Creo Level 11: Import Data Doctor

Course Duration: 16 hours (2 days)

Tuition: $1,000 USD

Overview: You used to be able to bring in IGES data before wildfire 3.0 Lean to manage import geometry from various 3D software packages such as Alias Studio, Rhino 3D, and/or SolidWorks. IDD (Import Data Doctor) can be offered for Wildfire 4.0 – 5.0 as well.

Note: Import Data Doctor is a two-day intensive workshop. We do not schedule this class often, so you must call Design Engine to schedule: 312.226.8339.

Prerequisite: Some surface modeling skills are helpful.

Topics:

Basic work flow, scope, and purpose of IDD.
New workflow for Zip Gaps.
Learn to delete and rebuild Boundary Blends inside IDD.
Activate vs deactivate
Merge workflow changed inside IDD and how to do so.
Deal with more simple imports and task based repair of IGES or STEP geometry using IDD.
Complex imports
Coincident surfaces
Define Gaps, Repair Gaps, and Closing gaps.
Gaps/Slivers and how to manage them using Find.
Tangent inside IDD.
Modify, Extrapolate, Align, Transform, and Replace.
Move Vetex
Learn to make portions of your import geometry parametric.
Freeze entities vs managing what changes during manipulations.
Learn to manage sheet metal imports, Convert, Combine, and Extrude (convert non parametric data to parametric features).

Discussion:

Discuss various types of data for import such as Points, Facet Data, DXF, STEP and IGES.
User Interface differences in Creo vs pre Wildfire 4.0.
Convert surfaces to cylinders and extrusions (Pseudo-Feature).
Display options for Frozen, Wireframe, Vertices ,and Tangent Constraints.
IDD with respect to converting Sheet metal IGES / STEP parts from Creo then to Creo Sheet metal then ultimately to a flattened state.
Basic workflow for generic repair vs more difficult repairs.
Tips and Tricks
Discuss workflow for making Import geometry parametric.