Akkerman Academy

CAD & Design

Advanced Surface Modeling in CREO

An applied course in advanced surface modeling with Creo Parametric, working from curve networks through composite surfaces to solid geometry. It covers boundary surfaces, G2 continuity, trimming, blends, and offsets, ending with a complete blade model.

KEY FACTS

DURATION

16 h

FORMAT

Online

LEVEL

Advanced

LANGUAGE

Ukrainian (technical terminology and materials in English)

PRICE

On request

Overview

What this course covers

This course works through advanced surface modeling in Creo Parametric — the creation, control, and manipulation of complex surfaces. It is built around progressive, example-based exercises rather than abstract theory, moving from curve construction to surface generation and then to solid geometry derived from composite surfaces.

The material covers the surface toolset an engineer needs for complex shapes: spline-based curve networks, composite surface trimming and merging, boundary surfaces of the first and second type, G2 continuity, variable-section modeling, smooth blends, tangent transitions, and surface offsets. Each technique is taught against a worked example.

The course closes with a complete blade model, applying the techniques in sequence on one part.

OUTCOMES

What you'll learn

Construct and manage curve networks, including projected curves, intersection curves, and splines with controlled curvature

Build, trim, merge, and intersect composite surfaces, and patch and extend surfaces along tangents

Derive solid geometry from composite surfaces, including trimming a solid along a silhouette curve

Build boundary surfaces of the first and second type and set their boundary and transition conditions

Control surface continuity to G2 between sheet surfaces and across curve grids

Apply variable-section modeling, smooth blends, tangent transitions, and surface offsets

Model a complete blade as a worked application of the full toolset

CURRICULUM

Program structure

M1

Simple mesh of curves

1 h

M2

Spline mesh of curves

1 h

M3

Composite surface trimming

1 h

M4

Obtaining a body from a composite surface

1 h

M5

Patch

1 h

M6

Trimming along the silhouette curve

1 h

M7

Boundary surfaces of the first type

1 h

M8

Boundary surfaces of the second type

1 h

M9

Surfaces and curves G2

2 h

M10

Variable cross-section drawing

1 h

M11

Smooth blends

1 h

M12

Tangent transition to surfaces

1 h

M13

Different types of displacements

1 h

M14

Creating a shell

1 h

M15

Creating a blade model

1 h

AUDIENCE

Who this course is for

Engineers already working in Creo who want to move from solid modeling into advanced surface and freeform geometry

Designers handling complex shapes, freeform surfaces, and surface-critical components

Engineers in mechanical product development and industrial design who need controlled surface quality and continuity

REQUIREMENTS

Prerequisites

FACULTY

Course instructors

Volodymyr Kokhanovskyi

Lead CAD Engineer

DELIVERY

Format & delivery

Delivered online

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