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A Pro/DESKTOP Tutorial (Module 7)		 [Van]
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There are three task s within the module which construct a corner cube, a connecting strut and finally demonstrate how to assemble them.

Designing a corner block

[Figure 1]
Fig. 1. A cube

[Figure 2]
Fig. 2.

[Figure 3]
Fig. 3.


The shape should be a cube with sides 20mm long. 4mm diameter holes run through the centre of the block in all three axes from the centre of each face.

With Pro/DESKTOP running,

  1. From the File menu select New...

  2. Choose Design

  3. Choose the Create Rectangle [Create Rectangle button] tool

  4. Draw a 20mm square on the base workplane.

  5. From the Feature menu choose Extrude Profile...

  6. Enter 20mm in the Extrusion-Distance entry box.

  7. Check that the Add material option is checked.

  8. Select OK

This constructs a 20mm cube [40kb].

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