CATIA V5 – DOCUMENT TYPE

While working with CATIA’s different workbenches, you will work with different types of documents. Here is a short description of the most common ones :

 CATPart :

 This is the most common file, representing a part. This file contains all the geometrical informations of an object. This is the file obtained while using the Part Design workbench (as well as the Sketcher).

CATProduct :

 This file is created while using the Assembly Design workbench. This file does not contain any geometrical elements but is rather referencing CATPart files together, thus creating the assembly.

 CATDrawing :

This document is used with the Generative Drawing and Interactive Drafting workbench. It is essentially a 2D drawing.

 CATAnalysis :

This document is used while analyzing a part or an assembly (i.e. stress analysis, kinematic analysis, etc.). It will contain all the parameters of the analysis done on the object.

 CATMaterial :

 This document is a material library which can contain customized material not existing in CATIA standard material library.

 Catalog :

This document can contains standard parts (like nuts, bolts, etc.) which can thereafter be used while creating an assembly. It is used to regroup elements of the same family.