Best trainning course to learn Catia

I'm not familiar with training companies for CATIA, my employer trained me.
Try a Google search.
YouTube has some videos to help.
If you have any solid modeling experience, it will help. If you do not, find good training...lots to learn.
Good luck!

Chris
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I took a formal training class on Delmia V5, and it was so-so. It was a good introduction, but I had a lot of figuring out on my own to do later.

The best training I have found has been to ask the guy next to me, but I realize that's probably not practical for a company just starting.

Separate from formal training, I would highly recommend the book "Using CATIA V5" by Fred Karam and Charles Kleismit (available on Amazon). It contains basics of modeling and drafting in Catia, but most importantly it has several chapters on best practices and how and why. It took me several days to work through, but I felt like I came out much better for the time spent. I still keep it around to loan out to newbies.

This forum has a ton of good information, and several good FAQ's as well.

Cheers,
Mark

Ask the VAR who you are buying CATIA from if they offer training classes - most of them do. Depending on the number of students, you can go to their training facility or they can come to you. Often the VAR will give you a discount on training when you buy the software (anad hardware?) from them.

Whoever you get to do the training, make sure they are "Dassault certified"

How much training depends on what workbenches you get. I think most companies offer a 5-day course that includes solid modeling, assembly modeling and drafting (the basic stuff). Add another 2-3 days if you need surface modeling.

After you've been using CATIA for a couple weeks, ask the trainer to come back to answer questions and to help you define your company standards and procedures.

you should look into online training if traveling cost is an issue.

Before you go with your VAR, compare the price.

Make sure the DS CERTIFIED trainer have experience (with CATIA and with Training CATIA).

Help the trainer by sending information about what you will have to do (solid modeling, Surfacing, Assembly, Drawing...)

DEAR Perdomo
IF YOU WANT TRAINING ITS BETTR TO GO TO AN INSTITUTE, OTHER THEN THESE ONLINE TRAINING, IN CASE IF YOU UN AWARE OF CATIA OR ANY OTHER CAD SOFTWIRE.THAT MINS I WANT TO SAY YOU NEED A STEP BY STEP DEMONSTRATION. ANY WAY I AM SENDING YOU A LINK FOR YOUR FUTURE REFERENCE.. IF YOU HAD IT BEFORE THEN NO PROBLEM....

I'm assuming you are coming from another CAD platform...??

Our company switched to Catia last year and we were on ProE2001 before. The transition wasn't that bad. We took a 5 day course on it down at Freightliner in Portland OR and it was actually pretty slow. For the most part we spent a bunch of time hitting buttons and playing with stuff and once you get to know what all the buttons do and understand how Catia likes to be massaged you're well on your way.

I've found web forums to be the best resource so far for learning Catia. I'm no expert but I would almost say save the training budget for advanced courses once you've figured out the basics. If you've got a maintenance package you should be able to call and harass Dasault until you get a handle on things.

Wallybanger,
The fundamentals of Catia are huge, you might be lost going towards an advanced course. I recommend basic training, advanced surface and advanced assembly design if you are in product design or mold/tool design.
It is not hard to put a price tag on wasted time due to inefficient techniques, just hard to sell to management.

Regards,
Derek

this guy's course was good, covers a lot of stuff that you'd actually use in day to day product modeling. unlike the usual training courses that use canned exercises with block and cylinder.


Keith was very knowledgeable, coming from a product design background he was able to answer more of the questions that I had that have stumped other guys at INCAT.