Everything about Pro Engineer totally explained
Pro/ENGINEER (commonly referred to as
Pro/E or
ProE) is a 3D
CAD parametric feature solid modeling software created by
Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC). Its direct competitors are
UGS-NX and
CATIA, and to a lesser degree
SolidWorks,
Autodesk Inventor and
SolidEdge. It runs on several
UNIX flavours,
Linux and
Microsoft Windows, and provides
solid modeling,
assembly modelling and
drafting functionality for mechanical
engineers.
Overview
Pro/ENGINEER is an integrated 3D CAD/CAM/CAE solution for
mechanical engineering and design which was created by Dr. Samuel P. Geisberg in the mid-1980's. It pioneered the CAD industry by introducing the concept of
Parametric, Feature-based Solid Modeling. Models are driven parameters and intelligent features, rather than simple dimensional values.
Pro/ENGINEER outputs consist of solid model data for tooling and
rapid prototyping,
CNC manufacturing, and
finite element analysis. A product and its entire
Bill of Materials can be modeled accurately with fully associative
engineering drawings, and revision control information. It is compatible with
Windows and
Unix-variants. All data is interchangeable between these platforms without conversion.
Modules
A typical Pro/ENGINEER software package is made up of different modules, customizable to the customer's specific needs. In the past years some of the modules like Pro/SURFACE and Pro/SHEETMETAL have been integrated into the basic Pro/E offerings. The modules serve different needs, for example, the Pro/CABLING and Pro/HARNESS-MFG modules are used for the design of wire harnesses for the automotive industry. Likewise, free form surfacing is done via the ISDX package.
Advanced modules
- Basic Hull
- Behavioral Modeler
- Design Animation
- Expert Machinist
- Import Data Doctor
- Mechanism Design
- ModelCHECK
- Pro/ASSEMBLY (Advanced)
- Pro/CABLE
- ROUTED SYSTEM DESIGNER or RSD
- Pro/CMM
- Pro/COMPOSITE
- Pro/DIAGRAM
- Pro/DIEFACE
- Pro/HARNESS-MFG
- Pro/MOLDESIGN and Pro/CASTING
- Pro/NC
- Pro/NC-SHEETMETAL
- Pro/PIPING (Specification-Driven Design Mode)
- Pro/PIPING (Non Specification-Driven Design Mode)
- Pro/PROCESS for Assemblies
- Pro/PROCESS for MFG
- Pro/REVIEW
- Pro/SCAN-TOOLS
- Restyle - reverse engineering module
- Pro/SURFACE
- ISDX (Interactive Surfacing Design eXtension)
Revisions
In 2002, a new revision of Pro/ENGINEER called
Wildfire was released that dramatically changed the software's
graphical user interface. This has been a recurring theme since the release of revision 20 in the late 1990s when the software interface was changed from a nested text-based menu to one that incorporated graphical icons and pull-down menus. The response among users regarding these updates had been mixed. Some argue the improvements made the program easier to use and more efficient while others complain that re-learning basic operations and new menu layouts took more time than the improvements save.
List of revisions:
Pro/ENGINEER 1 - 19 1988 thru 1997
Pro/ENGINEER 1 - 1987 (Autofact 1987 premier)
Pro/ENGINEER 8.0 - 1991
Pro/ENGINEER 9.0 - 1992
Pro/ENGINEER 10.0 - 1993
Pro/ENGINEER 11.0 - 1993
Pro/ENGINEER 12.0 - 1993
Pro/ENGINEER 13.0 - 1994
Pro/ENGINEER 14.0 - 1994
Pro/ENGINEER 15.0 - 1995
Pro/ENGINEER 16.0 - 1996
Pro/ENGINEER 17.0 - 1997
Pro/ENGINEER 18.0 - 1997
Pro/ENGINEER 19.0 - 1998
Pro/ENGINEER 20.0 - 1998
Pro/ENGINEER 2000i - 1999
Pro/ENGINEER 2000i2
Pro/ENGINEER 2001
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 1.0
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0Further Information
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