Creo parametric 4.0 tutorial

✍ Scribed by Toogood, Roger

• Publisher: SDC Publications
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 406
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

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