How Do I Depict A 'Limited Area' in ProE 2D Drawing?

Discussion in 'Pro/Engineer & Creo Elements/Pro' started by Lehnsherr, Jul 14, 2010.

  1. Lehnsherr

    Lehnsherr Guest

    I have a long, semi-cylindrical (ID) surface. I want to have the last
    45mms of each end of this surface called out to a more precise
    cylindricity tolerance, because plugs are inserted at these areas with
    a close slip fit. I know exactly in Y14.5M-1994 how I want to describe
    these areas-- it would look like Para 1.7.3.3 of the standard. (a
    hatched area, outlined with section lines, and dimensioned) These
    areas are not actual separate ProE surfaces, they are just zones
    within one big surface.

    Trouble is, I have NO idea how to actually draw this thing in Pro/
    Engineer. I can't find an obvious command for it anywhere. Can anyone
    help?
     
    Lehnsherr, Jul 14, 2010
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  2. You need to find a way to create yourself separate surfaces, as you've
    already identified.

    This is quick and dirty but entirely appropriate for many situations:
    model the machined interior of the tube with a single revolved cut, but
    instead of sketching a single line to form the tube ID, put a couple of
    notches "U" or "V" shape to divide where the three zones will be.
    Dimension each zone's diameter separately. Now you can show each zone
    with it's own tolerance and attach datums or geometric tolerances to
    each zone.

    If there is a more streamlined way to do it I'm keenly interested in
    how. I'm using WF4 and I'm not aware of a better way.

    David
     
    David Geesaman, Jul 15, 2010
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