Tuition: Call 312.226.8339 or fill out our form for details.

Overview: This program is designed for those who are unemployed or those who really want to get ahead of the game and obtain a strong skill-set in various software programs. This is an intensive seven day course specifically for industrial designers. Pro/Engineer, SolidWorks, and Maya comprehensives strengthen the technical skills you need to get a job. This program covers web design and development in order to help you build an ONLINE portfolio to showcase your work and resume – essentially the most important sales tool that will help you advertise yourself to employers. We offer our career services, which include an extensive database of contacts with over 10,000 companies and potential employers as well as resume-building.

Courses Covered Are: Pro/Engineer 4-Week Comprehensive (including Pro/Cable Harness design), SolidWorks 4-Week Comprehensive, 5-Day Web Design & Development Course (HTML + Photoshop), 2-Week Maya Course (Modeling & Rendering), 2-Week Job Placement/Career Services.

Prerequisite: Some high school drafting experience desired but not necessary. A strong desire and focus to learn and succeed.

Pro/Engineer 4-Week Comprehensive

Overview: Four weeks focusing on Pro/Engineer

Week One
Topics: Level 1 Introduction to constraint based modeling assembly and drawing utilizing the latest release of Pro/Engineer.

Week Two
Topics: Level 2 Participants will in this class learn to prepare detail drawings with modern drawing standards.

Week Three
Topics: Harness Design week.

Week Four
Topics: Surfacing. There are many different course directions for the third week for students, industrial designers for example will want surfacing while engineers may elect for the manufacturing week instead while others simply want to focus on an engaging project. Some elect to go on to take surfacing others take the manufacturing week long Pro/E training class that covers diecast, plastics, and forgings manufacturing process and modeling techniques.

Who: The Four Week Comprehensive Pro/Engineer Wildfire training course is our most popular because everyone who takes this course learns Pro/Engineer at a high level in a short time. Participants include both industrial designers and mechanical engineers. The great part of our four week program is that the participant sets the pace as we steadily apply new or advanced tips and techniques that prepare participants for future opportunities. When a designer or engineer comes to us for training we focus the class on what they want to do with their training; transmissions and die cast, sheet metal, plastics, packaging, bottles, large assemblies, consumer products or engines.

“You choose the topics we choose Pro/Engineer because that is where the jobs are”.

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SolidWorks 4-Week Comprehensive

Overview: Engineering is in big demand in the United States. There is no excuse to not have a job in any economy, which is why we more than introduce surfacing and sheetmetal to aid in giving you more than the standard.

To perform in engineering, mechanical designer or design engineer positions around the world persons must be able to operate SolidWorks at a level beyond others to be considered for the position. Our four week programs are designed to give you the skills and confidence, contractors need to secure a job and perform at a job once obtained. Often times once the first week or so is accomplished participants will want to focus their efforts on surfacing with respect to plastics, sheetmetal or FEA. We strongly encourage a specialty in order for your resume to stand out from others.

Week One
Topics: Learn proper modeling techniques in this near one on one instruction, to utilize drawings to aid in modeling, cross sections, exploded views. Basics of Surfacing.

Week Two
Topics: Obtain detail drawings, large assembly management, and some advanced part design skills in this one week intensive. Might also cover the basics of Sheet Metal.

Week Three
Topics: Obtain manufacturing skills in plastic part design, die casting, forging, sheet metal all in this one week intensive.

Week Four
Topics: Surfacing with respect to engineers working with industrial designers or industrial designers looking to gain a large grasp with surfacing inside of Solidworks. Often the weekends are set aside for student projects and other times the last three days of this four week program are set aside for student projects.

To Get A Job: Our training staff is made up of industrial designer and mechanical engineers who have extensive work history. We teach you how to design parts and assemblies and leave the last week to develop a project that can be used to gain employment. Stop by the Design Engine office for a visit.

Student Projects are often customized to suit individual student needs and are primarily used to obtain employment showing competency and that you used the software on something other than school.

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1-Week Web Design & Development Course

Adobe Dream Weaver & Adobe Photoshop Intro

Overview: The purpose of this course is to get you acquainted with the basics of Photoshop and HTML/CSS and to rapidly familiarize you with all the possibilities of the software. This course will also train you to use Photoshop regularly in the workplace and/or help you develop competitive portfolio. The emphasis is on learning to use Dreamweaver as a tool to create a website, rather than on learning the basic concepts of Web design and we move very quickly. However, all questions about basic web design concepts will be answered. The overall purpose of this course is to create an online presence on the web in order to sell yourself – your work and skill – to employers.

Projects: Modify existing websites for practice and create personal portfolio website.

Topics (Photoshop):

• Getting to know the user interface (UI) and tools
• Basic photo corrections
• Working with selections
• Layer basics
• Color balancing images
• Basic filters
• Understanding image size and resolution

Topics (HTML/CSS):

• Basics of HTML & CSS
• Adding text
• Adding graphics & hyperlinks
• Setting up hosting and server
• Using FTP
• Checking for broken Links and orphaned files
• Modifying websites others created
• Creating links and anchors
• Using Find & Replace to edit your site
• Using libraries and templates for site design and maintenance

Discussion:

• Discuss CSS and Web 2.0
• Workflow
• How to prepare Photoshop for web vs print
• Discuss tips and tricks.

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2-Week Maya Modeling & Rendering Course

Maya Level 1 & Maya Level 2 & Maya Level 3 & Maya Level 4

Overview: Intro to 3D modeling and animation utilizing Maya. Learn basics of modeling, lighting, and efficient rendering. In addition, advanced introduction to 3D rendering utilizing Maya. Learn basics of shading from the perspective of a product designer.

Topics:

• Learn about the basic and core concepts of Maya
• Master the Maya interface and create efficient workflows
• Learn hands on with Maya by modeling polygon and NURBS & subdivided objects
• Understand the difference and advantages of NURBS, polygons, and sub’ds
• Discover how to bring your creations to life with texturing and lighting
• Get comfortable with the basics of animation and the Graph Editor
• Unleash the power of Maya’s unique paint effects to create organic objects such as flowers, trees, and plants
• Try out different rendering techniques and learn about Mental Ray and Vector Rendering
• Model a character using CV pulling, lattices, and skeleton joints
• Animating using various Set Key techniques
• Utilizing the Graph Editor and the Dope Sheet
• Build shading groups using various types of texture maps
• Create particle effects using hardware rendering
• Process of modeling, animating and rendering a complete scene from start to finish
• Work with hierarchy of joints and deformers applied to a character-based model
• Character facial deformation and lip synching
• Creating, controlling, and tailoring 3D character garments. Understanding Maya’s MEL programming language to build simple functions and custom user interface controls
• Shading: Maya includes a number of parameterized shading models to define an objects visual properties, including Lambert, Blinn, Phong, and Anisotropic Shaders. Depending on which shading model is used the parameters affect attributes such as the surface’s color, reflective properties, and transparency, with the goal of simulating the appearance of real materials such as metal, stone, wood, and skin. Shaders can also incorporate bump maps, which create the illusion of surface textures
• Toon Shading: Toon shading creates the look of 2D cel or cartoon animation using 3D modeling and animation software. Elements of the toon look include profile lines, border lines, crease lines, intersection lines, and solid color shading. Combined, these elements recreate the look of traditional animation’s ink and paint techniques
• Lighting: In the real world, when light shines on a surface, the parts of the surface facing toward the light source appear illuminated, and the parts of the surface facing away from the light source appear dark. If one object is located between a second object and the light source, the first object casts a shadow onto the second object
• Paint Effects: A component of Maya used to paint brush strokes and particle effects on a 2D canvas or on or between 3D geometry. Paint Effects can be used as a traditional paint program to paint images on a canvas, to paint repeatable textures applied to 3D geometry in scenes, or to paint in 3D space. Paint Effects integrates 2D painting tools into a 3D rendering environment. Libraries include numerous trees, grasses, and plants which can be painted to ‘grow’ off the surface of an object
• Mental Ray: The primary feature of Mental Ray is the achievement of high performance through parallelism on both multiprocessor machines and across render farms. The software uses acceleration techniques such as scanline for primary visible surface determination and binary space partitioning for secondary rays. It also supports caustics and physically correct simulation of global illumination employing photon maps. Any combination of diffuse, glossy and specular reflection and transmission can be simulated
• RenderMan For Maya: In 2005, Pixar released its highly anticipated RenderMan for Maya renderer which incorporates the full RenderMan Pro Server features into a native Maya plug-in. The workflow involves the use of Maya materials converted into RenderMan
• Learn lighting and understand how a scene should be lit using Key, Fill and Back Lighting
• Learn how to create shadows and reflections to create the right kind of atmosphere for the scene
• Learn object shading and texturing
• Learn how to use the Hypershade and how to create shading networks
• Learn how to prepare a scene before rendering including how to adjust the anti-aliasing, resolution, format, and shadows
• Learn parenting by using the Hypergraph

Discussion:

• Discuss import export options and how those options might affect render times
• Discuss NURBS vs Polygon modeling techniques and converting between those various options
• Discuss real world modeling or render techniques and offer solutions to various past problems (per instructor)
• Compare polygon and boundary modeling
• Discuss light reflections, transparencies, and differentiation of shadow qualities
• Discuss how light works and how Maya can be used to emulate reality
• Understand the common material attributes of color, incandescence, bump mapping, diffuse, incandescence, transparency and translucence
• Understand Bump Mapping and what it can achieve in a specific scene
• Utilize a variety of the rendering techniques Maya has to offer
• Discuss work flow optimization with respect to render times and discuss troubleshooting common rendering problems
• Adding motion blur to scenes
• Utilizing camera and how to manage it in rendering a scene
• How to take a manageable project from concept to render
• Discuss where to stop in Maya and to start in Solid modeler for tooling
• Discuss important post production efforts with renderings in Photoshop
• Discuss surface evaluation tools in Maya
• Understand tessellation and how it relates to rendering
• Discuss caustics and Mental Ray

Tutorials:

• Soft goods product
• Polypropylene bottle
• Glass bottle with and without fluid
• Speaker
• Children’s riding toy
• Toy vehicle
• Polypro chair
• Re-render Items from your portfolio

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Career Services (1-Week):

The faculty and staff at Design-Engine|Education are committed to helping students find the career they are looking for and help students grow. The success of our students is of greatest importance. We are committed to helping you find the career you are looking for or excel in your present career. We are your advocates and we want to help you grow with skills and technique. Your success is of utmost important to us. We also provide help with your resume and offer insightful interview insights. In the design world, our highly recognizable name can be an excellent way to get your foot in the door at your dream job. We maintain an active relationship with contract agencies such as Aerotek, Peak Technical, Black Diamond, Oxford International, and Butler to name only a few. Contract agencies actively recruit from our resume bank of past students.

To Get A Job: We maintain an active relationship with contract agencies for our students who are unemployed. Additionally, our database of over 7,000 industry leaders can be accessed for job searching and communication.

Resume Building: In the design world, our highly recognizable name can be an excellent way to get your foot in the door at your dream job.

Online Portfolio: We will give you the tools in order to help you build an online presence for yourself.

Tuition: $2,500 USD or contact Design Engine at 312.226.8339 for an onsite estimate

Overview: This workshop has been specifically designed to work for those interested in gaining a high level of Pro/Surface and ISDX usage all in one week. We will take designers and engineers up several notches past your current surfacing level. Usually there are less than two or three persons in this workshop so instructor student ratio is best.

Prerequisite: Some experience with Pro/Surface helpful but not necessary.

Audience: This workshop is an intense week. It is perfect for those non degreed contractors looking to make top dollar as surfacing experts. The sooner you take this class the sooner you will be considered an expert at surfacing. This class is also imperative for those industrial designers frustrated with the engineering support staff and wish to create their own A-Side geometry. This class is also imperative for those design engineer persons that typically support their industrial design departments. This class is also the prerequisite for the Design Engine Aircraft Surfacing Workshop.

This class curriculum is flexible for those in the class. Can cover any of the ISDX, Alias Studio, or SolidWorks surfacing training. Most commonly this class covers both the Design Engine Level 1 and Level 2 surfacing plus our ISDX Level 6 or Level 7. This is one of our most popular workshops as such is usually offered the fourth week of each month.

Note: This course is usually customized to focus on the student’s learning wishes and company projects. Day one and day two focuses on Pro/Surface. Mid part of day three focuses on Variable Section Sweep tools complete with graph features. The end of days three and four focus is on ISDX. Day five is dedicated to past or current project problems, plans of attack, or issues. Bring example work or problematic models on flash drives for in-context discussions for work during and/or on the last day of class. We supplement this training with Alias style techniques utilized in the automotive industry.

Topics:

The basis for this week-long course is to share the knowledge of tools within Pro/Surface for optimizing more parametric robust controls for the later use with ISDX. Below are the ambitious goals of this course to be discussed/created/learned:

• Powerful free-form ISDX tools by leveraging more robust Pro/Surface functions and curves
• Aggressive introduction to Pro/Surface and various surfacing techniques
• Technique for building a plan of attack, eliminate isoparms/isolines, and tangency issues
• Definitions of variable Sweep surfacing techniques with examples
• Maintain Draft using surface Sweep functions
• Order of surface feature creation and its significance
• Foam model evaluation process and several starting examples on initiating the surface modeling process (plan of attack)
• Building surfaces from graph features
• Alternate surface creation techniques from more robust curves. Introduction to 3D bounding box or Lattice structures
• Advanced functions of Pro/Surface and its weaknesses and strengths compared to other high-end industry standard surfacing products
• Light reflections with respect to subconscious and conscious understanding of the 3D form
• Comparisons of Pro/Surface to Alias modeling techniques and discuss difference between each for approach
• Three part to four part boundary ‘trickery’ with more than four examples for getting out of snags
• Very complex robust models utilizing ‘lattice structures’
• Incorporation of ‘handles’ for further control and understanding over surfaces that look at those curves
• Curvature continuity (G2) and multiple plans of attack by looking at existing products
• Standard modeling techniques with respect to industry standards
• Ten tutorials that illustrate technique through computer examples
• ‘Plan of Attack’ and approach for capturing form from foam models or ID sketches
• Proving form and go over techniques for proving form
• Ideation techniques inside Pro/Engineer (i.e. get to multiple 3D iterations within hours instead of days)
• Participants can/will create work based projects during class time

Participants can take back the username and password for the Design Engine web hosted tutorials to recreate after the class is finished.

Discussion:

• Discuss standard modeling techniques with respect to industry standards
• Discuss workflow with respect to modeling technique
• Discuss light reflections from an industrial designer’s perspective with respect to G2 Continuity
• Compare Pro/Surface to Alias modeling techniques and the difference or benefits for each one
• Discuss three part to four part boundaries with more than four examples for getting out of a corner
• Discuss plan of attack and a simple approach for capturing form from foam models or ID sketches
• Discuss the ability to prove form and the techniques to get multiple 3D iterations within hours instead of days
• Discuss with specific examples advanced functions of Pro/Surface as well as the strengths and weaknesses by comparing it to other high-end industry surfacing software
• Discuss techniques for building a more robust plan of attack with respect to Pro/Surface
• Discuss clam shell plastic part design as related to swept surfaces. Also discuss styling grooves with examples
• Discuss the proper techniques of surface modeling and the ability for others to understand the approach
• Discuss in detail surface analysis tools and the practical uses with specific examples
• Discuss in detail the techniques for avoiding 3 part boundaries and discover why expert surface modelers do not use 3 part boundaries (even masters of surfacing for reverse engineering)
• Discuss in detail what industrial designers studied in college and how as a product engineer you can work more efficiently within the design arena
• Overview of ISDX and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both Pro/Surface and ISDX

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Tuition: $1,200 USD

Overview: Discuss the many different Pro/Engineer surfacing styles and techniques. Learn with specific examples the basics of surfacing. More than an introduction, this course sets participants up for an aggressive growth into surface modeling. See the Design Engine One Week Pro Surface Intensive Course outline.

Prerequisite: Only basic Pro/Engineer experience needed.

Topics:

• Create parametric curves which PTC calls Datum Curves
• Use Extruded and Swept surfaces to create simple surfaces
• Learn to build thin protrusions from single and merged surfaces
• Learn to use the Extend, Freeform, Blend, Revolve and Flat Tools to create surfaces
• Use Transform surfaces
• Learn to use basic Sweep functions and Variable Section Sweeps
• Discover and use the basics of four part boundaries, hidden under the ‘advanced’ options
• Utilize Merge to join surfaces. Merge surfaces to form more complicated sets of merged surfaces
• Discover how well Pro/Engineer handles 3 part boundaries but understand the inherent problems with these 3 part surfaces
• Learn how to build and construct robust 4 part boundaries
• Build solids from surface quilts
• Use surfaces to effect solid geometry

Discussions:

• Discuss building robust curves and the time saving benefits of a careful plan of attack
• Compare and discuss other surface modeling software to Pro Surface
• Discuss clam shell plastic part design as related to Swept surfaces. Also discuss styling grooves with examples
• Discuss the proper techniques of surface modeling and the ability for others to understand the approach
• Discuss modifying other designers surface models
• Discuss in detail surface analysis tools and the practical uses with specific examples
• Discuss in detail how bad habits are formed with respect to surfacing and how you can avoid those same pitfalls

Tutorials:

• Stapler
• IGES tutor
• Fender tutorial
• Paper in the wind four part boundary tutor
• Hood scoop tutorial
• Hand held pager tutorial
• Plastic bottle tutor
• Bike seat
• Smile tutor

There are 12 tutorials for this first Surfacing Workshop in total. More experience users tend to move more quickly through the materials.

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Tuition: $1,000 USD

Overview: Discuss the many different surfacing styles and techniques. Learn to create and modify Conics, Splines, Datum Curves, and Datum Points.

Prerequisite: Design Engine Level 1 Surface Workshop or 2 months prior use of Pro/Surface.

Topics:

• Learn to use Conics and the strength they have over Splines
• Overview and discuss what you didn’t learn in the PTC workshops
• Learn to utilize Pro/Surface curves and surfaces to affect solid geometry
• Learn every aspect of the VSS (Variable Section Sweep) tool
• Learn every aspect to the Swept Blend Tool with examples
• Learn to use Trajpar variables with multiple examples
• Manipulate a curve through points using NURBS modeling and techniques
• Merge, Trim, Transform, Replace, and Extend surfaces
• Utilize new skill sets to smooth out solid material from problem areas and forcing rounds
• Building more robust curves and surfaces
• Eliminate isoparms (what PTC calls Knots or Isolines)
• Learn about striation or flow of surface and discover tools inside Pro/Surface for manipuplating striations
• Learn the inherent issues and problems with 3 part boundaries
• Use Pro Surface as if using ISDX or Alias Studio tools

Discussions:

• Discuss light reflections from an industrial designer’s perspective
• Discuss building robust curves and the time saving benefits of a careful plan of attack
• Compare and discuss other surface modeling software to Pro/Surface
• Discuss clam shell plastic part design as related to swept surfaces. Also discuss styling grooves with examples
• Discuss the proper techniques of surface modeling and the ability for others to understand the approach
• Discuss modifying other designers surface models
• Discuss in detail surface analysis tools and the practical uses with specific examples
• Discuss in detail what industrial designers studied in college and how as a product engineer you can work more efficiently within the design arena

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Tuition: $1,200 USD (The cost of this course is negotiable with more than one student enrollment from the same company)

Overview: This course is highly customizable and is usually administered one-on-one. This workshop is recommended for those looking to gain a higher level of Pro/Surface understanding and wishing to go on to our most popular Level 7 ISDX Surfacing Workshop. This class is perfect for product design engineers who already maintain a high level of surfacing but want to elevate themselves to the next level. The class focus is on capturing form and the amazing unused tools within Pro Surface.

Prerequisite: Design Engine’s Level 2: Advanced Pro/Surface workshop or serious prior use of Pro/Surface (this course is next after our Level 2 Workshop).

Topics:

• Learn to eliminate isoparms/isolines
• Learn to take advantage of isoparms/isolines with respect to striation or flow of a surface
• Learn about tangency issues in-depth using examples from difficult surface anomalies with or without control points
• Learn advanced details of Variable Sweep surfacing techniques and the ability to maintain Draft
• Learn techniques for capturing form by looking at various foam models and offer several starting examples on how to initiate the modeling process
• Building surfaces from graph features
• Discuss alternate surface creation techniques from robust curves. An introduction to 3D bounding boxes or lattice structures
• Create ridiculously robust models utilizing lattice structures. Discuss how to incorporate handles for further control as well as understanding surfaces that look at those curves
• Students, if interested, can explore curvature continuity (G2) and multiple plans of attack by looking at existing products. Yes, Pro/Surface can do curvature continuous G2 curves and surfaces
• We supplement this training with techniques utilized by Alias, which is what is primarily used in the automotive industry
• Hands on efforts through as many as ten tutorials that are illustrated through computer examples. This workshop could take several weeks, even with participants who consider themselves expert level Pro/Surface users and adept to advanced surfacing

Discussions:

• Discuss standard modeling techniques with respect to industry standards
• Discuss light reflections from an industrial designer’s perspective, with respect to G2 Continuity
• Compare Pro/Surface to Alias modeling techniques and the differences or benefits for each one
• Discuss three part to four part boundaries with more than four examples for getting out of a corner
• Discuss plan of attack and a simple approach for capturing form from foam models or ID sketches
• Discuss the ability to prove form and the techniques to get multiple 3D iterations within hours instead of days
• Discuss with specific examples advanced functions of Pro/Surface as well as the strengths and weaknesses by comparing it to other high-end industry surfacing software
• Discuss techniques for building a more robust plan of attack with respect to Pro/Surface
• Discuss clam shell plastic part design as related to swept surfaces. Also discuss styling grooves with examples
• Discuss the proper techniques of surface modeling and the ability for others to understand the approach
• Discuss in detail surface analysis tools and the practical uses with specific examples
• Discuss in detail the techniques for avoiding 3 part boundaries and discover why expert surface modelers do not use 3 part boundaries (even masters of surfacing for reverse engineering)
• Discuss in detail what industrial designers studied in college and how as a product engineer you can work more efficiently within the design arena
• Overview of ISDX and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both Pro/Surface and ISDX

Participants can take home Web and PDF based tutorials to re-create after the class. This course is usually customized to focus on the students learning wishes and company projects. Bring examples of work or problematic models for in context discussions.

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Tuition: $1,500 USD

Overview: Learn to transform physical products as digital scan data into digitally correct complex Pro/E surface geometry. In this class you will learn to manipulate point cloud imports scanned from clay or existing products using Restyle software from PTC. Participants will work with a choice of Pro/Concept, Rhino, Geomagic, Restyle & Alias Surface imports or of various point cloud data. Fast and powerful, Pro/Engineer Reverse Engineering software enables productive use of existing intellectual property.

Prerequisite: This workshop is only for those designers or engineers looking to utilize point cloud data for reverse engineering. Prior import experience with surfacing is necessary as this is an advanced class dealing with surface connections such as tangency and curvature. We suggest the Design Engine One Week Long Product Surfacing Workshop as a prerequisite to this class. The next class after this Restyle class is the Advanced Import Class that utilizes import geometry for creating parametric Pro/Engineer geometry.

Topics:

• Review basic import functions
• Go over in great detail redefining functions for import geometry
• Create and modify curves including curves on faceted data
• Create, edit, and manipulate freeform polynomial surfaces, including high degree B-Spline and bezier surfaces using the faceted data and curves
• Curve connections
• Fit freeform surfaces to faceted data
• Learn to manage Positional, Tangent and Curvature. Continuous curve connections are now supported within the Restyle feature
• Learn to manage connectivity constraints including Position, Tangency, and Curvature Constraints between surfaces and curves
• Learn to manipulate import points or surfaces
• Learn to create facet data from points
• Learn to rebuild a set of surfaces geometries on top of faceted or triangulated data
• Learn workflow solutions and problem solving techniques with Restyle

Discussions:

• Discuss reverse engineering history and evolution
• Automatic surfacing in the Restyle functional area provides a simple, progressive means for creating surfaces
• This functionality is ideal when working with extremely complex, organic shapes
• Discuss Polygon imports and contrast from Geomagic
• Overview of Wildfire Restyle
• Discuss strengths and weaknesses of Wildfire Restyle
• Discuss workflow techniques for rebuilding robust parametric models from import geometry
• Discuss alternate techniques to getting scan data for capturing form.
• Discuss inspection techniques to compare one parametric model to existing scan data
• Discuss first article inspection techniques within Pro/Engineer
• Creating parametric curves and surfaces on top of static import geometry
• Discuss the multitude of scan data techniques and offer suggestions to users who actually conduct the scanning process for easier recreation using Pro/Engineer
• Discuss creating offset surfaces for shelling techniques
• Discuss using import geometry for checking assembly interference
• Discuss building parametric curve and surface geometry directly or indirectly from IGES or STEP geometry
• Discuss granite one seamless imports
• Discuss polygon imports in great detail and as apart of an exercise use poly geometry to create robust parametric data
• Discuss using ISDX to reverse engineer components and make parametric and robust geometry that can be modified after analysis
• Discuss import techniques for rebuilding ergonomic forms

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Tuition: $1,500 USD

Overview: Learn to create digitally correct complex geometries relative to point cloud imports using parametric curves and surfaces inside Pro/Engineer. Participants will work with a choice of Pro/Concept, Rhino, Geomagic, Restyle & Alias surface imports or various point cloud data.

Prerequisite: This workshop is only for those designers or engineers who have taken at least two 16 hour workshops from Design Engine in the past. Prior import experience is not necessary, however this is an advanced class as such participants are expected to have a high level of surfacing experience. We suggest either the Design Engine Pro/Surface Level 1 Class or the One Week ISDX Intensive as a prerequisite to this class.

Topics:

• Review basic import functions
• Go over in great detail redefining functions for import geometry
• Learn to manipulate import geometry
• Review in-depth advanced import functions
• Learn to manage various import geometries
• Discuss in detail problems with import geometry and offer solutions
• Learn workflow solutions and problem solving techniques with Pro/Surface and ISDX
• Learn to maintain some parametric ability with multiple imports
• Learn to create fully modifiable Pro/E geometry with scan data
• Learn to rebuild import geometry completely with full robust parametric controls
• Use layers to manage offset surfaces in the solidification effort
• Discuss using import geometry for checking assembly interference

Discussions:

• Discuss reverse engineering history and evolution
• Discuss techniques for managing import data
• Discuss techniques for moving import data into the appropriate position for managing the model construction process
• Discuss polygon imports and contrast from Geomagic or Restyle IGES imports
• Overview of Wildfire Restyle
• Discuss strengths and weaknesses of Wildfire Restyle
• Discuss workflow techniques for rebuilding robust parametric models from import geometry
• Discuss alternate techniques to getting scan data for capturing form
• Discuss inspection techniques to compare one parametric model to existing scan data
• Discuss first article inspection techniques within Pro/Engineer
• Creating parametric curves and surfaces on top of static import geometry
• Discuss the multitude of scan data techniques and offer suggestions to users who actually conduct the scanning process for easier recreation using Pro/Engineer
• Discuss creating offset surfaces for shelling techniques
• Discuss using import geometry for checking assembly interference
• Discuss building parametric curve and surface geometry directly or indirectly from IGES or STEP geometry
• Discuss granite one seamless imports
• Discuss polygon imports in great detail and as apart of an exercise use poly geometry to create robust parametric data
• Discuss using ISDX to reverse engineer components and make parametric and robust geometry that can be modified after analysis
• Discuss import techniques for rebuilding ergonomic forms

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Tuition: $1,500 USD

Overview: ISDX is the interactive (updates in real time) surfacing module from PTC. ISDX is quite revolutionary in that it combines push and pull like efforts of Alias or Rhino and gives those functions to designers and engineers who create products. This class is perfect for industrial designers with previous Alias or Rhino experience. This class is also great for those engineers looking to capture form within a product design arena.

Note: This class is administered differently to engineers who are interested in capturing form from those industrial designers interested in proving form.

Onsite Training: This course can be customized for specific products and documented before the class is administered. CAD or Product managers should call to inquire about custom tutorial development and costs for onsite training. We also offer a subscription for custom tutorials.

Prerequisite: Level 1 Pro/Surface Class or the Week Long ISDX Intensive is required for this class.

Topics:

• Overview of the ISDX Module
• Design terminology
• Boundary techniques utilized by high-end surface modelers in the auto industry
• Overview of correct surfacing techniques drawing from standard surfacing tools such as Alias and Rhino
• Discuss using Pro/Surface parametric controls combined with ISDX strengths
• Discuss with examples extra ordinary robust modeling techniques for proving form
• Learn basics of Surface Edit and experiment with different surface edit techniques with various examples all while maintaining continuity

Models:

• Hood scoop model (rebuild using ISDX from Level 1 class)
• Smile tutorial (rebuild using ISDX from Level 1 class)
• Fridge handle
• Consumer chair model
• Harley rear Seat
• Water pitcher
• Bike racing seat
• Bionic finger
• Human face

Discussions:

• Discuss with examples the new features of Wildfire 5.0
• Learn Surface Edit functions within various examples
• Different modeling approaches with respect to ISDX usage

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Tuition: $1,200 USD

Overview: This workshop has been specifically designed for those already with a high level of Pro/Surface or ISDX experience or for those who specifically took the Design Engine Level 6 Surfacing Class. This course is for experts looking to gain a better understanding of G2 Continuity and A-Class surfacing. This class would be great for those Industrial Designers developing A-Class surfaces in the automobile industry as well as designers doing interiors on higher production runs.

Onsite Training: This course can be customized for specific product lines. CAD or Product managers should call to inquire about custom tutorial development and costs for onsite training. We also offer a subscription for custom tutorials.

Note: This class is administered differently to engineers who are interested in capturing form from those industrial designers interested in proving form using this amazing software. Expect to be one of two students in this course. This class can be offered anytime so call 312.226.8339 to schedule with a course coordinator.

Prerequisite: Extensive experience with Pro/Surface and prior ISDX experience required. It is strongly recommended that you take our Level 2 or Level 3 Pro/Surface workshop prior to this course. It is not necessary but helpful if the participant already has an understanding of light reflections and G2 continuity or a basic understanding of A-Class surfacing.

Topics:

• Compare ISDX to Alias modeling techniques and discuss differences between each
• Discuss three to four part boundaries and as well as problems with three part boundaries setting users up to solve all problems with four part boundaries
• Create ridiculously robust models utilizing bounding box and 3D lattice structures
• Discuss incorporating handles for further control and understanding over surfaces that look at those curves
• Students, if interested, can explore Curvature Continuity (G2) and multiple plans of attack by looking at existing products
• This course is usually customized to focus on the students learning wishes and company projects. Bring example of work or problematic models for context discussions
• We supplement this training with techniques utilized by Alias, which is what is primarily used in the automotive industry
• Hands on efforts through as many as ten tutorials that are illustrated through computer examples
• Learn to use Surface Edit tools for modeling a human face, bionic finger and a Harley seat and make significant modifications to surface geometry that would otherwise require remodeling while maintaining tangency or G2 continuity
• Compare similar functionality to Alias Studio to discuss modern modeling techniques used in the auto industry

Discussion:

• Discuss the ability to prove form and the techniques to get multiple 3D iterations within hours instead of days
• Discuss with specific examples advanced functions of Pro/Surface as well as the strengths and weaknesses by comparing it to other high-end industry surfacing software such as Alias Studio or Auto Studio
• Discuss how light reflects off of fourm and discuss form from an industrial designers perspective
• Discuss the strengths for utilizing parametric curves in combinations with the free form ISDX curves
• Discuss standard modeling techniques with respect to industry standard software programs such as Catia, Auto Studio, and Maya
• Discuss plan of attack and a simple approach for capturing form from foam models or ID sketches

Tutorials:

(Models used in this class varies depending upon student wishes)

• Tractor seat
• Harley seat (twice once with surface edit examples)
• 350z
• Mustang
• Human face (surface edit)
• Bionic finger (attach with G2 constraints)
• Cirrus airplane cowing

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Tuition: $1,500 USD

Overview: This is an advanced course for ISDX experts looking to gain knowledge understanding and workflow with the specific ‘Surface Edit’ functionality within ISDX. This class is often just one student and can be offered anytime so call to schedule: 312.226.8339.

Prerequisite: This workshop is only for those designers or engineers looking to master the Surface Edit functionality new in Wildfire 4.0. Prior import experience with ISDX surfacing is necessary as this is an advanced class dealing with surface connections such as tangency and curvature. For a prerequisite we suggest the Design Engine One Week Surfacing Workshop to this class or other G2/A-class modeling experiences.

Topics:

• Review Control Vertices point manipulations
• Discuss detach and reattach techniques
• Learn to add Knots or Iso Parametric Lines to gain more control while editing surfaces
• Reattach surfaces using Surface Edit tools

Discussion:

• Discuss Surfacing techniques used to design furniture using surface manipulation techniques in Alias Studio and make comparisons to Surface Edit functionality
• Compare workflow of ‘Surface Edit’ and CV manipulation of a surface in Alias Studio
• Share manipulation techniques with respect to Edit Plane and discuss workflow related to making changes quickly

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