Pattern Feature guid to Creo Elements Pro

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Understand Pattern

Feature

Beginner guide to Creo Elements/Pro

Waqas Ahmad

Mechanical Engineering 360

This tutorial is made at Cero Elements/Pro V 5 the graphics layout in older versions may be different

UNDERSTAND PATTERN FEATURE Mechanical Engineering 360


Patterning features and components is yet another way to quickly duplicate

features to increase efficiency.

In this exercise You will learn creating pattern using

1) Axis

2) Direction

3) Fill option

Pattern Feature using axis

first of all make a solid disk in Creo Elements/Pro. Use its dia to 100 and

extrude length equal to 30.

you can take your own parameters for this. I am giving this dimensions just

for demonstration.

after making disk use hole tool to make a hole in this disk.

set hole dai to 10 and offset distance from each plane to 30 as shown in fig.

Hole depth is up to you .

After making hole in disk select the hole so it become red highlighted.

when you do this pattern tool also become active for this feature just like

this.

now click at pattern tool and set the parameters as shown below.



Well choose axis option from dashboard as shown above and the select the

axis of your disk. Select 360 rotation option and set total number of holes to

be 10.and press done button……

now your disk will look like this.

if you want to add another rotation of holes then before clicking at

done button see the option very next to the 360 rotation option.set number

of rotations to 2.

now when you active this option you will see black dots that are going

outside from our disk. to make them within disk just put the radial distance

value to ” -12 ” so black dots will become within the disk. Now press done

button and your disk look as this is..



Pattern Feature using Direction

To try this tutorial , first make a rectangle with dimension 200 length , 100

width. you may choose your own but for this tutorial use above mentioned

dimensions.

after making solid rectangle make a hole using Hole Tool. Make the offset

distance to be at 10 from each wall (upper and right) and set hole dia to 10

as shown below.

Now select the hole so it turn red highlighted and pattern tool become

active.

click at pattern tool and from tool menu select direction method.now

program will ask you direction reference.To make this click at the side as

shown in fig below (red highlighted ) make number of holes 10 and set the

distance between the hole to be 20.you can change the direction of pattern

holes by placing “-ve” sign with the distance between hole.



now we want to make this rectangle with full of holes.

click at “2-select an item” , in above fig i already have selected an edge so

you can see 1Edge in 2nd reference box.when you click at this box then you

have to again select a reference.for this purpose select the side edge as

shown in fig and make number of holes to “5″ and set the distance b/w the

holes to be 20.when you done this you part will look like this fig. if you want

to exclude any hole then just click at black dot , which is at your desired

location, it turns to white means it is excluded.

now everything has done so press done button and you part will look like as

shown in start of this tutorial.



Pattern feature using Fill option

this is part that we have made in last tutorial

now we are going to make it again but using fill feature.

the capabilities of both option is different and we will discuses it in future

when we will get enough practical experience at Creo Elements/Pro.

Let’s start our work.

make same rectangle as you have made in last tutorial. 200 length , 100

width , make hole at specified location as in previous post.

now select the hole and click at pattern tool.in tool menu select the fill

option

there you have to select the option as i have shown in above fig. when you

click at “Define ” button program will let you in sketch mode and it will ask

you to define plan…use “use previous” and program will let you enter in

sketching mode…..

In sketching mode we have to draw the section in which we want to

make pattern.



now as we have to make pattern as we did in last tutorial so here we draw a

rectangle that start from the center of hole as i circled in fig.

after making rectangle for correct dimension just click at done button and

program will automatically show the pattern of holes in our part.

now click at done button to complete tutorial

For feedback contact me at waqas[@]mechanical360.net

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Pattern Feature guid to Creo Elements Pro