Introduction to Pro/E - creo

creo Parametric 7.0 Interface

View Options

Icons
Ribbon Menu
Origin (Axis Center x-0, y-0, z-0)

Model Tree

View port

Mouse Buttons
Left Button - Most commonly used for selecting objects on the screen or sketching.

Right Button – Used for activating pop-up menu items, typically used when editing.
(Note: you must hold the down button for 2 seconds)

Center Button – (option) Used for model rotation, dimensioning, zoom when holding
Ctrl key, and pan when holding Shift key. It also cancels commands and line chains.

Center Scroll Wheel – (option) same as Center Button when depressed, only it activates
Zoom feature when scrolling wheel.

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 Options & Properties menus “The heart of creo”
Selecting he File Options ll do n men (located at the top left side of the
screen) opens the active documents Options.

Model Properties

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View options
Repaint Objects Spin Center
Zoom In

Shaded
Refit
Zoom Out
Create Cross-sections
for a drawing

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Sketching
Constraint/
Rectangle Spline Trim Apply/Finish
Relations
Fillet Point Mirror
Circle
Dim

Line Arcs Text

3 Point Convert Cancel
Start Sketch Tangent Entities &
Concentric Offset
Datum Plane

NOTE: If you do not see all of these icons on your interface you can customize the toolbars to bring them
up Right mouse button click on the top grey frame of the window and locate the customize option

Where do you start a sketch?

Sketches can be created on any Datum Plane or Planar Face or Surface. Pro/E provides
you with three datum planes centralized at the Origin (your zero mark in space)
NOTE: Planes can also be created and will be discussed in more detail in the future. Also after completing
a sketch always select the Apply/Finish check mark on the sketch toolbar, this will activate the extrude or
revolve feature tools.

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To start a sketch Pre-select the plane or face you desire to sketch on and then select the Sketch
Icon. NOTE You can select the planes from the Feature Manager

Sketch Options –

Con olling o geome

Pro/E uses two methods for constraining geometric entities.
Constraints and Dimensions

Constraints can be referred to as common elements of geometry such as Tangency,

Parallelism, and Concentricity. These elements can be added to geometric entities
automatically or manually during the design process.
Here is an example of adding
a relationship between two
geometric entities.

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Cautious sketching can save time.

There are 3 primary file types in Creo hich incl de

1. Part (.prt)
Single part or volume.
2. Assembly (.asm)
Multiple parts in one file assembled.
3. Drawing (.drw)
The 2D layout containing views, dimensions, and annotations.

Switching between documents (Activating a document)

Select the Window pull-down menu and you will see the available documents. Click on
the document you wish to work on from the list to “activate” it.

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Sketch Constraints (Relations)

Constraint Geometric entities to select Resulting Constraint

Horizontal or One or more lines or two or The lines become horizontal or vertical (as
Vertical more points. defined by the current sketch space). Points are
aligned horizontally or vertically.
Collinear Two or more lines. The items lie on the same infinite line.
Perpendicular Two lines. The two items are perpendicular to each other.
Parallel Two or more lines. The items are parallel to each other.

A line and a plane (or a The line is parallel to the selected plane.
planar face) in a 3D sketch.
Tangent An arc, ellipse, or spline, and The two items remain tangent.
a line or arc.
Concentric Two or more arcs, or a point The arcs share the same centerpoint.
and an arc.
Midpoint Two lines or a point and a The point remains at the midpoint of the line.
line.
Coincident A point and a line, arc, or The point lies on the line, arc, or ellipse.
ellipse.
Equal Two or more lines or two or The line lengths or radii remain equal.
more arcs.
Symmetric A centerline and two points, The items remain equidistant from the
lines, arcs, or ellipses. centerline, on a line perpendicular to the
centerline.

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Con olling o geome i h dimen ion
Strong versus Weak
Dimensions -
Double click and
change to make
them Strong!

Dimensioning this way will

enable the length of the
bracket to change but the
holes will always remain
i i ned 1.5 ff each
side.

Dimensioning this way will

enable the length of the
bracket to change but the
holes will always remain
positioned to the left side.

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Solid Modeling Basics
Layer Cake method

Extruded Boss/Base (Creates/Adds material)

Extruded Cut (Removes material)

Ingredients:
Profile

Revolve method

Revolve Boss/Base (Creates/Adds material)

Revolve Cut (Removes material)

Ingredients:
Profile
Center Line (Note: The profile cannot cross over the center line!)

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 EXERCISE 1
Introduction to basic part modeling

Base Extrude Features create a 3D solid representation by extruding a 2 dimensional

profile of the entity.

Objective:
Create a
solid
model.
GOALS:
Interface
Settings
Sketching
3D Modeling
Portfolio
Rendering
This will create a hole.
This will fail to extrude.

1. Start a new “part”

file. 4. Select the
Rectangle tool.

3. Select the
Sketch icon. 7. Click to finish
sketch.

6. Double Click
2. Select the to edit the
“Front” plane. dimensions.

5. Click and drag

across.

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 7. Select Boss
Extrude.

NOTE: When dimensioning use the dimension tool and make edge selections, mouse center button click to apply dimension.

9. Hi A l
the green
check mark to
finish.

8. Set to Blind
@ .5 .

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 Toggle views using
the “View
Orientation”
10. To sketch the toolbar.
next feature select
the front face of
the model and
then select the
“Sketch” icon.

Adding a constraint Ctrl Select both left edges of sketch and solid. Select Coincident

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Extrude

1. Select the
2. Enter .5” Extrude icon.

Select the face, select sketch icon and draw a circle on the face. Dimension, Hit “Ok”

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Extrude Cut 4. Select the
Extrude icon.

6. Select the 7. Select the “Apply”

“Cut” and or hit “Enter” two
reverse options. times.

5. Select the
“Through All”
option.

Go to file save and save-as “E1”

Update or Regenerate model

changes using the
“Regenerate” button.
Although it is unnecessary in
this instance it is still a very
important tool. It will update
only dimensional or feature
changes made to the model.

No LAB
NOTE: Patterns/Arrays and Mirroring will be covered in the next three chapters Please try to model LAB without using them It s
good practice to just dimension and sketch all geometry when first starting out learning this software.

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EXERCISE 2
Revolved Features

Revolved Feature - creates features that add or remove material by revolving one or
more profiles around a centerline. The feature can be a solid, a thin feature, or a
surface. GOALS:
Complex
Tips…
Sketching
Profile
Centerlines
Revolves
Centerline, Edge, or
Axis of Revolution

The profile should never cross over the centerline, nor should there be profiles on both
sides of the centerline.

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1. Create a new part file (E2) and then start a sketch on the “Front” plane.

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2. Sketch the following. Ctrl select the profile and the horizontal centerline, then
using the “Mirror” tool to create a of the geometry and then mirror it to the
other side. Make sure you finish adding the dimensions.

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3. Select the Revolve feature icon. Then select the axis/centerline.

ON

FINISH

Rounds
4. Select the top and bottom edges and add a R.100” rounds/fillets.

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EXERCISE 3
Secondary Feature Modeling

1. Sketch the geometry as show below on the “Front” plane.

D A. 1.5
USE
TANGENT
LINES
GOALS:
Sketching w/Tangency
Extrude w/Draft
.75
Offset a Plane
Engraved Text
D A. 1.2

2. Extrude. Select Mid-Plane, 1”.

FINISH
1
Mid-Plane

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3. DRAFT: Select the Draft tool, and then References, Ctrl select all side faces
of the model. Then Click on the draft hinges dialog box, and select the
Front Datum Plane.

FINISH

4. Select the top surface (LMB Click 2 x) on the model and start a sketch on it.

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5. OFFSET: Select the Offset tool. Then select Loop. Then select the face.

6. Enter -.125 and to flip the offset direction.

FINISH

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 7. Select the extrude icon, and then set to cut and .125 depth.

7. Select Concentric (Circle tool), then select the arc edge of the part.

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9. Trim the intersection.

10. Select the extrude icon, and cut . 00” depth.

FINISH

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11. Select the base of the pocket and start a sketch. Draw the following two
.375 DIA. circles, and extrude / cut “Through-all”.

12. DATUM PLANE OFFSET: Select the Top datum plane, then select the
Datum icon. Set to -4 offset.

The Datum ic n
can offset as well
as several other
options for creating
planes.

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13. Start a sketch on “DTM 1” and draw a .5” dia. circle centered on the
origin.

14. Extrude boss and use the “Up to next” option.

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15. Select the circle and use the setting as shown in the illustration below.

FINISH

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16. Start a sketch on the front datum plane and draw a rectangle with the
following dimensions.

FINISH

17. Extrude boss using the mid-plane option and .750 thick.

FINISH

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18. Using the Draft tool select the following faces and front plane and put 7° of draft
on the side faces of the handle.

FINISH

19. Rounds: Select the rounds/fillet icon, then select the edges as shown in the
illustration below. Add .100”.

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 20. Add .060” Rounds to the following edges.

FINISH

Finished

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EXERCISE 4
Secondary Feature Modeling

1. Sketch the geometry as show below on the “Front” plane. Then Trim.

GOALS:
Sketch
Chamfer
Sweeps
Circular
Patterns
Hole Wizard

8. Revolve.

FINISH

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9. Constraints: Select the Front datum plane and sketch the following. Use
the Constraint tool and select the Tangent option. Then select the left
most horizontal line and the arc attached to it to establish a tangent
relationship.

10. Sweeps: Use the pull-down menu “Insert/Sweep/Protrusion” Select the

left side of the curve we just created to create a new sketch datum at the
end.
11. Also select: “SelectTraj/Curve Chain/Select All/Done/Done”

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12. Draw the following sketch and select the “finish” option once complete.

.5 DIA

13. Pattern Circular Pattern: 360°/3 = 120° (NOTE: First select the spoke to
activate the icon.) Select “Axis” also select the “view axis”

FINISH

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14. Fillet all edges at .125”
FINISH

FINISH

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15. Select the “Front” plane and start a sketch on it. Rebuild after completion.

FINISH

16. REVOLVE

FINISH

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 17. Add .250” Rounds to the spoke – handle sections.

FINISH

FINISHED

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EXERCISE 5
Bottom-Up Assembly Creation

1. Go to “File/New and select the Assembly Template”.

GOALS:
Understanding
Bottom-Up
Assemblies
Inserting a Part
Mates
Dynamic Assembly
Motion

2. Assembly Tools.

Assemble (Bottom-Up)

Create (Top-Down)

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3. To insert a part into the assembly select the Assemble icon. Select the
Sheet_Metal_Bracket.prt, and hit the “open” button at the bottom.

4. Select the Automatic pull down and select the Default option.

FINISH

5. Select the Assemble icon and then insert the yoke_male.prt.

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 6. Select the radial surface of the yoke_male shaft and then select the surface
of the hole on the bracket.

Notice the alignment that takes place.

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7. Select the Placement tab and then select New Constraint option. Then
select the top surface of the yoke_male, and the underside face of the top
flange of the bracket. Note: make sure you deselect the Allow Assumptions icon to
enable dynamic assembly motion it s located at the bottom of the Placement tab).

FINISH

8. After applying the last constraint try moving the component using the Drag
Component icon. Click on an edge of the yoke and drag with the left mouse
button. It should spin in place only.

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9. Insert the spider.prt and mate the cylindrical faces of the holes.

10. Select the side face of the spider and then the inside face of the male_yoke
leg. You may need to rotate the assembly to see the correct faces. You may
need to Regenerate after applying the last mate.

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11. Select the concentric holes. Select the yoke_female leg and open face of
the spider.

12. Use the Drag Component tool to locate the yoke_female near the bottom
angled flange of the bracket.

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13. Editing a Mate: RMB select the Spider from the feature tree on the right of
the screen. A pull-down menu will appear. Select Edit Definition.

14. Parallel Mate: Select both bottom faces of the yoke_female and the angled
flange of the bracket. Then select the Orient to assembly reference option
to align parallel. (Parallel is needed here because there is a small gap between the
parts.)

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15. Insert the u-joint pin_2.prt, and select the cylindrical faces to mate.

16. Distance Mate: Select the end face of the pin and then select a parallel flat
face the spider. Add a distance of .35”

FINISH

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17. Attach the remainder of the components.

18. After completion you should be able to use the Drag Component icon to
dynamically rotate the assembly.

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EXERCISE 6
Fundamental 2D Drawing Creation

1. Open the “Exercise 6” part file.

GOALS:
Drawing Settings
View Creation
Detailing

2. View Layout/Drawing Toolbar. Make sure Exercise 6 is shown in the

“Default model” box, and select Empty with format, then select
a_format. You may need to browse to find the part if it does not show
automatically.

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3. The standard a sheet should automatically show up.

4. To insert views RMB (right mouse button) click/hold in the center of the
drawing. Or select the “General” icon in the “Layout” tab tools ribbon.
5. Select “insert general view” from the list, and then left click to drop the
new view in.
6. Select the “FRONT” option from the “Drawing View” dialog box and hit
OK. NOTE: If you lose the Drawing View dialog box simply double click
on the drawing view itself to return it.

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7. To move the views select the view then RMB click the “unlock view”
option.
8. Projection view: Select the front view of the part then select the
“Projection” option in the “Layout” tab ribbon.

9. Section Views: Select the top view and repeat the projection view
steps, and then move the pointer up, LMB click to drop the new view.
Then double LMB click on the view to activate the options of that view.
10. Turn on/show the “Datum Planes”

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11. Section Views: Select the section option, in the menu manager select
“Done”, and then create new, then type “A” in the text box and hit the
green check mark at the right of the screen. Then select the Plane option
to the right, finally you can select the actual plane (horizontal) on the
top view.

FINISH

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12. Section view arrows: You select and RMB click on the section view, then
find “Add Arrows”, click on the Top view and they should appear.

13. Detail View: Is added by selecting the “Detailed” tool in the “Layout”
ribbon. (NOTE: Do not pre-select the view.)

14. Select a center point for the view, and then sketch a spline around the
area, and center mouse button click to close it. Then click to the right of
the screen to locate and drop the new detail view.

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15. Auxiliary views: Are created by selecting the option then selecting the
edge of the flange on the front view. Then select the drop point. Double
click on the view to change its appearance.

16. Isometric General Views: Are created when you select the general view
icon. Then select the location to drop the view. Double click on the view
to change the appearance.

17. View Display: Can be used to change the views from solid to wireframe
or hidden lines/HLR.

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18. Dimensions and Annotations (2 Methods): Select the “.
a. Import (Show Model Annotations) dimensions used to create the model
b. Create (New References) dimensions (Note: reference dimensions
cannot be changed)

19. When importing dimensions try using the feature/view option versus
inserting all the dimensions for the mode as it will cluster all them
together. Feature helps reduce the cluster and yet the dimensions are
editable, providing the benefit to edit the actual parts and assemblies in
a bi-directional fashion from the drawing.

20. Editing the Sheet: use the “Note” tool to enter your name and part
number.

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21. Printing: Select the “Publish” tab for print and print preview options.
Note if you find it difficult to print using the Pro Engineer printer tools
select the “PDF” option and print from Adobe instead.

22. Transitioning from Radius to Diameter when dimensioning, is simply

done by double clicking on the desired edge then middle click to drop a
Diameter dimension. Versus a single click on an edge will result in a
radius.

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EXERCISE 7
Projected Curves and
Sweeping

1. Sketch this on the “Front” plane.

GOALS:
Sketching
3D Guide
Curves
Sweeps
Mirroring

2. Hit “Done” to exit the sketch.

3. Select the “Right” plane and start a sketch on it.
4. Draw the following.

5. Hit “Done” to exit the sketch.

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6. Extrude the curve Mid-Plane 4”. It should extrude as a surface. Hit the green
check to apply.

FINISH

7. Go to. Then go to Edit/ Project.

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8. Select References/Project a sketch/Sketch1-Curve that you drew/CTRL
select all surfaces/Select the Front Datum/ Flip the arrow

FINISH

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9. Select the surface and RMB click to find the “Hide” option.

10. You should now have a single 3 Dimensional curve.

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11. Hit the “Done” icon and Sweep/Protrusion using the curve as the Path and
the circle as the Profile.
12. Also select: “SelectTraj/Curve Chain/Select All/Done/Done”

13. Draw a .500” circle at the intersection/end of the curve. Select “Done” and
“OK”

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17. Start a sketch on the “Front” plane. Draw the following.

18. Select “Done” to exit the sketch.

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19. Select Sweep/Protrusion using the curve as the Path and the circle as the
Profile.
20. Also select: “SelectTraj/Curve Chain/Select All/Done/Done”

21. Select the concentric circle icon (buried under the circle tool). Select the
edge of the face and click over the edge to assume an “Equal” diameter
(R1/R1)

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 22. Sweep using the new path and converted entity as the profile.

22. CTRL Select both Protrusions from the Feature Tree, and then select the
Mirror icon. Then select the end face of the body.

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23. Now using the tools you have learned over the past 5 weeks finish the
remainder of the model.

Hints to complete the model…

24. Revolve “Two Directions”

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The completed part; check to see if your feature tree looks the same as this one.

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