Pro/Engineer Short Course

Michael Greminger October 1, 2002

Starting Pro/Engineer
The rst thing that we will do is to create a directory where we will store the les we will create in this tutorial. The following command will create this directory: mkdir proe_tutorial Now we need to move to the directory we just created with the following command: cd proe_tutorial Now we can go ahead and run Pro/Engineer by issuing the following two commands: module add proe proe

Creating the Pencil Eraser

1. Create a new part FileNew... Enter eraser for the name of the part. Click Ok Button Notice that when you create a new part Pro/Engineer creates a default set of reference planes called Top, Front, and Right. These three planes are mutually orthogonal and will be refered to as datumn planes by Pro/Engineer and this tutorial. These datumn planes are used to place the part in 3D space. It is also important to note that each of the datumn planes have two distinct sides. One side is yellow (the side you are seeing now) and the other side is red. The importance of the red and yellow sides of the datumn planes will become clear later. 1

2. Extrude the Shape of the eraser The eraser we will create consists of an extruded cylinder. We will create this cylinder by drawing a circle and sweeping this circle along a straight line. FeatureCreate(Solid)Protrusion(Extrude)(Solid)Done (One Side)Done (Setup New)(Plane) Select the Front datumn plane. This datumn plane will be the plane that the circle will be drawn on. Click Ok for the indicated direction Click Top Select Top datumn plane. Pro/Engineer is now in sketcher mode. Sketcher mode is the 2D mode where we will draw the circle which will be the cross section of the cylinder. Notice that we are looking at the Front datumn plane and that the yellow side of the Top datumn plane is pointing up. Pro/Engineer by default chooses the Top and Right datumn planes as references as indicated by the References dialog box. Click on the circle icon on the sketcher toolbar

Click where the Top and Right datumn planes cross Move the mouse to create the circle and then click the left mouse button again to complete the circle Notice that by default, Pro/Engineer creates a diameter dimension for the circle. Click on the Modify icon on the sketcher toolbar

Click on the diameter dimension Change the diameter dimension to 0.3 Click on the Check mark icon that the sketch is complete (blind)Done Enter 0.5 for the length of the eraser click ok in Protrusion:Extrude dialog box 3. Save the eraser part FileSave... eraser.prt will appear, hit the enter key to save the part on the sketcher toolbar to signify

Viewing the Eraser Model

Now that the eraser model is complete, we will go over some of the options that Pro/Engineer provides for viewing this model. The mouse can be used to zoom in and out, rotate and pan the 3D model. Control key + Left mouse button will zoom in and out Control key + Middle mouse button will rotate the model Control key + Right mouse button will pan the model Pro/Engineer also provides dierent view modes depending on which view mode icon is selected on the main Pro/Engineer toolbar. The icon will display the model in wire-frame mode

The icon will display the model in hidden-line mode with hidden lines shown lighter than other lines icon will display the model in no-hidden-line mode where all of The the hidden lines are removed The icon will display the model in solid mode

Creating the pencil Model

1. Create a new part FileNew... Enter pencil for the name of the part. Click Ok Button 2. Extrude the hexagonal shape of the pencil FeatureCreate(Solid)Protrusion(Extrude)(Solid)Done (One Side)Done (Setup New)(Plane) Select the Front datumn plane Click Ok for the indicated direction Click Top Select Top datumn plane Click on the line icon on the sketcher tool bar.

Figure 1: Hexagon for the cross section of the pencil

 Sketch a hexagon as shown in Figure 1. Click the left mouse button to start drawing the hexagon and click the middle mouse button to stop drawing the hexagon. In other words click the left mouse button for each vertex of the hexagon and when the hexagon is completed click the middle mouse button to stop drawing. Draw the hexagon as it was drawn in Figure 1, with two of the vertices placed on the datumn plane labeled Top. Now we need to tell Pro/Engineer that we want all of the sides of the hexagon to be of equal length. To do this, we rst click on the Add Constraints icon located on the sketcher toolbar. Click on the Equals sign icon in the Constraints dialog to indicate that we want to constrain sides to be equal in length. Choose one side of the hexagon. It can be any side, but this is going to be the side that you set all of the other sides equal to. Click on the side you chose and then click on another side of the hexagon. You will notice that both of the sides now have L1 beside them. This L1 is how Pro/Engineer shows that it is constraining the two sides to be of equal length. Now click on the side you chose and one of the remaining sides without an L1 beside it until all of the sides have L1 beside them. Now we need to specify the interior angles of the hexagon. To do this we need to create an angle dimension. Start by selecting the create dimension icon . Click on two consecutive sides of the hexagon Click with the middle mouse button to place the dimension Click on the Modify icon on the sketcher tool bar

Click on the angle dimension you just created Change its value to 120 Click on the Modify icon again

There will be a dimension generated by Pro/Engineer from one of the vertices of the hexagon to the datumn plane labeled right. Click on this dimension. Change its value to 0.1 Click on the Modify icon again

There will be a dimension geneated by Pro/Engineer for the length of one of the sides of the hexagon. Click on this dimension. Change its value to 0.2 Click on the Check Mark icon pleted 5 to signify that the sketch is com-

 (Blind)Done Enter 5 for the length of the protrusion Click Ok in the Protrusion:Extrude dialog box 3. Create the point of the pencil Up until now we have only added material to the solid model. Now we will remove material to create the tip of the pencil. FeatureCreate(Solid)CutRevolve(Solid)Done (One Side)Done (Setup New)(Plane) Select Datumn plane labeled Top. This is the plane where we will sketch the material to remove for the revolved cut. Click Okay for the direction indicated Click Top Select Datumn plane labeled Right. The yellow side of this datumn plane will face the top of the screen when we are in sketcher mode. We are now in sketcher mode. The rst thing that needs to be done when doing a revolution in Pro/Engineer is to dene the center line of the revolution (in other words, the axis about which Pro/Engineer will revolve the area). To create a centerline, rst click on the arrow to the right of the Line icon and then click on the Centerline icon We will create the centerline along the datumn plane labeled Right. To create the centerline, click on datumn right at two locations on oposite sides of the screen. Next, we need to dene the area we are to remove to form the point of the pencil. This area will be a triangular area as shown in Figure 2 The begin drawing this area, click on the line icon (you may need to click on the arrow to the right of the now active centerline icon to get to the line icon.) Draw the triangular region as shown in Figure 2, making sure to put all of the triangle vertices on the boundaries of the pencil. When prompted to align highlighted entities, click Ok. Pro/Engineer is simply conrming that you intended to place the triangle vertices directly on the boundaries of the pencil. Pro/Engineering should have created one dimension in the horizontal direction. Change the value of this dimension to 0.75 in by clicking on the modify icon . 6

Figure 2: Triangle to remove to create the point of the pencil

To signify the sketch is completed, click on the check mark icon

There should now be a red arrow facing the inside the triangle you just created. This arrow indicates the region of material that will be removed by the cut operation. Since we want to remove the material within the triangle, click Ok to continue. Click 360 since we want to revolve the cut all the way around the pencil, then click Done Click Ok the the Cut:Revolve dialog box. 4. Round the end of the pencil opposite of the point We will again be making a revolved cut on the pencil. This cut will round the end of the pencil where the eraser is attached. FeatureCreate(Solid)CutRevolve(Solid)Done (One Side)Done Click Use Prev because we will be using the same sketcher view as we used in the previous cut, then click Ok Again, create a centerline along the datumn plane called Right

Figure 3: Rectangular region to be removed from pencil Draw the retangular region that will be removed, as shown in Figure 3. Align one side of the rectangle to the top of the pencil, and the other side of the rectangle to the right side end of the pencil, as shown in the Figure. When prompted to align highlighted entities, click ok. We now need to align the rectangle with the end of the pencil. First click on the constraint icon in the sketcher tool bar.

Click on the align icon in the Cosntraints dialog. Select one one of the rectangle vertices that you want to align to the end of the pencil. Select the end of the pencil to align the vertex you just selected to the end of the pencil Pro/Engineer by default created two dimensions for the rectangle. We will add a dimension for the radius of the cut. First click on the dimension icon . As shown in Figure 4, click on the edge of the rectangle that says rst click. Click on the center line where Figure 2 says Second Click 8

Figure 4: Creating radius dimension Click the middle mouse button to place the radius dimension Change the radius dimension you just created to 0.15 There is one other dimension for the length of the cut, change this dimension to 0.4 Click on the check mark icon to signify that the sketch is done.

Click Ok to indicate that you want to remove the area within the rectangle. Click 360 since we want to revolve the cut all the way around the pencil Click Ok the the Cut:Revolve dialog box. 5. Save the pencil model FileSave... pencil.prt will appear, hit the enter key

Creating the Tube part

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 FileNew... Enter tube for the name of the part. Click Ok Button 2. Extrude the tube shape FeatureCreate(Solid)Protrusion(Extrude)(Solid)Done (One Side)Done (Setup New)(Plane) Select the Front datumn plane Click Ok for the indicated direction Click Top Select Top datumn plane Click on the circle icon on the sketcher toolbar

Click where the Top and Right datumn planes cross Move the mouse to create the circle and then click the left mouse button again to complete the circle Click on the arrow to the right of the circle icon on the contric circle icon. and then click

Click where the Top and Right datumn planes cross Move the mouse to create the circle that is smaller that the rst one you created and then click the left mouse button again to complete the circle Click the middle mouse button to stop creating circles Set the diameter of the inner circle to 0.3 Set the diameter of the outer circle to 0.35 Click on the Check mark icon that the sketch is complete (blind)Done Enter 0.6 for the length of the tube click ok in Protrusion:Extrude dialog box 3. Save the tube part FileSave... tube.prt will appear, hit the enter key to save the part on the sketcher toolbar to signify

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Creating the Pencil Assembly

1. Create the assembly FileNew... Select assembly radio button Enter pencil for the name of the assembly 2. Add pencil part to the assembly ComponentAssemble Choose pencil.prt and click Open Click Ok in the Component Placement dialog box 3. Add tube part to the assembly ComponentAssemble Chose tube.prt and click Open Set Costraint type to mate Choose the two surfaces to mate shown in Figure 5 Set Constraint type to align Choose the two axis shown in Figure 5 Click Ok in the Component Placement dialog box

4. Add eraser part to the assembly ComponentAssemble Chose eraser.prt and click Open Set Costraint type to mate Choose the two surfaces to mate shown in Figure 6 Set Constraint type to align Choose the two axis shown in Figure 6 Click Ok in the Component Placement dialog box

5. Save pencil assembly FileSave... When pencil.asm appears, hit Enter key.

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Figure 5: Adding tube part to the assembly

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Figure 6: Adding eraser part to the assembly

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Creating a Drawing of the Pencil Part

1. Create a new drawing FileNew... Select Drawing radio button Enter pencil for the name of the drawing Un-check the use default template check box Click Ok

Under Default Model Click Browse... Choose pencil.prt Set size to a Click Ok 2. Add general view to drawing Views(Add View)(General)(Full View)(No Xsec)ScaleDone Click on upper right region of drawing area Enter 0.5 for scale Click Ok in Orientation window 3. Create front view and side view of pencil Views(Add View)General(Full View)(No Xsec)(No Scale)Done Click lower left region of drawing area for Reference 1 Select Front Select Right datumn plane for Reference 2 Select top Select Top datumn plane Click Ok in Orientation window ViewsAdd View(Projection)(Full View)(No Xsec)(No Scale)Done Click lower right region of drawing area EditValue (located in the main Pro/E menu) Select SCALE on the lower left portion of the screen Set the scale value to 1.5 ViewsMove View Views can now be moved to the desired locations 4. Add Dimensions to drawing Click Show/Erase button on toolbar

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Click Click Click Click Click

dimension button show by Part radio button on one of the pencil views Done Select Close in the Show/Erase window on toolbar

Click move dimension button

Move the dimensions to the desired locations Click switch view button 5. Save Drawing FileSave... pencil.drw will appear, hit Enter key to save. 6. Print Drawing FilePrint... Un-Click To Printer Click To File Click Congure... button Click Model Tab Change Based on Zoom to Full Plot Click Ok in congure dialog Click Ok in Print dialog Enter le name (pencil.plt) Click Ok To preview the le you just created, run the following command at the command prompt: ghostview pencil.plt To print the le you just created, run the following command at the command prompt: lpr pencil.plt on toolbar

Move dimensions between views as desired

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