Louis Gary Lamit / James Gee

Although this set of three tutorials was written as a companion for the book: Moving from 2D CAD to 3D CAD for Engineering Design, they are also an excellent starting point for understanding and mastering the capabilities of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0.

You can get access to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 software by purchasing the Student Edition (www.JourneyEd.com) or by downloading a free 30-day Tryout Edition from www.ptc.com. Of course, if you have a commercial version at work or home you can also complete the assignments and if you are at a school you can complete the tutorials on an Academic Edition.

The first tutorial leads you through a step-by-step process of creating a part (Pedestal), generating a detail drawing and using Pro/NC (Pro/MANUFACTURING) to mill and machine part features (you must have access to Pro/NC to do the last step).

The second tutorial (Finger Clamp) involves fitting components together to form an assembly and documenting the assembly on a drawing, including a BOM.

The last tutorial (Arm) uses 2D CAD legacy design data to directly model a 3D part with the 2D geometry.

Support files for all tutorials are provided for downloading (www.cad-resources.com).