Cam follower/ slot
Hello, I'm trying to make a winch with a epicyclic gear and a ratchet pawl (se the attached picture). I want the pawl to move along the heels on the ratchet, but also be able to move away so the winch...
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I would suggest making this a conditional statement. If the statement is true, it follows one condition and if false, the other.
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Report symbol for Simp Rep's name
Hello everyone, Can anyone tell a way of creating a table in drawing mode, with the following customization?I was thinking of creating a Two-D Repeat Region to insert the asm.mbr.name in the column,...
View ArticleRe: Assembly chamfer and round
Because we can do sketching in assembly and we can use many other tools in that sketch.. chamfer and round are 2 of them
View ArticleRules-based reps & performance
We have been using more and more rules-based reps in our template assembly. As the number of assemblies that use these reps increases, so does the number of reps that substitute in these rules-based...
View ArticleRe: Rules-based reps & performance
Eric,We aborted rep rules about 7 years ago because of performance. As the manager of our top level vehicle assemblies, I spent quite a few hours deleting the rules in the organizational gathering...
View Article3D cross section
hello, is it possible to make a 3D cross section of a part (assembly) and what's the workflow? thanks bern
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Yes you can. You can create an open sketch on a plane and select whatever models you want sections. There are display limitations. There is also a Zone section. Less intuitive as it seems more of a...
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Hello Antonius, WF 5drawing view I made a 2D cross section of an assembly (one screw tighting together a plate and backplate)In the drawing the screw is also sectioned...Is it possible to exclude this...
View Article(Windchill/ProE) Family Table swapping generic that is being used in upper...
Someone has created a family table of an existing assembly without having a generic that's not used anywhere like it should be. For instance the G1 is the generic, being used on upper level assemblies...
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Yes, you can select which parts are sectioned. I don't know where to find that in WF5 but when you create the section, you can select which assembly are sectioned or excluded. There is also the...
View ArticleExporting a STEP file Cannot separate assembly
I need to export an assembly file as seperate STEP files. In the exporter options the option to seperate the file is misssing. How do i get it back?
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hello, does anyone have an example (tutorial) about 3 D cross sections? thx bern
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The 3D sections that can be used in drawings are created with the Zone cross sections. If you have Creo, once you create the Zone type cross section, it is placed in the footer. Play with the AND/OR...
View ArticleRe: Exporting a STEP file Cannot separate assembly
I don't get any instance where I do not have the option to write individual files. Is the source file an import into Creo as well? What version are you using and do you want to share the file to see...
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Using a sub-assembly with Degrees of Freedom (Mechanism)
Ok, I have the perfect example for mechanisms but I have some questions for the experts. I was able to model this up so the jack moves as it should. The plates at the top are in a slot (ideally) and...
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I get regen errors all the time on mechanisms. It is only happy when the part is near the position when the analysis is run. I am not an expert at this and would also like to know how to achieve a...
View ArticleAssembling pinned truss structures--need guidance.
Hi all, I'm needing some help with assembling pinned truss structures. A simple example would be three members that form a triangle with pin joints at each of the vertices. Once all three pins are...
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