Surface Modeling Techniques Part 3

The topic of "Surface Modeling" is rather broad and somewhat ambiguous. In this three part series we will explore a number of the options and usefulness of the Surface Modeling methodology using Pro/ENGINEER. A short list of the topics covered in this third part are: * Surf Extension * Surf Merge/Intersect * Revolved Surface * Effective Referencing * "Make Datum" On-the-Fly * Flat/Filled Sketch Surfaces * Axis Pattern * Solidify Surface Quilts * Reference Pattern

Category:

Education

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• Tutorial
• proe
• pro/engineer
• wildfire
• cad
• cam
• cae
• surface modeling

[fog152]

That was very nice, thanks!

[prince2princess7]

yhanks andi chala

[gpwnedable]

@regjwaerhouse The reference plane orients your sketch, i.e. tells you which way is up when you are in sketcher mode. ProE often picks a reference plane for you these days, but it is important to remember that the plane it picks becomes a parent feature of the sketch, so it often pays to override whatever ProE picks otherwise you might get a parent/child relationship that will cause problems later on.

[regjwaerhouse]

Just one question: why in proE you do have to select a reference plane when making a sketch? I'm not very familiar with ProE but I have use a bunch of CAD softwares. That's why I 'm so intrigued !!!