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Master CATIA V5 for automotive lighting, seating, and plastic design by joining Master’s Certification Program in Automotive Design using CATIA V5 by Skill Lync
Beginner
Online
6 Months
Quick facts
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Medium of instructions
English
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Mode of learning
Self study, Virtual Classroom
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Mode of Delivery
Video and Text Based
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Course overview
The Master’s Certification Program in Automotive Design using CATIA V5 is an intensive six-month course designed to help you become an expert in automotive design using the industry-standard design platform CATIA V5. The master’s program includes five courses that deal with various aspects of automobile design within CATIA V5.
Apart from the video lectures, a ton of practice exercises and assignments are also a part of the online Master’s Certification Program in Automotive Design using the CATIA V5 curriculum. Also, in case of doubts and queries, candidates can get in touch with dedicated support engineers for assistance. Skill-Lync’s community forum is a fantastic platform to connect with your batchmates and discuss various topics.
Skill Lync’s Master’s Certification Program in Automotive Design using CATIA V5 training will help you build a professional portfolio with its array of industry-grade projects that help you apply all the concepts that you’ve learned during the program. The program also provides course completion certificates to all participants, and even a merit certificate if you manage to hold a spot in the top 5% of your batch.
The highlights
- Industry Relevant Skills
- Dedicated Technical Support
- Project-Based Learning
- Job Assistance
- Add-on Projects
- 6-months long course
- Shareable e-verified profile
- Individual and group video support
- 100% online
- Email and Whatsapp support
- Merit certificate
- Continual learning
- Course completion certificate
Program offerings
- Three month internship with premium plan
- Certificate from skill lync
- Community forums
- Merit certificate
- Industry based projects
- Continual learning
- Dedicated support engineer
Course and certificate fees
Students who are looking to apply for Skill Lync’s Master’s Certification Program in Automotive Design using CATIA V5 can enjoy a flexible fee structure. You can choose between basic, pro, and premium mode of fee payments that sport different sets of benefits. Here are the details:
Master’s Certification Program in Automotive Design using CATIA Fee Structure:
Mode | Fee per month (For six months) |
Basic (Access: 9 months) | Rs. 17,500 |
Pro (Access: 18 months) | Rs. 22,500 |
Premium (Access: Lifetime) | Rs. 27,500 |
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Eligibility criteria
Being an automotive or mechanical engineer with an interest in design is the minimum qualification required for enrolling in the Master’s Certification Program in Automotive Design using CATIA V5 online training.
Candidates who complete the training programme receive a course completion certificate and those coming in the top 5 percent will get a merit certificate.
What you will learn
Upon successful completion of the Online Master’s Certification Program in Automotive Design using CATIA V5, you will have:
- Exhaustive knowledge about the entire vehicle development process and the various stages in car manufacture
- In-depth understanding of lighting design, physics related to lighting, and automotive lighting using CATIA V5
- Skills in designing automotive plastic
- Proficiency in creating wire harness design using CATIA V5
- Expertise in BIW fixture design and its documentation
Who it is for
The Master’s Certification Program in Automotive Design using CATIA V5 is a perfect fit for the following profiles:
- Automotive Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Automobile Designers
- Production Engineers
- Students pursuing their graduation or post-graduation in either mechanical engineering or automotive engineering
Admission details
Here are the steps to apply for Skill Lync Master’s Certification Program in Automotive Design using CATIA V5:
Step 1. Visit the webpage of the course.
Step 2.Click on the ‘Enroll Now’ option.
Step3. Make a choice between basic, pro and premium plan
Step 4. An application form pops up. Fill out your name, email, and contact details.
Step 5. Make fee payment and you will successfully register.
Filling the form
You can apply for the Master’s Certification Program in Automotive Design using the CATIA V5 course by the “Enroll Now” option available at the top of the page, under the course title. Simply, provide the details like your name, email address, and phone number to enrol.
The syllabus
Course 1: Automotive Wiring Harness using CATIA V5
Basics of Vehicle Electrical Distribution System & Wiring Harness
Introduction to CATIA V5 Electrical Workbench & Electrical Part Design
- Customized settings for electrical environment
- Wiring harness routing process for CATIA V5
- CATIA V5 – electrical part design
Electrical Part Design
- Clip/clamps/support part definition
- Backshell definition
- Protective covering definition
Harness Assembly & Installation – Part 1
- Preparation of harness assembly
- Creating the wire harness geometrical bundle
- Inserting harness components into a geometrical bundle
- Positioning your inserted electrical parts
- Connecting & Disconnecting electrical components
- Defining the wiring harness routing
Harness Assembly & Installation – Part 2
- Wiring harness routing on external references
- Modifying the wire harness bundle segments
- Wire harness protective coverings
- Use of electrical splices
- Bundle continuity check/analysis
- Geometrical bundle warnings
- 3D annotation
Harness Assembly & Installation – Part 3
- Modifying the wire harness bundle segments
- Modifying the branch point location
- Deleting bundle segment
- Bundle continuity check/analysis
- Geometrical bundle warnings
- 3D annotations
- Important commands, tips, & techniques
Wiring Harness Flattening
- Wiring harness flattening workbench
- Flattening workbench settings
- Flattening the 3D harness assembly
- Modify flatten assembly
- Saving the flatten files
- Drawing, creation & contents
Component Specifications & Selection Guide
- Wiring harness component specifications & selection parameters
- Available suppliers in the market (India)
Wiring Harness Routing & Packaging Basics – Session 1
- Definitions
- Routing & packaging process
- Design criteria (generic) for wiring harness
- Packaging rules & best practices
- Guidelines for battery cables routing
Wiring Harness Routing & Packaging Basics – Session 2
- Clearance management
- Water ingress protection
- Thermal protection management
- Chaffing protection
- Vibration protection
- Routing on/near dynamic parts ( engine, wheel)
- Harness bending rules (harness & battery cables)
- Interconnection connector parking
Course 2: Automotive Sheet Metal Design using Siemens NX CAD / CATIA V5
Vehicle development cycle
- Introduction to the basics of automobiles along with different models of car bodies.
- The different stages of vehicle development that a car will go through before reaching the customer.
- The three years of development activity that precedes the development of an automotive model.
Basics of Automotive Body in White
- Introduction to the basics of automotive BIW.
- The basics of steel and its properties in detail as steel is an important component used in the construction of automobiles.
- The steps that are followed in the selection of the material will be discussed as well.
- An introduction to cross-functional teams that exist in an organization, and the need to coordinate with them along with examples of master sections and 3D components of the parts for easy and clear understanding.
Design Methodology of a Hood, Fender, Roof, Back Doors, and Side Doors
- Hood, Fender, Roof, Side doors, and Back doors.
- The design procedures for all the aforementioned parts can be summarized as follows,
- Design Requirements
- Functional Requirements
- Regulations
- Gap and Flushness Requirements
- Safety Requirements
Case study - Converting - Backdoor/Tailgate Inner Panel
- A real-life scenario where the effect of converting an inner panel from aluminium cast to the steel deep draw part will be shown.
- Here is a quick summary of this case. The following design parameters were identified as critical and hence were fully described:
- The seal surface width was the same as the aluminium liftgate
- Tailgate outer parting was maintained as the same
- Liftgate thickness was modified
- Gap and flushness were maintained
- Understand these design parameters and the decisions that were made.
- In this case study, the design guidelines were set through a series of CAE simulations.
Design of key mechanism - Lock and Striker
- The anatomy of a Locker and Striker mechanism.
- In order to be a successful product development engineer, it is very important to understand in detail the development process and design requirements for even the smallest component.
Case study Process and challenges with supplier manufactured parts
- In this module, we will look at two case studies.
- Both of these studies focus on supplier manufacturing practices.
- The design challenges faced by two Asian Automotive suppliers and then go over the solution methodologies
Course 3: Automotive Lighting Design using CATIA V5
Basic of Lighting & Software Overview
- Some Old school phenomena of Physics-related to lighting
- How basic physics are used in real-time application
- Basic name and application of Automobile lighting Eg., Headlight, tail light etc.
- The function of light, eg., Turn indication, High beam, Low Beam
- CATIA basic model, workbench, some basic commands (in CATIA)
- Some practice sessions on basic features, Like, boss, Locators (in CATIA)
Basic of Regulation & Start of Making Lamp
- Information about regulations and their function
- Start making Lamp (Class A analysis) (in CATIA)
- B surface creation (all into separate parts in CATIA)
- Feature implementation (in CATIA)
- More deep information for Regulation and How to Check into 3D
- Draft analysis, Basic check for Model(in CATIA)
Advance Level of Regulation with 3D Model & Plastics Introduction
- Basic Plastic, understanding while designing parts (in CATIA)
- Making joining section (Glue, hot plate, Vibration etc)
- Making all in single files (in CATIA)
- Publish command in CATIA and join all parts together
- Making mounting concept with 3,2,1 Principle surrounding check (in CATIA)
- C regulation into 3D (in CATIA)
Basic Tooling Check & Drawing Making
- Data as per tooling requirement(only basic) in CATIA
- Start making a 2D drawing from 3D (in CATIA)
- Tolerance and Dimension (in CATIA)
- Complete revision (basic only)
- Making small Lamp again as per regulation, plastic, and Tooling requirement
- Understanding Industry requirements, Optics, thermal, RFQ, and other key elements to getting into this domain
Course 4: Automotive Seating Design using CATIA V5
Introduction to Automotive Seating
- Introduction to Automotive Structure, Seats & their Nomenclature.
Current Fashion/Trend
- A brief on types of Seats, how the seats are defined as per the number of rows in the Car and Number of Movement in the seat.
Component of Seats
- Front Row Components
- Rear Row Components
Component Details : Foam
- How many types of Foam are available
- Design Standard for Foam
- Methods of foam development/Manufacture
- Defects in Foam
Component Details : Structure
- Types of Structure
- Component of Structure
- Design guideline
- The material used in manufacturing
- Methods used to develop a structure
Component Details : Headrest
- Types of Headrest used in automotive seats.
- Components used in making headrest
- Use of Headrest
Component Details : Trims
- Types of Trims used in Automotive
- The terminology used in Trims
- Defects during the development of trim
- Methods to assemble trims
Component Details : Plastics
- Types of Plastic ( Material/Usage differentiation)
- Nomenclature of plastic parts in the seat
- Efficient ways to use plastic in a seat
- Defects occur on plastic components
Component Details : Armrest
- Types of Armrest
- Mechanism of Armrest
- Components of an Armrest
- Manufacturing Defects of Armrest
Component Details : Mechanism
- Recliner – Work/Function and detail study
- Track – Work/Function and detail study
- Height Adjuster – Work/Function and detail study
Seat Testing
- Safety-related Test
- Regulatory related Test
Comfort and Innovation
- Comfort mechanism
- New Innovation Idea
- Comfort layouts of Seats
Seat Related Issues
- 8D
- Fish Bone Diagram
- 5D
- Man-Machine Diagram
DFMEA and PFMEA
- What are DFMEA and PFMEA
- The process to prepare DFMEA and PFMEA
- Different Review points of DFMEA and PFMEA
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances [GD&T]
- Introduction to GD&T
- Usage of GD&T in seats
- Different examples to define GD&T with exercise to do
Program Life Cycle
- Life Cycle of a program
- Different stages a program goes
- Milestones of Customers
Course 5: Automotive Plastic Design using CATIA V5
Design Overview In Automotive Industry
- Product Life Cycle
- Design Life Cycle
Plastics in Automotive Industry
- Types of plastics (Thermoset Plastics, Thermoplastic)
- Engineering plastic Materials
- Manufacturing Process
- Injection Molding
Introduction to CATIA
- Basic commands and operation
- Save feature, pan feature, rotate feature, etc
Sketcher workbench
- Commands
- Rules to follow
- Working in exercise
Part Design Workbench
- Pad and pocket
- Working on exercise
Advanced part design
- Boolean operations
- How to work on a Boolean exercise
- How to work on After Tool Go modification on Automotive components. (OEM Working procedures)
2D Drawing creation
- Create a PCB Bracket using Boolean operations
Basic Surface Design Workbench
- Commands (Types of Sweep)
- Working on exercise
- Draft analysis
- How to work on a surface exercise
Advanced Surface Design Workbench
- Commands
- Creation of Closed body, Thickened body
- A parting line and parting surface
Creation of Door Switch Bezel and adding thickness to it
- How to create tooling direction and do the draft analysis to ensure the part can be taken out of the tool?
- Adding the right thickness to the part and solving the issues.
- Create the parting line for the bezel.
Tooling Feasibility
- What is a mounting feature?
- How to create a locator and dog house?
- Integrating the mounting features to the base part with Boolean operations
Modeling Exercise
- The Clip mounting feature is in Plastic design.
- Design considerations for creating this feature
- Tooling analysis for the clip feature
Drafting Workbench
- Drafting workbench
- Creation of detail drawing for the Components
- Views creations (basic view & section views)
- Application of GD&T in drawings
- Template settings
Mold Design Considerations
- Creation of Paring line
- Creation of Tooling axis
- What is undercut and how to solve it
Complex Mold Design Parameters
- Creation of simple mold for the Rear quarter trim Cupholder
- What are core and cavity
- Stripper, ejection, and system
- Draft analysis
How it helps
The Master’s Certification Program in Automotive Design using the CATIA V5 training course trains you in essential engineering tools and concepts vital to get into top OEMs. After going through a rigorous industry-based learning curriculum, candidates will be well equipped in working as CATIA V5 Design Engineers.
Multi-national companies like BMW, Tata Motors, Porsche, Daimler Chrysler, The Boeing Company, Audi, Volkswagen, and many more in the automotive, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries use CATIA. With the master’s certification from Skill Lync, you will build a dynamic project portfolio, enhance your professional profile, and won’t miss the eye of the recruiter.
FAQs
Master’s Certification Program in Automotive Design using the CATIA V5 training curriculum includes wiring harness on the engine, a frontal crash of a NEN dodge model in FMVSS regulation, and developing a door trim panel for a segment car. Designing projects include a hood, fender drip area, roof, and tailgate, tail lamp.
Yes. To be eligible for the Master’s Certification Program in Automotive Design using CATIA V5 online programme, you need to be a practicing mechanical or automotive engineer or be currently pursuing your graduation or post-graduation in the same field.
The course is taught by industry gurus who are currently working in or have worked for Fortune 500 companies. To make high-quality online lectures and assignments, Skill-Lync partners with teachers. Students get access every week during the programme.
The Master’s Certification Program in Automotive Design using CATIA V5 will enable you to get jobs in large-scale automotive OEM’s like Ashok Leyland, BMW, Bajaj Auto, Audi, Tata, Mahindra, and Skoda.
For your doubts and queries, one-on-one support is available for you through email, Whatsapp, telephone, or video conferencing. A dedicated support engineer is also allotted to you, who will accompany you every step of the way to clear any doubts and queries you may have.
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