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Training Agenda
Introduction to Pro/ENGINEER
Day 1
Introduction to Pro/ENGINEER
The Pro/ENGINEER Interface
Pick-and-Place Features
The Sketcher Mode
Sketched Features
Day 2
Datum Planes
Parent/Child Relationships
Simple Sweeps and Blends
Relations
Day 3
Patterns and Copy
Drawing Creation and Views
Additional Detailing and Associativity
Creating Assemblies
Day 4
Layers and Suppression
Additional Datum Features
Additional Advanced Features
The Resolve Environment
Day 5
Information Tools
Configuring Pro/ENGINEER
Modeling Philosophy
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Table of Contents
Introduction to Pro/ENGINEER
INTRODUCTION TO PRO/ENGINEER
1-1
2-1
SCREEN LAYOUT............................................................................................................2-2
Main Window .................................................................................................................... 2-2
Pull-Down Menus .............................................................................................................. 2-2
Toolbar............................................................................................................................... 2-3
Display Area ...................................................................................................................... 2-3
Message Area..................................................................................................................... 2-4
MODULE SUMMARY....................................................................................................2-24
PICK-AND-PLACE FEATURES
3-1
SKETCHER BASICS
4-1
SKETCHED FEATURES
5-1
DATUM PLANES
6-1
MODULE SUMMARY....................................................................................................6-16
PARENT/CHILD RELATIONSHIPS
7-1
PARENT/CHILD RELATIONSHIPS................................................................................7-2
Parent/Child Relationships with Pick-and-Place Features ................................................. 7-2
Parent/Child Relationships with a Sketched Feature ......................................................... 7-2
Changing the Parents of a Feature ..................................................................................... 7-3
MODULE SUMMARY....................................................................................................7-19
8-1
BLEND FEATURES..........................................................................................................8-3
Creating Parallel Blends..................................................................................................... 8-3
MODULE SUMMARY....................................................................................................8-16
RELATIONS
9-1
10-1
11-1
12-1
MODULE SUMMARY..................................................................................................12-10
CREATING ASSEMBLIES
13-1
ASSEMBLY MODIFICATION.......................................................................................13-8
Changing Design Intent of the Assembly ........................................................................ 13-8
MODULE SUMMARY..................................................................................................13-22
14-1
CREATING LAYERS......................................................................................................14-2
Selecting the Object ......................................................................................................... 14-2
Creating Layers................................................................................................................ 14-3
Associating Items to a Layer............................................................................................ 14-3
Setting the Display Status of a Layer ............................................................................... 14-4
Manipulating Layer Display Status.................................................................................. 14-6
15-1
16-1
17-1
INFORMATION TOOLS
18-1
MODULE SUMMARY....................................................................................................18-8
CONFIGURING PRO/ENGINEER
19-1
MODULE SUMMARY..................................................................................................19-21
MODELING PHILOSOPHY
20-1
MODULE SUMMARY....................................................................................................20-5
PROJECT LABORATORY
A-1
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................A-2
PART CREATION ............................................................................................................A-3
SECTION 1: Creating the Motor Part............................................................................... A-3
SECTION 2: Creating the Lower Housing Part................................................................ A-5
SECTION 3: Creating the Snap Ring Part ........................................................................ A-9
SECTION 4: Creating the Upper Housing Part .............................................................. A-11
......................................................................................................................................... A-41
FINISHING PARTS, ASSEMBLIES, AND DRAWINGS ............................................ A-42
SECTION 1: Developing the Motor Part ........................................................................A-42
SECTION 2: Finishing the Lower Housing ....................................................................A-44
SECTION 3: Finishing the Drawing ...............................................................................A-46
USING PTC.HELP
B-1
C-1
Module
Introduction to Pro/ENGINEER
Pro/ENGINEER is a powerful application. It is ideal for capturing
the design intent of your models because at its foundation is a
practical philosophy. In this lesson, you will learn the concepts that
drive this philosophy and the powerful functionality that it generates.
OBJECTIVES
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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You can calculate mass properties directly from the geometry you
create.
While you can manipulate a solid models display on the screen, the
model itself remains a solid, as shown in Figure 1.
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In t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
Feature-Based
Pro/ENGINEER is feature-based. Geometry is composed of a series of
easy to understand features. A feature is the smallest building block in a
part model. Things to remember:
This means, as you construct your model feature by feature you choose
your building blocks as well as the order you create them in, thus
capturing your design intent.
Design intent is the motive, the all-driving force, behind every feature
creation.
Base Feature
Protrusion Added
Chamfer Added
Rounds Added
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Parametric
Pro/ENGINEER is parametric i.e. it is driven by parameters or variable
dimensions. This means:
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In t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
Associative
Pro/ENGINEER models are often combinations of various parts,
assemblies, drawings, and other objects. Pro/ENGINEER makes all these
entities fully associative. That means if you make changes at a certain
level those changes propagate to all the levels. For example if you change
dimensions on a drawing the change will be reflected in the associated
part. Figure 4 shows associativity between a part and an assembly.
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Figure 4: Associativity
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Module
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the uses of the Model Tree and the Menu Manager.
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SCREEN LAYOUT
Main Window
When you start Pro/ENGINEER, the main window opens on your desktop.
You create your designs in this window. The four distinct elements of the
window are:
Pull-down menu
Toolbar
Display area
Message area
Pull-Down Menus
The Pro/ENGINEER pull-down menus are valid in all modes of the
system.
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In t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
File C ontains
Edit
View
Datum
Analysis
Info
Applications
Help
Toolbar
The Pro/ENGINEER toolbar contains icons for frequently used options
from the pull-down menus. The toolbar can also be customized.
Display Area
Pro/ENGINEER displays parts, assemblies, drawings, and models on the
screen in the display area. An objects display depends on the current
environment settings. When you select the model on the screen, the
system distinguishes between an edge and a surface of the model by
highlighting them in two different colors.
Note:
Surfaces of models are valid in Pro/ENGINEER regardless of
the model display.
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Message Area
The message area between the toolbar and the display area performs
multiple functions by:
To view old messages, you can use the scrollbar located on the right.
Note:
When Pro/ENGINEER requires data input, it temporarily
disables all other functions until you enter the required data.
.PRT Part files allow you to create 3-D models consisting of many
features.
or assemblies.
In addition, there is also a SKETCHER mode that allows you to create twodimensional sketches that are parametric.
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In t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
Tabs
Drop-down
arrow
Check box
Text box
Command button
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Info
OK
Cancel
Preview
Define
Retrieving Models
When you retrieve files into a working session by clicking File > Open ,
Pro/ENGINEER also opens up a MODEL TREE window and a Menu
Manager that allow you to create, manipulate, and modify model geometry.
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In t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
Holding your mouse over any menu option provides one-line help
displayed on the bottom of the current active window. If you need
additional help, choose the menu option with the right mouse button and
click Get Help from the pop-up menu.
Note:
The system administrator must install and set up the online
documentation for you to be able to access this functionality.
T h e P ro / E NG IN E E R In t e rf a ce
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In t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
Saving Changes
Save changes at any time by clicking File > Save . It is a good practice to
save often. When saving a model, Pro/ENGINEER creates a new version
by increasing the version number, thereby creating two existing versions.
To retrieve an old version, you must specify the version number in the
retrieval name. To display the version numbers in the FILE OPEN dialog
box, use the All Versions option.
Closing Windows
To close a window use Window > Close or File > Close Window .
However, this does not remove the model from the current session of
Pro/ENGINEER. The model still occupies RAM space on the computer. If
the model is no longer required, erase it from memory by clicking File >
Erase > Current. To erase all models that are in session but not displayed
in windows, click File > Erase > Not Displayed .
Deleting Files
Click File > Delete to remove old versions of a model. When you click
File > Delete > All Versions , the system deletes all versions of the model
from the system memory as well as from the hard drive.
T h e P ro / E NG IN E E R In t e rf a ce
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
To prove that Pro/ENGINEER is a parametric, associative, and featurebased solid modeler.
Method
The first two exercises of this lab deal with the user interface and how to
manipulate the size and orientation of a model. The final exercise
demonstrates that Pro/ENGINEER is a parametric, associative, and
feature-based solid modeler.
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2. Click Apply .
3. Change the orientation back to Trimetric .
4. Click OK to close the dialog box.
Task 4.
Display coordinate
systems
Display datum
points
2. Shade the model. Click the Shade icon from the toolbar.
T h e P ro / E NG IN E E R In t e rf a ce
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Shade display
Hidden Line
display
No Hidden Line
display
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I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
Change the size and orientation of the model using the toolbar.
Repaint
Zoom In
Saved Views
2. Pick a location on the model with the left mouse button and pick a
second location to create a zoom box.
3. The model zooms in.
4. Now click the Zoom Out icon.
5.
Task 2.
1. Click
T h e P ro / E NG IN E E R In t e rf a ce
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Pick this
surface to face
front for
Reference 1.
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I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
Task 3.
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1. Click View > Model Tree , if the Model Tree is not on.
2. Modify offset of the master shaft part. Right-click and hold on
MASTER_SHAFT.PRT.
3. Click Modify from pop-up menu.
4. Pick the 76 dimension that appears.
5. In the text box in the message area, type [90] and press <ENTER>.
6. Click Done in the MODIFY menu of the MENU MANAGER.
7. Click Done/Return in the ASSEM MOD menu.
Task 2.
1. Open MASTER_SHAFT.PRT.
2. Click Modify in MENU MANAGER.
3. Pick the shaft as shown in Figure 14.
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I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
T h e P ro / E NG IN E E R In t e rf a ce
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I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
Modify this
dimension
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Task 3.
1. Click Window > Close Window from the pull-down menu. Notice
the base Pro/ENGINEER window cannot be removed as indicated
in the message area.
2. Open the CRANK2 part that is still in memory. In the FILE OPEN
dialog box, click the In Session icon.
In Session
icon
3. Select CRANK2. PRT. Click Open . The system retrieves this model
from the system memory, not from the computer hard drive.
Task 4. Remove the master assembly models that are not displayed in a
window from the session memory.
1. Erase the models that are not displayed. Click File > Erase > Not
Displayed .
2. A dialog box appears with the selected models that are in session.
Click OK from the dialog box to complete the operation.
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1. Erase the current file. Click File > Erase > Current . Confirm the
operation.
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I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
MODULE SUMMARY
In this module you have learned that:
Pull-down menus, toolbar, display area, and message area are the four
important elements of the Pro/ENGINEER user interface.
T h e P ro / E NG IN E E R In t e rf a ce
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Module
Pick-and-Place Features
Certain Pro/ENGINEER features need not be (Keep it simple) built.
They are freely provided and can simply be utilized whenever
needed. These features are called Pick-and-Place features.
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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straight hole
edge round
edge chamfer
Note:
Pick-and-Place features behave parametrically with respect to
their placement references. That is, if the placement reference
moves, the feature also moves.
Placement Options
To place a hole on your model, you can choose from the following options
in the PLACEMENT menu.
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Linear Places the hole on a plane. Dimensions the center of the hole
from two surfaces or edges using linear dimensions.
In t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
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Depth Options
You can also create the hole from either side of the placement plane or
from both sides using the Depth One and Depth Two options in the HOLE
dialog box.
The system determines how deep to create the hole based on your depth
specification. Figure 6 illustrates the various depth options listed in the
HOLE dialog box.
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In t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
Thru All
Thru Next
To Reference
Thru Until
Constant
Full Round
surface.
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Full Round
Note:
Do not dimension other features to the edges or tangent edges
of round features. Round features make unstable parents.
Tip:
You should create round features on your model as late in the
design process as possible.
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In t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
Enter
Thru Pnt/Vtx
Picked a point on
this surface.
Round created
tangent
Original model
Original Model
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Note:
When selecting circular edges for chamfers, Pro/ENGINEER
only highlights one half of the edge. Since the system places
the chamfer on the entire circular edge, you do not have to
select the other half of the edge.
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In t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
By the end of this lab, you will have command over the important Pickand-Place features of Pro/ENGINEER: the Straight Hole, the Simple
Edge Chain Round and the Edge Chamfer.
Method
This lab is structured to present the Pick-and-Place features in their order
of complexity.
Task 1.
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2. From MENU MANAGER, click Feature > Create > Solid >
Chamfer .
3. Click Edge > 45 x d . Type [1.0] as the value for the chamfer
dimension.
4. Pick the two circular edges on either end of the cylindrical
protrusion.
5. After the edges have been selected, click Done Sel > Done Refs.
Pick these
two edges
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Task 2.
model.
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4. Pick the front edge and right side edge as edge references.
5. Click Query Sel , then pick the two hidden bottom edges.
Pick front
and right
side edges
Note:
When Pro/ENGINEER prompts for you to pick an edge or
surface, the system can determine the difference between the
two, thus filtering out everything but the prompted reference
type.
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9. Save the model. Accept the default name when saving the part.
10. Close the current working window.
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Task 1.
1. Open ROUNDS.PRT.
2. Create the first round feature as a corner break on the front end of
the cylinder. Click Feature > Create > Solid > Round > Simple >
Done .
3. Give the round a constant radius value. Click Constant > Edge
Chain > Done .
4. Leave the default tangent chain and pick the first edge of the
cylinder to round, as shown in Figure 20. Click Done .
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5. Type [.5] as the value for the radius dimension and click OK .
Task 2. Create a second edge round, similar to the first, at the other end
of the cylinder.
1. Click Feature > Create > Solid > Round > Simple > Done .
2. Click Constant > Edge Chain > Done .
3. Pick the back edge of the cylinder, as shown in Figure 21, then
choose Done .
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Pick this
circular edge
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I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
Pick these
three edges
Pick the fourth
(hidden) edge here.
Use the surface chain attribute to round the base edges of the
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3.
From the MENU MANAGER, click Surf Chain over the default
tangent chain. Read the message window.
4. Click Query Sel , then pick the bottom surface as the selection
reference.
Pick the
bottom
surface.
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I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
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Base feature
270-degree
flange
Fluid pipe
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I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
7. Through the Primary Reference you define the location of the hole.
8. First click on the arrow next to the primary reference. Choose the
placement plane by picking on the top surface of the base feature
as shown in Figure 28.
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Placement plane
First dimension
reference (hidden
side surface)
Second dimension
reference
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I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
Task 2. Add a linear hole that runs through the cooling fins. Reference
it to the back and right side surfaces of the fins, so that if the fins get
longer or wider the hole will move with them.
1. Start the definition of the hole feature. Click Feature > Create >
Solid > Hole .
2. In the HOLE dialog box, leave the default hole type as Straight .
3. Type [12.5] for the hole diameter. Press <ENTER>.
4. Click Thru All as the depth option.
5. Define the placement location. Pick the top surface of the first
cooling fin near the right back corner, as shown in Figure 30.
First dimension reference
(hidden back surface)
Second dimension
reference (visible
thin surface of fin)
Placement plane
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6. For the first linear reference, click Query Sel , then pick the hidden
back side surface of the base feature. Type [10] as the distance for
this reference. Then press <ENTER>.
7. For the second reference, click Query Sel , then pick the side
surface (not the edge) of the topcooling fin. Type [10] for the
distance. Then press <ENTER>.
Note:
If you are creating another hole after creating a hole, use the
repeat button
8. You may preview the hole feature but do not close the HOLE
dialog box.
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I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
3. Click Query Sel , then pick the bottom surface of the third fin. By
this, you are specifying that the hole has to end at the bottom
surface of the third fin.
Pick this surface
as the placement
plane
Second
dimensional
reference
First
Dimensional
reference
4. For the Primary Reference, pick the top surface of the first fin as
shown in figure.
5. For the first Linear Reference, pick the front part of the base
feature and type [10] for the distance. Press <Enter >.
6. For the second Linear Reference, pick the visible side surface of
the cooling fin. Define the second distance as 10 units as well.
7. Complete the hole feature.
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Task 4.
1. Define the hole. Click Feature > Create > Solid > Hole
2. In the HOLE dialog box, leave the default hole type as Straight .
3. Type [5] as a value for the hole diameter.
4. Let the Depth One dimension be a To Reference. Click Query
Sel , then pick the visible front surface of the base feature as the
depth reference.
5. In the HOLE PLACEMENT box, select the front surface of the
cylindrical protrusion as the primary reference.
6. Select Coaxial from the PLACEMENT TYPE drop-down list.
7. Pick the A_3 axis of the cylindrical protrusion as the axial
reference. If you cannot see the axis, turn it on in the toolbar.
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Depth surface to
extrude up to
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MODULE SUMMARY
In this module, you have learned that:
The Round and Chamfer features are best created towards the end of
the design process because they are not good references. Also, they
can complicate design intent with unwanted parent-child relationships.
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Module
Sketcher Basics
Previously, you have learned that Pick and Place features allow
for very fast creation of features such as holes and rounds whose
geometry is easily understood as part of standard engineering
operations. For any geometry that involves the definition of more
complex, individual shapes, you will actually sketch them.
To enable this, Pro/ENGINEER provides a Sketcher mode and
includes a built-in Intent Manager to help you capture design intent.
This module starts with the basics of the Sketcher mode.
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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A menu bar with the usual Pro/ENGINEER pull-down menus and two
additional Sketcher-specific menusEDIT and SKETCH.
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In t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
The color red is used to highlight and select entities. This provides
accurate and easily identifiable entities selections.
Intent Manager
Icons to create
different kinds of
geometry
To create dimensions
To modify dimensions
To impose constraints
To trim Entities
Sk etche r B asi cs
With fly-out icons, you can access the most frequently used sketching
tools with a single click without having to go to pull-down menus.
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Pop-Up Menus
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In t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
EDIT and SKETCH are two top-level menus specific to the Sketcher
mode.
Sk etche r B asi cs
You can insert Text into the Sketching area using the Text option in
the SKETCH menu.
With the new EDIT menu, you can manipulate your sketched geometry
with the Modify, Move , Trim , Toggle Construction , and Toggle
Lock commands.
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Specifying References
One of the first things you will be prompted for after beginning a sketch in
the Sketcher mode will be to specify references of the section you are
about to sketch.
You will need to provide references when you:
Note:
The references that you select for a section create Parent/Child
relationships.
Creating Geometry
Sketcher mode enables the creation of a variety of geometrical shapes and
entities. The basic oneslines, arcs, and circlesare discussed below.
Lines
Using the Line fly-out icons in the Intent Manager, you can create two
types of sketched linesstraight lines from point to point or centerlines
for referencing or constraining entities.
Arcs
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In t r o d u c t i o n t o P ro / EN G I N E E R
Using the Arcs fly-out icons in the Intent Manager, you can create four
types of arcs. You can create:
A concentric arc.
A conic arc.
Circles
Using the Circle fly-out icons in the Intent Manager, you can create three
types of circles. You can create:
A concentric circle.
A full ellipse.
Sketched circle
Concentric to this
edge
Sk etche r B asi cs
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Dimensioning
After completing a sketch, you must dimension it. To place dimensions in
Sketcher, pick the entity with the left mouse button and place the
dimension with the middle-mouse button.
The following figure illustrates the simple dimensioning of a rectangle.
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Modifying Dimensions
With the MODIFY DIMENSIONS dialog box, shown below, you can
change the dimension values of multiple entities with just a click of the
mouse.
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The SENSITIVITY scrollbar at the bottom right of the dialog box allows
you to adjust the sensitivity of the control wheels for changing
dimensions dynamically.
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Constraining
You are free to impose your own constraints overriding the systems
default constraints to capture your design intent.
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Note:
The Use Edge and Offset Edge options create parent/child
relationships with the referenced feature.
Copy
Copies 2-D draft/imported entities from a drawing. You can dynamically
move and scale a section, making legacy data easier to manipulate. This
functionality can be accessed by clicking Edit > Copy from the pull-down
menus.
Mirror
This tool mirrors sketched entities from one side of a centerline to the
other. This can be accessed by Edit > Mirror.
Move
Drag Item
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Trim
This can be accessed by clicking Edit > Trim . Trim shortens (or extends)
an entity in three different ways corresponding to the three fly-out icons
shown below:
Replace
Replaces a sketched entity from the original section with a newly sketched
entity.
Section Analysis
To obtain information about a particular section within Sketcher, click
Analysis > Section Analysis . This option provides you with information
about
dimensioning references
Sketcher Points
They force coincidence among sketched entities.
Allow slanted dimensions between sketched entity end-points.
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Sketching in 3-D
When you select the Use2D Sketcher option from the ENVIRONMENT
dialog box. Sketcher starts in 2-D orientation (that is, with the sketching
plane parallel to the computer screen).
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When you do not select this option, Sketcher starts in 3-D orientation. You
may change the view orientation at any time and sketch in 3-D. Using
View > Sketch View , you can re-orient a Sketcher section into the 2-D
view while in Sketcher mode.
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SKETCHER PHILOSOPHY
Rules of Thumb
Certain rules of thumb must be rigorously adhered to gain maximum
advantage from the power of the Sketcher modes diverse capabilities,
1. Keep sketches simple.
This makes the final model flexible and helps regeneration.
2. Use the Undo option
The Undo option restores a sketched section to its prior state.
This is extremely useful when sketching features
incrementally.
3. Do not sketch to scale.
Firstly, concentrate on getting your geometry straight by
sketching large.
Secondly, resolve the sketch by modifying dimensions.
This rule is particularly helpful when the sketched entities are
small.
4. Use the grid as an aid.
Create lines equal, parallel, or perpendicular.
Align sketched entities.
Align centers horizontally and vertically.
5. Do not extend the sketch outside of the part.
There is no need to sketch sections that extend outside the part,
as is required with some solid modeling packages.
6. Make effective use of Sketcher accuracy.
The range for the accuracy is 1.0 e-9 through 1.0 (default).
To prevent Sketcher from making constraints, you can increase
Sketcher accuracy by changing it from 1.0 to a lower number.
7. Use open and closed sections appropriately.
When sketching an open section, you cannot have more than
one open section per feature.
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If you use an open section, you must explicitly align its open
ends to the part.
When in doubt over whether you should use an open or closed
section, you should use a closed one since it is easier to
regenerate, and is less prone to failure.
Protrusion B
Protrusion A
Cut
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
By the end of this lab, you will be conversant with basic sketching skills
such as entering sketcher mode, creating straight lines, creating arcs,
applying constraints, dimensioning, and generating solid models.
Method
In Exercise 1, you learn sketching basics.
In Exercise 2, you create a snap ring by sketching in steps.
In Exercise 3, you create a hex section using construction entities.
Task 1.
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Task 2.
Task 3.
1. Click
>
2. Similarly, once again pick the other two lines to make them
perpendicular.
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1. Click
2. Pick the top left vertex and drag the mouse out of the left quadrant
of the circle to get a tangent end arc.
3. Pick the end point to be the bottom left end point, as shown below.
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Task 6.
Task 7.
1. Click
2. Pick each arc with the left mouse button, then place the dimension
where you would like it to appear with the middle button.
3. Select Tangent and Horizontal for type and orientation.
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Task 8.
1. Click
2. Pick the left arc twice with the left mouse button and place it with
the middle.
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Task 9.
icon.
4.
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Task 1.
1. Click
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Task 3. Create a rectangle that snaps to the inside circle on both upper
vertices.
Delete
Start dynamic
trim here
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3. Make sure that each item becomes highlighted. If all the crossed
items are not highlighted continue to hold the mouse button and
drag over the lines until they do highlight.
4. The result is shown in the figure below.
Task 4.
1. This time snapping to the outside circle and the bottom of the two
vertical lines as shown below.
2. Make sure not to snap through any of the arcs vertices.
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Task 5.
Use the dynamic trim to remove the final lines and arc.
1. Click
2.
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Task 6.
1. Click
2. Pick each entity with the left mouse button and place the
dimension with the middle mouse button.
3. Click
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1. Click File > New . Select Sketch and type [HEX] as the name.
Task 2.
1. Click the
point button.
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Task 5.
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MODULE SUMMARY
In this module, you learned that:
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You can create lines, arcs, circles, rectangles, splines, and many other
geometrical entities using the Intent Manager.
The EDIT and SKETCH menus contain most of the tools that are
unique to Sketcher mode such as Copy , Mirror , Move , and Trim .
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Sketched Features
In this module, you learn how to sketch your own new features on a
sketching plane and how to convert your sketches into actual robust
features. Proficiency with sketching is of paramount importance to
any complex design process. It gives you the ability to innovate in
ways that richly capture your design intent.
OBJECTIVES
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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Cuts
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Sketched
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Direction of
feature creation
Sketching
plane
Resulting protrusion
Resulting cut
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SKETCHER BASICS
All sketches are parametric. That is, you can first create them in a
convenient scale and later modify their dimensions.
Creates section
entities by
selecting points
Dimensioning Sections
To override weak dimensions with strong ones, pick the entity with the
left mouse button then place the dimension at the desired location using
the middle mouse button.
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Note:
You cannot dimension the length of a centerline.
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Pick 1 on
sketched entity
Note:
The diameter dimension for a revolved feature extends beyond
the centerline, indicating that it is a diameter dimension rather
than a radius dimension.
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Angular Dimensions
To create an arc angle dimension, pick one endpoint, then the other
endpoint, and finally the arc. Place the dimension using the middle
mouse button.
Pick 1 endpoint
Pick 2 -endpoint
Pick 3 - on
arc
Place dimension
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
The general goal of this lab is to enable you to sketch new features. The
more specific goal is to introduce you to the Sketcher mode to extrude
cuts and protrusions on a sketching plane.
Method
In Exercise 1, you learn to define a cut feature.
In Exercise 2, you learn to define a protrusion.
Exercise 2: Protrusion
Exercise 1: Cut
Feature
Task 1.
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Task 2.
1. Leave defaults and Query Sel to pick the planar front surface of
the block as the plane on which to sketch the shape of the cut.
2. The feature should extrude into the part. Click Okay from the
DIRECTION menu.
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Pick this
bottom
surface as
the first
reference
(selecting it
on edge)
Task 5.
1. To sketch a horizontal line left click to start a line drag from left to
right, then left click to end the line. Click the middle mouse button
to finish the line.
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2. Click Sketch > Arc > 3 Point/Tangent End . Click the right end of
the line as the start point for the arc and drag a 180-degree arc.
Click to end arc creation.
Note:
If you did not sketch what you wanted, you can undo the
operation by selecting Undo.
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4. Finally, sketch another tangent end arc that connects the open end
of the second line to the open end of the first line.
Task 6.
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2. Pick the perimeter of the left arc, move the cursor a short distance
and click the middle mouse button to place the radius dimension.
3. Similarly, override the weak dimension between the arc centers by
placing your own dimension from center to center.
Task 8.
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Symmetric
constraint
symbols
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Pick the
centerline
and this side
surface
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TOP orientation
reference
Sketching
plane
You are
creating this
protrusion
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3. Pick the top and back surfaces of the model as references (as
shown). Close the REFERENCES dialog box.
Pick here to
query select
the back
surface
reference
Strengthen dimensions.
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3. Now pick the center of the circle and the left reference surface.
Place the dimension with a middle-click.
4. Place the dimension between the center of the circle and the top
reference surface.
Task 5.
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3. Click OK .
4. View your model in different displays.
5. Click File > Save and press <ENTER>.
6. Click File > Erase > Current ; then click Yes from the dialog box.
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MODULE SUMMARY
In this module, you learned that:
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Cut and Protrusion are two important features that can be sketched
using the Sketcher Mode
For a sketched feature, you not only have to dimension it properly but
also have to orient it in relation to reference planes (usually the side
surfaces of the base feature).
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Module
Datum Planes
In previous modules, you learned how to add pick-and-place features
and sketched features to existing parts.
In this module, you learn how to create a part from scratch starting
from a base featurea feature that acts as a foundation to capture
design intent. Datum planes form the ideal base feature.
Objectives
After completing this module you will be able to:
Define a datum plane and explain why it is the ideal base feature.
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planes with a yellow side and a text name such as FRONT, TOP, and
RIGHT.
While using them as a solid foundation for your model, you can also
remove them from display.
Surfaces on datums
to clarify orientation
You can create default datums for creating any part by clicking the
icon.
You can create a datum at any time in the process of feature creation
without having to back out and begin again.
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Through/Plane
Offset/Plane
Offset/Coord
Blend Section
Internal Datums
If you do not want datum planes to be a feature of your model, you can
create an internal datum, on the fly, when specifying sketching or
reference planes. Sometimes, it is beneficial to construct internal datums
because the system builds their dimensions into your sketched feature,
while displaying the datums only temporarily.
Consider the following rules about the datum planes created on-the-fly:
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Datum planes that you create during feature creation are internal to
and belong to that feature.
Datum planes on-the fly become invisible after you create the feature.
Any associated dimensions positioning the datum plane are included
with those of the feature. This gives you more choices for varying
dimensions when you create a feature pattern.
When you use Copy/Mirror to copy features and use datum planes onthe-fly as the mirror plane, this datum plane stays visible because it
can be referenced by more than one feature.
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
This lab has three goals. The first is to prove that Datum Planes make a
good base feature. The second is to show that Datum Planes can be used
as references for other features of a model. The third and final goal is to
create Additional Datum Planes on the fly and exploring how parentchild relationships can be planned and executed.
Method
In Exercise 1, you create an extruded feature that is based on default
datum planes.
In Exercise 2, you will use existing datum planes as references for other
new features.
In Exercise 3, you create additional datum planes and establish good
parent-child relationships.
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Task 2.
feature.
Use the default datums as your sketching reference for the first
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3. Press <ENTER>
4. Click OK .
5. Change to the default view. Click View > Default .
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Figure 6: Sketch for Revolved Cut (dimensions not shown for clarity)
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2. Pick the horizontal line you sketched. Pick the centerline. Pick the
horizontal line again. Place the dimension using the middle mouse
button.
3. Modify the dimensions of the section. Click Edit > Modify and
change the dimensions.
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Add this
protrusion.
Task 1. Add a datum plane to the part to use as the sketching reference
for the cylindrical protrusion you want to create.
1. Open the part model INTERNAL_DTM.PRT.
2. Click Feature > Create > Solid > Protrusion > Extrude >Solid >
Done .
3. Click One Side > Done in the ATTRIBUTES menu.
4. Click Make Datum > Offset in SETUP PLANE menu. Pick the
planar front surface of the block as a reference for the new plane.
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MODULE SUMMARY
In this module, you learned that:
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Datum planes act as the ideal base feature to create new parts and
models.
There are different kinds of datum planes; such as those that are
created as Through/Plane, Offset/Plane, Offset/Coord Sys, and Blend
Section.
You can build internal datum planes when you do not want the datums
to be a feature of your model.
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Module
Parent/Child Relationships
In a model, the order in which features are created and the
references that they are provided creates hierarchical relationships.
These are called parent/child relationships and they determine
feature interaction.
In this module, you learn how to create and alter parent/child
relationships and how to achieve a desired order of feature
regeneration for your model.
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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PARENT/CHILD RELATIONSHIPS
In Pro/ENGINEER, solid modeling is a cumulative process where the
creation of certain features must, by necessity, precede others.
When creating a new feature, Pro/ENGINEER references it to previously
defined features for information on size, shape, location, and orientation.
This forms the basis for a parent/child relationship. The feature used as the
reference becomes the parent to the new feature, which is the child.
Parent/child relationships determine how a feature reacts when other
features in the model change.
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Surf Chain
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Rerouting
With the Reroute option in the FEAT menu, you can change the parents
of a feature including sketching planes, reference planes, and anything
specified as a reference in sketcher.
When rerouting a feature, Pro/ENGINEER highlights its external
references one at a time and identifies each reference in the message area.
You have two choices. You can either click Alternate and select a new
reference, or click Same Ref and retain the current reference.
Note:
Pro/ENGINEER considers references that you use for
alignment to be dimensioning references.
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Redefining
The Redefine option in the FEAT menu also changes the parents of a
feature. When you select a feature to redefine, the same feature dialog box
appears that is visible during initial feature creation. To make a change,
select the elements to redefine; then click Define .
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Note
To remove a feature from the regeneration process, you must
also decide what to do with its children, if they exist.
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Reorder
The Reorder or Insert Mode options in the FEAT menu modify the order
of the features. Or you can simply drag and drop the features in the model
tree to reorder their positions.
Note
You must regenerate a parent feature before you regenerate its
children. Therefore, you cannot reorder a parent to be after its
children; nor can you reorder a child to be before its parents.
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Base caps
hole
Finished model
Cylindrical protrusion
with hole added
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
The goal of this lab practical is to alter existing parent/child
relationships in a model and create new parent/child relationships to
capture changed design intent.
Method
In Exercise 1, you move the Cylindrical protrusion on the base feature and
place it on the Cut feature. This involves creating new parent/child
relationships for the Cylindrical protrusion.
Cylindrical
protrusion
Second
protrusion
Cut
Base
protrusion
Slot feature
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1. Click Info > Parent/Child. Pick the slot on the front side of the
block.
2. In the REFERENCE INFORMATION WINDOW dialog box, select
the Parents List to highlight it.
3. Click Tree > Expand > All .
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New horizontal
reference
New dimensional
reference
1. In the Model Tree, press and hold the right mouse button while
selecting Protrusion id 58. Release the button over Reroute .
2. Click NO to not roll back the part model
3. Pick the top surface of the cut as the new sketching plane.
4. Do not change the horizontal reference. Click Same Ref .
5. Do not change the dimensional reference. Click Same Ref .
6. Pick the side of the model as the second dimensional reference.
Task 6. The new design intent of this model dictates that you should
remove the second protrusion from the model. Try to delete it.
1. Select the second protrusion to highlight it.
2. Click Edit > Delete .
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Pick the left vertical sketched line. Click Edit > Delete .
Delete this
line segment.
Task 8.
1. Click
> Explain . Pick the vertical bar constraint as shown in
Figure 12. Read the message area.
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Pick this
vertical bar
constraint
symbol
2. Click Sketch > References > Edge: F6 > Delete > Close > Yes.
Tips & Techniques:
You can easily determine external references to edges and
surfaces by looking for the brown dashed line.
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Added dimension
5. Click
Task 9.
> OK .
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Task 10. Change the design so that the slot passes completely through the
model.
1. Click Feature > Redefine. Pick the slot.
2. Click Depth > Define > Thru All > Done > OK .
Task 11. Analyze the model using shading.
1. Click View > Shade . Press <CTRL> and the middle mouse button
to freely spin the model.
2. Click View > Saved Views >BACK > Set > Close .
Tips & Techniques:
You can also select named views directly using the Saved
View list.
Note:
You may need to re-shade the model if the machine you are
working on has a low-end graphics card.
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4. Close the model without saving the changes. Click File > Erase >
Current > Yes .
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MODULE SUMMARY
In this module, you learned that:
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Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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SWEPT FEATURES
Defining a Sweep
To define a sweep, you define its two aspectsthe trajectory and the
cross-section. The trajectory is the path along which you sweep the crosssection. The first step in defining a sweep is always creating a trajectory;
the second step is creating the cross-section while locating it with respect
to the trajectory.
Note:
A sweep can add material when defined as a protrusion and
remove material when defined as a cut.
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BLEND FEATURES
Creating Parallel Blends
The Blend feature consists of a series of at least two planar sections that
Pro/ENGINEER joins together at their edges with transitional surfaces to
form a continuous feature. You can use blends as forms for either
protrusions or cuts.
You create a parallel blend from a single section that contains multiple
contours, called subsections. In Figure 2, each segment in each section is
matched to a segment in the following section, creating the blended
surfaces between the corresponding segments. Therefore, each section or
subsection must always have the same number of segments/vertices.
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Smooth transition
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When creating a parallel blend, you create all of the sections for the blend
in the same sketch. Therefore, we must toggle to distinguish between
sections.The feature attribute for parallel blends is smooth or straight.
The straight attribute blends the transitional surfaces from one section
straight to the next.
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
By the end of this lab, you will be able to create Parallel Blends and
Simple Sweeps.
Method
In Exercise 1, you create a Parallel Blend by first retrieving a section to be
used for subsections. This is an effective technique to use for common
sections, especially if they are complex.
In Exercise 2, you create a Swept Protrusion.
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Place center
point of
section at
intersection of
DTM1 and
DTM2.
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Task 4. Add the second section to the sketch using the same sketch, but
a different scale value.
1. Click Sketch > Feature Tools > Toggle Section . Notice the first
subsection turns gray.
2. Retrieve the same BLEND.SEC section again.
3. For Scale, type [1.0] and press <ENTER>.
4. Leave the default [0.0] as the rotating angle.
5. Place the sections so that the centerlines are coincident with the
previous section centerlines.
6. Click
Task 5. Use the same sketch again for the third section of the blend
assigning it a scale factor of 2.
1. Click Sketch > Feature Tools > Toggle Section .
2. Retrieve the same BLEND.SEC section again.
3. This time assign a scale factor of [2.0].
4. The three sections should look as shown in figure below.
5. Change the view to default.
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Task 1. Create a part, starting with default datum planes. Create the
base feature protrusion as a Sweep.
1. Create a new part named SWEEP.PRT. Uncheck Use the default
template option in the NEW dialog box and select Empty in the
NEW FILE OPTIONS dialog box.
2. Click
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Lines
Line
Arc Fillet
7. When you have completed the trajectory, click Done from the
SKETCH pull down menu, or click the checkmark.
Task 3. The system has placed you in another Sketcher mode session.
Note that the centerlines provided by the system at the start point of the
trajectory. The system defines the sketching plane as a plane normal to the
trajectory, located at the start point. Sketch the cross-section of the sweep.
1. Sketch an inverted T cross-section, as shown in Figure 10. You
may want to turn the sketcher grid off.
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Start point
Trajectory
Cross-section
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Note:
The sweep feature is rounded where there was an arc in the
trajectory, and mitered where there was a corner (nontangent
segment) in the trajectory.
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In this module, you learned that
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Relations
Previously, you have learned that the parametric nature of
Pro/ENGINEER gives the designer powerful control over his design
by creating geometry based on variable dimensions.
Relations are a way of capturing design knowledge and intent. Like
parameters, they are used to drive models. Change the relation and
you change the model.
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Define Relations.
Create Relations that allow your child features to drive their parent
features.
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Types of Relations
There are four types of model relations:
Assembly relations
Feature relations:
the model.
Pattern relations:
pattern.
Part relations
Hole centered in plate
Assembly relations
Bracket centered on
Feature relations
Cam slot shape driven by relation
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Equality: d0=2*d1
Constraint: d1>= 2.67
Comparison:
if (d4>.25)
d12 = 1.5
else
d12=1
endif
Dimension Symbols
d# Part dimensions
d#:# Dimensions in Assembly mode
rd# Reference dimensions
sd# Sketcher dimensions
Tolerance Symbols
Instance Symbols
User Parameters
Using Relations
Relations enable you to capture sophisticated levels of design intent for
your models. They are an integral part of any advanced design of parts and
assemblies.
Relations allow one feature to drive another. You can take advantage of
this unique capability and use child features to drive their parent features.
In a traditional parent/child relationship it is the parent feature which
always takes precedence (whether in dimensioning or regeneration).
Parametric relations allows you to craft your model in such as way as to
reverse the parent/child hierarchy.
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Relations: An Illustration
In the Figure 3, you could write a relation that drives the placement of the
hole so that it is centered top to bottom:
/*center hole top to bottom
d5=d2/2
You could then write another relationship to keep the hole centered from
left to right:
/*center hole left to right
d6=d3/2
Once you have added these relations, Pro/ENGINEER automatically
centers the hole in the plate and retains it at the center, even when you
modify the height or width of the plate later on.
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Order of Relations
Pro/ENGINEER evaluates relations in consecutive order. Therefore, the
order that you enter them in is important. During regeneration of the
model, the system evaluates the relations and checks to see if all of them
are still valid. If not, it issues a warning.
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The design intent is to center the hole on the plate. The two relations,
d5 = d4 and d4 = d2/2, are added in that order. After the first regeneration
of the model, the relations do not capture the desired intent. Design intent
is captured by reversing the order of relations. Relations can be deleted or
edited using the Edit Rel option.
The final regenerated model looks is shown in Figure 6.
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Design Changes
As a design cycle progresses, the design intent of a model tends to change.
This may invalidate existing relations in the model. Whenever
Pro/ENGINEER encounters invalid relations during regeneration, it
automatically highlights the problem and prompts you to correct it. You
can click to either delete the relation or comment it out.
If you have to modify or delete a relation because of a design change or an
error, you can edit the relation in the model using a system text editor. The
editor that your system uses depends on the type of workstation that you
have.
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
In this lab, you learn how to create relations and how to manipulate
their defining parameters.
Method
In Exercise 1, you create relations to capture the design intent of a part,
test the relations, and add number parameters to them.
In Exercise 2, you create parameters that control features using relations.
1. Open RELATIONS.PRT.
2. Change to wireframe display.
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Task 4.
depth.
Test the two relations by modifying the base feature width and
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3. Pick the width of the block and change it to [70.0 ] from [50.0 ]
4. Modify the depth dimension. Pick the depth of the block and
change it to [90.0 ] from [50.0 ].
5. Regenerate the model.
Task 5.
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2.
3. Define a real number so the depth can vary infinitely. Click Real
Number .
4. Type [depth_ratio] in the message area followed by <ENTER>.
5. Type [.10] followed by <ENTER>.
Task 2.
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Task 3.
1. Increase the total depth of the hole. Click Modify and pick on the
counterbore hole.
2. Click the depth dimension and type [30].
3. Regenerate the model.
Task 4. Edit the ratio parameter to change the relationship between the
counterbore and hole.
1. Click Set Up from the PART menu, then click Parameters from
the PART SETUP menu.
2. Leave the default part and click Modify.
3. Select DEPTH_RATIO and type [.5].
4. Click Done from the PART SETUP menu.
5. Click Regenerate .
Task 5. Change the symbolic name of the entire depth of the hole and
the counterbore depth to document the design.
1. Click Modify > Dim Cosmetics .
2. Click Symbol , then select the counterbore hole.
3. Pick the depth dimension and type [entire_depth].
4. Click Symbol and pick the counterbore hole.
5. Pick depth dimension of the counterbore, then type
[cbore_depth].
6. Click Done from the DIM COSMETIC menu, then click Done from
the MODIFY menu.
Task 6.
1. Click Setup > Parameters > Info from the MODEL PARAMS
menu.
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In this module you learned that:
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an integral part of the design of parts and assemblies.
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Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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CREATING A PATTERN
By creating a pattern, you can create multiple instances of a single feature
that is referred to as the pattern leader. There are two ways to define the
instances in a pattern:
Benefits of Patterning
The patterning method of feature duplication offers numerous benefits.
Types of Patterns
Dimension Patterns
With dimension patterning, you increment existing dimension values of
the leader in one or two directions to specify the pattern instances. If you
use the second direction, the system takes all instances that are created by
the first direction and increments them in the second direction.
Reference Patterns
With reference patterning, you reference an existing pattern to define the
locations of the new instances. This pattern type is only available if the
leader feature for the new pattern references the leader feature of the
existing pattern.
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Pattern Options
There are three patterning options: Identical, Varying, and General.
Identical
Varying
General
Varying Instances
Allowing Instance
Intersections
Identical
Fastest
No
No
Varying
Moderate
Yes
No
General
Slowest
Yes
Yes
1st
1st
1st
II
III
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III
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
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Note:
Do not use a sketched centerline to create the rotational
dimension. A sketched centerline has no direction associated
with it, so the pattern results may not be consistent.
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Specifying Location
To click a location for the copy, click one of these options from the COPY
FEATURE menu:
New Refs
Same Refs
Mirror
Move
Choosing Features
To select which features to copy, select one of these options from the
COPY FEATURE menu:
Click
All Feat
FromDifModel
FromDifVers
Establishing Dependence
To make the copied feature dimensions independent of their parent
dimension, use the Independent option. Copies that you create using the
FromDifModel and FromDifVers options are automatically independent.
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To specify that copied feature dimensions (that you have not changed),
depend on the parent feature for their values and click the Dependent
option. When you create a dependent copy, you can make the entire
section or individual dimensions independent by clicking Modify and
Make Indep .
3. Move copy
Completed Model
2. Same Ref copy
1. Original model
4 New ref
copy
5. Mirror copies
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
By the end of this lab, you will be proficient in creating generic
Dimension Patterns, Reference Patterns, and Rotational Patterns of
sketched features. You will also be able to duplicate features and parts
using the Copy feature.
Method
In Exercise 1, you create a dimension pattern. To produce the end result,
you pattern the cut and then modify the angle of the slot.
In Exercises 2 and 3, you create a reference pattern and a rotational pattern
respectively.
In Exercise 4, you master the Copy feature.
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Task 1. Using patterns allows for you to duplicate features easily. Open
an existing part to be used for creating a pattern.
1. Open the dim pattern part model. Click File > Open . Select
DIM_PATTERN.PRT and click Open .
Tips & Techniques:
You can access the FILE OPEN dialog box by clicking the
Open icon on the toolbar
2. Change to hidden line display. Click the Hidden Line icon from
the toolbar.
Task 2. When creating a pattern that will intersect different surfaces on
the model, but not intersect itself, you should use the varying option. Not
all the instances of the cut on the model will intersect the end surface like
the first cut does. Create a varying pattern of cuts.
1. Click Feature > Pattern and pick the cut. Click Varying from the
PAT OPTIONS menu; then click Done .
2. Increment the 10mm dimension for the first direction 4 units. Pick
the 10 dimension describing the location of the cut on the model.
At the prompt, type [4] as the incremental value between pattern
members. Click Done from the EXIT menu.
3. Create a total of 12 cuts in the pattern. Type [12] as the total
number of instances in this direction.
4. Do not add a second direction to this pattern. Click Done from the
EXIT menu. You have created the pattern.
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Task 3. Making changes to the first instance of a pattern will modify the
other instances. Modify the angle of the leader to change the angle of the
entire pattern.
1. Click Modify. Pick the cut. Pick the 45-degree dimension and type
[-45] as the new value.
2. Regenerate the model.
3. Save the model and erase it from memory.
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Model at start
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1. Click Pattern from the FEAT menu and pick the hole to pattern.
2. Click Done from the PAT OPTIONS menu to accept Identical .
3. Pick the 20 dimension and type [20] as the new value. Since this is
the only dimension that you are going to increment in the first
direction, click Done from the EXIT menu.
4. Type [3] as the total number of instances.
5. Now pick the 10 dimension and type [20]. Since this is the only
dimension that you are going to increment in the second direction,
click Done from the EXIT menu.
6. Type [2] as the total number of instances in this direction.
Task 3. Create a square cut on the leader feature of the pattern, so that
you can create a reference pattern of it.
1. Click Create > Cut .
2. Click Extrude > Solid > Done .
3. Leave the default One Side . Click Done .
4. Pick the top surface of the protrusion as the sketching plane.
5. Click Okay from the DIRECTION menu to make cut into the solid.
6. Select an appropriate reference plane.
7. Delete the current references.
8. Specify the axis A_1 as a reference.
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Task 4.
1. Work on the leader figure shown, so that it can act as the reference
feature later.
2. Sketch vertical and horizontal centerlines passing through axis
A_1.
3. Sketch a square centered on axis A_1 making sure Intent Manager
makes the assumption of equal line lengths and symmetry.
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Task 5.
1. In the Model Tree, hold the right mouse button down over Cut id
1205 and select Pattern in the pop-up menu.
2. Define the pattern using the leader reference. Click Ref Pattern >
Done .
3. Save the part and erase it from memory.
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Note:
You are going to use the blower part later in an assembly, so
be sure to save it.
Task 1. The base feature has already been defined for you in another
directory. Retrieve the model and setup the environment for creating the
first protrusion.
1. Open the part model called blower. Click File > Open > Project .
Select BLOWER.PRT. Click Open .
2. Turn on the environment display of the datum planes if they do not
appear on the screen using the toolbar.
3. Turn on the environment display of the axes if they do not appear
on the screen using the toolbar.
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12. Add the dimensioning scheme as shown in Figure 14. Type [73.5]
as the protrusion depth value.
Tips & Techniques:
Click OK from the dialog box after all elements have been
defined by using the middle mouse button.
Section
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Original angle
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Task 4. The design calls for the air to flow into the blower from the top
but to have support for the blades. Create the blower top.
1. Create a protrusion. Click Feature > Create > Solid >
Protrusion .
2. Define the protrusion as extruded on one side of the sketching
plane. Click Extrude > Solid > Done from the SOLID OPTS menu,
and One Side from the ATTRIBUTES menu.
3. Using the MODEL TREE, determine which instance is the leader.
Expand the pattern. Click the + symbol before Pattern (Protrusion)
entry.
4. Click View > Model Tree Setup > Highlight Model . Select the
first protrusion from the expanded list. Note which protrusion
highlights.
5. Define the sketching plane as the top surface of the leader. Accept
the default direction for creating the protrusion.
Tips & Techniques:
It is always good practice to reference the lead feature of a
pattern when referencing pattern instances.
11. Drag the mouse so that the circle snaps to the outer edge reference,
thus constraining to lie on that edge.
12. Click the middle mouse button to exit from creating circles.
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14. Type [2.5] as the blind depth value. Refer to figure below.
15. Click OK .
Task 5.
1. Start the creation of a cut feature. Click Feature > Create > Solid
> Cut .
2. Extrude the cut one side of the sketching plane. Click Extrude >
Solid > Done from the SOLID OPTS menu. Click One Side >
Done from the ATTRIBUTES menu.
3. Sketch on the top surface of the blower.
4. Use the Default orientation.
5. Define the references as DTM1 and DTM3.
6. Sketch a circle with the center on the intersection of the two
datums.
7. Modify the diameter. Type [80.00] as the new value. Model
regenerates.
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Task 6. The blower model needs a mounting boss located on the bottom
of it. Add a mounting boss using a solid protrusion.
1. Start the creation of a solid protrusion. Click Create >Solid >
Protrusion .
2. Extrude the protrusion on side of the sketching plane. Click
Extrude > Solid > Done from the SOLID OPTS menu, and One
Side > Done from the ATTRIBUTES menu.
3. Sketch on the bottom surface of the blower using an appropriate
orientation reference.
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Task 7.
Add a mounting hole through the circular boss you just created.
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Task 8. You have now completed the blower model for your project lab.
Finish by saving the model and erasing it from memory.
1. Save the model. Click File > Save .
2. Erase the model from memory. Click File > Erase > Current .
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3. Modify the 45-degree angle of the parent slot. Type [30.00]. Note
that the angle of the copy does not change because you broke the
dependence of that dimension when you modified it to create the
copy.
4. Change the angle of the parent slot to back to 45 degrees.
5. Pro/ENGINEER allows you to break the dependency between
copied features to support design change. Break the dependency
between the two slots.
6. Change the copy so that its entire section is independent of the
parent slot. Click Make Indep from the MODIFY menu; then click
Section from the MAKE INDEP menu. Pick the copy. All of the
copys dimensions are now independent of the parent slot.
Task 4. You have the ability to mirror the entire model by using various
options. Mirror all of the features to complete the part using Copy.
1. Mirror about DTM1 to create independent copies of all of the
features in the model. Click Copy from the FEAT menu.
2. Click Mirror > All Feat > Independent from the COPY FEATURE
menu; then click Done .
3. Pick DTM1. The model should now appear as shown in Figure 21.
4. Save the model and erase it from memory.
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In this module, you learned that:
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Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS
Creating a Drawing
After selecting Drawing from the NEW dialog box and assigning it a
name the NEW DRAWING dialog box will open. This dialog box gives
you multiple options in which you can; assign an associated model, select
the sheet size, and specify an orientation:
With a portrait orientation, the system uses the larger sheet dimension
as the height and the smaller one as the width.
With a landscape orientation (the default setting), the system uses the
larger sheet dimension as the width and the smaller one as the height.
With a variable orientation, the system uses values that you specify for
the height and width of the drawing sheet.
You also have the ability to assign a predefined company format. The
format that you select will automatically define the sheet size and
orientation.
Note:
You should always use default datums to orient a general
view.
Types of Views
The five primary view types available in the VIEW TYPE menu
(illustrated in figure below) are:
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A view that you orient and is not dependent upon any other
view for its orientation.
General
Using other options in the VIEW TYPE menu, you can specify how much
of the model is visible in the view, as shown in the next figure.
Full View
Half View
Broken View
Partial View Shows only the portion of the view that is contained
within a boundary.
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Section
No Xsec
Of Surface
orientation.
The following figure illustrates the various types of cross-sectional views
that you can create using the XSEC TYPE menu.
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Manipulating Views
Using various options in the VIEWS menu, you can:
Move Views
Use the Move View option. You can move general and detailed views
anywhere on the sheet, but you can move projection, auxiliary, and
revolved views only along their line of projection.
Delete Views
Use the Delete View option. Parent viewsviews used to create
projection viewscannot be deleted. Instead, they have to be erased with
the Erase View option. Restore erased views using Resume View .
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
The goal of this lab is to enable you to create drawings of solid parts,
experiment with VIEWS and DETAIL menus, and explore the
associativity between drawings and part models.
Method
In Exercise 1, you create a drawing of a Gear Part. You will explore
various options available with the VIEWS and DETAIL menus. Then you
modify the drawing in different ways and regenerate to explore its
associativity with the solid Gear Part.
Second view
Third view
First view
Fourth view
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2. Pick the view to activate it; then pick a new location for it.
Experiment with moving the view. Finally, position the view
toward the left side of the sheet.
Task 4. Add the second view, shown in Figure 4, as a projection view
using the general view as its parent.
1. Click Add View from the VIEWS menu.
2. Pro/ENGINEER defaults to projected views after defining the first
general view; use the defaults to define the view. Leave the
defaults of Projection, Full View, No Xsec, and No Scale.
3. Click Done .
4. Place the projection view by picking a location above the first view
near the top of the sheet. Pro/ENGINEER automatically bases the
orientation on the general views orientation.
Task 5. Add the auxiliary view, in Figure 4, with a cross section
displayed. This part has a previously created cross section through it.
1. Click Add View > Auxiliary > Full View > Section > No Scale >
Done .
2. Define a cross section through the entire view. Click Full > Total
Xsec > Done .
3. Pick a location to the lower right of the first view to place the cross
section view.
4. Use DTM4 as the plane to setup the view orientation. When the
system prompts you to pick an edge of, axis through, or datum
plane as the front surface on the main view, pick DTM4. It was
defined through the main axis and normal to the small hole axis.
Note:
Do not concern yourself with the view location; you can move
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Task 6. The system also allows you to use cross sections that have been
defined in part mode. The gear contains the cross section, C, that you can
use for this view.
1. Use the predefined cross section C. Leave the default Retrieve and
pick C from the XSEC NAMES menu.
2. Specify a view in which to display the cutting arrow. Pick the first
general view you created.
Note:
You can create cross sections in the drawing if you have a
license for the optional add-on module Pro/DETAIL.
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Task 8.
1. Click Views > Add View . Click General > Scale > Done , leaving
the other defaults.
2. Pick a location toward the upper right of the drawing to place the
view.
3. Scale the view to .75. Type [.75] followed by <ENTER>.
4. Orient the model so that datum 3 is parallel to the screen. Click
Orient By Reference from the TYPE drop-down list.
5. Select DTM3 for Reference 1.
6. Leave the default Top. Select DTM2 as top for Reference 2. If you
make a mistake, click Undo .
7. Click Angles from the TYPE drop-down menu
8. Click Horizontal from the REFERENCE drop-down list.
9. Type [45] for the angle followed by Apply.
10. Click Edge/Axis from the REFERENCE drop-down list.
11. Pick the vertical left edge of the gear.
12. Type [30] for the angle followed by Apply.
13. Finish the orientation. Click OK from the ORIENTATION dialog
box.
Task 9. Change the display of hidden and tangent edges from the
default settings. Change the projected view in the upper-left corner, the
last general view, and the auxiliary view so that they do not have any
hidden lines.
1. Click Disp Mode from the Menu Manager.
2. Change the display of views. Click View Disp .
3. Change the display of the projected and auxiliary view. Pick the
upper left view: then pick the lower middle view with the cross
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4. Set the display settings to not display hidden lines and display
tangent edges as solid. Click No Hidden > Tan Solid > Done from
the VIEW DISP menu.
5. Change the display of the isometric and general view to display
tangent edges as solid and hidden lines. Click the two views
followed by Done Sel . Now, click Hidden Line > Tan Solid >
Done .
6. Change the environment display to wireframe. Click the
icon
from the toolbar. Notice that there is no change in the display of
the views.
7. Change the display back to hidden line. Click the
the toolbar.
icon from
Task 10. Projected and auxiliary views are children of their parent view.
Experiment with moving these view types
1. Reposition the projected view. Click Move View in the VIEWS
menu and select the projected view (denoted as Second View in
Figure 4).
Note:
The upper left view is projected and the cross section view is
an auxiliary view. Pro/ENGINEER bases their placement on
the first view; therefore, you cannot move them independently
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Task 12. Create a feature on the gear part to view the associativity
between the part model and the drawing. Recall that the drawing is fully
associative to the part model. If the model changes the drawing will
automatically update.
1. Retrieve the gear part into a working window. Click Open from
the FILE pull-down menu; then select GEAR.PRT.
2. Create a straight hole on the flat surface of the slot feature.
Note:
You can choose the dimension and attributes of the hole, since
you are going to delete it later.
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In this module, you learned that:
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General views can be in any orientation and placed using the default
view, and saved views from part mode.
Default datum planes should always be used to orient the first general
view.
View types have four further sub-options: Full View, Half View,
Broken View, and Partial View.
Views can be moved and deleted; their display modes can be changed
and scale values modified.
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Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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selected view.
Part
view.
Preview
Accept All Shows all of the dimensions that have been shown after
exiting the dialog box.
Erase All
Select to Remove
Manipulating Dimensions
Once you have displayed dimensions in a drawing, you can use options in
the DETAIL menu to manipulate them in various ways:
Use Move Text to relocate the dimension text along the dimension or
leader elbow line.
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Use Flip Arrows to flip arrows inside or outside the extension lines.
Parametric Notes
When you include a dimension or parameter in a note, it is referred to as a
Parametric Note.
To change a dimension value in a Parametric Note, choose Modify from
the DRAWING menu and select the value. To specify parameter
information, use the following format:
&p0).
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
In this lab, you will create additional detailing and, once again, test
associativity.
Method
In Exercise 1, you will retrieve the gear part drawing that you started
earlier, manipulate its dimensions and create notes.
icon, then
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4. Now pick the lower left general view on the screen. Click Done
Sel .
5. Accept all of the shown dimensions.
6. Close the dialog box.
Task 2.
Task 3.
Change the location of the text with respect to the leader lines.
1. Click Move Text from the DETAIL menu. Move the dimensions.
2. Some of the arrowheads of the dimensions in the lower left vieware
outside the extension lines. Click Flip Arrows from the DETAIL menu
and pick the appropriate dimensions.
Note
Recall that you cannot delete a driving dimension from a
drawing.
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Task 4.
icon.
3. Pick the two extra 6.3mm dimensions and click Done Sel from the
GET SELECT menu.
4. Click the
icon.
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Note
The system allows for notes to be displayed with the
parametric dimension within the text. This allows the note to
automatically update with changes in the dimensions.
Task 6. Create a parametric note that displays the value of the pin hole
diameter.
1. Click Create > Note .
2. Click Leader > Normal Ldr > Make Note leaving alone all the
other defaults from the NOTE TYPES menu.
3. Specify attachment for the note. In the cross section view, pick the
edge of the small hole as the entity to which the system should
attach the note. Use Query Sel , if necessary.
4. Pick a location for the note All of the dimensions and parameters
change to their symbolic form.
5. Look at the lower right or cross section view and identify the
symbolic dimension representing the diameter of the small hole
(for example, symbol:d26).
6. Pick the symbol from the SYMBOL PALETTE window.
7. Enter the text to come after the symbol. Type [&d26 DRILL
THRU] in the message area.
8. Continue to the next line. Press <ENTER> once; then type [ONE
PLACE].
9. Complete the note. Press <ENTER> twice to finish.
Task 7.
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Task 8.
1. Click Move > Move Text and Mod Attach to adjust the final
position of any dimension or note.
2. Save the drawing and erase both the gear drawing and gear part
from memory.
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In this module, you learned that:
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Module
Creating Assemblies
Pro/ENGINEER is ideal for feature-based design and a cumulative
building up of successive parts. But once these complex parts are in
place, they have to be assembled in ways that work. Creating
workable assemblies and machines is the desired end result and the
most important aspect of learning to work with Pro/ENGINEER.
Objectives
In this module, you will learn to
Create assemblies.
Modify assemblies.
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OVERVIEW
To create an assembly model, you must constrain components by selecting
surfaces and features.
Consider how you might break down the assembly into separate
subassemblies.
Add the first part or subassembly onto the default assembly datums.
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Constraint Options
Placement constraints create a parent/child relationship between the
already assembled components and the new component being added to the
assembly. Careful consideration is advised in choosing constraint types
and references.
The following is a list of the most commonly used constraints:
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Offset
Note:
Pro/ENGINEER does not associate any direction to the
alignment of an axis.
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Align Offset
Offset
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Insert
Surfaces of revolution
Add the model to the assembly without defining the true location of
that component.
Over-Constrained Components
When you over-constrain a component, you add more constraints than is
necessary in order to capture additional design intent.
Component Placement
Throughout the design cycle, you can:
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ASSEMBLY MODIFICATION
Since Pro/ENGINEER is associative, you can make changes to all
components in sub-assemblies while working in the assembly. However,
the system limits the scope of those changes through the MOD ASSEM
menu options listed below:
Mod Dim
Mod Assem
dimensions.
Mod Part allows you to modify parts in the assembly, which includes
modifying dimensions, redefining existing features, adding new
features, as well as most operations that you can perform at part level.
Note
When creating part features at the assembly level, you should
use caution to avoid creating unwanted parent/child
relationships between the part and the assembly.
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Reorder
Insert Mode
Delete
Suppress
Resume
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Note:
If you rename a part in an assembly, but the assembly is not in
RAM, the placement fails when you retrieve that assembly.
Note
You cannot assemble components in an exploded view. If you
try to do so, the system asks you to unexplode the assembly
using the Unexplode option in the View pull-down menu.
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
This exercise demonstrates how to create and modify workable complex
assemblies.
Method
In Exercise 1, you will assemble existing components, modify specific
parts, and add features that will capture design intent.
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4. Click Done .
Task 2. Start assembling the bracket part onto the assembly datums
using the part datums.
1. . Click Component > Assemble . Select BRACKET.PRT; then
click Open .
Align ASM_FRONT
to DTM3 (yellow to
yellow)
Align ASM_RIGHT
to DTM1 (yellow
to yellow)
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Task 3. Define the first alignment constraint between DTM1 of the part
and ASM_RIGHT of the assembly.
1. Click Align from the CONSTRAINT TYPE drop-down list.
2. Pick DTM1 as the first datum on the bracket (you may need to use
Query Sel ).
3. Pick the yellow side.Click Yellow from the DATUM ORIENT
dialog box.
4. Pick the datum ASM_RIGHT on the assembly.
5. Click Yellow from the DATUM ORIENT dialog box.
Task 4. The system automatically starts adding another align constraint.
Align DTM2 and ASM_TOP together using their yellow sides. :
1. Pick DTM2 on the bracket part.
2. Click Yellow from the DATUM ORIENT dialog box.
3. Pick ASM_TOP from the assembly model.
4. Click Yellow from the DATUM ORIENT dialog box.
Tips & Techniques
You can select the Yellow side by using the middle mouse
button. You select the red side using the right mouse button.
Task 5. Again use the default align constraint. Align DTM3 and
ASM_FRONT together using their yellow sides.
1. Pick DTM3 on the bracket model.
2. Click Yellow from the DATUM ORIENT dialog box.
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1. Open the bushing part. Click Component > Assemble ; then select
BUSHING.PRT from the OPEN dialog box. Click Open .
Insert references
Mate references
Task 7. Insert the bushing into the bracket using the revolved surfaces
on the models.
1. Click Insert from the CONSTRAINT TYPE drop-down list.
2. Pick on the outside cylindrical surface of the bushing part (Figure
13).
3. Pick on the inside revolved surface of the slot on the bracket part.
4. The default constraint type is Automatic.
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Task 10. Define an internal datum plane through the D-slot surface.
1. Click Make Datum . Select through using Query Sel , pick over the
top of the D-slot.
2. Click the
Accept .
3.
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Insert references
Mate references
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Task 13. Assemble the base assembly into the machine assembly using
the datum planes. This reduces the parent/child dependency verses using
part model geometry in the assembly.
1. Click Component > Assemble ; then select BASE.ASM.
2. Assemble the base subassembly to the machine assembly by using
the Align constraint.
Tips & Techniques:
You can access the Query Sel option by using the mouse.
Read the one-line help in the message area when you move the
mouse over Query Sel . Also read the on-line help when
highlighting the Next Item , and Accept icons in the Query
Bin dialog box.
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3. Align the small hole on the crank with the small hole on the shaft
by picking the axes.
4. The system says it is fully constrained, but orient the back of the
crank with the end of the shaft.
Task 16. Assemble the gear component to the machine.
1. Assemble the gear part into the assembly using constraints similar
to those that you used for the crank part.
2. Save the assembly.
Task 17. While working at the assembly level, accommodate a change in
the design intent by modifying the bracket width.
1. Click Modify from the ASSEMBLY menu.
2. Click Mod Part from the ASSEM MOD menu.
3. Pick the bracket part.
4. Pick the base feature to display the dimensions.
5. Pick the 25 dimension. Type [50.0], then press <ENTER>.
6. Regenerate only the part model.
Task 18. Accommodate another change in the design intent by adding an
edge round on the two top edges of the bracket.
1. Create a new part feature. Click Feature > Create .
2. Add a simple edge round to the bracket with a 20mm unit radius.
Figure 19 shows the modified bracket.
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In this module, you learned that:
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Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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DEFINING LAYERS
Functionality
Using layers, you can control the information that the system displays
on the screen
Working Rules
You can still create additional layers using two methods. The first is
through the Config file and the second is by using the def layers
command from the Layer pull-down menu in the LAYERS dialog box.
CREATING LAYERS
Selecting the Object
The active object is the model in which you actually create the layers and
make changes. The principle is to associate those items to a layer that exist
at the layer level. For example, if you select the top-level assembly as the
active object, you can associate only items from the top-level assembly to
a top-level assembly layer.
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Note:
In Drawing mode, you can select either the model or the
drawing as the active model.
Creating Layers
After you have established the active model, you can define a new
layer by clicking the
Once you have typed one layer name you can create multiple new
layers by simply typing a new name and pressing <ENTER>.
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Curve
Quilt
Pick a quilt.
2-D Items
Text
Point
Datum Plane
Layer
Solid Geometry
Note:
If you attempt to associate an item to a layer that does not exist
in the active model, the system identifies the native model for
the item. You can select or create a layer in the native model,
or ignore the selection of that item.
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Note:
Pro/ENGINEER does not save the display status of a layer by
default when it saves the object. The next time that you
retrieve the object, the display status reverts back to Show for
all layers. If you want to save the display status with the
object, you must click Save Status from the LAYER
DISPLAY dialog box.
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In Assembly mode, you have three components (A, B, and C) and two
assembly datum planes.
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Part Mode
Assembly Mode
SUPPRESSION FUNCTIONALITY
The system does not regenerate the item, and the model appears as if
you had never created the item.
When you suppress items, you can resume them at a later date.
Suppress differs from delete in that it is not permanent.
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Using Suppression
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All
Layer
Last Set
Feat ID
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
This laboratory is intended to demonstrate the practical application
layers and suppression.
Method
In Exercises 1 and 2, you learn to control the information that the system
displays in a part model and an assembly model. You learn to use layers to
control the display of the datum planes and axes of the part in Exercise 1,
as opposed to turning their display off.
In Exercise 3, you suppress a feature in a part.
In Exercise 4, you experiment with suppressing a component in an
assembly.
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Task 1.
Retrieve the crank part; then shade and spin the model.
. Select LAYER_CRANK.PRT,
Note:
If the model does not have the datum planes and axes
displayed, display them using the environment icons.
icon.
1. Select the Datums layer from the layers list. Make sure the Axes
layer is not highlighted. Clicking a layer name toggles that layer
for action.
2. Click the
icon.
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Task 4.
3. Click Query Sel . Pick the A_1 boss protrusion. Accept the
selection.
4. The A_5 axis was created as a result of the cross hole in the boss.
Click Query Sel . Pick the cross hole in the boss. Accept the
selection.
5. The A_2 axis was created as a separate datum feature. Click
Query Sel . Pick axis A_2 . Accept the selection.
6. Click Done Return from the MENU MANAGER menu.
Task 5. Use the LAYER dialog box to see what features you have
associated to the layers.
1. Click Show > Layer Items .
2. Click Tree > Expand >All .
Task 6.
Change the display status of the two layers you just created.
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Task 1. Open an existing assembly and define two layers at the toplevel assembly called crank and gear.
1. Open the PINION.ASM.
2.
icon.
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Task 2. Associate the crank part to the CRANK layer and the Gear part
to the GEAR layer.
5. Unselect the GEAR layer and select the CRANK layer.
6. Click the
icon.
icon.
3. . Click the
icon to repaint the screen and turn off the datum
planes and axes. The system no longer displays the layer crank
and layer gear components on the screen, as shown in Figure 8.
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Task 4.
1.
1. Click the
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2. Click the
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Note
The icons next to the layer names in the dialog box indicate the
current status of the layers. If the eye icon next to the layer
name is gray, then some of the layers of the same name in
assembly sub-components have varying display statuses set
Task 7.
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Task 8.
1.
2. Click the
icon.
icon.
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Task 11. Save the display status of the datum planes for the next time
that you retrieve the assembly, or any of the associated components,
1. Click Save Status from the LAYERS dialog box.
2. Click Close .
3. Save the assembly.
4. Erase the assembly from memory and all associated objects.
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3. Click Done Sel from the GET SELECT menu. Click Done from
the SELECT FEAT menu.
4. Note that the cuts are no longer in the model. Verify this by
checking in the MODEL TREE.
Task 3. Once a feature is suppressed, Pro/ENGINEER does not consider
it as existing in the model. Test the speed that the system regenerates the
model without the threads in the model.
1. Click Done from the FEAT menu.
2. Change the height of the circular boss back to 5. Click Modify and
pick the 10 dimension, then type [5].
3. Regenerate the part. Note that the system updates the model much
faster now.
4. Save the model and erase it from memory.
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Task 1. Suppress the crank components in the assembly to see what the
assembly will look like with a different crank part.
1. Open the SECOND_PINION.ASM,
2. Click Component from the ASSEMBLY menu. Click Suppress
and pick the crank part.
3. Click Done Sel > Done . Note that the system no longer includes
the component in the assembly.
Task 2. You can assemble different components to test their
compatibility with an assembly design. Assemble a model to replace the
crank.
1. Click Assemble and double click HAND_CRANK.PRT
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Click Suppress .
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MODULE SUMMARY
In this module, you learned that:
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After completing this module, you will be able to:
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Datum Axes
Datum axes appear as dashed yellow lines that often have nametags such as A_1 ,
A_2 , and A_3 , and are used as:
Uses
Methods of Creation
Thru Edge
Normal Pln
point.
Thru Cyl
Two Planes
Two Pnt/Vtx
the model.
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Tan Curve
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Datum Curves
Datum curves appear on the model as orange lines. They can be straight or
curved, and be open or closed loops.
Uses
Methods of Creation
Sketch
surface.
Intr . Surf
Thru Points
Projected
From Equation
Formed
Datum Points
Datum points appear as small yellow x s on the model, with name tags
such as PNT1
Uses
Methods of Creation
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On Vertex
Offset Csys
At Center
On Curve
Actual Length Places the point using the actual arc length
distance of the curve.
Field Point Places a free-floating point on a selected reference such
as a surface or a curve.
Uses
Ability to define a zero position for datum points read in from file.
Methods of Creation
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3 Planes
Pnt + 2Axes
2 Axes
Default
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
By the end of this lab, you will be able to create and use all the
additional datum features you have learned about in this module in a
solid model.
Method
In Exercise 1, you start with the default datums and a datum coordinate
system included in any new part. Then you create datum points and a
datum curve to create a door handle.
Create a new part and define the control points for the handle.
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4. Once the coordinates of the last point have been entered, type
<ENTER> on a blank line.
5. Click Done to complete the feature. The part should look like
Figure 2.
Task 4. Create a datum curve through these points. The order the points
are created does matter because the curve will connect them in that order.
1. Click the
Task 5.
point.
Define a specific radius that the curve will take through each
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Click OK to finish the feature. The final part should look like
Figure 3.
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In this module, you have learned that
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After completing this module, you will be able to:
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SURFACE DEFORMATION
In Pro/ENGINEER, you can create several features to deform or alter the
existing surface of a part by tweaking. For example, to add a taper of a
specific angle to a surface, you can use a Draft feature.
To make it easier to remove a part from a mold, you can add a draft
angle between -30 and +30 to a cylindrical, planar, or splined surface
on the molded or cast part. You can add it to individual surfaces or to a
series (loop) of surfaces.
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Neutral
plane
Draft
plane
Before entering the draft angle, select or create a reference plane from
which the draft angle measures from a 90-degree perpendicular. The
system provides you with a green arrow and a highlighted surface to
assist you.
Reference
10
Note
You cannot draft surfaces with fillets around the edge
boundary; however, you can draft the surfaces first and then
fillet the edges.
You can only draft surfaces that are formed by tabulated
cylinders or planes.
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OTHER FEATURES
To create complex geometry, you can add additional features such as Ribs
and Sketched Holes.
Creating a Rib
Half of thickness
to both sides of
sketching plane
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Conic surface
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To create a sketched hole, sketch a section and then place the hole onto
the part using the same options that you would use for a straight hole.
However, sketched holes have the following restrictions:
They are always blind and one-sided.
You must sketch them as a closed section.
In the sketch, you must include a centerline as an axis of
revolution.
They must have one sketched entity normal to the centerline,
which the system aligns with the placement plane.
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
This laboratory exercise introduces the creation of draft features.
Method
In Exercise 1, you create a neutral plane draft. In model design, one of the
final steps usually is adding draft wherever needed.
In Exercise 2, you learn how to create a rib.
Exercise 3, you learn how to create a sketched hole.
1. Open DRAFT1.PRT.
2. Click Feature > Create > Solid > Tweak > Draft .
3. Click Done to accept the Neutral Pln default.
4. In the ATTRIBUTES menu, accept the default No Split and
Constant attributes.
Task 2.
1. Click Include > Loop Surfs and pick the upper face and the outer
edge as shown in Figure 9.
2. Click Include > Loop Surfs once again. This time, pick the same
face and the hexagonal shaped edge.
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6. In the DRAFT dialog box, click on the Draft Srfs element and the
Define button.
7. Click Loop Surfs again.
8. Pick the top surface of the boss and then the outer edge as shown
in Figure 11.
9. Once again, click Loop Surfs .
10. Now, pick the same top face of the boss but this time pick the edge
of the hole.
Second, pick
this face, and
then pick this
edge.
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1. In the model tree, drag the Insert here icon to be before the draft.
2. Click Create > Rib > Done .
3. Eliminate the current references.
4. Create the rib sketching on DTM3 and using DTM2 as the top.
5. Sketch the section as shown in Figure 12. Specify the top of the
block and the silhouette edge of the cylinder as references.
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1. Create a hole.
2. In the HOLE dialog box, click the Sketched button.
3. Sketch the section as shown in Figure 13
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MODULE SUMMARY
In this module, you learned that:
By creating Hole features using the Sketched Hole option, you can
create counter-bores and countersunk holes instead of flat-bottomed
holes.
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Module
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Diagnose problems.
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TYPES OF FAILURES
Failures usually occur because a feature gets changed and the effected
change conflicts with other features. These types of failures occur due to
the following reasons:
You create new features that are unattached and have one-sided edges.
You resume a feature that now conflicts with another (such as having
an edge round and a chamfer on the same edge).
An assembly you retrieve cannot open the required models that are
included in the assembly.
The File pull-down menu is unavailable and you cannot save the
model.
The current model displays only the features that have regenerated up
to the point of failure.
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Undo all of the changes that you have made since the last successful
regeneration.
Diagnose the cause of the model failure using the current (failed)
model or the backup model.
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Specifying a Model
When you diagnose the problem or change the model, you can work on
the current failed model or a backup model. If you use a backup model,
Pro/ENGINEER shows all features in their pre-regenerated state, so that
you can modify or restore dimensions of the features that are not displayed
in the current model.
If you select the Regen Backup option from the Environment dialog box,
the system saves a copy of the current model to disk with the name
regen_backup_model####.prt prior to each regeneration, and removes the
file when you exit the Resolve Environment. Otherwise, it uses the last
version of the current model saved on disk prior to the failure.
Undoing Changes
Rather than attempt to resolve the problem, you can simply undo the step
that brought you into the Resolve Environment. However, this may not be
the best choice in some cases. For example, if the feature fails because of
the change that you have made, even if you undo the change, the model
itself still remains problematic. The undo approach is most appropriate in
those cases in which you either did not intend to make the change or you
want to fix the problem in the model without using the Resolve
Environment tools.
Note:
Keep in mind that the Resolve Environment tools are designed
to resolve failures in order to allow you to build more robust
models.
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If you need to investigate the problem further, you can use the Investigate
option to obtain the following information about the current model or the
backup model, if it exists:
Modified dimensions.
You can then choose to roll the model back to one of the following: the
failed feature (for the backup model only), the feature just before the
failed feature, the state at the end of the last successful feature
regeneration, or a specified feature.
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Redefine it.
Reroute it.
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Note:
When you make changes in the Resolve Environment, they can
affect the failed feature or another specified feature. If you
suppress features using the QUICK FIX menu, you should
investigate the cause of the failure before continuing with the
part design. If you do not make any corrections, you may not
be able to resume the feature later in the design.
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal:
The general goal of this lab is to make you comfortable with
regeneration failures and give you the skill to be able to successfully
navigate the resolve environment.
Method:
In this exercise, you add features to a part, which causes other features to
fail. You then investigate and resolve the problem in the Resolve
Environment.
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Round these
four edges.
Insert after
this
protrusion.
3. Create a simple edge round. Click Feature > Create > Solid >
Round . Leave Simple the default. Then click Done from the
ROUND TYPE menu.
4. Define it as a constant edge chain round. Leave Constant and Edge
Chain the defaults; and click Done from the RND SET ATTR
menu.
5. Pick the round using a surface chain. Click Surf Chain from the
CHAIN menu.
6. Click Query Sel . Pick the bottom hidden surface, then click
Accept .
7. Pick all the highlighted edges to round. Click Select All from the
CHAIN OPT menu; then click Done from the CHAIN menu.
8. Enter a radius value. Type [2.0] followed by <ENTER>.
9. Complete the round feature. Click OK .
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10. Click Feature List from the INFO pull-down menu. Note that the
system created the round feature after the second protrusion. Also,
note the regeneration status of the two chamfers.
11. Click Close to exit the INFORMATION window.
12. Click Insert Mode > Cancel to exit insert mode. When the system
asks you if you want to resume the features that it suppressed when
activating insert mode, type [yes ].
Task 3. Pro/ENGINEER places you in the Resolve Environment
because it cannot regenerate the chamfer feature. The references for the
chamfer feature no longer exist because the system replaced them with the
round feature that you created in insert mode. Diagnose the models
problem.
1. Review all of the information provided in the FAILURE
DIAGNOSTICS window.
2. Click Overview and review the Resolve Feature Overview. Close
the window.
3. Click Feature Info and review the Failed Feature Info. Close the
window.
4. Click Resolve Hints and review Pro/ENGINEERs suggestions
for resolving the problem. Close the window.
5. Click Investigate from the RESOLVE FEAT menu. Accept the
default Current Modl , and click Show Ref from the
INVESTIGATE menu.
6. Navigate through the window of the missing chamfer by clicking
on each item and showing references. When you have finished
showing the missing references, click Close .
Note:
The edge references for the chamfer appear on the screen, but
they are no longer part of the model. The round feature that
you created removed these edges. Because it regenerated prior
to the chamfer, it regenerated successfully and the chamfer
failed.
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MODULE SUMMARY
In this module, you learned that:
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A failed model can more permanently fixed by using the FIX MODEL
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Module
Information Tools
Providing Pro/ENGINEER with correct information to create
complex designs is an important skill. Retrieving specific
information for model analysis and for manufacturing purposes is
another crucial skill.
While creating models, you have learned to stipulate information to
the system. In this module, you learn to retrieve information.
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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You can also use the Model option to access information about selected
assembly components. In the INFORMATION WINDOW, the system
displays the names of the components in a hierarchical structure to show
how they were assembled.
Check interference.
Note:
By default, mass properties do not automatically update when
you make changes to the model. You must recalculate the
mass properties to see the effect of model changes.
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
The goal of this lab is to enable you to elicit information that determines
how a part was created.
Method
In Exercise 1, you learn to use information tools to calculate measurements.
1. Open GEAR_COUNTERWEIGHT.PRT.
2. Click Info > Regen Info .
3. Click Beginning from the Menu Manager. Click Continue until
the first solid feature appears.
4. Click Show Dims .
5. Click Info Feat to obtain information about the feature to see how
it was created.
6. Click Close in INFORMATION WINDOW.
7. Click Continue to step through the regeneration of the part, feature
by feature.
8. Complete the regeneration.
9. Click Info > Model .
10. Scroll through the feature list in the INFORMATION WINDOW
dialog box, then close.
Task 2.
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Task 5.
Pick this
vertex first.
Pick this
vertex
second.
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MODULE SUMMARY
In this module, you have learned that:
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In any model you can obtain information about any specific feature.
You can access information about any specific part to learn how it was
built feature by feature using the Regen Info option
You can calculate mass properties for parts, assemblies, and sections
using the Model Analysis option.
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Module
Configuring Pro/ENGINEER
You can configure Pro/ENGINEER either to create a company-wide
standard or to suit your own individual needs.
This module teaches you how to modify Pro/ENGINEER s working
environment.
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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CUSTOMIZING PRO/ENGINEER
The file can include settings for tolerance, display formats, calculation
accuracy, the number of digits used in Sketcher, etc.
Configuration Files
Pro/ENGINEER can read in configuration files from several areas, as
shown in Figure 1. However, if a particular option is present in more than
one configuration file, it uses the latest value.
When starting Pro/ENGINEER, it first reads in a protected system
configuration file called CONFIG.SUP from the directory
<LOADPOINT>/TEXT (the directory from which you install
Pro/ENGINEER). These options are set; that is, other configuration files
cannot overwrite them.
This file can be used to establish customized company standards for all of
your Pro/ENGINEER users. Every entry in the CONFIG.SUP file locks out
any duplicate entries in your local CONFIG.PRO configuration files.
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Note
Configuration files are not automatically loaded after editing.
They have to be loaded by clicking Utilities > Preferences
Creating Mapkeys
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A Mapkey is a keyboard macro that you can create using the Mapkeys
option in the UTILITIES pull-down menu.
A mapkey performs a series of picks when you type only one or two
keystrokes.
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The MAPKEYS dialog box lists each mapkey that is in session and
provides a description of its function.
The RECORD MAPKEY dialog box allows you to create, modify, run,
delete, and save mapkeys to a configuration file.
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In addition to using the MODEL TREE tool to display features, you can
also configure it to maintain predefined and customized columns that
correspond to items in the tree.
Some commonly used columns are:
Info
Layers
Model Params
model.
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Feat Params
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The Model Tree Columns dialog box is available with the VIEW menu
Model Tree Setup option.
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LABORATORY PRACTICAL
Goal
By the end of this lab, you will be able to optimize your Pro/ENGINEER
interface to suit your day-to-day needs.
Method
In Exercise 1, you will develop a configuration file and a toolbar to
customize the Pro/ENGINEER working environment.
In Exercise 2, you will create a mapkey to help increase efficiency.
In Exercise 3, you will utilize the MODEL TREE to create and modify
geometry.
Create a new configuration file in the local directory and edit it.
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4. Check the Show only options loaded from file box. Only the
options you have changed from the default settings will be listed.
5. In the OPTION box, type: [spin_with_part_entities].
Note:
As you are typing, the system is trying to complete the option
for you. It presents the first option in the alphabetic list that
meets your criteria.
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1. Open CRANK.PRT
2. Click Utilities > Mapkeys .
3. Click New in the MAPKEYS dialog box.
Task 2.
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Task 4.
1. Type [fn ].
2. Pick on the boss and type [boss ] as the new name.
3. Click Info > Feature List . You will notice the new names you
have given to the model features.
Task 5.
Task 6. Customize your toolbar to include an icon for the [fn ] mapkey
you created.
1. In the CUSTOMIZE dialog box, select Mapkeys in CATEGORIES
to highlight it.
2. In the MAPKEYS area of the dialog box, click on the smiley face.
3. Click Modify Selection > Choose Button Image .
4. In the PICK MAPKEY ICON dialog box, pick
5. Now click and drag it from the dialog box onto your toolbar.
Note
The system will automatically save the changes the
CONFIG.WIN file to your working directory. You can change
the directory that the file is saved to.
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Task 7.
1. Notice the entry at the bottom of the dialog box. Leave the option
to automatically save the file and click OK .
2. A part of your customized toolbar could look like this:
Feature Name
mapkey icon
3. Erase the current testing model from memory. Click the newly
added Erase Current icon from the toolbar, then click Yes .
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1. Click View > Model Tree Setup > Item Display .. The system now
displays the suppressed features in the MODEL TREE with a black
box next to the feature icon, symbolizing that the feature is
suppressed.
2. Resume the two features. Click and right-click to resume the hole
and DTM4.
Task 4.
Task 5.
1. Select Layer > Layer Status from the TYPE drop-down list.
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MODULE SUMMARY
In this module, you learned that:
You should first load the CONFIG.PRO file in order to configure your
environment.
New toolbars and toolbar icons can be created to associate with the
mapkeys you create.
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Module
Modeling Philosophy
Throughout this training course, design intent is the one thread that
connects all the various techniques for creating parts, assemblies
and drawings.
Capturing design intent by various methods is the core of
Pro/ENGINEERs modeling philosophy. This module recapitulates
some of the salient points about design intent that have been covered
thus far, while raising certain other points that need elaboration.
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the steps in recording the design criteria for a new model.
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Order of features
Feature form
Base feature
Feature type
Feature
duplication
Depth
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Component constraints.
Defining depth.
Using Relations
Relations allow you to create a relationship between features or
components in an assembly without creating a parent/child relationship in
which child features control their parents.
Note
You can document the modeling intent by commenting the
relation and changing the symbolic name.
Relations for Optimizing Design
If you have developed good parent/child relationships along with a welldefined parametric behavior of the model, relations can elevate as well as
optimize certain design criteria.
Behavioral Modeler
Modeli ng Ph i losoph y
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Redefine
Reroute
Insert Mode
Interchange Mode
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MODULE SUMMARY
In this module, you learned that:
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Appendix
Project Laboratory
This module contains an extended project for you to do when you
finish the specific module exercises. The purpose of this project is to
allow you to work with a minimum of step by step instruction in
order to reinforce the concepts you are learning in this class.
You should work through this project at your own pace as time
permits. Feel free to discuss your progress with the instructor or
your classmates.
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Apply the concepts you have learned in this course to actual design
projects.
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INTRODUCTION
Throughout the next few days you will design components for an
assembly and document them through production drawings. Try to use the
project components that you create during the course of the week to
develop the project. However, if you would like to skip portions of the
project, there are supplied models that can be used to complete sections of
the project laboratories.
In this project, you create the motor part, lower housing part, snap ring
part, and upper housing part. The models develop a blower and motor
assembly consisting of eight components.
Throughout the project, you will be working in the directory named
project and units for all parts, drawings and assemblies will be metric,
length = mm.
Snap rings
Motor
housing
Cover
Motor shaft
8SSHU
KRXVLQJ
Lower
housing
Blower
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PART CREATION
SECTION 1: Creating the Motor Part
To follow the design intent of the motor part, you must build it using only
those dimensions shown in Figure 2. You create the part using extruded
sketched features, along with holes. In addition, you also use relations to
maintain the electronics support foundation (rectangular shaped
protrusion) a constant distance from the back surface of the base feature.
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4. Add the base support feature to the model. Sketch the feature on
the central datum plane and extrude the feature in both directions,
as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7.
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Note:
In this figure, the sketched centerline is aligned to the
silhouette edge of the cylindrical surface of the base feature.
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Round these
edges.
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end of the line to the center of the housing, and assigning a radius
of 100 to the arc. Ensure that the sweep remains attached to the
base feature at this location, regardless of the diameter of the base
feature, by aligning the endpoint of the arc to both the cylindrical
and planar surfaces of the base feature (see Figure 15). Locate the
start point of the trajectory at the end of the line (notice the
centerlines in Figure 16). Create the cross-section as a rectangle.
Trajectory
Section
Trajectory
Start point
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Section
Centerlines (provided by
system)
Section 1
Section 2
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Flange
Hole Detail
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13. Add a straight hole, as shown in Detail A in Figure 21. After you
have finished, save the model and erase it from memory.
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4. Create another snap ring groove in the shaft so that it does not slide
into the motor. Retrieve the motor shaft part (beta_shaft.prt) in a
separate window.
5. Pattern the first snap ring groove to create a second one 141.8 from
the leader, as shown in Figure 26.
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12. Note that the patterned snap ring groove is positioned too far down
on the shaft. Modify the offset of the patterned grove and in the
motor shaft part (beta_shaft.prt). Change the distance to 127.5.
Regenerate after the modification.
13. Save the assembly.
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Create this
hole first
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4. Pattern the hole for a total of four (4) instances including the
original. If you exited the FEATURE menu, choose Modify, Mod
Part . Select the lower housing; then choose Feature .
Note:
Do not exit the FEATURE menu after creating the pattern. In
the next task, you use Copy from the same menu.
5. According to the design intent, you should mirror the flange along
with the pattern of holes to the other side of the model (as shown in
Figure 30).
Mirror
plane
Mirror protrusion
and holes
6. Assemble the blower that part you completed in the Patterns and
Feature Copying lesson. (If you did not finish the model, use the
part called beta_blower in the current directory.) Use a mate offset
command with an offset value of 1 to place it with respect to the
back of the lower housing. Exit the part modification menus.
7. View the obvious interference between lower housing and blower
by shading the model. Change the dimension for the blower fins
from 73.5 to 65.0 and regenerate the part.
Note:
In another project lab you will center the blower model inside
the housing via a relation.
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Mirror protrusion
and holes.
12. Save the part file and close the subwindow. Activate the assembly
window. Note that the assembly now reflects the changes that you
made in Part mode. Save the assembly and erase the window.
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FOURTH VIEW
FIFTH VIEW
SIXTH VIEW
6(&21'9,(:
FIRST VIEW
THIRD VIEW
2. Add the first general view. Orient it to a side view of the motor
model using the default datum planes. Use No Scale to allow
Pro/ENGINEER to determine the scale of the drawing.
3. Add the front projected view, labeled as the second view in Figure
32.
4. Add the back projected view, labeled as the third view in Figure
32.
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5. Add the top projected view, labeled as the fourth view in Figure
32.
6. Add the cross-section view, labeled as the fifth view in Figure
232..
7. Add sixth view as a general view with a scale of 0.75.
8. Change the display mode of the views. For the first, third, and fifth
views, change the display mode to Hidden line , Tan Phantom .
9. Change the display mode of the remaining views to No Hidden ,
No Disp Tan .
Note:
Once you set a view using Display Mode , it remains at that
setting even if you change the Environment setting.
FOURTH VIEW
SECOND VIEW
FIRST VIEW
THIRD VIEW
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MODEL INTERROGATION
For this project, you continue developing the models according to the
design intent by adding more features to the parts, analyzing mass
properties for individual parts and whole assemblies, and investigating
interference between components. In addition, you write relations to
prevent interference between components. After accomplishing these
tasks, you then place the blower subassembly into the motor assembly.
The cover part is incomplete. According to the design intent, you must
create tabs to mount the cover to the motor part, and add cooling slots to
the top of the cover, as shown in Figure 34.
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Material is
removed due to
feature order.
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Reorder leaves
material in place.
Open section
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Cylindrical
surface for axis
12. Reference pattern the straight hole. When you have finished, save
the model.
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6. Mirror the patterned cut features that are on the side of the
electronics foundation to the other side. After you have finished,
save the model and erase all.
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Toggle
between
4. Explode the assembly model so that you can see inside the model.
Click Modify, Mod Explode to change the position of the blower
using a normal plane, as shown in Figure 44.
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Select this
surface to
define the
Select these
two surfaces
5. Determine the distance that can be used for the blower. Measure
the distance from the back inside surface of the blower to the front
inside surface of the blower using Analysis , Measure , Distance
and selecting the surfaces shown in Figure 44. Remember the
distance value.
6. Modify the blade height again on the blower so it will fit within the
lower housing of the model. Change the blade length to be distance
you just measured minus the thickness of the top and base of the
blower and a clearance. At the current values the distance is equal
to 75 (5 + 2.5 + 5) or 62.5.
7. Develop a relation that drives the blower to always be centered
within the lower housing by driving the offset value. Use the
parameters shown in Figure 45.
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BLOWER PART
LOWER_HOUSING PART
8. Note that the lower housing part does not have any dimensions that
control the inside dimension of the interior opening. According to
the design intent, you must control the wall thickness. This intent
was captured by driving the revolved cut off the dimension of 2.5
(shown as d8:0, d10:0, and d9:0 in Figure 45) from all the edges of
the surface of the model.
9. Create a number parameter in the lower housing part. Open the
lower housing (or the gamma_lower.prt) part in a subwindow.
Choose Relations and pick the revolved cut and base protrusion to
show their symbolic dimensions.
10. Write a relation that is equal to the length of the cut (cut_length =
d1 (d8+ d10)). Remember to use symbolic dimensions. Enter the
parameter name in the relation to automatically create a number
parameter in the model.
11. Save lower_housing.prt (or the gamma_lower.prt) and close the
window. Activate the assembly window again.
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12. Create another parameter in the blower model that represents the
overall height of the blower including the base, blade and top.
Open the blower part (or gamma_blower.prt) in another window.
Add the following relation, height = d1+d9+d18, to automatically
create the parameter height.
13. Save the blower and close the window.
14. Drive the offset of the blower model within the lower housing so
that they are equally offset. Enter a relation similar to d0:1 =
(cut_length:0 - height:2)/2.
15. Regenerate the model. Check the message area to see if the system
displayed a warning; you may have to regenerate twice, depending
on the order in which you added the relations. (Hint: Use Sort
Rels .)
16. Click Analysis > Model Analysis to calculate the mass properties
of the assembly. Add the density values of your choice to the
components. (example 7.63e-9 tonne/mm3 for steel)
17. Use the Info menu to create a BOM. When you have finished, save
the model.
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Note:
Note that the motor part is no longer visible in the working
window, but it is still listed in the Model Tree with the status
of Regenerated .
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Note:
Suspend is a temporary action; it only suspends components in
place until the next regeneration, which in this situation occurs
as soon as you choose Done/Return . This action causes the
assembly to fail.
11. The system places you into the Resolve Environment because the
child components have missing references. To exit the Resolve
Environment, select Quick Fix and Freeze for all of the
components. As soon as the system freezes one component,
another component causes you to remain in the Resolve
Environment because it is also missing references.
12. Once you have exited the Resolve Environment, review the
suppressed, frozen, and regenerated components listed in the
Status column of the Model Tree.
13. Resume the motor part. Note that all frozen components
automatically update in the Model Tree. Save the model and erase
all components.
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Front
flange
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Single sketched
line
Datum offset
dimension
2. Extract the body of the part from a mold. Create a draft feature on
the two parallel sides of the rib. Accept the default attributes of
Neutral Plane , No Split , and Constant . Create a neutral plane
through the top edge of the rib, parallel to the base surfaces. Use
the neutral plane as the reference plane. Enter [ -10] as the draft
angle.
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Draft surfaces
Figure 52: References for Draft Feature (surfaces meshed for clarity)
3. Copy the rib and draft features to create two supports. Use Move
and select the attribute of Dependent . Translate the features with
reference to the front of the model by a distance of 3.00
4. Mirror the ribs and draft features to the other side of the part. If the
mirroring operation fails because you cannot construct the
geometry, redefine the draft angle to -10 degrees. After you have
finished this task, save the model.
Mirror plane
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6. Add additional views, change the default scale to .7, and move the
additional views to an added sheet on the drawing. Detail the
drawing according to Figure 56 and Figure 57. When you have
finished, save the model.
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7. Notice that the axis circle does not appear around the patterned
holes on the flange. Change the setup file in the drawing so that
radial_pattern_axis_circle is set to YES; then show the axis of
the patterned holes.
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10. Retrieve the motor assembly (or the delta_motor.asm) and examine
the changes to the assembly. Finally, retrieve motor drawing and
notice how the changes are reflected. Save the drawing, assembly,
and parts by saving the assembly drawing. Erase the models from
memory and exit from Pro/ENGINEER.
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Appendix
Using PTC.Help
PTC is continuing its commitment to provide integral
internet/intranet enhancements through the i-series of software
products, including the innovative changes in this release of PTC
Help.
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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FirstName
LNAME:
LastName
CALLCENTER:
Tokyo
PHONE:
CONFIG_ID:
NNNNNN
PRODUCT:
MODULE:
XX
PRIORITY:
DESC_BEGIN:
description starts
description continues
description ends
DESC_END
Rand Customers
To open calls by email with RAND, send your questions to
tech.support@rand.com.
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Call
Customer question
Telephone Call
Web Call
Tech SupportEngineer
creates a call in the database
Investigation
Support Engineer
solves issue or
reports it
to Development (SPR)
SPR
Software Performance Report
SPR fixed from Development
Update CD to customer
Call Priorities:
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Extremely Critical
Critical
Urgent
Work impacted
Not Critical
General Information
Work stopped
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Top Priority
stoppage.
High
Medium
Pro/ENGINEER ,
Please write down your username and password for future reference.
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ONLINE SERVICES
After you have registered you will have full access to all Online Tools.
You can search our Knowledge Base using a Search-Engine. Our Online
Support Applications controls the status of Calls (Call Tracker) and SPRs
(SPR Tracker) and adds comments to these. If you add a comment, the
Technical Support Engineer assigned to your call will be notified
automatically.
Additionally, contact information such as the customer feedback line and
electronic order of software and manuals are available.
The Software Update Tool allows you to request the newest software
updates for any PTC product.
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Definitions:
TAN Technical Application Note provides information about SPRs that
may affect more than just the customer originally reporting an issue.
TANs also may provide alternative techniques to allow a user to continue
working.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Internet
Rand Customers
Rand Worldwide customers can visit the following Web site for phone
numbers:
http://rock.rand.com/webtracker/CustomerServicesWorldwide.htm
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PTC Customers
PTC Technical Support Worldwide Electronic Services
These services are available seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
URL:
http://www.ptc.com/support/index.htm (Support)
http://www.ptc.com/company/contacts/edserv.htm (Education)
E-mail:
FTP:
ftp.ptc.com
Phone:
cs-feedback@ptc.com
http://www.ptc.com/cs/doc/feedback_nums.htm
Telephone
For assistance with technical issues, contact the Electronic Services noted
in the previous section, or the Technical Support line as listed in the Phone
and Fax Information sections below.
PTC has nine integrated Technical Support Call Centers in North
America, Europe, and Asia. Our worldwide coverage ensures telephone
access to Technical Support for customers in all time zones and in local
languages.
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800-477-6435
781-894-5332
781-894-5513
Maintenance:
888-782-3774
Education:
888-782-3773
0800 29 7542
Belgium
Denmark
8001-5593
Finland
0800-117092
France
0800-14-19-52
Germany
0180-2245132
49-89-32106-111 (for Pro/MECHANICA outside of
Germany)
Ireland
1-800-409-1622
Israel
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Italy
800-79-05-33
Luxembourg
0800-23-50
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Netherlands
0800022-4519
Norway
8001-1872
Portugal
05-05-33-73-69
South Africa
0800-991068
Spain
900-95-33-39
Sweden
020-791484
Switzerland
United Kingdom
0800-318677
0800-75376
Denmark
8001-5593
Finland
0800-117-092
France
0800-14-19-52
Germany
49 (0) 89-32106-0
Ireland
1800-409-1622
Italy
39 (0) 39-65651
Netherlands
0800-022-0543
Norway
8001-1872
Portugal
05-05-33-73-69
900-95-33-39
Sweden
020-791484
Switzerland
41 (0) 1-8-24-34-44
United Kingdom
0800-31-8677
31-73-644-2705
France
33-1-69-33-65-50
Germany
49 (0) 89-32106-325
Italy
39-039-65-65-652
39-039-6565-1
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Spain/Portugal
34-91-452-01-00
Sweden
46-8-590-956-00 (Malmo)
46-8-590-956-46 (Upplands Vasby)
Switzerland
41 (0) 1-820-00-80
United Kingdom
1800-553-565
China*
Hong Kong
800-933309
India*
000-6517
Indonesia
001-803-65-7250
97-2-48-55-00-35
Japan
0120-20-9023
Malaysia
1-800-80-1026
New Zealand
0800-44-4376
Philippines
1800-1-651-0176
Singapore
65-830-9899
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
001-800-65-6213
*Note: Callers dialing from India or China must provide the operator with
the respective string:
China
India
MTF8309729
MTF8309752
The operator will then connect you to the Singapore Technical Support
Center.
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81 (0) 3-3346-8280
Hong Kong
(852) 2802-8982
China
86-20-87554426 (GuangZhou)
86-21-62785080 (Shanghai)
86-10-65908699 (Beijing)
Hong Kong
852-28028982
India
Japan
81-3-3346-8268
Malaysia
03-754 8198
Singapore
65-8309866
South Korea
82-2-3469-1080
Taiwan
886-2-758-8600 (Taipei)
886-4-3103311 (Taichung)
886-7-3323211 (Kaohsiung)
ELECTRONIC SERVICES
Up-to-Date +
Information
Worldwide
ISO 9000
Certification
Quality Control
System
= Maximum
Productivity
with
PTC
Products
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