A simplified rep has initially been created of the front panel as shown below sub assembly in master rep view. Understanding advanced simplified rep functionality creating and using assembly structure and skeletons project prerequisites fast track to pro engineer wildfire 4. Professional forum and technical support for engineers for ptc. In proe i would create simplified representations for each top level assembly and it would show up correct on the drawing.
Simple 3d drawings using combined views in creo and pro e. Im evaluating to upgrade to inventor and some of the folks are saying just by pro e. Graphically, you may not be able to tell the difference, but the software. Hi again i have one more thing regarding simp rep i have defined a simp rep a. Using rules to manage simplified reps in creo and pro. Pro report and simplified reps and exploded view urgent help 427591hj mechanical. Using rules to manage simplified reps in creo and pro engineer eac tip of the week. Sw can do this but what they cant do is then take these selected components and create a simplified rep representation outside of the assembly that acts like another assembly in such that you can create drawings from it but it is different because you cannot add or remove components from it because it is based on the super model. Proengineer is now creo proengineer is now ptc creo, but its not just a name change its so much more. Wow, way to at least quadruple th etime it takes me to make or modify a simplified rep. Content use advanced assembly constraints create and using component interfaces create and using flexible components restructure and mirror. Instead of individually removing all the unwanted components such as gauge, bracket and door hinge, at the top level, we can select the simplified rep on the preexisting lower level subassembly.
Create a bom index between simplified reps ptc community. One possible hokey solution is to create a parameter to select which assembly cut is active, add a pro program statement to turn on and off the assembly cuts based on this parameters value, assembly the panel twice into a new assembly, and then flex the parameter of each assembly to show a. As you can see the master rep is the active model rep if you look at the bottom left corner rep. In addition, leverage existing simplified reps into higherlevel assemblies. You can create top down design with skeleton models in pro e even motion skeletons. In pro engineer, you can work with both normal simplified representations and also with dynamic simplified representations that update on demand while you are working.
We are going to turn off some of the default actions of proe. Creo elementspro, or creo elementsdirect modeling, formerly known, together with creo parametric, as proengineer and wildfire. While creating one of these external simplified representation, go to the view. When rep a is active and on my part tree, i right click a feature b say a var section i cant find edit definition but when i am on my master rep, i found edit definition with same feature b, can some body explain. Showing my age here, but can we have the classic proe blue. Creo elements is a software application within the caidcadcamcae. Simplified representation in part drawing ptc community. Content use advanced component selection use advanced assembly constraints. Question asked by frederic hodshon on mar 27, 2014 latest reply on mar 27, 2014 by glenn schroeder. Simplified reps are a mainly a display thing, whose primary function is large assembly management and is over used as an easy way to show what people want to show or not show. Design documentation and detailing wildfire 5, revision 1. My apologies if this is a repost but im in a huge hurry.
If i understand your question correctly, all you need to do now is activate the rep, and press new in the view managers simp rep tab. You would be much better off in this case to make the part into a family table. Part changing definition between assembly and subassembly. Displaying annotations in the view of the part simplified representation is. In the view manager, you can create simplified reps, as gokul was saying. Simplified reps may be opening different components at diferent levels of your structure. Requires a pro engineer license and an active pro engineer session to launch a model and to generate the mesh. This video explains when family tables makes sense and when you should be using other tactics like simplified reps or mechanisms in creo or pro engineer. I think one solution is to count the simplify reps and tell to the program to add a parameter for each rep, if you have few simplified reps. I create a simplified rep which i want to save to an external file. If that rep doesnt exist for some part or assembly, the default rep will open, by default, lol. The default representation includes all assembly components in their master representation. Substitute a lower level simplified rep into a top level assembly restate the concept of when to use a simplified rep overview.
Creo is a suite of solutions offering integrated 3d cadcamcae software. You can either use the right click menu in the feature tree to set representation of parts and features which you want to hide to exclude and then save as a new rep, or you can create a new rep and define it. Creo is a suite of solutions offering integrated 3d cadcam cae software. Simplified solutions provides 3d pcb productsservices. When the top level is open, it may include rep a, but when the next level is opened, it may include rep b. Ok, opinions about simplified reps in creo in wf4 i dont have to maximize anything, i have the main window already maximized, and can pick all the models i want directly from the model tree and see what rep master, graphic, etc. The simplified representations remain static while you work.
The mechanica method supports geometry accessed through pro intralink. Simplified load balancing phasebalance outlets on threephase models ensure equal loading across all phases. For several simplified reps in your drawing, the problem becomes more complex. However, if the simplified rep of the assembly consists of simplified reps of parts that are substituted for the part master rep, then only the master rep of the. Using rules to manage simplified reps in creo and proengineer. Serious comparison between solidworks and creo proe. About creating views of part simplified representations. This will make a new simplified rep based on one which is not active. Pro e does not allow me to move a balloon to a view of a different simp. Using proe part simplified representation and instance name.
We were ready to upgrade our estimating software and wanted an easy to use system that could be accessed from any browser, was easy to customize, had a robust job tracking component and most importantly, was affordable. When you create a simplified representation, you designate the way. Simplified representation in part drawing the intended use of changing view states with simplified reps is with assemblies. About creating simplified representations ptc support. Hi all, i have a pretty complicated assembly and i want to create some kind of assembly processes for specific areas. You create simplified representations by defining the state of the components in each representation of the assembly. Or you can select the old rep in the view manager, right click and select copy. Man, and simplified reps are something pro e used to be good at. Sketcher,i cant see anything better than sketcher,modifying multiple dimensions by locking scale.
Copy geometry from one part to another with external references. To do that i must run once again the little function i added in pro e. Cad software solutions the industry standard for product design and development software for parametric modeling, simulationanalysis, and product documentation for more than 30 years. Design animation is meant for both casual and expert proengineer users. Instead of incorporating workarounds or reinstituting a bug that is useful, how about ptc making this a little more intuitive by enhancing the software to allow the bom balloons to be shown in a view that uses a simplified rep i. Everyones product development challenges are uniqueso you need choices, from robust onpremises to innovative pure saas cad solutions. The name of the active simplified representation appears in the assembly window as a label, in the form simplfd rep. Simplified reps including substitution of component level rep models are supported. I want to export a simplified rep, but i want it to be in the. I need the table to be set to master rep, but i want the balloons distributed between all views. Dont they use the software oh wait, i can answer that. You can either use the right click menu in the feature tree to set representation of parts and features which you want to hide to exclude and then save as a new rep, or you can create a new rep and define it to exclude those partsfeatures. Using these tools lets users create simplified representations without. Pro engineer is now creo pro engineer is now ptc creo, but its not just a name change its so much more.
Near the bottom of the dialog in the proengineer section is a checkbox for simplified representation, as well as a text box where the name of the simplified. Pro e tutorials pdf wildfire 4 a tutorialbased guide to workflow. But the classic macintosh operating systems, mac os 9 and lower, is what well be focusing on in this article. As the number of automaker recalls due to software issues are increasing and gaining widespread attention, we. Your new rep will be based on the one that is active at the time. Ok, opinions about simplified reps in creo ptc community. Can you have the automatic simplified reps and custom created reps. Ptc hereby grants to the licensed software user the right to make copies in. I have a ton of simplified reps on one of my larger assemblies.
Simplified reps in both part mode and assembly mode. Simple 3d drawings using combined views in creo and pro e eac tip of the week duration. Using rules to manage simplified reps in creo and pro engineer eac tip of the week duration. I mean, dont the developers actually think about what theyre doing. Using simplified reps decreases regeneration, retrieval, and repaint times and. Rules are searches that are continuously evaluated and can be used to drive layers and simplified representations. Then you could show the simplified instance in the drawing views and you would not have to amek any change to your assemblies.
The legitimate method, if you want weights and such is to us family tables. T oday were going to explore the history of the classic macintosh operating system. Simplified representations are available in assembly, manufacturing, part, and drawing modes, as well as in pro moldesign, pro casting, and pro process for assemblies. With a simplified rep, less of the model data is loaded into memory. Create a drawing, place a general view, and choose master rep when you get prompted to choose a rep. Advantages of simplified representation in proe answers. The purpose of this module is to understand how to create, modify and manage usage of simplified representations. Simplified reps control which objects of a users assembly are retrieved into a pro engineer session and displayed. Advanced assembly design with proengineer wildfire 4. People in related roles will also benefit from taking this course. If you want to be able to change the rep using the view states option, add the part to an assembly and create assembly reps that display the part using the part simplified reps. This video is the complimentary video to the one posted on 12. Now macos is the modern operating system that powers every macintosh computer, from the mac mini to the imac pro.
Add the simprep model to the drawing by going to drawing models add model. Partlevel simplified reps will be used in conjunction with multibody modeling. Learn to exist within failure mode and utilize insert mode. I can get it to work exporting an iges or stp, but i cant attach 3d notes. I do not know how pro e works but this is not a easy task in sw. On one sheet i have a left side view with its rep, and a right side view with its rep.
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