Module 2 — Sketcher | Week 2 Create engineering profiles using lines, circles, arcs and splines. Learn geometric and dimensional constraints, trim, extend, mirror, offset and patterns.

Assignment: Mechanical Sketches

Assignment: Parametric Shaft

Module 4 — Advanced Part Design | Week 4 Explore parameters, formulas, design tables, Knowledgeware, relations, user features, multi-body modeling, Boolean operations and design-tree optimization.

Assignments: Nut, Bolt & Gear

Module 3 — Part Design | Week 3 Create 3D mechanical parts using Pad, Pocket, Shaft, Groove, Hole, Rib, Slot and Shell, along with fillets, chamfers, drafts and patterns.

Module 5 — Generative Shape Design | Week 5 Learn wireframe creation, points, planes, sweeps, lofts, fills, blends, trims, splits, joins, offsets and surface-quality analysis.

Assignment: Bottle / Car Hood Surface

Module 6 — Assembly Design | Week 6 Create product structures and mechanical assemblies using coincidence, contact and offset constraints. Learn clash detection, BOM creation and exploded views.

Assignment: Gearbox Assembly

Module 7 — Drafting & GD&T | Week 7 Create professional engineering drawings with views, sections, detail views, dimensions, GD&T, tolerances, surface-finish symbols, welding symbols, templates and standards.

Assignment: Manufacturing Drawing

Module 8 — Sheet Metal Design | Week 8 Learn walls, bends, flanges, corner reliefs, hems, flattening, flat patterns and Design for Manufacturing principles.

Assignment: Electrical Enclosure

Module 9 — Weld & Mold Design | Week 9 Understand weld features, mold fundamentals, injection molding, core and cavity creation, parting, draft analysis and manufacturing feasibility.

Assignment: Plastic Mold

Module 10 — Reverse Engineering | Week 10 Work with point clouds and STL data, complex freeform surfaces, surface reconstruction and healing techniques. Explore applications of advanced surface workflows in automotive styling and consumer-product development.

Assignment: Consumer Product

Module 11 — FEA & CAM | Week 11 Understand introductory FEA workflows including mesh creation, loads, static analysis and result interpretation. Learn CAM fundamentals, manufacturing workflows, toolpaths and CNC concepts.

Assignment: FEA + CAM Exercise

Module 12 — Capstone & Portfolio | Week 12 Apply your CATIA knowledge to an industry-oriented project in automotive, aerospace or product design. Students complete engineering drawings, project documentation, design reviews, presentations, final viva and project submission.

Final Deliverable: Complete CATIA Engineering Project + Portfolio

Industry Projects The curriculum includes or identifies projects such as: Gearbox • Robotic Arm • Alloy Wheel • Aircraft Wing • Drone Frame • Battery Housing • Injection Mold • Mechanical Vice • Hydraulic Pump • Industrial Conveyor These projects help students apply CATIA skills across mechanical, automotive, aerospace and product-design applications.