use of pro-E

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November 16, 2011
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can anybody explain about pro-E use in the work. like what types of works can be done with pro-E in automotive, aerospace industry, or any other industry, and how much growth in career we can expect with pro-E skills.

thanks,

shankar

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BrianMartin

13-Aquamarine

Shankar literally you can do almost anything mechanical or electrical in Pro/ENGINEER. The software is used in every major manufacturing and engineering industry. The suite of tools offered with Creo grows everyday. No one will be able to list all the possiblities.

To quote from the fine cinematic masterpiece "Blades of Glory"... "if you can dream it... you can do it!"

Your career potential in Pro/ENGINEER is nearly limitless. Creo isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Despite the various rumors that are occasionally floated by PTC's competitors, the company is strong and the product line is stable. You can make a very nice living using these software tools. PTC's products are very powerful but they can be a little hard to learn. Experienced, trained users who understand the idiosyncrasies of the tools and how to use them to maximum benefit are ALWAYS needed.

Good luck..

-Brian

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ptc-4328935

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Thanks Brian for the answer.

but, just i want to know little more clearly, so can you or anybody explain with some examples of using pro-E

in aerospace or automotive sectors using pro-E technology/tools. if you give 2-3 examples, it will help me.

i have just learned pro-E, but not worked anywhere, so, i am curious and excited to work in different types of applications using the skills i learnt.

thanks,

shankar

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BrianMartin

13-Aquamarine

Hi Shankar...

I've worked in many industries so I have a pretty good cross-section of experience. Here are some examples from my own career.

- Used Pro/E to design electrical connectors for automobile airbags. These were small, injection molded plastic parts with gold plated metal pins inserted. The pins were designed in Pro/E sheetmetal and were stamped on an industrial tool and die machine. The mold for the plastic part was designed in Pro/MOLD. The various pieces of the mold were manufactured using Pro/MANUFACTURING on CNC (computer controlled) milling machines. The assembly of the final product (plastic molded pieces + pins) was documented using Pro/PROCESS which allowed us to document each step of the assembly.

- Used Pro/E to design a high voltage lithium ion battery pack for use in one of the next generation NATO strike fighters. Pro/SHEETMETAL was used to design pieces of the battery case shell. Pro/ENGINEER was used to design the battery components. Pro/CBALING was used to create harnesses and wiring for the assembly. Mechanica was used to perform structural, thermal, and vibration analysis on the final part.

- Used Pro/E to contribute to the design of a "IED hardened" armored vehiclesfor use by US and Iraqi forces. Pro/CABLING was used to route communication harnesses. Pro/E was used to design crew seating and restraints, upgraded armor for the vehicle, provisions for NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) filtration and climate control. Pro/MANUFACTURING was used to fabricate components of the vehicle. Windchill PDMLINK was used to control all documentation releases and preserve project data.

- Used Pro/E to automate the design of biotech filtration equipment. Utilized Pro/PROGRAM to accept a series of inputs which were used to drive the design of pumps, motors, piping, and filtration components. Assembly documentation and drawings were automatically created based on these inputs without manual intervention. New designs which previously took months to create could be iterated within a week using this technique.

- Used Pro/E to design a unique dual propulsion system for a satellite science mission. Pro/CABLING was used to route the various wiring harnesses throughout the system. Pro/PIPING was used to route hydrazine and xenon gas lines throughout the spacecraft. Various Ansys and Mechanica analyzes were performed to test structural and thermal performance of the assembly. Used Pro/ENGINEER to simulate the motion of thruster engines and generate keep-out zones. This spacecraft is currently orbiting Vesta. (See "Dawn" project).

These are just a few possibilities. I don't know how much more detail I can give. Literally, Pro/E can be used for almost anything... major aerospace, defense, and automotive industries use it for innumerable purposes. You can find tons of examples by simply performing a Google search on Pro/E and keywords like "aerospace" and "automotive".

For years PTC User ran a competition called Pro/AWARD (which eventually changed to "PTC Awards") which featured dozens upon dozens of examples of cool projects done in Pro/ENGINEER. I don't think they still do it but here's a link to past years' winners.

http://www.ptc.com/appserver/mkt/ptcawards/index.jsp

This should give you more than enough to work with!

Good luck!

-Brian