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Dear all, We are using color coding in our company. And for defining different areas of insert i am using flexible offset with 0.00 offset and attach offset geometry.  Creo 3 it was working fine i.e.; I will use flexible offset and use intent surface filter and color the feature.but in Creo 7, flexible offset will use the base geometry color to color the feature. (still, I can color it, but it will go back original when regenerate). is there any way I can avoid the colour change when regenerating or any other alternative method. Any help will be appreciated.       

I am using Creo Parametric Release 7.0 and Datecode7.0.9.0I have an assembly with some cabling operations. when I am exporting it as a step file, I get cables as surface but I want it as solid.it there any way to do so, Please help

Hello everyone, Any one can direct and explain how to solve Spectroscopy emissions questions? the chosen gas is He I.please let me know if any one can help so that I can attach the file.thank yousincerely

Dear SirsI have two screenshots below, one of which shows the calculations I've done for KRF and Delta I. I would like to use this data to create a chart on another screenshot. Could you please teach me how to plot it?Thank you very much. 

I have a parameter driven table with a comment column at the end of table in this column each cell gets notes and comments and many times a report symbol. Some of the cells I want to be a specific text color but I find it to change the entire column to the text of any cell color. I believed the comment column to be a dumb column with no unity to any other cells in the column. AM I missing anything here. I attached how I want it to look. Maybe there is a parameter to change text color in a line.CREORelease 7 Version 7.0.8.0      

Could someone please clarify why an additional line is appearing on the V-notch in Image 2? Additionally, what distinguishes the process of generating a flat pattern directly from the "customize graphics toolbar" compared to using the unbend features from the "Ribbon" and then creating the flat pattern from the family table after suppressing all features?In Image-1, I generated the flat pattern using the customize graphics toolbar.In Image-2, I utilized the bend feature from the toolbar and suppressed all features in the family table after all bends were made.Image-1 Image-2       

Hello,In the attached sheet, i have math regions and text regions together within one big region. How do i  remove this big region so i can have only the text and math regions outside this big region? Thanks!Sam 

I have a model I'm working on understanding / animating. It has a number of datums added within subassemblies.In searching for the easiest way to hide all datum planes (which for some reason don't disappear when I turn off plane visibility) I found a method recommended to:Create a LayerAdd elements to layerHide Layer This is looking pretty good, and when I go to add all the datum-planes using a Rule, all the layers I want to hide are "collected." NOTE: Include submodels is selected. As you can see it shows 194 elements found that match [Type = Datum Plane]When I hit OK however, only the assembly default 3 remain in the filter.See the rules and Options for this selection: When I press "Edit Rules" shown above, the Include Subbodels is no-longer selected...This seems to correlate with the results that I'm getting.Not sure where to go from here. Really just looking for an effective way to hide Datum Planes that are not actuated by the     Plane Display b

I am currently researching alternative ways of annotating our models, and keep running into road blocks. There has never been a particularly high degree of focus among my predecessors of using metadata/parameters within the model to help drive things. We use find numbers in balloons in our drawings, but deviate from what PTC seems to intend in two ways:Those balloons are custom symbolsThe value of those balloons that is displayed is manually entered textAfter refreshing myself on repeat regions, I figured out how one might use them in combination with assembly-level component parameters to create balloons that auto-populate. However, in order for this to work I had to define those component parameters for each unique part instance in the assembly, including fasteners. Is there not a way to only enter this once per unique part number, rather than instance? And how would I avoid having to recreate the same parameter in each component? The list of component parameters is empty for ea

Is there a way in creo cabling to bundle several harnesses together and still be able to generate the flats for each harness?  We have four harnesses, and are putting sleeving on the common routes and want it to be shown in the model. I tried making a harness with four subharnesses, but the flat doesn't generate properly with a shared bundle. If you need more info, let me know. Thanks! CREO 9 // Creo Schematics 4 

Are any Creo Elements/Direct users out there familiar with PTC's long term plans for the software? Today I learned that CSI is discontinuing its line of Model Manager add-on products. We have been using their AnyDocs add-on for years. This, plus the fact that PTC has been developing Creo for awhile now, has me concerned that Creo Elements/Direct will not be supported for much longer. My biggest concern is not having to find a new CAD software, its the potential of losing our Model Manager database full of attributes, links, etc.  Does anyone have any experience with migrating a Manager Server to another database solution? If so, how successful was it? Also, what other CAD and database solutions are worth looking at? Thanks in advance! -Dan

Hi All,The future of Elements Direct is pretty clear now, it seems:1. Elements direct has entered 'maintenance mode', as no real development efforts are made anymore, it's in some distant corner of the website, and the original development team doesn't exist anymore.2. Creo Direct (positioned as the new direct modeler where we could migrate to) is not going anywhere and isn't positioned as next step for Elements Direct anymore. It's not even mentioned as Creo CAD anymore (only parametric is there now).3. Parametric has some 'direct capabilities', and they seem to work hard to make transitioning to Parametric as easy as possible (migrating 2D drawings for example).So, PTC has clearly decided that Elements Direct is going to be phased out. I would like to know what the future plans of users are. I can think of a few options:1. Switch to Parametric2. Switch to another CAD system3. Hold on as long as possible and keep maintenance4. Hold on as long as you can keep it running without mainten

Hello,I'using Modeling 19.0: axes of symmetry that have been manually stretched, both by means of handles and of the dedicated command, will be restored to their original extent each time the owner view gets updated.Does anyone share this experience and know if a workaround is possible?Thank youMarco

In Creo 9.0.4.0, in the new ISO_1302_2002_SURF_FIN, there is a selection of manufacturing processes.One of them is "GROUND" This is driven by a parameter : ptc_sf_manufacturing_method. See screenshot.For some particular reason we want to have this in GRIND, because of a supplier remark. Despite the fact that this is ISO, they want to have the present tense, GRIND instead of GROUND on the drawing.So now, we modify the value manually.I want to copy this symbol. Is it possible to modify the value of this parameter.Where can I find this parameter? Process:From drawing, createSurface Finishbrowse Surface Finish Symbolssystem SymbolssurffinsISOISO_1302_2002_surf_fin.symPlace surf fin and select Line, Two_line_Requirements, manufacturing method, pull down menu "ground"I want to copy this symbol using:Define Symbol<enter name>Copy Symbol and select existing symbolselect Line, DoneTWO_LINE_REQUIREMENTSMANUFACTURING METHOD<pick location in graphics screen> DoneAtt

I'm currently using my school's Mathcad license of 8.0.0.0 and currently trying to symbolically solve a system of equations but it compute. Is there any work around this for the 8.0.0.0 version?   

I have some Parts which are without any Datum Planes, Combined States, Relations and so on. Bevor I check them in into Windchill I need to bring the Environment of my Standard Start Part to these "Empty" Parts - What is the best practice for that, because doing this manually is a lot of work.  

I'm currently using an 'inlbs' (inches, pounds) template for my projects in Creo Parametric. However, I frequently need to input dimensions that I already know in millimeters. I've tried to directly input mm values while specifying the units (e.g., "50 mm"), hoping Creo would auto-convert them to inches. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to work. Has anyone found a way to directly input dimensions in millimeters while using an 'inlbs' template? I'm looking for a solution that eliminates the need to manually convert these values before entering them into Creo. Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! 

Maybe I'm jaded but i spent 10 seconds looking at this and it reinforces how cryptic creo can be. A good example would be a physical parameter (length. mass etc). None of this explains how the itemized list relates to actual parameters in the model. It is insanely maddening how non-intuitive this feature is. Most of us are designers and software users, not software engineers.    I have CSL loads that I would love to report on a drawing. I copy/paste and its there. That is like a stone tablet. why can't this information be available in a table?

Good morning friends of the group, sorry if my questions are easy, but I'm new to Mathcad. I don't know how to solve this type of equation, I would like the answer to be in degrees.The answer must be 120º.          

Is it possible in annotation to convert the symbols created as BOM position indicator into texts?Because in this way they are not editable after having created them on the drawing, not even as characteristics!

It would be great if Mathcad offers basic sketches which is always required in engineering calculations, with snapping options (grid, markups) along with tying the dimensions to the calculations. Sketches with the toggle option for transparent or opaque background would help in the documentation. Currently only option is using the PowerPoint saving as Png and inserting as picture in Mathcad (Which is involving and cumbersome).      

I present to you my failures. I need a better hack. CREO 7.0.3.   What?: What I was trying to do is nothing new. Creating an inspection number symbol/mapkey to place and increment next to dimensions.   Why?: Because best case I have 11 clicks/selections to place current symbol/relate/set with average probably closer to 17 for one symbol. 150 inspection items x 17 clicks/selections = 2700 clicks/selections. My previous job drafting department refused to do inspection numbers. I can see why now that I do my own drafting and my current job does inspection numbers.  Goal?: Select dimension, run mapkey, done. 2 clicks. Solution made within CREO. No 3rd party tools other. I separated it out into steps. I would either combine the code at the end or nest the mapkeys.   DONE: Symbol with variable text inside (it is an oval the same as the oval around a dimension if the display is set to inspection). May need to do more here. origin? offset? baked into symbol for easier init

Does anyone know how to make a mapkey (Creo 9+) to consistently select features by name? For example, here is an old one: mapkey sx #sel by menu; #axis; ~ Select `sellist0` `Namelist`1 `A_1`;Super simple, selects the axis "A_1" in nearly every situation in Pro/E. Use it when defining features, use it in sketcher when selecting references, and when dimensioning. Works in part, sketcher, etc.. No need to have axis visible, and no need to scroll the model tree to find it. Super consistent, and always works. How can we do that in Creo? I want to do it (again) for all the normal datums that are standard for my start files. It's extremely useful for defining sketch placement, making measurements, placing dimensions, defining references, etc.. Unfortunately, I don't see how to use the new selection by name spaghetti of Creo to do it consistent for all situations. Anyway, the standard scrolling for datums all the time is SSOOOO slow with large parts and assemblies - making

Good day. We have a large assembly and want to break it up into smaller representations as would typically be the case. We have a large Bill of Materials (BOM) for the Master representation and then of course the smaller BOMs appear for the step-by-step assembly representations. Problem is that the index/item number changes within the smaller BOMs compared to the master rep BOM. Is there a way to match the master rep. BOM index/item number to the smaller BOM for the smaller representation? Another problem is that the smaller representations cannot be ballooned from the large BOM as the large BOM is linked to the Master rep. Is there a way to allow ballooning a smaller representation ISO views from the Master rep. BOM? 

I'm creating an assembly in Creo 9 where each subset has a different PROJECT_NAME and I would like the IFX items to have PROJECT_NAME at the beginning of their names. It's possible?