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a.) Look at the File tab in the Creo Ribbon and click New
b.) A dialog box will pop up. Here you can select what type of model you want to create. As
you learn more about designing in Creo, you will use parts, assemblies and drawings the
most.
c.) Select Assembly in the dialog box.
d.) Type in your first name. If you want more than one word
in the name (e.g. Creo_blocks) you need to include a
hyphen or underscore. Spaces are not allowed in Creo
filenames.
e.) Click OK.
PTC Academic, 2012
c.) The peg will open in the screen colored in purple and it will have a globe with rings and
three arrows--this is the 3D Copilot. The 3D Copilot helps you position the part so it easy
for you to connect it to another part.
e.) Use the 3D Copilot to position the peg close to the letter block, but not touching.
f.) Now its time to connect the peg to the letter block. These assembly connections are
called assembly constraints.
g.) The first constraint you want to make is
between the outer cylindrical surface of
the peg and the inner cylindrical surface
of the block hole. Click first on the outer
cylindrical surface of the peg, X1, and
then click on the inner cylindrical
surface of the block hole, X2.
h.) You will see the word coincident appear next to the peg. This is the type of constraint
you created.
i.) Notice only one of the arrows and one of the circles in the co-pilot is now colored. The
peg can only move back n forth along the axis of the red arrow.
j.) Now you want to insert the peg into the hole. Click the flat circular end of the peg, X1,
and the flat circular inner surface of the hole X2. To select the different surfaces, you will
need to rotate the assembly. To do
this click and hold the middle mouse
button and then position the assembly
so you can see the inner hole surface.
k.) Since the peg and block are fully constrained, the peg turned yellow-orange.
l.) Click the green check mark
m.) It is possible you had some problems during this procedure. The table below describes
three common errors.
Common Error
Solution
If you pick the wrong surface, no problem. Right-click on the constraint label X1
If you get a Distance constraint, no problem. Right-click and hold on the Distance
X2.
By mistake double-clicked
the middle mouse button
during assembly.
Now you can add new constraints. Remember you need two coincident constraints.
One between the outer cylindrical surface of the peg and the inner cylindrical
surface of the block hole. And the second between the flat circle end of the peg
and the flat inner circle of the hole. See Step 4-j
Whats Next?
Congrats you completed Activity 2 Alphabet Assembly in Creo!
You learned how to create an assembly file, open parts in assembly, and assemble parts
together to create your name.
Now you can go onto Activity 3 to create a photo realistic image of your name!