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Yoshikatsu6-Contributor

Customization

Interface inferno

It is fascinating to me that after all of these years and revenue of 3 Billions USD per year… You are still unable to hire UI UX designers to create a logical workflow and interface, instead of this useless tabs and popups that fly around and waste t

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Sankalp Yadav5-Regular Member

Kepware

Application Error - faulting module ucrtbase.dll

This error caused the kepware to restart automatically and the OPC connection to Ignition was faulted.

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CR_988805612-Amethyst

Drafting

Creating Symbols from Sketches

Hello,Is there a way to create a symbol from a saved sketch?I have a sketch that I saved as “.sec” file.Then when I go to create a symbol (Define Symbol), there is no option that I could find to import the .sec file to create my symbol.

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ClemensNader7-Bedrock

3D Part & Assembly Design

Adding dimension while drawing

Is it possible to type the dimension f.e. on a circle while im drawing it? Because in Creo 1.0 it was possible when i clicked on the symbol and set the dimension to e.g. "60" it changed it and i could place it on the center for example.

Ascherer1716-Pearl

I’m trying to use the “Tree” widget to display the hierarchy of my Industrial Connection (Kepware) in a mashup, but the widget does not seem to be working as expected based on the info I can find. I’m using Thingworx 10.1.1. Help Center:https://su

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1 day ago

DJNewman19-Tanzanite

Mathcad

Share how YOU use Mathcad Templates!

PTC is going to host a webinar in early September about using templates in PTC Mathcad Prime. (I’ll edit in the registration link when it’s available.) We want to promote how thoughtful template use saves users time and are great for efficiency. We’l

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ER_1038254910-Marble

3D Part & Assembly Design

Bend position in Sheet Metal.

Hi, everyone! I was wondering: is there a way to set in parameters or templates the bend position to “add geometry” instead of standard option to the keep wall profile? I would like to have it as default for all my designs from the beggining instead

ZC_97480051-Visitor

What do I use to i stall mathcad

MK_140488653-Newcomer

3D Part & Assembly Design

Adding text in Creo drawings.

Issue background - We have model view on drawing. We want to add Text mentioning specific location in view. When we add text on model view, it is not hiding background model view lines.Also we dont have functionality for Text with white background in

DaveMartin16-Pearl

Mathcad Community Challenge July 2026: Tautochrone and Isochronous Curves

This month’s challenge is about tautochrone curves and isochronous curves. They are very similar. Both involve placing an object on the curve and allowing it to slide without friction. With a tautochrone, an object placed at any point on the curve wi

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1 day ago

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Yoshikatsu6-Contributor

Customization

Interface inferno

It is fascinating to me that after all of these years and revenue of 3 Billions USD per year… You are still unable to hire UI UX designers to create a logical workflow and interface, instead of this useless tabs and popups that fly around and waste t

1577

D

41 minutes ago

Sankalp Yadav5-Regular Member

Kepware

Application Error - faulting module ucrtbase.dll

This error caused the kepware to restart automatically and the OPC connection to Ignition was faulted.

20

11 hours ago

C

CR_988805612-Amethyst

Drafting

Creating Symbols from Sketches

Hello,Is there a way to create a symbol from a saved sketch?I have a sketch that I saved as “.sec” file.Then when I go to create a symbol (Define Symbol), there is no option that I could find to import the .sec file to create my symbol.

293

14 hours ago

DJNewman19-Tanzanite

Mathcad

Share how YOU use Mathcad Templates!

PTC is going to host a webinar in early September about using templates in PTC Mathcad Prime. (I’ll edit in the registration link when it’s available.) We want to promote how thoughtful template use saves users time and are great for efficiency. We’l

110

1 day ago

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ER_1038254910-Marble

3D Part & Assembly Design

Bend position in Sheet Metal.

Hi, everyone! I was wondering: is there a way to set in parameters or templates the bend position to “add geometry” instead of standard option to the keep wall profile? I would like to have it as default for all my designs from the beggining instead

ZC_97480051-Visitor

What do I use to i stall mathcad

MK_140488653-Newcomer

3D Part & Assembly Design

Adding text in Creo drawings.

Issue background - We have model view on drawing. We want to add Text mentioning specific location in view. When we add text on model view, it is not hiding background model view lines.Also we dont have functionality for Text with white background in

DaveMartin16-Pearl

Mathcad Community Challenge July 2026: Tautochrone and Isochronous Curves

This month’s challenge is about tautochrone curves and isochronous curves. They are very similar. Both involve placing an object on the curve and allowing it to slide without friction. With a tautochrone, an object placed at any point on the curve wi

H-Engineer3-Newcomer

Creo 11.0.5 graphical corruption (edge rendering) on Windows 11 ARM / Parallels / Apple M4 Pro

Hello everyone,I am running Creo Parametric 11.0.5.0 Education on Windows 11 ARM inside Parallels Desktop 20.4 on an Apple Mac mini M4 Pro with 12 Cores and 24 GB of RAM for the Virtual Machine.After adding the following lines at the beginning of par

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1 day ago

Dale_Rosema23-Emerald III

PTCooler "OffTopic"

2026-07-24 Friday Humor (Caw, caw, caw.....)

This weekend is looking a lot better weather wise than last.I may spend some time jamming this weekend.Hope you have a great day. Be blessed. In my interview I told the manager that I wanted to be a scarecrow engineer. A man outstanding in my field

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