PTC CREO Parametric Heavy Machinery Design

Module 1: CREO Interface and Fundamentals

• CREO interface
• Model tree
• Graphics window
• Dashboard
• Ribbon
• Feature toolbar
• Navigation
• Selection filters
• Model display
• View controls
• Datum display
• File management
• Part files
• Assembly files
• Drawing files
• Configuration concepts

Module 2: Sketcher

• Creating sketches
• Lines
• Centerlines
• Circles
• Arcs
• Rectangles
• Slots
• Splines
• Construction geometry
• Dimensions
• Geometric constraints
• Horizontal constraints
• Vertical constraints
• Parallel constraints
• Perpendicular constraints
• Tangency
• Coincident constraints
• Symmetry
• Equal constraints
• Concentricity
• Sketch regeneration
• Fully constrained sketches

Module 3: Design Intent

• Parametric design
• Feature dependencies
• Parent-child relationships
• Design intent
• Robust modelling
• Feature order
• Reference selection
• Model regeneration
• Editing dimensions
• Feature modification
• Design change management

Module 4: Part Modelling

• Extrude
• Revolve
• Sweep
• Blend
• Hole
• Shell
• Rib
• Draft
• Pattern
• Mirror
• Round
• Chamfer
• Datum planes
• Datum axes
• Coordinate systems

Module 5: Advanced Feature Creation

• Variable-section sweeps
• Helical sweeps
• Trajectory-based features
• Boundary blends
• Variable rounds
• Advanced holes
• Cosmetic threads
• Draft features
• Rib features
• Pattern variations
• Feature suppression
• Feature reordering

Module 6: Advanced Patterning

• Direction patterns
• Axis patterns
• Fill patterns
• Table-driven patterns
• Reference patterns
• Dimension patterns
• Pattern recognition
• Pattern modification

Module 7: Datum Features

• Datum planes
• Datum axes
• Datum points
• Coordinate systems
• Reference geometry
• Offset datums
• Angled datums
• Datum relationships

Module 8: Assembly Design

• Creating assemblies
• Component placement
• Assembly constraints
• Component references
• Mechanism constraints
• Subassemblies
• Flexible components
• Assembly patterns
• Component replacement
• Assembly modification
• Exploded views

Module 9: Advanced Assembly

• Top-down design
• Skeleton concepts
• Assembly-level references
• External references
• Interchangeable components
• Simplified representations
• Component visibility
• Assembly performance
• Large assembly management
• Design variations

Module 10: Mechanism Design

• Mechanism concepts
• Connections
• Pin connections
• Slider connections
• Cylindrical connections
• Planar connections
• Servo motors
• Motion simulation
• Mechanism analysis
• Interference detection

Module 11: Engineering Drawings

• Drawing creation
• Drawing formats
• Views
• General views
• Projection views
• Section views
• Detail views
• Auxiliary views
• Broken views
• Dimensions
• Notes
• Balloons
• Tables
• Model annotations

Module 12: GD&T

• Geometric dimensioning
• Tolerances
• Datums
• Feature control frames
• Position
• Flatness
• Straightness
• Circularity
• Cylindricity
• Parallelism
• Perpendicularity
• Angularity
• Profile
• Runout
• Maximum material condition
• Least material condition

Module 13: Sheet Metal Design

• Sheet-metal parts
• Wall creation
• Flanges
• Bends
• Unbends
• Bend-back
• Bend relief
• Corner relief
• Form features
• Flat patterns
• Sheet-metal drawings

Module 14: Surface Modelling

• Surface creation
• Extruded surfaces
• Revolved surfaces
• Swept surfaces
• Boundary blends
• Surface trimming
• Surface merging
• Surface offset
• Surface extension
• Surface conversion
• Solidification

Module 15: Advanced Surface Design

• Complex blends
• Tangency
• Curvature continuity
• Surface quality
• Style features
• Freestyle concepts
• Automotive-style geometry
• Consumer product surfaces

Module 16: Family Tables

• Generic models
• Instances
• Dimensions
• Features
• Parameters
• Family-table management
• Component variations
• Part-number variations

Module 17: Parameters and Relations

• Parameters
• Relations
• Mathematical expressions
• Conditional logic
• Design automation
• Parameter-driven modelling
• Model checks
• Automated dimensions

Module 18: Manufacturing-Oriented Design

• Design for manufacturing
• Machining considerations
• Draft
• Fillets
• Wall thickness
• Hole standards
• Manufacturing dimensions
• Tolerance considerations
• Drawing documentation

Module 19: Data Management

• File organization
• Naming conventions
• Dependencies
• References
• Version management
• Revision concepts
• CAD data organization
• PDM/PLM concepts

Module 20: Model Analysis

• Mass properties
• Measurements
• Interference checking
• Section analysis
• Geometry checks
• Model validation
• Assembly analysis

Module 21: Advanced Modelling Workflow

Module 22: Mechanical Design Project

• Multiple parts
• Parametric features
• Assembly constraints
• Fasteners
• Exploded view
• Engineering drawing
• Dimensions
• GD&T

Module 23: Machine Assembly Project

• Base plate
• Shaft
• Bearings
• Gear
• Housing
• Fasteners
• Covers
• Brackets
• Part models
• Assembly
• Exploded view
• BOM
• Manufacturing drawings

Module 24: Sheet Metal Project

• Enclosure
• Mounting holes
• Flanges
• Bends
• Reliefs
• Flat pattern
• Manufacturing drawing

Module 25: Product Design Project

• Sketcher
• Solid modelling
• Surface modelling
• Rounds
• Drafts
• Shell
• Parametric features
• Engineering drawings

Module 26: Final CREO Portfolio Project