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Module 2: Understanding The Surface Modeling Workflow: Lab Exercises
Module 2: Understanding The Surface Modeling Workflow: Lab Exercises
Module 2: Understanding The Surface Modeling Workflow: Lab Exercises
Lab Exercises
If you are ready to start on the exercise for this module, please click the link below. Exercise 1: Planning the Design of a Shaver
Lecture Review
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Introduction
In surface modeling projects, the modeling tools and methods often remain similar for a specific type of product. Once you have established this workflow, you may use it to build similar models. Understanding a typical surface modeling workflow helps you to establish the workflow that you will use in your projects. To achieve intended results quickly, you need to plan the surface modeling projects carefully. Careful planning is even more critical when you are working in a team and other team members develop part of the model.
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to: Describe the surface modeling workflow. Describe the use of a master model in surface modeling projects. Select appropriate surface modeling tools and methods. Create the assembly structure used in a surface modeling project.
Copying the respective trimmed surfaces into empty body parts. Using the copied surfaces to develop solid parts.
Scenario
Smoothcut Inc. designs and manufactures electric shavers. They currently manufacture a range of cordless, battery-powered shavers. Due to the increasing demand for rechargeable shavers, they are designing a new model to cater to the changing market scenario.
The brief given to the design team specifies that they should reuse the existing rotary head with three cutters, since it is a reliable and successful design. Also, they are asked to design an ergonomic shape with contemporary looks. Management has finalized the new design based on the concept sketches prepared by the Industrial Design department. They have given their approval to the design team to create the digital models. The mockup is based on the digital model. When it is ready, the Marketing department will conduct consumer surveys to validate the design. Designers are planning to create a robust and flexible digital model to accommodate possible post-consumer survey changes. The Design Manager has prepared the main assembly structure using parts of the developed head and the internal parts. He has asked you to detail the assembly structure by including the parts in which you will develop the body envelope and the body components. During the design process, you may want to make changes in the packaging layout and the size of the PCB (Printed Circuit Board). However, as per the design brief, the Motor and Head cannot be altered, but can only be repositioned. Task 1. Review the shaver assembly structure. 1. Start Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire if necessary.
2. In the Folder Browser , browse to the following folder: C:\users\student\Surface_WF3\module_02. 3. Click the module_02 folder to view the contents of the folder in the browser. 4. Right-click on the module_02 folder, and select Set Working Directory. 5. Select the SHAVER.ASM from the browser to preview the model, and then click Open in Pro/E . 6. If necessary, click Datum Planes , Datum Axes , Datum Points , and Coordinate Systems from the main toolbar to disable their display.
Shaver Assembly
8. Notice that your team has already created the SHAVER_SKELETON.PRT to control the basic dimensions. Task 2. Review the SHAVER_SKELETON.PRT.
1. Select SHAVER_SKELETON.PRT from the model tree, right-click and select Open. 2. Click Datum Planes enable their display.
and Datum Axes from the main toolbar to
Skeleton Part
3. Click Tools > Parameters to review the parameters that control the shape and ergonomics. Notice that there are parameters for: o Head angle. o Overall length - distance between the Head from the Power Plug. o Distance of the Head from the PCB plane.
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4. Click OK from the Parameters dialog box. 5. Click File > Close Window to return to the SHAVER.ASM.
Task 3. Create the BODY_MASTER part in which you will develop the body envelope.
1. Click Create Component from the feature toolbar. o Ensure that the Type is set to Part and the Sub-type is Solid. o Type BODY_MASTER as the name, and click OK. 2. Click Copy From Existing from the Creations Options dialog box. o Click Browse, select Start_Part, and click Open. Click OK. 3. Right-click and select Default Constraint. o Click Complete Component from the dashboard.
Component Created
Each time you create a new model in this course, the system is configured to use 'start parts' stored in the class files Templates folder as model templates. These templates were configured especially for this training course, and do not necessarily reflect the default Pro/ENGINEER templates, or the customized templates your company may use as defaults.
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1. Click Create Component from the feature toolbar. o Type BODY_UPPER as the name, and click OK. o Click OK from the Creations Options dialog box. 3. Right-click and select Default Constraint. o Click Complete Component from the dashboard. 4. Repeat the previous three steps to create the following part models: o BODY_LOWER.PRT. o TRIMMER.PRT. o RIGHT_TRIM.PRT. o POWER_SWITCH.PRT.
Components Created
1. Click Create Component from the feature toolbar. o Select Mirror as the Sub-type. o Type LEFT_TRIM as the Name, and click OK. o Select RIGHT_TRIM.PRT from the model tree as the part reference. o Expand RIGHT_TRIM.PRT in the model tree and select datum plane FRONT as the planar reference. o Click OK from the Mirror Part dialog box. 2. Select the LEFT_TRIM part in the model tree and drag to reorder it directly after the RIGHT_TRIM.PRT.
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Model Tree
3. Click Save from the main toolbar and click OK. 4. Click File > Close Window. 5. Click File > Erase > Not Displayed> OK. This completes the exercise.
Summary
After successfully completing this module, you should know how to: Describe the surface modeling workflow. Describe the use of a master model in surface modeling projects. Select appropriate surface modeling tools and methods. Create the assembly structure used in a surface modeling project.
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