Top down assembly with skeleton model in pro engineer.

e19

28 Jun, 2012 01:10 AM

following general steps to make top down assembly from skeleton model

1. Step 1:

   create component in assembly mode then select skeleton model
   

   

2. Step 2:

   choose default options and click ok
   

   

3. Step 3:

   skeleton model appears in assembly model tree right click and open it
   

   

4. Step 4:

   capture the outline of assembly in skeleton model
   

   

5. Step 5:

   save and close your skeleton
   

   

6. Step 6:

   back to assembly again create another part this time select solid in subtype
   

   

7. Step 7:

   choose default options here.
   

   

8. Step 8:

   place the component wherever you like,it's not known at this stage as where component will be placed,it can be tweaked later
   

   

9. Step 9:

   open this newly placed part from model tree
   

   

10. Step 10:

    to copy geometry from skeleton part navigate insert>shared data>copy geometry
    

    

11. Step 11:

    i have not published geometry from assembly so have to turn off this option
    

    

12. Step 12:

    from reference tab browse to skeleton part ,you can use default options here
    

    

13. Step 13:

    from reference tab browse to skeleton part select geometry whatever you need to make part
    

    

14. Step 14:

    make part with copied geometry save and close
    

    

15. Step 15:

    when you save the part,it appears in assembly,same way do it for other geometry.
    

    

16. Step 16:

    completed assembly