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Whoa! - CREOSON has hit over 13,000+ downloads! 🤠Interest in Creo Parametric Automation is accelerating… many creative users and companies out there leveraging CREOSON to streamline their Creo Parametric workflows. 🕺🏽100% Open Source! Uses JLINK as interface to Creo Kernel! Simple JSON transaction interface! Works with ANY Language! (e.g. Python, JavaScript, etc.) User friendly / Intuitive Commands! Local or Remote via HTTP protocol! Shockingly easy to integrate with AI! (Claude AI via MCP works! - videos on site)Learn more —>  https://creoson.comEnjoy! Ps.  We are working on Creo 13 Support! Dave

Reference topicThere does seem to be a bug with Polyroots. I get the same error with the Quicksheet and a manually entered matrix of coefficients.If anyone can advise how to fix this issue  your advice would be appreciated. Ross 

Check out this video on Creo Reverse Engineering from PTC Application EngineersPresenters: Lino Tozzi (Technical Specialist, Fellow) and Tom Quaglia (Creo Segment Sales).Original Date Presented: January 27, 2022 

For WWGM and Creo, We are updating vulnerability batch update as per document “Creo WWGM CEF Patch Table” , What about WGM 13.1.2.2.version? vulnerability batch update not required this version(WWGM 13.1.2.2) ?, Please update us

I'm using Creo 10 to compare two versions of a supplier assembly by placing both into a top-level compare assembly:BATMAN0000.ASM— baseline BATMAN0000_30JUN26.ASM — updated supplier version (they use Creo 4)Issues I'm seeing: The dated sub-assembly is significantly offset and rotated — the two do not overlap at all, even when using a Default constraint. Status bar reads: "Place using a component interface." Notification Centre showing multiple errors: Regeneration Failed Circular References Reference Model Failed Model is Disconnected "WARNING: Cannot update placement of component" Both sub-assemblies have an ASM_DEF_CSYS defined, but the placement still fails to align them correctly.My questions:Is this likely a coordinate system origin mismatch from the supplier? How do I force correct CSYS-to-CSYS alignment between the two versions? Is Creo's built-in Tools → Model Compare a better approach for this use case than a manual compare assembly?Any advice appreciated. Thanks!

Our Windchill system creates a Default rep, a Post Publish rep, and a PVZ Publication Graphic using a PostPublish Delegate. But there are several parts in the resulting PVZ Publication Graphic that will not display, although they show up in both the Default and Post Publish rep of the source assembly.The problem components do happen to be models that were imported into Creo Parametric, but I would expect the same behavior for all outputs, not just the Publication Graphic.Everything was created at the same time and viewed in Creo View with the same settings, so I can’t figure out why there would be any difference in that one PVZ versus the other two. 

I want to add a reference symbol to a dimension annotation on the view in the engineering drawing, but I'm not sure what the correct way to do it is.  ProSelection sel_dim = NULL; ProError err = ProSelectionAlloc(NULL, (ProModelitem*)&dim, &sel_dim); if (err != PRO_TK_NO_ERROR) {     return; } ProSetDatumTag datum; err = ProMdlSetdatumtagCreate((ProMdl)drawing, sel_dim, NULL, L"A", &datum); if (err == PRO_TK_NO_ERROR)  {     ProAnnotationShow((ProAnnotation*)&datum, NULL, RightView);     ProWindowRepaint(PRO_VALUE_UNUSED); } ProSelectionFree(&sel_dim);

A PTC Mathcad Prime XML Writer in C++File created with PrimeWriter v1.1 Alpha, an Embracadero RAD Studio 12 C++ Builder program. Program creates a rudimentary worksheet as a starting point.  It is intended for further enhancement to create more elaborate worksheetsStarted with a simple request of ChatGPT"create a PTC Mathcad Prime file that creates variables a and b of 3 and 5 respectively and adds them together for variable c."This started a week long Monday to Sunday, long hours each day focused chat with chatGPT and has produced a simple programmable worksheet generator in C++. It has some functions already defined; operators +,-,/,* sqrt, sin, cos, tan, exp, pow, nthroot, max, min, atan2, lsolve, concat, det, trace, rank, eigenvals, augment, and submatrix. Adding a new Prime function type only takes two lines of code. So more will be added over time.  Greek symbols can be used.It is intended as a quick visual report writing method for my C++ FEM work.The new advantage is C++ progra

I am working with Family tables and repeat regions, i know that adding the [.1] i can changes my family tables decimals but it seems like i can´t access to that panel to update them.Are there any solution for this??? or am i missing something??? 

ProblemWhen adding a decal to a surface, the decal is showing its transformation box, but no image is visible.Things that were tried:added the same decal to another surface on another part. added a different decal to the part that turns the decal invisible. creating a new figure from the base model.All of the above showed that it was the part within my sBoM that seemed to be the problem.SolutionA solution I found for my particular instance was the fact that I had 2 copies of the same part overlapping. Hiding one of the parts, revealed the decal. Both parts were named differently and were apart of an assembly. Which is why I didn’t catch it immediately. I’m aware that another solution to this problem is openGL drivers, due to older workstations and their graphics cards not playing nice, but only when decals are not showing up on all parts.I’m writing this up because I haven’t found this solution on the forum. I hope it can help someone in the future.

I am using Creo Parametric Release 12.4 and Datecode12.4.3.0 I am building a parametric model derived from an anatomical scan of the lower leg to generate a custom orthosis, with the goal of regenerating the model when the input scan changes. To define a specific point on a curve within this model, I am using a feasibility study in the BMX (Behavioral Modeling) module. The study runs successfully and returns a feasible solution, but the checkbox to save the study as a feature in the model tree remains grayed out and cannot be selected. I have successfully saved a similar feasibility study as a model tree feature in the same model previously, using the same approach, so I do not believe this is a configuration issue. The behavior appears to be specific to this study. Software version: Creo Parametric [12.4.3.0] OS: Windows 11 Could you advise on what conditions must be met for the "save to model tree" option to become active, and why it might be grayed out despite a successful feasib

HeyI have a Mould that has 3 BodiesWhen I make a drawing I want to show only one of each bodies. My goal is in the 1st sheet I will show the views of  top part of the mouldin the 2nd sheet I will show the views of middle part of the mouldin the 3rd sheet I will show the views bottom part of the mouldand in the 4th sheet I will show 1 view top part and another view middle part and so on.. each sheet will have top view, bottom view and side views of the body  Please let me know how I can do it

Creo Parametric 10.0The legacy model is in units of inches with relative accuracy; the new model is mm with absolute accuracy. The accuracies of the models are not “matched” the absolute accuracy of the new model is tighter than the legacy model relative value.I have a legacy model that was created using relative accuracy to develop a surface using a boundary blend feature. In order to match this geometry in a new design I have created this same boundary blend in Creo 10 but the topology on the interior of the quilts is not congruent when comparing models. In the new model I used copy->paste special to copy from the legacy model to the new model all of the curves used to create the boundary blend surface feature.Does anyone have any insight into this behavior? I have double checked that the boundary blend has been replicated using the same selections/constraints as the legacy model. All boundaries are free and there is no control point(s) defined in the boundary blends. The chains u

Hi, We have a new installation of Creo and Windchill., and I am setting up the system before rolling it out to our users. I want to be able to use IFX in a multi-user collaborative environment where everyone uses the same setup, thus having the same options. I also want to store the data in Windchill.. I have configured IFX to use catalogs of the fasteners we want to use, and I have created the dat and prt files to accompany this. The dat files contain all the instances that we need, and also adds specific parameters to the files on creation of the prt instance. All of this works perfectly when in a stand alone environment on my PC. (Thanks to Oliver of B&W for his help on this) The problem occurs when I try and enable the 'Windchill' options in the IFX options. I have uploaded the catalogs and data files to Windchill, and pointed the options to these folders:When I start IFX, it creates the folder ‘PATH_ABS_WINDCHILL_DOWNLOAD’ and populates the sub-folders correctly

Hey there, Issue: when sketching an arc, creo will not show the expected curve, only its end points. (Same for circles, then just its center point)The line becomes visible when zooming out (sometimes quite a bit), but I can not work with that – I need to see my lines. As far as I know that behaviour is to be expected for small sized sketches and/or far zoom-ins. My issue however is happening regardless of the dimensions, only dependent on zoom level and not heavily zoomed. This behaviour is new, it started this afternoon with no apparent reason.  Details:creo 12.4 Educational,  I have about one year experience using creo, using it frequently Windows 11 Dell XPS 17 from 2020, screen resolution at 3840x2400 GPU 0 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060) + GPU 1 (some Intel UHD Graphics) config.pro: Graphics on win32_gdi (open_gl will render viewport into a black screen)Today I did add a second screen for a brief moment and adjusted the Windows Display Scaling from 250% to 100% and back to 250%. I am no

The installation media contains the following installers:setup.exe setup-schools.exe setup-trial.exeWhen I double-click setup.exe, absolutely nothing happens:No installation window appears No error message is displayed No process remains running in Task Manager Running as Administrator does not help Windows compatibility mode does not helpHowever:setup-schools.exe launches successfully setup-trial.exe launches successfullyOnly the main setup.exe fails to start.Additional InformationThe installation media is readable. installmgr.dll exists in the installation directory. Windows 11 detects the files normally. Creo 3.0 was previously installed on this computer. The issue occurs before the actual installation process begins.QuestionsIs setup.exe known to have compatibility issues with Windows 11? Does setup.exe require additional components that may not exist in modern Windows versions? Is there a supported method to bypass setup.exe and install Creo Parametric 3.0 directly? Are there any

One interesting need that comes up for multiple reasons is the need to break out Family Table Instances into standalone Models.    There are many reasons for why you want to do this - sometimes it is to avoid Family Tables being shared with vendors/customers (basically a catalog of what you make/buy/use), other times is to avoid complex relationships and dependencies (I don’t need 4,000 bolts available tagging along with an assembly when only 5 are in it).  There are many other reasons why customers want to break these out - but the biggest one is sharing without sharing too much - standalone models are just easier to deal with for user, PDM, and PLM in the end.  But Family Tables have a purpose for sure - they are great for managing the library masters; exporting the individual models is often a need for more accountability and streamlined version control.  So we created an Excel Workbook that uses Nitro-CELL break out Family Table Instances into standalone models - saving them to a s

 I recently started using Mathcad Prime 12 for structural engineering / Eurocode calculations and I noticed something frustrating regarding the unit system.Mathcad correctly understands that: kg/s² = N/m. However when working with line loads (common in structural engineering), Prime often displays results as “kg/s²” instead of the expected engineering SI unit: N/m or kN/m.The strange part is that under “Insert Derived Units → Force per Length” there are several imperial units available: kpi, klf, plf. but there is NO SI alternative such as N/m or kN/m.This creates a awkward workflow in SI-based calculations, especially for Eurocode and structural design where line loads are constantly used.Currently the only workaround that i found seems to be manually dividing by (kN/m) , creating display variables or manually writing the unit as text. This partly defeats the purpose of the otherwise very capable engineering unit system.Questions:Is there any hidden way to add custom SI derived units

The ZIP archive contains Notepad++ UDL files for config.pro and drawing setup (dtl) options. I've created them for following CAD versions: WF4 (= Pro/E Wildfire 4) CEP5 (= Creo Elements/Pro 5, formerly Pro/E Wildfire 5) CP2 (= Creo Parametric 2) CP3 (= Creo Parametric 3) CP4 (= Creo Parametric 4) Basis for the options were the lists of Olaf Corten (thanks for them) http://proesite.com/UTIL/view_config.html and http://proesite.com/UTIL/view_setup.html.   General config.pro options get shown dark blue and bold. Hidden config.pro options get shown in a lighter blue, bold and italic. Comments get shown brown and can be folded, if they consist of several lines. Drawing setup (dtl) options alse get shown dark blue and bold.   To add a UDL file to Notepad++, choose "Language" and then "Define your language" in the menu. In the dialog which is opened then, choose the button "Import" and then the appropriate XML file.   https://github.com/DonChunior/Creo-Configuration-Files

GDT Advisor currently only supports traditional hole types.Our team uses Helicoils and Keenserts often, and including them as options in GDT Advisor would be very helpful. These holes require different notations, are there plans to include them soon?

There have been many requests for how to quickly Batch Export DXF, DWG, PDF, and STEP files out of Creo Parametric.  This is a common problem we all struggle - it is the boring stuff we do (a grind to setup and execute properly). We have just released some Excel Workbooks that you can download and use with Nitro-CELL (FREE or Purchased License Users) to help automate the batch exports of these formats.  They are normal Excel Workbooks that Nitro-CELL uses to execute the Batch Exports - can obtain them here: https://github.com/SimplifiedLogic/Nitro-CELL-FREE_AUTOMATIONS These are simple, easy to use, fast, and you can configure and improve them easily for your own purposes. The initial workbooks are specific to DRW, DXF, PDF, and STEP Export Automations (your local system settings and configuration options apply - so pen tables, export settings, etc.).  These automations assume an export target to a sub-directory for each file type (which is deleted/created during execution) so your res

Hello All, The following symbolic evaluation used to calculate without any issues in mathcad 15. It does not evaluate in Mathcad Prime 11.0.1.0. i have attached the sheet,Regards,Sam   

Hi all,I'm working on a Windchill-integrated template library for Creo Parametric (currently on Creo 8, i am updating to 12). The setup is a web-based app (HTML + JavaScript using Pro/Web.Link) that displays a catalog of assembly templates stored in Windchill and allows users to insert them into an active assembly The core problem:When a user selects a template from the catalog, the app needs to do a recursive "Save As" of the entire template hierarchy — renaming every template-owned component to a new order-specific name — before assembling it. This is necessary because each insertion must be independent and order-specific (e.g., MY_PART_0001_CC1234 instead of the original MY_PART_TEMPLATE_CC0000).In Creo 8 we used a Rename → Save → Rename-back pattern via the API (pfcModel.Rename, pfcModel.Save), which worked well:Check out the template root (pulling all children via CheckoutMultipleObjects with includeDependencies = true) Build a bottom-up dependency graph Rename each model to its n

When I export a PDF, the phantom and hidden lines appear to be the same, but in the Creo drawing, it’s clearly different. The only way I found that will reflect the phantom line geometry is what I did with the line highlighted in yellow. I described how I did it below.Does anyone know how to fix this? I want to use the component display to make the lines phantomopque, and have it reflected when I export a PDF. Yellow - I went to display<Line Style<Modify Lines<PHANTOMFONTBlue - I went to Component Display<PhantomOpqueGreen - Hidden Line Thank you to anyone who can help.

Hi all,Last week we released PTC Mathcad Prime 12.0.0.0. We’ll be sharing more detail on www.ptc.com soon. A handful of users reported an issue with the release.Currently, PTC Mathcad Prime 12.0.0.0 will not run if it’s installed on a system where the system language is set to one other than one of the ten languages officially supported by Mathcad (US English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese). If you run Mathcad Prime 12.0.0.0 on a system using one of those supported languages, there’s no problem. If you can change your system language to one of those supported languages, Mathcad Prime 12.0.0.0 will run fine. But if you need to run Mathcad Prime 12.0.0.0 on a system language not officially supported by Mathcad, you should remain on PTC Mathcad Prime 11.0.1.0 until this is resolved.We’ve been working closely with Microsoft on this issue and have identified a fix. We’re currently in the process of building and testi