The V5 to V6 Transition Companion courses allow V5 users to get acquainted with V6 during a class led by a Certified Instructor and after the class with a online access to Companion, using the same content during and after the class for additional learning, testing and exercises.

Companion eLearning Course: CATIA V5 to V6 Mechanical Design Transition
Duration: 16 hours
Release: V6R2009, V6R2009x, V6R2010, V6R2010x, V6R2011, V6R2011x
Targeted audience: Mechanical Designers, CATIA V5 Designers.
Prerequisites: Students attending this course should be familiar with CATIA V5 Fundamentals.
Course Description
This course will teach you how to import existing V5 data and search for models in database in CATIA V6. You will learn how to design in collaboration with other users, perform modifications, check impacts and propagate modifications using a role-based scenario . You will also learn how to load a product configuration, design in context, replace components with new versions and analyze a product.
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
- Import existing CATIA V5 data and store in V6
- Search for data in the V6 database
- Open V6 parts for modification
- Share information with other users
- Analyze the impacts of modifications
- Propagate modifications
- Load a product configuration
- Use assembly-level features
- Analyze a product

Companion eLearning Course: CATIA V5 to V6 Mechanical Surface Design Transition
Duration: 8 hours
Release: V6R2009, V6R2009x, V6R2010, V6R2010x, V6R2011, V6R2011x
Targeted audience: Mechanical Surface Designer
Prerequisites: Knowledge of CATIA V5 (V5 Fundamentals or Part / Assembly Design, Surface Design and Drafting)
Course Description:
This course will introduce you to CATIA V6. You will learn how to search for models and import existing V5 data. Using a role-based scenario you will learn how to design in collaboration with other users, perform modifications, check impacts and propagate modifications.
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
- Import existing CATIA V5 data and store in V6
- Search for data in the V6 database
- Open V6 parts for modification
- Share information with other users
- Analyze the impacts of modifications
- Propagate modifications to the database

Companion eLearning Course: CATIA V6 Automotive Body Transition
Duration: 16 hours
Release: V6R2011x
Targeted audience: Automotive Designers, CATIA V5 Designers
Prerequisites: Students attending this course should be familiar with CATIA V5 basics like Part Design, Assembly Design and Drafting
Course Description:
This course will introduce you to CATIA V6 and the fundamental concepts of PLM. This course will teach what is new in CATIA V6 compared to CATIA V5. You will learn how to search for models in the V6 database and how to import existing V5 data. Using a role based scenario in the context of an assembly you will learn how to design parts in collaboration with other users, perform modifications, check impacts and propagate modifications to the database. You will also learn how to manage assembly architecture and contextual links, reuse catalog data, work with large assemblies and analyze the resulting design.
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
- Import existing CATIA V5 data and store in V6
- Search for data in the V6 database
- Open V6 parts for modification
- Share information with other users
- Analyze the impacts of modifications
- Propagate modifications
- Load a product configuration
- Use assembly-level features
- Analyze a product.

Companion eLearning Course: CATIA V5 to V6 Electrical Transition
Duration: 24 hours
Release: V6R2009, V6R2009x, V6R2010, V6R2010x, V6R2011, V6R2011x
Targeted audience: Electrical Designers
Prerequisites: Students attending this course must be familiar with the V5 Automotive Electrical course
Course Description:
This course will teach you how to transition from CATIA V5 Electrical Design to CATIA V6. You will learn how to import CATIA V5 electrical data into V6, create Electrical Device Libraries, instantiate devices, and create Electrical Assemblies. In the V6 context, you will learn how to use electrical assemblies to create Wire Harness and route the wires. Additionally, you will learn how to flatten the harness and create the corresponding Harness Document. This course will also teach you how to use the Collaboration features of CATIA V6.
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
- Manage, create and edit documents in V6
- Collaborate with the Community
- Perform Impact Analysis and Propagation
- Design parts in the assembly context
- Migrate electrical data from V5 to V6
- Create and place electrical devices
- Route Geometrical Harness and Wires
- Flatten the Wire Harness and create a Wire Harness Drawing
- Manage various product configurations.

Companion eLearning Course: CATIA V6 Automotive Chassis Transition
Duration: 16 hours
Release: V6R2011x
Targeted audience: Automotive Designers, CATIA V5 Designers
Prerequisites: Students attending this course should be familiar with CATIA V5 basics like Part Design, Assembly Design and Drafting
Course Description:
This course will introduce you to CATIA V6 and the fundamental concepts of PLM. You will learn how to search for models in the V6 database and how to import existing V5 data. This course will teach what is new in CATIA V6 compared to CATIA V5. Using a role-based scenario in the context of an assembly you will learn how to design parts in collaboration with other users, perform modifications, check impacts and propagate modifications to the database. You will also learn how to manage assembly architecture and contextual links, reuse catalog data, work with large assemblies and analyze the resulting design.
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
- Import existing CATIA V5 data and store in V6
- Search for data in the V6 database
- Open V6 parts for modification
- Share information with other users
- Analyze the impacts of modifications
- Propagate modifications
- Load a product configuration
- Use assembly-level features
- Analyze a product.

Companion eLearning Course: CATIA V6 Automotive Powertrain Transition
Duration: 16 hours
Release: V6R2011x
Targeted audience: Automotive Designers, CATIA V5 Designers
Prerequisites: Students attending this course should be familiar with CATIA V5 basics like Part Design, Assembly Design and Drafting
Course Description:
This course will introduce you to CATIA V6 and the fundamental concepts of PLM. You will learn how to search for models in the V6 database and how to import existing V5 data. This course will teach what is new in CATIA V6 compared to CATIA V5. Using a role-based scenario in the context of an assembly you will learn how to design parts in collaboration with other users, perform modifications, check impacts and propagate modifications to the database. You will also learn how to manage assembly architecture and contextual links, reuse catalog data, work with large assemblies and analyze the resulting design.
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
- Import existing CATIA V5 data and store in V6
- Search for data in the V6 database
- Open V6 parts for modification
- Share information with other users
- Analyze the impacts of modifications
- Propagate modifications
- Load a product configuration
- Use assembly-level features
- Analyze a product.

Companion eLearning Course: V5 to V6 PLM Express Design Transition
Duration: 16 hours
Release: V6R2011x
Targeted audience: Mechanical Designers, CATIA V5 Designers
Prerequisites: Students attending this course should be familiar with CATIA PLM Express Fundamentals
Course Description:
This course will introduce you to CATIA V6. You will learn how to search for models and import existing V5 data. Using a rolebased scenario you will learn how to design in collaboration with other users, perform modifications, check impacts and propagate modifications. You will then learn design in context, replace components with new versions and analyze a product.
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
- Import existing CATIA V5 data and store in V6
- Search for data in the V6 database
- Open V6 parts for modification
- Share information with other users
- Propagate modifications
- Use assembly-level features
- Analyze a product.

Companion eLearning Course: CATIA V5 to V6 Analysis Transition
Duration: 8 hours
Release: V6R2009, V6R2009x, V6R2010, V6R2010x, V6R2011, V6R2011x
Targeted audience: Designers, Analysts
Prerequisites: Knowledge of CATIA V5 Fundamentals and CATIA V5 Analysis courses.
Course Description:
This course will introduce you to CATIA V6 and the fundamental concepts of PLM. You will learn how to search for models in the V6 database and how to import existing V5 data. Using a role-based scenario in the context of an assembly you will learn how to design parts in collaboration with other users, perform modifications, check impacts, and propagate the modifications to the impacted parts. You will also learn how to perform a finite element analysis for structures in CATIA V6 (preprocessing, computation, postprocessing, and assembly analysis).
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
- Import existing CATIA V5 data and store in V6
- Search for data in the V6 database
- Open V6 parts for modification
- Share information with other users
- Perform Part and Assembly Structural Analysis using new and enhanced functions.
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