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ME-430 Introduction to Computer Aided Design
CREATING ASSEMBLY OF CHAIN LINK
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0
Dr. Herli Surjanhata

CREATE THE PARTS FOR ASSEMBLY

Five parts are needed in this tutorial:

• roller_link_plate.prt
• bushing.prt
• roller.prt
• pin_link_plate.prt
• pin.prt

Create a chain plate part called roller_link_plate.prt. This is done by clicking a Create
New Object icon on the tool bar menu.

Create New
Object icon

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2. Create the second part called pin_link_plate,
File -> Save a Copy 4
Then Open pin_link_plate, modify and regenerate the dimensions as shown below,
Save the part pin_link_plate.

Repeat the same procedure as shown above to create parameter for material =
steel

3. Create the third part called bushing, the dimension is shown below. Modify this
dimension to
be 0.38 in.
Modify this
dimension to
be 0.16 in.

Note:
Automatic is the default constraint type of the Component Placement dialog box.
With the automatic option, references are selected for both the component and the
assembly. Pro/ENGINEER will determine the constraint to apply, but will provide you
the option of selecting an alternative constraint. 8

CREATE A SUB-ASSEMBLY ROLLER_LINK Create an assembly called roller_link.asm This is done by clicking a Create New
Object icon on the tool bar menu.

Create New
Object icon

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Then click OK button.


(Automatic)

Pick RIGHT datum plane of
roller_link_plate, then pick
ASM_RIGHT datum plane of roller_link
(assembly default datum plane).

The two datum planes are automatically
aligned.

Repeat the same procedure for FRONT
datum plane of roller_link_plate and
ASM_FRONT datum plane of
roller_link.

Repeat again the same procedure for
TOP datum plane of roller_link_plate
and ASM_TOP datum plane of
roller_link.

The datum planes of roller_link_plate
and roller_link assembly are
automatically aligned as shown in the
figure on the left.

Placement Status is now Fully
Constrained.

Click OK button.