Procedure:: Defining Constraints

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Procedure: Defining Constraints

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Procedure Setup:
1. To avoid naming conflicts, it is recommended you save your work, click File > Close until no models
display, then click File > Manage Session > Erase Not Displayed.
2. Click File > Manage Session > Set Working Directory and navigate to the
PTCU\CreoParametric2\Simulate_Modeling\Constraints folder and click OK
3. Click File > Open and double-click TILT_LEVER_SIMULATE.PRT .
Creo Parametric users open TILT_LEVER.PRT
Task 1. Investigate model properties.
1. To review the model settings, click File > Prepare > Model Properties. The Model Properties
dialog box appears.
2. Review the units used in the model and click Close.
3. In the ribbon, select the Inspect tab.
4. Click Diameter from the Measure group. The Diameter dialog box appears.
5. Select any half of the hole as shown in the figure. The value of the diameter is reported in the
Diameter dialog box. Repeat for the remaining holes.
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6. Close the Diameter dialog box.
7. In the model tree, expand Materials.
8. Right-click AL2014 and select Edit Definition. The Material Definition dialog box appears.
9. Review the values for Young’s Modulus, Poisson’s Ratio, and the units specified. Click OK.
Task 2. Define a cylindrical coordinate system.
1. In the ribbon, select the Refine Model tab.
2. Click Coordinate System from the Datum group. The Coordinate System dialog box appears.
3. Select Cylindrical from the Type drop-down list.
4. In the References section, click Select items.
5. Enable Plane Display and Axis Display . Press CTRL and select the axis Hole_B and the
datum plane Front on the model.
6. In the Coordinate System dialog box, select the Orientation tab.
7. Click in the first Use field. Select the axis Hole_B in the model.
8. Select Z from the To Determine drop-down list.
9. Click in the second Use field. Select the datum plane Right in the model.
10. Select T=90 from the Project drop-down list. The coordinate system is displayed as shown.
Figure 2
11. In the Coordinate System dialog box, click OK.
12. Define a second coordinate system for hole C using the same method. Use the following
references:
◾ axis Hole_C
◾ datum plane Front
◾ datum plane for orientation Right
Task 3. Define the constraints.

The type of constraint that is defined here simulates a steel rod placed in the hole. This enables the
lever to rotate and translate along the hole axis, but does not enable radial deformation.
1. In the ribbon, select the Home tab.
2. Click Displacement from the Constraints group. The Constraint dialog box appears.
3. In the model, select any of the half surfaces of hole B. The remaining half of the hole is
automatically selected and two surfaces are listed in the References section as shown.
Figure 3
4. In the Coordinate System section, select Selected.

By default, Creo Simulate defines the constraints using WCS (World Coordinate System), a
Cartesian coordinate system. Notice that the Translation degrees of freedom is currently
displaying X, Y, and Z as directions for the constraints.
5. In the model tree expand Simulation Features and select the Hole_B cylindrical coordinate
system, CS1.
Note that the Translation section displays R, Theta, and Z.
6. Click Free Translation for Theta and Z.
7. Click OK.
8. Apply the same constraint conditions to Hole C, using the cylindrical coordinate system created for
Hole C, CS2.
9. In the ribbon, select the Home tab.
10. Click Displacement from the Constraints group. The Constraint dialog box appears.
11. Enable Point Display . In the References section, select Points from the drop-down list.
12. Select the datum point PNT0 as shown.
Figure 4
13. Use the WCS and complete the Translation section as shown.
Figure 5
14. Click OK.
All these constraints are part of the same constraint set and, therefore, act on the system at
the same time.
This completes the procedure.

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Procedure: Defining Constraints

3. Click File > Open and double-click TILT_LEVER_SIMULATE.PRT .

Creo Parametric users open TILT_LEVER.PRT

Task 1. Investigate model properties.

2. Review the units used in the model and click Close.

3. In the ribbon, select the Inspect tab.

6. Close the Diameter dialog box.

7. In the model tree, expand Materials.

Task 2. Define a cylindrical coordinate system.

1. In the ribbon, select the Refine Model tab.

3. Select Cylindrical from the Type drop-down list.

4. In the References section, click Select items.

6. In the Coordinate System dialog box, select the Orientation tab.

8. Select Z from the To Determine drop-down list.

11. In the Coordinate System dialog box, click OK.

◾ datum plane Front

◾ datum plane for orientation Right

Task 3. Define the constraints.

1. In the ribbon, select the Home tab.

4. In the Coordinate System section, select Selected.

6. Click Free Translation for Theta and Z.

9. In the ribbon, select the Home tab.

12. Select the datum point PNT0 as shown.

14. Click OK.

This completes the procedure.

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