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Creo Parametric 4.0 Basics i Contents Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................xii Topics covered in this Book.....................................................................................................................................xii Chapter 1: Getting Started with Creo Parametric 4.0........................................................................................ 1 Introduction to Creo Parametric 4.0...................................................................................................................................1 Environments in Creo Parametric 4.0................................................................................................................................1 Part environment .............................................................................................................................................................1 Assembly...........................................................................................................................................................................2 Drawing.............................................................................................................................................................................2 Sheetmetal.........................................................................................................................................................................2 Parametric Modeling............................................................................................................................................................3 Associativity..........................................................................................................................................................................3 File Types in Creo Parametric.............................................................................................................................................4 Starting Creo Parametric 4.0 ...............................................................................................................................................4 User Interface ........................................................................................................................................................................4 Quick Access Toolbar ......................................................................................................................................................6 File Menu...........................................................................................................................................................................7 Ribbon................................................................................................................................................................................7 Part environment .............................................................................................................................................................7 Assembly environment ...................................................................................................................................................7 Sheetmetal environment .................................................................................................................................................8 Drawing environment .....................................................................................................................................................8 Status bar...........................................................................................................................................................................8 Command Search.............................................................................................................................................................9 Model Tree ........................................................................................................................................................................9 Dashboard.........................................................................................................................................................................9 Mouse Functions.................................................................................................................................................................10 Left Mouse button (MB1) ..............................................................................................................................................10 Middle Mouse button (MB2) ........................................................................................................................................10 Right Mouse button (MB3) ...........................................................................................................................................10 Background.....................................................................................................................................................................10 Creo Parametric 4.0 Basics ii Shortcut Keys..................................................................................................................................................................11 Chapter 2: Sketching ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Sketching in the Sketch environment ..............................................................................................................................13 Sketching Commands ........................................................................................................................................................14 The Line Chain command............................................................................................................................................14 3-Point/Tangent End....................................................................................................................................................16 Center and Ends ............................................................................................................................................................17 3 Tangent.........................................................................................................................................................................17 Concentric .......................................................................................................................................................................17 Center and Point............................................................................................................................................................18 3 Point .............................................................................................................................................................................18 3 Tangent........................................................................................................................................................................18 Concentric .......................................................................................................................................................................18 Corner Rectangle...........................................................................................................................................................19 Slanted Rectangle ...........................................................................................................................................................19 Center Rectangle ............................................................................................................................................................19 Parallelogram.................................................................................................................................................................19 Line Tangent ..................................................................................................................................................................20 Centerline .......................................................................................................................................................................20 Axis Ends Ellipse............................................................................................................................................................20 Center and Axis Ellipse ................................................................................................................................................20 Points ..............................................................................................................................................................................21 Spline ..............................................................................................................................................................................21 Dimensions..........................................................................................................................................................................21 The Dimension command .................................................................................................................................................21 Resolve Sketch ....................................................................................................................................................................23 Modify..................................................................................................................................................................................24 Constraints ..........................................................................................................................................................................24 Coincident .......................................................................................................................................................................25 Horizontal .......................................................................................................................................................................25 Vertical.............................................................................................................................................................................25 Tangent............................................................................................................................................................................25 Parallel.............................................................................................................................................................................26 Creo Parametric 4.0 Basics iii Perpendicular .................................................................................................................................................................26 Midpoint..........................................................................................................................................................................26 Symmetric .......................................................................................................................................................................27 Turning ON/OFF Dimensions and Constraints ............................................................................................................27 Construction Mode............................................................................................................................................................27 The Circular Trim command ...........................................................................................................................................28 The Circular command ......................................................................................................................................................29 The Chamfer Trim command ..........................................................................................................................................29 The Delete Segment command........................................................................................................................................29 The Divide command .......................................................................................................................................................30 The Corner command .......................................................................................................................................................30 The Mirror command........................................................................................................................................................31 The Rotate Resize command............................................................................................................................................31 The Offset command.........................................................................................................................................................32 The Thicken command ......................................................................................................................................................33 Palette...................................................................................................................................................................................34 Examples..............................................................................................................................................................................34 Example 1........................................................................................................................................................................34 Example 2........................................................................................................................................................................38 Questions.............................................................................................................................................................................41 Exercises...............................................................................................................................................................................42 Exercise 1.........................................................................................................................................................................42 Exercise 2.........................................................................................................................................................................42 Exercise 3.........................................................................................................................................................................43 Chapter 3: Basic Features..................................................................................................................................... 45 Extrude................................................................................................................................................................................45 Revolve ...............................................................................................................................................................................46 Project..................................................................................................................................................................................47 Creating Extruded Cuts.....................................................................................................................................................48 Creating Revolved Cuts.....................................................................................................................................................48 The Plane command..........................................................................................................................................................49 Offset from plane ...........................................................................................................................................................49 Plane and Point...............................................................................................................................................................49 Creo Parametric 4.0 Basics iv Plane and Edge...............................................................................................................................................................50 Through three points.....................................................................................................................................................51 Through two Edges/lines.............................................................................................................................................51 Point and Line/Curve/Edge........................................................................................................................................51 Tangent to surface..........................................................................................................................................................51 Mid Plane ........................................................................................................................................................................52 Axis......................................................................................................................................................................................52 Point-Point ......................................................................................................................................................................52 Point and Edge/line ......................................................................................................................................................52 On a planar face..............................................................................................................................................................53 Additional options of the Extrude command.................................................................................................................53 Depth ...............................................................................................................................................................................53 Thicken Sketch................................................................................................................................................................54 Extruding Open Profile .................................................................................................................................................54 Add taper ........................................................................................................................................................................55 Editing Model Properties ..................................................................................................................................................56 View commands .................................................................................................................................................................56 Measure Commands ..........................................................................................................................................................58 Summary .........................................................................................................................................................................58 Length..............................................................................................................................................................................59 Distance ...........................................................................................................................................................................59 Examples..............................................................................................................................................................................59 Example 1........................................................................................................................................................................59 Example 2........................................................................................................................................................................65 Questions.............................................................................................................................................................................67 Exercises...............................................................................................................................................................................68 Exercise 1.........................................................................................................................................................................68 Exercise 2.........................................................................................................................................................................69 Exercise 3.........................................................................................................................................................................70 Chapter 4: Holes and Placed Features............................................................................................................... 71 Hole ......................................................................................................................................................................................71 Simple Hole.....................................................................................................................................................................71 Coaxial Hole....................................................................................................................................................................73 Creo Parametric 4.0 Basics v Radial and Diameter Holes...........................................................................................................................................73 Standard Hole.................................................................................................................................................................74 Tapered Hole ..................................................................................................................................................................74 The Cosmetic Thread command.......................................................................................................................................75 The Round command ........................................................................................................................................................76 Conic Rounds..................................................................................................................................................................77 Corner Transition...........................................................................................................................................................77 Variable Radius Rounds................................................................................................................................................78 Chordal Round...............................................................................................................................................................78 Face-Face Round ............................................................................................................................................................79 Face-Edge round ............................................................................................................................................................79 Full round........................................................................................................................................................................79 The Edge Chamfer command ...........................................................................................................................................80 Draft .....................................................................................................................................................................................80 Split Drafts ......................................................................................................................................................................81 Variable Pull Direction Draft ............................................................................................................................................82 Shell ......................................................................................................................................................................................83 Profile Rib............................................................................................................................................................................83 Trajectory Rib......................................................................................................................................................................84 Examples..............................................................................................................................................................................85 Example 1........................................................................................................................................................................85 Example 2........................................................................................................................................................................90 Questions.............................................................................................................................................................................95 Exercises...............................................................................................................................................................................95 Exercise 1.........................................................................................................................................................................95 Exercise 2.........................................................................................................................................................................96 Exercise 3.........................................................................................................................................................................97 Exercise 4.........................................................................................................................................................................98 Chapter 5: Patterned Geometry.......................................................................................................................... 99 The Mirror command......................................................................................................................................................100 Mirror the Entire body ................................................................................................................................................101 The Pattern command......................................................................................................................................................102 Direction........................................................................................................................................................................102 Creo Parametric 4.0 Basics vi Axis ................................................................................................................................................................................105 Reference .......................................................................................................................................................................106 Curve .............................................................................................................................................................................107 Point...............................................................................................................................................................................108 Examples............................................................................................................................................................................109 Example 1......................................................................................................................................................................109 Questions...........................................................................................................................................................................115 Exercises.............................................................................................................................................................................116 Exercise 1.......................................................................................................................................................................116 Exercise 2.......................................................................................................................................................................117 Exercise 3 (Inches)........................................................................................................................................................117 Chapter 6: Sweep Features................................................................................................................................ 119 The Sweep command.......................................................................................................................................................120 Remove Material...............................................................................................................................................................121 Helical Sweep....................................................................................................................................................................123 Helical Sweep cutout ...................................................................................................................................................123 Examples............................................................................................................................................................................125 Example 1......................................................................................................................................................................125 Questions...........................................................................................................................................................................130 Exercises.............................................................................................................................................................................130 Exercise1........................................................................................................................................................................130 Chapter 7: Blend Features ................................................................................................................................. 133 The Blend command ........................................................................................................................................................133 Creating Blend Cut-outs..............................................................................................................................................134 Types of the Cross-sections.............................................................................................................................................136 Blends between existing model faces ........................................................................................................................136 Cross Sections with different number of sides.........................................................................................................138 Rotational Blend...........................................................................................................................................................139 Blend feature.................................................................................................................................................................139 Rotational Blend feature..............................................................................................................................................139 Swept Blend ..................................................................................................................................................................140 Examples............................................................................................................................................................................141 Example 1......................................................................................................................................................................141 Creo Parametric 4.0 Basics vii Questions...........................................................................................................................................................................144 Exercises.............................................................................................................................................................................144 Exercise 1.......................................................................................................................................................................144 Chapter 8: Modifying Parts............................................................................................................................... 147 Edit Sketches .....................................................................................................................................................................147 Editing Feature Definition...............................................................................................................................................147 Edit Feature Dimensions .................................................................................................................................................148 Suppress Features.............................................................................................................................................................148 Resume Suppressed Features .........................................................................................................................................149 Changing the Feature References...................................................................................................................................149 Examples............................................................................................................................................................................150 Example 1......................................................................................................................................................................150 Questions...........................................................................................................................................................................154 Exercises.............................................................................................................................................................................154 Exercise 1.......................................................................................................................................................................154 Chapter 9: Assemblies........................................................................................................................................ 157 Starting an Assembly .......................................................................................................................................................157 Inserting Components .....................................................................................................................................................157 Fixing the first Component .............................................................................................................................................158 Inserting the Second Component...................................................................................................................................158 Moving and rotating components..................................................................................................................................159 Coincident Constraint......................................................................................................................................................160 Distance Constraint..........................................................................................................................................................161 Angle Offset ......................................................................................................................................................................161 Parallel Constraint............................................................................................................................................................162 Normal Constraint ...........................................................................................................................................................162 Copying Components with Constraints........................................................................................................................162 Repeating Components with Constraints .....................................................................................................................163 Collision Detection ...........................................................................................................................................................163 Editing and Updating Assemblies .................................................................................................................................164 Redefining Constraints ....................................................................................................................................................165 Change Constraint............................................................................................................................................................166 Replace Component .........................................................................................................................................................166 Creo Parametric 4.0 Basics viii Top Down Assembly Design ..........................................................................................................................................167 Creating a New Part in the Assembly ...........................................................................................................................167 Sub-assemblies..................................................................................................................................................................168 Mirroring Components....................................................................................................................................................169 Creating Sub-assemblies from individual parts...........................................................................................................169 Mirroring Sub-assemblies ...............................................................................................................................................170 Examples............................................................................................................................................................................170 Example 1 (Bottom Up Assembly).............................................................................................................................170 Example 2 (Top Down Assembly) .............................................................................................................................176 Questions...........................................................................................................................................................................186 Exercise 1 ...........................................................................................................................................................................186 Chapter 10: Drawings ........................................................................................................................................ 189 Starting a Drawing ...........................................................................................................................................................189 Setting the Drawing Model.............................................................................................................................................189 Drawing Properties ..........................................................................................................................................................190 Projection View................................................................................................................................................................190 Auxiliary View..................................................................................................................................................................191 Section Views ....................................................................................................................................................................191 Offset Section View......................................................................................................................................................193 Half Section View.........................................................................................................................................................193 Aligned Section View ..................................................................................................................................................194 Creating Section Cuts ..................................................................................................................................................195 Detailed View....................................................................................................................................................................195 Partial View.......................................................................................................................................................................196 Broken View......................................................................................................................................................................196 Breakout View...................................................................................................................................................................197 Exploded View..................................................................................................................................................................198 View Display.....................................................................................................................................................................199 View Movement ...............................................................................................................................................................199 View Alignment................................................................................................................................................................199 Bill of Material...................................................................................................................................................................200 Balloons .........................................................................................................................................................................200 Centerlines.........................................................................................................................................................................201 Creo Parametric 4.0 Basics ix Dimensions........................................................................................................................................................................201 Adding Dimensions .........................................................................................................................................................202 Linear Dimensions .......................................................................................................................................................203 Radial Dimensions .......................................................................................................................................................203 Baseline Dimensions....................................................................................................................................................203 Align Dimensions.............................................................................................................................................................203 Ordinate Dimension.........................................................................................................................................................204 Auto Ordinate Dimension..............................................................................................................................................204 Angle Dimensions ............................................................................................................................................................205 Unattached Note..............................................................................................................................................................205 Leader Note.......................................................................................................................................................................206 Examples......................................................................................................................