Creo Arbor Press -

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Analysis and Creo

Analysis

Etiquette

● Before we begin, we need to talk

about proper etiquette

○ When designing we want to first a

“solid” first and then cut away

material.

○ Anything that is a simple, profile, or

standard hole; we should use the hole

feature tool.

○ Minor features such as rounds and

chamfers should be applied last.

■ Chamfers dead last and

rounds second to last.

Analysis

● First we want to analyze which is the

Front, Top, and Right planes.

○ Luckily the top drawing already puts

the part into a Front, Top, and Right

Plane view

● Next we want to create a solid feature

that will complete most of it.

○ Front plane will create the largest

solid piece (RED)

● Is the solid piece symmetric?

○ From the 3/8 hole and the cut, we can

tell that the part must be made

symmetrically

Both the 3/8 hole and the

cut are both missing

location dimensions,

specifying how far they’re

from an edge. Therefore

the part must be made

symmetrically.

Creo Part

Creo: Start

● Click on the New button icon (red)

● Then click on the part (green)

● Name the part “column” (blue)

● Lastly, click OK

Creo: Start

● Then select “inlbs_part_solid” (green)

● Then click OK

Creo: Extrude

● First click on the plane display (red)

● Then click on extrude tool (green)

Creo: Extrude

● First click on the FRONT plane (red

arrow)

● Then make sure that the orientation

plane is the RIGHT plane and it’s

facing the right (green arrow)

Creo: Extrude

● For the x-axis, click on the TOP plane

(red)

● For the y-axis, click on the RIGHT

plane (green)

● Then click on the CLOSE button

Creo: Extrude

● Use the line tool, to sketch a rough

sketch of the front view of the Arbor

Press (red)

○ Start at the origin (green) and then

move clockwise.

Creo: Extrude

● Click on the sketch fillet tool (red)

● Apply a sketch fillet to the inner

corner (green arrow) and the outer

corner (blue arrow)

○ You can create the fillet by clicking

on the two lines that make up the

corner

Creo: Extrude

● Using the dimension tool (red)

○ Make sure that all the dimension

placements reflect the ones on the

drawing sheet (green)

○ Don’t change the dimension!!!!!

Creo: Extrude

● Select all the dimensions (red)

○ Maybe drag a box over all of them

● Then click on the modify tool (green)

Creo: Extrude

● Uncheck the regenerate box (red)

● Then go one by one and change the

dimensions (green)

● Once done, click on the OK button

Creo: Extrude

● Once everything looks okay, go

ahead and click on the green check

mark

Creo: Extrude

● Change the depth of the extrusion

from blind to symmetric (red)

○ Don’t forget to change the

dimension to the proper dimension

● Then click on the green check mark

Creo: Editing tool

● If you need to go back and adjust

anything

○ Right click on the feature (red)

○ Then click on the edit feature icon

(green)

Creo: Extrude Cut 1

● Click on the extrude tool (not

shown), then click on the placement

tab (red)

● Then click on the define button

(green)

Creo: Extrude Cut 1

● Click on the top surface of the part

(red arrow)

● Then make sure that the backside of

the part is facing top (green arrow)

Creo: Extrude Cut 1

● Turn on “Plane Display” (red)

● Then click on the FRONT plane

(green arrow)

● Then click on the left edge of the part

(blue arrow)

● Next, turn off the “Plane Display”

(red)

● Then click close

Creo: Extrude Cut 1

● First click on the “Center Rectangle”

tool (red)

● Next, click on the x-axis, to the left of

the edge (green)

● Then expand till its attached to the

left edge (blue)

● Then double click on the dimensions

and adjust them appropriately (pink)

Creo: Extrude Cut 1

● Next change the view from hidden to

“shaded” (red)

● Make sure to remove material

(green)

● Then set the cut to be thru all (blue)

● Once all done, click on the green

check mark

Creo: Hole Feature 1

● First Click on the hole feature tool

(red)

Creo: Hole Feature 1

● First, click on the surface the hole

will be placed (red arrow)

○ To get a better view, click on the

view manager and click on FRONT

view (red)

● Then drag the green boxes (not

shown) to the top and left edges

(green)

● Next, click on the placement tab

(blue)

○ And adjust the dimensions

accordingly (pink)

Creo: Hole Feature 1

● Because this is a simple (profile) hole,

select the simple hole tool (red)

● Then change the end condition to

thru all (green)

● Then add a counter-bore (blue)

● Next, click on the shape tap (pink)

○ And adjust the dimensions

accordingly (yellow)

● Once done, click on the green check

mark

Creo: Hole Feature 2

● Next, click on the hole feature (red)

Creo: Hole Feature 2

● Click on the RIGHT side of the part

(red arrow) to place the hole on

● Turn on the plane display (not

shown)

● Then drag a green box to the front

plane and another to the bottom

edge (green)

○ Check to make sure you have the

right surfaces and dimensions(green

arrow)

Creo: Hole Feature 2

● This is a standard hole (⅜-16 unc)

● Click on the standard hole tool (red)

● Remove tapping and add clearance

(green)

● Make sure that the end condition is

thru all (blue)

● Then add a counter-bore and

counter-sink (pink)

● Lastly, check all the dimensions to

correct values (yellow)

Creo: Hole Feature 3

● Click on the Hole Feature tool (not

shown)

● Then click on the Left face of the

column to place the hole (green

arrow)

○ If you need to adjust the view, click

on the view manager and change to

LEFT view (green)

● Then drag green boxes to the left and

bottom edges (blue) and adjust

values (pink)

Creo: Hole Feature 3

● Change the hole from a simple to

standard hole (Red)

● Then change the type to 8-32 UNC

(green)

● Then adjust all the dimensions

appropriately (blue)

● Then click on the green check mark

when finished

Creo: Hole Feature Pattern

● Change the pattern type to direction

(red)

● Then click on the left edge (green

arrow)

● To add another direction, click on the

second direction field (blue)

○ Then Click on the bottom edge of

the part (pink arrow)

● Then adjust the dimensions

appropriately (yellow)

● Once done, click on the green check

mark

Finished Part

● Done