Chapter 1 Introduction to Pro/ENGINEER............ 1-1
1.1 Solid Modeling................................................ 1-3
1.2 Pro/ENGINEER Fundamentals ..................................... 1-5
Feature-Based ................................................. 1-5
Parametric......................................................... 1-8
Associative .......................................................... 1-9
Relations .............................................. 1-10
Assembly Management................................................. 1-10
1.3 Design Intent ........................................... 1-11
Dimensioning Scheme .................................................. 1-11
Symmetrical Geometry.................................................. 1-12
Depth Options ............................................................... 1-12
1.4 Pro/ENGINEER Interface ............................................ 1-13
Menus ............................................................. 1-15
Toolbars ...................................................... 1-17
Browser ............................................................ 1-18
Navigator........................................................... 1-20
Selection Filter .................................................... 1-26
Feature Creation Controls........................................ 1-27
Message Window.......................................................... 1-29
Help Line ............................................................ 1-29
1.5 Opening and Manipulating a Model........................... 1-30
Modes ............................................................... 1-30
Multiple Windows .......................................................... 1-31
File Naming ......................................................... 1-31
Model Orientation using two planar surfaces ................ 1-32
Spin, Pan, Zoom ........................................................... 1-33
Orient Mode ...................................................... 1-34
Selecting Hidden Features............................................ 1-36
Selecting Multiple Items ...................................... 1-37
Exercise 1a Opening and Manipulating a Part .................. 1-39
Exercise 1b Orienting and Editing a Part .......................... 1-53
Exercise 1c Selecting Hidden Features ............................. 1-57



Chapter 2 Creating the Base Feature........................ 2-1
2.1 Creating a New Part ...................................................... 2-3
Templates ......................................................... 2-4
Default Datum Planes..................................................... 2-6
Model Tree........................................................ 2-7
Feature Forms .................................................... 2-7
Selecting the Section ...................................................... 2-9
Sketching the Section ..................................................... 2-9
Sketch Plane................................................................. 2-10
Sketch Orientation ........................................................ 2-12
Sketching ........................................................... 2-13
Dimensions .......................................................... 2-15
Constraints...................................................... 2-17
Exercise 2a Extruded Base Features................................. 2-23
Exercise 2b Extruded Base Features II.............................. 2-35
Exercise 2c Creating Additional Parts............................... 2-43



Chapter 3 Creating Pick and Place Features.................... 3-1
3.1 Creating an Edge Chamfer........................................... 3-3
Dimension Types ............................................................ 3-4
Dimension Values........................................................... 3-6
3.2 Creating a Corner Chamfer.......................................... 3-7
3.3 Creating Rounds................................................ 3-9
Constant Edge Chain Round ........................................ 3-10
Variable Edge Chain..................................................... 3-10
Full Round.......................................................... 3-12
3.4 Creating Simple, Straight Holes ................................ 3-14
Linear Placement................................................. 3-15
Coaxial Placement ........................................................ 3-17
Depth Options....................................................... 3-21
Side Options ......................................................... 3-22
3.5 Redefining Pick and Place Features ......................... 3-24
Exercise 3a Pick and Place Features................................. 3-25
Exercise 3b Coaxial Hole ...................................... 3-41
Exercise 3c Rounds................................................. 3-47



Chapter 4 Sketching Geometry.................................. 4-1
4.1 Sketching Geometry ..................................................... 4-3
Construction Geometry ................................................... 4-7
Divide .......................................................... 4-8
Corner ................................................................ 4-8
Dynamic Trim .................................................... 4-9
Mirror............................................................ 4-10
Horizontal and Vertical .................................................. 4-11
Tangent ........................................................... 4-11
Equal Length ...................................................... 4-11
Point on Entity ................................................ 4-12
Equal Radius/Diameter ................................................. 4-12
Horizontal and Vertical Alignment ................................. 4-13
Middle............................................................. 4-13
Coincident ........................................................ 4-14
Symmetry ........................................................... 4-14
Collinear Constraint..................................... 4-15
Parallel and Perpendicular ............................................ 4-15
Constraint Control ........................................... 4-16
Assigning Constraints ........................................... 4-16
Linear Dimensions ................................................... 4-20
Center/ Tangential Dimensions..................................... 4-21
Radius/Diameter Dimensions........................................ 4-22
Angular Dimensions ...................................................... 4-22
Revolved Section Dimensions ...................................... 4-23
4.2 Creating Sketches................................................... 4-25
Sketch Plane ........................................................ 4-26
Sketch Orientation............................................... 4-26
4.3 Interactive Exercise ...................................... 4-28
Exercise 4a Create a Sketch in a New Part........................ 4-31
Exercise 4b Create a Sketch on Existing Geometry......... 4-45
Exercise 4c Create a Sketch .................................... 4-55



Chapter 5 Advanced Sketching Tools........................ 5-1
5.1 Advanced Editing Tools ............................................... 5-3
Scale, Rotate, and Translate........................................... 5-3
Import from File ................................................ 5-4
Import from Palette..................................................... 5-5
Cut, Copy, and Paste ..................................................... 5-7
5.2 Using Existing Geometry .................................... 5-9
5.3 Resolving Dimension and Constraint Conflicts....... 5-10
5.4 Modify and Move Dimensions ................................... 5-11
Modify Dimensions........................................................ 5-11
Move Dimensions ......................................................... 5-12
Moving Entities.............................................................. 5-12
5.5 Setting Sketcher Preferences .................................... 5-13
Miscellaneous tab ......................................................... 5-13
Constraints tab.............................................................. 5-15
Parameters tab ............................................................. 5-16
Exercise 5a Edit Sketches .................................................. 5-19
Exercise 5b Revolve an Imported Sketch.......................... 5-33
Exercise 5c Import Sketch from Palette ............................ 5-41
Exercise 5d Create and Dimension Sketches................... 5-45



Chapter 6 Sketched Secondary Features .................... 6-1
6.1 Creating Extruded Secondary Features ..................... 6-3
Depth Options................................................................. 6-9
Side Options ................................................... 6-9
6.2 Creating Revolved Secondary Features................... 6-11
Axis of Revolution ......................................................... 6-13
Depth Options............................................................... 6-18
Side Options ................................................... 6-18
6.3 Editing Sketched Secondary Features ..................... 6-19
Making Changes........................................................... 6-19
Feature Creation Failures ............................................. 6-21
6.4 Creation Sequence .......................................... 6-23
Exercise 6a Create a Sketched Revolve ............................ 6-25
Exercise 6b Create Sketched Extrusions.......................... 6-35
Exercise 6c Create Sketched Extrusions II ....................... 6-43
Exercise 6d Create Sketched Extrusions III ...................... 6-49



Chapter 7 Creating Datum Features............................. 7-1
7.1 Creating Datum Planes................................................. 7-3
7.2 Creating Datum Axes.................................................. 7-11
Exercise 7a Creating Datum Features ............................... 7-15
Exercise 7b Additional References.................................... 7-25




Chapter 8 Additional Features & Functions .............................. 8-1
8.1 Radial Holes..................................................... 8-3
Radial Hole on a Planar Surface..................................... 8-4
Radial Hole on a Cylinder ............................................... 8-5
8.2 Standard Holes.............................................................. 8-8
8.3 Sketched Holes ........................................................... 8-11
8.4 Drafts.............................................................. 8-13
8.5 Creating Shells ............................................................ 8-18
Open Shell .................................................................... 8-18
Closed/Internal Cavity Shell .......................................... 8-18
Shell Restrictions .......................................................... 8-20
8.6 Creating Ribs............................................................... 8-25
8.7 Reordering Features ................................................... 8-28
8.8 Inserting Features ....................................................... 8-30
Exercise 8a Additional Features......................................... 8-33
Exercise 8b Placement of Radial Holes ............................. 8-49
Exercise 8c Creation of partial shell .................................. 8-53



Chapter 9 Managing Pro/ENGINEER Files ................................. 9-1
9.1 Managing Pro/ENGINEER Files ................................... 9-3
Save ................................................................. 9-4
Rename........................................................................... 9-5
Save a Copy.................................................................... 9-6
Backup ............................................................................ 9-7
Delete old Versions ......................................................... 9-8
Delete all Versions .......................................................... 9-9
Erasing Current Files ...................................................... 9-9
Erasing Not Displayed Files .......................................... 9-10
Exercise 9a Managing Files ................................................. 9-11



Chapter 10 Creating Relations ................................. 10-1
10.1 Creating Relations ...................................................... 10-3
Relation Types .............................................................. 10-5
Comments..................................................................... 10-7
Operators ...................................................................... 10-7
Functions....................................................................... 10-8
Parameters.................................................................... 10-8
Sort Relation ............................................................... 10-11
Exercise 10a Relations ...................................................... 10-13



Chapter 11 Duplication Tools .................................. 11-1
11.1 Dimension Patterns .................................................... 11-3
Identical.............................................................. 11-4
Variable......................................................................... 11-5
General ............................................................... 11-5
First Direction..................................................... 11-8
Second Direction.................................................... 11-9
Edit................................................................... 11-11
Edit Definition.............................................................. 11-11
Delete Pattern............................................................. 11-11
11.2 Mirroring ........................................................... 11-12
Exercise 11a Patterning .................................................... 11-15
Exercise 11b Mirroring/Patterning ................................... 11-23
Exercise 11c Mirroring ...................................................... 11-27



Chapter 12 Customizing Pro/ENGINEER ................................. 12-1
12.1 Customizing the Config.pro....................................... 12-3
Searching for Configuration Options............................. 12-6
12.2 Creating Mapkeys ....................................................... 12-9
12.3 Customizing the Interface........................................ 12-12
Toolbars...................................................................... 12-13
Commands.................................................................. 12-14
Navigation ................................................................... 12-19
Browser....................................................................... 12-20
Options........................................................................ 12-21
12.4 Configuring the Model Tree ..................................... 12-22
Tree Filters.................................................................. 12-23
Tree Columns ............................................................. 12-24
12.5 Customizing the System Colors.............................. 12-26
Graphics...................................................................... 12-28
User Interface ............................................................. 12-29
Datum ......................................................................... 12-29
Geometry .................................................................... 12-29
Scheme....................................................................... 12-29
Exercise 12a Customization ............................................. 12-31



Chapter 13 Drawing Basics ................................... 13-1
13.1 Creating a New Drawing ............................................. 13-3
Templates ..................................................................... 13-5
Formats ......................................................................... 13-5
Shortcuts for General and Projected views................... 13-9
View Type ..................................................................... 13-9
Visible Area ................................................................. 13-11
Scale ........................................................................... 13-12
Sections ...................................................................... 13-13
View Display................................................................ 13-15
Delete Views ............................................................... 13-16
Move Views................................................................. 13-16
Change Scale.............................................................. 13-16
Dimensions ................................................................. 13-17
Notes................................................................ 13-20
Move Detail Items ....................................................... 13-21
Erase.............................................................. 13-21
Edit Values ................................................................. 13-22
Flip Arrows .................................................................. 13-22
Move Item to View....................................................... 13-22
Dimensional Tolerances.............................................. 13-22
Exercise 13a Create a Drawing......................................... 13-25
Exercise 13b Create a Drawing with a Template............. 13-41
Exercise 13c Create a Drawing using Additional Tools . 13-43
Appendix A Sketcher Geometry Creation Options .................. A-1
Appendix B Sketcher Editing Tool Options.............................. B-1
Appendix C Sketcher Constraint Options................................. C-1
Appendix D Dimension Type Options ....................................... D-1
Appendix E Additional Exercises ...............................................E-1
Exercise E1 Creating Parts ................................................... E-3
Exercise E2 Sketched Features............................................ E-5
Exercise E3 Sketched Geometry .......................................... E-6
Exercise E4 Feature Creation ............................................... E-8
Exercise E5 Drawing Templates......................................... E-10


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Chapter 14 Parent/Child Relationships.................................... 14-1
14.1 Establishing Parent/Child Relationships.................. 14-3
Pick and Place Features............................................... 14-3
Sketched Features........................................................ 14-4
14.2 Controlling Parent/Child Relationships.................... 14-9
14.3 Investigating Parent/Child Relationships ............... 14-10
Model Tree.................................................................. 14-10
Show Relations........................................................... 14-10
Info menu.................................................................... 14-11
Model Player ............................................................... 14-13
14.4 Changing Parent/Child Relationships..................... 14-14
Edit Definition.............................................................. 14-14
Edit References .......................................................... 14-14
Exercise 14a Change Parent/Child Relationships.......... 14-15
Exercise 14b Change Parent/Child Relationships.......... 14-19
Exercise 14c Reroute a Sketching Plane......................... 14-25
Exercise 14d Optional - Reroute ...................................... 14-27



Chapter 15 Feature Failure Resolution .................................... 15-1
15.1 Resolving Regeneration Failures .............................. 15-3
Failure Diagnostics window .......................................... 15-7
RESOLVE FEAT menu................................................. 15-9
15.2 Case Studies .......................................... 15-12
Exercise 15a Resolving Failed Features .......................... 15-13
Exercise 15b Resolving Feature Failures........................ 15-23



Chapter 16 Sweeps ........................................ 16-1
16.1 Creating a Sweep Feature.......................................... 16-3
Select Trajectory ............................................. 16-5
Sketched Trajectory ...................................................... 16-5
Start Point .......................................................... 16-7
Exercise 16a Swept Features ............................... 16-11
Exercise 16b Swept Base Features.................................. 16-19



Chapter 17 Blend Feature Forms............................. 17-1
17.1 Create a Blend Feature ............................................... 17-3
Toggle Section .............................................................. 17-7
Vertices ............................................................. 17-7
Start Point ................................................................ 17-9
Exercise 17a Create a Parallel Blend ........................... 17-11
Exercise 17b Blends ................................................... 17-25



Chapter 18 Assembly Mode ................................. 18-1
18.1 Assembling Components........................................... 18-3
Adding constraints........................................................ 18-9
Deleting constraints..................................................... 18-10
18.2 Assembly Examples ................................................. 18-12
18.3 Model Tree .................................................... 18-21
Exercise 18a Assembly Basics I........................................ 18-23
Exercise 18b Assembly Basics II ...................................... 18-35
Exercise 18c Assembly Basics III (optional) .................... 18-37



Chapter 19 Assembly Tools ........................... 19-1
19.1 Assembly with Datum Planes .................................... 19-3
19.2 Editing an Assembly and its Components ............... 19-8
19.3 Exploded Views............................................. 19-9
19.4 Interference Checks.................................................. 19-15
19.5 Bill of Materials........................................... 19-18
Exercise 19a Datum Plane Assembly .............................. 19-21
Exercise 19b Explode Assembly ...................................... 19-31



Chapter 20 Display Control .......................... 20-1
20.1 Hiding Features ............................................... 20-3
20.2 Suppressing Features ..................................... 20-5
20.3 Adding Layers................................................. 20-8
Hide.................................................................. 20-11
Unhide............................................................. 20-11
Isolate ............................................................. 20-11
Default Layers........................................................... 20-13
Layers as a Selection Tool.......................................... 20-16
Exercise 20a Feature Management.................................. 20-17
Exercise 20b Using Layers in Large Assemblies ........... 20-25



Chapter 21 Advanced Patterns............................. 21-1
21.1 Axis Patterns............................................. 21-3
Edit........................................................... 21-8
Edit Definition.............................................. 21-8
Delete, Delete Pattern....................................... 21-8
21.2 Directional Patterns ....................................... 21-9
Edit............................................................. 21-11
Edit Definition....................................... 21-12
Delete, Delete Pattern.................................... 21-12
Exercise 21a Radial Patterns using the Axis Pattern...... 21-13
Exercise 21b Directional Pattern....................................... 21-19



Chapter 22 Model Analysis .............................. 22-1
22.1 Measure Analysis......................................... 22-3
22.2 Mass Properties ....................................... 22-6
22.3 Creating Cross-sections ............................. 22-9
Planar cross-section .................................... 22-11
Offset cross-section ........................................ 22-11
22.4 Changing Model Units.................................. 22-17
Exercise 22a Cross-Sections................................... 22-21
Exercise 22b Model Measurements I .......................... 22-25
Exercise 22c Model Measurements II (Optional) ............ 22-31



Chapter 23 Effective Modeling......................... 23-1
23.1 Design Considerations........................................... 23-3
Part Design Considerations ......................................... 23-3
Assembly Design Considerations ................................. 23-3
23.2 Modeling Tips and Techniques ................................. 23-4
Features..................................................... 23-4
Drafts and Rounds.................................................. 23-5
23.3 Model Investigation..................................... 23-6
Model Player ...................................................... 23-6
Model Tree ........................................................ 23-6
Info menu ....................................................... 23-7
Relation Information ............................................ 23-7
23.4 Interactive Exercise .......................................... 23-8



Chapter 24 Assembly Application Exercises ........................ 24-1
24.1 Creating a Complete Assembly ................................. 24-3
Exercise 24a Potentiometer Subassembly........................ 24-5
Exercise 24b Board Subassembly ..................................... 24-7
Exercise 24c Exploded Assembly View............................. 24-9
Exercise 24d CD Subassembly......................................... 24-13
Exercise 24e Stereo Assembly ......................................... 24-15
Appendix F Suggested Steps for Exercise in Chapter 23 ........F-1
Exercise F1 Suggested Steps for Exercise Chapter 23...... F-3
Appendix G Additional Exercises................................. G-1
Exercise G1 Place a Section ........................................... G-3
Exercise G2 Advanced Geometry ....................................... G-4
Exercise G3 Sweeps.............................................. G-5
Exercise G4 Create Blend Features .................................... G-7
Exercise G5 Rotational Patterns ....................................... G-11
Exercise G6 Axial Patterns ..................................... G-13
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