Teaching Reverse Engineering & Surface Modeling with CATIA

Institution: Tehran Institute of Technology

Location: Tehran, Iran

Role: CATIA Instructor – Reverse Engineering & Surface Modeling

Duration: 2015 – 2020 (5+ years, 5000+ teaching hours)

Summary:
Alongside my industrial design career, I worked as a professional CATIA instructor for over 5 years, focusing primarily on reverse engineering and digitizing complex shapes using CATIA and Quick Surface. My teaching approach was highly practical, project-based, and centered on recreating precise 3D geometry from physical parts or scanned data.

Key Teaching Topics:

• Quick Surface workflows and editing scanned geometry
• CATIA GSD (Generative Shape Design) – curve networks, patch surfaces, tangency control
• Digitizing shapes from physical parts, photos, or measurement data
• Reverse engineering industrial components with surface accuracy and continuity
• Preparing Class B/Class A surfaces for product design and manufacturing

Educational Approach:
I focused on real-world applications and hands-on challenges. Instead of teaching CATIA as a set of tools, I trained students to think like engineers. Many of my top students were later recruited into companies I worked with, helping me build fast, reliable, and synchronized design teams.

Training Locations:

• Tehran Institute of Technology – Sa’adat Abad Branch (4000+ hours)
• Narmak and Piroozi Branches (500+ hours each)
• Semnan – Corporate training for Parmida Rubber and Azad University