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March 2007

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CATIA V5 Training

The facilities, the hardware, the instructor, the course format and the material on which it based, all contribute to the quality and effectiveness of a training course.   I have found that generally both the course format and the material are of a poor standard...

Why? - because the course format is based on the training material, and this is typically little more than a collection of pretty but pointless screen-dumps, providing the nominal course material required, but specifically not intended to be of much use later without the presence and input from the instructor.   This is a pity, especially considering that many engineers may not even use the same CAD software on a regular basis, and that a vast array of new functions and concepts are introduced during training.

Of course, it's easy to criticise, which is why I have generated my own material, intended to have the following advantages...

  • A series of 'best practice' fully illustrated worked examples are explained from first principles, to maximise hands-on time and uniquely allow for varying speeds of progress.
  • These examples, together with question and answer sections, provide genuine insight, and also compliment (rather than duplicate) the standard on-line documentation.
  • Printed in colour to aid icon identification, and spirally bound to fold flat for ease of use, these manuals provide both a proven and effective course structure, and a useful source for future reference.