Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire Industrial Design Classic Handbook

Author: Zhong Riming
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Pro/ENGINEER is a powerful three-dimensional product design software based on parameters, renowned in the industry and used by tens of thousands of users. This manual focuses on applications, providing a comprehensive, in-depth, and detailed explanation of the functions and applications of Pro/ENGINEER. The content of the manual is divided into 8 parts. Part 1 focuses on basic knowledge such as the user interface, configuration, modeling, relations and parameters, and the concept of family tables; Part 2 focuses on the sketcher, datum features, basic features, editing features, engineering features, construction features, advanced and twisted features, groups, and UDFs; Part 3 focuses on the creation and editing of surfaces and modeling techniques; Part 4 focuses on typical mold design processes, parting surface design, volume block design, core design, draft relief design, insert design, gating system design, and waterline cooling design; Part 5 focuses on sheet metal design; Part 6 provides rich application examples to illustrate constraint assembly, connection assembly, repetitive assembly, and common operations in assemblies; Part 7 includes engineering drawings and file output and loading; Part 8 focuses on classic industrial product design, including the design of watch casings, mobile phone charger casings, household knife sharpeners, gear pairs, and their motion simulation, as well as the design of a compact multi-functional music player to demonstrate TOP-DOWN design. This manual is a classic reference for engineers using Pro/ENGINEER for product modeling and structural design. It is suitable not only for designers with some software foundation but also for advanced users as a reference. It is also suitable as a teaching reference for advanced training institutions and higher vocational colleges. The manual comes with two multimedia CDs, which include the source files and multimedia demonstrations of most examples in the manual.