Proe family table(proe族表).docx

About Family TablesFamily Tables are collections of parts (or assemblies or features) that are essentially similar, but deviate slightly in one or two aspects, such as size or detail features. For example, wood screws come in various sizes, but they all look alike and perform the same function. Thus, it is useful to think of them as a family of parts. Parts in Family Tables are also known as table-driven parts.The following figure shows a family of bolts. The generic is at the top of the figure, and its instances are underneath. The generic is the parent.Using Family Tables, you can:Create and store large numbers of objects simply and compactlySave time and effort by standardizing part generationGenerate variations of a part from one part file without having to re-create and generate each oneCreate slight variations in parts without having to use relations to change the modelCreate a table of parts that can be saved to a print file and included in part catalogsFamily Tables promote the use of standardized components. They let you represent your actual part inventory in Pro/ENGINEER. Moreover, families make it easy to interchange parts and subassemblies in an assembly, because instances from the same family are automatically interchangeable with each other.Family Table StructureFamily Tables are essentially spreadsheets, consisting of columns and rows. They consist of the following three components:The base object (generic object or generic) on which all members of the family are based.Dimensions and parameters, feature numbers, user-defined feature names, and assembly member names that are selected to be table-driven (hereafter referred to as items).Names of all family members (instances) created by the table and the corresponding values for each of the table-driven items.Rows contain instances of parts and their corresponding values; columns are used for items.The column headings include the instance name, and the names of all of the dimensions, parameters, feature