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A .Object reference is a data management term that has to do with the way one object
references another. Geometric associativity has to do with how a parts geometry can be
changed from the part or drawing.
2. What are the file extensions given to sketches, parts, assemblies, drawings?
A.You should always create a new part or assembly using the copy from option in the new
dialog box and copy a start part. This ensures the proper layer setup, saved views, datum
planes, parameters, etc.
A. The config.pro file contains configuration options which control the behavior of
Pro/ENGINEER. This file also contains user macros which are called map keys.
A. The trail file is a record of every menu pick and screen pick and keyboard input during an
entire session of pro/engineer. This file can be retrieved and edited and replayed to retrieve
work lost during an unexpected failure of a session.
A. 'Store back' refers to the behavior in which an object is stored back to the directory from
where it was opened not necessarily the current working directory.
7. What is the difference between File -> Erase and File -> Delete?
A. File erase removes the object from the ram of the computer and file delete removes the
object from the disk or hard drive of the computer.
8. What is the difference between File -> Save and File -> Backup?
A. File save stores the object in the directory where it was opened from and file backup
copies the object to the specified directory using the same name.
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9. After performing a File, Save As, what is the current object?
A. After performing a file save as command the current object is not a new object it is the
old object.
10. If I use Window in Pro/Engineer and Close without saving my model, have I lost my
work?
A. No.
A. Six common assupmption the sketcher will make are as follows - Horizontal and vertical,
equal length lines, equal radius or diameter, co-linearity, 90 and 180 degree arcs, points on the
same horizontal or vertical, points on other entities, tangency, symmetry, parallel and
perpendicular lines.
12. What is the difference between One Side and Both Sides in extrusion?
A. One-side extrudes only one specified direction from the sketching plane. Both sides
extrudes both sides of the sketching planes.
A. Modify > pick the feature > pick the dimension > enter the new value > select regenerate.
A. The model tree is a graphical representation of the features and/or components in the
model.
A. Parametric means driven by parameters. Feature based means you define a series of
instructions (features) to tell the system your design intent. Modeling means creating
computer images coupled with geometric information defining a part or assembly.
A. The datum plane created on the fly means it was created when you were in the middle of
creating something else and it goes away after the thing you really wanted was created. These
are created using the 'make datum' command.
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17. List five uses of datum planes.
A. Five uses of datam plane are as follows - Sketching plane, reference plane, dimension and
alignment references, geometric tolerancing, creating cross sections.
A. Three uses of datum axes are as follow - Dimension and alignment references, centerlines
on drawings, geometric tolerancing, coaxial hole.
A.. Datum coordinate system is used While exporting to iges and stl.
20. Name a feature that can both add and remove material.
A. Rounds and chamfers are the features which can both add or remove the material.
A . A constraint relation is used to put limits on parameters (usually dimensions) based design
intent and/or manufacturing limitations.
A. Logic statements are a series of relations that test parameter values and performs actions
based on the results of the test.
A. You should comment relations so that other users can understand what you are trying to
accomplish with the relations.
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27. Can you add motion to a part in Pro/Engineer?
A. Yes.
29. What is the difference between " Move" and "Move Text" ?
A. Move allows you to move the selected item anywhere. Move text allows you to move the
selected item only parallel to the elbow.
A. Plus/minus (because manufacturing people want the model at the mean size not the
nominal size).
A . A symbol is a collection of draft entities that are stored together for reuse on other
drawings.
A. Yes.
35. Can the units of a part be changed without changing the size of the part?
A. Yes.
36. What are the steps required to get just one components default datum planes
displayed in an assembly?
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A. Using layers, blank the layer containing the default datum planes, pick the plus sign next to
that layer in the layer display dialog box and then pick the component that you want to see the
planes in and then pick the show icon.
A. To be sure that when creating a feature, you are using the datum planes in that part so that
you don’t make unwanted external references (parent/child relationships).
A. Save status permanently sets the layer displays status of the model so that when the model
is saved and opened again the layer display is still set that way.
A. It is normally recommended that beginners not use the isolate function in layer display.
40. When copying a feature, what is the difference between ‘dependent’ and
‘independent’ in Pro/Engineer?
A. Dependent means that the copy feature will change when the original feature is changed.
Independent means that the new feature will not change when you change the original feature.
A. When redefining a feature that has a dependent copy, the alignment function in the
sketcher is not available.
42. How do you make a dependent copy feature independent from its original feature?
A. This configuration option is used to tell the system where you are keeping your udf’s.
44. What should you do if creating features that are to be included in a user defined
feature?
A. Limit the number of parents. If multiple features are to be included in the udf, they should
share as many parents as possible to reduce the number of prompts required to place the udf
into another part.
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45. In family tables, what is a ‘generic’ and what is an ‘instance’?
A. In Pro/Engineer the generic is the original model. The instances are created by the system
based on the combination of the generic and the table.
46. What type of view should be the first view added to a drawing ?
A. General, and you must orient it using save views from the model.
A. Because by default, drawing views get their hidden line removal from the environment.
Each users environment may be different thus causing the drawing views to look different
when another user opens the drawing.
A. No.
50. Why is it a good idea to start drawings early in the part design?
A. Because it’s easier to show the dimensions from the model a few features at a time. Start
the drawing early and have the drawing process be a parallel process with creating the part. In
other words, create a couple features, go to the drawing, show the dimensions from the
feature on the drawing, go back to the model, create a couple more features, show those
dimensions on the drawing, etc.
A. Use preview and pick the features from the model tree.
52. How are the default number of decimal places and default tolerance values
determined for parts and assemblies?
A. They are built into the start part and start assembly.
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54. Why should you put assembly components on a layer?
A. So you can see to add new components to the assembly. Layers do not care about
parent/child relationships.
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