Why Creo Drafting and Annotation are so terrible? Why I have to do 1200 clicks in Drafting to perform actions that require 1-click in AutoCAD? Why I cannot edit stupid section line in Annotation and have to re-create section view? Why I have to run m

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July 26, 2015
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Questions, questions, questions...no answers.

PTC just sucks.

2D Drawing

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TomD.inPDX

17-Peridot

I think PTC gets paid by the click

I've been detailing in Creo/Pro|E for a long time. It really hasn't gotten any easier.

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Oscar

Author

1-Visitor

Definitely!

Doesn't make any sense why they don't listen to their customers. I guess PTC doesn't care. Unfortunately, we are not Boeing size company to be heard. I have to say that 3D (Modeling) is not that bad, but the rest of the package is just a nightmare... I wasted all day today trying to spit out some drawings and I feel really mad.

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PeterKehoe

1-Visitor

Can you provide some examples for functions that take a lot of clicks in Drafting or Annotation that take just a single click in AutoCAD? It could be that there are some shortcuts that you aren't familiar with. Or, there may be shortcuts/macros that can be created to streamline the functions.

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Oscar

Author

1-Visitor

Easy. Say I want to add prefix and tolerances to the dimension. In drafting I need to click on dimension - go to properties - go to text extension - check "Change prefix" then click on "dots" to open editor if I want to add special symbols then click ok twice to finish it. Same with tolerances. In autocad I click on the dimension or any other element and properties tab pops up where I can change whatever I want.

Also, in drafting there is no way to lock parts so if you working at the top level you can accidentally grab and move sub part. We already screwed few solid tools because of that! It is ridiculous. In any other CAD user can lock the layer so it will be secured from change, but still usable as a reference.

Why I have to run a macro if I just need to change circle radius?

It crashes a lot when using eraser from copilot menu... and yes, my pc has all the updates and latest drivers.

Why it can't change the dimension orientation when I started pulling the dimension, but say forgot to align it horizontally? Every time I have to start over and make sure that alignment option is clicked twice. It is a simple event handler! It is especially annoying when using angular dimension - you never know which option to select unless you drag a dimension few times until you find what you need.

Do you need more?

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ThomasKirkman

16-Pearl

I strongly recommend getting some online training. I have used many cad packages including AutoCAD, Microstation, Pro-E and Creo Elements/Direct Modeling and Annotation. I found Annotation to be one of the easier ones to use after being trained and with practice.

Regards

Tom

Patriot_1776

22-Sapphire II

I actually really liked Creo 3, and so eagerly and blindly switched to Creo 4....BEFORE I found out how horrendously bad the drawing mode was. Now I'm stuck because I stupidly converted all my start parts before I realized just how BAD Creo 4 was. The people here are right, and I've been saying this for years: PTC flat doesn't give a what we users think. Some idiot manager has somehow worked his way up beyond his level of incompetence and has the code-jockeys who have likewise advanced far beyond their usefulness create whiz-bang interfaces that flat out don't work in the real world for us users. I can now say, having used both, that the drawing mode in Creo 4 is ALMOST as bad in drawing mode in NX 8.5, and that's saying something...(and not a GOOD thing either). Will PTC ever listen to us? Not a chance, but venting about it helps relieve stress so...