Using CATIA V5 and DesignCenter (formerly Siemens NX), this course introduces two of the most well-known CAD programs in the field of mechanical engineering. You’ll learn the 3D features and techniques of both programs to create complex drawings, and discover how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in the workplace.
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Certificates: Dassault Systèmes certificates "CATIA Part Design Associate" and "CATIA Assembly Design Associate"
Certificate in “CAD with DesignCenter (formerly Siemens NX) and Surface Modeling” -
Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
CATIA Part Design Associate und CATIA Assembly Design Associate -
Teaching Times: Full-timeMonday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
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Language of Instruction: German
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Duration: 16 Weeks
CATIA and surfaces
Introduction to CATIA V5 (approx. 1 day)
CATIA work areas, operation and user interface
Basic functions, preferences, units, templates
AI and automation in CATIA (approx. 1 day)
Presentation of specific AI technologies
AI in the design and automation of the design process
Creating solids (approx. 13 days)
Creating and editing sketches
Components based on sketches
Advanced solid modeling
Methods of creation
Preparation and transformation components
Creating wireframe geometries
Components based on surfaces
Analyzing and editing the solid model
Rearranging and repairing models
Parameterization and reuse
Creation of standard parts and catalogs
Creating and using PowerCopys
Creating document templates for parts
Assembly Modeling (approx. 5 days)
Design Methods (Bottom-Up/Top-Down)
Positioning and Manipulation of Components
Assembly constraints and degrees of freedom
Standard Parts, Catalog Elements
Structuring of assemblies
Subassemblies and assembly management
Analysis Methods
Scene Generation
Generative Structural Analysis (GSA/GPS/GAS)
Drawing creation (approx. 5 days)
Sheets, templates and format management
Derivation of 2D views from 3D models
Creating views and sections
View preparation
Exploded views
Formatting and inserting parts lists
Dimensions, fits, surface textures and reference elements
Drawing frames and title blocks
Further topics (approx. 2 days)
Insight into sheet metal construction
Excursus: CATIA surface modeling - wire geometry/wireframe (approx. 1 day)
Point types, lines, axes, polylines, planes, projected offset curves
Special curves: spline, helix/spiral, guide curve, isoparametric curves
Excursus: CATIA surface modeling - surface generation (approx. 1 day)
Profile surfaces: extrude - rotate
Surfaces of boundary curves: filling/transition surfaces, distance and loft surfaces
Excursus: CATIA surface modeling - geometry processing (approx. 1 day)
Connecting/repairing, trimming/separating
Project work, certification preparation and CATIA certifications: Part Design Associate & Assembly Design Associate (approx. 10 days)
Partial examinations: CATIA Part Design Associate and CATIA Assembly Design Associate
CAD with DesignCenter (formerly Siemens NX) and surface modeling
Fundamentals (approx. 2 days)
General Basics
File Management, Preferences
User Interface
Coordinate Systems in DesignCenter
Model Creation (approx. 6 days)
Sketch creation and editing
Sketch management
Shape Elements: Extrude, Rotate, Sweep, Loft, Boolean Operations
Reference elements
Design changes to the model
AI-assisted selection of geometrically similar elements
Use of intelligent assistance functions during modeling
Topology optimization and generative approaches to part optimization
Introduction to Convergent Modeling
Generative AI in the Design Process (approx. 2 days)
Introduction to AI in the Context of CAD and Design
Potential Applications of Generative AI in the Design Process
Using AI to Assist with Error Messages and Troubleshooting
Design using Design Center (approx. 4 days)
Synchronous Design
Parameter-Driven Updates
Design Logic, Working with Expressions
Sketch Geometry Using the Sketch Environment
Working with layers and layer categories
Creating Part Families/Variant Design
Reuse Library, Creating Your Own Library
Sheet metal design (approx. 1 day)
Modeling in the sheet metal and model environment
Assembly and Collaboration (approx. 5 days)
Creating Assemblies and Loading Options
Constraint Management
Master Model Concept
Positioning Components in the Assembly
Using the Assembly Navigator
Integrated collision checks and tolerance analyses; use of rules and inspection reports
Collaboration and Data Exchange in the Design Process
Drawing Creation (approx. 5 days)
Creating and editing drawing sheets
Part drawing
Assembly drawings
Creating and expanding symbol libraries
Model-Based Definition (MBD)
Product and Manufacturing Information (PMI)
Automation and API Integrations (approx. 2 days)
Creation and Use of Macros and Journals
Automation of inspection and modeling processes
Introduction to Automation with NX Open
Surface Modeling (approx. 3 days)
Reference Elements, Free-Form Curves, and Raster Images
Creating and editing surfaces
Transitions and free-form surfaces
Checking and Optimizing Surface Geometries
Application Example: Additive Manufacturing
Project work (approx. 10 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.
This course will enable you to create complex 3D designs efficiently and precisely using both CATIA V5 and DesignCenter (formerly Siemens NX). You will acquire advanced skills in surface modeling, assembly modeling, and drawing creation. The course provides optimal preparation for CATIA certification as a Mechanical Designer Specialist and enables you to use DesignCenter (formerly Siemens NX) professionally. Upon completion, you will be able to independently tackle challenging design tasks in mechanical engineering and various other industries.
The course is aimed at people with a degree in engineering and experience in the field of design, product designers, technicians, technical draughtsmen from the fields of mechanical or electrical engineering and specialists from other sectors with relevant professional experience.
Solid knowledge of CATIA V5 will significantly improve your chances on the job market. CATIA V5 is used in design and development departments worldwide, especially in the automotive and aerospace industries and their suppliers. With the original CATIA certification, you provide detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and prove your knowledge of one of the most sought-after design products in the industry.
The growing importance of Design Center (formerly Siemens NX) in automotive body construction, mechanical engineering, and shipbuilding opens up numerous new job opportunities for you.
Didactic concept
Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).
You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.
Virtual classroom alfaview®
Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.
The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).