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Training Agenda
Day 1
Introduction to the Creo Parametric Sheetmetal Design Process

Module 02

Sheetmetal Model Fundamentals

Module 03

Creating Primary Sheetmetal Wall Features

Module 04

Creating Secondary Sheetmetal Wall Features

Module 06

Modifying Sheetmetal Models

Module 07

Sheetmetal Setup and Tools

Module 08

Detailing Sheetmetal Designs

Module 09

Design Project

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Bending and Unbending Sheetmetal Models

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Module 05

Day 2

Module 01

Table of Contents
Sheetmetal Design using Creo Parametric 2.0

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Design Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

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Design Project

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Module 9

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Objective 1: Creating the Stapler Base

Scenario

Seals, a company that manufactures staplers, is planning to introduce a new hand stapler. The
stapler has sheetmetal mechanical parts and plastic covers. The design team of your company
has created the product structure and based it on the top-level assembly structure created in Creo
Parametric. You are assigned with the task of designing the four major components - Base, Handle,
Magazine, and Plunger. You will design these parts and review the assembly components with the
top-down design approach in mind.

HAND_STAPLER_SKEL.PRT

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Review the skeleton and notebook models.

1. Enable only the following Datum Display types:

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2. Notice the datum planes defined with dimensions
for the four components of the stapler assembly,
which are the Base, Handle, Magazine, and
Plunger.
3. Notice the Pin axis and the Staple Center
defined with an axis and a plane, respectively.
4. Notice the published geometry features for each
of the stapler assembly components.

Erase Not Displayed

Close Window

Task 1:

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In this exercise, you will examine the existing HAND_STAPLER.ASM and some of its top-down
design components before creating the necessary geometry in BASE.PRT.

5. Review the list of declared items in the skeleton

model.

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Click File > Manage File > Declare.

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You can capture all the necessary design

dimensions for creating the components and
assembling them in the skeleton model. The
skeleton model can be driven by a layout to
externally control some dimensions.

6. Open HAND_STAPLER.LAY.
7. Notice the Magazine and the Handle angles
defined as parameters in the layout.
8. Close all windows.

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Task 2:

Retrieve the stapler assembly model and review its structure.

1. Add the configuration option multiple_skeletons_allowed and set it to yes for the Option
value.
Click File > Options and use the Configuration Editor.

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2. Open the HAND_STAPLER.ASM.

3. Review the skeleton models and the components
placed in the assembly.
4. Expand the components in the model tree and
review the defined features.

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The skeleton models are created to control

the dimension and location of each of the
assembly components. The published
geometry from the main skeleton model is
placed as copied geometry in the component
skeleton models. The parts are created in
the assembly as empty parts and placed
at default locations or with reference to the
relevant skeleton model.

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Edit the model tree settings to display

Features.

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Create the Stapler Base model.

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1. Open the BASE.PRT.

2. Create the First Planar Wall feature.

Define an internal sketch. Import the

BASE_FLAT.SEC sketch, scaling it to 1.
The sheetmetal thickness should be above
datum plane TOP.

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To help verify the correct datum entities,

enable datum tag display for this project.

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3. Create an I-shaped Flange wall.

The wall should be attached on the lower
edges. Create Stretch Bend Relief on the
right side (Side 2) of the wall.

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Press SHIFT to select the Tangent edge

chain for the flange wall. Ensure the wall
thickness is on the correct side of the profile.

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The wall should be attached on the lower

edges. Create Stretch Bend Relief on the
right side (Side 1) of the wall.

4. Copy the flange wall to the other side.

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5. Save the model and close the window.

This completes the objective.

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Objective 2: Creating the Stapler Handle

Task 1:

Create the stapler handle.

1. Open the HANDLE.PRT.

2. Create the First Extrude Wall feature.

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Define an internal sketch, sketching

on datum plane RIGHT. Import the
HANDLE_EXTRUDE.SEC sketch, scaling it
to 1. Thicken 0.9 mm to the outside of the
sketch.

3. Create a cut on the side walls.

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Define an internal sketch, sketching on datum plane FRONT. Import the

HANDLE_CUT.SEC sketch, scaling it to 1. Material should be removed on both sides
of the sketch through the entire model.

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4. Create a coaxial hole for the pin. The hole depth

should extend through the entire model.

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Create an embedded datum axis to locate

the hole.

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The hole axis should be aligned to datum

plane FRONT and offset from the right
surface.

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5. Create another hole for the top grip on the

handle. The hole depth should extend to the
next surface.

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6. Save the model and close the window.

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This completes the objective.

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Objective 3: Creating the Stapler Magazine

Task 1:

Create additional walls in the magazine part.

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1. Open the MAGAZINE.PRT.

3. Create a flat wall on the other side.

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The wall should be attached on the outer

edge and rectangular in shape. Create
Rectangular Bend Relief on the left side
(Side 2) of the wall. Ensure the wall
thickness is on the correct side of the
profile.

2. Create a Flat wall.

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Mirror the wall about datum plane FRONT.

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4. Save the model and close the window.

This completes the objective.

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Objective 4: Finishing the Stapler Base

Task 1:

Open the base part and cut the sidewalls.

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1. Open the BASE.PRT.

2. Create a datum axis for the pin location.

3. Create a cut on the side walls.

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Place the axis on datum plane FRONT. It should be offset from datum planes TOP
and RIGHT.

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Define an internal sketch, sketching on datum plane FRONT. Add the newly created
datum axis as a sketching reference, and import the BASE_CUT.SEC sketch, scaling it
to 1. Material should be removed on both sides of the sketch through the entire model.

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Task 2:

Create the hole for the pin.

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1. Create a coaxial hole for the pin. The hole depth

should extend through the entire model.

Task 3:

Create a flat wall to create the lip at the rear of the stapler base.

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1. Create a Flat wall.

The wall should be attached on the lower

edge and rectangular in shape initially.

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In the Shape tab of the ribbon, edit the walls

sketch.

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Task 4:

Create a bend on the flat wall.

1. Create a Bend feature and bend the newly

created flat wall upward.

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Sketch the bend line. The bend radius

should be the thickness of the model.

Create a Punch Form feature to press the stapler pin.

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1. Create a new datum plane.

2. Rename this datum plane as STAPLE

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3. Create a Punch Form feature.

4. Use PIN_BEND_FORM.PRT as the punch
model.

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Make datum plane FRONT from both

models Coincident. Datum plane STAPLE
should be Coincident to datum plane RIGHT
from the punch model.

Task 6:

Create a hole for mounting the bottom grip.

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1. Create a hole for the bottom grip. The hole depth

should extend through the entire model.

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The hole axis should be aligned to datum

plane FRONT and offset from the right
surface.

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2. Save the model and close the window.

This completes the objective.

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Objective 5: Finishing the Stapler Magazine

Task 1:

Retrieve the Stapler Magazine and create a spring holder detail.

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1. Open the MAGAZINE.PRT.

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Make datum plane FRONT from both

models Coincident. The right surface of the
punch model should be Coincident to the
right surface of the magazine model. The
top, large, flat surface of the punch model
should be Coincident to the underside
magazine model surface.

2. Start creating the spring holder detail.

3. Create a Punch Form feature.
4. Use SPRING_HOLDER_PUNCH.PRT as the
punch model, and exclude the two punch model
side surfaces.

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Flip the punching direction upward.

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Task 2:

Create flat walls to define the pin guides.

1. Create a Flat wall.

2. Initially, the wall should be T shape.
The wall should be attached on the outer
edge.

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In the Shape tab of the ribbon, edit the walls

sketch.

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3. Mirror the new flat wall to the other side of the

magazine about datum plane FRONT.

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Task 3:

Create bends on the flat walls created to define the pin guides.

1. Create a Bend feature and bend the flat wall

inward 90 degrees.
2. Bend the material up to the bend line.

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Sketch the bend line. The bend radius

should be an inside thickness of 0.9.

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3. Create the same Bend feature for the other flat

wall.

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Task 4:

Flatten the form.

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Create a flat state instance.

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Add the configuration option enable_flat_state and set it to yes.

Define a new Flat State Instance.
Keep the default name MAGAZINE_FLAT1.
Save the model and close the window.

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1. Flatten the form.

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Click File > Prepare > Model Properties.

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Task 6:

Review the Stapler assembly and edit the angles.

1. Open the HAND_STAPLER.ASM assembly.

2. Resume the suppressed PLUNGER.PRT.

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Edit the model tree settings to display Suppressed items.

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Open the HAND_STAPLER.LAY notebook.

Edit the Magazine Angle to 15.
Edit the Handle Angle to 30.
Regenerate the notebook.
Save the notebook and close it.

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8. Regenerate the HAND_STAPLER.ASM assembly to view the updated angles.

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Task 7:

Assemble the included components in the stapler assembly.

1. Redefine the PIN.PRT component and apply constraints to it so that it is fully placed.
Make the PIN_AXIS datum axis and FRONT datum plane from the PIN.PRT
Coincident to the PIN_AXIS datum axis and MID_PLANE datum plane from the
HAND_STAPLER_SKEL.PRT, respectively.
to search for the datum geometry.

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Use Find

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2. Similarly, assemble the TOP_GRIP.PRT and BOTTOM_GRIP.PRT components.

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Click Show In Assembly Window

to view the components in the graphics window.
Add a constraint for each component that makes its FRONT datum plane Coincident to
the MID_PLANE datum plane from the HAND_STAPLER_SKEL.PRT.

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3. Save the model and close the window.

This completes the objective.

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Objective 6: Creating the Bend Order Table for the

Stapler Plunger
Task 1:

Create a flat state instance of the plunger part.

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1. Open the PLUNGER.PRT.

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2. Define a new Flat State Instance for the PLUNGER.PRT.

3. Keep the default name PLUNGER_FLAT1.

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Task 2:

Create a bend order in the part.

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1. Create a Bend Order table consisting of the four

bends in the PLUNGER.PRT. Each bend should
be in its own sequence.

Task 3:

Review the bend order table for the part.

1. Review the Bend Order table you just created. Verify that the sequence of bends is correct.
2. Save the model and close the window.

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Click File > Prepare > Model Properties.

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Task 4:

Create a new drawing named PLUNGER.DRW.

Reference the PLUNGER.PRT generic model instance and create an empty, C size drawing.
Edit the drawing Scale of this sheet to 4.
Insert a no hidden general view in the upper-right corner of the sheet. Use the default
orientation.

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Create a drawing for the part.

Add the bend order information to the drawing.

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5. Add the PLUNGER_FLAT1 instance as a drawing model.

6. Insert a no hidden general view in the center of the drawing sheet. Use the TOP orientation
and a custom view scale of 4.

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1. Add the Bend Order table and bend notes to the sheet.
2. Arrange the notes and views in the sheet.
from the Annotate tab with the flattened view.

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Use Show Model Annotations

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3. Save the model and close the window.

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This completes the objective.

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