I created and uploaded this complete course to IgniteCAST.com to teach engineers and managers the basic fundamentals of CATIA V5.  This course is for new CATIA V5 users, so I hope you find it useful.   

If you like it want to take more in depth CATIA V5 courses created in the same SCATE Ignite  format simply go to SCATELearning.com

Take care.

Steve

I would watch them sit at their tubes fumbling with these books trying to remember what they had learned. This annoyed me because these classes were big bucks that sucked up weeks of time and expenses. I took action and developed an internal website to capture best practices in step by step format that was far easier to follow than those useless books. This was basically primitive eLearning.

Several years later (early 2000’s) I started a business that would train designers and engineers over the web within a simulated and narrated interactive training environment located at http://www.scatelearning.com. The company’s name was SCATE, an acronym for Simulated Computer Assisted Teaching Environment. In the first year we trained over two thousand (2,000) students online world wide. I was amazed at the degree of knowledge retention and student satisfaction. In addition, the designers had online access to the training material for 365 days for review purposes. In other words no more fumbling at the tube!

During 2002 I was teaching CATIA V5 classes at Oakland Community College in Auburn Hills, MI. Many of my students were Chrysler CATIA V4 designers looking to upgrade their skills to CATIA V5. I approached the Dean and with his permission, I introduced my students to SCATE's interactive CATIA V5 online courses (AKA eLearning). To my surprise, within one hour of introducing the CATIA V5 eLearning courses I was no longer teaching the class...their computers were doing it for me, Hmmm.

This is when I realized the power of eLearning and ever since then, my mission as been to make online courses (eLearning) easier to build and more effective for the students to learn from.

If you want to get the most out of your CATIA Training I suggest taking interactive CATIA V5 eLearning courses or build your own using software such as Ignite Pro. You will be surprised at how easy it is. Here are some free CATIA V5 tutorials I developed in the same eLearning format.

If you have any questions feel free to comment.

Thanks,

As a current CATIA, SmarTeam or ENOVIA customer, you are now able to transition the ALC (Annual License Charge) that you are currently paying IBM to Dassault/Mecanica. 

Why is this occurring?

Since January 2007, IBM no longer has an exclusive agreement with Dassault Systèmes to market these solutions. You are now able to purchase your ALC as well as new products directly from Dassault Systèmes through Mecanica Solutions.

What are the benefits?

Mecanica has transitioned many customers and some of the key benefits our customers have found are the following:

Streamlining your configurations and products by dropping unneeded products, migrating to configurations with lower ALCs or using shareable products.

Migrating from CATIA V4 or V5 to more complete PLM Express packages that include SmarTeam, STEP and Knowledgeware which will enable a smoother transition to V6. 

Receiving basic technical support services from Mecanica Solutions as part of your ALC along with access to all major releases, services packs and hot fixes. IBM and others only offer this type of support at an extra cost.

Receiving a single invoice from Mecanica Solutions outlining the products with clear descriptions that match what you purchased.

Aligning your product anniversary dates so you won’t be getting multiple invoices throughout the year.

What about the ALC payments you have already made?

As part of the transition, you will cancel your ALC with IBM and they will issue a refund check for the unused portion of your ALC.

How do you get started?

Simply let us know that you are interested in exploring the transition and we will start by looking at your current license configurations as well as your overall requirements and then we will make recommendations. We will then provide you with a detailed, no-obligation quote for your review which includes all of the requirements.

If you have any question, contact your local Mecanica Solutions representer