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Re: Brand New to CAD and PTC Creo

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Originally Posted by immukage View Post
On the FIRST section of PTC community/discussion page, are there specific tutorials for really learning the basics of the Creo/CAD? There were some tutorials, but they weren't too helpful in teaching tools and such.
Sorry, not that I know of-- I learned my basics at one of their training sessions. I think their "How to model almost anything" curriculum is pretty decent for learning some of the core modeling functions though.

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Also, a quick question about using Creo itself, especially with the FTC Tetrix 2013 Kit of Parts. Sometimes, when I constraint things, they are only partially constrainted and I cannot find out how to fully constraint the last axis.
When you constrain things, Creo has a things that looks like a sliced circle (here's a pic of what I'm talking about)-- as you constrain your part, the slice-thing (I'm sure there's an official name for it that I don't know) grays out to indicate that that direction is constrained. Ways it can move that aren't constrained are colored-- if you don't have geometry to constrain them to, you might use datum planes (the brown planes that are created when you make a new part).


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Also, more importantly, after you have fully constrainted a part (such as a c channel), and instead of being purple or orange, it is now its original color of gray, how do i edit the constraints, without deleting or undoing? Such as if the bar is angled a bit off, I want to reconstraint it to another hole, how would I do that after I already checked it?

Thanks again!
To edit constraints, right click the part you want to change in the model tree and select "Edit Definition"-- this brings you back to the constraint view. To edit an existing constraint, select the "Placement" tab, which will list existing constraints for that part, and click the one you want to edit (it should highlight the surfaces involved).

Anything else I can help you with? If you need clarification, feel free to ask (I know text instructions can get a bit confusing, especially with CAD).
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