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Pro/ENGINEER
Part Modeling User’s Guide
Parametric Technology Corporation
DOC-U0058-EN-200
COPYRIGHT©19 COPYRIGHT©1998 PARAMETRI C TE CHNOLOGY CORPORATION. CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This do docum ume ent may may not not be be copied, pied, repro reproduc duce ed, disclos disclose ed, transfe transferred rred,, or or reduc reduce ed to any form, form, including electronic medium or machine readable form, or transmitted or publicly performed by any means, electronic or otherwise, unless Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC) consents in writing in advance. U se of of the t he softwar software e has been been provided under a Software Softw are L i cense cense Agreement. Agreement. I nformati nformatio on described described in this t his manual i s furni fur nishe shed d for informa i nformati tion on only, only, is subject subject to t o change change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by PTC. PTC assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual. The softwa software re contains ntains valua valuab ble trade trade sec secrets rets and and proprie proprietary tary informa information tion and and is pro prote teccted ted by U nite nit ed States co copyright pyri ght laws and co copyright pyri ght laws of other other countr countries. ies. UNAUTHORIZ NAUTHORIZED ED USE OF SOFTW OFTWAR ARE E OR ITS DOCUM DOCUMENTA ENTATIO TION N CAN CAN RESULT RESULT IN CIVIL CIVIL DAMAG DAMAGES ES AND CRIMINAL CRIMINAL PR PROS OSECU ECUTIO TION N. Parametric Technology Corporation, Pro/ENGINEER, and Pro/MECHANICA are registered trade trademarks; arks; and Pro/ANI Pro/ANIMA MA TE , Pro P ro/CABLI /CABLI NG, Pro/CASTI Pro/CASTI NG, P ro/CDT, ro/CDT, Pr o/COMPOSI TE , Pro/CM Pro/CMM, M, Pro/DATA Pro/DATA for for PDGS, Pro/DESIGN Pro/DESIGN ER, ER , Pro/DETAI Pro/DETAI L , Pro/DIAGRAM Pro/DIAGRAM , Pro/DIE Pro/DIEFA FA CE, CE , Pro/ Pro/DRAW, Pro/ECAD, Pro/ECAD, Pro/ Pro/EN GIN E, Pro/ENGIN Pro/ENGIN EE R BASI C L IBRARY , Pro/ENGIN Pro/ENGIN EE R CONNECTOR LI BRARY, Pro/ Pro/ENGIN EER EL ECTRICAL SYM BOL LI BRARY, Pro/ Pro/ENGI NEE R HUM AN FACTORS LIBRARY, Pro/ Pro/ENGIN EE R MOLD BASE LI BRARY, Pro/ Pro/ENGI NEE R PIPE FI TTING LI BRARY, Pro/ Pro/ENGI NEE R PIPI NG AND HEATI NG SYMBOL L IBRARY, Pro/ Pro/ENGIN EE R TOOLING L IBRARY, Pro/ Pro/PHOTORENDER TEXTURE LI BRARY, Pro/ Pro/FE ATURE , Pro/FEATU Pro/FEATU RE for for BODY BODY EN GIN EE RIN G, Pro/FEM Pro/FEM , Pro/ Pro/FE M-POST, Pro/FLY Pro/FLY -THROUGH, Pro/HARN Pro/HARN ESS-MFG, Pro/ Pro/IN TE RFACE for for CAT IA , Pro/ Pro/IN TERF ACE for for STE P, Pro/INTRAL Pro/INTRAL IN K , Pro/ Pro/IN TRAL IN K Web Web Client Client,, Pro/ Pro/LA NGUAGE , Pro/LEGACY, Pro/LIBRARYACCESS, Pro/MESH, Pro/NC-ADV, Pro/NC-MIL, Pro/NC-TURN, Pro/NC-SHE Pro/NC-SHE ET ME TAL , Pro/NC-WEDM Pro/NC-WEDM , Pro/Mod Pro/Mode el.View, l.View, Pro/MOLDE Pro/MOLDE SIGN , Pro/NCP Pro/NCP OST, Pro/ Pro/NC-CHECK , Pro/NETWORK Pro/NETWORK ANI MAT OR, Pro/NOTEBOOK, Pro/NOTEBOOK, Pro/ Pro/PE RSPECTA-SKE TCH, Pro/PHOTORENDER, Pro/PIPING, Pro/PLOT, Pro/PROCESS for ASSEMBLIES, Pro/REPORT, Pro/REVIEW, Pro/SCAN-TOOLS, Pro/SHEETMETAL, Pro/SURFACE, Pro Pr o/TOOLK /TOOL K I T, Pro Pr o/3DPA /3DPAII NT , Pro/VE Pro/VE RI F Y, Pro/ P ro/We Web. b.LL ink, Pro Pr o/Web/Web-Publish, Publish, and and P ro/WEL ro/WE L DI N G are tradema trademark rkss of of Parame P arametr tric ic Technolog Technology y Corporati Corporatio on in the t he U nite nit ed States and i n other count countri ri es. es. Al A l l other company company and product product names reference referenced d herein have h ave trade tr ademark markss or or registered trademarks of their respective holders. UNI TED STATES STATES GOVERNMEN GOVERNMEN T RESTRICTE RESTRICTE D RIGHTS LEGEND This Com Commercial rcial Compu Compute terr Softwa Software re and and Doc Docum ume entation ntation,, pursua pursuant nt to F AR 12.2 12.21 12(a) 2(a)-(b -(b)) or DF A RS 22.7202 22.7202-1(a) -1(a) and 227.72 227.7202-3( 02-3(a), a), is prov pr ovii ded to the Govern Governme ment nt under u nder a li l i mited mit ed commercial license only. For procurements predating the above clauses, use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to the restrictions set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights Ri ghts in T echnical Data and Co C omp mputer uter So S oftware Cl ause at DF ARS AR S 252.227 252.227-70 -7013 13 or or Comme Commercial rcial Computer Computer Software-Restr Software-Restricted icted Rights Ri ghts at F AR 52.22 52.227-1 7-19, 9, as appli appli cable. cable. Param Par ametri etricc Techno Technolog logy y Corpo Corporatio ration, n, 128 128 Techno Technolog logy y Drive Dri ve,, Waltha Waltham m, Massa Massacchuse husetts 0245 02453 3-893 -8938. 8. Printe Pr inted d in U.S.A.
Revised 6/98
COPYRIGHT©19 COPYRIGHT©1998 PARAMETRI C TE CHNOLOGY CORPORATION. CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This do docum ume ent may may not not be be copied, pied, repro reproduc duce ed, disclos disclose ed, transfe transferred rred,, or or reduc reduce ed to any form, form, including electronic medium or machine readable form, or transmitted or publicly performed by any means, electronic or otherwise, unless Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC) consents in writing in advance. U se of of the t he softwar software e has been been provided under a Software Softw are L i cense cense Agreement. Agreement. I nformati nformatio on described described in this t his manual i s furni fur nishe shed d for informa i nformati tion on only, only, is subject subject to t o change change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by PTC. PTC assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual. The softwa software re contains ntains valua valuab ble trade trade sec secrets rets and and proprie proprietary tary informa information tion and and is pro prote teccted ted by U nite nit ed States co copyright pyri ght laws and co copyright pyri ght laws of other other countr countries. ies. UNAUTHORIZ NAUTHORIZED ED USE OF SOFTW OFTWAR ARE E OR ITS DOCUM DOCUMENTA ENTATIO TION N CAN CAN RESULT RESULT IN CIVIL CIVIL DAMAG DAMAGES ES AND CRIMINAL CRIMINAL PR PROS OSECU ECUTIO TION N. Parametric Technology Corporation, Pro/ENGINEER, and Pro/MECHANICA are registered trade trademarks; arks; and Pro/ANI Pro/ANIMA MA TE , Pro P ro/CABLI /CABLI NG, Pro/CASTI Pro/CASTI NG, P ro/CDT, ro/CDT, Pr o/COMPOSI TE , Pro/CM Pro/CMM, M, Pro/DATA Pro/DATA for for PDGS, Pro/DESIGN Pro/DESIGN ER, ER , Pro/DETAI Pro/DETAI L , Pro/DIAGRAM Pro/DIAGRAM , Pro/DIE Pro/DIEFA FA CE, CE , Pro/ Pro/DRAW, Pro/ECAD, Pro/ECAD, Pro/ Pro/EN GIN E, Pro/ENGIN Pro/ENGIN EE R BASI C L IBRARY , Pro/ENGIN Pro/ENGIN EE R CONNECTOR LI BRARY, Pro/ Pro/ENGIN EER EL ECTRICAL SYM BOL LI BRARY, Pro/ Pro/ENGI NEE R HUM AN FACTORS LIBRARY, Pro/ Pro/ENGIN EE R MOLD BASE LI BRARY, Pro/ Pro/ENGI NEE R PIPE FI TTING LI BRARY, Pro/ Pro/ENGI NEE R PIPI NG AND HEATI NG SYMBOL L IBRARY, Pro/ Pro/ENGIN EE R TOOLING L IBRARY, Pro/ Pro/PHOTORENDER TEXTURE LI BRARY, Pro/ Pro/FE ATURE , Pro/FEATU Pro/FEATU RE for for BODY BODY EN GIN EE RIN G, Pro/FEM Pro/FEM , Pro/ Pro/FE M-POST, Pro/FLY Pro/FLY -THROUGH, Pro/HARN Pro/HARN ESS-MFG, Pro/ Pro/IN TE RFACE for for CAT IA , Pro/ Pro/IN TERF ACE for for STE P, Pro/INTRAL Pro/INTRAL IN K , Pro/ Pro/IN TRAL IN K Web Web Client Client,, Pro/ Pro/LA NGUAGE , Pro/LEGACY, Pro/LIBRARYACCESS, Pro/MESH, Pro/NC-ADV, Pro/NC-MIL, Pro/NC-TURN, Pro/NC-SHE Pro/NC-SHE ET ME TAL , Pro/NC-WEDM Pro/NC-WEDM , Pro/Mod Pro/Mode el.View, l.View, Pro/MOLDE Pro/MOLDE SIGN , Pro/NCP Pro/NCP OST, Pro/ Pro/NC-CHECK , Pro/NETWORK Pro/NETWORK ANI MAT OR, Pro/NOTEBOOK, Pro/NOTEBOOK, Pro/ Pro/PE RSPECTA-SKE TCH, Pro/PHOTORENDER, Pro/PIPING, Pro/PLOT, Pro/PROCESS for ASSEMBLIES, Pro/REPORT, Pro/REVIEW, Pro/SCAN-TOOLS, Pro/SHEETMETAL, Pro/SURFACE, Pro Pr o/TOOLK /TOOL K I T, Pro Pr o/3DPA /3DPAII NT , Pro/VE Pro/VE RI F Y, Pro/ P ro/We Web. b.LL ink, Pro Pr o/Web/Web-Publish, Publish, and and P ro/WEL ro/WE L DI N G are tradema trademark rkss of of Parame P arametr tric ic Technolog Technology y Corporati Corporatio on in the t he U nite nit ed States and i n other count countri ri es. es. Al A l l other company company and product product names reference referenced d herein have h ave trade tr ademark markss or or registered trademarks of their respective holders. UNI TED STATES STATES GOVERNMEN GOVERNMEN T RESTRICTE RESTRICTE D RIGHTS LEGEND This Com Commercial rcial Compu Compute terr Softwa Software re and and Doc Docum ume entation ntation,, pursua pursuant nt to F AR 12.2 12.21 12(a) 2(a)-(b -(b)) or DF A RS 22.7202 22.7202-1(a) -1(a) and 227.72 227.7202-3( 02-3(a), a), is prov pr ovii ded to the Govern Governme ment nt under u nder a li l i mited mit ed commercial license only. For procurements predating the above clauses, use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to the restrictions set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights Ri ghts in T echnical Data and Co C omp mputer uter So S oftware Cl ause at DF ARS AR S 252.227 252.227-70 -7013 13 or or Comme Commercial rcial Computer Computer Software-Restr Software-Restricted icted Rights Ri ghts at F AR 52.22 52.227-1 7-19, 9, as appli appli cable. cable. Param Par ametri etricc Techno Technolog logy y Corpo Corporatio ration, n, 128 128 Techno Technolog logy y Drive Dri ve,, Waltha Waltham m, Massa Massacchuse husetts 0245 02453 3-893 -8938. 8. Printe Pr inted d in U.S.A.
Revised 6/98
Contents
About This Guide
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Purpose ...................... .................................. ........................ ....................... ....................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ........................ ............... ... ii Audience................................. Audience..................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ........................ ............... ... ii Contents ....................... ................................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ........................ .............. ii Prerequisites............................... Prerequisites................... ....................... ....................... ........................ ........................ ....................... ....................... ...................... .......... iii Documentation...................... Documentation.................................. ....................... ....................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ........................ ................ .... iii Conventions ....................... ................................... ....................... ....................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ........................ ............ iv Software Product Concerns and Documentation Documentation Comments ....................... ................................... .............. .. v
Chapter 1: Starting Out in Part Mode
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Setting Up the Part ....................... .................................. ....................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ........................ ................. ..... 1-2 Opening a Part File ........................ ................................... ....................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ..................... ......... 1-2 Setting Up Units ....................... .................................. ....................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ........................ ............... ... 1-2 Using Layers ........................ ................................... ....................... ........................ ........................ ....................... ....................... ................... ....... 1-2 Creating a Model Grid ........................ ................................... ....................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ................. ..... 1-2 Creating the First Feature.............................. Feature.......................................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ....................... ........... 1-4 Creating the Initial Solid Feature ....................... ................................... ........................ ....................... ....................... .............. 1-4 Creating Datums as the Base Feature ...................... .................................. ....................... ....................... ................. ..... 1-4 Creating a User-Defined Feature as the First Fi rst Feature ....................... ................................... ............... ... 1-5 Adding Features ....................... ................................... ....................... ....................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ..................... ......... 1-5 Creating Incomplete Features ....................... ................................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ....................... ........... 1-5 Using the Model Tree in Part Mode ....................... ................................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ............... ... 1-6 Modifying Geometry and Dimensions.................... D imensions................................ ........................ ....................... ....................... ............... ... 1-7 Fractions ...................... .................................. ....................... ....................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ........................ ............... ... 1-7 Reference Dimensions ....................... .................................. ....................... ........................ ....................... ....................... ................. ..... 1-8 Negative Dimensions Environment ....................... ................................... ....................... ....................... ..................... ......... 1-8
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