However, it is assumed that the user is familiar with CATIA V5 interface and basic utilities such as pan, zoom, and rotation. The reason behind the simplicity is not to burden the reader with the CAD aspects of package. In this workbook, the parts created in CATIA are simple enough that can be modeled with minimal knowledge of this powerful software. However, the best strategy to learn is to sequentially cover the chapters.

The chapters are designed to be independent of each other allowing the user to pick specific topics without the need to go through the previous chapters.

The objective of this tutorial book is to expose the reader to the basic FEA capabilities in CATIA V5. Review questions and additional practice exercises are at the end of each lesson. Each lesson consists of an introduction, objectives, an introduction to the workbench and toolbars used in the lesson, step-by-step instructions, and concludes with a summary. Although most of the steps are detailed for the beginner, the steps and processes are numbered and bolded so the more experienced user can go directly to the subject area of interest. Each lesson is presented with sep-by-step instructions. The lessons in this workbook present basic real life design problems along with the workbenches, toolbars, and tools required to solve these problems.

This book is not intended to be a reference guide. The book's objective is to instruct anyone who wants to learn CATIA V5 Release 19 through organized, graphically rich, step-by-step instructions on the software's basic processes and tools. This workbook is an introduction to the main Workbench functions CATIA V5 has to offer. CATIA V5 Workbook Release 19 Book Review:

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