Creo Parametric 4. 0 Tutorial

Title Page......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Preface......Page 4 Note to Instructors......Page 5 Acknowledgments......Page 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 8 A Few Words Before You Dive In.........Page 16 What IS Creo Parametric?......Page 17 This sounds like it’s pretty complicated!.........Page 20 Overview of the Lessons......Page 21 On-Line Help......Page 24 Overview of this Lesson......Page 26 Starting Creo Parametric......Page 28 Right Mouse Button (RMB) Menus......Page 30 Dialog Windows......Page 31 Menu Picks......Page 32 Mouse Functions......Page 33 How this tutorial will represent the command sequence......Page 34 Table 1-1 Common Creo Parametric Mouse Functions (3D)......Page 35 How to get Online Help......Page 37 Tutorial Files and Working Directory......Page 40 Opening a Part File......Page 42 View Controls using the Mouse......Page 44 Using Pre-defined and Saved Views......Page 47 Object Display Commands......Page 48 Datum Display Commands......Page 49 Preselection Highlighting......Page 50 Expanding the Model Tree......Page 52 Exploring the Structure of a Part......Page 53 Modifying Dimensions......Page 57 Parent/Child Relations......Page 58 Anatomy of an Assembly......Page 60 Helpful Hint: Managing Multiple Windows......Page 61 Modifying the Assembly......Page 62 Exploding an Assembly......Page 64 Opening Parts in an Assembly......Page 65 Obtaining Hard Copy......Page 66 Leaving Creo Parametric......Page 67 Questions for Review......Page 68 Exercises......Page 69 Overview of this Lesson......Page 72 Creating and Naming the Part......Page 73 Create Datum Planes......Page 74 Part Modeling Feature Overview......Page 75 Introducing Sketcher......Page 76 Table 2-1 Implicit Constraints in Sketcher......Page 78 Two Ways to use Sketcher to Create Shaped Features......Page 79 Setting Sketch Orientation......Page 80 The Sketch Ribbon......Page 84 Creating the Sketch......Page 86 Weak vs Strong Dimensions......Page 88 Sketcher Diagnostic Functions......Page 90 Creating a Solid Protrusion......Page 91 The Extrude Dashboard......Page 92 Saving the Part......Page 95 Creating an Extruded Cut......Page 96 Using Part Templates......Page 101 Questions for Review......Page 103 Exercises......Page 104 Overview of this Lesson......Page 106 Retrieving a Part......Page 107 Creating a Hole......Page 108 Creating a Chamfer......Page 113 Creating a Round......Page 114 Configuring the Model Tree......Page 117 Naming Features......Page 118 Exploring Parent/Child Relations......Page 119 Modifying Dimensions......Page 121 Creating Feature Relations......Page 123 More about relations:......Page 126 Considering Design Intent......Page 127 Design Intent Alternative #2......Page 128 Design Intent Alternative #3......Page 129 The Modify Command......Page 130 Sketcher Relations......Page 131 Using Redo......Page 132 Creo Parametric Files Saved Automatically......Page 133 Questions for Review......Page 135 Exercises......Page 136 Project......Page 139 Overview of this Lesson......Page 140 Creating the Base Feature......Page 141 Creating a Revolved Protrusion......Page 146 Adding and Mirroring a Cut......Page 149 Creating a Mirror Copy......Page 150 Creating Holes......Page 152 Creating Rounds......Page 153 Using Edge Sets with Chamfer......Page 155 Model Analysis Tools......Page 157 Exploring the Model, or “What Can Go Wrong?”......Page 159 Questions for Review......Page 162 Exercises......Page 163 Project......Page 167 Overview of this Lesson......Page 168 Obtaining Information about the Model......Page 169 The Feature List......Page 170 The Model Tree......Page 171 Parent/Child Relations......Page 172 Suppressing and Resuming Features......Page 174 Modifying Feature Definitions......Page 176 1. Changing the shape of a sketch (Edit Definition)......Page 178 2. Changing a Feature Reference (Edit References)......Page 179 3. Changing the Sketcher Constraints (Edit Definition)......Page 180 5. Changing Feature Attributes (Edit Definition)......Page 181 7. Changing the Insertion Point......Page 183 Conclusion......Page 185 Questions for Review......Page 186 Exercises......Page 187 Project......Page 190 Overview of this Lesson......Page 192 Overview of Datum Planes and Axes......Page 193 Creating a Datum Plane and Datum Axis......Page 195 Creating the Cutter Base Feature......Page 197 First Tooth - Offset Datum......Page 201 Second Tooth - Normal and Tangent Datum......Page 203 Third Tooth - Using Make Datums......Page 205 Exploring the Model......Page 209 Considering Design Intent......Page 210 Questions for Review......Page 211 Exercises......Page 212 Project......Page 213 Overview of this Lesson......Page 216 Patterned Features......Page 217 Naming Dimension Symbols......Page 218 Creating a Uni-directional Pattern......Page 219 Creating a Bi-directional Pattern......Page 221 Pattern Options......Page 222 Creating a Simple Radial Pattern......Page 223 Setting up Pattern Relations......Page 225 A Pattern of Grouped Features......Page 227 Radial Pattern using Make Datum as Sketching Plane......Page 229 Radial Pattern using Make Datum as Reference Plane......Page 233 Copying using Paste......Page 236 Copying using Paste Special......Page 239 Paste Special Using Translated and Rotated copies......Page 243 Design Considerations......Page 246 Questions for Review......Page 248 Exercises......Page 249 Project......Page 250 Overview of this Lesson......Page 252 Drawing Interface......Page 254 Drawing Ribbon and Drawing Tree......Page 256 Annotate......Page 257 Review......Page 258 Table 8.1 The Mysteries of Model vs Draft Dimensions......Page 259 Dimension Properties......Page 260 Exploring Associativity......Page 261 Changing Part Units......Page 263 1. Create the Drawing File......Page 264 2. Adding Views......Page 265 3. Setting View Display Mode......Page 267 4. Adding Dimensioning Detail......Page 268 5. Dimension Cosmetics......Page 269 6. Creating a Note......Page 273 Exploring Associativity......Page 274 Printing and Exporting the Drawing......Page 277 Using Drawing Templates......Page 278 Creating the Pulley......Page 279 1. Selecting a Formatted Sheet......Page 282 3. Add a Full Section View......Page 283 5. Adding a Detail View......Page 285 6. Adding Dimension Details......Page 287 8. Changing Drawing Options......Page 288 9. Adding Notes with Parameters......Page 289 Conclusion......Page 291 Questions for Review......Page 292 Exercises......Page 294 Project......Page 295 Overview of this Lesson......Page 298 Assembly Constraints......Page 299 Default Constraint......Page 301 Normal Constraint......Page 302 Distance Constraint......Page 303 Assembly Design Issues......Page 304 Creating a Subassembly......Page 306 The 3D Dragger......Page 308 Using Allow Assumptions......Page 311 Creating the Main Assembly......Page 313 Adding a Subassembly......Page 315 Using Copy with Components......Page 321 Assigning Appearances to Components......Page 322 Questions for Review......Page 327 Project......Page 328 Overview of this Lesson......Page 330 Assembly Information......Page 331 Creating Assembly Features......Page 333 Assembly Display Management......Page 334 Active Components and Visibility......Page 336 Changing Part Dimensions......Page 337 Adding another Assembly Feature......Page 339 Changing Feature Visibility......Page 340 Changing the Active Component......Page 341 Part Creation in Assembly Mode......Page 342 Exploding the Assembly......Page 345 Component Display Style......Page 347 Modifying Component Display Styles......Page 348 Modifying the Explode State......Page 350 Sections......Page 351 Assembly Drawings......Page 354 Questions for Review......Page 357 Project......Page 359 Overview of this Lesson......Page 362 Sweeps......Page 363 Sweep #1 - The S-Bracket......Page 364 Extending the Trajectory......Page 367 Alternate Method #2 for Creating Sweep with Curve “On-the-fly”......Page 368 Sweep #2: The Lawn Sprinkler......Page 369 Creating an Axis Pattern......Page 370 Creating a Sketched Hole......Page 372 Blends......Page 374 Parallel Blend......Page 375 The Shell Command......Page 378 Rotational Blend......Page 379 Conclusion......Page 383 Questions for Review......Page 384 Exercises......Page 385 Configuration Settings......Page 386 Configuration Files (config.pro)......Page 388 The Configuration File Editor......Page 389 Adding Settings to config.pro......Page 390 Loading a Configuration File......Page 392 Checking Your Configuration Options......Page 393 Customizing Ribbon Tabs and Groups......Page 394 Index......Page 398