Wildfire tips-Sketcher refit

Hello Friends,

In sketcher mode,If we change any one dimension,We can see the sketch is refit automatically and it becomes very uncomfortable,when we are working on a big sketch with multiple dimensions.Because we need to zoom in after every dimension modification.

This Refit can be stopped by Changing Config Option explained below.

Tools/options/ select Sketcher_Refit_After_dim_modify/Give value as "NO"/Apply
(Use find icon to find the option)

Afterthat,Proe won't refit the sketch automatically.






Please open the pictures in the separate windows if they are not clear.(Move the cursor on picture/Right click/open link in new window)

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Wildfire Tips-Drawing View Boundary

Hello Friends,

Sorry!!! For the long interval in tips posting..I have been busy in my projects..


ok!!! today i am going to give a tips about drawing view..

In drawing ,while selecting any drawing view, you can see boundary lines(dotted)and its size is depends upon the model size...

Sometimes it is very bigger even though model is maller and interfereing with other view boundary lines or notes in the drawing.

So when we select a particular view,dimension or note ,due to invisible boundary interference, unwanted views are selected.





How to reduce Boundry if it is very bigger than model?

Click the View/Right click/Properties/Drawing view window pops out/select Visible area/Select partial View/select a Reference point in the view/Sketch a spline on the view/OK


Now you can see the view with reduced boundry




(Please open the pictures in the separate windows if they are not clear.(Move the cursor on picture/Right click/open link in new window)




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Wildfire Tips-File opening from the working directory

Hi All,

In Wildfire,While opening any file,sometimes Pro/E won't open from the working directory...it is opening from some other the folder if we have opened it recently during the session.
then we need to use icon-working directory in the window to go to working directory ..sometimes we miss to click that icon and we open the proe files from the incorrect folder or make back up of proe files to incorrect folder.



To avoid this we can change the Config option to make Pro/E to open always Working Directory as explained below.

Tools/Options/select the option file_open_default_folder using find /give the value"Working directory" /apply/close


thereafter we can see the Pro/E is opening from the working directory ,irrespective of different folders we have opened previously.....

hope it helps..
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Wildfire tips-Redefining Simplified Rep using Model Tree

Hello Friends,

Here i am talking about Redefining the simplified Reps using Model Tree.
In general we use View Manager to redefine the Simplified reps.
we can also redefine simplified Reps using model tree as explained below.
it is much simpler method while we want to retrieve already removed model in a simplified rep.


In Model Tree Select "Column Display icon"

Model tree column window pops out/In that window select type as "Simplified reps"


now window shows all the simplified reps in Not displayed column....then select "the simplified Rep to be redefined"/



Move "selected simplified Reps" to Displayed column/apply


In model tree one column added with selcted simplified name.

Click on the simplified rep column to corresponding part name which should be added or deleted from the rep/change the status/Regenerate the assebly.now we can see updated assembly.

Wildfire tips-Cross section side -permanent flip

Hello friends,

In Wildfire,we use "Set active" option to view cut section of a model or assembly.
When we select "set active" of any cross-section it shows any one side of model.




if we need other side of section ,we do flip using"Display/Flip"




So everytime we need to flip the section,if we need any one side of section frequently.

But We can set the section to show prefered side always....as explained below...

select the datum used for the X-section/Edit definition
/Flip the arrow(area towards arrow will be removed in the section always.)




herefter section will be showing otherside always.....while doing "set active"

Wildfire tips-Shade option

Hello Friends,
While Capturing Pro/E models for presentation ,We don't want Gemetric datums to be shown in the picture.
So we do blank the datum layers and capture the picture using Print screen or Capture tools.




We can also use alternate simple option for blanking Gdatum planes temporarily as explained below.

View/Shade




Now We can see the models without Geometric datums



To retain the Geometric datums just click "Repaint icon(Refresh)" or View/Repaint

Wildfire tips -Copy Text properties

Hello friends,

In drawing ,We can copy text properties like font ,Ht,width,angle,alignment...etc from a sentence to another sentence.

For example,

Here there are two sentences with different properties.....



if we want to make the last sentence similar to previous one

Select the last sentence/Right click /Properties/Click the option "Select text"



select the sentence fromwhere properties to be copied(First sentence)



Select Ok
Now we can see the sentence become changed quickly.......

Wildfire tips-seeing multiple sheet of a drawing in preview

Hello Friends,

While opening any drawing, In preview we are able to see only the first sheet(sheet-1) of a multiple sheet drawing...

How to preview the other sheets of a drawing?

Click on preview window/right click /select the sheet no



by This method we can directly open the sheet to be modified or viewed...sothat we can also save regeneration time significantly.

(PLease note that By default Proe won't show preview for Drawings ....to get preview for drawings please refer tips Dated 25-August .)

Wildfire tips-Superscript and Subscript in drawing text

Dear friends!

Sometimes we need Superscript or subscript in the notes in the drawing as shown below .....



How to make them?

while typing notes, follow the format given below
to make Superscript
@+ the number or letter to be kept in superscript @#

To make subscript @- the number or letter to be kept in subscript @#


To make above examples, we should type

DIMENSION 25@++0.5@#@--1@# WAS 25@++0.5@#@--0.5@#


here +0.5 is superscript and -0.5&-1 are subscript
and

VOLUME=5258 MM@+3@#

here 3 is superscript

Hope it helps
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Wildfire tips-Remote access of Protrusion features

Hello friends,

This tips is about creating protrusion feature using common Datum plane which is far away from the place where we want them .


Please have a look at the below simple example part which has three default Datum planes and two protrusion features .
if you know the method used to make the second feature(cylinder), you will be surprised.....




How it is made?

Select "RIGHT" as Sketching plane and sketch a circle




In Depth option for side "1" select the surface as shown below


For side "2" select the surface as shown below and Select "Ok"


Now we will get feature as shown below without making any additional planes.



Using this method we can make "Cut features also" without making additional planes.



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Wildfire Tips-Identify a flat surface.

How to identify a surface of a part whether it is flat surface or Curved surface?

Here a simple method...


Analysis/Measure/Select "Distance " as type/Select "Plane" as "From Definition"
then try to select the surface to be checked.....




if it is selected in the definition,it is flat surface otherwise,it is curved surface.

Interesting use of Preview

Hello Friends,

here i am going to tell about an interesting use of file Preview....

Some time while working with master assembly,if we want to open a part for which we dont know the file name,we open the Master assembly then we open the file from the master assembly.........
otherwise......
we see each file in the preview and open the file...

So it is time consuming and tedious job while working with very big assembly.........


Interestingly ,We can pick a part from a preview of master assembly and give open..
without opening master assembly.

for that what we have to do is
File/open/check the (select)Preview/click the master assembly to show preview/and click the part you want to open in the preview window /immediately you can see only the part in the preview window/Open....
Check it out and let me know your comments

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Wildfire Tips-Copying color from another part.

Hi all,

How to colour a model exactly similar to another model?
For example ,The picture given below shows two parts with different colour.

If we want to colour the right side part similar to left side part..



First open the part from which colour to be copied(Left part)

View/Colour and Appearance/Select "From Model"option/Click the part


Now Colour of that part is added in the "Appearance Editor"


then Open the Part to be coloured.

View/Colour and Appearance/Select the colour from the table(which is added earlier)/Apply

Wildfire Tips-Edit the name of fly features

Hello all,

Here i am explaining about Renaming of fly features which are not seen in the model tree (Features like axis that are created while making protrusion and cut by default.)




Edit/Setup/Name/Other/Select the axis/Enter the name

Hi All,

In previous post,We saw how to open previous version of any Pro\E file.
Also there is one quickest method to open previous versions which i am explaining here.

File\Open\Enter part name.prt.- The number you want to go back from the current version

For example
We want to open previous version of a part which is less than two numbers
(Eg. current version is 10 , We want to open version 8)
We should enter Part name.prt.-2

Wildfire Tips-Retrieve previous versions.

Hello Friends
As everybody knows, while saving pro/E files they are saved as versions each time.
For example if we save a part "trial .prt"
it is saved as trial.prt1,trail.prt2 and so on..
We can open any version of this part at anytime until we do "PURGE"
How to retrieve?
File/Open/Select "command and settings icon" as shown below/All versions


Now the window shows all the versions of trial part.Using preview,We can select the versions to be opened.




And also We can identify the versions by size,date & time as explained below.
select Display configuration Icon/Details


Now the window shows the versions with size,date and time that they have been saved.

Widfire tips-Rotate the model without Spin center.

Hello Friends ,

In previous post,We saw how to relocate Spin center..Here we can see how to rotate models without Spin center(Making temporary spin center.)

Switch of spin center in the icon bar/Switch on the Orient mode icon



Click using middle key on the Model/screen whereever you want to place spincenter and start rotating.....

(Please note that without switching off spin center,this method(Orient mode icon) will not work..)

Wildfire tips-Relocate Spin Center.

Dear Friends,

By default, Spin center takes its position in a part and assembly.We can relocate the spin center to make rotation is very easy.

How to Relocate it?

Select Reorient View Icon


Select Preference in the orientation window




Select point option and select a point where ever you want to place the Spin center..




Click done


Also we can use other options Viz...Model center,screen center......to relocate spin center....

Wildfire tips-Pick Message

Hello friends,
In the assembly mode ,if we pick any part ,We will get name of the selected part in the message area .And in the part mode, if we pick any feature,We will get name of the feature.

But by default, we will not get this message.

How to activate it?

Tools/Options/select"Provide_pick_message_always"/Change value "No" to "Yes"/Add change /Apply

Hereafter we are able to see the message as explained above.

Wildfire tips-Rotate axis

Hello Friends
Here ,i am talking about rotating axis in the drawing.As all of us know
in drawing ,we get axis with Horizontal orientation by default...We can also change the orientation as explained below..

Select the axis to be rotated





Right Click/Select edit attachment/Select "Through Geometric"





Select centre Axis



Click Done.Now we can see the axis rotated...



Also we can rotate the axis for specified angle using "Enter Angle" Option.