Good day everyone, We have received requests from community members to have control over their username and I am happy to write that members have been given the ability to update their own username.   If you would like to change your username, please update this setting within your profile: From your profile picture in the top menu bar: select My Settings Update your username and confirm by clicking "Change Username" in the middle of the screen Please note, there is only one username view within PTC Community and changing it often may confuse other members.  Please choose a name you feel comfortable sharing with all community vistors. Thank you, Toby   ... View more

On Monday, August 7 th , the current rank names will be updated to a numerical rank that shows hierarchy without the use of specific names (Adventurer, Voyager, etc.). We hope that this update will address the feedback we’ve heard about the nomenclature and the lack of hierarchical understanding (issue ID #50). No user action is required for this change.   What does not change: Lithium does not use a points system like we had in Jive. An engagement formula is used to determine your rank level, which is an indication of your involvement within PTC Community.  You can rise up the rank ladder by visiting, participating, and interacting with PTC Community members.   Should you have any issues, please log them with the post-migration team using this form. You can view the high priority and resolved issues here.   Thank you, Linda   ... View more

The Support Services and the Marketing Operations teams are aggressively working with Lithium to fix issues now that we are post-launch. In addition to daily calls and updates with our post-migration team, we are working toward providing transparency and a feedback loop for reported issues.    Today, we are debuting a new format for our high priority Known Issues and our Resolved issues, as well as a new way to submit issues.    Effective immediately, you can view the high-priority Known Issues that the team is working on in the current week. This is a constantly revolving list that shows our top priority issues for resolution ASAP. (Please note that it does not represent all reported issues.)   In addition, I encourage you to submit issues that you encounter via the PTC Community Issue Tracker form, which submits it directly onto our issues tracking sheet and ensures it is included in our twice-daily triage assessment. This new process includes a feedback loop where your issue submittal is acknowledged and you will be informed of the prioritization and progress of your submittal.    We thank you for your feedback and your support thus far. Should you have any questions about known issues or submitting an issue, please feel free to reach out to me.    Best regards,   ... View more

Assigning an appearance to an assembly helps you visualize the finished product. So, what happens when you have appearance variations? With Creo 4.0, now you can assign “appearance states” to those variations. You can even link them to assembly combined views. Let’s get the details from an expert: In the View Manager, you can now set the appearance state of your component, assign multiple appearances to the same component occurrence, use appearance states inside combined views, and easily switch between appearance variants. Use the Master Appearance to start assigning appearances from a clean sheet. The Master Appearance can be changed but can only be saved to a new appearance state, which will be automatically activated after it is created. Changing the appearance of the Master Appearance. A plus next to the appearance state name in the lower left of the graphics area indicates when the master is being changed. Reactivating the Master Appearance will reset the applied changes. Reactivating the Master Appearance in the View Manager dialog. Unlike the Master Appearance, the Default Appearance can be changed and copied to a new appearance. When editing the model appearances of copied appearance states, a warning dialog appears to confirm that you want to change the appearance for all copies of the state. You can add a description to the appearance, and it will appear in the Description column of the View Manager. A description was added to Appearance0002. When clearing assembly-assigned appearances, a confirmation appears, asking you to choose which appearances to remove. You can remove the appearances from the active state only or from all active and non-active states, including the default state. To see a demo of these features, check out the video: https://youtu.be/dCTafGpGDQ4 You can also learn more by reading the PTC Creo Help Center page, Appearance States. If you haven’t already, download the software here and try it yourself. And stay tuned to our “Did You Know” blog series, as we cover more enhancements in PTC Creo 4.0. Get More Product Design and Development Tips in Your Mailbox Keep in touch with all things CAD. Subscribe to our newsletter and get more tips, news, insights, and product reviews. Subscribe now! ... View more