PTC Creo Parametric - Advance Course Modules

Explore sheet metal basics, including thickness ranges, gauge concepts, and the forming and cutting operations that shape raw sheet into cans, enclosures, and other components.

Explore sheet metal building operations, including bending, air bending, bottoming, edge building, and channel building, while learning key nomenclature such as neutral axis, bend radius, and flange length.

Explore sheet metal operations, including shearing to separate material, blanking to produce a useful blank from stock, and punching to remove scraps, yielding a final work piece.

Explore sheet metal operations from trimming and removing scrap to punching, notching, perforating, and embossing, including cutting off, shaving, and forming tabs and bends.

Explore sheet metal forming, including drawing with blank holders and punches, deep drawing, stretch forming, and roll forming, to transform flat sheets into shaped end products.

Explore common sheet metal materials—black iron, galvanized iron, stainless steel, copper, aluminum, tinplate, and lead—highlighting corrosion behavior, coatings, conductivity, strength, and typical applications from pipes to electrical and automotive components.

Explore commonly used sheet metal hand tools for measuring, marking, cutting, bending, and joining—covering steel rules, folding rules, calipers, micrometers, scribers, punches, hammers, and rivet tools.

Explore sheet metal hems—single, double, and wired—and learn how hemming finishes edges, hides roughness, and improves appearance and durability, while seams join sheet metal in various industries.

Open the sheetmetal module in Creo Parametric after installation, switch from solid to sheet metal in the type/subtype options, set millimeter units, and name files without spaces using underscores.

Learn essential mouse and keyboard controls for sheet metal in PTC Creo Parametric, including zoom, rotate, pan with shift-click, and resetting to default view for efficient modeling.

Learn to create a primary wall in a sheet metal model using the extrude feature, setting depth, direction, and thickness while using planes and sketches for placement.

Delete the extruded feature to create a planar primary wall on a chosen plane with a 200 by 500 profile and 5 thickness. Planar defines dimensions; extrude uses a cross-section.

Learn how to create the sheet metal primary wall using revolve and sweep techniques, set thickness, define a center line axis, and adjust revolutions from 360 to 180 degrees.

Create a secondary wall by referencing a primary wall in a sheet metal model, as a child feature, using the flat wall method to set edge, length, and height.

Compare flange and flat in PTC Creo Parametric, and learn to shape a secondary wall from the side view using sketch and the shape feature.

Create a flange wall by selecting an edge, set height to 150 and angle to 90 degrees, and compare it with the flat wall to grasp extrusion and cross-section differences.

Learn to create a secondary wall in Creo Parametric by extruding from surfaces, maintaining thickness consistency with the primary wall, and using planes and sketches.

Examine secondary wall thickness and bend radii, including outer and inner surface options, default radius equals wall thickness, and parameter controls; compare flat and flange behaviors and bend positions.

Explore different bend positions in Creo Parametric, comparing flat and flange behavior, with primary and secondary wall edges, material addition or removal, and how bend location is set.

Explore reliefs in sheet metal, including bend relief and corner relief, to ensure accurate bends, counter deformation, and reliable enclosure designs.

Explore when relief is required in sheet metal bending in PTC Creo Parametric, and compare rip relief and rectangular relief types, including how cutouts and secondary walls affect relief decisions.

Explore obround relief in sheet metal design in Creo Parametric, adjusting thickness, radius, and distance from the edge, and applying material removal to create round, rectangular, stretch, and flange reliefs.

Explore sheet metal relief concepts by creating flange walls and previewing flat patterns, then compare circular, square, rectangular, and other relief types for corner stability.

Explore corner treatment in PTC Creo Parametric by adding flange walls around edges, choosing gap, blind, overlap, and flip options to customize wall arrangements.

Explore mitre cuts in Creo Parametric sheet metal, using flange to create multiple walls, control their intersections, keep deformation areas, and adjust edge distance and offset in 2D sketching workflows.

Explore the types of flat walls and flanges in Creo Parametric, including extrusion-driven walls, symmetry constraints, flood edges, and trapezoid shapes with section preview.

Explore creating and editing flat walls in Creo Parametric, including L-shaped and B-shaped sections, adjusting height, thickness, and angle, previewing sections, and defining user-defined sketches.

Explore flange wall types in Creo Parametric, including arc, coalesce, flush, open, joggle, pipe, s-ship, and user-defined forms. Learn to adjust radius, distance, and angle with sketch and section preview.

Learn how chain ends control wall positioning in Creo Parametric by dragging end points, setting distances with negative values, and using datum points and ratios to align edges.

Create sheet metal geometry in Creo Parametric by building base and side walls, applying 6 mm thickness, adding cutouts and holes, and using extrude, flange, and pattern operations.

Explore the sheet metal bend in Creo Parametric, creating a bend line, selecting surfaces, and bending a panel by 60–90 degrees using dynamic lines and direction control.

Learn to bend sheet metal in PTC Creo Parametric using the dynamic bend line, selecting a surface and start/end edges, then adjust distance and flip direction.

Learn to create a bend on a bent sheet metal surface by selecting the target surface and sketching a reference line to control bend position and direction.

Explore the bend command features in Creo Parametric, including band options, flip and roll band, internal and external angles, and bend radius, thickness, and radius calculation from inside or outside.

Explore roll bend in Creo Parametric, switching from angle bend to roll bend, adjusting bend lines and material regions, and previewing rolling with drag handles for one- or two-sided bends.

Explore bending vertically with the bend command, selecting edges, setting a symmetrical reference, and adjusting the radius to control the vertical roll.

Use dynamic sketching to create the opposite-side bend by aligning distances and adding thickness for a preview. Recreate the bend on the other side, since the bend cannot be mirrored.

Explore the transition feature in the bend tool of PTC Creo Parametric, defining fixed and rolling regions with a sketch to control sheet metal bend.

Learn to add a second transition in sheet metal in Creo Parametric, edit transition numbers, drag to adjust its location, and flip direction while considering sheet length and bend radius.

Master bend reliefs in Creo Parametric by applying stretch, rectangular, and brown relief options to bend lines, understanding inside vs outside radius effects on material and thickness.

Learn to model edge bends in Creo Parametric, apply edge bend radii, and convert bent sheets to flat patterns using rip operations, with inside and outside radius settings.

Apply edge bend techniques to convert a rectangular sheet into a flat pattern, using edge controls such as blind and gap settings to ensure a proper bend without overlap.

Explore edge bend reliefs in Creo Parametric by applying relief shapes, adjusting radii, and learning about different relief types for edge bends to control edge stress.

Learn planar bending in Creo Parametric, including angle bends and roll bends, by selecting a plane, defining angle and radius, and setting bend and fixed sides.

Master planar bend and roll bend on sheet metal using a roll press. Define radius and angle, set bend direction, and verify dimensions with preview and measurement.

Use the unbend command in sheet metal on Creo to unfold primary and secondary walls, create flange walls on flat surfaces, and remove sharp edges with rectangle relief.

Explore manual unbend in Creo Parametric by switching to manual mode, selecting flange surfaces, and creating an unbend feature with multiple selections and precise control.

Learn cross-section driven unbend in Creo Parametric, compare it with general unbend, and master defining fixed edges, creating a sketch plane, and bending normal to a drawn section.

Learn to convert a solid Creo part into a sheet metal part using shell, selecting surfaces, and setting a 2.5 mm thickness within the sheet metal workflow.

Switch sheet metal imported from a part model to manual mode, manually select surfaces and deformation regions, and adjust adjacent walls to create precise bends and unbends.

Learn to apply different deformation controls in unbend by selecting multiple surfaces and choosing boundary, area, or sketch area options, including user defined sketches for each of the four regions.

Explore distinct areas by creating a solid part, applying rounds and shell. Convert it to sheet metal using driving surface, select the base, and set the bend direction outward.

Work in sheet metal mode using the Unbend command to deform geometry, selecting distinct areas and services; adjust selections with targeted operations to enable bending, continued in the next video.

Apply split area to divide a surface into regions by creating a closed sketch loop and projecting edges, then adjust the direction for a proper dynamic view.

Select fixed edges and use cross-section driven unbend to bend and unbend corners, project references, and choose the side to keep fixed; identify distinct areas, apply reps, and perform unbend.

Master the extrude command in sheet metal, comparing removal versus adding material, and using normal to the surface or inclined cuts to shape holes and pockets.

Explore how extrusion creates a driving surface and an offset surface, adds thickness, and uses the offset command to position material inside or outside the shape.

Explore cutting out material with extrude in Creo Parametric, using driving and offset surfaces, thickness direction, and normal-to-surface options to create diverse cut-outs.

Create a thin sheetmetal cutout in Creo by sketching a line, thickening it to a chosen thickness, applying symmetric, inside, or outside offsets, and using guards to control sections.

Master sheet metal punch forming by selecting preinstalled forms, placing them on a top surface, and adjusting x y coordinates to create slits and controlled material deformation.

Explore flipping options in punch form by changing the reference surface, rotating the form, and flipping displacement direction to place the feature on the bottom or top side.

Explore various placement options for punching forms in Creo Parametric, including coordinate system placement, distance constraints, and coincident and normal alignments, with drag handles and interface methods for sheet metal.

Learn how to create multiple instances of a form by patterning, specify direction patterns, and mirror the result in Creo Parametric to efficiently design components like cooling fins.

Learn to create a custom punch in Creo parametric, import it into a sheet metal model, and define constraints and direction for punching from top or bottom.

Engage in a hands-on practice session to recreate a sheet metal geometry using forming, walls, flats, flanges, fences, and patterning, including an Asgharzadeh form to boost strength.

Learn how to create unbent geometry by flattening existing forms in the model; flattening enables unbend and prepares a flat pattern before the drawing layout.

Design a symmetric wall using a direct extrude in Creo Parametric, apply coincident and distance constraints, mirror and pattern gussets, and render with real-time rendering and appearances.

Flatten the existing forms in the model to enable unbend operations, then preview and convert to a flat pattern before proceeding to the drawing layout.

Create sketched form from a surface sketch in Creo Parametric, with punch geometry, adjustable thickness and depth. Use exclude surfaces, cap, taper, and edge controls to refine the form.

Learn die form and punch form in Creo Parametric, how sheet metal is oriented and formed, and how to import, align, and constrain a die for a fully constrained form.

Explore die form options in Creo parametric, converting placement edges to blank shapes, adjusting thickness, and excluding surfaces, while learning fully constrained references in sheet metal workflows.

Learn how to create a quilt form in Creo Parametric by building a datum plane, sketching a profile, extruding, excluding surfaces, and mirroring the feature to form a handle.

Explore quilt form options in PTC Creo Parametric, showing alternatives to extrude by using planes, sketches, and direction control to quickly create complex forms.

Learn to twist a sheet metal wall in Creo Parametric by selecting the edge, setting length and twist angle, and adjusting distance and symmetry for multiple twist configurations.

Learn to model sheet metal twists in Creo Parametric, add flat pattern views, define features and radii, and verify dimensions using bend state and measurements for accurate drawings.

Create a primary wall with four external flanges using the front view height 2.5 inches and top view lengths 4.0 and 5.0 inches, then add rounds, cutouts, and mirrored features.

Convert a solid model to a sheet metal part and add edge bends, ribs, and corner reliefs to enable a valid flat pattern. Preview the unbent geometry to ensure manufacturability.

Learn to create a sketch rip in sheet metal using the shell method, remove surfaces, and produce a flat pattern, with an alternate rip via vertical line or extrude.

Convert a solid to a sheet metal part, create bends and edge bands, add an air strip, then generate a flat pattern to visualize rip connections and material removal.

Convert a solid to a sheet metal part in PTC Creo Parametric using shell to remove surfaces and auto-create bends, then view a flat pattern.

Explore how to assemble components in Creo Parametric, understanding assembly procedures, constraints, and importing parts to form a functional product, with exploded views and various drawings.

Import and assemble part models in the Creo Parametric assembly module by importing components from background sessions or saved folders, previewing, deleting extra parts, and setting constraints.

Use static constraints in assembly to align component coordinate systems with default constraints, fix mating surfaces with coincident constraints, and control six degrees of freedom.

Learn how to constrain assembly components in Creo Parametric using coincident and distance relations, planes and surfaces as references, and achieve fully constrained models with at most three constraints.

Explore assembly constraints in Creo Parametric using a butterfly valve example, import parts, apply default constraints, and observe colored components to understand joints, alignment, and assembly workflow.

Assemble the butterfly valve shaft into the cylindrical hole, applying coincident and axis constraints, and verify global interference to ensure no geometry clashes.

Learn to import and constrain a butterfly valve disk in a separate window, using coincident surfaces, interference checks, flipping, and axis alignment to assemble shaft and body.

Learn to assemble a butterfly valve in Creo Parametric by using axis coincidences, surface-to-surface constraints, and the repeat option to duplicate bolt instances across holes.

Attach bolt six to the butterfly valve disk and shaft, applying coincident and normal constraints to align surfaces and axes, then repeat the setup for a full assembly.

Assemble the butterfly valve by adding the handle, aligning the slot and key, and applying a coincident surface connection to the base, then finalize the assembly.

Explore how to create and manipulate exploded views in Creo Parametric, including selecting components, moving parts, arranging assemblies, and toggling exploded view on and off to inspect subassemblies.

Learn to create and import a subassembly in an assembly in PTC Creo Parametric, apply key constraints (coincident, axis, surface, normal, parallel, angle), and use exploded views.

Learn to create and save six pedestal bearing parts in Krio Parametric, then assemble them into a full assembly using reference images and dimensions, with options to download parts.

Create the main body in Creo by extruding a symmetric base, forming a semicircular removal and a counterbore hole, then mirror the features to the opposite side.

Model the bolt with a revolved feature around a centerline to form the shaft and head. Use a 12-unit shaft diameter, a 23-unit head diameter, and a 90-unit shaft length.

Create braces in Creo Parametric by starting with a cylindrical block, revolving around the center axis, removing material around the circumference, and adding side features with through holes and symmetry.

Design a cap component in Creo Parametric by building a base block, applying extrudes, symmetry, and centers, then adding holes and arcs, validating dimensions, and saving the model.

Create a hex nut using the across the flats method, set up construction lines and symmetry, extrude, revolve, and mirror to form the nut with a 12 mm hole.

Model and assemble a washer in Creo Parametric, defining a concentric circle with a hole and extruding to the given thickness in millimeters for a pedestal bearing assembly.

Learn to assemble components in Creo Parametric by importing parts, applying coincident and parallel constraints, managing gaps and interference, and creating an exploded view of a pedestal bearing.

Change Creo parametric views from trimetric to isometric by pressing control, set default diametric view via model display options, and skip creating a configuration file to keep the arrangement.

Model each component of an electric cabinet from provided dimensions and assemble them using the carrier assembly to complete the next design.

Model a sheet metal base in Creo Parametric, starting with a 200 by 120 base of 1 mm thickness and a flange for the secondary wall for assembly.

Add cut-outs to the main part by creating a 25 mm diameter hole offset 25 mm from the base and outer edge, using extrude and reference point control.

Create a circular sketched form on the base part and pattern it to produce four holes per form, using sheet metal features, constraints, and precise hole diameters.

Learn to add louvers to the main sheet metal part in Creo Parametric by creating the form, applying embossing and punching features, setting radii and distances, and duplicating with patterning.

Practice modeling a sheet metal rectangular tray, 1 mm thick, for an electrical cabinet assembly, creating holes and a four-hole pattern with extrusion and cut operations in Creo.

Create eight holes on the sheet, 0.5 mm diameter, with hole one at 57.8 mm from left edge and 10 mm from base, then pattern at 12 mm spacing.

Create a rectangular cutout in a sheet using Creo Parametric, then pattern it into four trials of three holes each, totaling twelve holes with 2.6 unit spacing.

Create eight holes on a sheet metal part as four pairs with 0.5 diameter, 9.75 intra-pair spacing, and 15 inter-pair spacing, using reference planes and patterning in PTC Creo Parametric.

Model four resistors on sheet metal in Creo Parametric by creating the central body with revolve or sweep, adding 0.5 diameter holes for legs and defining centerlines for precise gaps.

Explore modelling the pin connector in Creo Parametric by forming a square block, applying shell for a 6.75 mm wall, and using trajectory to create a symmetric cross-shaped feature.

Create a capacitor in Creo Parametric by revolving a front-view profile to form the head and legs, then add two 0.5 diameter holes aligned with sheet metal.

Create a tripod model in Creo Parametric by sketching a circular head and three leg sweeps, applying dimensions, extruding and cutting material, mirroring the second leg, and saving.

Learn to model the port in an electrical cabinet with Creo Parametric by building a 15.5 by 6 block, extruding 12, removing material, and shelling, shown in sectional view.

Model fins by creating a base block, extruding and patterning slots, and removing material to form fins, then add holes for screws and prepare for assembly.

assemble a sub-assembly in Creo Parametric by importing components, applying coincident constraints, aligning axes, verifying interference, activating the assembly, and repeating steps for additional parts.

Build a sub-assembly by adding the Vinoba and pin connectors, applying distance and coincident constraints to align ports and surfaces, then color and save for future nuts and bolts.

Identify hole locations, create four nut and bolt instances with specified diameters, and use extrude and circle operations to model nuts and bolts for later assembly.

Assemble the final electrical cabinet by adding a base, subassemblies, and bolts, applying coincident and axis constraints, checking interferences, and creating an exploded and isometric view.