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Goodmorning to everyone, I use Creo 8.0.9.0 and I'm wondering how to create an animation based on a MDO analisys that has the "real time duration". If I set the time.duration of 10 seconds, I expect this duration will be respected when I make the video exportation; all of this means the mechanism has the real velocity.  If the mechanism is simple,  more or less the duration/velocity is respected; if the animation is a bit complicated, the "post-production" video will be longher. Is there the possibility to impose the video exportation duration?

I have my background color set to black.  Within the background color setting I have enabled gradient which is set to an off-white color gradient in modelspace. This combination gives me a gradient background in model space and a black background in sketcher.  This is exactly as I want it. I would like my drawings to come up in an off-white color.  The drawing color currently follows the black background setting.Is there a way set a drawing background color independent of the model space background color and the sketcher background color?Thank you!

Hi, I have an equation that I manipulate in Mathcad and I would like to communicate the resulting expression to an acquaintance as text.How do I copy/paste my equation as string of ASCII characters?e.g. expression from math region:I would like the string that I copy to look similar to this: a^2*(b*x+c)/cThe clipboard content is: "(* (^ a 2) (@PARENS (/ (+ (* b x) c) c)))" Is this functionality not present by design?

I have converted the Creo Schematics Lite to Creo Schematics Full version.This works well until I want to link an old design to the catalog.I get the following report and can't solve it. Who can help me solve this?By the way the items that are mentioned are not fysical on the design. I workes in the past with the central Library and a Template. 

hello !when input red point  xyz and surface ,out uv,then put uv to ProSurfaceXyzdataEval,Why do two points have the same value?my code:ProError EvalClosestPoint(ProPoint3d xyz,ProPoint3d xyzPnt) {ProUvParam uv;ProError status;status=ProSurfaceParamEval(m_owner, m_surf, xyz, uv);status= ProSurfaceXyzdataEval(m_surf, uv, xyzPnt, NULL, NULL, NULL);return status;}thank you!

I am using Creo Parametric Release 8.0 and Datecode8.0.6.0Tangent Lines are not visible when model display is set to wireframe or hidden line display style -When I view my models in wireframe or hidden, the tangent lines of a cylindrical feature are invisible.

We use shrinkwrap for welding, because merge does not work for features and a weld with the weld application is a feature in Creo. It works fine, however unlike merge you can not open base model from the model tree, instead you need to go to feature information, copy the number and open that number. Is it possible to make a mapkey to do that instead of manually do it all the time? Below is  mapkey, but how to get rid of the hardcoded filename?  mapkey foo ~ Select `main_dlg_cur` `PHTLeft.AssyTree` 1 `node2`;\ mapkey(continued) ~ RButtonArm `main_dlg_cur` `PHTLeft.AssyTree` `node2`;\ mapkey(continued) ~ PopupOver `main_dlg_cur` `PM_PHTLeft.AssyTree` 1 `PHTLeft.AssyTree`;\ mapkey(continued) ~ Open `main_dlg_cur` `PM_PHTLeft.AssyTree`;\ mapkey(continued) ~ Close `main_dlg_cur` `PM_PHTLeft.AssyTree`;\ mapkey(continued) ~ Trail `MiniToolbar` `MiniToolbar` `UIT_TRANSLUCENT` `NEED_TO_CLOSE`;\ mapkey(continued) ~ Command `ProCmdInfoFeature@PopupMenuTree` ;~ Command `ProCmdM

Good evening, Is there a document that explains the keywords of a xml file describing the part of the ribbon of a company module (that can be found in the installation directory (eg C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo Elements\Direct Drafting 20.4.1.0\Modules\)?The reason is that Drafting used to die on my pc when I add or modify a panel on the ribbon of my module.Also, I personally think that modifying with a text editor the xml file is easier. Another question: is it possible to have several language in the same xml file, the language being automatically selected by Drafting according to the current locale (similar to the DGETTEXT system?Should be possible, since changing the locale on Drafting with CHANGE_LOCALE do change the labels on the ribbon.   

I’m trying to use toolkit to delete .drw files under working directory. There is a situation when the model mounted to the drawing is missing, I can’t manage to delete the drw file with promdlnameretrieve() and Promdldelete(). Does anyone know any other method to delete a file from disk in toolkit, many thanks.

  I am looking to write some code for a structural connection design template. One of the things that needs to be checked is plate geometry. More specifically the distance from the centerline of a bolt hole to the edge of the plate the hole is in. The table below outlines the general parameters I am trying to meet. lets call the bolt diameter "d" and the min edge distance "x",for 0.5 <= d <= 1if x >= d + 0.25 then return "meets spec". if not then return "violates spec" for 1 < d <= 1.25if x >= d + 0.375 then return "meets spec". if not then return "violates spec" for d > 1.25if x >= d * 1.25 then return "meets spec". if not then return "violates spec" Basically, I want to put in various values for "d" and "x" and have it tell me whether or not I meet the spec per the rules above. I feel like this should be rather simple to code in but I have no coding experience so I am struggling hard with it. Above is a snippet of t

Is there a way in Creo Simulate to use a surface to create shell elements?  This is not a midsurface shell compression.  I created a simple "L" solid part with a surface extrusion.  I thought the autoGEM control "hard surface" would achieve what I wanted.  But it doesn't.  Is there a different setting that will accomplish this?  I've attached photos of the part and the part meshed.    

I have always struggled with Creo when it comes to getting good millpaths.  No matter what I try, it always seems like Creo defaults to pushing the cutter directly into the middle of the part (material fully surrounding the cutter) instead of slowly milling its way into the part from the outside in.I have dealt with this issue for many years now, and decided it's time to make a post here asking for help.  As you can see in the video, it would be ideal to mill the outside first, allowing 2/3rds of the cutter in the material until it mills completely to the center.(view in My Videos)

Hello.I use CREO 10.0 parametric for the creation of large assmbly. (more than 800 parts and the 2D Drawing, Not simulation. only assembly and drawing. sometimes use AFX)I would like to know AMD graphic card compatibility with creo 10.0.Is compatibility good when using Radeon Pro W7600 or W6600? Or should I use Quadro?

I am running CREO 10.0 on a student license, and trying to create a .mfg model.  But when I enter new model name and template the model window does not switch to the manufacturing model window.  Does anyone know if this feature is not available with a student license, or am I doing something else wrong.  thanks.

Hi, I want to compile a table with automatic calculations. In  the figure attached, I want to plot in the cell the result of a quote divided by a constant number "2560". How can I do this?  Can I recall in the cell the result of a relation obtained dividing the quote with the constant number? If yes, how I could write the relation recalling the quote? Best regards, Michele Barile  

Proengineerstart returns ProError code -1 How to rectify it . ProEngineerstart has Two arguments among those one(proe_path) is executable that runs it and another is Prodev_text_path which i am unable to figure it out Can someone please explain what is that second argument is about and how to use it correctly.

I am using Creo Parametric Release 6.0 and Datecode6.0.0.0ECAD context data couldn't be done interference check in Creo Parametric.

Dear all, May I ask if anyone knows how to combine this 'if' function with these differential equations? k3 is a spring where the stiffness depends on the position of mass 3. In the attachment, I managed to achieve this in Python, but I didn't manage to do this in Mathcad. Could someone help me so that I know for next time?" Thanks in advance.

Hi I am doing analysis on a relatively large structure, and I would like to build the the model for Simulate using beam idealisations rather than native models.  I know how to create an individual beam, but am looking guidance/tutorial on how to create an assembly, if possible using a mixture of idealised beams and 'physical' geometry.Thanks in advanceFrancis

I have a vector of values and I would like to compare all these values inluced in the table in order to know if it is higher than 1.  I was thinking to use "if" but I don't know how to use it. 

I would like to write a user-defined function for Mathcad Prime 9.0 accessible via DLL. I intend to use 'C' programming language. Your supplied header file (excerpt below) refers to methods of function definition which will pass string pointers that are automatically parsed into file names with full paths as needed (#define INFILE 13). There is also discussion of assigning the function output to a file which will be written (#define OUTFILE 14). I would like to use this functionality. Can you supply working example 'C' code? In the worst case, maybe you can supply working 'C++' code. What I have tried, with the same construction as your examples for other passed-in arguments, as well correct memory allocation for output strings, has not worked. Of course, I don't know why and I don't think I have a way to debug this in real time since I don't have your object files (also I am a beginner C programmer). Thank you in advance for the example code. - Kirk Morgan ********// types to be

My left side arrowhead disappeared after I added datum C to that true position tolerance. How do I bring that arrowhead back?

Customers are asking to export 3D Annotation and 3D Symbols in STEP files as well as 3D notes.This because in next future customers are going to avoid creating 2D drawings for single parts, too. 

I am using Creo Parametric Release 6.0 and Datecode6.0.6.0I am trying to add notes in 3d space under the annotations tab. I have done this before (I do this almost everyday) but for some reason, now, when I use the middle mouse button to set the location of the note, it cancels the operation altogether. This function is still available in 2d space and works just fine.

Creo 9.0.4.0 & windchill 12.1We are looking to convert our models from imperial to metric.  We have legacy items dating back to at least Creo 2.  There are 3 main segments of the company.  @ of the 3 already use metric for modeling and drawing. One is still using imperial and would like to switch. In testing models/drawings made in Creo 9, it was discovered that if a dimension was manually added to a drawing (addxxx), the tolerances did not change when the Model Properties were converted.  Also, GD&T does not appear to change.  Part and drawing DTL files exist and are working fine, if the part was created and not converted. Aby ideas of how to convert they in bulk and not manually changing each dimension?  Changing one drawing at a time is acceptable, but trying to avoid the need to change dimensions one by one.