PTC Creo Parametric-A Complete Beginner to Advanced Course

Hello and welcome to CREO with Chris! You are about to embark upon a comprehensive course in CREO Parametric. This first lesson gets you familiar with the software and introduces you to basic principles - The key lesson is that organisation is key to success in CREO!

In this lesson we'll be touching upon the following:

• Getting started

• Setting working directory

• Creating a new part

• Understanding and navigating the User Interface

• Creating a sketch

• Using the sketching tools

• Dimensioning and editing your sketches

• The Line Tools

• The Rectangle Tools

• The Circle Tools

• The Arc Tools

• The Elipse Tools

• The Spline Tool

• The Fillet Tool

• The Chamfer Tool

• Offset Tool

• Thicken Tool

• The Pallet Tool

• The Extrusion Tool

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson two - Revolve and Thicken.

In this lesson we will be going over:

• The Revolve Tool

• Revolving as a solid part and a surface

• Referencing existing geometry as a revolve axis

• The Thicken Tool

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson three - The Sweep Tool.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• The Sweep Tool

• Sweeping along a trajectory

• Merging swept ends

• Sweep trajectory changes

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson four - The Helical Sweep Tool.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• The Helical Sweep Tool

• Adjusting the helical sweep trajectory to allow a smooth transition between helical sweep and existing geometry

• Variable pitches

• Spring creation

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson five - The Variable Section Sweep Tools.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• The various uses of Variable Section Sweeps

• Referencing existing geometries for variable tangencies

• Trajectory changes

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson six - The Blend Tools.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• The Blend Tool

• The Rotational Blend Tool

• Blending Vertices/Vertexes

• Adjusting section starting points

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson seven - The Swept Blend Tool.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• The Swept Blend Tool

• Adjusting trajectory starting points

• Selecting sections

• combing multiple swept blends

• Setting tangency boundary conditions

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson eight - Datum Planes, Axes and Points.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• Creating Datum Planes

• Creating Datum Axes

• Creating Datum Points

• Referencing existing geometries to create Planes, Axes and points

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson nine - The Hole Tool.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• The Hole Tool

• Setting references and adjusting dimensions

• Hole orientation adjustment

• Counter bore and counter sink creation

• Surface referencing

• Creating a hole through a sketch

• Creating standard holes

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson ten - The Draft Tool.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• The Draft Tool

• The various methods of drafting

• Split drafting

• Drafting around an split object

• Drafting around a closed split object

• Variable drafting

• Variable split drafting

• Variable pull direction drafting through splitting around a surface

• Variable pull direction drafting

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson eleven - The Mirror Tool.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• The Mirror Tool

• Dependent copies

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson twelve - The Chamfer and Round Tools.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• The various Chamfer Tools

• The various Round Tools

• Variable chamfers

• Tangency chamfers

• Chamfer pieces

• Chamfer transitions

• Round through curve reference

• Round through point reference

• Chordal rounds

• Variable Rounds

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson thirteen - The Pattern Tools.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• The Pattern Tools

• Direction Patterns

• Dimension Patterns

• Axis Patterns

• Fill Patterns

• Table Patterns

• Curve Pattern

• Point pattern

• Complex patterning along a trajectory

Welcome to the Basic Modelling Exercises. These exercises are designed to put to the test the skills you have learned so far in CREO Parametric. The exercises are simple to begin with and become steadily more challenging throughout the entire CREO with Chris course.

Welcome to the Basic Modelling Exercises. These exercises are designed to put to the test the skills you have learned so far in CREO Parametric. The exercises are simple to begin with and become steadily more challenging throughout the entire CREO with Chris course.

Welcome to the Basic Modelling Exercises. These exercises are designed to put to the test the skills you have learned so far in CREO Parametric. The exercises are simple to begin with and become steadily more challenging throughout the entire CREO with Chris course.

Welcome to the Basic Modelling Exercises. These exercises are designed to put to the test the skills you have learned so far in CREO Parametric. The exercises are simple to begin with and become steadily more challenging throughout the entire CREO with Chris course.

Welcome to the Basic Modelling Exercises. These exercises are designed to put to the test the skills you have learned so far in CREO Parametric. The exercises are simple to begin with and become steadily more challenging throughout the entire CREO with Chris course.

This Helical Sweep exercise will test your skills with the tool. Use the accompanying downloadable resources to start the exercise and watch the walkthrough video to see how it's done. Good luck.

This Swept Blend exercise will test your skills with the tool. Use the accompanying downloadable resources to start the exercise and watch the walkthrough video to see how it's done. Good luck.

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson fourteen - The Rib Tool.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• The Rib Tools

• Trajectory Rib

• Profile Rib

• Drafting a profile rib

• Full rounding a profile rib

• Adjusting internal features of trajectory ribs

This Rib Tool exercise will test your skills with the tool. Use the accompanying downloadable resources to start the exercise and watch the walkthrough video to see how it's done. Good luck.

This Rib Tool exercise will test your skills with the tool. Use the accompanying downloadable resources to start the exercise and watch the walkthrough video to see how it's done. Good luck.

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson fifteen - Basic Assemblies.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• Introduction to assemblies

• Setting basic constraints

• Navigating the assembly workspace

This Beginner Assemblies exercise will test your skills with working start to finish on a CAD project, building each component and then assembling them. Use the accompanying downloadable resources to start the exercise and watch the walkthrough video to see how it's done. Good luck.

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson sixteen - Engineering Drawing Basics.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• Getting to grips with creating an Engineering Drawing

• Getting started

• The fundamental drawing tools

• Setting views

• Changing display styles

• Adjusting scale

• Dimensioning

• Displaying datums

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson seventeen - Engineering Drawing Exploded Views and BOM Balloons.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• Editing the exploded view of your assemblies

• Creating an Engineering Drawing for your assembly

• Creating a Bill of Materials

• Adding BOM Balloons to your Engineering Drawing

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson eighteen - Engineering Drawing Sectioning.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• How to section your parts

• How to display sections correctly in an Engineering Drawing

• How to reference sections correctly in an Engineering Drawing

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson nineteen - Advanced Engineering Drawing.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• How to create an Engineering Drawing for a complex part

Attached to this lesson are the downloadable resources for Engineering Drawing, Exercise Four. Once you have gone through exercises one to three, use the resource here to complete exercise four.

These Engineering Drawing Exercises are designed to test your skills in all the areas of Engineering Drawings we have covered so far. Use the accompanying downloadable resources to start the exercise and watch the walkthrough video to see how it's done. The parts you will download are made from an educational version of CREO Parametric 7.0. As such you will need the appropriate license to open the parts - visit the PTC for more information. Good luck.

These Engineering Drawing Exercises are designed to test your skills in all the areas of Engineering Drawings we have covered so far. Use the accompanying downloadable resources to start the exercise and watch the walkthrough video to see how it's done. The parts you will download are made from an educational version of CREO Parametric 7.0. As such you will need the appropriate license to open the parts - visit the PTC for more information. Good luck.

These Engineering Drawing Exercises are designed to test your skills in all the areas of Engineering Drawings we have covered so far. Use the accompanying downloadable resources to start the exercise and watch the walkthrough video to see how it's done. The parts you will download are made from an educational version of CREO Parametric 7.0. As such you will need the appropriate license to open the parts - visit the PTC for more information. Good luck.

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson twenty - Assembly Mechanisms - Cams.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• How to create a simple cam mechanism

• How to set a simple servo motor

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson twenty-one - The Toroidal Bend Tool.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• The Toroidal Bend Tool

• The basic principles

• Defining the profile

• Bend Radius

• Bend Axis

• 360 Degree Bend

This Toroidal Bend exercise will test your skills with the tool. Use the accompanying downloadable resources to start the exercise and watch the walkthrough video to see how it's done. Good luck.

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson twenty-two - The Spinal Bend Tool.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• The Spinal Bend Tool

• Locking and Unlocking geometry length

This Spinal Bend exercise will test your skills with the tool. Use the accompanying downloadable resources to start the exercise and watch the walkthrough video to see how it's done. Good luck.

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson twenty-three - Style Tool Introduction.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• The Style Tool

• Understanding the work space

• Creating and editing basic curves

• Creating and editing surfaces

• Editing points

• Drop curves

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson twenty-four - Style Tool Advanced Modelling.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• An advanced working session creating a helmet within the Style Tool

• Creating a part form an assembly

• Referencing existing geometry

• Importing an image to a datum plane

• Advanced Style Tool Techniques

Attached with this lesson are the downloadable resources to complete the Helmet Exercise!

This Style Tool exercise will test your skills with the tool. Use the accompanying downloadable resources to start the exercise and watch the lesson to how it's done. It's time to create your own helmets! Good luck.

This Style Tool exercise will test your skills with the tool. Use the accompanying downloadable resources to start the exercise and watch the walkthrough video to see how it's done. You can either use the parts available or use the Engineering Drawings to create them yourselves. Good luck.

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson twenty-five - Surface Modelling.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• Surface Modelling fundamentals

• Offset Tools

• Project Tools

• Extend Tools

• Boundary Blend Tools

• Vertex Round Tools

• Style Tools

This Surface Modelling exercise will test your skills with the tool. Use the accompanying downloadable resources to start the exercise and watch the walkthrough video to see how it's done. Good luck.

This Surface Modelling exercise will test your skills with the tool. Use the accompanying downloadable resources to start the exercise and watch the walkthrough video to see how it's done. Good luck.

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson twenty-six - Advanced Modelling - Radial Engine

In this lesson we will be covering:

• A start to finish walkthrough creating a Radial Engine

• Setting mechanical constraints to an assembly

• complex part creation

After the walkthrough, use the accompanying downloadable resources to build this radial engine yourselves. This is an Advanced Modelling Exercise.

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson twenty-six - Advanced Modelling - Radial Engine

In this lesson we will be covering:

• A start to finish walkthrough creating a Radial Engine

• Setting mechanical constraints to an assembly

• complex part creation

After the walkthrough, use the accompanying downloadable resources to build this radial engine yourselves. This is an Advanced Modelling Exercise.

Hello everyone! Welcome to lesson twenty-seven - Simulate Lite Introduction.

In this lesson we will be covering:

• An introduction to CREO Simulate Lite - FEA

• Understanding the tool

• Preparing your part for analysis

• Understanding the analysis results

• Adjusting parts accordingly once we have understood simulates Stress Analysis

This Advanced Modelling exercise will test your skills. Use the accompanying downloadable resources to start the exercise and watch the walkthrough video to see how it's done. Good luck.

Hello and welcome to CREO with Chris' Advanced Modelling Exercise of a Jet Engine!

For this exercise you need to re-create each of the 28 components that make up my Jet Engine.

You are provided with 27 Engineering Drawing Downloadable Resources for this exercise. The 28th and final part you must use the style tool to create and it is an opportunity for you to show off your skills and be creative!

Follow my Advanced Modelling Exercise Walkthrough Parts One to Nine to see exactly how each component can be made, or, jump straight in to doing it yourself. Good luck!

Hello and welcome to CREO with Chris' Advanced Modelling Exercise of a Jet Engine!

For this exercise you need to re-create each of the 28 components that make up my Jet Engine.

You are provided with 27 Engineering Drawing Downloadable Resources for this exercise. The 28th and final part you must use the style tool to create and it is an opportunity for you to show off your skills and be creative!

Follow my Advanced Modelling Exercise Walkthrough Parts One to Nine to see exactly how each component can be made, or, jump straight in to doing it yourself. Good luck!

Hello and welcome to CREO with Chris' Advanced Modelling Exercise of a Jet Engine!

For this exercise you need to re-create each of the 28 components that make up my Jet Engine.

You are provided with 27 Engineering Drawing Downloadable Resources for this exercise. The 28th and final part you must use the style tool to create and it is an opportunity for you to show off your skills and be creative!

Follow my Advanced Modelling Exercise Walkthrough Parts One to Nine to see exactly how each component can be made, or, jump straight in to doing it yourself. Good luck!

Hello and welcome to CREO with Chris' Advanced Modelling Exercise of a Jet Engine!

For this exercise you need to re-create each of the 28 components that make up my Jet Engine.

You are provided with 27 Engineering Drawing Downloadable Resources for this exercise. The 28th and final part you must use the style tool to create and it is an opportunity for you to show off your skills and be creative!

Follow my Advanced Modelling Exercise Walkthrough Parts One to Nine to see exactly how each component can be made, or, jump straight in to doing it yourself. Good luck!

Hello and welcome to CREO with Chris' Advanced Modelling Exercise of a Jet Engine!

For this exercise you need to re-create each of the 28 components that make up my Jet Engine.

You are provided with 27 Engineering Drawing Downloadable Resources for this exercise. The 28th and final part you must use the style tool to create and it is an opportunity for you to show off your skills and be creative!

Follow my Advanced Modelling Exercise Walkthrough Parts One to Five to see exactly how each component can be made, or, jump straight in to doing it yourself. Good luck!

Hello and welcome to CREO with Chris' Advanced Modelling Exercise of a V6 Turbo Engine!

For this exercise you need to re-create each of the 30 components that make up the V6 Turbo Engine.

You are provided with 28 Engineering Drawing Downloadable Resources for this exercise. There are two parts - the 29th and 30th, which need to be created from the final assembly. These are the two inlet pipes that lead from the Air Turbo's to the Intake Manifold.

Follow my Advanced Modelling Exercise Walkthrough Parts One to Nine to see exactly how each component can be made as well as the mechanical constraints, or, jump straight in to doing it yourself. Good luck!

Hello and welcome to CREO with Chris' Advanced Modelling Exercise of a V6 Turbo Engine!

For this exercise you need to re-create each of the 30 components that make up the V6 Turbo Engine.

You are provided with 28 Engineering Drawing Downloadable Resources for this exercise. There are two parts - the 29th and 30th, which need to be created from the final assembly. These are the two inlet pipes that lead from the Air Turbo's to the Intake Manifold.

Follow my Advanced Modelling Exercise Walkthrough Parts One to Nine to see exactly how each component can be made as well as the mechanical constraints, or, jump straight in to doing it yourself. Good luck!

Hello and welcome to CREO with Chris' Advanced Modelling Exercise of a V6 Turbo Engine!

For this exercise you need to re-create each of the 30 components that make up the V6 Turbo Engine.

You are provided with 28 Engineering Drawing Downloadable Resources for this exercise. There are two parts - the 29th and 30th, which need to be created from the final assembly. These are the two inlet pipes that lead from the Air Turbo's to the Intake Manifold.

Follow my Advanced Modelling Exercise Walkthrough Parts One to Nine to see exactly how each component can be made as well as the mechanical constraints, or, jump straight in to doing it yourself. Good luck!

Hello and welcome to CREO with Chris' Advanced Modelling Exercise of a V6 Turbo Engine!

For this exercise you need to re-create each of the 30 components that make up the V6 Turbo Engine.

You are provided with 28 Engineering Drawing Downloadable Resources for this exercise. There are two parts - the 29th and 30th, which need to be created from the final assembly. These are the two inlet pipes that lead from the Air Turbo's to the Intake Manifold.

Follow my Advanced Modelling Exercise Walkthrough Parts One to Nine to see exactly how each component can be made as well as the mechanical constraints, or, jump straight in to doing it yourself. Good luck!

Hello and welcome to CREO with Chris' Advanced Modelling Exercise of a V6 Turbo Engine!

For this exercise you need to re-create each of the 30 components that make up the V6 Turbo Engine.

You are provided with 28 Engineering Drawing Downloadable Resources for this exercise. There are two parts - the 29th and 30th, which need to be created from the final assembly. These are the two inlet pipes that lead from the Air Turbo's to the Intake Manifold.

Follow my Advanced Modelling Exercise Walkthrough Parts One to Nine to see exactly how each component can be made as well as the mechanical constraints, or, jump straight in to doing it yourself. Good luck!

Hello and welcome to CREO with Chris' Advanced Modelling Exercise of a V6 Turbo Engine!

For this exercise you need to re-create each of the 30 components that make up the V6 Turbo Engine.

You are provided with 28 Engineering Drawing Downloadable Resources for this exercise. There are two parts - the 29th and 30th, which need to be created from the final assembly. These are the two inlet pipes that lead from the Air Turbo's to the Intake Manifold.

Follow my Advanced Modelling Exercise Walkthrough Parts One to Nine to see exactly how each component can be made as well as the mechanical constraints, or, jump straight in to doing it yourself. Good luck!

Hello and welcome to CREO with Chris' Advanced Modelling Exercise of a V6 Turbo Engine!

For this exercise you need to re-create each of the 30 components that make up the V6 Turbo Engine.

You are provided with 28 Engineering Drawing Downloadable Resources for this exercise. There are two parts - the 29th and 30th, which need to be created from the final assembly. These are the two inlet pipes that lead from the Air Turbo's to the Intake Manifold.

Follow my Advanced Modelling Exercise Walkthrough Parts One to Nine to see exactly how each component can be made as well as the mechanical constraints, or, jump straight in to doing it yourself. Good luck!

Hello and welcome to CREO with Chris' Advanced Modelling Exercise of a V6 Turbo Engine!

For this exercise you need to re-create each of the 30 components that make up the V6 Turbo Engine.

You are provided with 28 Engineering Drawing Downloadable Resources for this exercise. There are two parts - the 29th and 30th, which need to be created from the final assembly. These are the two inlet pipes that lead from the Air Turbo's to the Intake Manifold.

Follow my Advanced Modelling Exercise Walkthrough Parts One to Nine to see exactly how each component can be made as well as the mechanical constraints, or, jump straight in to doing it yourself. Good luck!

Hello and welcome to CREO with Chris' Advanced Modelling Exercise of a V6 Turbo Engine!

For this exercise you need to re-create each of the 30 components that make up the V6 Turbo Engine.

You are provided with 28 Engineering Drawing Downloadable Resources for this exercise. There are two parts - the 29th and 30th, which need to be created from the final assembly. These are the two inlet pipes that lead from the Air Turbo's to the Intake Manifold.

Follow my Advanced Modelling Exercise Walkthrough Parts One to Nine to see exactly how each component can be made as well as the mechanical constraints, or, jump straight in to doing it yourself. Good luck!