3D Part & Assembly Design

I am having an issue with printing Creo drawings. Every time I print a drawing, the print comes out with a very thick outline. I am attaching pictures to better explain my issue. The left picture shows a drawing view, and the right picture shows the print view. I recently switched from SolidWorks to Creo and never had this issue with SolidWorks, so I don't know how to fix these outlines. Any help would be greatly appreciated.drawing viewprint view 

I am using Creo Parametric Release 11.0 and Datecode11.0.3.0Is it possible to factor in gravity in cabling design to get a more realistic representation of slack and mass effect? I haven't found any related article or post in the community.

Hello, Looking for the information to import the wirelist from Capital(Mentor Graphics). i am trying to use wire information from capital harness and creating 3d cad in creo. I have downloaded the xml from creo but when importing the xml getting below error message.  these are the file extension i exported from mentor graphics. 

I am using Creo Parametric Release 8.0 and Datecode8.0.3.0I want to be able to snap a new line in sketch mode to a custom palette symbol without have to break the symbol into draft entities.

I have a customised table for fetching all parts all parts from model tree . But the error in the table is it does not display alphabetically / in order of the model tree. E.G:- it goes like 001,003,002. but I need it configured as in order. Can anyone help. Attached is the file.Thanks in advance

Hi, Do we have an option to create an animation for Hose/Flexible pipe in Creo? Appreciate for your response. ThanksNaresh 

I know it's a weird Q. I thought worth still asking. Options to build cable, like something as shown in image attached. THANKS!

Consider that I have an assembly model with me which is designed in a different CAD software (Eg.: SW, NX...)Now, I have imported that geometry into CREO environment. Now, I`d like to find out the mass properties, Centre of Gravity & Inertia of the same imported assembly. This is where the question comes in... Now, if I don`t define the material properties, is there any way to find out the above mentioned parameters??? Because I have heard that SW has this feature & I`m curious if CREO works this way or not.Please feel free to answer. I`d humbly appreciate your replies. CiaoSrikar Sarma

Greetings, Regarding the Creo AFX start_mdl.cfg file (start part information), is there a way to: Specify tolerancing standard  (ANSI/ASME or ISO/DIN)?Specify separate Part and Assembly parameters (our start part and start assembly parameters are slightly different)? We are currently using Creo 11.0.3.0. Thank you, Matt Steed

Hi all, I would like to know if someone can help me to give an direction what's the best path for me in Creo. Not fully new in 3d, was CAM programmer for over 10 years. (other program than Creo)Switched now to Additive Manufacturing, and would like to help the engineers with some questions. Only thing is i cannot design in creo yet. (did some playlists in the PTC learner, but that doesn't make me an engineer.)I would like to learn how to use the Topological designing and design for additive manufacturing. But i don't know what path is the best to walk. I cannot find the requirements if you want to follow the training : Generative Topology Optimization.I understand that the fundamentals would be helpful, but what kind of training is advice before starting with topology? Thank you,Kind regards, Danny

Hi allI'm using inheritance .prt to .prt model links.I'm getting 3 different icons shown in the model tree.  andCan someone explain the different meanings of these 3 variants?I already checked the information in Model Tree Icon List - PTC Community Thanks a lot in advancePius We are using Creo Paramterics 8.0.4.0, 

I opened this Topic a little while ago, and accepted what seemed to be a solution, but it is only a band-aid, not a full solution.  It does not always work.  Since that topic is "Solved" I am opening this as a follow up. The previous topic is: "Where is the Explode > Reset Component Position Function?"  located at https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Where-is-the-Explode-gt-Reset-Component-Position-Function/m-p/1017403 The Toggle Explode is misleading as I mentioned in a response on the other thread.  Now, here is an example where the Toggle does not place components back to the original location like the "Explode > Reset" did.  This is as close as I can get.  If I Toggle explode on any of these, it sends them out into space.  Where is the Explode > Reset Position function? In case you don't know, there was an excellent function for working with explode states called "Reset" which would put the compone

(Disclaimer:- I know this is not the correct place for product ideas but I don't have the correct level of account to post ideas in the correct location. If anyone does have those permissions and agrees with the idea, feel free to add it. https://community.ptc.com/t5/Creo-Ideas/ct-p/creoideas)Dear PTC Product Management Team, I’d like to propose a new feature for future releases of Creo Cabling: the ability to save and manage multiple cable routing states within a single cable assembly—similar to how flexible components work. ### Proposed functionality:- **Save named states** of a routed cable (e.g. “Straight,” “Routed Around Hinge,” “Slack”).- **Load or switch** between these states at will.- **“Straighten” button** to automatically place intermediate nodes in a straight line between connectors (much like the sheetmetal flatten tool).- Connector positions would also be flexible when swapping shape states. This would improve workflows significantly, removing the need for

Hi All,   I am currently working on some assemblies in Creo 4 that were created in Wildfire 4. Many of these assemblies have several (500+) breakable dependencies due to layer states. I have been looking for more information about these dependencies, but haven't been able to find much. I am trying to determine, how are these dependencies created? How is it that some of these assemblies have so many? If I break the dependency what happens? Any information about this would be great.   Thanks in advance!

I would like to create a drawing template that pulls in notes that have been created in the Combined State model file, much the same way we can automatically pull in drawing views from the model file into the drawing.  All my attempts to do this have failed. It seems like I can only pre-load pre-typed notes, rather than have the drawing pull in notes from the Combined State model file.  Does anyone know of a way to accomplish this?Thanks.

Hallo Community,ich stehe derzeit vor einem Problem und ich komme wirklich nicht mehr weiter. Ich möchte einen ergonomischen Fahrradgriff für ein studentisches Projekt konstruieren, der am Ende mittels 3D-Druck gefertigt werden soll. Ich habe ein Teil der Auflagefläche herausextrudiert, um später ein weicheres Material (evtl. TPU) entweder über 2 Komponentendruck oder durch mechanisches Fügen in einem extra Schritt auf die Fläche aufzubringen. Die Schritte dafür waren Versatz --> Profil --> Zusammenführen --> Verbundvolumen (Bem.: Das Modell besitzt Freiformflächen). Für die Auflagefläche benötige ich wiederum das zuvor herausextrudierte Volumen, das ich dann ggf. auch anpassen kann. Ich bin zunächst gleich vorgegangen und am Ende wollte ich mit beim Verbundvolumen Material auffüllen, was zu einer Fehlermeldung führte. Dann habe ich jeweils die untere und obere Skizzengeometrie auf die Fläche durch Zusammenführen erstellt. Wie bekomme ich jetzt ein Volumen aus diesen Flächen?

Hi Community, Creo version in use 11.0.2.0 connected to Windchill 12.1.2.10 Does anyone here know a way to define a reference designator for a component used in a subassembly in the upper Assembly?Our use case:A - Top Assembly,  B - Subassembly (Gathering Part)    C - Component with an electrical designation e.g. R101  B - Subassembly (Gathering Part)    C - Component with an electrical designation e.g. R102 Subassembly B is used several times within A, but it's actually just a "dummy" assembly which only exists in MCAD. When we now assign a reference designator for C, it is defined in B, hence it's always the same, but it should differ. Is there anything foreseen in Creo / Windchill to cover this? Follow up question would be if it's somehow possible that component C immediately appears in the WT-Part structure of A without generating a Part for B? Thanks and BR

Hi, I am trying to add BOM index and other part parameters in 3D MBD in creo. As Creo does not provide parametric tables, I am creating some parameters inside parts and want to show in the symbol attached to part.   When I tried to use note with parameter, &description:att_mdl, it showed part level information.   But if I add it in symbol, this does not work. If I add &description:mdl using variable text, it shows the assembly description, not part description where it is attached.   Please let me know if anyone have any other workaround or solution.  

Hi, I'm using Creo 8.0.10.0. I am trying to create a mapkey that will create/set a yes/no feature parameter ("Feat Param") from the model tree in an assembly. However, I need to be able to tell Creo which feature (part or subassembly) in the model tree is to have the parameter applied to, but when I click on the parameter field in the model tree, the parameter window opens and the mapkey window then becomes inactive and I cannot pause/resume or do anything until the parameter window is closed. Is there any other way to set these parameters that would maybe allow the mapkey to be recorded?  Thanks,Matt

I have a model from a previously released Assembly that has a mystery shaded plane "thing"...it is not a plane, not selectable, not in the model tree, not in any layer including solids, is shown in everything: the drawing, assembly, the generic prt and both family table prts: which indicates the item is not formed on the asm or only on a family table prt (must be on the generic).  I need it hidden.  Also - how on earth is this possible?  I have tried hiding everything in the layer and model trees...everything including the solids...it always stays.  It is NOT shown if I switch to a non-shaded view on the drawing only (remains no matter the view in the open model). Creo 9.0.3.0. 

Hi, see attached gif I want to copy text from outside of creo (notepad or another text editor). I cant seem to copy text as "enclosed text". I try to copy "@[Enclosed text @] some other text" into a drawing note and it doesn't work. after I click properties, I need to delete the extra @ creo added. see attached gif am I doing something wrong?

Hello, I am hoping that there might be a way to adjust a single character in a &REF note in my drawing. The issue is that my font does not discern between 1 and I and I hope to potentially adjust a single character of the note. I'm sure y'all are aware that attempting to edit the text it converts to something akin to "&REF_DES:" making a change to a single character impossible.If there is a not a way to adjust a single character in the reference note, there will be no issue for me to replicate the reference leader note anyways.Thank you

Hello all,Currently using Creo 11 (recent update to).Tried moving radial (& diameter) dimension in Drawing by just grabbing the text but it only changed the length of the leader. When I grab the leader it "rotates" along the arc.I use to be able to grab the text & do both.Is there some setting for Drawing or Config.Pro that needs to change so I can just grab the text & relocate the text where I want rather than the two-step process of change angle of leader then change leader length?Thanks!

Anyone have any tips for finding the single sided edges of a merged surface which are preventing a Solidify? I have the upper and lower surfaces of a water jacket which ideally are supposed to merge and solidify so I can use it as a cut from the stock cylinder head. The surfaces merge but Solidify isn't available when you select the merged surface. It looks like there are multiple tiny single-sided edges but I can't find a way of identifying them all.

We are running Creo 9.0.5.0. I created drawing formats and templates in 9.0.9.0 and copied them to our other system. In the titleblock I have a surface finish symbol from the text library included with Creo. On my computers, it shows properly like this: On one of my users, the surface finish symbol is a box.  What could be causing the font to be missing on one computer but not the other. We use a network install of Creo, so everyone is pointing to the same installation of Creo on each network. This is what makes it really confusing.