User Tasks

The basic tasks you can perform in the Part Design workbench are mainly the creation of features and surfaces you use to create your part. To create features you sometimes sketch profiles first or use existing features.

This section explains and illustrates how to create various kinds of features and surfaces. The table below lists the information you can find.

Opening a New CATPart Document
Sketch-Based Features
Dress-Up Features
Surface-Based Features
Transformation Features
Reference Elements
Modifying Parts
Setting Constraints
Replacing Elements
Displaying and Editing Properties
Handling Parts
Hybrid Design
Associating Bodies
Using Tools
Measuring Elements
Using PowerCopies
Reusing your Design
Optimizing Part Design Application
Managing User-Defined Features
Managing Part and Assembly Templates