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The figure on the next slide shows you the initial screen appearance on
entering the Part mode with the Model Tree, the three default datum planes,
and the various toolbars.
Initial screen appearance after entering the Part mode
The Default Datum Planes
The default datum planes act as a plane on which you can draw a 2D sketch and
then convert it to a 3D model by protrusion. These three default datum planes are
mutually perpendicular to each other.
Creating a Protrusion
Protrusion is defined as the process of adding material defined by a sketched
section. In Pro/ENGINEER you have various options of adding material such as
Extrude, Revolve, Sweep, and so on. These options can be selected from the Insert
menu in the menu bar. Figure A shows the options available in the Insert menu.
The Base Features toolbar shown in Figure B can also be used to invoke the
protrusion options. This toolbar is available in the Right Toolchest when you are in
the Part mode.
Figure A Options in the Figure B Base Features
Insert menu toolbar
• Extruding a Sketch
The Extrude Tool button in the Base Features toolbar adds material
defined by a sketch drawn on a sketching plane. When you choose this
button, the Extrude dashboard is displayed as shown in Figure A.
• Extrude Dashboard
The options and the tool buttons in the Extrude dashboard are used to extrude the
sketch and to specify certain attributes related to the model. These attributes can
be assigned to the model after the sketch of the model is drawn or before drawing
the sketch.
• The Section dialog box
The Section dialog box is displayed when you choose the Create a section or
redefine the existing section button from the Extrude dashboard. The Section
dialog box is shown in the figure. This dialog box is used to select the sketching plane
and to set its orientation. As soon as you select the sketching plane, the reference
plane and its orientation are selected automatically.
Sketch drawn on the RIGHT Arrow showing the direction Default trimetric view of the
datum plane of revolution of the sketch to model
add material
Figure A shows the sketch on the sketching plane and the arrow direction reversed.
In this case, the sketch when rotated in clockwise direction results in the desired
orientation of the model as shown in Figure B.
• Implicit Relationship
This type of relationship exists when the two features are related through
equations. These equations are formed using relations.
• Explicit Relationship
The explicit relationship is developed when a feature is used as a reference to
create another feature. For example, one of the planar surfaces of a feature is
used to create another feature, or an edge of a feature is used to dimension the
other feature. In this case, the first feature is called the parent feature and the
second feature is called the child feature of the first feature.
Nesting of Sketches
When one or more profiles are drawn in a single sketch in order to nest more than
one feature of a model in a single feature, it is called nesting of sketches. These
sketches are drawn in the sketcher environment. Figure A shows a sketch in
which the two circles are created on the base profile.
Figure A Isometric view of the Figure B Front view and the right side view
model of the model with dimensions
a. Set the working directory and create a new object file in the Part mode.
b. First examine the model and then determine the type of protrusion for the model.
Figure A Isometric view of the model Figure B Drawing view of the model
a. Create a new object file in the Part mode.
b. First examine the model and then determine the type of protrusion for the model.
c. Select the sketching plane for the model and orient it parallel to the screen.
Figure A Isometric view of the model Figure B Drawing views of the model
a. Create a new object file in the Part mode.
b. First examine the model and then determine the type of protrusion for the model.
c. Select the sketching plane for the model and orient it parallel to the screen.
Figure A Isometric view of the model Figure B Drawing view of the model
a. Create a new object file in the Part mode.
b. First examine the model and then determine the type of protrusion for the model.
c. Select the sketching plane for the model and orient it parallel to the screen.
Figure A Isometric view of the Figure B Front view and right side views of the
model model
Exercise 2
Create the model shown in Figure A. The dimensions of the model are shown in
Figure B. (Expected time: 30 min)