CATIA V5 - How to design in context (Top down design)

This demo shows how you can develop a new part in the context of the assembly, also known as Top down design. The files are straight from the CATIA V5 help system. So anyone can try it out.

CATIA V5 Quick tip - How to unfold sheetmetal parts

CATIA V5 Quick tip - How to drill a hole on a tapered cylindrical shaft

Trying to add a hole on a tapered cylinder is usually a hard thing in CAD software, especially if you want the hole to be normal to the surface. This hidden trick shows how to do just that quickly in V5.

CATIA V5 Quick Tip - Simple Mold design approach

 I created this demo to illustrate how to make a part ready for molding in V5 using the Multi-Body approach. No real need for an assembly to be created here. Just use boolean operations to handle such parts. If you'd like to try to do it yourself, here's a link to the CATIA files:

Part Files