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Posted In Other Creo Products (Sketch/Layout/Schematics and Creo Direct)

JA_147151163-Newcomer

Creo Elements/Direct 3D Access blue screen on Launch

Hello, we have encountered a major issue with the Creo Elements/Direct 3D Access software on one of our workshop PCs running Windows 10 64-bit. The program fails to open and triggers a blue screen (see attached photo). We have already tried uninstall

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Report Template that shows associated Plants, Process Plans, Operations, and Work Centers?

3 hours ago

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ZahyMatar6-Contributor

Posted In Windchill

Hey everyone, I have been trying to create a report template that will show ALL the Parts and their associated plants, process plans, operations, and work centers. Is this possible? I have been able to do parts/process plans but the other objects see

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7 hours ago

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Posted In Vuforia Studio

Reduce PVZ size of Creo Illustrate files with sequences

Hi everyone,I’m building an AR app in Vuforia Studio 9.25.6 for an iPad. My project uses several PVZ files from Creo Illustrate, each with the full gearbox (about 300 parts) and its own sequence. The project is now about 3.4 GB, which is too big to i

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7 hours ago

Posted In Product View / Illustrate

VecTor10-Marble

EMRGENCY: "Markup object no longer exists" - Cannot save Annotation Set / PVZ

I am currently working in Creo View 10.0.0.0 (standalone) and have an active session open with hours of unsaved work on a fairly large assembly in PVZ format (with sections, color coding, visibility states).When trying to save the active view as an A

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jwagh18-Opal

Keyshot Alternatives

We’re evaluating alternatives to KeyShot for professional product rendering. Any solution would need to integrate directly with Creo and support workflows across Industrial Design, Marketing, Sales Engineering, and Training. Creo’s built-in Render St

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CREOSON AI MCP Interface (tested - what is next?)

DavidBigelow18-Opal

Posted In Customization

A preview of something that is being tested within CREOSON, looking for feedback and ideas.Keep these questions in mind as you read:Do I (or my company) care about my data going to someone else’s AI / Cloud? What use cases, processes, interfaces caus

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Codebeamer 3.2.0.2 – How can users view their specific application error messages without accessing server logs?

pshashipreetham19-Tanzanite

Posted In Codebeamer

Hello PTC Community,We are using Codebeamer 3.2.0.2 and would like to understand how users can view detailed error messages when an operation fails.For example, multiple users may be logged in to Codebeamer simultaneously using their individual crede

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Posted In 3D Part & Assembly Design

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MS_Santos15-Moonstone

Erro NViVIA OPENGL DRIVE

I'm getting an error when running tasks in CREO: ERROR CODE:3 (SUBCODE7). I've already contacted NVIDIA; we've updated the driver, rolled back to older versions, and tweaked the graphics card settings, but the error keeps coming back. The card is a Q

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Alex_B.923507-Bedrock

Windchill Quick Toolbar in Creo Parametric 10

Hi,I have a question about Windchill Quick Toolbar in Creo Paramteric. Since installation Creo Parametric 10 version in our Company, There is, sometime, a visualization bug, the links disappear without a reason like screenshot.Have you say why ?Thank

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11 hours ago

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KenFarley21-Topaz II

Posted In Manufacturing (CAM)

"Training" materials for learning to do wire EDM programming in Creo

Has anyone got any training materials or tips on using Creo manufacturing functionality to program a wire EDM machine? We have a “Complete Machining” license. I’ve been using the standard 3-axis milling functionality (with a 0.010 inch “endmill”) to

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2 hours ago

Posted In Other Creo Products (Sketch/Layout/Schematics and Creo Direct)

JA_147151163-Newcomer

Creo Elements/Direct 3D Access blue screen on Launch

Hello, we have encountered a major issue with the Creo Elements/Direct 3D Access software on one of our workshop PCs running Windows 10 64-bit. The program fails to open and triggers a blue screen (see attached photo). We have already tried uninstall

20

Report Template that shows associated Plants, Process Plans, Operations, and Work Centers?

3 hours ago

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ZahyMatar6-Contributor

Posted In Windchill

Hey everyone, I have been trying to create a report template that will show ALL the Parts and their associated plants, process plans, operations, and work centers. Is this possible? I have been able to do parts/process plans but the other objects see

61

7 hours ago

Posted In Product View / Illustrate

VecTor10-Marble

EMRGENCY: "Markup object no longer exists" - Cannot save Annotation Set / PVZ

I am currently working in Creo View 10.0.0.0 (standalone) and have an active session open with hours of unsaved work on a fairly large assembly in PVZ format (with sections, color coding, visibility states).When trying to save the active view as an A

743

jwagh18-Opal

Keyshot Alternatives

We’re evaluating alternatives to KeyShot for professional product rendering. Any solution would need to integrate directly with Creo and support workflows across Industrial Design, Marketing, Sales Engineering, and Training. Creo’s built-in Render St

403

CREOSON AI MCP Interface (tested - what is next?)

DavidBigelow18-Opal

Posted In Customization

A preview of something that is being tested within CREOSON, looking for feedback and ideas.Keep these questions in mind as you read:Do I (or my company) care about my data going to someone else’s AI / Cloud? What use cases, processes, interfaces caus

176427

Codebeamer 3.2.0.2 – How can users view their specific application error messages without accessing server logs?

pshashipreetham19-Tanzanite

Posted In Codebeamer

Hello PTC Community,We are using Codebeamer 3.2.0.2 and would like to understand how users can view detailed error messages when an operation fails.For example, multiple users may be logged in to Codebeamer simultaneously using their individual crede

110

Posted In 3D Part & Assembly Design

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MS_Santos15-Moonstone

Erro NViVIA OPENGL DRIVE

I'm getting an error when running tasks in CREO: ERROR CODE:3 (SUBCODE7). I've already contacted NVIDIA; we've updated the driver, rolled back to older versions, and tweaked the graphics card settings, but the error keeps coming back. The card is a Q

274020

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Alex_B.923507-Bedrock

Windchill Quick Toolbar in Creo Parametric 10

Hi,I have a question about Windchill Quick Toolbar in Creo Paramteric. Since installation Creo Parametric 10 version in our Company, There is, sometime, a visualization bug, the links disappear without a reason like screenshot.Have you say why ?Thank

374

11 hours ago

Mathcad Community Challenge November 2026 - Electrical Engineering - RLC Circuit

DaveMartin16-Pearl

Posted In Mathcad

The final community challenge of 2026 has an electrical engineering theme, combining one subject from college I enjoyed (differential equations), and one that really went over my head (Bode plots). We will use an RLC circuit to explore both. (R is fo

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