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Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire for Designers Introduction
¾ Feature-Based Nature
• A feature is defined as the smallest building block and any solid model created in
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 is an integration of a number of these building blocks.
• Each feature can be edited individually to bring in any change in the solid model.
Example
Figure A shows a part consisting of a counterbore hole at the center and six
counterbore holes around it at some Bolt Circle Diameter (BCD).
Now, consider a case where you have to change all the outer counterbore holes to
drill holes keeping the central counterbore hole and the BCD for the outer holes same.
You also, have to change the number of holes from six to eight.
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 allows you to make this modification by just modifying
some values in the same part, see Figure B. This shows that the solid parts created in
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 are a combination of various features that can be
modified individually at any time.
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Now, when the part is modified in the Part mode, the modifications are automatically
reflected in the Drawing mode, as shown in Figure D.
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Figure E shows the Crosshead assembly. It is clear from the assembly that the diameter
of the hole is more than what is required (shown using dotted lines). In an ideal case, the
diameter of the hole should be equal to the diameter of the bolt.
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The diameter of the hole can be easily changed by opening the file in the Part mode
and making the necessary modifications in the part. This modification is reflected in
the assembly shown in Figure F. This is due to the bi-directional associative nature of
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0.
Similarly, if you change the dimensions of the model in the Drawing mode, the
modifications will be automatically reflected in the Part mode. This shows that all the
modes are related to each other.
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¾ Parametric Nature
The parametric nature of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 means that the features of a
part become interrelated if they are drawn by referencing each other. You can
redefine the dimensions or the attributes of a feature at any time. The changes will
propagate automatically throughout the model. Thus, they develop a relationship
among themselves. This relationship is known as the parent-child relationship.
¾ System Requirements
• Operating System: Windows NT 4.0 SP5, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home
Edition, XP Professional Edition, UNIX.
• Processor 233MHz or higher.
• Memory: 128MB RAM minimum requirement (512MB RAM or higher recommended).
• Swap Memory: 256MB minimum (1024 MB or higher recommended).
• Hard disk space: 1.12GB.
• An Ethernet adapter interface card or network card.
• Microsoft approved three button mouse.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.
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¾ Getting Started
Once you have Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 installed on your system, you have two
options to start it. The first option is to choose the Start button at the lower left corner
of the screen and select Programs > PTC > Pro ENGINEER > Pro ENGINEER as
shown in Figure A.
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• Entity
An element of a section geometry is called an entity. The entity can be an arc, line,
circle, point, conic, coordinate system, and so on.
• Dimension
It is the measurement of one or more entities.
• Constraint
Constraints are the logical operations that are performed on the selected geometry to
make it more accurate in defining its position and size with respect to the other
geometry.
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• Parameter
It is defined as a numeric value or any definition that defines a feature. For
example, all the dimensions in a sketch are parameters. The parameters can be
modified at any time.
• Relation
A relation is an equation that relates two entities.
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• Working Directory
A working directory is a directory on your system where you can save the work done
in the current session of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0. You can set any directory
existing on your system as the working directory. Before starting work in
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0, it is important to specify the working directory, which can
be done in two ways.
• Right-click on the folder in the Navigator to invoke the shortcut menu shown in
Figure A. Choose the Set Working Directory option. The folder that you select is
created as the current working directory.
• Choose File > Working Directory from the menu bar. The Select Working
Directory dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure B.
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• Up One Level
The Up One Level button is chosen to move one level up in the directory. When
you choose this button, a directory is displayed that is one level above the current
directory.
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• Working Directory
This is used when you have already set the working directory. You may browse
through the directories in the Select Working Directory dialog box, but when
you choose this button, the directory selected previously as working directory is
displayed in the Look In drop-down list.
• New Directory
The New Directory button is used to create a new directory which can be
selected as a working directory. When you choose the New Directory button,
the New Directory dialog box is displayed.
• Favorites
The Favorites button is used to save the location of the directories which are to
be used very frequently. You just have to specify the working directories to be
used frequently and save the location of that directory named Favorites. When
you choose the Favorites button, a menu is displayed. The options in this
menu are:
• Save location
• Remove location
• Browse favorites
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• Display Configuration
When you choose the Display Configuration button, a menu is displayed with
the following options.
• List
• Details
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• New
In order to create a new object, select New from the File menu or choose the
Create a new object button from the Top Toolchest. The New dialog box is
displayed as shown in Figure A. The dialog box displays the different modes
available in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0.
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• Open
The Open option is used to open an existing object file. When you choose the
Open option from the File menu or choose Open an existing object button from
the File toolbar, the File Open dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure A.
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• Look In
In the Look In drop-down list various browsing options for selecting the directories
are available. You can browse through these folders to search for the object file you
want to open.
• In Session
The In Session option displays all the object files that are in the current
session. The object files that you open in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 in the
current session are stored in the temporary. This temporary memory is a folder
named In Session. Once you exit Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0, the contents of
this folder are deleted automatically. However the original files are not removed
from their actual location.
• Commands and Settings
The Commands and Settings option can be used to customize the File Open
dialog box. When you choose this button a shortcut menu is displayed. The
options under this menu are the same as those available in the Select
Working Directory dialog box.
• Name
In the Name edit box you can enter the name of the existing object file you want to open.
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• Type
The Type drop-down list contains the file formats of the various modes available in
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0. This drop-down list also has other file formats that can
be imported in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0.
• Preview
The Preview button is chosen to see the preview of the model. When you choose this
button, the File Open dialog box expands and a preview is displayed on the right side.
• Erase
The Erase option is used to delete the files from the temporary memory or the In
Session folder. As discussed earlier all the files opened in a session of
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 are saved in the temporary memory. The options used to
remove the files from the In Session folder are discussed next.
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• Current
The Current option is used to erase the file that is opened and is displayed on the
graphics screen from the current session. When the Current option of the cascading
menu is chosen, the Erase Confirm dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure A.
• Delete
The Delete option is used to delete the current file or its old versions or both the
current file and its older versions.
• Old Versions
This option is used to delete all the old versions of the current file. When you choose
the Old Versions option, you are prompted to enter the name of the object file of
which the old versions have to be deleted.
• All Versions
This option is used to delete all the versions including the current file from the hard disk.
• Save
The Save option is used to save the objects present in the In Session folder or
an object on the graphics screen.
• Save a Copy
The Save a Copy option is used to save a copy of the current object in the same
working directory or in some other directory.
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• Backup
The Backup option of the File menu creates a backup copy of an object file that is in
memory. When you choose this option the Backup dialog box is displayed, as shown
in Figure A.
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• Rename
The Rename option in the File menu renames the active object that is on the screen.
When you choose this option, the Rename dialog box is displayed, as shown in
Figure B.
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¾ Managing Files
As discussed earlier, a new file is generated whenever you save an object. The
number of files generated is directly proportional to the number of times you save that
object. So, these files occupy a lot of disk space. The latest version of the object is of
use and should be stored. The rest of the files called old versions should be deleted
from the hard disk, if they are not required.
¾ Menu Manager
• The Menu Manager is not available when you enter the Part mode, Assembly
mode, or the Drawing mode. The Menu Manager is displayed with some selected
options of feature creation.
• There are menus and submenus cascaded in the Menu Manager. These contain
the options to complete the desired task in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0.
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¾ Model Tree
The Model Tree stores and displays all the features in
a chronicle. You can select any desired feature of a
model or an assembly from the model tree and apply
different operations on the feature selected. You can
select the feature by right-clicking on it. The shortcut
menu will be displayed as shown in Figure A.
When you create a new object file, the Model Tree is
displayed and is attached to the graphics window by
default. But in this case with the Model Tree attached
to the graphics window, the graphics window becomes
small in size. You can hide the Model Tree by clicking
the sash on the right edge of the Navigator as shown
in Figure A. The Model Tree can slide out or slide in,
thus increasing the area on the graphics window. It Figure A The Model Tree
can also be stretched horizontally to cover the with the shortcut menu
graphics window.
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Figure B shows the function of the right mouse button. The right mouse button is
used to invoke shortcut menus and to query select the items.
Figure B Functions of
the right mouse button
Figure C shows the function of the middle mouse button in 3D mode. The middle mouse
button is used to spin the model in the drawing area and view it from different directions.
CTRL+middle muse button is used to dynamically zoom in and out by moving the mouse.
Using CTRL+middle mouse button and moving the mouse horizontally you can turn the
model. Use SHIFT+middle mouse button to pan the model on the screen.
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Figure D shows the function of the middle mouse button in the 2D mode (sketcher
environment and Drawing mode). The middle mouse button is used to place
dimensions on the drawing area. It is also used to confirm an option or to abort the
creation of an entity. The middle mouse button is used to pan in the Sketch mode
and the Drawing mode.
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¾ Toolbars
Before starting work on Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0, it is very important for you to
understand the default toolbars and buttons on the screen. Figure A shows various
default screen components in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0. The toolbars are at two
locations: the Top Toolchest and the Right Toolchest. Different toolbars in
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 are shown in next two slides.
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¾ Navigator
The navigator is present on the left of the drawing area and can slide in or out on the
drawing area. To make the navigator slide in or out,you need to select the sash present
on its right edge. A partial view of the navigator is shown in Figure A.
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¾ Browser
The Browser is present on the right of the Navigator. It can slide in and out of the
Navigator and can also be stretched horizontally. When the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire
3.0 session is started, the browser is displayed on the screen. Figure A shows the
browser that displays some part files.
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Learning Objectives:
• Use various tools to create a geometry.
• Dimension a sketch.
• Apply constraints to a sketch.
• Modify a sketch.
• Use the Modify Dimensions dialog box.
• Edit geometry of a sketch by trimming.
• Mirror a sketch.
• Use drawing display options.
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• The various drawing options are also available Initial screen appearance in the
in the Sketch menu in the menu bar. Sketch mode
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• In the selection mode, you can select entities of the sketch to edit or to invoke
the shortcut menu.
• The options in the shortcut menu can be used to apply various operations on
the selected item.
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• Placing a Point
• Choose the Create points button from the Sketcher Tools toolbar to place
a point.
• One of the applications of a point is that it is used to dimension a sketch if
placed at the corners of the sketch.
• Drawing a Line
• To draw lines, there are three tool buttons in the Sketcher Tools toolbar.
• To view these buttons, choose the black arrow on the right of the Create 2 point
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• The flyout with three tool buttons appears.
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• Drawing a Rectangle
Choose the Create rectangle button from the Sketcher Tools toolbar to draw a
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• Drawing a Circle
• To draw a circle there are four tools and one tool to draw an ellipse in the Sketcher
Tools toolbar.
• To view the tools available to draw circles and ellipses, choose the black arrow on
the right of the Create circle by picking the center and a point on the circle
button.
• Drawing a Circle Using the Create circle by picking the center and a
point on the circle Tool
As the name suggests, the Create circle by picking the center and a point
on the circle tool is used to draw a circle by specifying the center of the circle
and a point on it.
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• To create a construction circle, draw a circle and then hold down the right mouse
button on it to invoke the shortcut menu as shown in figure.
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• Drawing an Arc
• To draw an arc, there are five tool buttons in the Sketcher Tools toolbar.
• To view them, choose the black arrow on the right of the Create an arc by 3
points or tangent to an entity at its endpoint button.
• Figure A and B shows the creation of an arc using the Create an arc by 3
points or tangent to an entity at its end point.
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• You will have to select an entity to which the arc will be concentric.
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• Drawing an Arc Using the Create an arc by picking its center and
endpoints Tool
Choose the Create an arc by picking its center and endpoints button to
draw an arc by selecting its endpoint.
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The Create defining dimension tool is used for normal dimensioning of sketch.
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• Diameter Dimensioning
• For diameter dimensioning, click on a circle twice.
• Then place the dimension at the desired location by
pressing the middle mouse button
• Radial Dimensioning
• For radial dimensioning, click on the entity once.
• Then place the dimension at the desired location by
pressing the middle mouse button.
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Dimensioning technique
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• Choose the Impose sketcher constraints on the section button from the
Sketcher Tools toolbars to display the Constraints dialog box.
• This dialog box is used to apply the constraints that are listed next.
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• Explain Option
The Explain option of the Constraints dialog box provides information about the
constraints that are applied to a sketch.
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• Disabling Constraints
• The need to disable a constraint arises when you are drawing an entity.
• For example, if you draw a circle at some distance apart from a circle, the system
tends to apply the equal radius constraint when the sizes of the two circles become
equal.
• If at this moment you do not want to apply the equal radius constraint, right-click to
disable the equal radius constraint.
• Choose the Strong option from the shortcut menu to make Shortcut menu to
the constraint strong. convert weak
Dimension to strong
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• Undo
When you choose the Undo button, the section is Resolve Sketch dialog box
brought back to the state that was just before the
conflict occurred.
• Delete
• The Delete button is used to delete a selected dimension or constraint that is
enclosed within the yellow box.
• Select the dimension or the constraint to delete before you choose the Delete
button from the Resolve Sketch dialog box.
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• Explain
• When you choose the Explain button, the system provides you with information
about the selected constraint or dimension.
• The information will be displayed in the message area.
• Now, choose the Delete option from this menu to delete the selected item.
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• You can do this by using the tool buttons available for trimming.
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• This tool button helps to reduce the time for the creation and the
dimensioning of symmetrical geometric entities.
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• Zoom In
• Zoom Out
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¾ Tutorial 1
In this tutorial, you will draw the sketch for the model shown in Figure A. The sketch
is shown in Figure B. (Expected time: 30 min)
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c. Draw lines using the tool button for creating lines, see Figure C.
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d. Draw an arc and a circle using respective tool buttons, see Figure D.
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¾ Tutorial 2
In this tutorial, you will draw the sketch for the model shown in Figure A. The sketch
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b. Draw the sketch using the tool button for creating lines, see Figure C.
Figure D Sketch
after dimensioning
d. Save the sketch.
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In this tutorial, you will draw the sketch for the model shown in Figure A. The sketch
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c. Dimension the sketch and then modify the dimensions of the sketch, see Figure C.
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¾ Exercise 1
In this exercise, you will draw the sketch for the model shown in Figure A. The
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In this exercise, you will draw the sketch for the model shown in Figure A. The
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In this exercise, you will draw the sketch for the model shown in Figure A. The
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¾ Exercise 4
In this exercise, you will draw the sketch for the model shown in Figure A. The
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¾ Exercise 5
In this exercise, you will draw the sketch for the model shown in Figure A. The
sketch is shown in Figure B.
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Learning Objectives:
• Use various options to dimension a sketch.
• Create fillets.
• Place a user-defined coordinate system.
• Create, dimension, and modify splines.
• Create text.
• Scale and rotate entities.
• Copy a sketch.
• Import 2D drawings.
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The dimensioning
options
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¾ Creating Fillets
In the sketcher environment, you can create two types of fillet.
• Circular fillets
• Elliptical fillets
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The two lines The circular fillet Two sets of arcs Fillet created by
that do not join selecting the endpoints
• Creating a Spline
To draw a spline, choose the Create a spline curve button from the Sketcher
Tools toolbar.
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• Dimensioning Splines
A spline can be dimensioned manually in the following ways:
• Coordinate Dimensioning
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• Coordinate Dimensioning
The spline can be dimensioned with respect to a user-defined coordinate system.
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• Modifying a Spline
A spline can be modified in the following ways:
• Moving the interpolation points of the spline.
• Adding points to a spline.
• Deleting points of a spline.
• Creating a control polygon and moving its control points.
• Modifying the dimensions of the spline.
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• To invoke this button, select the sketch and then choose the arrow on the right
of the Mirror selected entities button.
• Choose the Make a copy of selected entities button from the flyout that is
displayed.
• Using this dialog box, you can simultaneously copy and rotate the selected
entities.
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¾ Tutorial 1
In this Tutorial, you will import an existing sketch that you had drawn in Tutorial 3 of
Chapter 1. After placing the sketch, draw the keyway, as shown in Figure A.
(Expected time: 15 min)
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¾ Tutorial 2
In this tutorial, you will draw the sketch for the model shown in Figure A. The sketch is
shown in Figure B. (Expected time: 30 min)
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c. Apply the required constraints and dimensions to the sketched entities, see
Figure D.
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In this tutorial, you will draw the sketch for the model shown in Figure A. The sketch is
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In this exercise, you will draw the sketch for the model shown in Figure A. The
sketch is shown in Figure B. (Expected time: 30 min)
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In this exercise, you will draw the sketch for the model shown in Figure A. The sketch
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In this exercise you will draw the sketch for the model shown in Figure A. The sketch
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Learning Objectives:
• Use default datums for the base feature.
• Create a solid feature using the Extrude Tool.
• Create a thin feature using the Extrude Tool.
• Create a solid feature using the Revolve Tool.
• Create a thin feature using the Revolve Tool.
• Specify the feature termination options.
• Specify angle of revolution to a revolved feature.
• Orient the datum planes.
• Understand Parent / Child relationships.
• Understand nesting of sketches.
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The figure on the next slide shows you the initial screen appearance in the Part mode.
The display consists of Model Tree, three default datum planes, and different toolbars.
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¾ Creating a Protrusion
• Protrusion is defined as the process of adding material
defined by a sketched section.
Figure A Options in
the Insert menu
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• The Base Features toolbar shown in Figure B can also be used to invoke the
protrusion options.
• This toolbar is available in the Right Toolchest when you are in the Part
mode.
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• Extruding a Sketch
• The Extrude Tool button in the Base Features toolbar adds material
defined by a sketch drawn on a sketching plane.
• The procedure to create a base feature using the Extrude Tool button
is explained next.
When you choose the Extrude Tool button from the Base Features toolbar or
choose Insert > Extrude from the menu bar, the Extrude dashboard will be
displayed below the drawing area, as shown in Figure A.
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• After selecting the sketching plane and the reference plane, choose the Sketch
button in the Sketch dialog box to enter the sketcher environment. The
drawing area will appear as shown in Figure C.
• Close the Model Tree by clicking the sash on its right edge. This increases the
drawing space in the drawing area.
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• Sketch the I-Section and then choose the Continue with the current
section button from the Sketcher Tools toolbar.
• The model is created by assuming some default attributes and it will be
displayed in yellow color.
• From the dashboard, choose the green button. The required 3D model is
displayed in the drawing area. Figure D shows the extruded I-section.
• Change the display of the part from the View toolbar by choosing the Saved
view list button and selecting the Default Orientation option from the
drop-down list that appears.
• Figure E and F shows some models created using the Extrude Tool button.
Figure E Figure F
Models created using the Extrude Tool button
• The Extrude Dashboard
• The options and buttons in the Extrude dashboard are used to extrude the
sketch and to specify certain attributes related to the model.
• The tabs and the tool buttons that are in the Extrude dashboard are discussed
in the next slide.
• Placement Tab
• When you choose the Placement tab, the slide-up
panel will be displayed, as shown in Figure A.
• You can select a sketch that is drawn using a
Figure A The Placement
datum curve or you can choose the Define tab slide-up panel
button to draw a sketch.
• Options Tab
• When you choose the Options tab, the slide-up
panel will be displayed, as shown in Figure B.
• This slide-up panel is used to specify whether you
want the sketch to extrude to one side or both sides
of the sketching plane.
Figure B The Options
• The options in the Side 1 drop-down list are explained
tab slide-up panel
in the next slide.
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• Blind
The Blind option is one of the most commonly used options to define the extrusion
depth of the sketch by specifying a depth value.
• Symmetric
If you choose the Symmetric option from the Side 1 drop-down list, the material is
added equally in both the directions of the sketching plane.
• To Selected
The To Selected option allows you to select a point, surface, plane, or a curve up to
which the section is to be extruded.
• Properties Tab
When you choose the Properties tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed. This
slide-up panel displays the feature identity in the Name collector.
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The Thicken Sketch button is used to create thin parts with specified thickness.
• To resume the current feature creation tool, you can choose the Resumes
the previously paused tool button that appears in place of the pause tool.
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• Close Button
• This button is used to abort the feature creation.
• When you choose this button, the dashboard is closed.
• If you choose the Clear option, the reference plane and its
Figure B Shortcut menu
orientation, which were selected automatically, are cleared
invoked for changing the
and now you can manually select them.
sketching plane
• To change the sketching plane, select the Placement
option in the shortcut menu.
• You can view the feature that you have created from
different directions using the Saved view list drop-down
list shown in Figure C.
• The options in this drop-down list are used to set the
orientation of the model in the drawing area.
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The figures below explain the importance of selecting the sketch plane, and orienting
it in the correct orientation in order to achieve the desired orientation of the model.
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• Revolving a Sketch
The Revolve Tool allows you to revolve the sketched section through the
specified angle about a centerline. When you choose this button, the
dashboard will be displayed, as shown in Figure A.
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Figure A shows the sketch on the Right datum plane and the arrow direction
reversed.
In this case, the sketch when rotated in clockwise direction results in the desired
orientation of the model, as shown in Figure B.
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The direction of the arrow is reversed by choosing the Flip button in the Sketch
dialog box.
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• Implicit Relationship
This type of relationship exists when the two features are related through
equations. These equations are formed using relations.
• Explicit Relationship
• The explicit relationship is developed when a feature is used as a reference to
create another feature.
• For example, one of the planar surfaces of a feature is used to create another
feature, or an edge of a feature is used to dimension the other feature.
• In this case, the first feature is called the parent feature and the second feature
is called the child feature of the first feature.
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¾ Nesting of Sketches
• If more than one closed loop is drawn, one inside the other in the sketch of a
single feature, it is called nesting of sketches.
• These sketches are drawn in the sketcher environment.
• Figure A shows a sketch in which the two circles are created on the base profile.
The resulting solid model is shown in Figure B.
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¾ Tutorial 1
In this tutorial, you will create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions for the
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f. Apply constraints and dimensions to the sketch, as shown in figures given below.
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h. Extrude the sketch to the given distance in the direction pointed by the arrow as
shown in Figure D.
i. After viewing the default view of the model shown in Figure E, save the model
and close the window.
¾ Tutorial 2
In this tutorial, you will create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions are
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i. Revolve the sketch to 360-degrees. The model appears, as shown in figure given
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In this tutorial, you will create the model shown in Figure A. Figure B shows the
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h. Exit the sketcher environment and specify the direction of material addition
indicated by the arrow, as shown in figure given below.
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¾ Tutorial 4
In this tutorial, you will create the model shown in Figure A. Figure B shows the
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i. Exit the sketcher environment and specify the direction of material addition
indicated by the arrow as shown in figure.
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¾ Exercise 1
Create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions of the model are shown in
Figure B. (Expected time: 20 min)
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Create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions of the model are shown in
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Learning Objectives:
• Understand the three default datum planes.
• Understand selection methods in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0.
• Create the datum planes using different constraints available.
• Create embedded datum planes.
• Create datum axes using the different constraints available.
• Create the datum points.
• Create extrude and revolve cuts.
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¾ Datums
• Datums are imaginary features with no mass or volume and are
available to help you in creating a model.
• They act as reference for sketching a feature, orienting the
model, assembling components, and so on.
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• Selection
• In Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0, selection refers to the action,in which you first
select the entities like edge, plane, face, axis, coordinate system, and so on, and
then invoke a feature creation tool.
• To make your selection process easier, filters are available in Pro/ENGINEER
Wildfire 3.0.
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• Filters are the options that are available in the Filter drop-down list located at the
lower right corner of the main window in the Status bar.
The Selected
Items dialog box
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• Collection
Collection refers to the action when you invoke a feature creation tool and then select
the entities to collect the references in order to create that feature.
¾ Datum Options
• The Datum toolbar is shown below.
• The figure given on the next slide shows the method of invoking various types of
datum features from the menu bar.
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• Datum Planes
• You can create datum planes, other than the
three default datum planes, by using the
menu bar or the Datum toolbar.
• When you choose Insert > Model Datum >
Plane from the menu bar or Datum Plane
Tool button from the Datum toolbar, the
DATUM PLANE dialog box will be displayed
with the different options to create datum
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• Placement Tab
• The Placement tab in the DATUM PLANE dialog box is selected by default.
• Under this tab, the References area displays the references that are
selected to create the datum plane.
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• Display Tab
• The Flip button in this dialog box is used to change the normal direction of the
datum plane being created.
• The Adjust Outline check box, when selected, allows you to set the size for the
datum plane.
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• Properties Tab
• This tab, when chosen, allows you to name the
datum plane you are creating.
• By default, the first datum plane you create is
named DTM1 and then every datum plane
created is successively numbered.
• Through constraint
• The Through constraint is used to create a datum plane through any specified axis,
edge, curve, point/vertex, plane, cylinder, or coordinate system.
• This constraint can be used in combination with other constraints that are available
in the DATUM PLANE dialog box.
• The following table shows the datum plane constraint combinations using the
Through constraint.
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• The options in the drop-down list are used to make a selection on the model.
• This drop-down list is located at the bottom right corner of the main window.
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• Normal constraint
• The Normal constraint is used to create a datum plane normal to any specified
axis, edge, curve, or plane.
• The possible combinations of datum plane creation are referred to as Yes and
the combinations that are not possible are referred to as No.
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• Parallel constraint
The Parallel constraint is used to create a datum plane parallel to any specified
datum plane or planar surface.
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• Offset constraint
The Offset constraint is used to create a datum plane at an offset distance to
any specified plane or coordinate system.
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• Tangent constraint
The Tangent constraint creates datum planes tangent to cylindrical features.
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• Datum Axes
• Datum axis is an imaginary axis that is created in
Pro/ENGINEER to help you creating a model.
• Datum axes can be created manually.
• They are also created automatically when any
cylindrical feature is created.
• When you choose Insert > Model Datum > Axis
from the menu bar or the Datum Axis Tool button
from the Datum toolbar, the DATUM AXIS dialog The DATUM AXIS
box will be displayed with different options to create dialog box
datum axes.
When you are defining the offset distances, there are three
drag handles that are available on the model as shown in
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• Placement Tab
• When you invoke the DATUM AXIS dialog box, the Placement tab is selected
by
default.
• Under this tab, the References collector allows you to select the references that
will create the datum axis.
• Display Tab
• The options in this tab are used to control the length of the axis.
• Properties Tab
• This tab, when selected, allows you to name the datum axis you are creating.
• By default, the first datum axis you create is named A_1 and then additional datum
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• Datum Points
• Datum points are imaginary points created in Pro/ENGINEER to aid in
creating models, drawings, analyzing models, and so on.
• When you choose Insert > Model Datum > Point from the menu bar or
the Datum Point Tool button from the Datum toolbar; the DATUM POINT
dialog box appears along with various options to create datum points.
• Placement Tab
The Placement tab in the DATUM POINT dialog box has the options that change
with the reference selected.
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Figure B The DATUM POINT dialog Figure C Datum point on the top face
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Figure E The highlighted edge and the The DATUM POINT dialog box
datum point at some offset distance from
one end of the edge
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¾ Creating Cuts
• Cut is a material removal process and this option is available only when
at least one base feature exists on the drawing area.
• The Remove Material button available on the dashboard of the feature
creation tools is used to create the cuts.
• Removing Material by Extruding a Sketch
• The Extrude Cut is an extruded feature that is created by removing material
from an existing feature.
• The material that is removed is defined by a sketch.
Sketch for the extrude cut and arrow Cut feature created on
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¾ Tutorial 1
In this tutorial, you will create the model shown in Figure A. The front and the right-side
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a. The model is composed of four features: two at the top, one at the bottom, and
one hole on the right surface. Also, from the model it is evident that the two
features at the top of the model can be created on the same plane. (Figure A)
b. Select the sketching plane for the base feature, draw the sketch using the
sketching tools, apply the dimensions and constraints (Figure C), and then
extrude the sketch to the given distance (Figure D).
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c. Select the sketching plane (Figure E) for the feature that is at the bottom of
the base feature. Draw the sketch using the sketching tools, apply the
dimensions and constraints (Figure F), and then extrude the sketch to the
given distance (Figure G). The model, after creating the second extrusion
feature will be displayed in the drawing area (Figure H).
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d. Select the sketching plane (Figure I , Figure J , figure K), Draw the sketch of
the third feature, apply the dimensions and constraints (Figure L), and then
extrude it to the given distance (Figure M and Figure N).
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Figure L Sketch with dimensions Figure M Arrow showing Figure N Model after
and constraints of the third feature the direction of material creating the third feature
addition
e. Similarly, select a sketching plane for the cut feature. The cut has a circular
section. Draw the sketch for this feature (Figure I) and create the cut
feature (Figure J ).
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a. First, examine the model and determine the number of features in it. The model
is composed of four features: one at the bottom (base feature), one on the left,
and two at the back. Also, from the model it is evident that the two features on
the back face of the model can be created on the same plane.
b. Select the sketching plane for the base feature, draw the sketch using the
sketching tools, apply the dimensions and constraints (Figure B), and then
extrude the sketch to the given depth (Figure C).
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c. Select the sketch plane for the feature on the left face of the base feature
(Figure E and Figure F), draw the sketch using the sketching tools, apply
dimensions and constraints (Figure G), and then extrude the sketch to the
given depth (Figure H , Figure I).
Figure E Arrow showing the Figure E Surface selected Figure G Sketch with
direction of viewing the model to be at the top dimensions and constraints
for the second feature
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d. Select the sketch plane for the feature (Figure J and Figure K) . Draw the
sketch for the third feature (Figure L) and then extrude it to the given distance
(Figure M and Figure N).
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e. Select the sketching plane for the fourth feature (Figure O). Draw the sketch
for the fourth feature (Figure P) and extrude it to the given distance (Figure Q
and Figure R).
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a. The model is composed of three features: one on the left (base feature), one in
the middle, and one hollow cylindrical feature with a hole. (Figure B)
Figure B Isometric
View of the model
b. Select the sketch plane for the base feature, draw the sketch using the sketching
tools, apply the dimensions and constraints (Figure C), and then extrude the
sketch to the given depth (Figure D).
c. Select the sketching plane for the middle feature (Figure E), draw the sketch
using the sketching tools, apply the dimensions and constraints (Figure F),
and then extrude the sketch to the given depth (Figure G and Figure H).
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a. To create the hollow cylindrical feature, you require a datum plane.This datum
plane will be created at an offset distance of 10 from the bottom face of the
second feature. The sketch for the hollow cylindrical feature will be drawn on
the datum plane DTM1. Extrude the model to the given depth.
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¾ Exercise 1
Create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions, front, and right-side view of the
model are shown in Figure B. (Expected time: 45 min)
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¾ Exercise 2
Create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions, the front, top, right-side, and
isometric views of the model are shown in Figure B. (Expected time: 45 min)
Figure A Isometric view of the model Figure B Top, front, and right side
view of the model
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¾ Exercise 3
Create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions, the top, front section, and two
auxiliary views of the model are shown in Figure B. (Estimated time: 1 hr)
Figure A Isometric view of the Figure B Top, front section, and two
model auxiliary views of the model
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¾ Exercise 4
Create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions, the left-side, auxiliary, front
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Learning Objectives:
• Create holes using the Hole dashboard.
• Create Round, Chamfer, and Rib.
• Edit features.
• Redefine, Reroute, and Reorder features.
• Suppress and delete features.
• Modify features.
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¾ Creating Holes
• In engineering components, holes can be counterbore, countersink, tapered, or
drilled. Pro/ENGINEER allows you to create all these types of holes.
• In Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0, holes are created using the Hole dashboard.
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• Drop-down List
• The drop-down list in the dashboard is used to specify the type of hole.
• The Simple option is selected by default.
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• Dimension Boxes
• The first dimension box in the Hole dashboard is used to specify the diameter of
the hole.
• The second dimension box in the Hole dashboard is used to specify the depth of
the hole.
• Placement Tab
• When you choose the Placement tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed, as
shown in figure given below.
• This slide-up panel is displayed with the parameters that need to be specified to
define a linear hole.
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• Shape Tab
• When you choose the Shape tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed, as
shown in the figure given below.
• This slide-up panel can be used to specify the depth and the diameter of the
hole.
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• Standard Hole
• The standard holes can be created by choosing the Create standard hole
button from the Hole dashboard.
• The holes created using this button are based on industry standard
fastener tables.
The Hole dashboard with the Create standard hole button selected
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• Drop-down Lists
• The first drop-down list from the left in the dashboard is used to specify the
type of thread on the hole.
• The second drop-down list in the Hole dashboard is used to specify the size
of the screw that corresponds to the hole.
• The third drop-down list in the Hole dashboard is used to specify the depth of
the hole.
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The Shape tab slide-up panel The Shape tab slide-up panel
for creating a tapped hole for creating a countersink hole
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• Note Tab
• This tab displays the specifications of the hole in the text format.
• This option is available only when you create a Standard hole.
• Properties Option
This option displays the properties of the hole that you create.
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¾ Creating Rounds
• The Round Tool creates a fillet or smooth rounded transition between two adjacent
surfaces, with a circular or conic profile.
• This feature creation tool can be invoked from the menu bar or from the Engineering
Features toolbar in the Right Toolchest.
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• Sets tab
• When you choose the Switch to set mode button and
then choose the Sets tab in the Round dashboard, the
slide-up panel will be displayed.
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• D1 x D2 Conic. The round created using this option has a geometry that can be
controlled by three dimensions.
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• Rolling Ball. When you select this option, a round is created by rolling a spherical
ball along the surfaces to which it will possibly stay tangent.
• Full Round Button. The Full Round button creates a complete round between two
selected edges or two planar or non-planar surfaces.
• This collector is active only when you select the Normal to spine option
from the second drop-down list.
• Transitions Tab
When you choose the Transition tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed. This slide-
up panel displays the transitions if they are present in a round.
• Pieces Tab
• When you choose the Pieces tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed.
• It provides the possible locations of the round in the form of pieces.
• Options tab
• When you choose the Options tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed that has
two radio buttons.
• These radio buttons allow you to make the round as a surface or as a solid.
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• Properties Tab
When you choose this option, the slide-up panel will be displayed. This slide-up
panel displays the feature identity.
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¾ Creating Chamfers
• Chamfers are used to bevel the selected edges and corners as per some
specified parameters. Pro/ENGINEER creates two type of chamfers.
• The first is the Corner chamfer and the second is the Edge chamfer. To create
a chamfer on a corner, choose Insert > Chamfer > Corner from the menu bar.
• To create a chamfer on an edge, choose Insert > Chamfer > Edge from the
menu bar.
• You can also choose the Chamfer Tool button from the Engineering Features
toolbar to create the edge chamfers.
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• Corner Chamfer
• A Corner chamfer creates a beveled surface at the intersection of three edges.
• When you choose the Corner Chamfer option from the menu bar, the SELECT dialog
box and the CHAMFER (CORNER) dialog box will be displayed, see Figure A, and you
will be prompted to select a corner to chamfer.
When you select the corner, the PICK/ENTER menu is displayed, as shown in Figure B.
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• Pick Point
The Pick Point option is used to select a point on the highlighted edge.
• Enter-input
When you use the Enter-input option, the Message Input Window will be displayed
and you will be prompted to enter the length dimension along the highlighted edge.
• Edge Chamfer
An Edge chamfer creates a beveled surface along the selected edge. When
you choose Insert > Chamfer > Edge from the menu bar or choose the
Chamfer Tool button from the Engineering Features toolbar, the Chamfer
dashboard will be displayed, as shown in figure and you will be prompted to
select any number of edges to create chamfer.
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The D x D option
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• D1 x D2
The D1 x D2 option creates a chamfer at two user-defined distances from the selected
edge.
The D1 x D2 option
• Angle x D
The Angle x D option creates a chamfer at a user-defined distance from the selected
edge and also at a user-defined angle measured from a specified surface.
• 45 x D
The 45 x D option creates a chamfer at the intersection of two perpendicular surfaces.
The 45 x D option
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• Sets tab
• When you choose the Sets tab in the Chamfer
dashboard, the slide-up panel will be displayed.
• All references and dimensions of the chamfer can be
specified in this slide-up panel.
• Transitions tab
• When you choose the Transitions tab, the
slide-up panel will be displayed . The Slide-up panel
• This slide-up panel displays the transitions, if of the Sets tab
they are present in a chamfer.
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• Options tab
• When you choose the Options tab, the slide-up panel will which has two radio
buttons, will be displayed.
• These radio buttons allow you to make the chamfer as a surface or as a solid.
• Properties option
When you choose this option, the slide-up panel will be displayed, which shows the
feature identity.
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¾ Understanding Ribs
• Ribs are defined as thin wall-like structures used to bind the joints together so that
they do not fail under an increased load.
• In Pro/ENGINEER, the section for the rib is sketched as an open section and can
be extruded equally in both the directions of the sketch plane or on either side.
• The procedure of creating a rib is similar to that of creating an extrusion. Figure A
shows a rotational rib and Figure B shows a straight rib.
Figure A The rotational rib feature Figure B The straight rib feature
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• Creating Ribs
• Ribs are created using the Rib dashboard shown in the figure given below.
• The Rib dashboard will be displayed when you choose Insert > Rib from
the menu bar or choose the Rib Tool button from the Engineering
Features toolbar.
• References tab
• When you choose the References tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed.
• In the slide-up panel, the Sketch collector shows Select 1 item.
• This indicates that the sketch for the rib feature is not drawn.
• To draw the sketch, choose the Define button.
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• The Flip button is used to flip the side where the material should be added.
• This button will be available only when you draw the sketch and exit the
sketcher environment.
• Change the thickness option between both sides, side 1, and side 2
button
• This button is available on the Rib dashboard only when the sketch of the
rib is drawn and you exit the sketcher environment.
• You have an option to extrude the sketch on either sides of the sketching
plane or symmetrically to both sides of the sketching plane.
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• Reordering Features
• Reordering the features is defined as the process of changing the sequence of
feature creation in a model.
• Sometimes after creating a model, it may be required to change the order in
which the features of the model were created.
• A feature can be placed before or after another feature.
• For this purpose, the Model Tree or the FEAT menu is used.
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Model with pattern Model after creating the Model after reordering
shell feature the features
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• Rerouting Features
• The References option available in the Edit menu is used to modify the
references of a feature and in turn break the parent-child relation that exists
between the selected feature and the other features.
• The rerouting of features is done using the References option.
• Suppressing Features
• When you do not want a feature to be displayed in the drawing area or to
show up in the drawing views of a model then that feature can be suppressed.
• Once the feature is suppressed, it will neither be displayed in the drawing area
nor in the drawing views.
• Deleting a Feature
• The feature that is not required can be deleted from the model.
• Right-click on the feature in the Model Tree or in the drawing area to invoke the
shortcut menu.
• From this menu, choose the Delete option.
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• Modifying a Feature
• Once a feature is created, you can still modify it by modifying its dimensions.
• This editing operation reflects the parametric nature of Pro/ENGINEER.
• Right-click on the feature in the Model Tree or in the drawing area to invoke the
shortcut menu.
• From this menu, choose the Edit option.
• The dimensions are displayed in the drawing area. Double click the dimension to
be modified and type the required value in the edit box that appears.
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¾ Tutorial 1
Create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions, and the front, top, and left-side
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a. Examine the model (Figure B) and determine the number of features in it. The
model is composed of eight features.
c. Create the second extrude feature on the TOP datum plane.(Figure E and Figure F )
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d. The sketch of the third feature will be created on the front planar surface of the
second feature and will be extruded on one side of the sketching plane. The
depth of extrusion is 10. (Figure F and Figure G)
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e. On the front planar surface of the third feature (Figure H), the sketch of the
cylindrical feature (Figure I) will be drawn and extrusion will be on both sides
of the plane. The depth of extrusion on one side is 12 and on the other side
is 13.
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f. The next feature is a hole that is coaxial to the cylindrical feature This hole will
be created using the HOLE dashboard. (Figure J and Figure K ).
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g. The next two features that will be created are rounds. The two rounds have
different radii. Hence, they will be created using the Sets tab. (Figure L and
Figure M)
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h. The last feature is a rib. The sketch for this feature (Figure N) will be drawn
on the RIGHT datum plane. The rib is created (Figure O).
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In this tutorial, you will create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions of the
model are shown in Figure B. (Expected time: 30 min)
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a. Examine the model and determine the number of features in it. The model is
composed of four features; one at the bottom (base feature), one cylindrical
feature, one hole feature on the cylindrical feature, and one rib feature.
b. Select the sketching plane for the base feature, draw the sketch using the sketcher
tools (Figure C), apply the constraints and dimensions, and then extrude the
sketch to the given depth. (Figure D)
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c. Select the sketching plane for the cylindrical feature, draw the sketch using
the sketcher tools (Figure E), apply the dimensions and constraints, and
then extrude the sketch to the given depth (Figure F).
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d. Create the hole on the cylindrical feature using the Hole dashboard
(Figure G).
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e. Create a sketching plane for the rib feature, draw the sketch using the
sketcher tools (Figure H), apply the dimensions and constraints, and then
give the thickness to the sketch. (Figure I)
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¾ Tutorial 3
In this tutorial, you will create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions, the front
and the right-side views of the model are shown in Figure B.
(Expected time: 45 min)
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a. Examine the model and determine the number of features in it. The model is
composed of four features; one is the base feature, one cut feature, one
counter bore hole on the front planar surface of the base feature, and one
round feature.
b. Select the sketching plane for the base feature, draw the sketch using the
sketcher tools (Figure C), apply the dimensions and constraints, and then
extrude the sketch to the given depth. (Figure D)
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c. Create a sketching plane for the cut feature, draw the sketch using the
sketcher tools (Figure E), apply the dimensions and constraints, and then
extrude the sketch to both sides of the plane. (Figure F)
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Create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions, top view, front section view,
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Figure A Isometric view of the Figure B Top view, front section view,
model and right section view of the model
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a. Examine the model and determine the number of features in it. The model is
composed of five features: one at the bottom (base feature), one cut feature on
the base feature, one protrusion on the top of the base feature, and two cut
features that will create one hole at the top and two holes on the base feature.
b. Select the sketching plane for the base feature, draw the sketch using the
sketching tools, apply the dimensions and constraints, and then extrude the
sketch to the given depth, see Figure C and D.
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c. To create the cut feature, select the bottom face of the base feature as the
sketching plane, draw the sketch (Figure E), apply dimensions and constraints,
and then extrude the sketch (Figure F). The model, after creating the cut
feature is shown in Figure G.
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d. To create the protrusion feature, you need to create a datum plane offset to the
top face of the base feature (Figure H), draw the sketch using the sketching
tools (Figure I), apply dimensions and constraints, and then extrude the sketch,
see Figure J.
Figure H DTM1 created Figure I Sketch for the cylindrical Figure J Model after
at an offset distance feature creating the cylindrical
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e. The next feature is a counterbore hole. You will sketch the section of the
counterbore hole (Figure K) and then select the top face of the cylindrical feature
as the placement plane. This hole is coaxial with the cylindrical feature, see
Figure L.
Figure K Sketch with dimensions Figure L Model with the counterbore hole
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f. The last feature is the set of two straight holes that are created on the top face
of the base feature, see Figure M. The model, after creating the two datum
axes is shown in Figure N.
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g. Choose the Save the active object button from the File toolbar and save the
model.
Model after creating two holes The Model Tree for Tutorial 4
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¾ Exercise 1
Create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions and front and top views of the
model shown in Figure B. (Expected time: 45 min)
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¾ Exercise 2
Create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions and front and right-side views
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Figure A Isometric view of Figure B Front and the right side view of
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¾ Exercise 3
Create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions and front and right-side views
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Figure A Isometric view of Figure B Front view and the right-side view
the model for Exercise 3 of the model
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Learning Objectives:
• Create a Dimension pattern.
• Create a Direction pattern.
• Create an Axis pattern.
• Create a Fill pattern.
• Create a Reference pattern.
• Create a Table-driven pattern.
• Create a Curve-driven pattern.
• Control the size of the pattern instances using constraints in the sketcher
environment.
• Use the Copy option.
• Use the Move option.
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• Uses of Patterns
• Patterns create multiple copies of a feature, and therefore, save time that would
otherwise be spent in creating the features individually.
• All instances in a pattern, including the parent feature, act as a single feature.
Therefore, they can be easily suppressed or mirrored.
• All instances in a pattern are related parametrically. Therefore, you can modify the
number of instances in a pattern, the spacing between the instances, and other
pattern related parameters.
• If the dimensions of the parent feature are modified, then the dimensions of the child
features are also modified.
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• Creating Patterns
• In Pro/ENGINEER, patterns are created by choosing the Pattern Tool
button from the Edit Features toolbar present in the Right Toolchest.
• When you choose this button, the Pattern dashboard is displayed.
• Dimension pattern
Hole patterned in
Part with a hole two directions
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• Direction Pattern
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Parameters for the axis pattern Rotational pattern Pattern created in both
created using the axis circular and linear directions
• Fill Pattern
Fill patterns are used to fill the sketched area by a selected feature.
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Fill pattern in Square shape Fill pattern in Diamond Fill pattern in the Triangle
in the square sketched area shape in the square shape in the sketched triangle
sketched area
Fill pattern in Circle shape Fill pattern in Spiral shape Fill pattern in Curve shape
in the sketched circle in the sketched circle in the sketched curve
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• Reference pattern
In the reference pattern, an existing pattern is referenced to create a new pattern
• Table pattern
• Table-driven patterns are created by defining a table.
• In this table you need to specify the dimensions of the instances from
the edge or faces from where the leader of the pattern is referenced
(leader of a pattern is the feature that is selected to create a pattern).
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The Pro/TABLE
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• Options Tab
• When you choose the Options tab, the slide-up panel
will be displayed, as shown in figure on the right.
• The options in this slide-up panel are discussed next.
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• Identical pattern
• The Identical option is used to create an identical pattern.
• You need to select at least one incremental dimension to pattern the feature.
• Depending upon the incremental dimension selected, the resultant pattern will be
linear or rotational.
• Figure A shows a hole feature on the base feature and Figure B shows holes
patterned linearly.
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Similarly, Figure C shows a hole feature on the base feature and Figure D shows
the rotational pattern of the hole feature.
• Variable Pattern
• The Variable type of pattern is used when the instances vary in size.
• In this type of pattern, the instances can be placed on different surfaces and
can also intersect with the edges of the placement surface.
• The feature shown in Figure A is patterned using the Variable option and
is shown in Figure B.
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• General Pattern
• The most complex patterns can be created using the General pattern.
• This option is used to create patterns in which the instances touch each other
and intersect with other instances or the edges of the surface.
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The hole shown in Figure C is patterned using the General option and is shown
in Figure D.
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• Deleting a Pattern
• You can delete a pattern by selecting it from the Model Tree.
• Select the pattern feature from the Model Tree and right-click
to invoke the shortcut menu.
• Choose the Delete Pattern option from the shortcut menu.
¾ Copying Features
• The Copy option is used for copying and mirroring the
selected features.
• This option reduces the time required in the model creation
and also helps in maintaining its design intent.
• When you choose the Copy option from the FEAT menu, the
COPY FEATURE submenu appears.
• The various options of this submenu are discussed next.
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• New Refs
• The New Refs option is used to copy a feature by varying the dimension values and
by selecting new references. The references can be edges, axes, or placement planes.
• Using the GP VAR DIMS menu, you can select the dimensions that are to be varied
while copying a feature with new references.
• The options in the WHICH REF menu enables us to keep the same references or the
new references.
• Mirror
• The Mirror option is used to copy a feature by mirroring it about a specified datum
plane or a face.
• When you invoke this option, you will be prompted to select the features to be
mirrored.
• Once you select the features to be mirrored, you are prompted to select a plane or
create a datum about which the features will be mirrored.
• Figure A shows a rib feature that is to be mirrored and Figure B shows the model
after mirroring the rib feature.
• Move
• The Move option is used to copy features by translating or rotating them. When you
invoke this option, you will be prompted to select the features to be translated.
• After selecting the features, you will be prompted to define the movements by
combination of translation and rotation.
• The MOVE FEATURE submenu will be displayed.
MOVE FEATURE
submenu
• Translating the Features
• You can select a feature from the drawing area or from the Model Tree to
copy it while translating it.
• You need to specify a perpendicular plane to define the direction, in which the
feature will be copied, and also the offset distance.
• You can also select multiple features to copy.
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• Select
• The Select option provides the flexibility of choosing the features to be copied.
• When you use this option, you need to select the features from the
drawing area or from the Model Tree.
• You can select any number of features to copy.
• All Feat
• The All Feat option is available only when you copy a feature using the Mirror or
the Move option.
• When you use this option, all features created are copied.
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• FromDifModel
• The FromDifModel option is used to copy a feature from a different model.
• This option is available only when you are using the New Refs option of the COPY
FEATURE submenu.
• FromDifVers
You can copy features from a different version of the current model using the
FromDifVers option.
• Independent option
The Independent option specifies that the dimensions of the copied features are
independent of the dimensions of the parent feature.
• Dependent option
The Dependent option specifies that the dimensions of the copied features are
dependent on the dimensions of the parent feature.
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¾ Mirroring a Geometry
• By using the Mirror Tool button, the whole model can be mirrored
about a specified datum plane.
• All features in the mirrored model are related to the parent model.
• Figure A shows a model and a datum plane for mirroring the model.
• Figure B shows the resulting mirrored model.
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a. Examine the model and determine the number of features in it. The model is
composed of four features. (Figure B)
Figure B Isometric
view of the model
b. The base feature is an extruded feature. First the sketch of the base feature
(Figure C) will be created on the TOP datum plane and then it will be extruded to
a depth of 9. (Figure D)
c. The second feature is also an extruded feature. The sketch of the second
feature (Figure E and Figure F) will be created on the right planar surface
of the base feature and then it will be extruded to a depth of 9. (Figure G)
Figure E Sketch of the second Figure F Sketch for the second feature
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d. The third feature is the same as the second feature, and therefore, a copy of it
will be created by defining new references. (Figure H)
¾ Tutorial 2
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a. Examine the model and determine the number of features in it. The model is
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b. The base feature is an extruded feature. First the sketch of the base feature will
be created on the FRONT datum plane (Figure C) and then it will be extruded to
a depth of 60. (Figure D)
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c. The second feature is a round of radius 5 on the top portion of the base feature.
For creating this feature select the edges. (Figure E)
e. The fourth feature is a hole feature (Figure G) and then this hole will be
patterned. After you pattern the hole feature (Figure H), the hole and the pattern
features will be combined in a single feature.
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f. The fifth feature is a rib feature. The sketch of the rib feature will be created
on the FRONT datum plane (Figure I) and then the given thickness will be
applied to it. (Figure J)
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g. The sixth feature is the mirror copy of the rib feature. (Figure K)
i. The eighth feature is a cut feature. The sketch for this feature (Figure N) will
be created on the bottom planar surface of the base feature and then it will be
extruded to the given distance. (Figure O)
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j. The ninth feature is a hole feature created on the seventh feature. (Figure P)
k. The tenth feature is the copied feature of previous hole created on the
seventh feature. (Figure Q)
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a. Examine the model and determine the number of features in it. The model is
composed of five features.
b. The base feature is an extruded feature. First the sketch of the base feature
(Figure C) will be created on the TOP datum plane and then it will be extruded
to a depth of 32. (Figure D)
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d. The third feature is a hole feature and this hole is coaxial with the cylindrical
feature. (Figure G)
f. The fifth feature is also a hole feature and will be created on the top planar
surface of the cylindrical feature (Figure J). A rotational pattern of this hole
will be created. (Figure K)
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¾ Tutorial 4
In this tutorial, you will create the model of the cylinder head shown in Figure A.
Figure B shows the top view and front section view of the model.
(Expected time: 30 min)
Figure A Isometric view of the model Figure B Top view and front section
view of the model of the model
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a. Examine the model and determine the number of features in it. The model is
composed of twelve features.
b. The base feature is a protrusion feature. First the sketch of the base feature
(Figure C) will be created on the TOP datum plane and then it will be extruded
to a depth of 4 (Figure D).
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c. The second feature is a set of rounds created on the edges of the four corners.
(Figure E)
e. The fourth feature is a revolve cut and will be created on the plane passing
through the center of the cylindrical feature. (Figure G and Figure H)
f. The fifth feature is a fin that later will be patterned. The cross-section of the
fin (Figure I) will be sketched on the plane passing through the center of the
cylindrical feature and then the sketch will be extruded on both the sides of
the plane, see Figure J. A pattern of this fin will be created by constraining
the sketch, see Figure K.
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g. The sixth feature is a cut feature that will remove the projections of the fins that
are projecting out of the base feature. This cut feature will be created on the
bottom face of the base feature, see Figure L.
i. The eighth feature is a cylindrical feature that will be created on the top face of
the base feature. The sketch of this feature is drawn by using the edge of the
circular cut feature, see Figure O.
k. The tenth feature is a cylindrical feature and is created on the top face of the base
feature, see Figure R. Later, this feature is reference patterned, see Figure S.
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l. The eleventh feature is a coaxial hole. After creating the feature, create a
reference pattern of this hole, see Figure T.
m. The last feature is a hole that is created on the top face of eighth feature. This hole
is coaxial with the cylindrical feature on which it is being created, see Figure U.
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¾ Exercise 1
Create the model shown in Figure A. The top view, front view, right-side view,
detailed, and sectioned views of the model are shown in Figure B.
(Expected time: 45 min)
Figure A Solid model for Exercise 1 Figure B Top, front, right-side, detailed,
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¾ Exercise 3
Create the model shown in Figure A. The top view and front view are shown in
Figure B. (Expected time: 30 min)
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¾ Exercise 4
Create the model shown in Figure A. The top and sectioned right-side views are
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Figure A Solid model for Exercise 4 Figure B Top view and the total aligned
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Learning Objectives:
• Create sweep feature.
• Create features using the sweep cut.
• Create parallel, rotational, and general blend.
• Use blend vertex in blend features.
• Create shell feature.
• Create datum curves.
• Create draft features.
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¾ Sweep Features
• The Sweep option extrudes a section along a defined trajectory.
• The order of operation is to first create a trajectory and then a section.
• The trajectory can be sketched or selected.
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The following points specify the combinations of trajectories and sections that are
possible/not possible to create.
• Open section and open trajectory are not possible.
• Closed section and open trajectory are possible.
• If the sketched trajectory is a closed loop then the ATTRIBUTES menu is displayed.
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Following figures show the sketches for the Add Inn Fcs, and No Inn Fcs options
and their shaded images after creating the sweep features.
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Sweep along the selected trajectory Sweep along the selected trajectory
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• Free Ends
The Free Ends option leaves the sweep feature partially attached to the adjacent
feature even if the end of the trajectory is aligned to the adjacent geometry.
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• One By One
• The One By One option of the CHAIN menu is selected by
default.
• Using this option you can select an edge or curve individually,
one by one.
• Tangnt Chain
Using this option, you can select an edge or edges tangent to
the selected edge.
• Curve Chain
You can select a chain of curves by using the Curve Chain option.
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• Bndry Chain
• The Bndry Chain option is used only for surface features.
• You can define a chain by selecting a quilt and using its one-sided
edges.
• When you select the edge of the quilt, it is highlighted in blue and
the CHOOSE menu is displayed.
The CHOOSE menu
• Surf Chain
• Using the Surf Chain option, you can define a chain by selecting
a surface and using its edges.
• If the surface has more than one loop, then you are prompted to
specify a loop to define the chain.
• When a surface is selected, the CHAIN OPT menu is displayed. The CHAIN OPT
menu
• Intent Chain
The Intent Chain option is used to select multiple edges.
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Trajectories for the Sweep Cut Shaded model with Sweep Cuts
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¾ Blend Features
• Blend features are composed of two or more sections that are
joined through transitional faces at their edges so as to form a
continuous feature.
• In Pro/ENGINEER, the Blend feature is of two types,
Protrusion and Cut.
• The Blend option is used where the feature to be created has
varying cross-sections.
• To invoke this option, choose Insert > Blend > Protrusion or
Insert > Blend > Cut from the menu bar, the BLEND OPTS The BLEND OPTS
submenu is displayed. submenu
• Parallel Blend
• Parallel blends have sections that are drawn parallel to each
other with a specified distance between them.
• After choosing Parallel > Regular Sec > Sketch Sec > Done
from the BLEND OPTS submenu, the ATTRIBUTES menu is
The ATTRIBUTES
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menu
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• Straight Option
The Straight option is used to connect the vertices of all sections in a blend
feature with straight lines.
• Smooth Option
The Smooth option is used to connect the vertices of all sections in a blend
feature with curves.
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• Rotational Blend
• The rotational blends have sections that are rotated about the
Y-axis up to a maximum of 120-degrees and the distance between
two sections is measured from the coordinate system.
• After choosing Rotational > Regular Sec > Sketch Sec > Done
from the BLEND OPTS submenu, the ATTRIBUTES menu is
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• Open option
The Open option is used when the blend feature to be created has to be kept open.
• Closed option
The Closed option is used to create a closed blend feature.
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• General Blend
• Using the General option, sections are translated and rotated about the X, Y, and
Z axes.
• The sections are aligned using the user-defined coordinate system.
• The coordinate system has to be manually placed in every section sketch that
constitutes the blend feature.
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¾ Shell Option
• The Shell option scoops out the material from the model and at the same
time removes the selected faces, leaving behind a thin model with some
specified wall thickness.
• The Shell option can be invoked by choosing the Shell Tool from the
Engineering Features toolbar.
• You can also choose this option from the menu bar by choosing Insert >
Shell. The Shell dashboard is displayed, as shown in figure.
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Figure A shows the model whose top surface is selected to be removed in order to
create a shell. Figure B shows the model after shelling. Notice that the shell thickness
is left on the selected face and the remaining material is removed.
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¾ Datum Curves
• There are various tools and options to create a datum curve.
• You can use the Insert a datum curve button from Datum toolbar to
create a datum curve.
• You can also choose Intersect, Project, and Wrap options in the Edit
menu to create a datum curve.
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• Thru Points
• The Thru Points option creates a datum curve by selecting the
existing datum points or vertices.
• The resulting datum curve may be a spline curve or it may have a
user-defined radii.
• When you choose Done from this menu, the CONNECT TYPE menu
is displayed.
• Spline
The Spline option creates a datum curve in the form of a spline and
passing through the selected datum points or vertices. The CONNECT
TYPE menu
• Single Rad
• The Single Rad option creates a datum curve that has a constant radius at the bends.
• This option is called single radius because the system prompts you to specify a radius
value at the bend.
• The bend is the location on the datum curve that lies between two datum points or
vertices.
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• Multiple Rad
• As the name suggests, the Multiple Rad option allows you to specify radius at
every bend that occurs on a datum curve.
• Using this option, you can either specify the same radius that was specified at the
previous bend or a new radius value.
• Single Point
• The Single Point option is used to select the datum points individually.
• If the datum points are created such that they act a single feature, then, all of them
may be selected using this option.
• From File
The From File option is used to import a datum curve from IGES, VDA, *.ibl
file formats.
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• Use Xsec
The Use Xsec option is used to create a datum curve that has the geometry of an existing
cross-section.
• From Equation
• The From Equation option is used to create datum curves by defining equations
using the coordinate systems.
• When you choose this option, you are prompted to select a coordinate system.
• Select the default coordinate system from the drawing area.
• The SET CSYS TYP menu is displayed.
• Choose the coordinate system depending on the equation you want to use to create
a datum curve.
• If you choose the Cartesian option from the menu, the rel.ptd - Notepad window is
displayed.
• Using this notepad, you can define the equations.
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• Intersect Option
• The Intersect option can be invoked by choosing Edit > Intersect from the menu
bar.
• This option is an object action tool; this means that you need to select a datum
plane and then invoke this option.
• The Intersect option creates a datum curve at the intersection of a face of the
model and a datum plane, intersection of a face of the model and a quilt surface,
and at the intersection of a quilt surface and a datum plane.
• When you choose this option, the Intersect dashboard appears, as shown in the
figure.
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• Project Option
• The Project option projects a selected or sketched entity on one or more planar
or non-planar surfaces or datum planes.
• The projected datum curve forms a true projection of the selected or sketched
entity on the specified surfaces.
• The dimensions of the original entity may distort while projecting.
• Choose Edit > Project from the menu bar to display the Project dashboard.
• Surfaces Collector
The Surfaces collector is used to select the surface on which you need to project the
sketched or selected datum curve.
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• Normal to Surface
This option of projecting a datum curve projects the datum curve normal to the
receiving surface.
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• References Tab
• When you choose the References tab, the slide-up panel is displayed.
• Using this slide-up panel, you can select an existing datum curve or sketch a datum
curve to project.
• Project chains
The Project chains option is used when the datum curve to project exists.
• Project a sketch
• When you select the Project a sketch option from the drop-down list in the slide-up
panel, the slide-up panel appears.
• Choose the Define button to invoke the Sketch dialog box and to select the sketch
plane for the curve to be projected.
• After sketching, exit the sketcher environment and select the surface or plane on
which the curve will be projected.
The References
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• Wrap Option
• This option is used to create a datum curve by wrapping a sketched entity
around a solid or a quilt.
• Choose Edit > Wrap from the menu bar; the Wrap dashboard is displayed.
• References Tab
• When you choose the References tab, the slide-up panel
is displayed.
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• Options Tab
• When you choose the Options tab, the slide-up panel is displayed.
• The Ignore Intersection surface check box, when selected, ignores any
intersection surface and wraps the selected curve on the destination object.
• The Trim at boundary check box when selected trims the extra portion of the
curve that is beyond the boundary of the destination object.
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Choose the Draft Tool button from the Engineering Features toolbar;
the Draft dashboard will be displayed.
• References Tab
When you choose the References tab, the slide-up panel is displayed. The options in
this slide-up panel are discussed next.
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• No Split
This option is used when you do not want to split the surface selected to give the draft
angle.
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When you choose this option, the slide-up panel is displayed.
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When you choose this tab, the slide-up panel is displayed.
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Surfaces for draft After creating draft The excluded loop draft
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• Properties Tab
When you choose the Properties tab, the slide-up panel displays the feature id
of the feature you have created.
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¾ Tutorial 1
In this tutorial, you will create the model shown in Figure A. This figure also shows the
sectioned front view, top view, and the right-side view of the solid model with
dimensions. (Expected time: 40 min)
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a. Examine the model (Figure B) and determine the number of features in it. The
model is composed of six features.
Figure B Isometric
view of the model
b. The base feature is a sweep feature. Select the sketching plane for the base feature,
draw the sketch of the trajectory (Figure C and Figure D) using the sketcher tools,
and then draw the section. Exit the sketcher to complete the base feature. (Figure E)
Figure C The sketch of required trajectory Figure D Dimension for the arc
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c. The second feature is a shell of given thickness. Both the end surfaces of
the sweep feature will be removed during shelling. (Figure F)
d. The third and the fourth features are extruded features and will be created on
the two ends of the swept feature respectively. These features have different
sketching planes and hence will be created as separate features. Select the
sketching plane, draw the sketch using the sketcher tools (Figure G), apply
constraints and dimensions, and then extrude the sketch to the given distance.
(Figure H)
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e. The fifth and sixth features is a counter bore hole that will be created on the
third feature and fourth features respectively. These holes will be sketched
using the HOLE dialog box (Figure I). The model after creating the holes is
shown in Figure J.
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f. The two counter bore holes will be patterned on the third and the fourth
features. (Figure K)
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In this tutorial, you will create the model of the pencil shown in Figure A and then
change its color. Figure B shows the front view, the section view, and the detail view
of the model. (Expected time: 30 min)
Figure A Isometric view of the model Figure B Top, front, sectioned, and
detailed views of the model
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a. Examine the model and determine the number of features in it. The model is
composed of six features.
b. The base feature is a protrusion feature in which the octagon (Figure C) is
extruded to a depth of 1500, see Figure D.
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c. The second feature is an cylinder on the top face of the base feature, see Figure E.
e. The fourth feature is a revolve feature that will create the tip of the pencil, see
Figures G and H.
f. The fifth feature is a revolve feature that will create the tail-end of the pencil,
see Figures I and J.
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g. The sixth feature is the text written on the pencil. The text will be written by using
the sketched datum curve, see Figures K and L.
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In this tutorial, you will create a blend feature shown in Figure A. The two views of the
blend feature are shown in Figure B with dimensions. After creating the model, you
will redefine it such that the straight blending is changed into smooth blending.
(Expected time: 45 min)
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a. Examine the blend feature and determine the number of sections in it. The
blend consists of four sections.
b. Select the sketching plane for the blend feature. Draw the first section, apply
dimensions and constraints (Figure C), and then toggle the section to draw the
sketch for the second section.
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c. Draw the second section, apply the dimensions and constraints (Figure D) and
then toggle the section to draw the third section.
e. Give the depth between section numbers 1 and 2, 2 and 3, and 3 and 4. (Figure F)
¾ Tutorial 4
In this tutorial, you will create the model of a tap shown in Figure A. All dimensions for
the three sections are shown in the same figure. (Expected time: 30 min)
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a. Examine the model and determine the number of sections in the blend feature.
The model consists of three sections. The first section is the bottom of tap. The
second section is tilted at 50-degree with respect to Y-axis and the third section
is further located 30-degree with respect to Y-axis.
b. Select the sketching plane for the blend feature, draw the first section, insert a
coordinate system, apply dimensions and constraints (Figure B) and then
continue to the second section.
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c. Draw the second section, insert a coordinate system, apply dimensions and
constraints (Figure C) and then continue to the third section.
d. Draw the third section, insert a coordinate system, apply dimensions and
constraints (Figure D) and then specify the distance between the sections.
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f. Shell the model by removing the two end surfaces of the blend feature. (Figure F)
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Create the foundation bolt shown in Figure A. The dimensions are shown in Figure B.
(Expected time: 30 min)
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¾ Exercise 2
In this exercise, you will create the model shown in Figure A. Figure B shows the
sectioned front view, top view, and the right-side view of the model with dimensions.
(Expected time: 45 min)
Figure A Model for Exercise 2 Figure B Top, front, and right-side views
of the model
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In this exercise, you will create the model of a soap case shown in Figure A. Figure B
shows the sectioned front view, top view, right-side view, and the detail view with
dimensions. (Expected time: 45 min)
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In this exercise, you will create the model of a carburetor cover shown in Figure A.
Figure B shows the sectioned top view, sectioned front view, sectioned right-side
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Learning Objectives:
• Use various advanced options for creating complex models.
• Create features using Variable Section Sweep option.
• Create features using Swept Blend option.
• Create features using Helical Sweep option.
• Create features using Blend Section to Surfaces option.
• Create features using Blend between Surfaces option.
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In Figure C, the X trajectory and the origin trajectory are interchanged and
the sweep feature that is obtained is shown in Figure D.
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• Options Tab
When you choose the Options tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed, as shown in
figure on the right.
• Swept Blend
• The Swept Blend feature is a combination of sweep and blend.
• Choose Insert > Swept Blend from the menu bar; the Swept Blend dashboard will
be displayed.
• It is recommended that you should have the trajectories present in the drawing area
so that they can be selected for the creation of swept blend feature.
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• References Tab
When you choose the References tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed.
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• Section Tab
When you choose the Sections tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed.
• Selected Sections
This option is used to select an existing section that will be used
to create a swept blend.
• Sketched Sections
The Sketched Sections option is used to sketch the section that
will be used to create the swept blend.
When you choose the Options tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed.
• Helical Sweep
• The Helical Sweep option is used to create helical swept features.
• You have to define a trajectory that will specify the shape the and
height of the helix, a pitch value, and a cross-section to create a
helical feature using this option.
• When you choose this option, the ATTRIBUTES menu will be
displayed.
• Figure A shows the parameters to be defined for the helical The ATTRIBUTES
sweep and Figure B shows the resulting helical sweep feature. menu
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• Constant
The Constant option is used to create a helical feature with constant pitch as
shown in Figure A.
• Variable
The Variable option is used to create a helical feature of varying pitch. The helical
sweep feature with variable pitch is shown in Figure B.
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• Thru Axis
The Thru Axis option is used to create a helical feature around an axis.
• Norm To Traj
The Norm To Traj option is used to create a helical feature perpendicular to the
sketched trajectory.
• Right Handed
The Right Handed option is used to create a helical feature in which the section is
swept in the counterclockwise direction from the start sketch.
• Left Handed
The Left Handed option is used to create a helical feature in which the section is
swept in the clockwise direction from the start sketch.
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¾ Tutorial 1
In this tutorial, you will create the model shown in Figure A. This figure also shows the
sectioned top, front, and right-side and isometric views of the model.
(Expected time: 45 min)
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a. Examine the model and determine the number of features in it. The model is
composed of five features.
b. The base feature is a variable section sweep feature. First, the origin trajectory will
be sketched (Figure B), and then the X trajectory will be sketched (Figure C). Two
additional trajectories will be sketched that will sweep the section along their paths
(Figure D) and (Figure E). Then the section that will vary with the shape of the
trajectories will be sketched (Figure F). These four trajectories will be used to
create the closed section (Figure G) for variable section sweep feature. (Figure H)
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¾ Tutorial 2
In this tutorial, you will create the model shown in Figure A. This model is an Upper
Housing of a Motor Blower assembly. Figure B shows the left-side view of the top
view, top view, front view, and the sectioned left-side view of the model.
(Expected time: 1 hr)
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a. Examine the model and determine the number of features in it. The model is
composed of ten features.
b. The base feature is an extruded feature. Select the sketching plane for the
base feature, draw the sketch using the sketcher tools, and apply dimensions
(Figure C). Then extrude the feature to the given depth. (Figure D)
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c. The second feature is a swept blend feature in which the section is normal to the
origin trajectory. First the sketch for the origin trajectory will be drawn and
dimensioned (Figure E) and then three sections (Figure F, G, and H) will be
defined along the origin trajectory to create the swept blend feature. (Figure I)
Figure E Sketch of the origin trajectory Figure F Sketch for the first
section with dimensions
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g. The sixth feature is an extruded cut. Select the sketching plane for the cut
feature, draw the sketch using sketching tools, and apply the dimensions
(Figure O). Extrude the sketch to the given distance. (Figure P)
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h. The seventh feature is also an extruded cut. Select the sketching plane for the
cut feature, draw the sketch using sketching tools, and apply the dimensions
(Figure Q). Extrude the sketch to the given depth. (Figure R)
Figure Q Sketch with dimension Figure R Model with the cut feature
for the cut feature
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i. The eighth feature is an extruded feature. Select the sketching plane for the
extruded feature, draw the sketch, and apply constraints and dimensions
(Figure S). Extrude the sketch to the given depth. (Figure T)
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k. The tenth feature is a hole (Figure V), and this hole will be patterned. After you
pattern the hole (Figure W), the hole and the pattern feature will become a
single feature.
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In this tutorial, you will create the model shown in Figure A. This model is a wheel of a
car. Figure B shows the top view, sectioned front view, sectioned right view, detail
view, and two blend sections with dimensions. (Expected time: 45 min)
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a. Examine the model and determine the number of features in it. The model is
composed of four features.
b. The base feature is a revolved feature. Select the sketching plane for the base
feature, draw the sketch using the sketcher tools, and apply constraints and
dimensions (Figure C). Revolve the sketch to 360 degrees. (Figure D)
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c. The second feature is a swept blend feature in which the section is normal
to the origin trajectory. First the sketch for the origin trajectory will be drawn
and dimensioned (Figure E) and then two sections at the start (Figure F)
and endpoints (Figure G) will be defined along the origin trajectory. The
complete swept feature (Figure H) is then patterned. (Figure I)
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Figure G Sketch for section Figure H Model after Figure I Model after
2 with dimensions creating the swept blend creating the pattern
d. The third feature is a round of radius 25 and the fourth feature is a round of
radius 10 (Figure J and Figure K) and (Figure L) respectively.
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e. The fifth feature is a revolved cut. First you will draw the sketch of the cut
feature on the sketching plane, apply constraint and dimensions (Figure L)
and then revolve the sketch to 360-degrees. (Figure M)
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In this tutorial, you will create the spring shown in Figure A. Figure B shows the front
view dimensions of the spring. (Expected time: 15 min)
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a. Examine the spring and determine the specifications of the spring. The spring is
right-handed, constant pitch, and is created by revolving around axis.
b. Choose Insert > Helical Sweep > Protrusion from the menu bar and then
select the required options form the displayed menus.
c. Select the sketching plane, draw the trajectory using the sketcher tools, and
apply dimensions. (Figure C)
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Figure D Sketch
of the section
Figure E Isometric
view of the spring
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¾ Exercise 1
Create the model shown in Figure A. The front view is shown in Figure B.
(Expected time: 15 min)
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Create the model shown in Figure A. The front view and the top view of the model is
shown in Figure B. (Expected time: 30 min)
Figure A Solid model for Exercise 1 Figure B Front view and top view
of the model
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Learning Objectives:
• Create the toroidal bend.
• Create the spinal bend.
• Create the warp transformation by using transformation tools.
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• Toroidal Bend
• The Toroidal Bend tool is used to create features with curved
surfaces, or the models which generally have a cut profile on a
curved surface.
• Choose Insert > Advanced > Toroidal Bend from the menu bar
to invoke the OPTIONS menu, as shown in the figure.
• The first part of the menu has options to specify the angle of
rotation of the bend.
• The second part has the options to specify whether you want to
create the feature on one side of the sketch plane or on both sides.
• The third part of the menu is used to specify the method of The OPTIONS
creating the toroidal bend. menu
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• Spinal Bend
• The Spinal Bend tool bends solids or quilts about a curved spine by continuously
repositioning cross sections along the curve.
• The Spinal Bend option can be invoked by choosing Insert > Advanced > Spinal
Bend from the menu bar. The OPTIONS menu that will be displayed is shown in
figure.
• The OPTIONS menu allows you to select a previously created spine or sketch a new
Spine as is the case, by using the Select Spine or Sketch Spine option respectively.
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• Warp Tool
• The Warp tool helps you study the design variations during the conceptual stage.
• The Warp tool can be used only in the Part mode.
• Choose Insert > Warp from the menu bar to invoke the Warp dashboard; the Warp
dashboard will be displayed as shown in Figure A.
• List Tab
• The List tab, when chosen, displays a list of all the Warp
transformations performed on the selected entity in a
slide-up panel.
• Options Tab
• The Options tab is used to input various parameters for
the Warp transformation.
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• Marquee Tab
• The Marquee tab is used for creating the Warp transformation using the Start the
spine tool.
• When the Marquee tab is chosen, the slide-up panel shown in Figure E will be
displayed.
• The Marquee tab provides you the options to control the warping operation of an
entity through a curve or a spine sketched before the Warp transformation is
created.
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• The rotate option rotates the geometry based on the position of the Jack (a blue
color coordinate system which appears in the center of the drawing area).
• The scale option scales the geometry to the required scale factor.
• The use of Start the transform tool button for translating, scaling rotating and
rotating is shown by Figure F, G, H and I on next slides.
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• Some operations that are possible using the Start the warp tool button are
tapering the top or the base of the geometry or dragging a corner or an
edge toward or away from the center.
• Figure A shows the model before creating the warp transformation and
Figure B shows the model after creating the warp transformation.
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• The transformation using the Start the spine tool button can be created in the
linear or radial direction.
• The range and scale of stretch can be controlled using the various options
in the Options tab of the Warp dashboard.
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Figure A shows the geometry before creating the warp transformation and Figure B
shows the geometry after creating the warp transformation.
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This button switches the axis of the bend from one plane to another.
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Figure A shows the geometry before creating the warp transformation and Figure B
shows the geometry after creating the warp transformation.
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• Figure C shows the model before creating the warp transformation and Figure D
shows the model after creating the warp transformation.
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This button applies the motion of the selected face to the opposite face.
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In this tutorial, you will create the model shown in Figure A. You can assume any
dimensions for this tutorial. (Expected time: 30 min)
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a. Create the blend feature. The model, similar to the one shown in Figure B, is
displayed in the drawing area.
b. Create the revolve feature. The sketch for the revolve feature is shown in Figure C.
The model after creating the revolve feature, is shown in Figure D.
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c. Create the round feature on the two ends of the blend feature. The model, similar
to the one shown in Figure E, is displayed in the drawing area.
d. Create the shell feature on the front face of the model. The model, after creating
the shell feature, is shown in Figure F.
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e. Create the warp feature using the Start the spine tool button. Figure G shows
the sketched spine for the warp transformation. The model similar to the one
shown in Figure H is displayed in the drawing area. The position of the control
points after the deformation is carried out is as shown in Figure I. The model
after warp transformation will appear as shown in Figure J.
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In this tutorial, you will create the model shown in Figure A. Assume the dimensions
of the model. (Expected time: 30
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a. Create the revolve feature. The sketch for the revolve feature is shown in Figure B.
The model, after completing revolve feature is shown in Figure C.
Figure B Sketch for the revolve feature Figure C Model showing the base feature
b. Create the shell feature of thickness 8. The model after creating the shell
feature, appears as shown in Figure D.
c. Create the extrude feature, and pattern it. The model after patterning the extruded
feature appears as shown in Figure E.
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e. Create the warp transformation by using the Start the twist tool. The
model, after creating the warp transformation, is as shown in Figure G.
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In this tutorial, you will create the model shown in Figure A. Assume the dimensions
of the model. (Expected time: 30 min)
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a. Create the extrude feature. The sketch for the extruded feature is shown in
Figure B. The model, after creating the extrude feature, is shown if Figure C.
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b. Create the second extrude feature which is a cut. The sketch for the extrude
feature is shown in Figure D. The model, after creating the extrude feature, is
shown in Figure E.
Figure D Sketch for the extrude Figure E Model after extrude feature
feature
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c. Create the tread as third extrude feature, and pattern it. The sketch for the extrude
feature is shown in Figure F. The model, after creating the pattern of the extruded
feature, is shown in Figure G. Mirror the tread pattern on the other side. The
model, after creating the mirror, is shown in Figure H.
Figure F Sketch for the Figure G Model after Figure H Model after
third extrude feature creating the pattern of creating the mirror
the treads feature of the treads
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d. Create the toroidal bend feature. The sketch for the toroidal bend feature is
shown in Figure I. The toroidal bend feature is created and the model similar to
that shown in Figure J is displayed in the drawing area.
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e. Create the round feature, refer to Figure K. Also, change the color and appearance
of the model, refer to Figure L.
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In this exercise, you will create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions for the
model maybe assumed. (Expected time: 20 min)
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In this exercise, you will create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions for the
base feature can be assumed suitably. (Expected time: 20 min)
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Learning Objectives:
• Understand the top-down assembly approach.
• Understand the bottom-up assembly approach.
• Assemble the components of the assembly using the assembly
constraints.
• Understand packaging of components.
• Create the simplified representation for viewing various components
of assembly.
• Use the View Manager.
• Edit the assembly constraints after assembling.
• Modify the components of the assembly within the assembly.
• Create the exploded state of the assembly.
• Add the offset lines to the exploded components.
• Understand the Bill of Material in the assemblies.
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• An assembly is defined as a design consisting of two or more components bonded
together at their respective working positions using the assembly constraints.
• These assembly designs are created in the Assembly mode of Pro/ENGINEER.
• To proceed to the Assembly mode, choose the Create a new object button from
the Top Toolchest.
• The New dialog box will be displayed; select the Assembly radio button from the
Type area and then select the Design radio button from the Sub-type area.
• Specify the name of the assembly in the Name edit box and choose OK.
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• Bottom-up Approach
• This is the method of assembling the components that are created as separate
parts in the Part mode and are saved as .prt files.
• Once all the parts of an assembly have been created, you will create a new
assembly file (.asm) and then assemble the parts using the assembly constraints
available in the Assembly mode.
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• Remember that if any of the assembly component is moved from its original
location on the hard disk, the assembly will not open the next time.
• This is because Pro/ENGINEER searches for the assembly component in the
folder in which it was originally saved.
• If it does not find the name of the component in that folder, it gives an error while
opening the assembly file and the RESOLVE FEAT menu will be displayed.
• Choose the Quick Fix option from this menu, the QUICK FIX submenu will be
displayed.
• You can use the options in this submenu to locate the part file.
• Placement Constraints
• The placement constraints are the constraints that are used to rigidly bind the
components of the assembly to their respective positions in the assembly.
• These constraints are also called the assembly constraints.
• Package
It is the state in which the component that is being assembled is not fully constrained
and therefore is not rigidly placed at its actual location.
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The placement constraints are also called assembly constraints and are available
in the Component Placement dashboard, which is discussed later in this chapter.
• Automatic
When you choose this constrain, Pro/ENGINEER assumes the constraint and
applies it according to the type of entity selected.
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• Mate
The Mate placement constraint allows you to make two selected planes, datum
planes, faces, or a combination of datum plane and face coplanar with respect to each
other.
• Mate Offset
• If you need to keep the two faces or planes at some distance apart,
then you can use the Mate constraint with some offset value.
• Figure A shows the faces that are selected to apply the Mate Offset constraint.
• Figure B shows the component assembled at an offset distance from the selected
face.
• Mate Coincident
• The Mate Coincident combination of constraints allow you to make two selected
planes or surfaces coplanar to each other.
• Figure A shows the faces that are selected to mate. Figure B shows the
components after assembling.
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• Mate Oriented
• The Mate Oriented combination of constraints is used when you want to mate two
faces or planes or a combination of two and at the same time you want to orient
some other faces or planes of the two components to face in the same direction.
• Figure A shows the faces that are selected to mate and Figure B shows the
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• Align
The Align constraint is used to assemble two components by making the selected faces
or planes coplanar such that the aligned faces or planes are facing in the same
direction.
• Align Offset
• The Align Offset combination of constraints used to align two entities with some offset
distance between the aligning entities. The offset value can be positive or negative.
• Figure A shows the faces to align offset and Figure B shows the components after
applying the constraints.
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• Align Coincident
• The Align Coincident combination of constraints is used to assemble two
components by making the selected faces or planes coplanar such that the aligned
faces or planes face in the same direction.
• Figure A shows the faces that are selected to align. Figure B shows the
components after assembling.
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• Align Oriented
• The Align Oriented combination of constraints makes the two selected faces or
planes or the combination of both, face in the same direction.
• Figure A shows the constraints applied on the two components and Figure B
shows the two components after applying constraint.
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• Insert
• The Insert constraint is used to assemble the revolved components.
• Applying this constraint allows the revolved component, holes, or a combination
of both to share the same orientation of the central axis.
• Figure A shows the faces to insert and Figure B shows the components after
assembling.
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• Coord Sys
The Coord Sys constraint aligns the coordinate system of the first component with
the coordinate system of the second component.
• Tangent
The Tangent constraint is used to make the selected circular face tangent to the
other selected face or plane and at the same time make them coplanar.
• Pnt On Line
The Pnt On Line constraint is used to align the selected datum point or the vertex
on the first part with the selected edge, datum axis, or datum curve on the second
part.
• Pnt On Srf
The Pnt On Srf constraint is used to align the selected datum point or vertex on
the first part with the selected surface or datum plane on the second part.
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• Edge On Srf
The Edge On Srf constraint is used to align the selected edge of the first part with
the selected surface or datum plane on the second part.
• Fix
The Fix component to current position button packs the two components and
displays that the two components are fully constrained.
• Default
The Default constraint is used to assemble the component in the assembly by
aligning the default coordinate system of the component with the default
coordinate system of the assembly.
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• Placement tab
The options in the Placement tab slide-up panel of the Component Placement
dashboard are discussed next.
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• Constraints area
This area displays the constraints applied to the component, along with the offset
value (if any), in the order in which they were applied. The other options in this
area are.
• Constraint Type drop-down List
This drop-down list displays the placement constraints that are available to
assemble the component.
• Offset drop-down List
• This drop-down list is used to specify the offset value (if any) for the placement
constraint.
• This drop-down list has three options, Offset, Oriented, and Coincident .
• All these options are used in combination with Mate and Align constraints.
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• Status Area
This area displays the placement status of the component in the assembly.
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• Move tab
The options under the Move tab can be used only if you have selected the Show
component in the assembly window while specifying constraints button.
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• Rotate
This option, if selected, rotates the component in the assembly along its available
degrees of freedom.
• Adjust
• This radio button is selected to pack a component with reference to the assembly.
• The message “Select surface on packaged component to adjust to ref plane”
is displayed in the Message Area when you select this radio button.
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• Normal Plane
This option moves the component in a plane normal to the selected reference plane.
• Parallel Plane
This option allows you to move the component in a plane that is normal to the selected
reference plane.
• Relative
These boxes display the coordinates of the current position of the component.
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The PACKAGE
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• Add
The Add option is used to add the components to be packaged.
• Move
• The Move option is used to move the packaged component
to a new location.
• When you choose this option, the Move Dialog box will be
displayed.
• Fix Location
The Fix Location option is used to fix the location of an
existing packaged component.
• Finalize
• Once the location of the component is decided, then it can
be finalized using the Finalize option.
• When you choose this option, you will be prompted to select The Move dialog box
the packaged component.
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Cascaded menu
• Exclude
• When you choose this option, the selected component is removed from the display.
• Figure A shows a butterfly valve assembly, in which the Body is removed from the
current display.
• This kind of representation helps in assembling the components inside the body,
like the plate and the screw, in this case.
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• Master Rep
• This option is used to restore the original representation of the assembly, thus
displaying all components in it.
• When you choose this option, the components that were removed from the current
display after using the Exclude option, are also redisplayed.
Master representation
of the assembly
• Assembly Only
The Assembly Only option is used to hide all components of an assembly except
the components of the subassembly.
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• Geometry Only
• In this type of simplified representation the complete geometry of the components is
displayed in the current model display style.
• This type of simplified representation takes a long time for regeneration.
• The components that are not selected in this type of representation cannot be
modified. However, these components can be redefined.
• Graphics Only
• When you choose the Graphics Only option, the selected components will be
displayed in wireframe, as shown in the figure.
• This type of representation is generally used for assembling the components inside
some other component.
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• Two styles are available in the Names list of the dialog box.
• You can create a new style or redefine an existing style.
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¾ Replacing Components
• The existing components of the assembly that are assembled using the assembly
constraints can be replaced with some other component, if necessary.
• To replace the component, choose Edit > Replace from the menu bar.
• The Replace dialog box will be displayed, as shown in the figure.
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• Translate
This radio button allows you to move a component to a new location in the drawing
area from its current location in the assembly.
• Copy Pos
This option is used to restore the exploded component to its original location.
• Default Expld
• This radio button when selected, prompts you to select a component.
• When you select a component from the assembly, the component is exploded from
the assembly to a default position in the drawing area.
• Reset
The Reset radio button is used to set the selected component to its original location in
the assembly.
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• View Plane
The View Plane option is used to specify the current view plane (that is, the
screen of the monitor) as the reference for exploding the selected component.
• Sel Plane
The Sel Plane option is used to select a datum plane or a planar face for specifying
the reference for the motion of the component.
• Entity/Edge
The Entity/Edge option is selected by default and is used to select a linear edge or
an axis for specifying the reference direction for exploding the component.
• Plane Normal
The Plane Normal option is used to select a planar face or a datum plane, to which
the reference for exploding the components will be normal.
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• 2 Points
The 2 Points option is used to select two datum points or two vertices to specify the
reference direction for exploding the components.
• Csys
The Csys option is used to select one of the axes of the selected coordinate system
to specify the reference direction for exploding the components.
¾ Offset Lines
• The offset lines are used to display the actual path and
direction of the mating components.
• These lines are generally used for easy visualization of
the exploded components of the assemblies.
• The exploded state of an assembly using the offset
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• Choose View > Explode > Offset Lines > Create from the
menu bar.
• The Entity Select menu will be displayed, as shown in figure.
• This menu provides you with the following options for The Entity Select
selecting the objects for creating the offset lines. menu
• Axis
The Axis option is used to select the axis of the components for creating the offset
lines.
• Surface Norm
The Surface Norm option is used to create the offset lines normal to the selected
surface at the specified point.
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• Add Jogs
This option is used to add a jog to an existing offset line segment. A jog is a break in
the continuation of a line segment.
• Delete Jogs
As the name of the option suggests, this option is used to delete a jog, if any, from a
line segment.
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• Subassembly
• The Subassembly radio button is used to list the components of the selected
subassemblies, as individual components in the BOM.
• When you select this radio button, you will be prompted to select the subassembly.
• Include Area
• Skeletons
The Skeletons check box is selected so that the skeletons, if any, in the assembly
could also be included in the BOM.
• Unplaced
The Unplaced check box is selected to include the unplaced components in the BOM.
• Designated Objects
The Designated Objects check box is selected to include the bulk items, if any, that
are used in the assembly.
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¾ Tutorial 1
In this tutorial, you will create all components of the Shock assembly and then
assemble them, as shown in Figure A. Also create an exploded state of the assembly,
as shown in Figure B. The BOM is shown in Figure C. The dimensions of the
components are shown in Figure D through Figure K. (Estimated time: 2 hrs)
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a. Create all components of the assembly as separate part files and save them in
the current working directory.
b. Assemble the U-Support with the default datum planes.
c. Assemble the Bushing with the U-Support by applying the assembly constraints
shown in Figure L. Assembly is shown in Figure M.
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d. Assemble the next instance of the Bushing as shown in Figure N by using the
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¾ Tutorial 2
In this tutorial, you will create all the components of the Pedestal Bearing assembly
and then assemble them, as shown in Figure A. You will also create the exploded
state, shown in Figure B displaying the offset lines. The BOM is shown in Figure C.
The dimensions of the components are shown in Figure D through Figure G.
(Estimated time: 2 hrs)
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a. Create all the components of the assembly as separate files and save them in
the current working directory.
b. Apply the assembly constraints (Figure H) and assemble the Casting with the
default datum planes. (Figure I)
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g. Create the offset lines in the exploded view of the assembly, as shown in
Figure N.
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¾ Exercise 1
In this exercise, you will create all the components of the Crosshead assembly and
then assemble them, as shown in Figure A. Also, you will create an exploded state,
shown in Figure B displaying the offset lines. The dimensions of the components are
shown in Figure C through Figure G. (Estimated time: 2 hrs)
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Figure D Dimensions of
the Keep Plate
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Learning Objectives:
• Create and retrieve the drawing sheet formats.
• Generate different drawing views of an existing part.
• Edit the existing drawing views and parameters associated with the views.
• Modify the existing drawing views.
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• Orientation area
• The Orientation area is available only when you select the Empty radio button
from the Specify Template area.
• The buttons in this area are used to specify the orientation of the sheet.
• Size Area
• The options in the Size area are used to set the size and the units of the sheet.
• The Size area is available only when you select the Empty radio button from the
Specify Template area.
• The options in this area are discussed next:
• Standard Size
This drop-down list is used to select a drawing sheet of standard size.
• Inches/Millimeters
• These radio buttons are selected to set the standards for the user-defined sheets.
• You can set the size of the sheet in inches or in millimeters.
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• Width/Height
• These edit boxes are used to specify the width and the height of the user-defined
drawing sheets.
• These edit boxes are available only when you select the Variable button from the
Orientation area.
• Format Area
The Format area is available only when you select the Empty with format radio
button from the Specify Template area.
• Format
The Format drop-down list is used to select the available formats.
• Browse
The Browse button is chosen to display the Open dialog box for retrieving the
drawing formats.
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• You are prompted to select a center point to place the drawing view.
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• When you select the center point, the preview of the drawing view in the default
orientation will be displayed on the drawing sheet and the Drawing View dialog
box will be displayed, as shown in the figure given below.
• This dialog box contains the options that are required to generate a general view.
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Auxiliary view
• The View orientation area lists the options to orient the drawing view.
• These options are the standard options of orienting the model, which in this case
are used to orient the model.
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• Full View
The Full View option can be combined with any of the view type to generate a
drawing view displaying the complete view.
• Half View
The Half View option can be used on the projection, auxiliary, or the general views
to generate a drawing view that displays only half view of the part.
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• Partial View
The Partial View option can be used on the projection, auxiliary, revolved, or general
views to generate a view that displays a specified portion of the view.
• Broken View
The Broken View option can be used on the projection or the general views to
generate a view that is broken along the horizontal or the vertical direction using the
horizontal or vertical lines.
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• When you select the Scale option, the Scale and perspective options area will be
displayed on the right of the Categories list box.
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¾ Sections Option
• The sectional views are generally used for the views that are complicated from
inside.
• As it is not possible to display the inside of the part using the conventional views,
therefore, these views are cut (sectioned) using a datum plane or a planar surface
and the resulting section view is displayed.
• Full Section View
• Consider a part that is cut throughout its length, width, or height and the cut portion
is removed from the display.
• The remaining portion, when projected normal to the cutting plane, displays the
full section view.
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The section views created using Top view, full section front view,
the offset section plane and full section isometric view
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The front view and the total The front view and the area
cross-section view cross- section view
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• Full (Aligned)
• This view is used to section those features that are created at a certain
angle to the main section planes.
• Align sections straighten these features by revolving them about an axis that is
normal to parent view.
The area cross-section view with The area cross-section view with
normal lines of projection aligned lines of projection
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The total cross-section view with The total cross-section view with
normal lines of projection aligned lines of projection
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• Full (Unfold)
• The Full (Unfold) option is used to generate the section view by unfolding the section
surface of an offset section view.
• This type of view is only generated using a general view.
Model and the section plane Offset section view and the
full unfold section view
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Center point to draw spline and the edge Resulting copy and align view
to align and the partial view
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• 3D Cross-Section
• The 3D cross-Section allows you to display 3D sections in
the drawing views.
• The 3D cross-sections are created using zones.
• Open the part file of the model and choose View > View
Manager from the menu bar.
• Choose XSec tab and then choose the New tab to define
a new cross-section in the model. Enter the name for the
new cross- section and press ENTER; the XSEC CREATE
menu will be invoked.
• Select the Zone option from the menu; the Xsec dialog
with the name given by you will be displayed, as shown in
the figure.
The Xsec Dialog box
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• Now, start a new drawing file and insert a general view in the drawing view.
• Double-click the inserted general view to invoke the Drawing View dialog box and
select the Sections option from the Categories list.
• Select the 3D cross-section radio button from the Sections option. The 3D cross-section
will be displayed on the drawing sheet.
• Following figure shows the trimetric view and the 3D cross-section of a part model.
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¾ Tutorial 1
In this tutorial, you will generate the drawing views of the model created in Exercise 4
of Chapter 6 shown in Figure A. Select the A4 size drawing sheet and generate all the
drawing views shown in Figure B. (Estimated time: 45 min)
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a. Create a new drawing file and select the required drawing sheet.
b. Generate the top view and then generate the front view from the top view.
(Figure C)
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c. Define a section plane in the model (Figure D) and then generate the right view
of the top view.
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In this tutorial, you will generate the drawing views of the part created in Tutorial 1 of
Chapter 7, shown in Figure A. The drawing views that need to be generated are
shown in Figure B. (Estimated time: 45 min)
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a. Create a new drawing file and select the size of the drawing sheet.
b. Generate the top view.
c. Generate the sectioned front view from the top view. (Figure C)
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e. Define a section by drawing a line on the TOP datum plane (Figure E).
Generate the isometric sectioned view. (Figure F)
Figure E The Sketch for the section Figure F The different drawing views
line with the constraint generated
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Generate the drawing views of the model created in Tutorial 3 of Chapter 8 on an A4
size sheet, shown in Figure A. The drawing views to be generated are shown in
Figure B. (Estimated time: 45 min)
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Learning Objectives:
• Show or erase dimensions in drawing views.
• Modify and edit dimensions.
• Add reference datums to drawing views.
• Add dimensional and geometric tolerance to drawing views.
• Edit the geometric tolerance.
• Add notes to the drawing.
• Add balloons to exploded assembly views.
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• Type Area
This area contains the buttons for various parameters related to the drawing views.
• Dimension
The Dimension button is chosen to generate the parametric dimensions
in the drawing views.
• Reference Dimension
The Reference Dimension button is chosen to generate the reference
dimensions in the drawing views
• Geometric Tolerance
• Note
The Note button is chosen to display the notes that were created in the
Part mode.
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• Balloon
The Balloon button is chosen to display the balloons associated with
an assembly in the drawing views.
• Axis
The Axis button is chosen to display the axis of the selected hole or
cylindrical feature in the drawing views.
• Symbol
The Symbol button is chosen to display any symbol associated with
the model.
• Surface Finish
The Surface Finish button is chosen to display the surface finish
symbols associated with the part in the drawing views.
• Datum Plane
The Datum Plane button is chosen to display the reference datum
planes in the drawing views.
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• Cosmetic Feature
The Cosmetic Feature button is chosen to display the cosmetic
features in the drawing views that are associated with the model.
• Datum Target
The Datum Target button is used to show the critical measurement
locations in the drawing view.
• Show By Area
The options in this area are:
• Feature
The Feature radio button is selected to display the required annotation of the
selected feature.
• Part
The Part radio button is selected to display all required annotations of the selected
part.
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• View
The View radio button is selected to display all required annotations that can be
displayed in the selected view.
• Show All
The Show All radio button is selected to show all required annotations in the drawing
views.
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• Options tab
The options under this tab of the Show / Erase dialog box are:
• Erased
The Erased check box is selected to display the annotations that were once erased.
• Never Shown
The Never Shown check box is selected to display the annotations that are never
displayed in the drawing views.
• Switch to ordinate
The Switch to ordinate check box is selected to switch to the ordinate mode of
dimensioning.
• Preview tab
The options under this tab of the Show / Erase dialog box are:
• With Preview
The With Preview check box is selected to allow you to confirm the placement
of the annotation.
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• Erase
The options under the Erase button are used to erase the
annotations placed using the Show button.
• Type area
• The buttons provided under this area are similar to
those under the Type area displayed when you choose
the Show button.
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• Erase By area
The options in this area are:
• Selected Items
• Feature
• Feature and View
• Part
• Part and View
• View
• Erase All
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The following figure shows the terminology that is used in the Drawing mode of
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0.
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• Properties tab
• Value and Tolerance area
• Tolerance mode. The options in this drop-down
list are used to select the type of tolerance mode.
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• Format Area
• Decimal. This radio button is selected to display the dimensions in the
decimal format.
• Fractional. This radio button is selected to display the dimensions in the
fractional format.
• Display area
• Basic. This radio button, if selected, displays the dimension in a rectangular
box.
• Inspection. This radio button, if selected, displays the dimension in an
elliptical box.
• Neither. This radio button is used when you do not require the display of the
dimensions in the Basic or Inspection type.
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• Name
The Name edit box display the dimension symbol.
You can change the dimension symbol using this box.
• Prefix
The Prefix edit box is used to add some additional The Dimension Text tab of
the Dimension Properties
text as prefix to the default dimension text.
dialog box
• Postfix
The Postfix edit box is used to add some additional text
as suffix to the dimension text.
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• Character Area
The Character area displays the options to modify
the font style of the dimension text.
The Text Style tab of the
• Note/Dimension Area Dimension Properties
The Note/Dimension area displays the options to dialog box
modify the dimension or the text in the form of a
note.
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• Preview button
The Preview button is used to preview the changes that are made using the
Dimension Properties dialog box.
• Reset button
The Reset button is used to reset the default values.
In addition to the options available in this dialog box, the following four buttons
are available in the lower portion of this dialog box.
• Move
The Move button is chosen to move the dimension to a new location on the current
sheet.
• Move Text
The Move Text button is chosen to move the dimension text to a new location on
the screen.
• Edit Attach
The Edit Attach button is used to modify the attachment point of dimensions of some
features like draft, round, and chamfer.
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• Text Symbol
The Text Symbol button is chosen to display the Text Symbol dialog box using which
you can add special symbols to the default dimension text.
• Value
• You can modify the dimension value by selecting a dimension value.
• When the dimension value and the arrows turn red, click on the dimension value.
• Notice that now only the value is highlighted in red.
• Hold down the right mouse button to invoke the shortcut menu.
• From the shortcut menu choose the Edit Value option.
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• Text
The parameters that can be modified are the selected text line, entire text material,
text height, text style, style library for the text, and the current style.
• Miscellaneous Modifications
The modifications that can be made using the shortcut menu are: move a
dimension, flip the arrows of the dimensions, switch the selected dimension from
one view to the other, make a jog in the witness line, modify the values or text of the
dimension, modify the arrow style, break the witness line, remove the break from the
witness line, erase the witness line, show the erased witness line, or erase the
selected dimension from the drawing view.
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• Placement tab
The options in this tab of the Clean dimension dialog box are used for placing the
dimensions.
• Offset
The Offset edit box is used to specify the offset distance between the first dimension
and the view boundary.
• Increment
The Increment edit box is used to specify the offset distance between the two
dimension lines.
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• Cosmetic tab
The options in the Cosmetic tab of the Clean
Dimensions dialog box shown in the figure, are used
for determining a dimension value’s location with the
dimension line.
• Flip Arrows
The Flip Arrows check box is selected to flip the
arrows of the dimensions that are not easily adjusted
inside the dimension lines.
• Center Text
The Center Text check box is selected to place the
dimensions at the center of the dimension lines.
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• Dimensional Tolerances
These are the variation in the standard dimensional values.
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• Geometric Tolerances
• When you send a component for manufacturing, you have to provide various
other parameters along with the dimensions and dimensional tolerances.
• The geometric tolerances (will be called gtol henceforth) can be added to the
drawing using the Geometric Tolerance dialog box.
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• Symbols tab
The options in the Symbols tab are used to specify the symbols for the gtol.
• New Gtol
The New Gtol button is chosen to accept the current gtol and place a new gtol.
• Move
The Move button is chosen to change the location of the current gtol.
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The figure shows the drawing view with reference datums and gtol.
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In this tutorial, you will generate the drawing views of the part shown in Figure A.
Generate the dimensions in the drawing views. The views to be generated are shown
in Figure B. (Estimated time: 45 min)
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a. Create the model in the Part mode using the given dimensions and save the file.
b. Open a new drawing file in the Drawing mode and generate the top view and the
front view of the model on the drawing sheet as shown in Figure C.
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c. The datum planes are renamed because the gtol values to the inclined surface
will be applied with their reference.
d. Generate the dimension to the views and clean them, as shown in Figure D,
using the Clean Dimensions dialog box.
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e. Add geometric tolerance to the required entities. The drawing views after
adding the gtol should look similar to the one shown in Figure E.
Figure E Top and the front views of the model with the dimensions,
datum planes, and the geometric tolerances
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In this tutorial, you will generate the drawing views of the model shown in Figure A.
The dimensioned drawing views are shown in Figure B. (Estimated time: 45 min)
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a. Create the model in the Part mode using the given dimensions and save the file.
b. Open a new drawing file in the Drawing mode and generate the top view, front
view, right-side view, and the detailed view of the model on the drawing sheet,
as shown in Figure C.
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c. Dimension the views and clean the dimensions using the Clean Dimensions
dialog box. You need to manually place the dimensions in order, as shown in
the Figure D.
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In this exercise, you will generate the drawing views of the model created in
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shown in Figure B. (Estimated time: 45 min)
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Learning Objectives:
• Sketch in the Drawing mode.
• Modify the sketched entities and other items in the drawing views.
• Create a user-defined drawing format for the drawing sheets.
• Add or remove the sheets from the current drawing.
• Create tables in the current sheet.
• Generating associative Bill Of Material in the Drawing mode.
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• Select Items
The Select items button in the Right Toolchest is used to select
drawing views, sketched entities, dimensions, notes, and so on from the
drawing views.
• Line
The Create 2 point lines button from the Right Toolchest or the Line
option in the Sketch menu is used to create line segments.
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• Circle
The Circle option or the Create circle button is used to create circles.
• Arc
The Create an arc by 3 points or tangent to an entity at its endpoint
button is used to create arcs.
• Chain
• The Enable sketching chain button is used when the object you want to
draw consists of more than one entity.
• You are able to draw to draw a continuous chain of lines by choosing the
Enable sketching chain button .
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menu
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• Row Option
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¾ Tutorial 1
In this tutorial, you will create a format of size A and add the title block in the format.
Then you will retrieve the format in the Drawing mode and generate the exploded
isometric view of the Pedestal Bearing assembly created in Tutorial 2 of Chapter 10.
Also, create the BOM and add the Balloons to the drawing view as shown in Figure A.
(Estimated time: 45 min)
a. Start a new file in the Format mode. Create the format of the drawing, and add
the title block in the format and modify the title block as shown in Figure B.
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c. Start a new drawing file in the Drawing mode, select the Pedestal Bearing as
the model, and retrieve the format that you had created.
d. Create the table and enter the headers.
e. Define the repeat region and then enter the report symbols, see Figure C.
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f. Generate the exploded isometric view as shown in Figure D. Note that the BOM
appears automatically in the table. If the BOM is not displayed, then choose the
Update the Information displayed in tables button from the Top Toolchest.
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g. You will notice that some components are repeated in the BOM. You need to set
the BOM such that no component is repeated. The drawing sheet appears as
shown in Figure E.
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In this tutorial, you will create a format of size A and add the title block in the format.
You will retrieve the format in the Drawing mode and generate the exploded isometric
view of the Shock assembly created in Tutorial 1 of Chapter 10. Also, add the
associative Bill of Material and the Balloons to the drawing view as shown in Figure A.
(Estimated time: 45 min)
a. Start a new file in the Format mode. Create the format of the drawing, add the
title block in the format, and modify the title block as shown in Figure B.
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c. Start a new drawing file in the Drawing mode, select the shockassembly.asm
as the model, and retrieve the format that you had created.
d. Create the table and enter the headers.
e. Define the repeat region and then enter the report symbols, see Figure C.
f. Generate the exploded isometric view of the assembly, generate BOM and
balloons in the drawing view, see Figure D.
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Create a format of size A and then retrieve it in the Drawing mode to place the top,
front, and an exploded isometric view of the Cross Head assembly created in
Exercise 1 of Chapter 10. Add the associative assembly BOM and the balloons to
the drawing view, as shown in Figure A. (Estimated time: 45 min)
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Learning Objectives:
• Create an extruded surface.
• Create a revolved surface.
• Create a sweep surface.
• Create a blended surface.
• Create a swept blend surface.
• Create a helical sweep surface.
• Create a surface by blending the boundaries.
• Create a surface using variable section sweep.
• Create surfaces using style environment.
• Understand surface editing tools.
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• Surface models are a type of three-dimensional (3D) models with no thickness.
• These models are widely used in industries like automobile, aerospace, plastic,
medical, and so on.
• Surface models should not be confused with thick models, that is, models having
mass properties.
• Surface models do not have thickness whereas thick or solid models have a
user-defined thickness.
• In Pro/ENGINEER, the surface modeling techniques and feature creation tools are
the same as those used in solid modeling.
• The two tool buttons that are used to toggle between the solid feature and a
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• A surface model can be extruded with capped ends or with open ends.
• To create a surface with capped ends, select the Capped Ends check box
in the Options slide-up panel.
• Figure A shows the open end surface model and Figure B shows the
capped end surface model.
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Figure A Surface with open ends Figure B Surface with capped ends
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• Figure A shows the open end revolve surface and Figure B shows the
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• Figure A shows the blended surface with open ends and Figure B shows the
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• The method to create a swept blend surface is the same as that to create a solid
swept blend feature.
• Figure A shows the swept blend with open ends and Figure B shows the swept
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• Figure A shows the helical sweep surface with open ends and Figure B shows the
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• You will be prompted to select two or more curve chains to define a blended
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• Curves Tab
• When you choose the Curves tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed.
• Choose a curve from the drawing area; the curve will be highlighted in red.
• Press CTRL+left mouse button to select the second curve; the second curve will also
get highlighted.
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• The surfaces created using the Style environment are called Super features.
• To enter the Style environment, choose the Style Tool from the Base Features
toolbar or choose Insert > Style from the menu bar.
• They can have the parent-child relationship among themselves and also with
Pro/ENGINEER features.
• Figure on the next slide shows the appearance of the Style environment.
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• Choose the Create Internal Datum Plane button to create an internal datum
plane in the Style environment.
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• Curve collector
• Free radio button
• Planar radio button
• COS radio button
• Proportional Update check box
• Control Points check box
• Shortcut menu options
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• After selecting the four curves (Figure A), press the middle mouse button.
• The surface is created, as shown in Figure B.
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• After the surfaces are selected, the Connect surfaces dashboard will be
displayed, as shown in figure given below.
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Figure A shows the style surface when the type connection is a curvature and Figure B
shows the surface when it is connected tangentially.
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Figure A shows the surface and the curve that are selected for trimming and Figure B
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• This tool is available in the Edit Features toolbar only when a surface is be
selected.
• When you choose this button, the Mirror dashboard will be displayed, as
shown in figure given below.
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Figure A shows the mirror plane and Figure B shows the mirrored feature.
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• Merging Surfaces
• The Merge Tool is used to merge the two surfaces and make them a single
surface.
• A surface is also known as a quilt.
• When you choose the Merge Tool button, the Merge dashboard will be
displayed, as shown in figure given below.
Figures A, B and C on the next slide shows the Two surfaces to merge, Part of the
surface to be retained, and Merged surface respectively.
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• Trimming Surfaces
• The Trim Tool is used to trim the selected surfaces using a trimming object.
• Select the surface that you need to trim and then choose the Trim Tool
button from the Edit Features toolbar.
• The Trim dashboard will be displayed, as shown in figure given on the next
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• Figure A shows the surface selected as the trimming object, the trimming surface,
and the yellow arrow.
• Figure B shows the surface obtained after trimming.
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• When you choose this option from the Edit menu, the Intersect dashboard will be
displayed, as shown below.
• To offset a surface, select the surface to offset and choose Edit > Offset from the
menu bar.
• The Offset option is available only when you have selected a surface to offset.
• In Pro/ENGINEER, there are three methods to offset a surface. These methods are
discussed next:
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• Expand Feature
• Using this option, you can sketch the section and then choose to offset the inside
or the outside of the sketch.
• For this purpose, you need to choose the Flip the material sides of sketch button
from the dashboard.
• Figure A shows the offset surface when the inside of the sketch is selected to offset.
• Figure B shows the draft offset surface when the outside of the sketch is selected to
offset.
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• The Thicken dashboard will be displayed, as shown in the figure given below.
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¾ Tutorial 1
In this tutorial, you will create the surface model shown in Figure A. The orthographic
views of the surface model are shown in Figure B. (Expected time: 45 min)
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c. Create the second feature, which is a blend feature. To create this feature you
need to cerate a datum plane. The sketch of the two arcs for the blend feature
is shown in Figure F. The model after creating the second feature appears as
shown in Figure G.
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d. The third feature is a mirror feature that will be created by mirroring the second
feature about a plane passing from the center, refer to Figure H.
e. Create the fourth feature which is also a blend feature, refer to Figures I and J.
f. Next, select the surfaces individually and merge them, refer to Figures K and L.
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g. Create the fill features which will be used to create surfaces on the blend features,
refer to Figures M, N and O.
Figure M Sketch for the Figure N Surface after Figure O Surface model after
fill surface creating the fill surface creating the fill surfaces
h. Merge the fill Surfaces that you have created with the other surfaces in order to
create a round on their edges.
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i. Create rounds on the edges. The surface model, after creating the rounds, is as
shown in Figure P.
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¾ Tutorial 2
In this tutorial, you will create the surface model shown in Figure A. The front and the
right-side views of the surface model are shown in Figure B.
(Expected time: 45 min)
Figure A Isometric view of Figure B Front view and the right-side view of
the surface model the surface model
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a. First, examine the model and determine the number of features in it.
b. Create the base feature, which is an extruded surface with open ends, refer to
Figures C and D.
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c. Create the second feature, which is a blend feature. The sketch for the blend
feature is shown in Figure E. The model, after creating the blend feature, appears
as shown in Figure F.
d. The third feature is a mirror copy of the second feature, refer to Figure G.
e. The fourth feature is the cylindrical surface. The sketch for the cylindrical feature
is shown in Figure H. The model, after creating the surface extrusion, is shown in
Figure I.
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f. Create the fill Surface to cap the ends of the base feature. The sketch for the fill
surface is shown in the Figure J. The model, after the fill surface is created, is
shown in Figure K.
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Figure M Model after merging the blend Figure N Model after merging the blend
surface with cylindrical surface surface with the base surface
i. Merge the fill Surfaces with the base surface in order to create a single quilt or a
single surface. When the surfaces are merged, you will use the edge formed by
the merge feature to create rounds.
j. Create the round features, refer to Figures P and Q.
k. Creating a full round between the front and the back sides of base feature. The
round is created, as shown in Figure R.
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¾ Exercise 1
In this exercise, you will create the surface model shown in Figure A. The
orthographic views of the surface model are shown in Figure B. (Expected
time: 40 min)
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¾ Exercise 2
In this exercise, you will create the surface model shown in Figure A. The orthographic
views and the detailed view of the surface model are shown in Figure B.
(Expected time: 1 hr)
Figure A Surface model Figure B Top, front, right-side, and the detailed
views of the surface model
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¾ Learning Objectives:
• Create unattached flat walls.
• Create reliefs in the sheetmetal component.
• Create a flat wall.
• Create the twist wall and the extend wall.
• Add flange walls to sheetmetal components.
• Bend a sheetmetal component.
• Unbend and bend back the sheetmetal component.
• Convert solid models to sheetmetal components.
• Create a flat pattern of the sheetmetal component.
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¾ Introduction to Pro/SHEETMETAL
• A sheetmetal component is created by bending, cutting, or deforming a thin sheet of
uniform thickness.
• The sheetmetal designs are created in the Sheetmetal mode of Pro/ENGINEER
Wildfire 3.0.
• The Sheetmetal mode provides you the options to create primary and secondary
walls and convert a solid model into a sheetmetal component.
• Figure given below shows you the initial screen appearance in the Sheetmetal mode.
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• Primary Walls
• Primary walls are created as base features in Pro/SHEETMETAL and are
independent entities.
• The different type of primary walls are unattached flat wall, unattached extruded
wall, revolved wall, blended wall, offset wall, variable section sweep, swept blend,
helical sweep, and so on.
• Secondary Walls
• Secondary walls are the walls that are dependent on at least one primary wall.
• Secondary walls include all the primary walls and also walls such as flat wall, flange
wall, extend wall, twist wall, and so on.
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• Choose Insert > Sheetmetal > Unattached > Flat from the menu bar or
choose the Create Unattached Flat Wall button from the Sheetmetal toolbar
to display the Unattached Flat Wall dashboard, as shown in figure given
below.
• References Tab
When you choose the References tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed, as shown
in figure given below.
• Properties Tab
• When you choose the Properties tab, a slide-up
panel will be displayed.
• This slide-up panel displays the feature identity in
the Name collector.
• Figure given on the right below shows a
sheetmetal model created using this method.
Model of the unattached flat wall
• Creating the Unattached Revolve Wall
• The unattached revolve wall is a feature created by revolving a sketched
section about a centerline. The revolve wall can be a primary or a secondary
wall.
• When you choose the Create Revolved Wall button from the Sheetmetal
toolbar, the FIRST WALL:Revolve dialog box and the ATTRIBUTES menu
will be displayed, as shown in Figures A and B on the next slide.
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• Parallel Blend
• Parallel blends have sections that are drawn parallel to each other with a specified
distance between them.
• After choosing Parallel > Regular Sec > Done from the BLEND OPTS menu, the
ATTRIBUTES menu will be displayed, as shown in Figure B.
• The options in this menu are listed next.
• Straight
The Straight option is used to connect the vertices of all sections in a blend feature
with straight lines.
• Smooth
The Smooth option is used to connect the vertices of all sections in a blend feature
with curves.
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Figure C shows the sketch for three sections that are used to create the blend feature.
Figures D and E show the parallel blend features with straight edges and smooth
edges respectively, created using the sections shown in Figure C.
• Rotational Blend
• The rotational blends have sections that are rotated about the Y-axis up to a
maximum of 120-degrees and the distance between two sections is measured from
the coordinate system.
• Between each section, an angle called the rotational blend angle, has to be defined.
• After choosing Rotational > Regular Sec > Sketch Sec > Done from the BLEND
OPTS submenu, the ATTRIBUTES menu will be displayed, as shown in figure
given
on the right.
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• Open
• The Open option is used when the blend feature to be created has to be kept open.
• Figure A shows the sections used to create the rotational blend feature and Figure B
shows the shaded model of the blend feature.
Figure A The two sections with Figure B Shaded model of the rotational
dimensions used to create the blend feature using the Open option
blend feature
• Closed
The Closed option is used to create a closed blend feature.
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• General Blend
• Using the General option, sections are translated and rotated about the X, Y, and Z
axes.
• The sections are aligned using the user-defined coordinate system.
• The coordinate system has to be manually placed in every section sketch that
constitutes the blend feature.
• When you select the Create Offset Wall button from the Sheetmetal toolbar,
the Unattached Wall:Offset dialog box will be displayed, as shown in next slide
(Figure A), and you will be prompted to select a quilt or solid surface to offset.
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• When you double-click on the Offset Type option in the Unattached Wall:Offset
dialog box, the OFFSETTYPE menu will be displayed, as shown in Figure B.
• Normal to Surf
This option, when chosen, creates the offset wall normal to the quilt or selected surface.
• Controlled Fit
This option, when chosen, creates the offset wall at a controlled distance.
• Auto Fit
• This option automatically fits the offset wall from the quilt or surface.
• Figure C shows the offset wall created at a distance of 500 from the top surface of the
primary flat wall.
• Stretch Relief
• Rip Relief
• Rectangular Relief
• Obround Relief
• Creating a Flat Wall
• A flat wall is a planar or unbent section of sheetmetal.
• Choose Insert > Sheetmetal Wall > Flat from the menu bar; the Flat Wall
dashboard will be displayed, as shown in Figure A on the next slide. The
options in this dashboard are discussed next.
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• Shape Tab
• When you choose the Shape tab, the slide- up panel will be displayed, as shown
in Figure C on the next slide.
• The different profiles of walls are Rectangle, Trapezoid, L, T, and User defined.
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• When you choose the Offset tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed, as shown in
Figure D.
• The options in this tab are listed on next slide.
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• Automatic
• By Value
• Relief Tab
• The Relief tab allows you to choose the type of relief to be applied on the wall.
• When you choose the Relief tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed, as shown in
Figure E.
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• When you choose the Bend Allowance tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed, as
shown in Figure F.
• The options in this tab are listed below.
Figure G shows the base wall and Figure H shows the flat wall created on the rear
edge of the base wall.
Figure G Model of the base wall Figure H Model with the flat wall
• Choose Insert > Sheetmetal Wall > Twist from the menu bar to invoke the TWIST
dialog box and the FEATURE REFS menu.
• The TWIST dialog box and the FEATURE REFS menu are shown in Figure A
and B on the next slide respectively.
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• Select the attachment edge from the drawing area; the TWIST AXS PNT menu will
be displayed, as shown in Figure C.
• The two options of defining the start point for the twist wall are discussed next.
• Select Point
This option allows you to choose an existing datum point on the attachment edge.
• Use Middle
This option allows you to select the middle point of the attachment edge as the centerline
for the twist wall. Figure D shows the twist wall attached to the base wall.
• Select the edge to extend, the EXT DIST menu will be displayed, as shown in
Figure B.
• The options in the EXT DIST menu are discussed next.
Figure A The WALL Options: Extend Figure B The EXT DIST and
dialog box the SETUP PLANE menu
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• Up To Plane
This option allows you to extend the wall up to a plane.
• Use Value
This option allows you to extend the wall to a specified distance.
Figure C shows two independent unattached flat walls and Figure D shows the extend
wall created between two flat unattached independent walls.
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• Choose Insert > Sheetmetal Wall > Flange from the menu bar to invoke the
Flange Wall dashboard as shown in Figure A.
• When you choose the Placement tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed, as shown
in Figure B.
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• Profile Tab
• The Profile tab indicates the profiles and dimensions
of predefined flange wall shapes such as I, Arc, S,
Open, Flushed, Duck, C, Z, or User Defined.
• Length Tab
• The Length tab allows you to extend the end faces of
the Flange Wall independently.
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• Offset Tab
• The Offset tab allows you to offset the flange wall to a
specified distance from the selected attachment edge.
• When you choose the Offset tab, the slide-up panel will
be displayed, as shown in Figure E.
Figure E The Offset tab
slide-up panel
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• Relief Tab
• The Relief tab allows you to choose the type of relief to be
provided to the sheetmetal wall to prevent any unwanted
deformation.
• When you choose the Relief tab, the slide-up panel will be
displayed, as shown in Figure G.
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• Properties Tab
• When you choose the Properties tab, the slide-up panel will be displayed, as
shown in Figure I.
• This slide-up panel displays the feature identity in the Name collector.
• Figure J shows a flange wall with a rectangular relief created on the primary
unattached flat wall.
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• The options in this menu are discussed next. Figure A The OPTIONS
menu
• Angle
This option creates a bend through a specified radius and angle.
• Roll
This option creates a bend through a specified radius.
• Regular Bend
The Regular option, when selected, bends a sheetmetal wall around a neutral bend
axis into angular or roll shapes.
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When you choose Angle > Regular > Done from the OPTIONS menu, the Bend
Options dialog box and the USE TABLE menu will be displayed, as shown in
Figures B and C, respectively.
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When you choose the Done/Return option from the USE TABLE menu, the RADIUS
SIDE submenu will be displayed, as shown in Figure D.
• Inside Rad
The Inside Rad option, if chosen, dimensions the bend radius from the inner surface
of the sheetmetal wall.
• Outside Rad
The Outside Rad option, if chosen, dimensions the bend radius from the outer surface
of the sheetmetal wall.
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Figure E shows a base wall and Figure F shows the model with an Angle bend
created using the Regular option.
Figure E Model of the base wall Figure F Model with the angle bend
• w/Transition Bend
• The w/Transition (with transition) option shapes one section of a sheetmetal plane,
leaving the other sections flat or with different bend conditions.
• Figure G on the next slide shows the various parameters you need to define to
create a bend in a sheetmetal component using the w/Transition option.
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Figure H shows the model with an angle bend created using the Regular option and
Figure I shows the model with an angle bend created using the w/Transition option.
Figure H Model with an angle bend Figure I Model with an angle bend created
created using the Regular option using the w/Transition option
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• Planar Bend
• A Planar bend forces the sheetmetal wall around an axis that is normal to the surface
and the sketching plane.
• Figure A shows the bend line sketched on the base wall and Figure B shows a bend
created on the base wall, using the Planar option.
Figure A Model of the base wall Figure B Model with the planar bend
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• Regular
• The Regular option, when chosen, creates an unbend
that is generic and applies to almost all sheetmetal
bends or wall surfaces.
When you select the plane or edge to remain fixed, the UNBENDSEL menu will be
displayed, as shown in Figure C.
Figure D shows a model with a flat wall attached to the primary wall and a regular bend
created at either end. Figure E shows the unbend created using the Regular option.
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• BendBack Sel
This option bends back the selected sections.
• BendBack All
This option bends back all unbent sections.
Figure C shows the model with the surfaces selected for the creating the bend back
feature and Figure D shows the model created by using the Bend Back option.
Figure C Model with the surfaces selected Figure D Model after creating
for the bend back feature the bend back feature
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• Basic conversion
The process of converting a solid model into a sheetmetal component by removing
one of the surfaces or by making one of the surfaces of the solid model as the driving
surface is known as creating the basic conversion.
• Sheetmetal Conversion
If the converted part is not manufacturable, then you need to create a sheetmetal
conversion by adding features such as rips, bends, and corner reliefs.
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Figure A shows the solid model and Figure B shows the model after shelling and
removing the bottom face.
• Point Relief
This option creates reliefs at selected edges. These reliefs may also be datum points.
• Edge Rip
This option creates rips along the selected edge, which enables you to unbend the
sheetmetal part.
• Rip Connect
The Rip Connect option connects existing planar rips with straight line rips.
• Bends
This option converts sharp edges to bends. By default, the inner radius of the bend is
set to the thickness of the sheetmetal wall.
• Corner Reliefs
This option creates reliefs in selected corners.
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Figure D shows a solid model that has been converted into a sheetmetal component
and Figure E shows the model with the edge rip, rip connect, and bend features.
Figure D The solid model after being converted Figure E Model with the edge
into a sheetmetal component rip, rip connect, and bend
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• Choose the Extrude Tool button from the Sheetmetal toolbar to invoke the
Extrude dashboard.
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• To create a flat pattern, choose Insert > Bend Operation > Flat Pattern from
the menu bar or choose the Create Flat Pattern button from the Sheetmetal
toolbar.
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Figure A shows a sheetmetal component chosen to create the flat pattern. Figure B
shows the model after creating the flat pattern.
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In this tutorial, you will create the sheetmetal component of the Holder Clip shown in
Figure A. The flat pattern of the component is shown in Figure C. The dimensions are
shown in Figures B and D. The thickness of the sheet is 1 mm. After creating the sheet
metal component, create its flat pattern. (Expected time: 45 min)
Figure A Model for Tutorial 1 Figure B Top view of the Holder Clip
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Figure C Flat pattern of the component Figure D Front view of the Holder Clip
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Figure E The sketch for the base wall Figure F Model of the base wall
b. Create the flange walls on the right, left, and front edges of the base wall, refer to
Figures G, H, I, J, K, and L.
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c. Next, create a cut feature on front flange wall. The sketch for the cut feature is
shown in Figure M. The sheetmetal component after creating the cut feature is
shown in Figure N.
Figure O Model
after creating the flat
walls
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e. Create the flange wall. The attachment edge for this flange wall is shown in
Figure P. The model similar to the one shown in Figure Q is displayed in the
drawing area.
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f. Create the next flange wall on the front edge of the base wall. Select the base wall
as shown in Figure R. The model, similar to the one shown in Figure S is displayed
in the drawing area.
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h. Create the hole features on the Top and Bottom Walls, refer to Figures V and W.
Figure V Model with the cut Figure W Model with the cut feature
feature on the base wall on the bottom flange wall
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In this tutorial, you will create the sheet metal component shown in Figure A. The
dimensions are shown in Figures B, C, and D. The flat pattern of the component is
shown in Figure E. The thickness of the sheet is 1 mm. After creating the sheetmetal
component, create its flat pattern. (Expected time: 45
min)
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Figure F The sketch for the base wall Figure G Model of the base wall
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b. Create the hole feature on the top surface of the base wall, refer to Figure H and
pattern the hole feature, refer to Figure I.
c. Create a flange wall on the right edge of the base wall, refer to Figure J.
Figure K The sketch for the cut feature Figure L Model with the cut feature
e. Create the next flange wall attached to the wall created previously, refer to
Figures M and N.
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f. Create the two flange walls along with the cut feature on the left side of the base
wall as created previously, refer to Figure O.
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g. Create the flat wall on the front edge of the base wall, refer to Figures P and Q.
Figure P The sketch for the flat wall Figure Q Model after creating the flat wall
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Create the sheet metal component shown in Figure A. The dimensions of the model
are shown in Figures B and D. The flat pattern of the component is shown in Figure C.
Assume the missing dimensions. (Expected time: 30 min)
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Figure C Flat pattern of the component Figure D Front view of the component
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