Lab Exercise 1 For Proe Catia

Lab Exercise 1: Creating Additional Surfaces on
the Bottle
Objectives
After successfully completing this exercise, you will know how to:
 Create parametric surface features using basic surfacing

techniques.
Scenario
You have been assigned to work on the design of a bottle. You use
various techniques in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 to create basic
parametric surfaces features in the bottle.
Task 1. Open and review the BOTTLE_MAIN_SURFS.PRT.

1. Start Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire if necessary.
2. In the Folder Browser , browse to the following folder:

C:\users\student\ Surface_WF2\module_01.
3. Click on the module_01 folder to view the contents of the folder
in the browser.
4. Right-click on the module_01 folder and select Set Working
Directory.
5. Select the BOTTLE_MAIN-SURFS.PRT from the browser to
preview the model, then click Open in Pro/E .
Notice the model already contains the main body surfaces. These
surfaces were created with two variable section sweeps, a boundary
blend, and a mirror feature.
You will create these main body surfaces later in the course.
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Figure 1: BOTTLE_MAIN_SURFS.PRT
6. Click Datum Planes and Coordinate Systems in the

main toolbar to disable their display.
Task 2. Create a flat surface at the base of the model.
1. Start the Sketch Tool from the main toolbar, and select
datum plane TOP from the model tree. Click Flip from the
Sketch dialog box and then click Sketch.
2. Sketch as shown in the following figure:
 Click Close from the References dialog box.
 Spin the model slightly into a 3-D orientation as shown.
 Click Entity From Edge from the sketcher toolbar.
 Select the four edges as shown in the following figure.
Figure 2: Edges Selected
3. Click Complete Sketch from the sketcher toolbar.

4. With the Sketch still selected, click Edit > Fill from the main
menu.
Task 3. Create a Parallel Blend to form the top of the bottle.
1. Click Saved View List from the main toolbar and select
Standard Orientation.
You can also press CTRL + D to orient to the Standard

Orientation.
2. Click Datum Planes in the main toolbar to enable their

display.
3. Select DTM1 from the model tree, right-click and select Unhide.
4. Click Insert > Blend > Surface from the main menu.
5. Click Done > Done from the menu manager to accept the
default options.
6. Select DTM1 as the sketching plane and then click Flip > OK
from the menu manager.
7. Select Right from the menu manager, and select datum plane
RIGHT.
 Press CTRL + D to orient to the standard orientation.
 Click Datum Planes in the main toolbar to disable their
display.
 Click Close from the References dialog box.
 Beginning on the right side, select the four edges as shown in
the following figure.
 Note the location of the start point.
Figure 4: Section 1 Completed
9. Right-click and select Toggle Section. Sketch as shown in the

following figure:
 Click Entity Offset From Edge from the sketcher toolbar.
 Click Chain from the Type dialog box.
 Select the two edges shown on the left.
 Click Next to highlight the chain shown on the right.
Figure 5: Chain Highlighted
10. Click Accept from the menu manager.

 Enter 10 as the offset value.
 Click Close from the Type dialog box.
11. Select the lower-right vertex, right-click and select Start
Point.
The direction of the arrow does not need to match, it is the

location of the start point that is important. You can query to the
second vertex in order to have the arrow face as shown in the
following figure.
12. Right-click and select Toggle Section.
13. Use the Entity Offset From Edge tool to repeat the
previous procedure, offsetting the chain of edges a value of 8.
Click Close from the Type dialog box.
14. Select the lower-right vertex, right-click and select Start
Point
15. Right-click and select Toggle Section. Sketch as shown in

the following figure:
 Right-click and select Circle. Sketch a circle as shown.
 Edit the dimension values as shown.
Figure 8: Sketching a Circle
16. Click Dimensions from the main toolbar to disable their

display.
17. Divide the circle into four arcs:
 Right-click and select Centerline.
 Sketch two centerlines, allowing them to snap to the vertices
shown on the left.
 Click Divide Entity from the sketcher toolbar.
 Starting with the lower right vertex, select the four locations
where the centerlines intersect the circle. (If necessary, you can
right-click to disallow the locations from snapping to the vertical
reference.)
Figure 9: Completing Section 4
18. Click Complete Sketch from the sketcher toolbar.

19. Click Done and enter 10, 30, and 20 for the depths of
each section.
20. Click OK to complete the feature.
Task 4. Create an Extrude forming the opening of the bottle.
1. Click Datum Planes in the main toolbar to enable their
display.
2. Start the Extrude Tool from the feature toolbar.
3. With the dashboard open, start the Datum Plane Tool from
the feature toolbar.
 Select the edge shown in the following figure.
 Click the yellow arrow to flip the positive direction of the datum
plane upwards.
 Click OK from the Datum Plane dialog box.
Figure 11: Datum Plane Created
4. With the datum plane still selected, start the Sketch Tool .
 Select datum plane RIGHT as the orientation Reference.
 Select Right as the Orientation direction and click Sketch.
 Click Close from the References dialog box and click Yes.
 Press CTRL + D to orient to the standard orientation.
 Click Chain and then select the two edges shown on the left.
 Click Next to highlight the chain shown on the right.
Figure 12: Chain highlighted
6. Click Accept from the menu manager, and then click Complete
Sketch .
7. Click Resume Feature from the dashboard.
 Drag the depth handle to 20.
 Click Surface from the dashboard, and select the Options
tab.
 Notice the option for Capped Ends is available (but don’t select
it).
 Click Complete Feature .
 Notice that the DTM4 and Sketch 5 are automatically hidden
within the group.
The top portion of the bottle could have been created with a 5th
section in the previous blend feature. In this case, the Extrude tool
was used for training purposes.
8. Select DTM1 from the model tree, then right-click and select
Hide
Figure 13: Extrude Created
Task 5. Create a sweep to form the handle of the bottle.
1. Start the Variable Section Sweep Tool from the feature

toolbar.
2. With the dashboard open, start the Sketch Tool .
 Select datum plane FRONT and click Sketch.
 Click No Hidden from the main toolbar, then click Datum
Planes to disable their display.
 Click Xsec from the References dialog box and select the two
surfaces shown in the following figure.
The Xsec option intersects the selected surface with the sketching
plane to create a sketcher reference, and can be used in situations
when standard references are not selectable.
Figure 14: Selecting the Sketching References
3. Click Close from the References dialog box.

 Right-click and select 3-Point / Tangent End. Sketch two arcs
as shown.
 Click Constraints and then click Perpendicular .
 Select the upper arc and the adjacent reference.
 Click Dimensions from the main toolbar to enable their
display.
 Right-click and select Dimension. Create and edit dimensions as
shown.
Figure 15: Trajectory Sketch
5. Click Complete Sketch , and then click Shading from the

main toolbar.
6. With the sketch still selected, click Resume Feature from the
dashboard.
 Click the yellow arrow so that it is located at the top of the
sketch.
7. Click Create Section from the dashboard.
 Click Sketch > Data From File from the main menu.
 Select Handle.sec and click Open.
 Enter a Scale of 1.0 in the Scale Rotate dialog box.
 Zoom in on the section. Right-click on the ‘X’ shaped placement
handle, and place it on the sketcher point as shown in the
following figure.
Figure 16: Moving Placement Handle
8. Select on the placement handle and move the section to snap to

the intersection of the centerlines as shown.
Figure 17: Section Placed
9. Click Accept Changes from the Scale Rotate dialog box.

10. Click Complete Sketch . Press CTRL + D to orient to
the standard orientation.
11. Select the Options tab from the dashboard, and select
Constant Section.Then click Complete Feature . This model
will be completed later in the course.
Figure 18: Completing the Sweep
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire also has its traditional menu-based sweep

tool, accessed in the main menu (Insert > Sweep).
However, using the Variable Section Sweep Tool with the
Constant Section option provides the same functionality (plus many
additional options) in an easier-to-use dashboard tool.
12. Click Save and press ENTER.
13. Click File > Erase > Current > Yes.
This completes the exercise.

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Lab Exercise 1: Creating Additional Surfaces on

 Create parametric surface features using basic surfacing

Task 1. Open and review the BOTTLE_MAIN_SURFS.PRT.

2. In the Folder Browser , browse to the following folder:

6. Click Datum Planes and Coordinate Systems in the

3. Click Complete Sketch from the sketcher toolbar.

Task 3. Create a Parallel Blend to form the top of the bottle.

You can also press CTRL + D to orient to the Standard

2. Click Datum Planes in the main toolbar to enable their

Figure 4: Section 1 Completed

9. Right-click and select Toggle Section. Sketch as shown in the

10. Click Accept from the menu manager.

The direction of the arrow does not need to match, it is the

Figure 6: Section 2 Completed

12. Right-click and select Toggle Section.

Figure 7: Section 3 Completed

15. Right-click and select Toggle Section. Sketch as shown in

Figure 8: Sketching a Circle

16. Click Dimensions from the main toolbar to disable their

Figure 9: Completing Section 4

18. Click Complete Sketch from the sketcher toolbar.

Figure 12: Chain highlighted

Task 5. Create a sweep to form the handle of the bottle.

1. Start the Variable Section Sweep Tool from the feature

3. Click Close from the References dialog box.

5. Click Complete Sketch , and then click Shading from the

8. Select on the placement handle and move the section to snap to

Figure 17: Section Placed

9. Click Accept Changes from the Scale Rotate dialog box.

Figure 18: Completing the Sweep

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire also has its traditional menu-based sweep

This completes the exercise.

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