How to Design using ProEngineer Dionna Harvell CEP 811 12/5/2010
Dec 17, 2015
INTRODUCTION
How to Design using ProEngineer will help students at different CAD levels
• learn the basics to creating models in CAD
• learn how to make start parts in Pro-E
• create sketches, align planes, axis, csys, and dimensioning tool
WHICH LESSON WOULD YOU LIKE?
HARD (no help)
BOAT
MEDIUM (minimum help)
CAR
(2) ADVANCED
ProEngineer DEMO
1.http://m.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&client=mv-google&hl=en&v=E9Vc7wgE-jI
2.http://m.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&client=mv-google&hl=en&rl=yes&v=_yj3vaLogU4
EASY (step by step help)
ROBOT
*NOTE: If you are interested in a more advanced CAD course after reviewing the 2 demos and successfully completing the quizzes contact me at [email protected]
Setting Up Start Fileinches (or) millimeters
Once you have chosen your file name and file extension, you must indicate if you would like your start file to be drawn in inches or millimeters. You can also enter the parameters at this time or you can enter them later in the file, see below.
Click tools – Parameters (enter information)
Every Start assembly and part should have the following:
•XYZ - Datum Planes
•XYZ - Coordinate System
•Center Axis
DATUM PLANESDatum planes are features used to provide references for other features, like
sketching planes, dimensioning references, view references, assembly references, and so on. Datum planes are not physical parts of the model,
but are used to aid in model creation.
• Through – the datum must pass through an existing surface, axis, edge, vertex, or cylinder
• Normal – the datum is perpendicular to a surface, axis, or other datum
• Parallel – the datum is parallel to another surface or plane
• Offset – the datum is parallel to another surface or plane and a specified distance away
• Angle – the datum is at a specified angle from another plane or surface
• Tangent – the datum is tangent to a curved surface or edge
COORDINATE SYSTEM
• A system which uses one or more numbers, or coordinates, to uniquely determine the position of a point or other geometric element
AXIS (also called a rotational axis).
• An imaginary line around which an object can be rotated a certain number of degrees and still resemble the original shape. When two planes of symmetry intersect, they form a straight line, which is the axis of symmetry.
Creating Part FileGo to FILE – NEW (TEXT BOX APPEARS)
When starting a new file you have to give it a file name & extension type, (.asm, .prt, .drw, etc). For instance, robot.asm, would be the assembly file (parent
file) and arms.prt would be the part file (child).
Create the Part
SKETCH
• A sketch is a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work.
• Use sketch entities to develop the shape
• Constrain, dimension, and extrude geometry from a sketch
• You can not create a part or component in ProEngineer without making a sketch first.
This time add a rectangular sketch and instead of extruding you are going to remove material this time to create mouth.
Creating An Assembly & Part FileGo to FILE – NEW (TEXT BOX APPEARS)
When starting a new file you have to give it a file name & extension type, (.asm, .prt, .drw, etc). For instance, robot.asm, would
be the assembly file (parent file) and arms.prt would be the part file (child).
Create the Assembly
Robot Assembly Start with your assembly (.asm) start file, then insert your part (.prt) files. You can
not insert the .prt file into the .asm file.
Robot Assembly To create the Robot assembly start with an empty assembly
Insert component and add your first (head) component and fully constrain
Insert component and add your body component and fully constrain to the head
Insert component and add your arms and fully constrain to the body
Last, Insert component and add your legs and fully constrain to the body
Mirror function when using the mirror function select the object you want to mirror and then the datum or axis to mirror around
Offset Datums
You will get this command box, choose the datum you want to offset and click ok, you can offset at a certain distance or to a surface. Play around with it to create revolve datums when you get time.
Create the Boat Main Sail
Try out the Protrusion feature, and play around with changing the sail colors.
ProtrusionYou start with a sketch, pick the trajectory
Add another sketch to go along the trajectory
This is how you can get different shapes, see example.
Create the Boat Jib Sail
Again, Try out the Protrusion feature, and play around with changing the sail colors.
BE CREATIVE!!!
False, the assembly (.asm) file would be the Parent. The part
(.prt) file inserts into the assembly and the start file can
be a .prt or .asm depending on the file extension chosen.
Every Start assembly and part should have which of the following?
1. XYZ - Datum Planes
2. XYZ - Coordinate System
3. Center Axis
4. All of the Above