Creo Parametric 2.0: Introduction to Solid Modeling 1
2 Part 1 Class Files... xiii Chapter 1 Introduction to Creo Parametric... 1-1 1.1 Solid Modeling... 1-4 1.2 Creo Parametric Fundamentals... 1-6 Feature-Based... 1-6 Parametric... 1-9 Associative... 1-10 Relations... 1-11 Assembly Management... 1-11 1.3 Design Intent... 1-12 Dimensioning Scheme... 1-12 Symmetrical Geometry... 1-13 Depth Options... 1-13 1.4 Creo Parametric Interface... 1-14 Menus... 1-17 Toolbars... 1-18 Tabs and Ribbons... 1-19 Creo Parametric Browser... 1-20 Navigator... 1-22 Selection Filter... 1-28 Feature Creation Controls... 1-28 Message Window... 1-31 Help Options... 1-32 Commands... 1-34 1.5 Manipulating a Model... 1-35 Modes... 1-35 Multiple Windows... 1-36 File Naming... 1-37 Model Orientation Using Two Planar Surfaces... 1-37 Spin, Pan, Zoom... 1-38 Orient Mode... 1-39 Selecting Hidden Features... 1-41 Selecting Multiple Items... 1-42 Exercise 1a Opening and Manipulating a Part... 1-43 Exercise 1b Orienting and Editing a Part... 1-59 Exercise 1c Selecting Hidden Features... 1-62 Chapter 2 Managing Creo Parametric Files... 2-1 2.1 Managing Creo Parametric Files... 2-4 Save... 2-5 Rename... 2-6 Save a Copy... 2-7 Backup... 2-8 Delete Old Versions... 2-10
3 Delete All Versions... 2-10 Erasing Current Files... 2-11 Erasing Not Displayed Files... 2-11 Exercise 2a Managing Files... 2-12 Chapter 3 Creating the Base Feature... 3-1 3.1 Creating a New Part... 3-4 Templates... 3-6 Default Datum Planes... 3-7 Model Tree... 3-8 Feature Forms... 3-8 Selecting the Section... 3-10 Sketching the Section... 3-10 Sketch Plane... 3-11 Sketch Orientation... 3-13 Sketching... 3-14 Setup... 3-16 Sketching... 3-16 Dimensions... 3-17 Constraints... 3-18 Exercise 3a Extruded Base Features... 3-23 Exercise 3b Extruded Base Features II... 3-34 Exercise 3c Creating Additional Parts... 3-41 Chapter 4 Sketching Geometry... 4-1 4.1 Sketching Geometry... 4-4 Construction Geometry... 4-8 Divide... 4-10 Corner... 4-10 Dynamic Trim... 4-11 Mirror... 4-11 Horizontal and Vertical... 4-12 Tangent... 4-12 Equal Length... 4-13 Equal Dimensions... 4-13 Point on Entity... 4-14 Equal Radius/Diameter... 4-14 Horizontal and Vertical Alignment... 4-15 Middle... 4-15 Coincident... 4-16 Symmetry... 4-16 Collinear Constraint... 4-17 Parallel and Perpendicular... 4-17 Constraint Control... 4-18 Assigning Constraints... 4-18 Linear Dimensions... 4-22 Center/ Tangential Dimensions... 4-23 Radius/Diameter Dimensions... 4-23
4 Angular Dimensions... 4-24 Revolved Section Dimensions... 4-25 4.2 Creating Sketches... 4-27 Sketch Plane... 4-28 Sketch Orientation... 4-28 4.3 Interactive Exercise... 4-31 Exercise 4a Create a Sketch in a New Part... 4-32 Exercise 4b Sketch on Existing Geometry... 4-46 Exercise 4c Create a Sketch... 4-53 Chapter 5 Advanced Sketching Tools... 5-1 5.1 Advanced Editing Tools... 5-4 Scale, Rotate, and Translate... 5-4 Import from File... 5-5 Import from Palette... 5-6 Cut, Copy, and Paste... 5-8 5.2 Using Existing Geometry... 5-10 5.3 Resolving Dimension and Constraint Conflicts... 5-13 5.4 Modify and Move Dimensions... 5-14 Modify Dimensions... 5-14 Move Dimensions... 5-15 Moving Entities... 5-15 5.5 Inspect Tools... 5-16 Shade Closed Loops... 5-16 Highlight Open Ends... 5-17 Overlapping Geometry... 5-17 Feature Requirements... 5-18 5.6 Setting Sketcher Options... 5-19 Sketch Options... 5-19 Sketcher Constraints Assumptions... 5-21 Parameters Tab... 5-21 Exercise 5a Sketch Diagnostics... 5-23 5b Import a Sketch... 5-30 Exercise 5c Import Sketch From Palette... 5-37 Exercise 5d Create and Dimension Sketches... 5-41 Chapter 6 Sketched Secondary Features... 6-1 6.1 Extrude Tab Options... 6-4 Depth Options... 6-9 Side Options... 6-10 6.2 Revolve Tab Options... 6-11 Axis of Revolution... 6-13 Depth Options... 6-17 Side Options... 6-17 6.3 Creating Profile Ribs... 6-18 6.4 Creating Trajectory Ribs... 6-21 6.5 Editing Sketched Secondary Features... 6-24
5 Making Changes... 6-24 Feature Creation Failures... 6-25 6.6 Creation Sequence... 6-28 Exercise 6a Thicken Extrude... 6-29 Exercise 6b Revolve Feature... 6-35 Exercise 6c Trajectory Rib... 6-46 Exercise 6d Extrude Depth Options... 6-50 Exercise 6e Create a Part with Limited Instructions... 6-57 Chapter 7 Creating Pick and Place Features... 7-1 7.1 Creating an Edge Chamfer... 7-4 Dimension Types... 7-5 Dimension Values... 7-7 7.2 Creating a Corner Chamfer... 7-8 7.3 Creating Rounds... 7-10 Constant Edge Chain Round... 7-11 Variable Edge Chain... 7-12 Full Round... 7-13 7.4 Creating Simple, Straight Holes... 7-16 Linear Placement... 7-18 Radial Hole on a Planar Surface... 7-20 Coaxial Placement... 7-21 Depth Options... 7-24 Side Options... 7-25 7.5 Redefining Pick and Place Features... 7-26 Exercise 7a Rounds... 7-27 Exercise 7b Pick and Place Features... 7-35 Exercise 7c Holes... 7-47 Exercise 7d Additional Rounds (Optional)... 7-59 Chapter 8 Pick and Place Features II... 8-1 8.1 Auto Round... 8-5 8.2 Radial Holes... 8-8 Radial Hole on a Cylinder... 8-9 8.3 Standard Holes... 8-12 8.4 Sketched Holes... 8-15 8.5 Drafts... 8-17 8.6 Creating Shells... 8-21 Open Shell... 8-21 Closed/Internal Cavity Shell... 8-22 Shell Restrictions... 8-23 Exercise 8a Y Pipe... 8-27 Exercise 8b Skid Shoe... 8-31 Exercise 8c Partial Shell... 8-39 Exercise 8d (Optional) Tank... 8-42 Chapter 9 Display Control and Feature Order... 9-1 9.1 Hiding Features... 9-4 9.2 Suppressing Features... 9-6
6 9.3 Adding Layers... 9-10 Hide... 9-13 Unhide... 9-13 Isolate... 9-13 Default Layers... 9-15 Layers as a Selection Tool... 9-16 9.4 Reordering Features... 9-17 9.5 Inserting Features... 9-19 Exercise 9a Feature Order... 9-22 Exercise 9b Insert Mode... 9-29 Exercise 9c Feature Management... 9-33 Chapter 10 Creating Datum Features... 10-1 10.1 Creating Datum Planes... 10-4 10.2 Creating Datum Axes... 10-12 Exercise 10a Creating Datum Features... 10-16 Exercise 10b Additional References... 10-24 Chapter 11 Duplication Tools... 11-1 11.1 Dimension Patterns... 11-4 Identical... 11-5 Variable... 11-6 General... 11-6 First Direction... 11-9 Second Direction... 11-10 Edit... 11-12 Edit Definition... 11-12 Delete Pattern... 11-12 11.2 Direction Patterns... 11-13 11.3 Mirroring... 11-17 Exercise 11a Linear Dimension Pattern... 11-20 Exercise 11b Direction Pattern... 11-24 Exercise 11c Rotation Dimension Pattern... 11-28 Exercise 11d Mirroring/Patterning... 11-32 Exercise 11e Dimensional Pattern II... 11-36 Part 2 Chapter 12 Advanced Patterns... 12-1 12.1 Axis Patterns... 12-4 Edit... 12-9 Edit Definition... 12-9 Delete, Delete Pattern... 12-9 12.2 Curve Patterns... 12-10 12.3 Fill Patterns... 12-14 12.4 Point Patterns... 12-16 12.5 Additional Pattern Functions... 12-17 UV Pattern... 12-17 Pattern a Pattern... 12-18 Pattern a Group... 12-20
7 Exercise 12a Axis Pattern... 12-22 Exercise 12b Fill and Curve Patterns... 12-27 Exercise 12c Patterning a Group... 12-32 Exercise 12d Patterns... 12-35 Chapter 13 Creating Relations... 13-1 13.1 Creating Relations... 13-4 Relation Types... 13-7 Comments... 13-9 Operators... 13-9 Functions... 13-10 Parameters... 13-10 Sort Relation... 13-13 Exercise 13a Storage Bin... 13-15 Exercise 13b Relations... 13-20 Chapter 14 Customizing Creo Parametric... 14-1 14.1 Customizing the Interface... 14-4 Favorites... 14-6 Environment... 14-6 System Colors... 14-7 Model Display... 14-7 Entity Display... 14-8 Selection... 14-8 14.2 System Colors... 14-10 Graphics... 14-11 Datum... 14-11 Geometry... 14-11 Sketcher... 14-11 Simple Search... 14-11 Color Scheme... 14-12 14.3 Creating Mapkeys... 14-13 14.4 Customize Ribbon, Toolbars, and Window Settings 14-16 Ribbon... 14-16 Quick Access Toolbar... 14-18 Window Settings... 14-20 14.5 Customize Configuration Editor... 14-22 Searching for Configuration Options... 14-24 14.6 Assigning Colors to Parts and Surfaces... 14-27 14.7 Configuring the Model Tree... 14-29 Tree Filters... 14-30 Tree Columns... 14-30 Exercise 14a Customization... 14-33 Exercise 14b (Optional) Favorites... 14-40 Chapter 15 Drawing Basics... 15-1 15.1 Creating a New Drawing... 15-4 Templates... 15-6 Formats... 15-6
8 Shortcuts for General and Projected Views... 15-10 View Type... 15-11 Visible Area... 15-12 Scale... 15-13 Sections... 15-15 View Display... 15-16 Delete Views... 15-16 Move Views... 15-17 Change Scale... 15-17 Dimensions... 15-18 Notes... 15-20 Move Detail Items... 15-22 Erase... 15-22 Edit Values... 15-22 Flip Arrows... 15-22 Move Item to View... 15-23 Dimensional Tolerances... 15-23 Exercise 15a Create a Drawing... 15-26 Exercise 15b Create a Drawing using Additional Tools. 15-45 Chapter 16 Parent/Child Relationships... 16-1 16.1 Establishing Parent/Child Relationships... 16-4 Pick and Place Features... 16-4 Sketched Features... 16-5 16.2 Controlling Parent/Child Relationships... 16-10 16.3 Investigating Parent/Child Relationships... 16-11 Model Tree... 16-11 Show Relations... 16-11 Tools tab... 16-12 Model Player... 16-16 16.4 Changing Parent/Child Relationships... 16-17 Edit Definition... 16-17 Edit References... 16-17 Exercise 16a Change Parent/Child Relationships I... 16-18 Exercise 16b Tooling Jig... 16-22 Exercise 16c (Optional) Reroute... 16-30 Chapter 17 Feature Failure Resolution... 17-1 17.1 Feature Failure Overview... 17-4 17.2 No Resolve Mode... 17-6 17.3 Resolve Environment... 17-10 Failure Diagnostics Window... 17-12 RESOLVE FEAT Menu... 17-13 17.4 Case Studies... 17-17 Exercise 17a Resolve Failure... 17-18 Exercise 17b Resolving Failed Features Using the Resolve Environment... 17-25 Chapter 18 Sweeps... 18-1
9 18.1 Creating a Sweep Feature... 18-4 Select Trajectory... 18-6 Sketched Trajectory... 18-6 Start Point... 18-8 Exercise 18a Paper Clip... 18-11 Exercise 18b Swept Features... 18-14 Exercise 18c Swept Base Features... 18-22 Chapter 19 Blend Feature Forms... 19-1 19.1 Create a Blend Feature... 19-4 Selected Sections... 19-6 Sketched Section... 19-7 Vertices... 19-9 Start Point... 19-10 Exercise 19a Keyboard Key... 19-11 Exercise 19b Horn Speaker... 19-17 Exercise 19c (Optional) Bucket... 19-23 Chapter 20 Assembly Mode... 20-1 20.1 Assembling Components... 20-4 Adding Constraints... 20-9 Deleting Constraints... 20-10 20.2 Assembly Examples... 20-12 20.3 Model Tree... 20-20 Exercise 20a Assembly Basics I... 20-22 Exercise 20b Motor Frame... 20-33 Exercise 20c Subassemblies (Optional)... 20-44 Chapter 21 Assembly Tools... 21-1 21.1 Assembly with Datum Planes... 21-4 21.2 Editing an Assembly and its Components... 21-9 21.3 Exploded Views... 21-10 21.4 Interference Checks... 21-15 21.5 Bill of Materials... 21-18 21.6 Assembly Layers... 21-20 Exercise 21a Datum Plane Assembly... 21-21 Exercise 21b Explode Assembly... 21-29 Exercise 21c Using Layers in Large Assemblies... 21-36 Chapter 22 Model Information... 22-1 22.1 Measure Analysis... 22-4 22.2 Mass Properties... 22-7 22.3 Creating Cross-sections... 22-10 Planar Cross-section... 22-13 Directional Cross-section... 22-14 Offset Cross-section... 22-15 22.4 Drawing Annotations... 22-21 Annotation Display... 22-24 Show Dimensions... 22-24 Surface Finish... 22-27
Surface Profile GTOL... 22-27 22.5 Changing Model Units... 22-28 Exercise 22a Cross-Sections... 22-31 Exercise 22b Model Measurements I... 22-36 Exercise 22c 3D Annotations... 22-47 Exercise 22d Measurements & Annotations (Optional). 22-58 Chapter 23 Effective Modeling... 23-1 23.1 Design Considerations... 23-4 Part Design Considerations... 23-4 Assembly Design Considerations... 23-4 23.2 Modeling Tips and Techniques... 23-5 Features... 23-5 Drafts and Rounds... 23-5 23.3 Model Investigation... 23-7 Model Player... 23-7 Model Tree... 23-7 Info Options... 23-8 Relation Information... 23-8 23.4 Interactive Exercise... 23-9 Appendix A Additional Exercises... A-1 Exercise A1 Creating Parts... A-3 Exercise A2 Sketched Features... A-5 Exercise A3 Sketched Geometry... A-6 Exercise A4 Feature Creation... A-8 Exercise A5 Connector... A-10 Exercise A6 Drawing Templates... A-12 Appendix B Additional Exercises... B-1 Exercise B1 Place a Section... B-3 Exercise B2 Advanced Geometry... B-4 Exercise B3 Sweeps... B-6 Exercise B4 Create Blend Features... B-8 Exercise B5 Rotational Patterns... B-11 Exercise B6 Axial Patterns... B-13 Exercise B7 Part and Assembly Creation... B-19 Appendix C Suggested Steps for Exercise in Chapter 23... C-1 Exercise C1 Suggested Steps for Exercise Chapter 23... C-3 10