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–www.realworlddesignchallenge.org –www.ptc.com/go/rwdc/rwdcgettingstarted Scalextric4Schools • UK: www.scalextric4schools.org • US: www.scalextric4schools.us Training Agenda Day 1 Module 01 ― The Interface and Basic Concepts Module 02 ― Basic Part Modeling Day 2 Module 03 ― Basic Drawing Creation Module 04 ― Basic Assembly Modeling Module 05 ― Advanced Modeling and Design Module 06 ― Photorealistic Rendering Table of Contents Introduction to Creo Elements/Pro TheInterfaceandBasicConcepts............................. 1-1 DownloadingModelFilesforthisCourse...................... 1-2 UnderstandingSolidModelingConcepts...................... 1-3 UnderstandingFeature-BasedConcepts...................... 1-4 UnderstandingParametricConcepts......................... 1-5 UnderstandingAssemblyConcepts.......................... 1-7 UnderstandingAssociativeConcepts........................ 1-9 UnderstandingModel-CentricConcepts..................... 1-11 UnderstandingtheCreoElements/ProInterface............... 1-13 WorkingDirectoriesandSavingyourWork................... 1-16 UsingSpin,Pan,ZoomandNamedViews................... 1-18 UnderstandingBasicDisplayOptions....................... 1-23 SelectingItemsusingDirectSelection....................... 1-28 SelectingItemsusingQuerySelection...................... 1-30 UnderstandingSelectionFilters............................ 1-36 UsingtheSmartSelectionFilter............................ 1-37 ManagingFilesinCreoElements/Pro....................... 1-42 UnderstandingtheBasicsofSketcher....................... 1-50 BasicPartModeling........................................ 2-1 BasicPartModeling...................................... 2-2 BasicDrawingCreation..................................... 3-1 BasicDrawingCreation................................... 3-2 BasicAssemblyModeling................................... 4-1 BasicAssemblyModeling................................. 4-2 AdvancedModelingandDesign.............................. 5-1 AdvancedModelingandDesign............................ 5-2 PhotorealisticRendering.................................... 6-1 PhotorealisticRendering.................................. 6-2 BasicPartModeling-References............................. 7-1 ReviewingSketcherTheory................................ 7-2 SpecifyingtheSketchSetup............................... 7-3 CreatingSketches('Sketch'Feature)......................... 7-5 CreatingInternalSketches................................. 7-7 SketchingLines......................................... 7-9 SketchingCircles....................................... 7-10 SketchingCenterlines................................... 7-11 DimensioningEntitieswithinSketcher....................... 7-12 ModifyingDimensionswithinSketcher....................... 7-14 CreatingSolidExtrudeFeatures........................... 7-15 CommonDashboardOptions:ExtrudeDepth................. 7-16 CommonDashboardOptions:FeatureDirection............... 7-18 CreatingCoaxialHoles.................................. 7-20 CreatingLinearHoles................................... 7-21 Exploring Hole ProfileOptions............................. 7-23 CreatingDatumFeaturesTheory........................... 7-25 BasicDrawingCreation-References.......................... 8-1 UnderstandingDrawingConceptsandTheory................. 8-2 Creating New Drawings using Drawing Templates . 8-3 CreatingNewDrawingsandApplyingFormats................. 8-5 UnderstandingBasic2-DOrientations........................ 8-7 Understanding the Drawing Ribbon User Interface . 8-9 CreatingandOrientingGeneralViews....................... 8-11 CreatingProjectionViews................................ 8-12 CreatingCross-SectionViews............................. 8-13 ModifyingDrawingViews................................. 8-15 UtilizingtheDrawingTree................................ 8-17 Understanding Annotation Concepts and Types . 8-18 Showing,Erasing,andDeletingAnnotations.................. 8-19 CleaningUpDimensions................................. 8-21 ManipulatingDimensions................................. 8-23 CreatingDrivenDimensions.............................. 8-25 InsertingNotes......................................... 8-27 PublishingDrawings..................................... 8-29 BasicAssemblyModeling-References........................ 9-1 UnderstandingConstraintTheory........................... 9-2 AssemblingComponentsusingtheDefaultConstraint........... 9-4 OrientingtheComponentbeingAssembled................... 9-5 ConstrainingComponentsusingInsert....................... 9-7 Constraining Components using Mate Coincident . 9-8 Constraining Components using Align Coincident . 9-10 UtilizingtheAccessoryWindow............................ 9-12 AdvancedModelingandDesign-References.................. 10-1 UnderstandingDesignIntent.............................. 10-2 UtilizingConstraints..................................... 10-4 SketchingwithOn-the-FlyConstraints....................... 10-6 SketchingArcs......................................... 10-8 UsingGeometryToolswithinSketcher.....................