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1-Visitor
May 6, 2015
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Step file origin

Is it possible, in Creo-2, to find out what the native software a step file was made in is?


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mganzerAnswer
2-Explorer
May 6, 2015

Like this in text editor:

ISO-10303-21;

HEADER;

FILE_DESCRIPTION((''),'2;1');

FILE_NAME('3241288-001','2015-05-05T',('mganze01'),(''),

'PRO/ENGINEER BY PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, 2014000',

'PRO/ENGINEER BY PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, 2014000','');

FILE_SCHEMA(('CONFIG_CONTROL_DESIGN'));

ENDSEC;

DATA;

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13-Aquamarine
May 6, 2015

Not directly in Creo, but if you open the STEP file in a text editor (WordPad should do) I believe the creator software is often listed in the first few lines.

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mganzer2-ExplorerAnswer
2-Explorer
May 6, 2015

Like this in text editor:

ISO-10303-21;

HEADER;

FILE_DESCRIPTION((''),'2;1');

FILE_NAME('3241288-001','2015-05-05T',('mganze01'),(''),

'PRO/ENGINEER BY PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, 2014000',

'PRO/ENGINEER BY PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, 2014000','');

FILE_SCHEMA(('CONFIG_CONTROL_DESIGN'));

ENDSEC;

DATA;

...

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Mahesh_Sharma
22-Sapphire I
May 14, 2015

Hi Shawn,

Did the reply from mark answer your question? If yes, please add your comments to post and mark the reply as correct answer.

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sstrehlow1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
May 14, 2015

Thank you for the help, this answered my question.

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