In this tutorial you be will introduced to the work environment in Creo Parametric and most effective keys, shortcuts and options. In addition you will learn how to access files, manage them and save them.
Extrusions are one of the most basic ways to design a part in Creo where they can be used for creating solids and for making cuts as well. Sketching is an essential component of the design process in Creo where every solid feature starts with a 2D sketch. In this tutorial, you will learn the basics of solid modeling by creating a simple part using an extrusion. You will then modify the part using a cutting operation. Finally you will personalize the part by adding an extruded text.
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The default units in Creo are in inches, but in this tutorial we will create a part dimensioned in millimeters. Revolves are another useful option for creating solid parts where they are used for axially-symmetric parts. While holes can be created using the Extrude or Revolve commands using the “remove material” option, but nevertheless, Creo has a Hole command that can be more readily used for creating holes. Occasionally you will need to modify or manipulate a feature and add certain relationships to the sketched cross-section. This will also follow in this tutorial.
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In this tutorial you will build up on what you have learned in the previous tutorials by creating a bit more complex part using extrude, revolve and the hole tool. In addition to the hole tool which was introduced previously, Creo has several other tools that can be readily used for modifying existing solids. Some of these tools, such as shell, rib, round and chamfer, will be introduced. Datum planes are used for drawing sketches in order to create solid features. When there is no surface available for drawing a sketch at the desired location, additional datum planes can be created at that location. In this tutorial you will see how additional datum planes can be created.
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In this tutorial you will create a more complex part using different features and tools. The main portion of this part will be created using the thin solid option. In order to create this part you will need to define additional datum axis and datum planes. Furthermore, you will use some new commands in the sketcher while creating the solid features. In addition, some new tools like sketched hole, mirror and pattern will be used for creating this part.
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Sweeps, blends and helical sweeps are some of the useful Creo commands that can be used for creating parts which can not be made using extrusions or revolves. In an extrusion, the cross-section moves normal to the sketching plane (i.e., moves along a straight line) and in a revolve, the cross-section moves around an axis (i.e., moves along a circle). In a sweep, however, in addition to the cross-section, you also sketch the path along which this cross-section will move. Blends, on the other hand, allow you to draw several “spaced” cross-sections and join them together to create a solid. Finally, helical sweeps allow you to draw a cross-section that moves along a helix such as in the case of springs or screws.
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In order to model a machine or mechanism in Creo, first the components of the machine need to be created as individual parts using the part modeling techniques introduced in the preceding tutorials then these parts are assembled together. Creo's assembly module allows parts to be grouped into assemblies or sub-assemblies to model a complete machine or mechanism. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create assemblies, apply constraints between parts, change view properties, create exploded views, and define cross-sections. These techniques will be illustrated by assembling a slider-crank mechanism. The individual components of the mechanism are already available and thus we will immediately start creating the assembly.
Generating engineering drawings is essential for communicating and documenting engineering work. The drawing mode in Creo allows you to create detailed engineering drawings for existing parts and assemblies. In the drawing mode you can create annotated multi-view drawings (including 3D views, orthographic projection views, auxiliary views, section views, detail views, etc.). This tutorial introduces the fundamentals of Creo's drawing mode.