Creo Parametric 2.0 - Advanced Primer - PTC

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Creo Parametric 2.0 - Advanced Primer
Exercise Guide
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Training Agenda
Day 1
Module01 ―TheInterfaceandBasicConcepts
Module02 ―BasicPartModeling
Day 2
Module03 ―BasicDrawingCreation
Module04 ―BasicAssemblyModeling
Module05 ―AdvancedModelingandDesign
Module06 ―PhotorealisticRendering
Table of Contents
Creo Parametric 2.0 - Advanced Primer
TheInterfaceandBasicConcepts............................. 1-1
ConfiguringCreofortheAdvancedPrimer .................... 1-2
DownloadingModelFilesfortheAdvancedPrimer.............. 1-9
UnderstandingSolidModelingConcepts..................... 1-10
UnderstandingFeature-BasedConcepts..................... 1-11
UnderstandingParametricConcepts........................ 1-12
UnderstandingAssemblyConcepts......................... 1-14
UnderstandingAssociativeConcepts ....................... 1-15
UnderstandingModel-CentricConcepts ..................... 1-17
UnderstandingtheCreoParametricInterface................. 1-18
WorkingDirectoriesandSavingyourWork................... 1-22
ManagingFilesinCreoParametric ......................... 1-24
UnderstandingDatumDisplayOptions ...................... 1-32
UnderstandingDisplayStyleOptions........................ 1-37
UsingSpin,Pan,ZoomandNamedViews ................... 1-41
SelectingItemsusingDirectSelection....................... 1-47
UnderstandingSelectionFilters............................ 1-49
UsingtheSmartSelectionFilter............................ 1-50
SelectingItemsusingQuerySelection ...................... 1-55
UnderstandingtheBasicsofSketcher....................... 1-61
BasicPartModeling ........................................ 2-1
BasicPartModeling...................................... 2-2
BasicDrawingCreation ..................................... 3-1
BasicDrawingCreation ................................... 3-2
BasicAssemblyModeling ................................... 4-1
BasicAssemblyModeling ................................. 4-2
AdvancedModelingandDesign .............................. 5-1
AdvancedModelingandDesign ............................ 5-2
PhotorealisticRendering .................................... 6-1
PhotorealisticRendering .................................. 6-2
1
Module
The Interface and Basic Concepts
Module Overview
Inthismodule,youwilllearnaboutbasicconceptsandbenefitsofsolid
modelingusingCreoParametric.
Thismodulealsointroducesyoutothemainuserinterface,defineseach
areaandhowyouwilluseit. Youwillgainanunderstandingofbasicskills
includingsettingtheworkingdirectoryandsavingandopeningfiles. Youwill
learnbasicCreoParametricdisplay,orientation,andselectionoptions.
Finallyinthismodule,youwillalsolearnthebasicsofusingthesketcherand
howtocreateasimplepartmodel.
Objectives
Aftercompletingthismodule,youwillbeableto:
• ConfigureCreoParametricforthiscourse.
• Downloadthemodelfilesusedinthiscourse.
• Understandsolidmodelingconcepts.
• Understandfeature-basedconcepts.
• Understandparametricconcepts.
• Understandassemblyconcepts
• Understandassociativeconcepts.
• Understandmodel-centricconcepts.
• UnderstandCreoParametric'smaininterface.
• Useworkingdirectoriesandsavingyourwork.
• Usespin,pan,zoom,andpredefinednamedviewstoorientmodels.
• Understandbasicdisplayoptionsincludingmodelanddatumdisplay.
• Selectmodels,features,andmodelgeometryusingyourmouse.
• Understandthebasicsofsketcherandsketcherorientation.
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Configuring Creo for the Advanced Primer
Before starting any of the Advanced Primer exercises, make
sureyourinstallationofCreoParametricisconfiguredproperly.
TheAdvancedPrimerConfiguration:
UnitSystem
• Length-Millimeter
• Mass-Kilogram
• Time-Second
DrawingStandard–ASME
TemplateModels–AcademicProgram
Foldersin“creo_standards”
ConfigurationBatchFile
PTCAcademicProgram–CreoStandards
TohelpconfigureyourinstallationofCreoParametric,thePTCAcademic
Programprovidesaspecialfoldernamedcreo_standards. Ifyouinstallthe
M010buildcodeofCreointhedefaultlocation,thecreo_standardsfolderwill
belocatedin: C:\ProgramFiles\PTC\Creo2.0\CommonFiles\M010.
ThefolderM010isthebuildcodefolder. Becauseitsnamewill
changewitheachsoftwarerelease,youmayseeafolderwitha
differentname.
ProductionreleasesarenamedusingtheMprefixandathreedigit
numbersuchas010. Pre-productionbuildcodesuseanFprefix
followedbyathreedigitnumberstartingwith000.
Insidethecreo_standardsfolder,areasetoffilesandfoldersthatareused
toconfigureCreoParametric. Thebatchfilenamedconfigureisusedto
quicklyandautomaticallyconfigureCreoParametrictouseselectedunit
systemsanddrawingstandards.
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TheCreoParametricAdvancedPrimerConfiguration
ToconfigureCreofortheCreoParametricAdvancedPrimer,runthebatch
filenamedconfigureandchooseoption“2–ASMEdrawingswithMMKS
unitsystem”.
Thiswillconfigureyourinstallationusingthefollowingoptions:
• UnitSystem
– Length-Millimeter
– Mass-Kilogram
– Time-Second
• DrawingStandard–ASME
• TemplateModels–AcademicProgram(mmks)
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PROCEDURE - Configuring Creo for the Advanced
Primer
Scenario
TheCreoParametricAdvancedPrimerwasdevelopedusingtheMMKSunit
systemandASMEdrawingstandard. Inthistopicyouwillchecktoseeifyour
installationofCreoParametricisconfiguredusingthesameconfiguration. If
itisnot,youwilllearnhowtoconfigureyourinstallationforthecourse.
Step1: Checktoseeifyourinstallationisconfiguredproperly.
InthisstepyouwillchecktoseeifyourinstallationofCreois
configuredforthiscourse.
1. If necessary, start Creo
Parametric2.0.
2. IntheQuickAccesstoolbaror
theHometab,clickNew .
3. IntheNewdialogbox,disable
Usedefaulttemplateandclick
OK.
4. If in the New File Options
dialog box you see
solid_start_part_mmks
listedasthedefaulttemplate,
your installation is configured
correctly:
• YoucannowcontinuetoStep
5andthentothenexttopic
(DownloadingModelFilesfor
theAdvancedPrimer).
5. Ifsolid_start_part_mmksisnot
thedefaulttemplate,continueto
Step2.
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