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Final 40 Tips-Proe
Final 40 Tips-Proe
Final 40 Tips-Proe
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#2 Modeling: Surface Offset w/draft Feature
Offset draft w/
Draft Offset 45 deg bevel
and straight or
tangent sides
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#3 Compare Geometry
By Geometry
By Feature
Shape Indexing
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#4 Layers
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#4 Layers (cont)
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#5 Sketch – Convert to spline
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Transition 1
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#6 Using Offset Replace to Trim/Extend Protrusions
2001 – Tweak/Replace
command
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#7 Generating Non-Circular Helixes
Typical method: Create two surfs, one
extruded (shape of spring) the second a
helical surf using a multi traj sweep.
Then get a datum curve intersection to
drive spring profile.
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#7 Generating Non-Circular Helixes (cont.)
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#8 How to Create a Mapkey to Start an Application Outside of Pro/E
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#9 New Windows Icons in PRO/E
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#10 Thin Thru all for Thin Extrudes
~ Thin features
− Sketch outside the model
− Thru all option
− Automatically trims and adjusts for
depth of model
~ Great for patterning
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Transition 2
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Transition 2 cont….
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Transition 2 cont….
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Transition 2 cont….
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#11 Family Table printing from Excel
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#12 Surface Specific Shortcuts
~There are methods for
selecting multiple surfaces
- Loop Surface
− Selects all surfaces that
loop the edge of a surface
− Select surface to be looped
− Hold Shift key and pick any
edge of first surface
- Seed and Boundary Surface
− Selects all surfaces starting
with the seed surface, and
ending when the boundary
is contacted
− Select surface to be the
seed
− Hold Shift key and select
boundary surface
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#12 Surface Specific Shortcuts (cont.)
~There are methods for
selecting multiple surfaces
- Solid Surface
− Select a surface from the
model
− Right mouse click over that
surface
− Select the solid surface box
that pops up
− The entire model surface is
selected
− The entire surface can be
used to create a copy
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#13 Selecting Edges
~ Methodology for selecting
multiple edges
− One by One
− Hold Crtl key and select
individual edges
− Surface Loop
− Select edge on surface
− hold the shift key down while
cursor is over that surface or
another edge of that loop
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#13 Selecting Edges (cont.)
~ Methodology for selecting
multiple edges
− Surface Loop From-To (Edge
Chain)
− Select starting edge
− Hold Shift key down
− Click right mouse button to
toggle from Surface Loop to
Loop From-To
− Click right mouse button again
to select opposite half of loop
− One more RMB click toggles
back to Surface loop
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#14 Intent References
~ Edges or Surfaces
~ Follows design intent- regardless of
current/future shape
~ 2 types:
“Sketched” references
“Operation Resultant” references
~Need full regen on pre-WF parts.
~ Challenge-
Round every edge and change base
feature shape in < 60 seconds…
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#15 How to Automatically Add Color to Machined Features in a Casting
Before machined features are added, color the part (Ex. White)
Paint the outside surfaces of the casting a different color (Ex. Gray)
As you add cuts to the model representing machined features, outer
skin color will be removed exposing inner model color
Alternative: - Use the Find Tool to find Hole surfaces, or cut surfaces and
apply the color.
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Transition 3 – Engineering terminology revealed
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Transition 3 – Engineering terminology revealed
Energy saving.
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Transition 3 – Engineering terminology revealed
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#16 Get to know BMX – Wagon bracket
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#17 Spinal bend
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#18 Fill Holes in Quilt with Surface Copy, Fill Loops, Copy inside Boundary
Additional options are available when copying surfaces
Eliminates step of trimming surface later
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#19 Developable Surfaces have Zero Gaussian Curvature
Non-Developable Surfaces
G.C. != 0
(Sphere, Torus,
Boundary Blend)
Developable Surface
G.C. = 0
(Cylinder, Cone)
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#20 Zebra Striping
~ Reflection Analysis
− Simulates a light source
− Quilts or entire model
− Check for continuity of geometry
− Dynamically updates as you spin
model
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Transition 4 – Engineering terminology revealed
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Transition 4 – Engineering terminology revealed
All new.
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Transition 4 – Engineering terminology revealed
No maintenance.
Impossible to fix!
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#21 Rounds for cleaning up IGES data
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#22 Round surf-surf
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#23 Round tips
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#23 Round tips (cont)
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#24 Flexible Components
~ Flexible components allows the
user to alter a component as used
in an assembly
No family table definition is
required
Multiple instances of a component
can be treated separately in an
assembly
Does not affect part definition or
create instances
~ Creating flexible definitions
RMB / Make Flexible
~
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#24 Flexible Components (cont.)
~ Set the flexibilty definition using
the GUI and model window
− This example has an flexible spring
length dimension
− Other items are variable
− Dimensions, Features, Geometric
Tolerances, Parameters
− Define flexibility by “value” or via
“on-the-fly”, parametric
measurements
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#25 Assembly offset tools
~ CTRL – ALT – MMB/RMB during assembly to move components into
“ballpark”
− Use orthogonal views for better control
~ Tools / Assembly Settings / Drag Preferences / “Modify Offsets” (or “add
offsets”)
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Transition 5 – You might be an engineer if….
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Transition 5 – You might be an engineer if….
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#26 Simplified Rep of Parts in Drawings – WF 3.0
~ WF 3.0 Enhancement
~ Place view of Simplified Rep in
drawing
~ Working region or excluded feature
simplified reps
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#27 View Manager
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#28 Lasso Selection
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#29 TEXT_HEIGHT_FACTOR
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#30 Mechanism constraints
Regeneration value
Snapshots
Joint axis limits
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Transition 6 – You might be an engineer if….
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Transition 6 – You might be an engineer if….
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#31 Datum Plane Sizing
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#32 Sketcher Tips
~ Roving Bar (toggling, enabling, disabling)
− Mapkeys to change sizes & revert to “part-driven”…?
i.e.-
RSD001 = 1” datums
RSD010 = 10” datums
RSD000- Reset datums to “part driven”
~ Lock Scale
− 1st sketch scaling
− Scale any feature’s sketch
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#33 Cross section ref in sketcher
~ X Sec- Use this tool to create references at the intersection of a sketching plane
and a surface.
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#34 Sketcher – Text Driven by a Parameter
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#35 Modify/drag sketch in part mode
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Transition 7 – You might be an engineer if….
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Transition 7 – You might be an engineer if….
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Transition 7 – You might be an engineer if….
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Transition 7 – You might be an engineer if….
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Transition 7 – You might be an engineer if….
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Transition 7 – You might be an engineer if….
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#36 Drag ‘n’ Drop UDFs From a Web Page
Create a .html file in the same folder containing the following syntax:
<a href=“my_udf1.gph.1">
<img src=“my_udf1.jpg“ height=“100” width=“120” alt=“Simple
description of UDF”></a>
(the image information is optional of course)
To apply the UDF, drag its image from the Navigator onto a Pro/E model
in the graphics window, and place as usual
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#37 A Measurement as a Feature, Displayed in a Note
Ever get tired of making the same measurement over and over?
Ever wish you could just see it on the screen?
The measurement Analysis Feature, a simple application of
Behavioral Modeling, can solve this.
1) Make a measurement (mass props, distance, etc.), pick “Add Feature”
in the Measure dialog box, and give it a name, e.g. “DIST1”
2) Get feature info on the analysis feature to find the name of the
associated feature parameter (for our example let’s assume it’s called
“distance”)
3) Place an annotation (or old-style 3-D) note with the following note text
syntax: ¶m_name:fid_featname
(e.g. “The distance is = &distance:fid_DIST1”)
4) The note will update whenever that measurement changes!
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#38 Simplified Reps by Rule
Want to exclude (e.g.) all small parts
from a simplified rep?
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#39 ISDX tips
~ Trace Sketch
~ 4 port view
~3 sided patch
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#40 Warp
~ Conceptualization of changes
~ Marketing ‘what if’ tool
~ Simple, quick and powerful
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Questions? Sorry, out of time…