Roadmap
Read this chapter to learn how to generate variations from parts that have already been constrained and parameterized with Parametric Design. To learn how to assign constraints and parameters, go on to
Working with Parametric Design after you read this chapter.
Parametric Design provides an efficient interface for generating new parts (variations) from a master part that has already been processed through Parametric Design. Once you load a master part into Creo Elements/Direct Drafting, you need only supply a few parameter values and issue a SOLVE command to generate a particular variation. Again, the basic working method for generating a variation of a pre-processed master part is:
1. LOAD the master part.
2. Open the PARAMETRIC DESIGN 1 menu.
3. Change parameter values as needed in the Parameter Value Table.
4. SOLVE to generate the variation.
The following sections describe each step.