Creo Parametric - Why create Skeletons with Surfaces?

[@SeanMcDonnell33]

Fantastic demo! Thank you

[@guttang9087]

Dave, Great info as usual. Could you elaborate on the skeleton usage info? (Including windchill) There has been a longstanding rift at our company regarding skeleton usage. Top of the list being reccomended practices but not limited to... There is also concern over external references and windchill. I guess what I'm ultimatly looking for is a step by step for data sharing from skeleton development all the way to asm/part/feature level references. If it's too much for (1) response, please direct me to whatever info that PTC has available to correctly instruct/implement the best practice for parametric functionality. (I have been using Creo/Pro-E since 2001 Release 2001i and have never seen/found an instructional on this subject.)

[@Miguel_Seabra]

What is the advantage of using skeleton? As I've never found out, I've always used standard parts for this purpose. Thank you.

[@CADPLMGuy]

I have an overview of the Top Down Design process here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5TZknaFeLeYqbc Skeletons are the framework of an assembly. The advantages of using them over a standard part model (like a Master Model) is that they are automatically filtered out of mass properties and Product Structures and do not generate WTParts in Windchill (since they will never be manufactured).

[@Miguel_Seabra]

@@CADPLMGuy Since I do not use windchill and I do not have solid geometry in my skeleton pieces I think I'm okay. Thank you.

[@praveens1516]

Thanks alot for your efforts

[@CADPLMGuy]

Thanks, Praveen, I appreciate that.

[@maikfraest9789]

Thanks Dave. How can I cut holes through the surfaces ? When I extrude holes with the extrusion-command then I can't solidify the model anymore because it is not closed (I think). And would it make sense to publish bodies instead of surfaces (In later versions of creo you can use multi-body) ?

[@CADPLMGuy]

Did you merge the quilts before trying to solidify? You can publish bodies or surfaces depending on what you need.

[@maikfraest9789]

@@CADPLMGuy Thanks Dave. It worked perfectly using merge quilts :).

[@singularity6761]

With the multibody possibilities since Creo 7 this video is kind of obsolete.