Creo Parametric 3.

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Table of Contents

Introduction........................................................................................................................1
Objective of This Textbook .............................................................................................1
Textbook Outline .............................................................................................................2
Textbook Conventions ....................................................................................................3
Exercise Files..................................................................................................................3
Drawing Terms................................................................................................................4
Pan and Zoom in Drawings.............................................................................................6
The Drawing User Interface ............................................................................................7
The Drawing User Interface (continued) .........................................................................8
The Ribbon......................................................................................................................9
The Ribbon (continued) ................................................................................................10
The Ribbon (continued) ................................................................................................11
The Ribbon (continued) ................................................................................................12
The Ribbon (continued) ................................................................................................13
The Drawing Tree .........................................................................................................14
Selection Filters.............................................................................................................16
Selection Preferences ...................................................................................................17

Configuration and Setup Files .......................................................................................18

Configuration File Options for Drawings .......................................................................18
Drawing Setup Files ......................................................................................................21
Editing Configuration Files ............................................................................................25
Editing Configuration Files (continued) .........................................................................26
Adding Configuration Options .......................................................................................27
Editing Drawing Setup Files..........................................................................................28
Exercise 1 – Configuration and Setup Files .................................................................29

Drawing Creation.............................................................................................................36
Introduction ...................................................................................................................36
Creating a New Drawing ...............................................................................................37
Format vs. Template .....................................................................................................38
Specifying the Model and Format .................................................................................39
Exercise 2 – Drawing Creation.......................................................................................40

Creating Views.................................................................................................................45
Introduction ...................................................................................................................45
Creating General Views ................................................................................................45
Creating General Views (continued) .............................................................................46
Creating General Views (continued) .............................................................................47
Creating General Views (continued) .............................................................................48
The Drawing View Dialog Box ......................................................................................49
The Drawing View Dialog Box (continued) ...................................................................50
Creating Projection Views .............................................................................................51
Creating Detailed Views................................................................................................52
Creating Detailed Views (continued).............................................................................53

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Creating Auxiliary Views ..............................................................................................54

Partial Views .................................................................................................................55
Broken Views ................................................................................................................56
Section Views ...............................................................................................................57
Section Views (continued) ............................................................................................58
Section Views (continued) ............................................................................................59
Cross Hatching Properties ............................................................................................60
Revolved Views.............................................................................................................61
Copy and Align Views ...................................................................................................62
Exploded Assembly Views ............................................................................................63
Moving Drawing Views..................................................................................................64
View Information ...........................................................................................................64
Exercise 3 – Creating Views...........................................................................................65

View Manipulation ...........................................................................................................84

Introduction ...................................................................................................................84
View Type Category......................................................................................................85
View Type Category (continued)...................................................................................86
Visible Area Category ...................................................................................................87
Scale Category..............................................................................................................88
Sections Category.........................................................................................................89
View States Category....................................................................................................90
View Display Category ..................................................................................................91
Origin Category .............................................................................................................92
View Alignment Category..............................................................................................93
View Snapshot ..............................................................................................................93
Edge Display .................................................................................................................94
Member Display ............................................................................................................94
Erase and Delete Views................................................................................................95
Exercise 4 – View Manipulation .....................................................................................96

Dimensions and Axes ...................................................................................................109

Introduction .................................................................................................................109
Shown Dimensions .....................................................................................................109
Shown Dimensions (continued) ..................................................................................110
Created Dimensions....................................................................................................111
Erase vs. Delete..........................................................................................................112
Reference Dimensions................................................................................................112
Ordinate Dimensions...................................................................................................113
Automatic Ordinate Dimensions ................................................................................114
Automatic Dimensioning for Radial Patterns ..............................................................115
Dual Dimensions .........................................................................................................116
Axes ............................................................................................................................117
The Show Model Annotations Command ...................................................................118
Using the Model Tree..................................................................................................120
Clean Dimensions .......................................................................................................121
Snap Lines ..................................................................................................................122
Moving Dimensions.....................................................................................................123
Move to View...............................................................................................................124
Aligning Dimensions....................................................................................................125
Break ...........................................................................................................................126
Jog...............................................................................................................................127

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The Dimension Popup Menu ......................................................................................128

Dimension Information ................................................................................................129
Leading and Trailing Zeros .........................................................................................130
Exercise 5 – Dimensions and Axes ............................................................................131

Dimension Properties ..................................................................................................143

Default Tolerances .....................................................................................................143
Dimension Properties Dialog Box ..............................................................................144
Dimension Properties Dialog Box (continued) ...........................................................145
Dimension Properties Dialog Box (continued) ...........................................................146
Dimension Properties Dialog Box (continued) ...........................................................147
Dimension Properties Dialog Box (continued) ...........................................................148
Mean Vs. Nominal.......................................................................................................149
Exercise 6 – Dimension Properties .............................................................................150

Geometric Tolerances...................................................................................................156
Introduction .................................................................................................................156
Set Datums .................................................................................................................156
Basic Dimensions........................................................................................................157
Creating Feature Control Frames ...............................................................................158
Creating Feature Control Frames (continued) ...........................................................159
Creating Feature Control Frames (continued) ...........................................................160
Exercise 7 – Geometric Tolerances.............................................................................161

Draft Entities ..................................................................................................................167

Introduction .................................................................................................................167
The Sketch Tab...........................................................................................................167
Sketch Preferences and Parametric Sketching ..........................................................168
The Drawing Grid ........................................................................................................169
Line Style ....................................................................................................................170
Line Style Gallery ........................................................................................................171
Hatch and Fill ..............................................................................................................171
Relating Draft Entities to Drawing Views ....................................................................172
Exercise 8 – Draft Entities ............................................................................................173

Symbols..........................................................................................................................177
Introduction .................................................................................................................177
Default Symbol Palette ...............................................................................................178
Using Custom Symbols...............................................................................................179
Custom Symbol Palette ..............................................................................................181
Creating Custom Symbols ..........................................................................................182
Custom Symbol Attributes ..........................................................................................183
The Symbol Directory..................................................................................................184
Weld and Surface Finish Symbols ..............................................................................185
Redefining Symbols ....................................................................................................186
Variable Text in Symbols ............................................................................................186
Facts About Symbols ..................................................................................................186
Exercise 9 – Symbols....................................................................................................187

Notes...............................................................................................................................200
Introduction .................................................................................................................200
Creating Notes ............................................................................................................201

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Note Font and Special Text Characters......................................................................202

Symbols in Notes ........................................................................................................203
Notes 'From File' .........................................................................................................204
'Parametric' Notes .......................................................................................................205
Notes with Model Mass Properties .............................................................................206
Decimal Places in Parametric Notes...........................................................................207
Erasing and Deleting Notes ........................................................................................207
Word Wrapping ...........................................................................................................208
Formatting the Date Parameter ..................................................................................208
Moving Notes and Leaders .........................................................................................209
Toggle Leader Type ....................................................................................................209
Text Style ....................................................................................................................210
Repeat Last Format ....................................................................................................210
Text Style Gallery........................................................................................................211
Exercise 10 – Notes.......................................................................................................212

Sheets .............................................................................................................................218
Introduction .................................................................................................................218
Sheet Setup ................................................................................................................220
Changing the Drawing’s Format .................................................................................221
View Multiple Sheets at the Same Time .....................................................................222
Facts About Multiple Sheet Drawings .........................................................................222
Exercise 11 – Sheets .....................................................................................................223

Multiple Model Drawings ..............................................................................................226

Introduction .................................................................................................................226
The Drawing Models Menu .........................................................................................227
Replacing the Drawing’s Model ..................................................................................228
Free Drawings.............................................................................................................228
Exercise 12 – Multiple Model Drawings ......................................................................229

Tables .............................................................................................................................231
Introduction .................................................................................................................231
Creating Tables...........................................................................................................233
Modifying Tables .........................................................................................................234
Merge and Blank .........................................................................................................235
Using Quick Tables .....................................................................................................236
The Table Directory.....................................................................................................237
Exercise 13 – Tables .....................................................................................................238

Hole Tables ....................................................................................................................246

Introduction .................................................................................................................246
Creating Hole Tables ..................................................................................................246
The Hole Table Dialog Box .........................................................................................247
Editing Hole Tables .....................................................................................................248
Adding Omitted Features ............................................................................................249
Hole Table Example....................................................................................................250
Exercise 14 – Hole Tables ............................................................................................251

Pro/REPORT...................................................................................................................252
Introduction .................................................................................................................252
Repeat Regions ..........................................................................................................253

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Repeat Region Attributes ............................................................................................254

Pro/REPORT Symbols................................................................................................255
Family Table Parts ......................................................................................................256
Simple Repeat Regions ..............................................................................................256
Two-D Repeat Regions...............................................................................................257
Assembly Bill of Materials ...........................................................................................258
BOM Balloons .............................................................................................................259
BOM Balloons (continued) ..........................................................................................260
Pagination ...................................................................................................................261
Bulk Items ...................................................................................................................262
Report Relations .........................................................................................................263
Sorting Tables .............................................................................................................264
Fix Index......................................................................................................................264
Using Report Filters ....................................................................................................265
Using Filter Rules........................................................................................................265
Comment Columns .....................................................................................................266
Dash Items ..................................................................................................................267
Report Summation ......................................................................................................268
Exercise 15 – Pro/REPORT...........................................................................................269

Copy and Paste..............................................................................................................279

Introduction .................................................................................................................279
Exercise 16 – Copy and Paste......................................................................................280

Drawing Reps.................................................................................................................281
Introduction .................................................................................................................281
Creating Drawing Reps ...............................................................................................282
Creating Drawing Reps (continued) ...........................................................................283
Executing Drawing Reps.............................................................................................284
Default Reps ...............................................................................................................284
Opening Drawing Reps ...............................................................................................284
Configuration Option for Drawing Reps ......................................................................285
Exercise 17 – Drawing Reps.........................................................................................286

Merge Drawings.............................................................................................................289
Introduction .................................................................................................................289
Facts About Merged Drawings....................................................................................290
Exercise 18 – Merge Drawings.....................................................................................291

Markups..........................................................................................................................292
Introduction .................................................................................................................292
Creating a Markup.......................................................................................................293
The Markup Menu .......................................................................................................294
Examples ....................................................................................................................295
Exercise 19 – Markups ..................................................................................................296

Formats and Title Blocks..............................................................................................297

Introduction .................................................................................................................297
Creating New Formats ................................................................................................298
Format Setup Files......................................................................................................299
Creating the Geometry................................................................................................300
Using 2D Draft Entities................................................................................................300

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Using Tables for the Title Block ..................................................................................301

Parametric Notes for Title Blocks................................................................................301
Example ......................................................................................................................302
Drawing Revisions ......................................................................................................302
Importing Formats .......................................................................................................303
The Format Directory ..................................................................................................303
Exercise 20 – Formats and Title Blocks......................................................................304

Drawing Templates........................................................................................................316
Introduction .................................................................................................................316
Creating a Template....................................................................................................316
Template View Instructions .........................................................................................317
Modifying the Template...............................................................................................320
Completing the Template ............................................................................................320
Saving the Template ...................................................................................................320
Exercise 21 – Drawing Templates................................................................................321

Print, Import, and Export ..............................................................................................329

Print .............................................................................................................................329
Print (continued)..........................................................................................................330
Plotter Configuration Files...........................................................................................331
Pen Table Files ...........................................................................................................332
Quick Print...................................................................................................................333
Adding the Print Icon to the User Interface .................................................................333
Import New..................................................................................................................334
Import Append.............................................................................................................335
Import OLE..................................................................................................................335
Export ..........................................................................................................................336
Export Setup ...............................................................................................................337
Exercise 22 – Print, Import, and Export ......................................................................338

Appendix A – Completed Drawings............................................................................. A-1

Appendix B – Setup File Options................................................................................. B-1

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