20 Practical Tips for CATIA Users

Both Rigid Joint & Dressup tools can be used to attach an object to a moving part in a CATIA mechanism. But which method should you choose? Learn more from our expert.

Get an overview of how the Action Bar in CATIA works, and what customizations you can expect out of the Action Bar.

In this video we share with you a few options you have when changing object colors within the 3DEXPERIENCE.

Hear from 3DEXPERIENCE author and instructor with this helpful tip about the display window options and how to turn them on and customize them.

In this post, we’ll look at a couple of ways to add threads to our 3D model, but we’ll primarily focus on manually building them.

For many new CATIA users, figuring out how to manage the filename versus the part name for part/product files, can be confusing. Here's a tip to help!

Here's a quick tip to show you how to turn off the half-dimension option in CATIA.

Here's a quick CATIA fix to help with the automatic snapping function in the drafting workbench of any text item or chart.

Whether you are using Creo Parametric or CATIA V5, see how to rotate and zoom in each software program.

See how to lock in a horizontal or vertical dimension in a CATIA drawing in one of 2 ways.

Here's another tip when using the CATIA Drafting Workbench. This tip will apply to cross section views when you are sectioning through smaller parts.

This CATIA tip takes us to the drafting workbench to look at the offset cross section view command. The location of the cross section cutting line can be created with 3 different methods.

Many first-time software users get confused on the difference between the depth options of 'up to plane' versus 'up to surface' because sometimes, they can be used interchangeably. Let's take a look.

For many reasons, it may be useful to scan an existing object to use in CATIA. For this post, we’ll take a high-level look at the general procedure.

In this post, we will explain how to set up and run CATIA in admin mode in general, as well as how to lock options and settings for the end-users.