Advanced Part Modeling with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire

3.0
Course Code TRN-1831-T
Course Length 2 days

Overview
The Advanced Part Modeling with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 training course teaches you
how to use advanced part modeling techniques in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 to improve
your product designs. You will learn how to create and modify design models using
advanced sketching techniques and feature creation tools. You will also learn how to reuse
existing design geometry when creating new design models.
Pro/FICIENCY assessments will be provided in order for you to assess your understanding of
the course materials. The assessment results will also identify the class topics that require
further review. At the end of the class, you will either take an assessment via your PTC
University account, or your instructor will provide training on how to do this after the class.
After completing this course, you will be well prepared to work efficiently with complex
product designs using Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0.

Duration
2 days

Prerequisites
• Introduction to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0.
• Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 Update from Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0.

Audience
This course is intended for mechanical designers, design engineers and related roles. The
topics in this course are also available as Web-based training courses.

Topics
• Creating sketch-based features using advanced sketching techniques such as conics,
splines, and elliptical fillets.
• Creating finishing features such as rounds, chamfers, drafts and shells using advanced
options.
• Creating sweeps and blend features using advanced options.
• Duplicating features and components using advanced patterning techniques.
• Duplicating features and components by using pattern tables.
• Reusing design geometry by using inheritance and user-defined features (UDF).
Agenda

Day 1
Module 1 Advanced Sketch-based Features
Module 2 Advanced Drafts and Shells
Module 3 Advanced Rounds and Chamfers

Day 2
Module 4 Advanced Sweeps and Blends
Module 5 Advanced Patterns and Copies
Module 6 Reusing Product Designs
Table of Contents
Advanced Part Modeling with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0

ADVANCED SKETCH-BASED FEATURES 1-1

Introduction ............................................................................................................1-1
Objectives ..............................................................................................................1-1
Lecture Notes ..................................................................................................... 1-2
Advanced Sketch-based Features.........................................................................1-3
Using Sketcher Tools - Orienting Sections ............................................................1-5
Using Sketcher Tools - Sketcher Palette ...............................................................1-6
Using Sketcher Tools - Editing and Manipulating Sections ...................................1-7
Creating Advanced Sketched Entities - Axis Points and Sketched Datum
Points .....................................................................................................................1-9
Creating Advanced Sketched Entities - Conics ...................................................1-10
Creating Advanced Sketched Entities - Ellipses..................................................1-11
Creating Advanced Sketched Entities - Elliptical Fillets.......................................1-12
Creating Advanced Sketched Entities - Splines ..................................................1-13
Creating Advanced Sketched Entities - Sketched Text .......................................1-16
Lab Exercises................................................................................................... 1-19
Exercise 1: Using Sketcher Tools ........................................................................1-19
Exercise 2: Creating Advanced Sketch-based Features .....................................1-37
Exercise 3: Creating the Vase (Optional).............................................................1-60
Exercise 4: Creating the Parabolic Reflector (Optional) ......................................1-69
Summary.......................................................................................................... 1-78

ADVANCED DRAFTS AND SHELLS 2-1

Introduction ............................................................................................................2-1
Objectives ..............................................................................................................2-1
Lecture Notes ..................................................................................................... 2-2
Advanced Drafts.....................................................................................................2-3
Creating Advanced Drafts ......................................................................................2-4
Creating Embedded Datum Features ....................................................................2-9
Creating Partial Shells .........................................................................................2-10
Lab Exercises................................................................................................... 2-11
Exercise 1: Creating Advanced Drafts .................................................................2-11
 Exercise 2: Creating Embedded Datum Features and Partial Shells (Optional). 2-38
Summary...........................................................................................................2-50

ADVANCED ROUNDS AND CHAMFERS 3-1

Introduction ............................................................................................................ 3-1
Objectives .............................................................................................................. 3-1
Lecture Notes......................................................................................................3-2
Advanced Rounds and Chamfers.......................................................................... 3-3
Advanced Rounds ................................................................................................. 3-4
Advanced Chamfers ............................................................................................ 3-14
Lab Exercises ...................................................................................................3-21
Exercise 1: Creating Advanced Rounds.............................................................. 3-21
Exercise 2: Creating Advanced Chamfers .......................................................... 3-49
Exercise 3: Creating Rounds in the Intent Chain and Carburetor Parts
(Optional) ............................................................................................................. 3-59
Summary...........................................................................................................3-73

ADVANCED SWEEPS AND BLENDS 4-1

Introduction ............................................................................................................ 4-1
Objectives .............................................................................................................. 4-1
Lecture Notes......................................................................................................4-2
Advanced Sweeps and Blends.............................................................................. 4-3
Advanced Sweeps ................................................................................................. 4-5
Advanced Sweeps (cont.)...................................................................................... 4-8
Advanced Blends................................................................................................. 4-12
Lab Exercises ...................................................................................................4-18
Exercise 1: Creating Advanced Sweeps ............................................................. 4-18
Exercise 2: Creating Advanced Blends ............................................................... 4-31
Exercise 3: Creating the Sink and Faucet Handle Parts (Optional) .................... 4-45
Exercise 4: Creating the Recoil Cover (Optional)................................................ 4-60
Exercise 5: Creating a Cam using a Datum Graph (Optional) ............................ 4-64
Summary...........................................................................................................4-73

ADVANCED PATTERNS AND COPIES 5-1

Introduction ............................................................................................................ 5-1
Objectives .............................................................................................................. 5-1
Lecture Notes......................................................................................................5-2
Advanced Patterns and Copies ............................................................................. 5-3
Advanced Copy Options........................................................................................ 5-4
 Advanced Pattern Types........................................................................................5-5
Editing Patterns......................................................................................................5-8
Creating Varying Patterns ....................................................................................5-10
Pattern Tables......................................................................................................5-11
Lab Exercises................................................................................................... 5-12
Exercise 1: Using Advanced Copy Options .........................................................5-12
Exercise 2: Creating Varying Patterns .................................................................5-18
Exercise 3: Creating Advanced Patterns .............................................................5-23
Exercise 4: Duplicating Features using Pattern Tables (Optional) ......................5-32
Summary.......................................................................................................... 5-38

REUSING PRODUCT DESIGNS 6-1

Introduction ............................................................................................................6-1
Objectives ..............................................................................................................6-1
Lecture Notes ..................................................................................................... 6-2
Reusing Product Designs ......................................................................................6-3
Creating Inheritance Features ...............................................................................6-4
Creating User-Defined Features (UDFs) ...............................................................6-5
Placing User-Defined Features (UDFs) .................................................................6-6
Lab Exercises..................................................................................................... 6-7
Exercise 1: Creating Inheritance Features ............................................................6-7
Exercise 2: Creating User-Defined Features (UDFs) ..........................................6-15
Summary.......................................................................................................... 6-29