T U T O R I A L

This tutorial will create the part shown in Figure 7-47. The primary objective of this tutorial is to demonstrate the Group command and the ability to pattern grouped features. Covered in this tutorial will be the following topics: Creating a through axis datum plane. Creating an extruded boss feature. Creating a coaxial hole and fillet. Grouping features. Patterning a group. Creating a conditional relation.

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The base feature for this tutorial is shown in Figure 7-48. Using ProIENGINEER's default datum planes and the following requirements, create this feature. Revolve the section shown in Figure 7-48. Use ProIENGINEER's default datum planes. Sketch the revolved protrusion on datum plane FRONT. Enter a 360 degree angle of revolution.
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This tutorial will create a datum plane through the center axis of the base feature and at an angle to datum plane FRONT. The boss features shown in Figure 7-47 are patterned groups. To create a revolved patterned group, an angular dimension used within the definition of a feature in the group must be used as the leader dimension. This segment of the tutorial will create the angular datum plane shown in Figure 7-49. The angle defining this datum plane will be the leader dimension for the pattern.

STEP1: Use the Control key and D character combination to set the view's
default orientation. You can also set the default orientation by selecting View >> Orientation >> Default Orientation on the menu bar. Your view's default orientation is determined by the current setting of the configuration file option orientation. This option can be set to trimetric, isometric, or user-defined.

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The Datum Plane tool is used to create new datum plane features. You will create a datum plane through the center axis of the base protrusion that also is defined at an angle to datum plane FRONT.

STEP3: Using the Control key, pick the base protrusion's center axis and datum plane FRONT (see Figure 7-50). STEP4: Ensure that the THROUGH and OFFSET constraint options are set on the Datum Plane dialog box (Figure 7-50). The Through constraint option will construct a datum plane through an edge, axis, curve, point, vertex, plane, or cylinder. Used in combination with the Offset option, it will create a datum plane through an existing axis and at an angle to an existing plane. STEP 5: Enter "45.00 as the Offset Rotation value. On the workscreen, ProIENGINEER will graphically display the direction of rotation for the angular datum plane. In this example, entering a value of "45 will create the new datum plane at a 45 degree angle to FRONT. STEP6: Select OK from the Datum Plane dialog box.

CREATING BOSSFEATURE THE

This segment of the tutorial will create the extruded protrusion shown in Figure 7-5 1. This protrusion will serve as the first feature in the group to be patterned.

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STEP 2: Pick the top surface of the part as the sketching plane then pick datum plane DTMl as the orientation reference. STEP 3: On the Sketch dialog box select TOP as the orientation (Figure 7-52), then select SKETCH.

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STEP 4: Use the References dialog box to specify datum planes RIGHT, FRONT, and DTMl as references.
Use the CIRCLE icon to create the circle shown in Figure 7-53. STEP 5: STEP 6: With the previously created circle still picked, on Pro/ENGINEER's Menu Bar, select EDIT >> TOGGLE CONSTRUCTION. Elements must be picked before you can turn them into construction entities. If the circle is not selected. use the Pick icon to select it. Elements created as construction entities will not extrude with geometry entities. This construction circle will be used to align and locate the extruded feature. STEP 7: Modify the construction circle's diameter to equal a value of 4.90.

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Use the CIRCLE option to create the circle entity shown in Figure 7-54. Align the center of the new circle at the intersection of the construction circle and datum plane DTMl. Modify the circle's diameter to equal a value of .750.

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Exit the sketcher environment and extrude the protrusion a blind distance of 0.500. Build the feature.
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S r c ~ 2: On the model tree, right-mouse select the first Protrusion feature 1 (Revolve.1) and rename it BASE with the pop-up menu's RENAME option. This will allow for the renaming of this feature to make it more descriptive on the model tree (Figure 7-55). STEP 13: Use the model tree's pop-up menu to rename the last protrusion feature BOSS (see Figure 7-55). STEP 14: Save your part.

This segment of the tutorial will create the hole and round features shown in Figure 7-56. These two features will be combined with the boss feature and datum plane DTMl to form a group.

STEP 1: Create a COAXIAL HOLE as shown in Figure 7-56 by using the following options:
Use the Hole command. Create a straight hole. The hole will have a diameter value of 0.500. Create the hole using the Through All depth option.

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Use the boss feature's axis as the primary reference. Place the hole with the Coaxial option.

STEP 2: Create a ROUND as shown in Figure 7-56 using the following options:
Use the Round command. Create a Simple Round. Use a constant radius value of 0.250.

This section of the tutorial will group datum plane DTMl with the boss, hole, and round features. When features are grouped, they are turned essentially into one feature. The design of this part requires these features to be arrayed about a bolt circle. Since the normal Pattern command arrays one feature at a time, these features have to be grouped first (Figure 7-57).

STEP 1: Using your control key, pick the last five elements on the model tree (Figure 7-58).
Each feature could be selected on the workscreen. Since features have to be adjacent to each other in the order of regeneration, it is often easier to pick features on the model tree.

STEP 2: Select EDIT >> GROUP on the menu bar. STEP 3: Right-mouse select your new group and rename it BOSS-GR0UP.p. STEP 4: Save your model.

PATTERNING BOSSGROUP THE

The normal Pattern command can pattern only one feature at a time, and does not work with grouped features. The Group menu provides an option for patterning groups. This option will be used to create the rotational pattern shown in Figure 7-59 on the next page.

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STEP 1 : Right-mouse select the BOSS-GROUP group on the model tree, then pick the PATTERN command. Groups can be patterned in a manner similar to that for patterning individual features. Unlike normal patterning, in patterning groups, only the Identical pattern option is available. As a result, patterned group instances must lie on the same placement plane, instances cannot intersect, and instances cannot intersect an edge. STEP2: On the workscreen, pick the 45 degree dimension used to define the angle of datum plane DTMl (Figure 7-60). Select the 45 degree dimension shown in Figure 7-60 as the first direction leader dimension. This dimension is the angular reference dimension obtained from the creation of datum plane DTM1. Since DTMl was included in the group, this angular dimension is available for varying while patterning. Since rotational patterns require an angular dimension, this is the necessary dimension required in the first direction of the pattern. STEP3: Within the dimension edit box, enter 90 as the leader dimension's increment value. Entering 90 as the increment value will create each instance of the pattern 90 degrees apart.

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STEP 4: On the dashboard, enter 4 as the number of instances in the first direction. This group will be patterned in one direction only. Therefore, the selection of a second leader dimension is not necessary. STEP 5: Build the pattern. STEP 6: Save your part.

One of the powerful capabilities of a feature-basedlparametric modeling package is its ability to incorporate design intent into a model. One of the ways that intent can be built into a model is through the creation of dimensional relationships. A relation is an explicit mathematical relationship that exists between two dimensions. The flexibility of the Relations command allows conditional statements to be built into a relationship's equation. This tutorial will create a dimensional relationship that utilizes a conditional statement. The current diameter of the base feature in this tutorial is 7.00 in. This portion of the tutorial will add a conditional relationship that will drive the number of BOSS-GROUP features within the rotational pattern. The following design intent applies:

A base feature diameter of 5.00 in or less will have four equally spaced boss features. A base feature diameter over 5.00 in, but less than or equal to 10 in, will have six equally spaced boss features. A base feature diameter over 10 in will have eight equally spaced boss features. The centerline diameter of the patterned groups will be 70 percent of the diameter of the base feature's diameter.
As shown in Figure 7-61, the following dimensions with matching symbols will be used. Your symbols may be different.

Base Feature Diameter (do) This is the diameter value of the base feature. Initially, it is set to a value of 7.00 in. Number of Grouped Boss Features (PO) This is the number of instances that the grouped boss was patterned. Initially, there are four instances.

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Diameter of the Pattern (d5) This is the diameter value that defines the location of the first boss feature. Initially, this value is set to 4.90 in. Increment Value of the Pattern (d10) This is the number of degrees incremented between each instance of the pattern. Initially, this value is set to 90 degrees. STEP 1: Select TOOLS >> RELATIONS on the model tree. STEP 2: On the model tree, expand the pattern feature and the second group feature by selecting the + sign to the left of the required feature's name (Figure 7-62). Selecting the + sign next to a feature's name will reveal components, features, and elements defining the feature. STEP 3: On the model tree, select the BASE Protrusion feature and each feature defining the second BOSS-GROUP group (Figure 7-62). Selecting features of the first grouped feature will not reveal the dimension symbol defining the pattern increment value. Before adding relations, make sure that the dimensions shown in Figure 7-61 are revealed on your workscreen. STEP 4: Enter the dimension relations statements shown in Figure 7-63 and Table 7-2. Table 7-2 describes the purpose for each statement. Make sure that you use the dimension symbols associated with your model. Your symbols will probably be different from those shown in Figure 7-63 and from those shown in the statements in the table.

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Meaning Diameter of the bolt-circle is 70% the diameter of the flange If the diameter of the flange is less than or equal to 5.00 The number of holes is equal to 4 The angular increment value is equal to 90 degrees End of the definition If the flange diameter is greater than 5.00 and less than or equal to 10.00 The number of holes is equal to 6 The angular increment value is equal to 60 degrees End of the definition If the flange diameter is greater than 10.00 The number of holes is equal to 8 The angular increment value is equal to 45 degrees End of the definition

d5=d0*.70 IF d0<=5 p0=4 d10=90 ENDIF IF (d0>5)&(d0<=10) p0=6 d10=60 ENDIF IF d0>10 p0=8 d10=45 ENDIF

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The Verify option ensures that you have no syntax errors within your relations statements. Correct any identified errors.

STEP 6: Select OK to confirm the verification. STEP 7: If your relations verify properly, select OK to exit the Relations dialog box. STEP 8: Regenerate your model. STEP 9: Use the EDIT command (pop-up menu or model tree) to change the BASE feature's diameter dimension to a value of 12.00. How many boss groups should the part have after regeneration?

STEP 1 0: ! P 3 Regenerate your model. STEP 1 1: Edit the BASE feature's diameter dimension to a value of 9.00, then regenerate your model. You should have six boss groups. STEP 12: Edit the BASE feature's diameter dimension to a value of 4.75, then regenerate your model. STEP 1 3: Save your part.

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