Drinks Bottle Using CREO DEVELOPMENT. Some basic actions in CREO Scroll back and forth to zoom. Hold...
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Drinks Bottle Using CREO DEVELOPMENT. Some basic actions in CREO Scroll back and forth to zoom. Hold shift + middle mouse button then drag the mouse to
Some basic actions in CREO Scroll back and forth to zoom. Hold
shift + middle mouse button then drag the mouse to move around your
design. Hold down middle mouse button and move mouse around to turn
your drawing around to see it from different angles. Click Middle
mouse button/ scroll wheel to confirm changes.
Slide 3
Select the front work plane
Slide 4
Click sketch (top of page) Then click sketch view to see it
from the front view 1. 2.
Slide 5
Click rectangle tool. Then click and drag a rectangular shape
roughly the shape of your bottle. Click left mouse button to
complete the rectangle, then click the middle mouse button to
confirm, it should fill with colour and show dimensions. 1. 2.
Slide 6
Double click the dimension that runs top to bottom and give it
a new size (use measurements from a bottle you have looked at).
Click middle mouse button to confirm. Do the same for the width,
and click middle mouse button to confirm. 1. 2.
Slide 7
Click ok button to confirm your sketch is correct, you need to
do this each time you make a sketch and want to add a feature to
it.
Slide 8
Click on the revolve feature. This is used to make your shape
into a 3D cylinder. Click on the line you will revolve the shape
around the right vertical line of your rectangle. It will then
automatically make a cylinder from your shape. Click and hold the
middle button and drag a bit to see the shape in 3D. 1. 2. 3.
Slide 9
Click the green tick to apply the revolve settings to your
sketch. It will change colour
Slide 10
Edit the shape to make the top of the bottle (screw thread
section)
Slide 11
Right click on the sketch in the left hand menu. And click edit
definition. This menu shows all of your work planes, sketches and
features and each one can be edited if needed.
Slide 12
Click sketch view again so you can see the rectangle from a
front view. It will change back to the 2D sketch so you can edit
it. 1. 2. 3. Click on the line chain tool ready to start drawing
the top of the bottle. Then scroll in on the top of the rectangle
to zoom in.
Slide 13
Click to attach the line to the rectangle and drawn a line up
across and down to make the top of the bottle. Click middle mouse
button twice to finish the line and reveal the dimensions. Double
click the dimensions and change them to an appropriate size, middle
click to confirm dimensions( use the bottle measurements you took
to inform your decisions). 1. 2.
Slide 14
Click on the delete segment tool and click on the line between
the two rectangles to make an outline shape, click the middle mouse
button to confirm. It should fill with colour again if it is a
closed shape. 1. Use the delete segment tool again to delete all of
the centre lines of the bottle. (it needs to be one continuous
line). So... 2. Re-draw the line with the line tool to make one
complete centre line, then click the middle mouse button twice to
confirm. 3. 4.
Slide 15
Click on the centreline tool. Click and drag the line on the
centre of the bottle until the centreline is vertical and then left
click to position the line. It should leave a vertical dotted
line.
Slide 16
Click the ok button again to confirm the changes you have made.
Click the revolve button again and it should apply the changes you
made to give a very basic bottle shape. A small cylinder on top of
a bigger cylinder. Click the ok button again to confirm the
revolve. 1. 2. 3.
Slide 17
Editing the shape of the bottle
Slide 18
Right click the sketch again and select the edit definition
option again. Click sketch view to view it from the front again. 1.
2.
Slide 19
You can use the spline tool to change the shape of the side of
the bottle. Click to attach to the side of the bottle then draw
curves to the shape you want to create. Middle mouse click to
complete the line.. 1. 2.
Slide 20
Start using the delete segment tool to delete the parts of the
bottle you no longer need. Zoom in on the lines by scrolling the
mouse to delete all of the unwanted lines. Click the middle button
when finished to see if the shape fills. if it does not check to
see if the shape has any more lines that need deleting or if there
are any gaps in the shape. 1. 2. 3. Click the ok button to confirm
the changes and view them in 3D.
Slide 21
You should have something a bit like this now, the shape
depends on the design you are developing.
Slide 22
Edit screw thread section to add the thread and seal.
Slide 23
Start by right clicking on the sketch to edit definition again.
1. Click the sketch view again to view the shape from the front
2.
Slide 24
Zoom in on the top section of the bottle. (scroll mouse) Use
the line tool to draw the different shapes for the screw thread and
the section on which the seal will rest. Use the rectangle tool to
make the seal, leave a gap between the bottle and the seal. 1. 2.
3.
Slide 25
Use delete segment tool to delete parts of the drawing that are
not needed. Middle click to confirm the check the drawing fills and
is correct. 1. 2.
Slide 26
Click the green tick to confirm your changes to the sketch. If
you want to change the screw thread or shape of the bottle, just
right click on the sketch again and click on edit definition. Make
the changes and click the green tick to view the changes again. I
edited the shape slightly by moving parts of the sketch. 1. 2.
3.
Slide 27
Round edges tool
Slide 28
Select the round edges tool.. Click on an edge you want to add
round edges to. 1. 2. Use the little white boxes to drag the
rounded corners to a radius you are happy with. 3.
Slide 29
You can also put in a specific radius for the rounded edge in
the box at the top of the screen. Click green tick to complete the
action. 1. 2.
Slide 30
Repeat for any other edges that may need rounding off. This is
personal choice, it could take place as part of the development
later on.
Slide 31
Shelling the bottle (to make it hollow)
Slide 32
Left Click on the shell tool Left Click on the top of the
bottle, we will shell it from here. Select a thickness for the
bottle, it would not let me go higher than 0.3mm. Start at 1.00mm
and reduce if it doesn't work. Centre click to check it works then
Click green tick when happy. 1. 2. 3.
Slide 33
The bottle should now be hollow. All of your sketches and
features appear in this menu. Any of them can be edited by using
the edit definition function (right click on the sketch or
feature), you can also delete them by right clicking on them and
selecting the delete action.