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A Pro/DESKTOP Tutorial (Module 12)		 [BAe Aircraft]
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Introduction

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Fig 1.


This tutorial assembles a set of basic shapes components to make the of a concept aircraft. The style of the tutorial assumes the user has gained a basic understanding of single part modelling. The following files will need to have been drawn or are available.
  • Fuselage
  • Nose Cone
  • Tail Cone
  • WingA
  • WingB
  • Tailfin

The Theory

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Fig 2.


When components are added to an assembly the contents of the design file are not copied into the assembly. Instead the assembly references its contents. When changes are made to a component file the changes are automatically propagated to the assembly. In simple terms, after altering the nose cone design file for example adding a window meand the changes are automatically seen in the assembled aircraft..

Components can be assembled at a specific location and orientation in one of the following ways:

  • Define and select a new workplane at the target location.
  • Add the component and reposition it later.
When a component is added to a drawing, Pro/DESKTOP positions it such that its base workplane is coincident with the active workplane.

In this tutorial a new workplane is defined to provide the target location. All the component designs have been produced with the workplane in a set position in order to make assembly easier.

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