Hi Terry,
Another few days on from your post so not sure how you are going. I see only one reply so far.
I just tried a search on
pro e tutorials
in Google and it came back with lots of possibilities. Some diffuculty though that many of rthe tutorials are for more advanced topics and you would not necessarily know which ones to pick.
Here are some I think might be relevant for you:
- http://www.ptc.com/products/tutorials/ is of this same search but is obviously direct PTC info. Look on the Prerecorded Videos tab. Avoid the Conceptual and Industrial Design link as this will really put you in off the deep end. The second link is Detailed Design - CAD is the one you want and click the Tutorials tab then pick the ProEngineer Wildfire5 Tutorials. This will take you to the ptc.com website and you will get a log in message. You need to get registered for PTC to do this so sort that out first. Once you have the page with Reference Documents will open and you click the link for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 Hands on Workshop which should get you going. However looking at this it shows plenty of stuff but is probably too advanced for what you want
- http://www.tutorialhero.com/click-49565-pro_engineer_wildfire_3.0_core_concepts.php (yes I know this says WF3 but it still shows similar stuff to the latest version). I see though that this refers to PTC University (i.e. PTC training). You may be able to access this stuff through PTC with your Student or Schools Edition. In any case even if you don't have the models you can page though this to get a better idea of the program.
If you are going to go with simple orthogonal shapes (think rectangular blocks) and holes in these then you can get going for simple parts and assemble these. The big deal with ProE (and some other more advanced programs) is that they are parametric which in basic terms means you can edit stuff afterward and the changes show up in your 3D model.
You say you have made a basic part but I am not sure what that is so I need to ask some more questions:
What version of ProEngineer are you using? I am guessing it will be Creo Pro elements (which we know as Wildfire 5 before the name got changed recently).
As far as I can see if you are trying to build some mechanism or robot type device then you should be able to manage this. Is it possible to sketch something of what you are trying to achieve then I can probably give you some pointers and other people on the forum might be able to help more too.
Did the first model you made have some basic features in it before you started? I am thinking of some default datum planes and a coordinate system. You can start ProE with just a first block feature but this is not good practice for parametric design as it tends to paint you into a corner as your design gets more complex. I am happy to try and set you up with some default stuff to help. Do you work in metric or inch sizes?
That's it for now but I will check overt the next couple of days to see if this is of any use to you or if I can help in some way.
Regards,
Brent
