CADVertex Solutions
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CATIA Automation
Language: Python
Training Structure
Module 1: Python Programming Module 4: Drawing Automation
Module 2: Tkinter GUI Programming Module 5: Part Automation
Module 3: CATIA Files and UI Automation Module 6: Assembly Automation
Training Highlights
List of Projects
1. Geometric Calculator 6. Automatic Title Block Update
2. Batch Processor 7. Estimate Cutting Cost
3.Paper Estimation 8. Estimate Machining Cost
4. Create 3 Standard Dwg Views 9. Parametric Parts
5. Modify Dimensions in Bulk 10. Product Configurator
Module 1 : Python
Installing Python
Running Python programs
Syntax, Comments, User Input, Print results, and control Program Flow
Variables: Decimal, Integer, Strings, Boolean
String Variables: Find, Replace, Formatting and Slicing
Datatypes, Typecasting and Validations
Arithmetic Operations
Math Library and Functions
Lists, Tuples, Dictionaries and Sets
List Operations - Slicing and Data Extraction
String Operations - Slicing and Manipulations
Conditionals : If and Elif
Chaining Comparison Operators
Loops: For, While
Functions: Arguments, Return Statements and values
Functions: Optional Arguments
Functions: Multiple Return Values
Function Help and DocStrings
Modules and the Python standard library
Exceptions Handling: Try Catch Except
Debugging
Variables scope
Lambda functions
Installing 3rd party packages using pip
List comprehensions
Bonus Module: Excel Automation
Connect to Excel
Access excising workbooks
Create new workbooks
Create new worksheets
Access cells using names and indices
Print a range of cells
Write values to cells
Write formulas to cells
Evaluate formulas
Access a range of cells and parse a range
Read values from a range
Save workbooks
Module 2 : Tkinter GUI
Geometry and mainloop
Project - Geometric calculator
Setting dialog box properties, title, icon, size and location
Adding widgets and adjusting their properties and placement
Tkinter Datatypes - Double, Integer, Strings, and Boolean
Data Type Conversion - tkinter variables and python variables
Labels - static and dynamic
Entry Textboxes - storing user input from textboxes into variables
Setting default values and last used values in text boxes
Button widget - formatting and calling functions
Check boxes and radio buttons
Listboxes - single selection and multiple selections
Listboxes - adding items static and dynamic
Listbox selection event binding
Listbox display total count and selection count
Listbox, remove selected item and remove all items
Listbox - add items from textbox
Scrollbar - adding scrollbar to a listbox
Spinner widget - setting range and layout
Scale widget - setting range and layout
Images - displaying images in a dialog box
File selection dialog
Single and multiple files
Adding file filters
Folder selection dialog
Selecting all files from folder dialog
Adding file filters for folder dialog
Opening files in associated application
Message boxes - information, query and warning
Configuring single line and multiline messages
Button configurations and icon synchronizing
Checking message box responses against button configurations
Reading single and multiple files from a file dialog
File and directory functions
File and folder operations
Text files - read, append and write with practical applications
Manipulating file paths and extensions
Option menu, add and remove items
Handling multiple dialogs
Adding pulldown menus, adding menu items
Cascading menus and adding commands to menu items
Module 3 : CATIA UI and Document Automation
1. Getting Started
Connect to CATIA
Traversing the CATIA object model
CATIA interface elements
CATIA workbenches and document type
Read-write various properties of the CATIA interface
2. CATIA Documents:
Create new CATIA files - Part, Drawing and Assembly
Open, Close, Save and SaveAs CATIA files
Close all documents in the Session
Export CATIA documents to other formats
Activate files in a session
Loop through files in the session
4. File Handling
Standard file dialogs to select CATIA files
CATIA File dialog for file selection
Setting CATIA file filters
Single and multiple file selection
5. Batch Processing
Industry Project - Create a Batch Processor for Handling CATIA documents
Use the Folder selection dialog, gather all files of a specified type into a tuple
Export the batch of documents to formats like DWG, STP, etc.
Module 4 : CATIA Drawing Automation
6. Managing Sheets In Drawings
Creating drawing sheets
Accessing, counting sheets
Extracting sheet info
Switching between sheets
Deleting sheets
Exporting sheets to DXF, etc.
Industry Project - Estimating Paper Requirement for Printing Drawings
7. Drawing Views
Create drawing views
Determining view vectors for side and front views
Create the front view and projection views
Zoom fit, in and out
Industry Project - Creating Standard Views of a Model in CATIA
8. Dimensions in Drawings
Learn to handle Dimensions In CATIA Drawings
Traversing dimensions and checking dimension types
Getting and setting properties of dimension like prefix and suffix
Industry Project - Modifying Dimensions in Bulk
9. Handling Text In Drawings
Access text objects in a drawing document
Persistent text objects in drawing
Industry Project - Automatic Title Block Update program
10. 2D objects in Drawings
Creating 2D objects in a drawing document
Accessing 2Delements and its geometrical properties
Industry Project - Estimate Cutting Cost of a Milling Profile
Module 5 : CATIA Part Automation
11. Part Features
Traversing the features of a CATIA model
Part bodies and shapes
Determine type of features like hole, pocket, draft, fillet, etc.
Determine features sub-type like various hole types
Industry Project - Estimate Machining Cost for a Plate with Various Holes
12. Parametric Parts
Create and control parametric part in CATIA
Industry Project - Update the features of a Parametric Shaft with a Keyway.
13. Advanced Part Features
Creating variations of a part by manipulating features
Industry Project - Build a Part Configurator from Scratch
Module 6 : CATIA Assembly Automation
14. CATIA Products and Physical Properties
Traverse through all components of a CATIA Product
Extract physical properties like area, mass, volume, etc.
Industry Project - Material Estimation for Spray Painting
15. CATIA Assembly Generation
Inserting parts into a product
Create and link library of components
Create and modify the component matrix
Move, rotate and scale components in an assembly using a matrix
16. Product Configurator
Product configurator are multifunctional systems that act as an interface between
sales and product design.
Industry Project - Create a CATIA Product Configurator
Automatically generate custom assemblies
Create BoM, drawings, cost, quotations, product images, reports & catalogs
Create and set up a parts library
Build a UI to choose parts from the library
Traverse a CATIA product & build the product configuration as specified by the user
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Inventor Automation with Python + Machine Learning
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CADVertex Software
A-16 . Whispering Wind . Pashan-Baner Link Road
Pashan . Pune . 411021
www.CADVertex.com
info@cadvertex.com
Phone :+91 9890611694
