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Exam Description: Levels and Tracks

 'Specialist' is the entry level. It certifies the foundation level of knowledge within a track.

 'Expert' is the senior level. It certifies the advanced level of knowledge within a track.

 'Master' is the high-end level. It certifies the highest level of knowledge and expertise within a domain.

Certification Rules

 The Specialist level must be completed before the Expert one. To become 'Expert' in a given track, you are required to pass first the 'Specialist' level exam, then the 'Expert' one.

 Specialist Level Certificates are version specific and do not expire.

 Expert Level Certificates are version specific and do not expire. However, it is recommended you keep your expert certification current.

 Tracks can be taken in any order (no prerequisite tracks).

To become 'Master' in a given domain, you are required to pass all exams levels in the different domain's tracks plus a live practice session.

Certificates

Anybody who passes a CATIA Exam is a CATIA Certified Professional.

Certificates are Brand - Version - Track - Level specific.

Example: 'CATIA V5R16 PART DESIGN EXPERT'

CATIA Mechanical Design EXAMS

Our exams at the Specialist and Expert level consist of 60-75 challenging multiple choice single answer questions delivered in a secure proctored testing environment. You will have 75 minutes to complete each exam. Candidates need to achieve a total equal or above the minimum passing score on the exams to pass and become certified.

Taking the exams requires preparation and minimum practical experience of the products. The expected level for 'Specialist' exams is to have one to six months of regular practice. For the 'Expert' level we recommend candidates to have at least one to 2 years regular practice.

The following document should give you a good taste of what you will experience when taking the exams : CATIA Certification Professional - Sample Questions.

Part Design Track

Exam title: CATIA PART DESIGN SPECIALIST
Exam code: CAT-PDG-101-516
Product covered: CATIA V5R16 Part Design
Topics covered: 
Common tools: views manipulations and interface: (multi) selection, properties, compass, specification tree display, manipulations and behavior, symbols …
Sketcher: profile construction and modification, constraints creation, colors and display (graphism), symbols and attributes, analysis, grid and sketch tools, transformations, formulae…
Part Design: sketch-based features creation and modification, dress-up features creation and modification (pads, holes, pockets, grooves, shafts, multi-pad, parameters and limits, fillets, drafts, chamfers, shells, thread and taps,…)
Transformations: General, Symmetry, Mirror, patterns…
Modifications: Reordering, activation, (manual) updates, delete, feature modification, drag and drop
Duration: 75 minutes 
Number of questions: 70
 
 
Exam title: CATIA PART DESIGN EXPERT 
Exam code: CAT-PDG-201-516
Product covered: CATIA V5R16 Part Design
Topics covered: 
Common tools: Catalogs, Copy-Paste, Delete, Design Tables, Formulas, Hide-Show, Layers, Materials, Multi document links, Power Copies, Shortcuts, Specifications Tree…
Sketcher: Sketch analysis, Constraints, Formulas, Transformations…
Part Design: Analysis, Bodies, Boolean operations, Dress up features, Operations, Patterns, Sketch based features, Surface features, Transformations, Update…
Duration: 75 minutes
Number of questions: 60

Assembly Design Track

Exam title: CATIA ASSEMBLY DESIGN SPECIALIST
Exam code: CAT-ASM-101-516
Product covered: CATIA V5R16 Assembly Design 
Topics covered: 
Positioning and alignment: Compass, Snap, Smart Move, origin…
Constraints: creation and modification, update, icons and symbols, constraint types…
Analysis and manipulations: Change workbench, Keep link, Visualization modes, measures, constraint status, degree of freedom…
Product structure: icons and symbols, reorder, existing and new components, new product, instances, (fast) multi-instantiation, deletion, links, part origin, reuse patterns, paste options, product analysis…
Save operations: save, save as/all, save management.
Duration: 75 minutes 
Number of questions: 66
 
 
Exam title: CATIA ASSEMBLY DESIGN EXPERT
Exam code: CAT-ASM-201-516

Product covered: CATIA V5R16 Assembly Design
Topics covered: 
Analysis, BOM, Clash & clearance analysis, Contextual parts, Delete, Deactivate, Design in context, Explode, Isolate, Knowledgeware parameters, Large assemblies, Links, Published geometry, Replace component, Rigid & flexible sub-assemblies, Scenes, Section plane and viewer, Settings, Part instantiation, Smart move, Visualization modes, Weld feature… 
Duration: 75 minutes
Number of questions: 57

Surface Design Track

Exam title: CATIA SURFACE DESIGN SPECIALIST
Exam code: CAT-SUR-101-516
Product covered: CATIA V5R16 Generative Shape Design
Topics covered: 
3DWireframe: curves, lines, planes and points creation and modification…
Geometric transformations: axis to axis, affinity, symmetry…
Curves in space: circles, parallel and connect curves, splines, corners, spiral…
Curves on surfaces: intersection projection, boundary, propagation, combine…
Surfaces from curves: sweep, blend, multi-section surfaces, sill, sphere, revolution, extrude…
Surfaces from surfaces: offset, near, disassemble, untrim, join, split, extrapolate, extract, fillets…
Operations: Surface-solid operations, connect checker, draft analysis, feature edition, work on support, display modes…

Duration: 75 minutes
Number of questions: 63
 
 
Exam title: CATIA SURFACE DESIGN EXPERT
Exam code: CAT-SUR-201-516
Product covered: CATIA V5R16 Generative Shape Design
Topics covered: 
Analysis, Blend, Connect checker, Connect curve, Conic, Depth effect, Corner, Disassemble, Extract, Extrude, Fill, Fillets, Free sides, Geometric information, Geometrical sets, Healing, Hybrid design, Intersection, Invert, Join, Laws, Loft, Power copy, Projection, Ruled surface, Smooth, Split, Update, Reflect lines, Spline, Sweep… 
Duration: 75 minutes
Number of questions: 53

CATIA MASTER LIVE PRACTICE EXAM

The CATIA Master Certification exam consists in a live practice session. Candidates must perform a set of challenging exercises in a limited time. To qualify candidates must perform successfully the mandatory exercises and obtain a total score equal or above the minimum passing score of the exam.

Prerequisites:

1. Taking the Master exam requires from the candidates to be already certified at the Expert level in all three CATIA Mechanical Design tracks (Part Design, Assembly Design and Surface Design) and Generative Shape Design.
2. Have several years of CATIA experience.
3. Regular use of CATIA in the above mentioned areas

CATIA Master exams are announced and delivered directly by Dassault Systèmes.