7/30/2019 Intro Proe Wf http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/intro-proe-wf 1/36 Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire To make the designing process simple and quick, Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire has divided the steps of designing into different modules. This means that each step of designing is completed in a different module. For example, generally a design process consists of the following steps: 1. Sketching using the basic sketch entities. 2. Converting the sketch into features and parts. 3. Assembling different parts and analyzing them. 4. Documentation of the parts and the assembly in terms of drawings views. 5. Manufacturing the final part and assembly.
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There is a bi-directional associativity between all modes of Pro/ENGINEER. The
bi-directional associative nature of a software package is defined as its ability to
ensure that if any modification is made in a particular model in one mode, the
modification is reflected in the same model in other modes also.
Bi-directional Associative Nature Of Pro/ENGINEER
Figure C shows the drawing views of the part shown in Figure A. The views showthat the part consists of a counterbore hole at the center and six counterbore holes
around it.
Now, when the part is modified in the Part mode, the modifications are automatically
reflected in the Drawing mode, as shown in Figure D.
The parametric nature of Pro/ENGINEER means that the features of a part becomeinterrelated if they are drawn by referencing each other. You can redefine the
dimensions or the attributes of a feature at any time. The changes will propagate
automatically throughout the model. Thus, they develop a relationship among
themselves. This relationship is known as the parent-child relationship.
System Requirements For Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire1. Operating System: Windows NT 4 (with Service Pack 5), 2000/XP, UNIX.
2. Processor 233MHz or higher.
3. Memory: 128MB RAM minimum, 512MB RAM or higher (recommended).
4. Swap Memory: 256MB minimum (1024 MB or higher recommended).
5. Hard disk space: 1.12GB.
6. An Ethernet adapter interface card or network card.
7. Microsoft approved three button mouse, MS Internet Explorer 6.0.
Once you have Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire installed on your system, you have two optionsto start it. The first option is to choose the Start button at the lower left corner of the
screen and select Programs > PTC > Pro ENGINEER > proewildfire as shown in
Some important terms that will be used while working with Pro/ENGINEER are
discussed next.
Important Terms and Definitions
• Entity
An element of a section geometry is called an entity. The entity can be an arc,
line, circle, point, conic, coordinate system, and so on.
• Dimension
It is the measurement of one or more entities.
• Constraint
Constraints are the logical operations that are performed on the selectedgeometry to make it more accurate in defining its position and size with respect
The Look In drop-down list displays all drives present on your computer along with
a Favorites folder. When the Select Working Directory dialog box is invoked, by
default, it displays the contents of a default directory. However, the default directory
that appears every time you open this dialog box can be changed.
• Name edit box
The Name edit box displays the name of the directory selected in the SelectWorking Directory dialog box. You can either select a directory from the Look In drop-down list or enter the path of any existing directory in this edit box.
The Type drop-down list has two options: Directories and All Files. If you
select the Directories option then all the directories present will be listed and if you select All Files then all the files and the directories will be listed.
The Type drop-down list contains the file formats of the various modes availablein Pro/ENGINEER. This drop-down list also has other file formats that can be
imported in Pro/ENGINEER.
• Preview
The Preview button is chosen to see the preview of the model. When you
choose this button, the File Open dialog box expands and a preview is displayedon the right side.
• Erase
The Erase option is used to delete the files from the temporary memory or the InSession folder. As discussed earlier all the files opened in a session of
Pro/ENGINEER are saved in the temporary memory. The options used toremove the files from the In Session folder are discussed next.
The Current option is used to erase the file that is
opened and is displayed on the graphics screen from
the current session. When the Current option of the
cascading menu is chosen, the Erase Confirm dialog
box is displayed as shown in Figure A.
• Not Displayed
This option is used to erase the files present in the In Session folder but not available presently on the screen. The Erase NotDisplayed dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure B.