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INTRODUCTION
Top-Down Design Task Guide ......................................................................1 - 1
TOP-DOWN DESIGN OVERVIEW
What is Top-Down Design? ..........................................................................2 - 1
Benefits of Top-Down Design Methodology ..................................................2 - 2
The Six Steps of Top-Down Design ..............................................................2 - 3
Step 1 - Defining Design Intent..................................................................2 - 3
Step 2 - Defining Preliminary Product Structure ........................................2 - 4
Step 3 - Introducing Skeleton Models........................................................2 - 4
Step 4 - Communicating Design Intent Throughout Assembly Structure ..2 - 5
Step 5 - Continued Population of the Assembly ........................................2 - 5
Step 6 - Managing Part Interdependencies ...............................................2 - 6
External References Defined ........................................................................2 - 6
STEP 1 - DEFINING DESIGN INTENT
Design Intent .................................................................................................3 - 1
STEP 2 - DEFINING PRELIMINARY PRODUCT STRUCTURE
Product Structure ..........................................................................................4 - 1
Benefits of Defining Preliminary Product Structure .......................................4 - 3
Modeling the Product Structure in Pro/ENGINEER.......................................4 - 4
Methods of Creating Components ................................................................4 - 4
Copy From Existing - Recommended Approach .......................................4 - 6
Task 1 - Creating a Part Using the Copy From Existing Option ................4 - 7
Locate Default Datums ..............................................................................4 - 9
Task 2 - Creating a Part Using the Locate Default Datums Option .........4 - 10
Empty ......................................................................................................4 - 12
Create First Feature ................................................................................4 - 13
General Hints...........................................................................................4 - 13
Creating Components in Pro/PDM ..............................................................4 - 14
Task 3 - Creating Components in Pro/PDM ............................................4 - 14
Defining Relationships between Components in Pro/PDM......................4 - 15
Task 4 - Defining Relationships Between Components in Pro/PDM .......4 - 15

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Assembling the Components Created in Pro/PDM .................................4 - 16
Unplaced Components................................................................................4 - 16
STEP 3 - INTRODUCING SKELETON MODELS
Skeleton Models............................................................................................5 - 1
Benefits of Skeleton Models..........................................................................5 - 2
Properties of Skeleton Models ......................................................................5 - 2
Setting Up Skeleton Hierarchy ......................................................................5 - 3
Results of Defining Design Intent ..............................................................5 - 4
Results of Defining Product Structure .......................................................5 - 4
Uses of Skeleton Models ..............................................................................5 - 5
Using Skeletons for Top Level Design Control..............................................5 - 5
Using Skeletons to Establish Space Claims..................................................5 - 6
Using Skeletons to Share Information...........................................................5 - 7
Using Skeletons to Represent Simple Motion ...............................................5 - 9
Creating a Skeleton Model ..........................................................................5 - 11
Task 5 - Defining a Top Level Skeleton...................................................5 - 12
Task 6 - Defining a Skeleton to Share Information ..................................5 - 13
Task 7 - Defining a Skeleton to Simulate Motion.....................................5 - 16
Recommended Practices ............................................................................5 - 17
General....................................................................................................5 - 17
Plan the Assembly Skeleton ....................................................................5 - 18
Use Reference Control ............................................................................5 - 18
Name Skeleton Features .........................................................................5 - 19
Avoid Unnecessary References ..............................................................5 - 19
Effectively Use Dependent/Independent Copy Geometry Features ........5 - 20
Use Layers to Organize Skeletons ..........................................................5 - 20
Avoid Redundant Copy References ........................................................5 - 21
Avoid Circular References .......................................................................5 - 21
STEP 4 - COMMUNICATING DESIGN CRITERIA
Design Criteria Communication Defined .......................................................6 - 1
Benefits of Communicating Design Criteria ..................................................6 - 2
Using Copy Geometry Features to Communicate Design Criteria................6 - 3
Benefits of Using Copy Geometry Features ..............................................6 - 3
Copying Geometry in Top-Down Design Methodology .............................6 - 4
Copy Geometry Feature Properties...........................................................6 - 7
Copy Geometry References ......................................................................6 - 7
Task 8 - Becoming Familiar with Copy Geometry Features ....................6 - 11
Copying Geometry into an Empty Component ........................................6 - 13
STEP 5 - CONTINUED POPULATION OF THE ASSEMBLY
Populating the Assembly...............................................................................7 - 1
Methods of Populating the Assembly Structure ............................................7 - 3
Creating Components Directly in the Context of the Assembly .................7 - 3
Drawbacks .............................................................................................7 - 4
Component Creation Methods ...............................................................7 - 5

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STEP 6 - MANAGING PART INTERDEPENDENCIES
External References......................................................................................8 - 1
Benefits of Controlling References Between Models ....................................8 - 2
Managing External References with Pro/PDM ..............................................8 - 2
Understanding What Is Being Modified .........................................................8 - 2
Using Reference Scope Control....................................................................8 - 4
Reference Scope Setting Examples..............................................................8 - 7
Using the Scope Setting “None” ................................................................8 - 7
Using the Scope Setting “Subassembly” ...................................................8 - 8
Modifying a Part .................................................................................8 - 9
Adding a Part......................................................................................8 - 9
Modifying a Skeleton Model ...............................................................8 - 9
Using a Scope Setting of “Skeleton Model”. ............................................8 - 10
Task 9 - Becoming Familiar with reference scope control .......................8 - 11
Selecting Out-of-Scope References............................................................8 - 13
Recommendations:..................................................................................8 - 14
Comparison of External Dependency Types...............................................8 - 15
Object-Specific Reference Scope Control...................................................8 - 16
Reference Control Model Tree Column ......................................................8 - 17
Task 10 : Becoming Familiar with Object-Specific Scope Control
and Invalid Reference Handling ..............................................................8 - 18
Understanding External References ...........................................................8 - 21
Copied References Model Tree Column .....................................................8 - 23
Task 11 : Investigating External References Using the Model Tree........8 - 25
Global Reference Viewer Tool ....................................................................8 - 26
Using the Global Reference Viewer ........................................................8 - 27
The Filtered Model Tree.......................................................................8 - 27
Reference Type Filters .....................................................................8 - 28
Reference Extent Filters ...................................................................8 - 29
Displayed Object Filters ...................................................................8 - 29
Filter Note.........................................................................................8 - 30
Task 12 - Becoming Familiar with the Global Reference Viewer ............8 - 31
Setting Objects Current ....................................................................8 - 33
Parent and Child References Window .............................................8 - 33
Additional Information.......................................................................8 - 34
Task 13 - Investigating Assemblies with the Global Reference Viewer...8 - 35

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defining relationships in Pro/PDM, 4-15
A defining relationships in Pro/PDM
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creation methods - Locate Default reusing in Pro/PDM, 4-16
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population design criteria, 6-3
methods, 7-3 Empty Components, 6-13
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task, 6-11
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creating in Pro/PDM, 4-14 Design Criteria
creating in Pro/PDM communicating, 6-1
task, 4-14 communicating
creating in the assembly, 7-3 benefits, 6-2
creation methods, 4-4 defined, 6-1
creation methods using Copy Geometry, 6-3
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