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Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 Tips
W. Durfee

Keyboard/mouse shortcuts
CTRL+D Middle-Button SHIFT+Middle CTRL+Middle CTRL+Middle Scroll Wheel CTRL+G CTRL+R CTRL+A --Default view Spin Pan Zoom (press, drag up-down) Turn (press, drag left-right) Zoom Regenerate Repaint Activate window Refit (no key, use toolbar icon)

Parts
To change background color: View > Display Settings > System Colors.Change Background and uncheck Blended Background. To extrude: R-click for short-cut options. To dimension: Dimension tool > L-click start > L-click end > C-click to place. To dimension a diameter: L-click outside > L-click center line > L-click outside > C-click to place. To assign a material and/or density: Edit > Setup > Mass Props > enter density (Aluminum = 0.095 lb/in^3, Steel = 0.282 lb/in^3).Units are current units for part. An even better way: Edit > Setup > Material > Define. Then Material > Assign. To find weight and c.g. of a part: Analysis > Model Analysis > Model Mass Properties > Compute To add relations: Double-click on part to show dimensions. Tools > Relations. Note that dimensions changed to symbols. In the Relations dialog box, use the toggle button to toggle betweendimension symbols and numbers. Add relation like this (line 1 is a comment) /* notch is 1/4 the width */ d3 = (d1)/4 To add a feature to the top of a part: Pick feature tool > Select Front as sketch plane. In References window, create new Ref by picking top surface of part (rotate to select) and deleting default top reference plane. To add a round (or fillet): Pick round (or fillet) tool > Pick edge(s)> Drag handles, center-click. To copy a feature: Edit > Feature Operations > Copy > Same Refs | Select | Dependent > Done > select feature (use of model tree to select) > Done > In GP VAR DIMS box select feature location dimensions to change > Done. Follow messages. To mirror a feature: Edit > Feature Operations > Copy > Mirror | Select | Dependent > Done > select feature (use model tree toselect) > Done > select plane to mirror about.

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To make a pattern: Select feature. R-click > Pattern. (Or select the feature then the Pattern tool at the right.) Follow prompts to enter increment value, and total number of instances. To set units: Edit > Setup > Units > select units > Set > read warning box To edit dimensions: Double click on partthen on dimension. Or right click on feature in menu tree > Edit. Regenerate when done. To change dimensioning scheme or to re-sketch part: Rght click on feature in menu tree > Edit definition. Takes you to dash board. Placement > Edit Sketch. In the Sketch dialog, select Sketch. Raised text: Create protrusion on desired surface. Text tool in sketcher toolbar > follow directions, for text line drawbottom to top. Hex object: New feature > protrusion. Add 2 centerlines that go through the origin, spacing lines by about 120 deg with one of them about 60 deg from vertical. Dimension one of the lines to be 60 deg from the vertical reference and dimension between lines to be 120 deg. Create a Center/Point circle (do not dimension this circle). Select circle, then Edit > toggle construction. Drawhexagon while constraining to the construction circle, the reference lines and the centerlines. Dimension across one flat; the rest will follow. To change model name: File > Rename. To view order that model was created: Tools > Model Player. Click for/rev arrows to step through model creation. To make a spring, use a helical sweep: Create new part. Insert > Helical Sweep > Protrusion > Constant |Thru Axis | Right Handed > Done. Select Front datum for sketch plane and Top datum for top reference. Create a vertical center line that passes through the origin. Create a vertical line of height 20.0 located 5.0 to the right of the origin. Accept the sketch. Enter pitch value of 4.0. Sketch a circular cross-section (the cross-section of the spring) of diameter 1.5. Accept the sketch. Preview...