Table of Introduction...1 Objective of This Book...1 Textbook Outline...2 Textbook Conventions...3 Exercise Files...3 System Configuration...4 Datum Features...5 Introduction...5 Sketches and Datum Curves...6 Uses for Sketches and Datum Curves...6 The Sketch Feature...7 Curve Thru Points...8 Datum Curves From Equations...12 Projected and Wrapped...13 Datum Curves by Intersection...14 Datum Graph...15 Using Datum Graphs...16 Datum Evaluate...17 Using the Evaluate Feature...18 Mass Properties...19 Mass Properties Results...20 Exercise 1 Datum Features...21 Advanced Blends...37 Introduction...37 Rotational Blend...38 Rotational Blend (continued)...39 Blend...40 Blend (continued)...41 Start Point and Direction Arrow...42 Blend Vertex...43 Activate Section...44 Swept Blend...45 Facts about Swept Blends...45 Swept Blend (continued)...46 Swept Blend (continued)...47 Exercise 2 Advanced Blends...48 Advanced Sweeps...60 Variable Section Sweep...60 The Sweep Dashboard Tool...61 Normal to Trajectory...62 Constant Normal Direction...63 Normal to Projection...63 Page i
Trajpar...64 Facts about Variable Section Sweeps...64 Helical Sweep...65 Exercise 3 Advanced Sweeps...66 Involute Gears...79 Introduction...79 The Involute Curve...80 Datum Curves From Equation...81 Creating the Gear...82 Gear Parameters...83 Exercise 4 Involute Gears...84 Advanced Patterns...91 Introduction...91 Table Driven Patterns...92 Table Driven Patterns (continued)...93 Pro/TABLE...94 The Tables Dialog Box...95 Fill Patterns...96 Fill Patterns (continued)...97 Pattern Relations...98 Pattern Relations (continued)...99 Geometry Patterns...100 Exercise 5 Advanced Patterns...101 User Defined Features...118 Introduction...118 Part UDFs...118 Assembly UDFs...119 Creating UDFs...120 Using UDFs...121 Using UDFs (continued)...122 Using UDFs (continued)...123 On-Surface Coordinate System UDFs...124 Managing UDFs...125 Tips on UDFs...125 Exercise 6 User Defined Features...126 Advanced Draft...141 Introduction and Terms...141 The Draft Dashboard Tool...142 Draft Surfaces...143 Draft Hinges...143 Pull Direction and Draft Angle...143 Split Draft...144 Split by Draft Hinge...144 Split by Split Object...144 Variable Angle Draft...145 Variable Pull Direction Draft...146 Exercise 7 Advanced Draft...147 Page ii
Advanced Rounds...152 Introduction and Terms...152 The Round Dashboard Tool...153 Round Sets...154 Transitions...155 The Auto Round Feature...156 Tips on Rounds...157 Exercise 8 Advanced Rounds...158 Special Features...176 Introduction...176 Offset...177 The Offset Dashboard Tool...178 Offset With Draft...179 Offset With Draft (continued)...180 Offset Expand...181 Warp...182 Toroidal Bend...184 Lip...185 Ear...186 Facts About Ear Features...186 Local Push...187 Radius Dome...187 Pipe...188 Exercise 9 Special Features...189 Parameters and Relations...200 Introduction...200 System Parameters...201 User Defined Parameters...201 The Parameters Dialog Box...202 Relations...203 Relations (continued)...204 Equality and Constraint Relations...205 The Relations Dialog Box...206 The Relations Dialog Box (continued)...207 The Relations Dialog Box (continued)...208 Functions and Operators in Relations...209 Mass Properties Functions...210 Logic Statements...211 Motion...211 Solving Simultaneous Equations...212 Exercise 10 Parameters and Relations...213 Family Tables...226 Introduction...226 The Family Table Editor...227 Creating Generic Models...228 Creating a New Family Table...228 Naming Items in the Family Table...229 Adding Instances to the Family Table...229 The Family Table Editor...230 Page iii
The Family Table Editor (continued)...231 Adding Comment Rows...232 Using Negative Values in Family Tables...233 Preview Instances...234 Verify Instances...235 Nested Family Tables...236 Reference Models...237 Assembly Family Tables...238 Assembly Instance Configurator...239 Patternize Instances...240 Using Microsoft Excel...241 Instance Index Files...242 Instance Accelerator Files...242 Instance Accelerator Files (continued)...243 Replacing Components in an Assembly...244 Drawings and Family Tables...245 Exercise 11 - Family Tables...246 Component Interfaces...261 Introduction...261 Defining an Interface...262 Defining an Interface (continued)...263 Defining an Interface (continued)...264 Nested Component Interfaces...264 Using an Interface...265 Component Interface Preferences...266 Component Interface Configuration Options...266 Drag-and-Drop Component Placement...267 Exercise 12 Component Interfaces...268 Component Flexibility...277 Introduction...277 Defining Flexibility in the Assembly...278 Re-Defining Flexibility in the Assembly...279 Defining Flexibility During Assembly Process...279 Defining Flexibility in the Part...280 Examples of Flexible Parts...281 Removing Flexibility...282 Propagate Flexibility...283 Exercise 13 Component Flexibility...284 Assembly Design...293 Introduction...293 Create a New Assembly...294 Assemble Existing Components...294 Create New Components...295 Activating Components...296 Working in the Active Component...297 Assembly Features...298 Assembly Features (continued)...299 Repeat Components...300 Repeat Components (continued)...301 Page iv
Include Components...302 Package Components...303 Assembly Regeneration...304 Assembly Restructure...305 Bill of Materials...306 Custom Bill of Materials...307 Custom Bill of Materials (continued)...308 Exercise 14 Assembly Design...309 Data Sharing Commands...319 Introduction...319 Import...320 Publish Geometry...320 Publish Geometry (continued)...321 Copy Geometry...322 Copy Geometry (continued)...323 Merge/Inheritance/Cutout...324 Merge/Inheritance/Cutout (continued)...325 Merge/Inheritance/Cutout (continued)...326 Merge/Inheritance/Cutout (continued)...327 Varied Items (Inheritance Only)...327 Updating the Inheritance Feature...328 Creating a New Source Model...328 Shrinkwrap...329 Shrinkwrap (continued)...330 Exercise 15 Data Sharing Commands...331 Top Down Assembly Design...342 Introduction...342 Create the Assembly Structure...342 Adding Components...343 Assembling New Components...344 Define Design Parameters...344 Create the Skeleton Model...345 Introduction...345 Facts About Skeletons...345 Create the Skeleton Part...345 Copy the Necessary Design Information...346 Designing in the Assembly...347 Finish the Design...347 Exercise 16A Top Down Assembly Design #1...348 Exercise 16B Top Down Assembly Design #2...372 Replace Assembly Components...386 Introduction...386 Replace Unrelated Components...387 Interchange Assembly...388 Interchange Types...389 Creating Interchange Assemblies...389 Adding Components to Interchange Assemblies...390 Reference Paring...391 Reference Paring (continued)...392 Page v
Additional Reference Tags...393 Interchange Assembly Model Tree...393 When to use Functional Interchange Assemblies...394 Removing References to Interchange Assemblies...394 Interchange Assembly Review...394 Exercise 17 Replace Assembly Components...395 Introduction to Pro/PROGRAM...401 Introduction...401 The Program Menu...402 Editing a Program...403 Program Structure...404 Program Header...404 Input Section...404 Input Section (continued)...405 Relations Section...406 Features Section...406 Features Section (continued)...407 Mass Properties Section...408 The Interact Command...409 The Execute Command...410 The Lookup Command...411 Assembly Programs...412 Replacing Assembly Components...412 Feature Comments...413 Incorporate the Program...413 Regenerating Models with Programs...414 Creating Models using a Textfile...414 Creating Family Table Instances...415 Program Examples...416 Exercise 18 Introduction to Pro/PROGRAM...417 Notebooks...427 Introduction...427 Advantages of Notebooks...428 Considerations for Using Notebooks...428 Creating Notebooks...429 Creating Notebook Parameters...430 Parameter Sets...431 Creating Notebook Relations...432 Tables...433 Sheets, Notes, and Other Tools...433 Example Notebooks...434 Using Notebooks...435 Part Relations Utilizing Global Parameters...435 Global Datums and Automatic Assembly...436 Notebook Review...436 Exercise 19 Notebooks...437 Simplified Representations...448 Introduction...448 Types of Simplified Representations...449 Page vi
Facts About Simplified Reps...450 Simplified Reps in Part Models...451 Simplified Reps in Part Models (continued)...452 Simplified Reps in Assembly Models...453 The Component Chooser...454 Default Rep...456 Default Envelope Rep...457 Light Graphics Rep...459 Zones...461 Zones (continued)...462 Envelopes...463 Envelopes (continued)...464 Opening Simplified Reps...465 Open Reps by Default...466 On-Demand Simplified Reps...466 On-Demand Settings...466 On-Demand Settings (continued)...467 Working with On-Demand Simplified Reps...468 External Simplified Reps...469 Using the View Manager...470 Using the File, Save a Copy Command...471 Using the File, New Command...472 Exercise 20 Simplified Representations...473 Managing External References...489 Introduction...489 The Model Tree...489 External Reference Types...491 Circular References...492 The Reference Viewer...493 The Reference Viewer (continued)...494 The Reference Viewer (continued)...495 Reference Control...496 Reference Control Configuration Options...497 Breaking External References...498 Exercise 21 Managing External References...499 Appendix A...501 Exercise 22...501 Exercise 23...512 Exercise 24...522 Exercise 25...526 Page vii
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