About the Pro/E FAQ

The Pro/E FAQ has been around for several years. Some of the information has gotten a little stale, so the blog format has been adopted to make it easier to keep things current. Updates will come as time permits.

Thanks for visiting.

6 Responses to “About the Pro/E FAQ”

  1. Sachin says:
    March 4, 2008 at 3:25 am

    I want to about interchange assembly. Please help me in this regard.

  2. proegeek says:
    March 22, 2008 at 5:33 pm

    Sorry I’ve ignored this request. I did do some interchange assemblies a long time ago. It’s kind of a neat trick; you can do some pretty wild things – like replace a light bulb with a minivan! I don’t want to show how bad my memory is, but basically you have to put your programmer hat on and realize that the “tags” are links between references on different parts. Since they provide the same reference, a datum plane is as good as a surface, an axis is as good as a revolved surface, a datum point is as good as a vertex. You can do some really stupid Pro/E tricks with an interchange assembly!

    Here’s 5¢ worth of explanation:

    Going back to my basic 3-2-1 assembly paradigm, I add a component, then I create “tags” for assembly references, and identify geometry for each “tag” . Start with a datum plane or surface (3 DOF), move on to an axis, edge or revolved surface (2 DOF), and then finally a point (1 DOF) or some other feature for orienting the model (I did this example without orientation, e.g. bolt and washer). Assemble another component and identify the geometry on that component for each of the tags. Voila, an interchange is defined! Do you feel dirty?

    Interchanging a light bulb and a mini-van

    Pro/E will manage the dependency to the interchange assembly for the components (creating the usual issues for Intralink) and the interchange assembly will be retrieved into session so that components can be replaced by interchange.

    There’s some info at PTC, and there may be issues with backups and stuff, but that’s enough info to make you dangerous.

  3. sumit tiwari says:
    May 18, 2008 at 12:27 am

    what is Parametric nature , give definition of parametric nature In pro/e

  4. ANAND says:
    June 10, 2008 at 3:03 am

    WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PDM AND PLM IN PRO-E

  5. Larry says:
    September 28, 2008 at 6:33 pm

    Looking for help with information or tips on performing an exteral cutout using features off another model.

    Thanks
    Larry

  6. Wanderer says:
    December 30, 2009 at 8:53 am

    NOOO!!! Don’t leave us! At least, don’t delete the site. I’ve learnt a lot from you. :(

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