Creo Parametric 1.

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Table of Contents

Introduction........................................................................................................................1
Objective of This Textbook..............................................................................................1
Textbook Outline .............................................................................................................2
Textbook Conventions ....................................................................................................3
Exercise Files ..................................................................................................................3
System Configuration......................................................................................................4
Why Surface Modeling? ..................................................................................................5
Surface Definitions ..........................................................................................................6
Surface Display ...............................................................................................................8
Surface Mesh Display .....................................................................................................9

Basic Surfaces.................................................................................................................10
Introduction....................................................................................................................10
Extruded Surface ..........................................................................................................11
Revolved Surface..........................................................................................................12
Swept Surface...............................................................................................................13
Blended Surface............................................................................................................14
Start Point and Direction Arrow ................................................................................15
Blend Vertex .............................................................................................................16
Toggle Section ..........................................................................................................17
Rotational Blend .......................................................................................................18
General Blend ...........................................................................................................19
Options for Non-Parallel Blends ...............................................................................20
Swept Blend Surface.....................................................................................................21
Facts About Swept Blends........................................................................................21
Swept Blend Surface (continued) .................................................................................22
Swept Blend Surface (continued) .................................................................................23
Fill Surface ....................................................................................................................24
Exercise 1 Basic Surfaces...........................................................................................25

Construction Geometry ..................................................................................................38

Introduction....................................................................................................................38
Creating Datum Planes .................................................................................................39
Creating Datum Axes ....................................................................................................40
Sketched Curves ...........................................................................................................41
Offset Curves ................................................................................................................42
Curve Thru Points .........................................................................................................43
Curve Thru Points (continued) ......................................................................................44
Curve Thru Points (continued) ......................................................................................45
Curve Thru Points (continued) ......................................................................................46
Curves From Equations ................................................................................................47
Projected and Wrapped Curves ....................................................................................48
Projected Datum Curves ...............................................................................................49
Wrapped Datum Curves................................................................................................50

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Curves by Intersection ..................................................................................................51

Curves by Intersection (continued) ...............................................................................52
Creating Datum Points ..................................................................................................53
Datum Point On Curve ..................................................................................................54
Datum Points at Intersections .......................................................................................55
Sketched Datum Points.................................................................................................56
Datum Point Offset from Csys.......................................................................................57
Datum Graph.................................................................................................................58
Using Datum Graphs ................................................................................................59
Datum Tag Display........................................................................................................60
Exercise 2 Construction Geometry ............................................................................61

Advanced Surfaces .........................................................................................................96

Introduction....................................................................................................................96
Variable Section Sweep ................................................................................................97
Variable Section Sweep (continued) .............................................................................98
Normal to Trajectory .................................................................................................99
Normal to Projection ...............................................................................................100
Constant Normal Direction......................................................................................100
Trajpar.....................................................................................................................101
Facts About Variable Section Sweeps ...................................................................101
Boundary Blend...........................................................................................................102
Boundary Blend (continued)........................................................................................103
Boundary Blend Example 1 .................................................................................104
Boundary Blend Example 2 .................................................................................106
Blend Tangent to Surfaces..........................................................................................107
Blend Tangent to Surfaces (continued) ......................................................................108
Exercise 3 Advanced Surfaces .................................................................................109

Merge Surfaces..............................................................................................................133
Introduction..................................................................................................................133
Example ......................................................................................................................134
Facts about the Merge Feature...................................................................................135
Exercise 4 Merge Surfaces........................................................................................136

Offset, Solidify, and Thicken ........................................................................................148

Introduction..................................................................................................................148
The Offset Command..................................................................................................149
The Offset Command (continued)...............................................................................150
Standard Offset ...........................................................................................................151
Offset With Draft..........................................................................................................152
Offset With Draft (continued).......................................................................................153
Offset Expand .............................................................................................................154
Offset Replace ............................................................................................................155
The Solidify Command................................................................................................156
The Thicken Command...............................................................................................157
Summary.....................................................................................................................158
Exercise 5 Offset, Solidify, and Thicken ..................................................................159

Copy and Paste..............................................................................................................169

Introduction..................................................................................................................169

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Individual Surface Selection Technique......................................................................170

Seed and Boundary Selection Technique...................................................................170
Seed and Boundary Selection Technique (continued) ...............................................171
Loop Surface Selection Technique .............................................................................172
Using Copy and Paste ................................................................................................173
Exclude Surfaces Option.............................................................................................174
Fill Holes Option ..........................................................................................................175
Copy Inside Boundary Option .....................................................................................176
Using Copy and Paste Special ...................................................................................177
Using Copy and Paste Special (continued) ................................................................178
Exercise 6 Copy and Paste........................................................................................179

Geometry Pattern ..........................................................................................................185

Introduction..................................................................................................................185
Exercise 7 Geometry Pattern ....................................................................................186

Trim and Extend ............................................................................................................189

Introduction..................................................................................................................189
The Trim Command ....................................................................................................190
Trim Using a Quilt .......................................................................................................191
Trim Using Curves ......................................................................................................191
Trim Using a Plane......................................................................................................192
Trim Using Silhouettes ................................................................................................193
The Extend Command ................................................................................................194
Extend Using Same Surface .......................................................................................195
Extend Tangent ...........................................................................................................196
Extend to a Plane........................................................................................................196
Extend Side Boundaries..............................................................................................197
Exercise 8 Trim and Extend ......................................................................................198

Special Surface Features..............................................................................................211

Introduction..................................................................................................................211
Conic Surface..............................................................................................................212
N-sided Patch..............................................................................................................213
Surface Free Form ......................................................................................................214
Vertex Round ..............................................................................................................216
Solid Free Form ..........................................................................................................217
Spinal Bend .................................................................................................................218
Section Properties ..................................................................................................219
Volume Plane..........................................................................................................220
Volume Plane (continued) ......................................................................................221
Flatten Quilt .................................................................................................................222
Flatten-Quilt Deformation - Bend Solid Option............................................................223
Exercise 9 Special Surface Features........................................................................224

Geometry Analysis ........................................................................................................233

Introduction..................................................................................................................233
The Geometry Analysis Dialog Boxes ........................................................................234
Point Analysis..............................................................................................................235
Radius Analysis...........................................................................................................236
Curvature Analysis ......................................................................................................237
Curvature Analysis (continued) ...................................................................................238

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Sections Analysis ........................................................................................................239

Dihedral Angle Analysis ..............................................................................................240
Offset Analysis ............................................................................................................241
Deviation Analysis .......................................................................................................242
Mesh Surface Analysis................................................................................................243
Shaded Curvature Analysis.........................................................................................244
Shaded Curvature Analysis (continued) .....................................................................245
Draft Analysis ..............................................................................................................246
Slope Analysis.............................................................................................................247
Reflection Analysis ......................................................................................................248
Shadow Analysis .........................................................................................................249
Saved Analyses ..........................................................................................................250
Exercise 10 Geometry Analysis ................................................................................251

Imported Surfaces .........................................................................................................261

Introduction..................................................................................................................261
Model Accuracy...........................................................................................................262
Redefining Imported Geometry...................................................................................262
The Import Dashboard Tool ........................................................................................263
Reload Data ................................................................................................................264
Append Data ...............................................................................................................264
Deleting Imported Geometry .......................................................................................265
Collapse Geometry .....................................................................................................266
Import Data Doctor ......................................................................................................267
Wireframe Display in IDD............................................................................................269
Move Vertex ................................................................................................................270
Delete ..........................................................................................................................270
Close ...........................................................................................................................270
Repair..........................................................................................................................271
Detach .........................................................................................................................271
Math Properties ...........................................................................................................271
Replace .......................................................................................................................272
Modify..........................................................................................................................272
Trim, Extend, and Merge.............................................................................................272
Remove from Wireframe .............................................................................................273
Define Gap ..................................................................................................................273
Add to Wireframe ........................................................................................................273
Manually Repair Poor Quality Edges ..........................................................................273
The Geometry and Topology Structure Tree ..............................................................274
Import Data Doctor Troubleshooter ............................................................................277
Exercise 11 Imported Surfaces .................................................................................279

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