical, entry-level approach. For readers seeking to study C language development systematically, a book that combines introductory material with further advancement offers certain reference value and shows the author's engagement with instructional design in programming.