You can save your own workplane with 2D geometry in Creo Elements/Direct Part Library. You should store your workplanes in groups within the Company group and use them later as extrusion profiles to create parametric parts. You can store the workplane only in the company group.
To store a new workplane,
1. Click Part Library and then, in the Catalog group, click the arrow next to Save.
5. Click OK at the top of the parts browser dialog box.
6. You should see a viewport named Icon. Position your workplane in this viewport as you would like it to appear in the part icon.
7. Click OK. The workplane is stored and the default Create parametric part dialog box opens. You can now define and create a parametric part using your stored workplane.
8. Set the following properties for the parametric part:
◦ Part name: The name of the workplane to create the extrusion profile. The default name is same as the name of the workplane as it appears in the Creo Elements/Direct Modeling structure browser. You can also define a new name.
◦ Caption: The text displayed above the part icon in the parts browser.
◦ Table icon: The icon name for the WP-Extrusion dialog box. This is created while you store the workplane.
◦ Parent group: The group you selected earlier. You can also change the group.
◦ Parent icon: The image used to represent the parent group. The icon is automatically created, or you can browse to select a BMP, TIF, or GIF image file.
◦ Select a standard type: DIN, DIN-EN, ANSI, JIS, or Other.
◦ CAD operation: The LISP macro required to generate the part. The predefined LISP macro is custom::ts-profile-cr-from-wp Name L.
◦ CAD-File: The path of the package file that contains the workplane that you stored earlier. The path is automatically generated.
◦ Table: The table that contains information about the part. This includes three options:
▪ Import: To import the information of an existing similar parametric part.
▪ Modify: To modify the information. You can add columns or modify column dimensions.
▪ Show column: To hide columns or modify the column order.
◦ Variables: Variables that you can modify using the Table editor.
9. Click CreateParametricPart to create the parametric part.
The information in the Table should not be modified.
To create extrusion profile from the stored workplane,
1. Click Part Library.
2. Click Standard Parts.
3. This menu includes three load types:
◦ Load: Loads the part and allows you to choose a position.
◦ Load-linear: Loads multiple parts in a linear pattern.
◦ Load-radial: Loads multiple parts in a radial pattern.
4. Click Part/Assembly in the load type section you want.
5. Select the profile to be extruded in the Company group. The WP-Extrude dialog box opens.
Save.
WP-Extrusion.
. The workplane is stored and the default Create parametric part dialog box opens. You can now define and create a parametric part using your stored workplane.
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