AUTOMATION FROM A 2D LAYOUT (AU3_WILDFIRE3)

Tutorial Lesson 2 Creating a 2D Layout

** We will begin this tutorial by opening up an existing automated assembly. If you remember from the previous automation tutorial, we created a configurable assembly that had 4 different parameters associated with it. However, for this example, we have removed the INPUT and RELATIONS statements from the header of the program file. Since we will be driving the assembly from a layout, we do not want to be prompted to enter in values. We begin by opening up the assembly. **

FILE menu: #Open, Name: <Desk_Top_Asm.asm>, #Open

** First off, notice we have the 2 CRT monitors, a keyboard, and a chair. The next step is to open up the 2D layout that has been partially created. **

FILE menu: #Open, Name: <Automation.lay>, #Open

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** Once you open the Layout, it should look similar to the following image: **

** We have started this Layout off for you to save a little time. If you wish to create it from scratch, feel free. The following steps were performed to get it to this stage:

Create a New Layout Create a 2D drawing of the assembly with 1 Isometric View Export the 2D drawing to IGES Import the IGES file into the 2D layout Create a 3X5 Table Enter in the appropriate text into the table

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AUTOMATION FROM A 2D LAYOUT (AU3_WILDFIRE3) Once the Layout has been opened, the first step will be to create some Global parameters to control the assembly. **

TOOLS menu: #Parameters

** The following image displays the Parameters Dialog Box. **

** As you can see, this Layout has no parameters associated with it. As a result, we will need to create some parameters to allow us to configure for the following options:

Number of Monitors (Integer 0, 1, or 2) Type of Monitors (String Flat or CRT) Do we want a Keyboard? (Yes or No) Do we want a Chair? (Yes or No)

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We will need to create 4 parameters to control these options. **

PARAMETERS Dialog: #Green Plus, Name: [NUMBER_OF_MONITORS], Type: [Integer], Value: [0] PARAMETERS Dialog: #Green Plus, Name: [MONITOR_TYPE], Type: [String], Value: [CRT] PARAMETERS Dialog: #Green Plus, Name: [KEYBOARD], Type: [YES NO], Value: [NO] PARAMETERS Dialog: #Green Plus, Name: [CHAIR], Type: [YES NO], Value: [NO] PARAMETERS Dialog: #OK
** Once complete, your Parameter Dialog Box should look similar to the following image: **

** These parameters should look familiar. They are exactly the same parameters we used to automate the assembly configuration. Once we declare the layout, Pro/ENGINEER will know which parameters match up. **

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