3D Part & Assembly Design

While creating a 2D drawing, how to achieve to have a default automated center line for oblong rectangle or hexagon

So a drawing that has been in our system for sometime has suddenly lost all the views on each sheet of the drawings. the views still appear on the drawing tree but on the page no view can be seen including dimensions and balloons. 

Is it possible to create a custom hole file (.hol) for holes that are only drilled, not tapped?  I'm trying to recreate a standard drill chart with our standard countersink sizes and hole callouts. For the life of me I cannot figure out if Creo will allow me to do this.  I have a number of custom threaded hole files but this one is an enigma. What I have so far is attached.  When I go to select a size from it, I just get a -1.000 for the diameter.  Remove the .txt if using the file.  Thanks..

How to add user desired symbols like Half moon Topic posted from under the tips section - https://community.ptc.com/t5/Creo-Parametric-Tips/How-to-Add-New-Symbols-to-the-Text-Symbol-Palette-in-Creo/ta-p/821114.    

Long ago when I created UDFs for various holes, I could put the corresponding tolerance with the hole.  When I showed my dimensions in the drawing, tolerances came over.   I'm creating some new .hol files now but can't seem to figure out where to include any hole tolerance.   Ex:  If I pick a .250 dia hole from the dropdown, what I'd like to see in the model is .250 +.005 / -.001. Obviously I can add a tolerance later, but having it stored would help standardize things for our users Creo 8.0.0.0 Thanks..

Hello dear Community,I am a student having worked with Autodesk Inventor for a while but i am switching for a future employment.When trying to make a threaded hole i select ISO as the thread type and M20x2.5 as the size but then it spits out sizes like 0.6890 for the inner hole diameter wich is propably in inches, but since everything is set to mm it tries to make a hole for the thread thats just 0.689mm in size.Screenshot is attached aswell i couldnt find any solution via google / this forum but maybe i was just blind, if you could give me an answer or point me to an already existing Answer i would greatly appreciate it.Software: Creo Parametric Education Edition (Version 10 i belive)

I am using Creo Parametric - Release 6.0 (connected) Release 6.0 and Datecode6.0.5.1Need PTC support to change IE browser type into other browser before IE retirement

Hi,I'm using Creo Parametric 6.0.5.1.Is it possible to have different system colors for modelling and drawing environment?In modelling environment, when I enable a section view, the contour lines of the part in the section plane are yellow. I can change this in options -> System appearance -> Letter, but then all text, dimensions and tables in the drawing environment are changed as well. I would like to have different "letter" color for the modelling and drafting environments. Is this possible, or is there another way? My workaround is to have mapkeys to quickly change the letter color to black and yellow, but it feels kind of impractical. Thanks in advance.K  

Hi fellowsWe are using Creo Parametrics 8.xxx, Standard configuration metric, ISO. And we are creating our own tables for company standard holes. Question:Is there an option, to feed the hole feature with values out of the tables, to show a fractional number instead of a decimal number.Example:Rp 1/8 is the pipe thread 1/8" for holes with inner threads, If I select this threaded hole from the table in the dimension text menu it looks like: In the existing tables the value 9.73 is included and presented in the model or drawing with prefix Ø.The value 9.73 is the correct dimension, but I like to show the value 1/8 because this represents in combination with the prefix the right size of the threading tool .In the same time, the Prefix Rp should be written automatically to the prefix field of the hole feature's menu. Same as Ø for standard holes or M for ISO threads.Up to now we made this work around: But I don't like to manually entering such text into the dimension text me

Hello, I am working in Creo 11.0.1.0. When making a drawing of a part, I am experiencing an annoying new feature of ordinate dimensions that I have not seen in previous versions (granted we just made a massive jump from Creo 3 to 11). Here is the scenario:In a drawing, I have an existing set of ordinate dimensions. These are placed on the righthand side of the drawing view. If I go to add an additional ordinate dimension referenced to the existing origin (.0000 dimension) the new dimension automatically cleans-up/aligns itself with the origin dimension. This seems like a handy feature on paper, but is very annoying if I want the new dimension to be placed on the lefthand side of the drawing view. This is especially true if I am placing multiple new dimensions and need to individually select them all to drag them to the other side.Is there a way to turn this feature off?  In previous versions, the new ordinate dimensions would follow my cursor and not place unti

We are starting to use Creo Schematics and I found settings for a lot of directories, but they all point to my Creo working directory. Are there any example files for templates, formats and other items that are included with an OOTB install of Creo Schematics 9.0.0.0? Any help will be appreciated in setting up this system.

when a data table is created within a schematic via; generate report, and the drawing is checked in, the next time the drawing is checked out and the table is needed to revise then it is not possibble to open the table with the error "error<<<<< Unable to read table data file" despite the table being clearly visible/readable within the schematic,.  If an old version schematic is opened (ie V4) then then upon opening in schematics (V10.0.0.0) it is possible to modify once.  Bug alert!

I have been asked if we can have something on models for 3d printing that we can use as a reference to measure the the printed part to confirm it's accuracy without having to fully dimension a drawing or measure every feature. Of course the easy answer would be CMM but that is not available. So some kind of fiducial would seem to be the next thing to look at.Does anybody do this? If so How?

it seems that the function material_param() applies only for numerical parameters. You cannot access string parameters from the material with this function. Is there a method to retrieve a string parameter value from the assigned material?

Three bend cornerCreo Parametric does not have a standard workable way to work with three bend cornersThere are some workarounds, but all have issues. I work with Creo 10.0.4.0.This is my search for a good three bend corner which can be welded.How it should look after bending How the flat should look This way it is easy to weld, with the 0.1mm gap small bend mistakes do not give a problem.  Option 1Make quilt Create offset Sheetmetal conversion (no rips and bends on all edges) Surface rip + rip connect (0.1mm rip)  Unbend Chamfer Bend back Feature tree from offset and on: Pro’sNot too many steps to createThe 3d looks perfectConsDoes not work in some cases when one or more of the bends is not 90°After unbend, bend back and then unbend again (sometimes after only one unbend) the result will be this.This is not good.  Option 2Start with quilt but place a point on the line of the middle bend. This point should be at

I am using Creo Parametric Release 10.0 and Datecode10.0.1.0Importing a STEP242 model (generated from CATIA V5) and the annotation information is incorrectly positioned.It looks fine if re-imported to CATIA V5, or viewed via a 3rd-party STEP viewer, so it seems only Creo has an issue knowing how to position the annotation relative to the 3D CAD

Hi all,I have been loving the new improvements to hole modeling in Creo 10, but I am still very disappointed with the lack of polish on actually dimensioning holes. The hole notes functionality is pretty powerful, but the fact that you can't specify tolerances on those hole values makes it useless for most users in most cases (aside from just specifying tapped holes). In addition, the fact that feature control frames (GTOL) can only be placed on the notes in the elbow style is unacceptable and unprofessional. I know there is a workaround to create a free floating GTOL and then link to it in the note, but that is very clumsy. It's something I would expect from FreeCAD, not a world class CAD system. I would like to see each of the dimensional hole parameters linked to their actual annotation so the tolerance and dimension display can be adjusted, or better yet, build in the tolerance options into the hole tool. I would also like to see the ability to attach GTOL frame

My question is very simple. Is it possible to create a mapkey with functionality shown in uploaded Appearances.mp4 video?

Dear Team,Kindly support "How to create balloon for sub assembly component. Note:  I need to create my table Like this. 

I am trying to create a part from the solidworks model mania series. The part includes an S shaped rib feature. The feature fails to generate beyond this very narrow thickness  What am I missing?\ I am using creo parametric educational edition I have included a link to a YouTube video I uploaded showing the exact process I used to create this feature. https://youtu.be/xmp79topSuU  I'm also including a link to the model mania part drawing for referenceModel-Mania-2001-Phase-1.jpg (2120×1510) (solidworks.com) I am new to creo so any input helps 🙂

Hi,I have this message error when I try to insert constraints in "Drag Components" to create a snapshot: "You are attempting to select geometry of a rigid body without parts". I would to mate a plane with a surface.   How can I fix this problem? Best regards Michele Barile

Is it possible to use an Execute statements to drive different parameters to the same model in an assembly? I want to be able to do something like this where I can pass different values to the parts without having to duplicate the part.EXECUTE PART TEST1(5)WIDTH = WIDTHHEIGHT = HEIGHTEND EXECUTEEXECUTE PART TEST1(6)WIDTH = WIDTH + 5HEIGHT = HEIGHT + 5END EXECUTE  

I am using Creo Parametric Release 11.0 and Datecode11.0.0.0When printing to pdf, lines and symbols become heavy. Drawings made prior print to pdf clearly. New drawings do not.

I am using Creo Parametric Release 7.0 and Datecode7.0.12.0There is a "mirrored bodies id" feature in my part. When I updated the part it was referencing the mirrored part did not get updated. How can I edit this to fix it? There is not a "edit definition" when I click on the "mirrored bodies id" feature.

Hi this is YJ I'm using the creo 11 these day. every-things is better than creo 9.but i got problem on layer tree.when i open the data i can see the layer tree every time.even if I turn it off or change min size this. it come up on my screen every time.somebody help me how to solve it.