OPEUA - Oklahoma Pro/E Users Association

Hot Tips March 2004

CREATE A NUT

Select DTM plane then INSERT/PROTRUSION/EXTRUDE
1 DIM to control a HEX sketch
TOGGLE CONSTRUCTION
Axis Point with extrusion
use CONSTRAIN EXPLAIN

CREATE A BOLT

Select DTM plane then INSERT/PROTRUSION/Revolve
MODIFY DIMENSION /LOCK SCALE
FEATURE TOOLS/AXIS OF REVOLUTION

CREATE A PLATE

Using Fillets in Sketcher with sketcher Points
USe CONSTRAIN MIRROR
Using REPLACE function

CREATE ROUND ON EDGE

Use INTENT on Rounds then delete and trim in sketcher

Create 2 holes in plate

Using XSEC in REFERENCES dialog
USE LINE AS CONSTRUCTION ENTITY. EX. 2 SETS OF CIRCLES TO BE THE SAME DISTANCE APART.

DYNAMIC TRIM -BUGS avoid using or use TRIM CORNER after

SKETCH/INTENT MANAGER Back to the old ways!

Assembly

Using CTRL-ALT-RMB for panning parts in assembly
Using CTRL-ALT-MMB for spinning them
Component/Adv Utils/Repeat function
Feature/COPY

Drawing

defining views -using mapkeys

Mapkeys

TOP, FRONT, RIGHT, ISO
AXO & Default(i)

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