Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Creo Paramteric Session

Topic: Sketching tools of 2D

Training Instructors : Muteeb ul Haq

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Creo Parametric

Introduction

There are two types of software, one are used for solid model designs which includes creo, Pro E, Solidworks
and so on.
The other types of softwares are used for analysis and simulation which includes Ansys, HyperMesh, COSMOL
etc.

Creo Parametric is a solid model software used for creating complex designs with great precisions.
In creo, the design process consists of
1. Sketching
2. Converting the sketch into features and parts
3. Assembling parts
4. Extracting views from parts and assemblies
5. Manufacturing the final part or assembly

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All these steps are divided into different modes in creo namely,
Sketch, part, assembly, manufacturing, drawing

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To start creo,
 click on the creo parametric

 Once it opens, click on the ‘New”

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 Click on the “part” and then on “ok”

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To start sketching, click on one of the planes on which you want to sketch and then click on “sketch”
For example, I want to sketch on “Top” plane so I will select top.

Click on “sketch” then.

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After you have clicked on “sketch” now to make the sketching plane parallel to the screen, click on the “sketch
view” from the graphics tools.

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After the sketching plane has become parallel to the screen, you can start sketching.
1. Line

 Click on “Line chain”

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 Define the starting point

 Define the ending point

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 To change the dimensions, double click on dimensions and type new dimensions.

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Rectangle

1. Corner rectangle
 Click on “ corner rectangle”

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 Click to define the first corner of rectangle and then drag and click to define the other end of rectangle

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 To change the dimensions, right-double click on the dimensions and enter the new dimensions from
keyboard

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2.Slanted rectangle

 Click on the “slanted rectangle”

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 Click on the drawing area from where you want to start the slanted rectangle.

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 Click again to specify the ending of slanted rectangle.

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3.Center rectangle

 Click on the center rectangle

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 Click on the drawing area by defining the centre 1st and then the corners

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4.Parallelogram
 To make a parallelogram, click on it

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 Click on the starting and ending point and then drag the mouse to give it angle

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Circle

1. Center and point circle

 Click on center and point circle

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 Right click in the drawing area to define the center, then drag the mouse and right click again to define the
radius

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 to change the diameter of circle, click on its diameter dimensions and enter new dimension from keyboard

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2. Concentric circle

 Click on the concentric circle

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 Click on the already available center

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 Right click to define the radius/diameter of circle

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3. 3 point circle

 Click on the 3 point circle

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 Right click in the drawing area to define 1st point, click again where you want to allocate 2nd point and then
the 3rd point.

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4. 3 tangent circle

 Click on the 3 tangent circle

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 Draw 3 lines on which you want to make the circle tangent via line command.

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 Click on the tangent circle and make it tangent to the 3 lines by selecting each line.

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Arc
1. 3 point arc
 Click on the 3 point arc

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 Click on the region in the drawing area from where you want to start the arc, that will be considered as
starting point, click again to define the end point and the 3rd click will define the radius of the arc.

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 To change the radius of the arc, click on the radius and enter the new radius from keyboard

 The procedure for the remaining types of arcs is just the same as the types of circles.

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Ellipse

1. Axis Ends Ellipse

 Click on the “axis ends ellipse”

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 Click on the drawing area from where you want to start the diameter of the major axis, click again to identify
the end point.

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 Drag the mouse and click to define the radius of the minor axis of the ellipse

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2. Center and axis ellipse

 Click on the “center and the axis ellipse”

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 Click on the drawing area to define the center and the end points of the major axis

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 Right click again to define the radius of the minor axis.

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Spline

 Click on the spline option

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 Click on the drawing area to define starting point, then keep on clicking to define number of interpolation
points and finally the end point.

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Fillet
Circular
 Click on the circular fillet

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 Make a rectangle or any shape of which edges you want to make circular, click on the point of one side from
where you want to begin the circular fillet and then click on the point of the other side where you want to
end the circular fillet

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 In circular, you can see the construction lines after fillet has been applied.

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 In circular trim, the construction lines also disappears after circular trim is applied to a certain edge.

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Chamfer

 Click on the chamfer command

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 Make a rectangle and then click on two points of two sides which you want to get chamfered.
In chamfer, the construction lines are visible

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 In chamfer trim, the construction lines disappear.

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Text
To write the name of part or to add any other description, text command is used.
 Click on the text

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 Click on the drawing area where you want to write. The length of line will define the height of text

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 After you define the height of the text, a pop-up window will appear

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 Enter the text which you want to appear in the drawing area, for example, I have entered graphics

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 It will appear as shown in the drawing area

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Offset
It is used to re-generate the selected entity at the given offset distance.

 Click on the offset

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 After clicking on the offset, this box will appear,
Select single if you want to offset single entity, select chain if you want to offset two or more entities, select
loop if you want to offset any closed figure.

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 Click on the side that you want to offset

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 This box will appear, enter the offset distance and click ok, enter a negative value if you want to generate
offset in the opposite direction of arrow head.

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 The single side is offseted at the distance of entered value.

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Thicken
It is used to create a certain thickness at a certain offset value.

 Click on the thicken

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 This box will appear
Select single if you want to thicken single entity, select chain if you want to thicken two or more entities, select
loop if you want to thicken any closed figure.

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 Select the line that you want to get thicken

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 Enter the value of thickness and click enter

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 Enter the offset distance

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 The line gets thicken at the desired offset distance

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Pallete
It is used to import different shapes

 Click on the pallete

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 The box having different polygons, profiles, shapes and stars will appear.

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 Select the desired shape

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 Drag the shape and release it in the drawing area.
This is the desired shape

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Thank you !

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