Pro/E Practical Tutorial

Author: Zhu Xiaoli Wei Yuping
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book is based on the Chinese version of PTC Company's newly released top-level three-dimensional design software Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 and is written to illustrate the commonly used functions and general principles of product development in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 Chinese version through rich examples and a user-friendly interface. The content mainly includes basic operations of Pro/ENGINEER, 2D sketching, 3D model creation, design changes, part assembly, and engineering drawings. It enables beginners and intermediate readers to start from "introductory" and further master the features and techniques of the software. This book is primarily aimed at students and technical personnel in vocational and technical colleges, as well as intermediate and advanced readers, and can also be used as a training textbook.
Chapter 1: Basic Operations
1.1 Operation Interface
1.1.1 Window Title Bar
1.1.2 Menu Bar
1.1.3 System Toolbar
1.1.4 Status Bar
1.1.5 Help Bar
1.1.6 Drawing Area
1.1.7 Navigation Area
1.1.8 Filter
1.2 File Operations
1.2.1 New File
1.2.2 Open File
1.2.3 Set Working Directory
1.2.4 File Types
1.2.5 Save and Backup
1.2.6 Rename
1.3 Operation Tips
1.3.1 Using the Mouse
1.3.2 Selecting Objects
1.3.3 Deleting Objects
Summary of This Chapter
Exercises 1
Chapter 2: Basic Solid Features
2.1 Three-Dimensional Modeling Design Basics
2.1.1 Features and Their Classification
2.1.2 General Process of Three-Dimensional Modeling
2.1.3 Operations of Datum Features
2.2 Two-Dimensional Sketching
2.2.1 Entering the Sketch Module
2.2.2 Operations of 2D Sketching
2.2.3 Steps for 2D Sketching
2.3 Extruded Solid Feature
2.3.1 Steps for Creating an Extruded Solid Feature
2.3.2 Example of Extruded Solid Feature
2.4 Revolved Solid Feature
2.4.1 Steps for Creating a Revolved Solid Feature
2.4.2 Example of Revolved Solid Feature
2.5 Swept Solid Feature
2.5.1 Steps for Creating a Swept Solid Feature
2.5.2 Example of Swept Solid Feature
2.6 Mixed Solid Feature
2.6.1 Steps for Creating a Parallel Mixed Solid Feature
2.6.2 Example of Parallel Mixed Solid
2.6.3 Steps for Creating a Rotational Mixed Solid Feature
2.6.4 Example of Rotational Mixed Solid
2.6.5 Steps for Creating a General Mixed Solid Feature
2.6.6 Example of General Mixed Solid
2.7 Advanced Solid Features
2.7.1 Creating Helical Swept Solid Features and Examples
2.7.2 Creating Swept Mixed Solid Features and Examples
2.7.3 Creating Variable Section Swept Solid Features and Examples
Summary of This Chapter
Exercises 2
Chapter 3: Creating Solid Features
3.1 Hole Feature
3.1.1 Basic Methods for Creating a Hole
3.1.2 Example of Creating a Hole
3.2 Fillet Feature
3.2.1 Basic Methods for Creating a General Fillet
3.2.2 Example of Creating a General Fillet
3.3 Creating Twist Features
3.4 Creating Pipe Features
3.5 Creating Shell Features
3.6 Creating Chamfer Features
3.7 Creating Rib Features
Summary of This Chapter
Exercises 3
Chapter 4: Basic Operations of Features
4.1 Feature Modification
4.1.1 Modifying Feature Dimension Values
4.1.2 Modifying Feature Modeling Attributes
4.1.3 Changing Feature Creation Order
4.1.4 Hiding and Restoring Features
4.1.5 Querying Parent-Child Relationships
4.2 Feature Arrays
4.2.1 Linear Array Operation of Features and Examples
4.2.2 Circular Array Operation of Features and Examples
4.3 Feature Mirroring and Copying
4.3.1 Basic Methods for Mirroring and Copying Features
4.3.2 Example of Creating Mirrored and Copied Features
4.4 Comprehensive Examples
Summary of This Chapter
Exercises 4
Chapter 5: Surface Features
5.1 Basic Surface Features
5.1.1 Methods and Examples for Creating Surface Features Through Extrusion, Rotation, Sweeping, and Mixing
5.1.2 Methods and Examples for Creating Planar, Offset, and Copied Surface Features
5.2 Operations on Surface Features
5.2.1 Merging Surface Features
5.2.2 Using Surface Groups to Build Solid Features
5.3 Comprehensive Example: Clamping Head
Summary of This Chapter
Exercises 5
Chapter 6: Assembly Design
6.1 General Process of Part Assembly Design
6.1.1 Introduction to the Assembly Module
6.1.2 Types of Part Assembly Constraints
6.1.3 Example of Part Assembly Design
6.2 Disassembly of Assemblies
Summary of This Chapter
Exercises 6
Chapter 7: Creating Engineering Drawings
7.1 Generating Engineering Drawings
7.1.1 Basic Settings for Engineering Drawings
7.1.2 Examples of Generating Orthogonal Views
7.1.3 Examples of Generating Auxiliary and Detail Views
7.2 Generating Various Section Views
7.2.1 Example of Generating Full Section Views
7.2.2 Example of Generating Half Section Views
7.2.3 Example of Generating Local Section Views
7.2.4 Example of Generating Revolving Section Views
7.3 Engineering Drawing Conversion
7.4 Comprehensive Example: Lever Part
Summary of This Chapter
Exercises 7
Chapter 8: Comprehensive Examples
8.1 Creating the Front Cover of a Speaker
8.2 Creating the Back Cover of a Speaker
8.3 Creating the Padding Plate of a Speaker
8.4 Creating the Dust Cover of a Speaker
8.5 Assembling the Speaker
References