Get started with Pro engineer / creo software

This is for all who really like designing and are interested in learning pro engineer (now called creo) software.


Here we go.....lets get started!!!!


The main window of the software is given below!

Menu bar:

Feature creation tool bar:

Features in pro engineer wildfire 5.0:

• Sketch
• Plane
• Axis
• Curve
• Point Types
• Coordinate System
• Analysis
• Hole
• Shell
• Draft
• Round
• Chamfer
• Extrude
• Revolve
• Variable Section Sweep
• Boundary Blend
• Style
• Mirror
• Merge
• Trim
• Pattern
• Annotation
• AE Propagation
• Add Component
• Create Component

Model display :

You know what these are :-)

View bar :

Datum tools :

      Appearance gallery:

       Help tab:

Info:    Gives information like dimensions,feature list,references,bill of materials etc.

    Tools :  Can change appearance , licence,browsing related issues of the software.

      Window menu:


Used to activate /close/minimise/restore the current window.
It also shows which part we are currently working on!

Keyboard Shortcuts:

 Regenerate :CTRL + G

New file :CTRL + N

Open File :CTRL + O

Save File :CTRL + S

Find :CTRL + F

Delete :DEL

Copy :CTRL + C

Paste :CTRL + V

Undo: CTRL + Z

Redo :CTRL + Y

Repaint: CTRL + R

Standard View :CTRL + D

Mouse controls:

Highlight Geometry : left click over geometry

Query to Next Item : Right click untill highlighted

Select Highlighted Geometry: left click

Add or Remove Items from Selection: ctrl +left click

Construct Chains or Surface Sets: shift + left click

Clear Selection:  left click on background

ZOOM : Mouse scroll

Fine ZOOM : SHIFT + Mouse scroll

Coarse ZOOM: ctrl + Mouse scroll

Span:  Press and move middle mouse button