PRO-E INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Product Design - Pro/ENGINEER interview questions: Part 1

1. What is the difference between object reference and geometric associativity? Object reference is a data management term that has to do with the way one object references another. Geometric associativity has to do with how a parts geometry can be changed from the part or drawing. 2. What are the file extensions given to sketches, parts, assemblies, drawings? Sketches - .sec, Parts- .prt, Assemblies- .asm, Drawings- .drw 3. How should you create a new part or assembly? Why? You should always create a new part or assembly using the copy from option in the new dialog box and copy a start part. This ensures the proper layer setup, saved views, datum planes, parameters, etc. 4. What is the use of config.pro file? The config.pro file contains configuration options which control the behavior of Pro/ENGINEER. This file also contains user macros which are called map keys. 5. What is a trail file? The trail file is a record of every menu pick and screen pick and keyboard input during an entire session of pro/engineer. This file can be retrieved and edited and replayed to retrieve work lost during an unexpected failure of a session. 6. What is the meaning of "store back"? 'Store back' refers to the behavior in which an object is stored back to the directory from where it was opened not necessarily the current working directory. 7. What is the difference between File -> Erase and File -> Delete?

File erase removes the object from the ram of the computer and file delete removes the object from the disk or hard drive of the computer. 8. What is the difference between File -> Save and File -> Backup? File save stores the object in the directory where it was opened from and file backup copies the object to the specified directory using the same name. 9. After performing a File, Save As, what is the current object? . After performing a file save as command the current object is not a new object it is the old object. 10. If I use Window in Pro/Engineer and Close without saving my model, have I lost my work? No.
When do feature relation evaluate? 92. What is a constraint relation in Pro/Engineer? 93. Name four types of parameters ? 94. What is a logic statement? 95. Why should you comment relations? 96. What does sort relations do? 97. Can you add motion to a part in Pro/Engineer? 98. How do you add a model parameter in a drawing note? 99. What is the difference between " Move" and "Move Text" ? 100. Name the four types of tolerance formats available in Pro/Engineer? 101. Which of the tolerance formats should you not use? 102. What is a drawing symbol? 103. Can a drawing reference more than one assembly? 104. Can a Pro/Engineer drawing be opened in AutoCAD? 105. Can the units of a part be changed without changing the size of the part? 91. When the feature regenerates. 92. A constraint relation is used to put limits on parameters (usually dimensions) based design intent and/or manufacturing limitations. 93. Integer, real number, string, yes_no. 94. Logic statements are a series of relations that test parameter values and performs actions based on the results of the test.

95. You should comment relations so that other users can understand what you are trying to accomplish with the relations. 96. Sorts the relations in case of circular references within the relations. 97. Yes. 98. Use ampersand and then the parameter name (&material). 99. Move allows you to move the selected item anywhere. Move text allows you to move the selected item only parallel to the elbow. 100. Nominal (no tolerance shown), plus/minus, plus/minus symmetric, limits. 101. Plus/minus (because manufacturing people want the model at the mean size not the nominal size). 102. A symbol is a collection of draft entities that are stored together for reuse on other drawings. 103. Yes. 104. No. (Yes, but only after translation to dxf or iges or dwg). 105. Yes.