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In Creo 4.0 it is now possible to append wires and cables to branch bundles after the bundle has been created.  If you set configuration option prompt_extract_from_branches then you can control how wires and cables are extracted from a branch   Watch the attached video to learn more

Relive the Magic with MathcadUse the attached worksheet to generate your own fireworks display in Mathcad.

You can now assign material directly from the Model Tree or graphics area, by selecting the component and using the Right Mouse Button (RMB) menu and clicking Add Material.If the Materials node is already visible in the Model Tree, you can also activate the RMB menu from any of the available materials to edit or assign.Check the below images and video.

PTC has improved Freestyle to allow users to split quad faces into n-sided faces. Click the command Add Edge to increase the number of edges per face. Each edge breaks the 4–sided face into smaller faces, providing better control to define the form. You can delete selected edges, which results in the automatic collapse of the faces and the deleted edge vertices. This gives you the flexibility to split the control mesh into any defined shape so you can create any type of geometry.

PTC now allows users to import and export standard Wavefront (*.obj) files in Freestyle.  The OBJ file could be created from other subdivisional modeler tools and imported geometry can contain multiple shapes.  Freestyle will provide additional control on import such as the facet units the ability to flip the normal direction of the control mesh.

PTC has improved how Style deals with closed curves.  Users can now create closed curves as periodic or nonperiodic curves.  A new option is available to toggle between the different states of the closed curve, however, all newly created closed curves are defined as periodic by default.  Periodic curves have no tangency control on endpoints, enabling start and end point continuity.  This will result in creating better quality surfaces. Nonperiodic curves are split in two halves during regeneration to support downstream creation of sketch-based features.  Periodic curves will now be supported as b-splines inside Sketcher

PTC has improved the Drop Curve feature in Style to allow the new direction option of Normal to Surface and then selecting the surface on which to drop the curve. You can also drop a curve onto a datum plane, in a similar way to the Project feature. The dropped curve on the datum plan converts the curve to a planar curve. When dropping a curve on a surface, you can flip the direction. These enhancements reduce the need to create additional geometry and make it easier to define shapes and project them.

PTC has replaced the former Advanced Rendering Extension with a new solution powered by Luxion Keyshot.  The new application is accessible from the Applications tab in PTC Creo Parametric and will feature a real-time workflow to see your renderings take shape instantly.  You will be able to easily switch between rendering and modeling mode without needing to exit the rendering application. New Scenes have been created to provide further improved renderings to place your model in the right environment.  If you have an existing license of standalone Keyshot, you can easily export your Creo data to standalone Keyshot through the the new Advanced Rendering Extension.    

With Mechanism Motors now being features, you can also define relations, create UDFs, reroute them etc. Attached video shows an example of adding a relation to one of the Motor's coefficients. Note that the result of this relation is also visible in the dashboard as the value is greyed-out and is no longer accessible due to the added relation (A=100).  

One more example of what you can do with Motors now being feature. The attached video shows how to simply reroute the selected Motor to another Rotation Axis by clicking Edit References in the Mini Toolbar from either the Model Tree or the graphics area.  

In Mechanism Motors are now features, which provides several advantages. One advantage is that the dashboard is unified and allows you to change the Driven Quantity in the Motor feature.   Check out the attached video for an example.  

Attached to this blog post is a short presentation on the new enhancements to Datum Targets in Creo 4.0 in Drawing mode.Any questions or feedback you have related to Datum Targets should be provided as comments to the blog post.That will be the easiest way for me to keep track of the comments and also be able to provide timely responses to your questions. If you follow this post, you can be notified of those comments as well and be able to learn from what others are asking. I may also periodically update this post to add some new details or information related to Datum Targets.Also, don't forget to follow the main blog post for 2D Detailing - which will have links to other 2D Detailing-related content 2D Detailing Home: Start Here!

Prior to Creo 4.0. when a cable or wire failed due to violation of a fixed length there were not any tools to remove the fixed length of the failed feature.   With Creo 4.0 from Model Tree, or notification center you can now Right Click and choose Remove Fixed Length.  If the wire has already failed then the fixed length is automatically  removed,  and wire is regenerated - See the attached Video  

Did you notice that you can now Identify a spool by name in the model tree Edit the parameters of a spool from the model tree Differentiate between manual and logical spools   Watch the attached video to learn more

I'm creating this blog to be the central home page for anyone interested in trying out the new functionality in Creo 4.0 Sneak Peek relating to UX (User Experience) UI Selection Mini toolbars Customization. Below will be links to my other blog posts on specific detailed topics under the mentioned theme. I will update the links as I post more information. Ideally you might want to reply to this post so that we can keep the threads linked.   Thanks and best regards…Martin     User Experience What's New UI/UX/Customization: Video - New UI Customization in Creo 4.0 Sneak Peek UI/UX/Customization: Video on new selection paradigm and mini toolbars in Creo 4.0 Sneak Peek

Hi everyone,   here is the UI customization demonstration that I have in my presentation earlier today.in form of a video. It also includes an audio track with some explanations, in case you prefer that. Check out the new customization capabilities and let us know what you like or dislike! Please reply by commenting on this post, so that we can keep it in the same bucket. Also, feel free to ask questions.   Looking forward to your feedback.     Thanks  ...Martin

Attached to this blog post are two pieces of content that should help you as you try out the new enhancements to Datum Targets in Creo 4.0. Any questions or feedback you have related to Datum Targets should be provided as comments to the blog post. That will be the easiest way for me to keep track of the comments and also be able to provide timely responses to your questions. If you follow this post, you can be notified of those comments as well and be able to learn from what others are asking. I may also periodically update this post to add some new details or information related to Datum Targets.   Also, don't forget to follow the main blog post for MBD - which will have links to other MBD-related content. Creo 4.0 MBD Home: Start Here!

Attached to this blog post are two pieces of content that should help you as you try out the new enhancements to Datum Feature Symbols (aka Datum Tags) in Creo 4.0. Any questions or feedback you have related to Datum Feature Symbols should be provided as comments to the blog post. That will be the easiest way for me to keep track of the comments and also be able to provide timely responses to your questions. If you follow this post, you can be notified of those comments as well and be able to learn from what others are asking. I may also periodically update this post to add some new details or information related to Datum Feature Symbols.   Also, don't forget to follow the main blog post for MBD - which will have links to other MBD-related content. Creo 4.0 MBD Home: Start Here!

Attached to this blog post are two pieces of content that should help you as you try out the new enhancements to Geometric Tolerances in Creo 4.0. Any questions or feedback you have related to GTOLs should be provided as comments to the blog post. That will be the easiest way for me to keep track of the comments and also be able to provide timely responses to your questions. If you follow this post, you can be notified of those comments as well and be able to learn from what others are asking. I may also periodically update this post to add some new details or information related to GTOLs.   Also, don't forget to follow the main blog post for MBD - which will have links to other MBD-related content. Creo 4.0 MBD Home: Start Here!

You can now find components using a designation value   Watch the attached video to learn more

Have you seen the new Notification Types ?Check out the Notification Center options page under File > Options > Notification Center.You can now also customize the notification "Severity".Select from :Do not showWarning with popupWarningErrorCheck out the image and example video

You can now create a relation for example between a relation and a hole. the new New Relation Function is as follows Diameter for a particular location “<bundle_name>*”,<location_ID) Maximum diameter of the bundle “<bundle_name>*”,-1 Maximum diameter of a wire “<wire_name>”,-1   Watch the attached video to see an example of how to apply the relation

Usually, You assign a material using oSession = pfcCreate("MpfcCOMGlobal").GetProESession();  CurModel = oSession.CurrentModel;  CurModel.CurrentMaterial = CurModel.RetrieveMaterial(material_name); But there is a catch.This code line only imports the number of a certain value. The unit described in the imported *.mtl file is ignored. You have to set units manually by using: CurModel.CurrentMaterial = CurModel.RetrieveMaterial(material_name); CurModel.CurrentMaterial.SetPropertyUnits(pfcCreate("pfcMaterialPropertyType").MTL_PROP_MASS_DENSITY, "kg/mm^3", false);   CurModel.CurrentMaterial.SetPropertyUnits(pfcCreate("pfcMaterialPropertyType").MTL_PROP_YOUNG_MODULUS, "MPa", false);  CurModel.CurrentMaterial.SetPropertyUnits(pfcCreate("pfcMaterialPropertyType").MTL_PROP_THERMAL_EXPANSION_COEFFICIENT, "/ K", false);  CurModel.CurrentMaterial.SetPropertyUnits(pfcCreate("pfcMaterialPropertyType").MTL_PROP_SPECIFIC_HEAT, "joule / (kg K)", false);  CurM

As a product manager, customer feedback is essential in developing our product. What we do well is nice to hear but what we don’t do well is what drives our thinking when determining what to put in each release. On a recent Pragmatic Marketing course I was introduced to the saying “As a product developer your opinion, although interesting, is irrelevant.” This is something we’ve been saying to each other on the Mathcad team for the past few months. We have ideas about what we want to do with Mathcad, many good (and some bad, which get shot down pretty quickly) but ultimately the people who should be deciding what our product should do are the people who buy it and use it. It’s a waste of resources to put something in the product, even something that seems incredibly interesting to us, if it isn’t useful to our customers.At the end of August I visited several customers on the west coast. I was joined by our regional application engineer for the area. Between us we presented both the pow

As mentioned by Brent in a previous blog post, we’re committed to maintaining PTC Mathcad 15.0 for the foreseeable future to enable users who can’t yet migrate to the latest version of Mathcad to continue using the product and receiving support for it. We had a few last minute issues to chase down but PTC Mathcad 15.0 M040 was released yesterday. Along with several important bug fixes it brings support for Win 8.1 as well as an upgrade to MSXML 6.0, replacing the old MSXML 4.0 no longer supported by Microsoft. You can find it right now under the Mathcad section of the PTC Software Download page if you are active on Global Support.