Pro/ENGINEER: ISDX covers the design of organic surfaces within the solid modeling environment. Through the creation of freeform curves and surfaces, the user is able to build stylistic features without having dimensional restrictions. In addition these style features can be parametrically linked to traditional Pro/ENGINEER features, making the final design both robust and associative.
The first day of the course covers the introduction to the ISDX environment and the creation of freeform curves and surfaces. The second day focuses on the creation of advanced geometry as well as incorporating style features with traditional Pro/ENGINEER features and conceptual design criteria. During both days you will be assigned a Project Lab to apply the topics covered in the class.
AutoCAD Training Prerequisites
Pro/ENGINEER: Surface Design
AutoCAD Training Topics
- ISDX Interface
- Creation of style curves
- Creation of style surfaces
- Modeling Advanced Geometry
- Resolve Mode within the ISDX environment
- Incorporating Style Features with other Pro/ENGINEER features (datum, solid, and surface features)
- Using artist’s conceptual sketches to aid in the creation of style features
- Using scanned data to create style features
AutoCAD Training Course Duration
16 hours
AutoCAD Training Course outline
Chapter 1 Style (ISDX) Basics
1.1 Style (ISDX) Features
1.2 Common Style (ISDX) Terms
Active Plane
Free Curves
Planar Curves
COS Curves
Drop Curve
Boundary Curves
Internal Curves
Surface Connections
Tangency Vector
Curvature Plots
Soft-point
Soft-plane
Blend Surface
Loft Surface
Radial-Path Planar Curve
1.3 Manipulating Solids Using Style Features
Chapter 2 Style (ISDX) Interface
2.1 Toolbar Icons
Undo/Redo
Repeat
Four Screen Mode
Regenerate/ Status
Curvature
Show Sections
Delete Sections
Offset Curve or Surface
Show Shaded Curvature
Show Reflection
Draft Check
Slope
Display Saved Analysis
Hide Saved Analyses
Select Entities
Activate Plane
Create Internal Plane
Curve Creation
Curve Edit
Drop Curve
Surface Creation
Surface Connections
Trim Quilts
Done/Quit
2.2 Keyboard Shortcuts
2.3 Menus
Styling Menu
Edit Menu
View Menu
Analysis Menu
Info Menu
Pop-Up Menus
2.4 Redefine Style Features
Exercise 2a Redefine a Style Feature
Chapter 3 Style Curves
3.1 Create Style Curves
Free Curve
Planar Curves
COS Curves
Curve Points
Curve Point Options
3.2 Edit Style Curves
Point Slide-Up Panel
Tangent Slide-Up Panel
Add/Delete Curve Points
Split Curve
Combine Curves
Adding Dimensions
Move and Copy Curves
Copy Proportional
3.3 Curvature Quality
Curvature Plot
Curvature Continuity
Exercise 3a Creating Simple Style Curves
Exercise 3b Creating Simple Style Curves
Exercise 3c Curvature Influence
Exercise 3d Proportional Update
Chapter 4 Style Surfaces
4.1 Style Surface Creation
4.2 Surface Connections
4.3 Layers
Hide
Unhide
Isolate
Exercise 4a Creating Simple Style Surfaces
Exercise 4b Bottle
Chapter 5 Project Lab #1
Chapter 6 Advanced Curves & Geometry
6.1 Advanced Curves
Drop Curve
COS Curves
Curve from Surface
Offset COS Curve
Radial-Path Planar Curve
6.2 Protrusions and Depressions
Exercise 6a Create a Depression
Chapter 7 Resolve Mode
7.1 Failures During Style Creation
7.2 Automatic Curve and Surface Regeneration
Automatic Curve Regeneration
Automatic Surface Regeneration
Exercise 7a Resolve Mode
Chapter 8 Incorporating Style Features
8.1 Referencing Existing Geometry
8.2 Incorporating Style Features
8.3 Style Features vs Traditional Features
Exercise 8a Using Existing Geometry - Ytube
Exercise 8b Using Existing Geometry - Exhaust
Exercise 8c Hook
Chapter 9 Scan Data
9.1 Using Reference Data
Exercise 9a Using Scan Data
Chapter 10 Project Lab # 2
Exercise 10a Handle
Appendix A Exercise A1 Rifle Trace Sketch
Appendix B Exercise B1 Shoe Trace Sketch
