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Task 4.  Make design changes in the model and drawing

 

     

    Now, let's investigate the effect of model changes on our drawing.


     

    One of the things that make Pro/ENGINEER the most powerful and respected CAD package on the market today is it's model-centric database architecture.  In other words, "a single-source-of-truth" where all the physical properties are kept at the part level and that a change made anywhere gets reflected everywhere. 

  1. Click Open from the main toolbar.

  2. Select the BOX.PRT from the Open dialog box.

  3. Click Open and the BOX.PRT will open in a separate window.

  4. From the model tree, Right Mouse Button select the Extrude 2 feature and select Edit.

  5. Double-click the 8.13 dimension, change it to 4 and press Enter.

  6. Click Regenerate  the model.

  7. Select the pulldown Window, BOX.DRW:1 to switch back to the drawing and see the changes.



     

    Design changes can also be made from the drawing and the model will update.

  8. Select the note and press and hold Right Mouse button and select Edit Value from the pull down.

  9. Type 0.2 and press Enter

  10. Select Regenerate  (again, notice how all the information is accurately updated on the drawing.


  11. Select Window from the pulldown, BOX.PRT

  12. Press and hold the Middle Mouse Button and rotate the part around.  Notice how the model geometry updated.

  13. File, Close Window  to return to BOX.DRW.

  14. Click Save  from the main toolbar and click OK.

     

    Saving a drawing will also, by default, save any modified parts or assemblies it references.

  15. File, Close Window