September 29th

Project 03 2009
MAE 377
Person #: 3270-5895
Contents
1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 3

2 Objectives.............................................................................................................................................. 3

3 Result .................................................................................................................................................... 3

3.1 Part A............................................................................................................................................. 3

3.2 Part B ............................................................................................................................................. 4

3.3 Part C ............................................................................................................................................. 5

3.4 Part D ............................................................................................................................................ 6

3.4.1 Assembly ............................................................................................................................... 6

3.4.2 BOM Drawing ...................................................................................................................... 11
4 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................... 12

5 References .......................................................................................................................................... 12
1 Introduction
In this third report I was required to create three solid parts, an assembly and a 2D drawing of it. I
was introduced to new commands like sweeping, blending or warping solid parts, which were
introduced to me during the first three parts respectively. I was also required to apply the knowledge I
had gained in previous projects to create some of the simpler steps of these objects.

Following the “Getting started with Pro Engineer Wildfire 3.0” tutorial I was required to create an
assembly of a regular cell phone, to which I had to assign a 2D drawing with a bill of materials later on.

2 Objectives
The main objectives of this project are to learn how to blend, warp and sweep solid parts; and also
to learn new ways of creating and preparing an assembly using many individual parts. Another goal set
forth was to create a 2D drawing of an already existing 3D exploded assembly with a bill of materials.
These objectives were all in conjunction with reinforcing and strengthening the skills I had learned
before to be able to hurdle some of the smaller, individual tasks of this project.

3 Result
Below are the four main parts I was required to complete for this third assignment, you will also
find a brief explanation of each model alongside their respective pictures.

3.1 Part A
In part-A I had to create swept extrusion out of a 2D sketch. This was quite simple following the
steps from the tutorial book. The tougher part of this solid model was to create the swept extrusion in
accordance to the curve sketched in sketcher mode.

(A)
 (B)
Figure 1 (a) The CAD model of the sweep in Part A; and (b) the same CAD model of Part A at a different view.

3.2 Part B
Part-B needed to be constructed using the blend command; 3 two-dimensional sketches are basis
for it. The most challenging part of this model was to create centered 2D drawings, which were to be
used later on in the blending process.

(A)
 (B)
Figure 2 (a) The CAD model of the blend in Part B; and (b) the same CAD model of Part B at a different view.

3.3 Part C
The greatest challenge in part-C was to create the warp so that it would look realistic as it would
appear on a regular toothpaste tube. This was achieved using a sketched line as a basis, and the warp
command to indent the upper surface of the tube.

(A)
 (B)
Figure 3 (a) The CAD model of the warped tube in Part C; and (b) the same CAD model of Part C at a different view.

3.4 Part D
In part-D I was required to complete several different parts in order to assemble them later on.
The difficulty level in constructing some of the parts was high, while other parts were easier to
construct. I also learned new commands of draft and shell that I had not done before; while perfecting
my abilities with commands learned in the past. The construction of some of these parts was sometimes
quite long and methodic, which proved to be the most difficult aspect of it.

3.4.1 Assembly

(A) (B)
 (C) (D)

(E) (F)

(G) (H)
Figure 4 (a) The CAD model of the antenna; (b) the model of the back cover; (c) the model of the earpiece; (d) the model of
the front cover; (e) the keypad; (f) the lens; (g) the microphone; and (h) the model of the PC board.

Below are some pictures of the final assembly in normal and exploded views.
(A)
(B)
(C)
 (D)
Figure 5 (a) The assembled cell phone for part D; (b) another view of the assembled cell phone; (c) the cell phone in an
exploded view; (d) the exploded model in another view.

3.4.2 BOM Drawing

We were required to create a 2D drawing of the cell phone assembly showing a bill of materials.
This was quite simple as long as the directions in the tutorial were followed attentively. The picture of
the drawing is located below.
Figure 6: The 2D BOM drawing of the exploded assembly of the cell phone.

4 Conclusion
After concluding this third project I have learned new skills and reinforced some of the ones
previously learned in order to create new models, each with their distinct requirements. During the
construction of the cell phone assembly, I have learned that attention to detail is very important to
complete some of the most complicated parts; one mistake early in the construction process can prove
to be time consuming later on while the assembly is being put together.

5 References
Roger Toogood, Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4.0 Tutorial and Multimedia CD. Edmonton, Alberta. SDC
Publications. 2006

Toothpaste Tutorial, adapted from Pro/Engineer Wildfire 3.0 for Designers.

PTC, Getting Started with Pro/Engineer Wildfire 3.0 Tutorial. PTC, Needham, MA. 2006