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Create a 3D model from an imported drawing
Difficulty: Intermediate
Import a drawing
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Click File > Open and open a DXF, DWG, or MI drawing. Click here to download the files for this project. The above video uses handle.dwg. Creo Elements/Direct Annotation automatically opens.
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Click on the toolbar and select Right1 to zoom in to the section.
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Create three Single dimensions and a Chamfer dimension. For Single dimensions, select each vertex for the dimension, drag the dimension, and place it near the view. For the Chamfer dimension, select the chamfer, drag the dimension, and place it near the view, as shown in the image below.
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We will use these single dimensions and the chamfer dimension to create the main body and the bosses.
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Click the Geometry tab and then, in the Clipboard group, click Copy and select the Front1 view in the viewport to copy the front view.
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Click the Applications tab and then, in the Base group, click Modeling to start Creo Elements/Direct Modeling.
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Click the View tab and then, in the Window group, click the arrow next to Clipboard. Click to paste the copied front view on a workplane.
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Delete unwanted lines and circles on the profile.
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Don't forget to click to complete each operation.
Rotate,
pan,
or zoom for a better view.
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Shortcuts:
Make the main body of the part and the two bosses
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Select the border of the workplane, then retain the main body area on the profile and cancel the selection of other areas as shown in the image below. To select or deselect, just click the profile area.
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Pull the selected area of the profile (width: 11 units) as shown in the image below.
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Select the border of the workplane and select only the first (smaller) boss area on the profile as shown in the image below.
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Pull the selected area of the profile. The width of the boss must be measured from the outer edge. The width of the boss is currently measured from the inner edge as shown in the image below.
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Select the fixed reference (red anchor), place it on the outer edge, and pull the boss (width: 18 units) as shown in the image below.
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Select the border of the workplane and select only the second (larger) boss area on the profile as shown in the image below.
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Pull the selected area of the profile (width: 18 units) as shown in the image below.
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Select the outer edge of the boss and click on the Command Mini Toolbar (CMT) to create a constant distance chamfer (3 units) on the edge as shown in the image below.
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