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Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Update Manual

Steven G. Smith

Pro/ENGINEER is a registered trademark of PTC, Inc.


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CADQUESTINCORPORAT ED

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Publication History

Edition Date Description

1.0 July 2001 Initial Printing

ISBN 1-930933-12-6


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I nt r oduct ion

Pro/ENGINEER 2001 is the latest release of Pro/ENGINEER mechanical design software from PTC,

Inc. (formerly Parametric Technology Corporation). There are many new and exciting enhancements in

each module as well as changes and improvements to the user interface.

This textbook outlines the major enhancements that most users will use, added to the system since

version 2000i. If you are upgrading from 2000i, this is the book for you.

If you skipped version 2000i, read Pro/ENGI NEER 2000i + 2001 Update Manualby this

author and publisher.

We hope this textbook will be a valuable reference document during your transition to Pro/ENGINEER

2001.

Topics Covered

The following topics and modules are covered in this textbook:

The User Interface

Customizing the User Interface

Object-Action and Selection

Selection Preferences Selection Tools Dialog Box

Creating Extruded and Revolved Features

Using Datum Curves for Solids

Creating Simple Rounds

Creating Datum Features

Manipulating Features

Modifying Geometry

Dynamic Section Modify

Dynamic Depth Modify

Model Player Geometry Checks Dialog Box

Datum Tag Display

Hide Objects

Layers


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Compare Part

OLE Objects

Family Table Editor

Relations and Parameters

Sketcher

UDF References

Search.pro File Comment Lines

Inheritance Feature

Assembly Enhancements

Pro/SHEETMETAL Enhancements

Drawing Enhancements

The Options Editor

Configuration File Changes

Book Convent ions

This book uses the following conventions:

File, Open Bold type indicates a pull-down menu option.

#Modify; #Value Bold type preceded by # indicates a menu manager option.

Depth Bold type in single quotes indicates a dialog box element.

Options Bold italic type indicates a dialog box tab or panel.

OK Uppercase bold underlined indicates a dialog box button.

PART Uppercase indicates the name of a menu manager menu.

< 1.25 > Between < > symbols indicates text to enter using the keyboard. Do not include

the < >, only enter what is between the < >.

Pick the icon shown from the toolbar.


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The User I nt er f ace

Def ault W indow Layout

The default window layout of Pro/ENGINEER 2001 is shown below. The menu bar across the top has

changed, with the new Insert menu replacing the Datum menu. The new selection preferences toolbar

is included in the default user interface as shown.

Selection Preferences toolbar


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The File Menu

The File menu has several changes and is shown below. The old Working Directory command is now called Set Working Directory.

The old Save As command is now called Save a Copy.

Import and Exportarenolongerinthe File menu. Import is now in the Insert, DataFrom

File option, and Export is performed using File, Save a Copy. See the next page.

The File menu now displays four recent files at the bottom of the menu for quick opening.

The old Working Directory command is

now called Set Working Directory

The old Save As command is now called

Save a Copy

The old File, Exportcommand

is now performed here

Four recent files are listed at the bottom

of the menu for quick opening


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Save a Copy

The old File, Save As and File, Export commands have been replaced with the newFile, Save a Copy command. Use this dialog command to export the model to IGES, STL, etc.

Pick the Type pull-down in theSave a Copy dialog box to access

IGES, STL, etc.


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The Edi t Menu

The Edit menu has several changes and is shown below. Dynamic Modify is new and is used to modify the size of the selected feature by dragging

dynamic drag handles in the graphics window.

The old Reroute command is now called Edit, References.

The old Redefine command is now called Edit, Definition.

Use Selection Preferences to control what can be picked in the object-action paradigm.

Common commands are listed here

Use Dynamic Modify to drag the

features size using dynamic

drag handles

Edit, References is the old

Reroute command

Edit, Definition is the old

Redefine command

Use Selection Preferences to control

what can be picked


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The View Menu

The Viewmenu has several changes and is shown below. The old Default option is now called Default Orientation.

Orientation is now called Reorient.

The Viewmenu includes new Hide , Unhide, and Unhide All commands.

The old Advanced option is now called Display Settings.

Model Display, Datum Display, and System/Entity Colors are now in the new Display

Settings menu.

The Model Tree Setup option now includes Save and Open for the model tree

configuration file.

Its now called Default

Orientation

Orientation is now called

Reorient

New Hide commands

are here

The model tree was moved

here at 2000i

Model Display,

Datum Display, andSystem/Entity Colors are

now in the new

Display Settings menu


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The I nser t Menu

The Insert menu replaces the Datum menu and is shown below. This new menu shows the future ofPro/ENGINEER. The right side menu manager is going away in the next few revisions, and this is what

we can expect to replace it.

Many options in this menu have pull-out sub-menus, and many are very similar.

To create an extruded protrusion,

first pick a sketch plane, then pick

Insert, Protrusion, Extrude

Create datum features here

Surface features are here

UDFs are here

The old File, Import is now called

Insert, Data from File

The old Data Sharing option

is now called Shared Data

New features such as External

Merge and ExternalCut-Out

are found here

The Advancedoption includesTweakfeatures such as Draft, Lip,

and Offset


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The Analysis Menu

The Analysis menu has some new commands and is shown below.

Excel Analysis

The Excel Analysis option uses Microsoft Excel to perform analyses. Dimensions, part parameters, and

Analysis feature parameters can be added to the spreadsheet. The Excel Analysis dialog box is shown

below.

Excel Analysis is new and

uses Microsoft Excel

Compare Part is new

(See Compare Part

later in this textbook)

PickLoad File to access

an existing Excel file

Dimensions and parameters

in the analysis are listed

here

PickCompute to perform

the analysis


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The I nf o Menu

The Info menu has been re-arranged and some command names have changed or been removed. TheInfo menu is shown below.

The old BOM option is now called Bill of Materials.

The Relations and Parameters option is new.

The old Model Tree option is now called Save Model Tree.

The SessionInfo option is new and contains the following options:

Object List (same as the old Pro/Engineer Objects option)

Message Log

Date and Time (was in the Utilities menu)

The Relations and

Parameters optionis new

Session Info is new


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The Ut i l it ies Menu

The Utilities menu has been rearranged and some command names have changed or been removed.The Utilities menu is shown below.

The Model Player option is new and replaces the Info, Regen Info menu sequence.

The old Preferences option is now called Options .

The old Utilities, Compare Part option has moved to the Analysis menu.

The old Colors options have moved to the Viewmenu.

Model Player is new

(see Model Player

later in this textbook)

Preferences are now

called Options


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Cust omizing t he User I nt er f ace

I nt r oduc t ion

The user interface can be customized using the Utilities, Customize Screen option. Many new icons

and toolbars are available in Pro/ENGINEER 2001.

Toolbars

Pro/ENGINEER toolbars can be dynamically moved anytime during a session withoutusing the

Utilities, Customize Screen option. Each toolbar has a handle by which it can be dragged to a new

location on the outside of the graphics window. Toolbars cannot be displayed as separate windows.

The new Selection Preferences toolbar is shown below with its handle.

Flyout Toolbars

Pro/ENGINEER toolbars can be customized to include Flyout icons similar to other CAD

systems. A Flyout toolbar contains multiple icons that are hidden until the toolbar is

expanded. The last used icon of the Flyout is displayed when the Flyout is not in use. Any

icon can be added to these custom toolbars including mapkeys with user-defined icons.

Some examples of custom made Flyout toolbars are shown here.

The toolbar handle


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Creating Flyout Toolbars

PickUtilities, Customize Screen and pick the Commandstab, scroll to the bottom, select New

Menu, then pickNew Flyout as shown below. Drag the New Flyout to any location on the border of

the graphics window. Add icons to the Flyout by drag and drop. Move the cursor over the small arrow

on the Flyout to expand it while adding icons.

PickUtilities, Customize

Screen and pickCommands,

scroll to the bottom,select NewMenu,

then drag New Flyout

to any toolbar location


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Obj ect - Ac t ion and Select ion

I nt r oduc t ion

The makers of Pro/ENGINEER are changing how the user interacts with the system. In the past, the

user would select a menu item and then select the feature or other geometry for the action to be applied

to. This is called an action-object paradigm. Starting with the Intent Manager in 2000i, and continuing

into other parts of Pro/ENGINEER in 2001, Pro/ENGINEER is changing into an Object-Action

paradigm. The object-action paradigm is the opposite: the user selects the feature first, and thenpicks

a menu item or icon for the action to be applied.For example, in Microsoft Word, the user selects text first, then presses an icon to apply Bold text

formatting to the selected text. In Pro/ENGINEER, you can now select a feature and thenpickEdit,

Delete to delete a feature. Also, the right mouse button can be used afterselecting a feature to access

common commands to be applied to the selected feature or object.

Obj ect Select ion / Select ion Pr ef er ences

The firststep in an object-action system is to select the object. Pro/ENGINEER is always inselect

mode, and the selections can be filtered to control what can be selected. As you move the mousepointer over the model, objects are pre-highlighted (in magenta). To select the pre-highlighted item, left

click the mouse. To pick multiple objects, use Shift + left click.

To filter selections, use the Selection Preferences toolbar as shown

below or use Edit, Selection Preferences to activate the Selection

Preferences dialog box as shown to the right.

Datums: Datum features

Primary items: Solid features,

components, and model notes

Geometric entities: Surfaces, edges,

and vertices

Toggle on/off the pre-

highlighting here


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Select ion T ools Dialog Box (Select by Menu)

When using #Sel by Menu to select entities, the Selection Tools dialog box is now used. This newdialog box has several options in the SpecifyBypull-down menu. Look here for the Last Feature

option. You must pickSelect in the dialog box after picking the item from the list to select the item.

This dialog box only lists features with names assigned to them, such as datum planes and axes.

Look here for Last Feature

Pick the desired item here

Then pickSelect here


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Obj ect - Act ion Examples

The following are examples of using the new object-action paradigm.Creating Extruded and Revolved Features

The object-action paradigm can be used to reduce the number of menu picks when creating extruded

(or revolved) surfaces, cuts, and protrusions. To create a solid extruded protrusion, first select a

sketching plane and then pick Insert, Protrusion, Extrude . The system picks the direction and a

reference plane for the sketch, and you are taken directly to the intent manager. After completing the

sketch, the system displays a dynamic drag handle and a dimension to control the depth. You can drag

the handle or double click on the dimension to modify the value.

Step 1: Pick a planar surface

Step 2: Pick Insert, Cut, Extrude

Step 3: Sketch the section

Step 4: Drag the dynamic handles or

double click the dim value

Step 5: Press the middle

mouse button


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Using Datum Curves for Solids

Closed section datum curves can be used to create solid geometry using the object-action paradigm.

Select the datum curve first, then pick Insert, Protrusion, Extrude . The system builds the protrusionbased on the datum curve, and the dynamic drag handles are used to set the depth. Double click the

dimension to modify the value, then press the middle mouse button to complete the feature.

Step 1: Pick a closed curveStep 2: Pick Insert, Protrusion, Extrude

Step 3: Drag the dynamic handles or

double click the dim value

Step 4: Press the middle mouse

button to complete the

feature

Note

To create a revolved feature, the datum curve feature must

include a centerline.


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Creating Simple Rounds

The object-action paradigm can be used to reduce the number of menu picks when creating simple

rounds. First select the edge(s) for the round, then pick Insert, Round. The round appears, anddynamic drag handles allow the user to dynamically change the size of the round. The dimension can be

double clicked to modify the value.

Another method to quickly create a round is to select the edge(s), and then press

and hold the right mouse button. The popup menu is shown here. Pick Round

Edges in the popup menu. The dynamic drag handles and the dimension appear.

Double pick the dimension to modify its value.

The new object-action paradigm is illustrated below while creating a simple round.

Step 1: Pick the edge(s) Step 2: Press and hold the right mouse button,

release on Round Edges

Step 3: Drag the dynamic handles or double click the dimension value

Step 4. Press the middle

mouse button to complete

the round


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Creating Datum Features

The object-action paradigm can be used to create datum features such as planes and axes. To create a

datum plane, first pick a planar surface, then pickInsert, Datum, Plane , or pick the datum plane icon.

To create a datum axis, first pick an edge or radial surface, then pick the datum axis icon.

If the initial selection of references does not fully constrain the feature being created, the standard menu

driven interface becomes available to complete the feature.

Creating Sketched Datum Curves

There is a new icon on the Datum toolbar for creating sketched datum curves, shown above. First select

a planar surface or datum plane, then pick this icon. The intent manager is displayed automatically and

you sketch the section. When the sketch is complete, the curve is created without the use of the

standard dialog box.

Manipulating Features

Features can be manipulated using the object-action method. Set the selection filter to Primary items,

then pick a feature. Next, press and hold the right mouse button and the popup menu is displayed. Use

this menu to Modify, Redefine, Reroute, Suppress, Delete, and Pattern the selected feature(s). Use the

Dynamic Modify command to drag the size of the feature using dynamic drag handles.

Use this quick procedure to delete features: Pick the feature, press the Delete key on the keyboard,

then press Enter on the keyboard.

Pick a feature, then press and hold the

right mouse button and release on

Dynamic Modify

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