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User Interface
This section introduces you to the PTC Creo Parametric user interface. The ribbon contains
command buttons organized within a set of tabs. On each tab, the related buttons are grouped.
The Quick Access toolbar is located at the top of the PTC Creo Parametric window. It provides
quick access to frequently used buttons, such as buttons for opening and saving files, undo,
redo, regenerate, close windows, switch windows, and so on.
The navigator includes the Model Tree, Layer Tree, Detail Tree, Folder browser, and
Favorites.
The model is displayed in the graphics window to the right of the navigator. The Graphics
toolbar is embedded at the top of the graphics window. The buttons on the toolbar control the
display of graphics. A status bar located at the bottom of the PTC Creo Parametric window
provides options to control the display of the navigator and browser. It also displays information
on the status of the operation.
1. Tab
2. Group
3. Graphics toolbar
4. Graphics window
5. Selection filter
6. Status bar
7. Model Tree
8. Ribbon
9. Quick Access Toolbar
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a New Part
Creating a New Part
1. Click File > New. The New dialog box opens.
2. In the Name box, type Piston for the part name.
3. Clear the Use default template check box.
4. Click OK. The New File Options dialog box opens.
5. Under Template, select mmns_part_solid.
6. Click OK.
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an Extrusion
Creating an Extrusion
1. On the Model Tree, select the datum plane TOP.
2. Click the Model tab.
3. Click Extrude from the Shapes group. The Extrude and Sketch tabs open.
4. On the Sketch tab, click Circle from the Sketching group.
a. Move the pointer over the intersection of the dashed lines and click to specify the center
of the circle.
b. Move the pointer away and click again to specify the diameter.
5. Middleclick to exit the sketch circle tool.
6. Doubleclick the diameter dimension, edit the value to 81, and press ENTER.
7. On the Sketch tab, click OK to complete the extrusions profile.
8. On the Extrude tab, change the depth to 61.5 and press
ENTER.
9. Click .
10. To manipulate the orientation of the model in the graphics window, do the following:
◦ Hold the middle mouse button to rotate the model.
◦ Press SHIFT and hold the middle mouse button to pan the model.
◦ Press CTRL and hold the middle mouse button to zoom the model.
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Removing Material
1. On the Model Tree, select the datum plane TOP.
2. On the Model tab, click Extrude from the Shapes group. The Extrude and Sketch tabs
open.
3. Click Sketch View on the Graphics toolbar.
4. On the Sketch tab, click Circle from the Sketching group.
a. Move the pointer over the intersection of the dashed lines and click to specify the center
of the circle.
b. Move the pointer away and click again to specify the diameter.
5. Middleclick to exit the sketch circle tool.
6. Doubleclick the diameter dimension, edit the value to 75.5, and press ENTER.
7. On the Sketch tab, click OK.
8. Doubleclick the depth dimension, edit the value to 51.5, and press ENTER.
9. Rightclick in the graphics window and choose Remove Material. Alternatively, click .
10. On the Extrude tab, click .
11. Rotate the model to see the removed material.
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Creating Rounds
1. On the Model tab, click Round from the Engineering group. The Round tab opens.
2. Click the inside edge as shown in the following figure.
3. On the Round tab, edit the value to 8.5, and press ENTER.
4. Click .
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Creating Datum Features
1. On the Graphics toolbar, click Named Views, and click Default Orientation.
2. On the View tab, click Plane Tag Display and Axis Tag Display from the Show
group. The datum names now appear in the graphics window.
3. In the graphics window, select the datum plane TOP.
4. On the Model tab, click Plane from the Datum group. The Datum Plane dialog box
opens.
5. In the Datum Plane dialog box, do the following:
a. In the Placement tab, set the offset value to 29.5 in the Translation box.
b. Click the Properties tab and type PIN_PLN in the Name box.
c. Click OK. A new datum plane is created offset from the datum plane TOP.
6. On the Model tab, click Axis from the Datum group. The Datum Axis dialog box opens.
7. In the Datum Axis dialog box, do the following:
a. Press CTRL and select the datum planes PIN_PLN and FRONT on the Model Tree. The
datum planes are selected and appear in the References box.
b. Click the Properties tab and type PIN_AXIS in the Name box.
c. Click OK.
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Creating Sketches
1. On the Model tab, click Sketch from the Datum group. The Sketch dialog box opens.
2. In the Sketch dialog box, do the following:
a. Select the datum plane FRONT as the sketching plane.
b. Click in the Reference box and select the datum plane TOP.
c. Select Top from the Orientation list.
d. Click Sketch. The Sketch tab opens.
3. Rightclick in the graphics window and click References. The References dialog box opens.
4. Select the datum plane PIN_PLN and click Close.
5. Click Sketch View on the Graphics toolbar.
6. Click Line from the Sketching group.
a. Sketch the first line parallel to right edge. The letter V appears when the line is vertical.
b. Sketch the first angled line.
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c. Sketch the second vertical line parallel to the first line.
d. Close the shape by connecting the second vertical line to the starting point of the first
line.
7. Middleclick to exit the line tool and middleclick again to exit the sketch tool.
8. Click Centerline from the Sketching group.
a. Click anywhere on the vertical dashed line.
b. Move the pointer. The centerline is attached to the pointer.
c. Click the vertical dashed line again to define the centerline placement.
9. Click Normal from the Dimension group. The dimensions for the sketch appear in the
graphics window.
10. In the graphics window, do the following:
a. Click the left vertical line and the top angled line. Middleclick to define the angle value.
Edit the value to 100 and press ENTER.
b. Click the left vertical line and the bottom angled line. Middleclick to define the angle
value. Edit the value to 118 and press ENTER.
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c. Click the datum plane PIN_PLN and the intersection point of the vertical line and top
angled line. Middleclick to define the height from the datum plane. Edit the value to
13.67 and press ENTER.
d. Click the left vertical line and the right vertical line. Middleclick to define the width. Edit
the value to 10 and press ENTER.
e. Doubleclick the remaining dimensions and edit the values as shown in the following
figure.
11. Click Fillet from the Sketching group.
12. In the graphic window, do the following:
a. To create the top fillet, select the left vertical line and the top angled line.
b. To create the bottom fillet, select the left vertical line and the bottom angled line.
c. Middleclick to exit the fillet tool.
d. Doubleclick the remaining dimensions and edit the values as shown in the following
figure.
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13. Click Select from the Operations group.
14. Hold the left mouse button and drag a box around the sketch that you have created.
15. Click Mirror from the Editing group and click the vertical centerline. The sketch is
mirrored across the vertical centerline.
16. Rightclick in the graphics window and click OK.
17. On the Graphics toolbar, click Named Views and then click Default Orientation.
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Creating Extrusions Using the Sketches
1. On the Model Tree, select Sketch 1.
2. On the Model tab, click Extrude from the Shapes group. The Extrude tab opens.
3. Click Options and select To Next from the Side 1 and Side 2 dropdown lists.
4. Click .
5. On the Model Tree, rightclick Sketch 1, and click Unhide.
6. On the Model tab, click Extrude from the Shapes group. The Extrude tab opens.
7. Rightclick in the graphics window and click Define Internal Sketch. The Sketch dialog box
opens.
8. Click Use Previous. The Sketch tab opens.
9. On the Graphics toolbar, click Display Style, and then click Wireframe.
10. On the Graphics toolbar, click Datum Display Filters, and clear the (Select All) check box
to clear all datum display check boxes.
11. On the Graphics toolbar, click Sketch View.
12. On the Sketch tab, click Offset from the Sketching group. The Type menu opens.
13. Click Loop and select the curve highlighted in the following figure.
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14. If the arrow points in the direction as shown in the following figure, type 2.7 in the Enter
offset in the direction of the arrow box. If the arrow points in the opposite direction than
shown in the figure, enter –2.7.
15. Press ENTER. Four orange sketched entities are created.
16. In the Type menu, click Close.
17. Click the right vertical line of the offset shape, rightclick, and click Delete.
18. Click Project from the Sketching group. The Type menu opens.
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19. Select the outer vertical edge. A new orange sketched entity is created on the selected edge
as shown in the following figure.
20. In the Type menu, click Close.
21. Click Corner from the Editing group.
a. Click the top angled orange entity and the right vertical line. The angled and vertical
sketched entities are joined.
b. Select the bottom angled orange entity and the right vertical line to create a closed box
as shown in the following figure.
22. Click Centerline from the Sketching group.
a. Click anywhere on the vertical dashed line.
b. Move the pointer. The centerline is attached to the pointer.
c. Click the vertical dashed line again to define the centerline placement.
23. Click Select from the Operations group.
24. Hold down leftmouse button and drag a box around the sketched orange lines.
25. Click Mirror from the Editing group, and click the vertical centerline.
26. Rightclick in the graphics window and choose OK.
27. Rightclick in the graphics window and choose Remove Material.
28. In the Extrude tab, do the following:
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a. Click the arrow next to and select from the list.
b. Set the value to 160 and click .
29. On the Graphics toolbar, click Display Style, and then click Shading With Edges.
30. On the Graphics toolbar, click Named Views, and then click Default Orientation.
31. On the Model tab, click Sketch from the Datum group. The Sketch dialog box opens.
32. In the Sketch dialog box, do the following:
a. Select the datum plane RIGHT.
b. Click the Reference box and select the inside bottom surface of the piston as shown in
following figure.
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c. Select Top from the Orientation list and click Sketch.
33. Rightclick in the graphics window and click References. The References dialog box opens.
34. Select the datum plane PIN_PLN. The datum plane name appears in the box.
35. Click Close to close the References dialog box.
36. On the Graphics toolbar, click Sketch View.
37. Click Centerline from the Sketching group.
a. Click anywhere on the vertical dashed line to define the start of the centerline.
b. Move the pointer and click the vertical dashed line again to finish defining the vertical
centerline placement.
38. Click Rectangle from the Sketching group.
a. Click anywhere on the bottom horizontal dashed line to define the start point of the
rectangle.
b. Drag the pointer up to the second horizontal line.
c. Continue to drag the pointer to the other side of the vertical centerline.
d. Click again when the rectangle snaps to indicate vertical symmetry. The two green
arrows appear to signify symmetry.
39. Middleclick to exit the draw rectangle tool.
40. Doubleclick to edit the width dimension value to 28 and press ENTER.
41. Click Circle from the Sketching group.
a. Click the intersection of the vertical centerline and upper horizontal dashed line to start
the circle.
b. Drag the pointer and click again when the circle snaps to the upper vertical sketched
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vertices of the rectangle.
42. Click Delete Segment from the Editing group.
43. Press CTRL and click lines 1, 2, 3, and, 4 as shown in the following figure.
44. Middleclick to exit the delete segment tool.
45. Rightclick in the graphics window and click OK.
46. Select Sketch 2 on the Model Tree or in the graphics window.
47. On the Model tab, click Extrude from the Shapes group. The Extrude tab opens.
48. Click Options and select To Next from the Side 1 and Side 2 dropdown list.
49. Click .
50. On the Model Tree, select Sketch 2, and click Extrude. The Extrude tab opens.
51. Rightclick in the graphics window and click Remove Material.
52. On the Extrude tab, click the arrow next to , and click .
53. Edit the value to 28.7 and press ENTER.
54. Click .
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Mirroring Extrudes
1. On the Model Tree, rightclick Sketch 1, and click Hide.
2. On the Model tab, click Extrude from the Shapes group. The Extrude tab opens.
3. Select the surface as shown in the following figure. The Sketch tab opens.
4. Rightclick in the graphics window and click References. The References dialog box opens.
5. On the Model Tree, select the datum planes PIN_PLN and FRONT. The datum plane names
appear in the box.
6. Click Close.
7. On the Graphics toolbar, click Sketch View.
8. Click Circle from the Sketching group.
a. Click at the intersection of the reference planes to define the center of the circle.
b. Move the pointer away and click again to specify the diameter.
9. Middleclick to exit the circle tool.
10. Doubleclick the diameter dimension, edit the value to 30, and press ENTER.
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11. Rightclick in the graphics window and click OK.
12. On the Extrude tab, edit the value of the depth to 1.5, and click .
13. With the Extrude 7 still selected, click Mirror from the Editing group. The Mirror tab
opens.
14. On the Model Tree, select the datum plane RIGHT and click .
15. On the Graphics toolbar, click Named Views, and click Default Orientation.
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Creating Holes
1. On the Model tab, click Hole from the Engineering group. The Hole tab opens.
2. Press CTRL and select the datum axis PIN_AXIS and the datum plane RIGHT on the Model
Tree.
3. On the Hole tab, click the arrow next to , and click .
4. Edit the diameter value to 20.5 and edit the depth value to 160.
5. Click .
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Creating Rounds
1. On the Model tab, click Round from the Engineering group. The Round tab opens.
2. Edit the radius to 5.
3. Press CTRL and select the edges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and, 6 as shown in the following figures.
4. Click .
5. On the Graphics toolbar, click Named Views, and click Default Orientation.
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a Revolve
Creating a Revolve
1. On the Model tab, click Revolve from the Shapes group. The Revolve tab opens.
2. On the Model Tree, select the datum plane FRONT. The Sketch tab opens.
3. On the Graphics toolbar, click Sketch View.
4. Click Centerline from the Datum group.
a. Click anywhere on the vertical dashed line to define the start of the centerline.
b. Move the pointer and click again on the vertical dashed line to finish defining the vertical
centerline placement.
5. Click Rectangle from the Sketching group.
6. Sketch a rectangle according to the dimensions shown in the following figure.
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Tip: To create the diameter dimension, click the left vertical entity of the rectangle, click
Centerline from the Sketching group and then click the left vertical entity again.
7. Rightclick in the graphics window and click OK.
8. Rightclick in the graphics window and click Remove Material.
9. On the Revolve tab, click .
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Creating Patterns
1. On the Model Tree, rightclick Revolve 1, and click Pattern. The Pattern tab opens.
2. Click the arrow next to Dimension and click Direction.
3. On the Model Tree, select the datum plane TOP for direction reference.
4. Edit the value for number of members from 2 to 3.
5. Edit the spacing to 3.5.
6. Click .
7. On the Graphics toolbar, click Named Views, and click Default Orientation.
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Finalizing the Piston
1. On the Model tab, click Extrude from the Shapes group. The Extrude tab opens.
2. Select the top surface of the piston as shown in the following figure. The Sketch tab opens.
3. Click Circle from the Sketching group.
a. Click at the intersection of the reference lines to define the center of the circle.
b. Move the pointer away and click again to specify the diameter.
4. Middleclick to exit the circle tool.
5. Edit the diameter value to 60.
6. Rightclick in the graphics window and click OK.
7. Edit the depth value to 3.5.
8. Rightclick in the graphics window and click Flip Depth Direction.
9. Rightclick in the graphics window and click Remove Material.
10. Click .
11. On the Model tab, click Round from the Engineering group. The Round tab opens.
12. Select the inside edge of the Extrude 8 as shown in the following figure.
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13. On the Round tab, edit the value to 4, and press ENTER.
14. Click .
Congratulations! You have completed this exercise.
From the Quick Access Toolbar, click Save and then click Close for all active windows.
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