Pro-E sweep blend

Frankley City Learning Centre

Pro-Engineer

Wildfire 4

Swept Blend Shower Head

Philip Walker 2 Frankley CLC Pro-Engineer Swept Blend

Open Pro-Engineer and hide

the PTC webpage by

LClicking on the Sash.

CLOSE SASH

Set Working Directory

LClick File-

Set woking Directory

Navigate to the folder

Required Folder.

LClick OK.


New Part

LClick File New

Name the part as Body

LClick OK

Select the Revolve

We will start with a simple

Revolve.

LClick the Revolve Command


Dashboard

The Dashboard will Open

LClick on Placement

LClick on Define

Select a Plane

LClick onto the Right Datum Plane

Pro/E will automatically choose the

Reference and Orientation.

LClick Sketch

If Necessary, Change as Shown.


Draw an Arc

LClick on the Arc Command

1. LClick on the Vertical Datum Plane

2. LClick on the Horizontal Datum Plane

3. LClick in space to complete the Arc.

LClick the Select Arrow to show Dimensions.

Constrain the Arc

Open the Constraints Box and Select

Create same Point…Icon.

Zoom Out if Necessary

LClick on the Centre point of the Arc

LClick on the Vertical Datum Plane

Close the Constraints Box.

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2

3

NOTE THE SCREEN

BACKGROUND IS WHITE

FOR PRINTING

PURPOSE ONLY


Line and Filled Sketch

2.

Select the Line Command

Draw 3 lines to complete the Profile.

Resize as shown.

The Profile should appear Shaded.

Dimension & Resize

Open the Dimension Command

Place 2 Dims from End Point to

Datum Plane.

Resize to the Dimensions Shown.

1.

In Wildfire 4 we can now show

Closed Profiles by turning on the

Shade Closed Loops Button


Axis of Revolution

Finally, Change the Line Command and

Draw a Centreline Vertically Down the

Vertical Datum Plane to use as our

Axis of Revolution

LClick the Blue Tick to Accept the Sketch

Accept the Revolve

Rotate the Model to see the Preview

LClick the Green Tick to Accept

the Revolve.


External Sketch

Turn the View back to Isometric

LClick on the Sketch command

LClick on the Front Datum Plane

Pro/E should select the same Reference Plane

as shown if not change them.

Sketch Line

Draw a 3 Point Arc as shown.

1stPoint

On the Datum Plane

3rd

Point

to make an Arc

2nd

Point

Anywhere in Space


Dimension

Make 4 Dimensions as shown

Dimensions

Change the Dimensions as

shown

LClick the Blue Tick to accept

the Sketch.

1st

1st

3rd

2nd

4th


The Swept Blend

LClick Insert

Move down to Swept Blend

Select the Path

Change the Blend to a Solid by

LClicking on the Icon

then

LClick on the Sketch Line


1st Section

LClick on the word Sections

then hover over and LClick the X at the

Chain Start.

The 1st sketch profile will be placed here

Sketch

The Sketch Box becomes active

allowing us to place the

1st Sketch Profile for the Swept Blend

LClick Sketch.


Back in Sketcher, a Snap point is created

Perpendicular to the start point

previously selected.

Draw a Circle from it, and dimension as

shown.

Accept the Sketch.

The 1st sketch is complete.

LClick on Insert to Create the

2nd

Sketch.

1st Profile

Completed Sketch 1


Select the other X.

then

LClick Sketch.

2nd

Sketch

From the Circle Menu select the

Ellipse Command Again a new Snap point has been

created

LClick on the Intersection

move the Mouse

LClick again to complete the Ellipse.

Ellipse


Resize as shown

LClick the Blue Tick

to Accept the Sketch.

Resize

Rotate the Model to View the Swept Blend.

LClick the Green Tick to Accept the Feature.

Save Your Work.

Accept the Swept Blend


LClick the Round Command

Hold down the Ctrl Key

LClick the 2 Edges Shown.

Size the Round to 19mm

LClick the Green Tick to Accept.

Create Rounds

To Help an extrusion to be placed on the end we must

create a reference for Pro/E to recognise.

MAKE SURE DATUM POINTS ARE DISPLAYED

LClick the Datum point command,

and hover over the END POINT of

the sketch just created.

LClick on it to create a Datum

Point.

LClick OK.

Create a Datum Point


Extrude

LClick on the Extrude Command

LClick Placement Define

LClick on the Small Round Surface at

the end of the Model.

Set the references as shown

LClick Sketch.

In Sketcher References are required,

LClick on either Edge of the Circle,

LClick on the Datum Point.

It may prove useful to change the selections in the

Filter Options from All to whatever is needed.

References and Filter


Circle

Draw a Circle from the Centre to the

Edge using the References as shown.

Accept the Sketch

Note the “Shade Closed Loops”

command is turned on.

Set the Extrude

Set the Extrude to 25mm

LClick the Green Tick to

Accept the Extrude.


Shell Command

Remove Material from the inside of the Part.

LClick on the Shell Command

LClick on the 1 End of the Part that needs to

be removed, then, using the Ctrl Key to select

more than 1 Object,

LClick on the other End of the Part to be

removed.

Set the Thickness

Set the Wall Thickness to 3mm

LClick on the Green Arrow to

Accept the Command.


With the Shell now complete, just a lip for the

Spray Nozzle has to be created.

This will be done with another simple revolve.

LClick on the Revolve

Command

LClick Placement Define.

Revolve


Set up the Sketch Box as

Shown.

Note the Direction to View

Go into Sketcher

Ref 2

Ref 1

Sketch Set Up

Centreline

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Zoom In LClick Sketch References

Create 2 References as shown.

Close the Reference Box

Change the Line Command to

Centrelines and construct a

Centreline as shown.

References and Centreline


Change the Line Command

then Draw the

Triangle and size as Shown.

Accept the Sketch.

Sketch Profile

Rotate the View to Preview.

LClick on the Green Tick to Accept.

Save Your Work.

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