Pro/ENGINEER Advanced Tutorial Wildfire 3.0 Book

This textbook is suitable for a second course in Pro/ENGINEER for students who understand the features of Pro/ENGINEER covered in Roger Toogood's Pro/ENGINEER Tutorial. The purpose of this tutorial is to introduce users to some of the more advanced features, commands, and functions in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. The style and approach of the previous Tutorial have been maintained. Each lesson concentrates on a few of the major topics and the text attempts to explain the "Why's" of the commands in addition to a concise step-by-step description of new command sequences. The material covered in this Tutorial represents an overview of what are felt to be commonly used and important functions. These include customization of the working environment, advanced feature creation (sweeps, round sets, draft and tweaks, UDF's, patterns and family tables), layers, Pro/PROGRAM, and advanced drawing and assembly functions. Table of Contents Lesson 1 The Pro/E Interface and Customization The Configuration File config.pro Customizing the Interface Toolbars Changing Toolbar Buttons Keyboard Shortcuts - Mapkeys Working with Part Templates Adding Mapkeys to Menus and Toolbars Introduction to the Project Lesson 2 Helical and Variable Section Sweeps Helical Sweeps Variable Section Sweeps Lesson 3 Advanced Rounds and Tweaks Rounds The Rounds Tutor Simple Rounds Round Creation Shortcuts Advanced Rounds Ribs and Tweaks Ribs Drafts Lips Ears Lesson 4 Patterns and Family Tables Advanced Patterns Feature Creation for Revolved Patterns Identical Patterns Varying Patterns Pattern Relations Pattern Tables Reference Patterns Family Tables Creating the Generic Part Creating the Family Table Verifying the Family Table Examining Instances Adding Features to the Family Table Child Features in the Generic Part Manipulating Parts Containing Family Tables Locked Instances Adding Features to an Instance Lesson 5 User Defined Features (UDF's) Introduction to User Defined Features UDF Exercises #1: Standalone, Independent #2: Multifeature UDF with Family Table #3: Subordinate UDF The Pro/E UDF Library Lesson 6 Pro/PROGRAM and Layers Pro/PROGRAM PROGRAM Elements Syntax of PROGRAM Statements Example: A simple bracket with optional rib Layers Creating the model Using Layers Default Layer Setup in config.pro Manipulating Features by Layer Lesson 7 Advanced Drawing Functions Drawing Set-up Files Detailing: Dimension Symbols and Draft Entities Drawing Dimensions Creating Draft Entities Relating Entities to Views More Drafting Tools Drawing Formats and Tables Creating a Format Creating a Table Using Drawing Parameters Using a Drawing Format Repeat Regions A Simple Repeat Region A 2D Repeat Region Multi-Model Drawings Multi-Sheet Drawings Creating a Drawing Template Lesson 8 Assemblies Creating the Assembly The Assembly Plan The Side Frames The Side Frame Subassembly The Front Wheel Subassembly The Side Wheel Subassembly The Frame Subassembly The Main Assembly Creating a Part in Assembly Mode Assembling the Springs Using an Evaluate Feature with Pro/PROGRAM Performing an Interference Check Assembly Drawings Creating a Drawing BOM Adding BalloonsRead More