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(Disclaimer:- I know this is not the correct place for product ideas but I don't have the correct level of account to post ideas in the correct location. If anyone does have those permissions and agrees with the idea, feel free to add it. https://community.ptc.com/t5/Creo-Ideas/ct-p/creoideas)Dear PTC Product Management Team, I’d like to propose a new feature for future releases of Creo Cabling: the ability to save and manage multiple cable routing states within a single cable assembly—similar to how flexible components work. ### Proposed functionality:- **Save named states** of a routed cable (e.g. “Straight,” “Routed Around Hinge,” “Slack”).- **Load or switch** between these states at will.- **“Straighten” button** to automatically place intermediate nodes in a straight line between connectors (much like the sheetmetal flatten tool).- Connector positions would also be flexible when swapping shape states. This would improve workflows significantly, removing the need for

Hi All,   I am currently working on some assemblies in Creo 4 that were created in Wildfire 4. Many of these assemblies have several (500+) breakable dependencies due to layer states. I have been looking for more information about these dependencies, but haven't been able to find much. I am trying to determine, how are these dependencies created? How is it that some of these assemblies have so many? If I break the dependency what happens? Any information about this would be great.   Thanks in advance!

Hi, is there a possibility to install Flexnet license server silently on Windows Server Core 2022?or even install it on Windows Server Core 2022? br Bernhard

I would like to create a drawing template that pulls in notes that have been created in the Combined State model file, much the same way we can automatically pull in drawing views from the model file into the drawing.  All my attempts to do this have failed. It seems like I can only pre-load pre-typed notes, rather than have the drawing pull in notes from the Combined State model file.  Does anyone know of a way to accomplish this?Thanks.

Hi everyone, I'm trying to run a custom Creo parametric C++ plugin by creating a Process in C# and calling "parametric.exe". I'm using Creo Parametric 7.0.9.0 with C# .NET Framework 4.8. This is the C# code to create the process and run parametric.exe: process.StartInfo.FileName = "\"C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 7.0.9.0\Parametric\bin\parametric.exe\""; process.StartInfo.Arguments = $"+Assypath=\"{_settings.WorkingDirectory}\\{assemblyName}\" "; process.StartInfo.Arguments += $"+Output_Dir=\"{_settings.WorkingDirectory}\" "; ... // Some other arg setting... ... process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false; process.EnableRaisingEvents = true; process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardError = true; process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true; process.Exited += (sender, args) => { int exitCode = process.ExitCode; if (exitCode == 0) { Logger.LogMessage("Ran successfully"); } else { Logger.LogMessage($"Exited with error code: {exitCode}"); } }; var errorData = new String

Hallo Community,ich stehe derzeit vor einem Problem und ich komme wirklich nicht mehr weiter. Ich möchte einen ergonomischen Fahrradgriff für ein studentisches Projekt konstruieren, der am Ende mittels 3D-Druck gefertigt werden soll. Ich habe ein Teil der Auflagefläche herausextrudiert, um später ein weicheres Material (evtl. TPU) entweder über 2 Komponentendruck oder durch mechanisches Fügen in einem extra Schritt auf die Fläche aufzubringen. Die Schritte dafür waren Versatz --> Profil --> Zusammenführen --> Verbundvolumen (Bem.: Das Modell besitzt Freiformflächen). Für die Auflagefläche benötige ich wiederum das zuvor herausextrudierte Volumen, das ich dann ggf. auch anpassen kann. Ich bin zunächst gleich vorgegangen und am Ende wollte ich mit beim Verbundvolumen Material auffüllen, was zu einer Fehlermeldung führte. Dann habe ich jeweils die untere und obere Skizzengeometrie auf die Fläche durch Zusammenführen erstellt. Wie bekomme ich jetzt ein Volumen aus diesen Flächen?

Hi Community, Creo version in use 11.0.2.0 connected to Windchill 12.1.2.10 Does anyone here know a way to define a reference designator for a component used in a subassembly in the upper Assembly?Our use case:A - Top Assembly,  B - Subassembly (Gathering Part)    C - Component with an electrical designation e.g. R101  B - Subassembly (Gathering Part)    C - Component with an electrical designation e.g. R102 Subassembly B is used several times within A, but it's actually just a "dummy" assembly which only exists in MCAD. When we now assign a reference designator for C, it is defined in B, hence it's always the same, but it should differ. Is there anything foreseen in Creo / Windchill to cover this? Follow up question would be if it's somehow possible that component C immediately appears in the WT-Part structure of A without generating a Part for B? Thanks and BR

We have purchased a license for Mathcad Prime. Reference number: 505063051We have not received any information regarding the license for the software. We purchased the license on Thursday, May 5th. Our confirmation email states that we should have received:PTC Customer NumberSales Order Number(SON)Site Number(SCN)We have not received any communication in this regard.Feel free to contact us at infotech@everidge.comThanks,Devyn

I learned a little bit, but I haven't mastered it at all.It should be cold at one end and hot at the other, but I didn't expect that one end is hot and the other end is even hotter.Is there expert tell me where I am wrong?

I’m have a CFD project with an oil/water heat exchanger in a hydraulic tank. I would be studying how effective the cooler is at lowering the temperature of the oil over a given time so, it would be a transient analysis. The cooler has two cores with water looping through them in series. Each core has 182 copper tubes that are 0.4 mm thick and 170 aluminum fins that are 0.25 mm thick with a spacing of about 1.73 mm. I want to do cunjugate heat transfer across the solid geometry, but with so many components that are thin walled, the number of cells in the mesh woul be astronomical.  I'm looking for suggestions on a basic approach to this analysis.  Can the tubes and fins be compressed to mid-surfaces and run in CFA? That would require fewer cells in the solid domains. I see that there is something buried in the mesher about two fluid heat exchangers, but I haven't been able to find information on how to utilize that. Some direction there would be helpful too.  &n

Hello everyone, I am currently working on a Creo Flow Analysis for a vacuum system. I was able to successfully set up an internal flow simulation, but I am facing errors when trying to include the ambient airflow around the nozzle.What I have set up successfully:Internal flow only:Inlet (nozzle entry): Set as 101325 Pa (atmospheric pressure).Outlet (nozzle exit, connected to the vacuum system): Defined as Volumetric Flux 400 m³/h (0.111 m³/s).This setup runs without issues.What I am trying to add:I want to simulate how air is being drawn from the surroundings into the nozzle.To do this, I added a large surrounding box to represent the air environment.The walls of the box are defined as inlet and outlet pressures (atmospheric pressure, 101325 Pa).The issue:When I include the ambient air domain, I get errors on the inlet and outlet boundaries of the nozzle.It seems like Creo does not handle both the internal flow and external airflow together properly.My goal is to see where the noz

can you tell me how to use this function. where is the Creat linked volume？

Hello, I am trying to render a simple fluid flow simulation in Simulation Live for Creo 9.0.1.0. When I add particles to the display it runs at about 2 FPS, this is with the Performance options set all the way to the left for "Speed". At this time, Creo is using 0-2% of my GPU.However, what is interesting, is when I rotate the model, the GPU usage jumps up to 60-70% and the FPS is smooth (closer to 30 FPS or more).  I want to be able to have this speed and quality of animation without having to continuously rotate the model. Is this possible?   

So, I joined a company that uses CREO 10. When I got here, I found out they also have SW Pro with SIM Pro with ECAD thermal analysis. I asked why and they stated that CREO Sim doesn't provide ECAD thermal analysis. So, I personally would rather use SW for our CAD - especially since we do the ECAD sim in SW already. Otherwise, it would be great to find a solution for CREO and move away from SW Sim. Now I know Ansys runs within CREO - but does CREO have a basic ECAD thermal simulation that is acceptable? Keep in mind money is the driving factor here - so spending 10's of thousands of dollars is not an option. So, the process of going from CREO to SW is just painful. If CREO has a decent solution it would solve a ton of issues. Is CREO simulation - especially for ECAD that bad? So, what does SW ECAD Sim offer - it allows for PCB board simplification allowing to input the PCB layers with copper weights - it allows for 2-R definition of electrical components - it allows for CFD an

I have been performing mechanism analysis for some time but I usually use align two entities and mate two entities  option when creating initial point snapshots, either method gives me same results. I wonder what's the main difference between two options , I would like a very good use case to differentiate between them both. 

I'm looking for some advice. It seems that ProDrawingFromTemplateCreate() does not allow for the use of a simplified representation to be utilized to create a new drawing (resulting in the drawing being created with 'master'). I want to avoid loading 'master' into a newly created drawing. How are others working around this limitation? I'm considering this approach:- Supply ProDrawingFromTemplateCreate() with a temporary empty assembly model to create drawing- Use ProDrawingAsmsimprepAdd() to add a preselected simp rep to the drawing- Delete the temporary assembly from the drawing. Thoughts?

No meu software versão 5.0, ao mudar uma peça do 3D para desenho 2D os elementos como parafusos e molas mesmo com esboço oculto e apenas extrudado está aparecendo automaticamente a linha de esboço dos elementos, que só fica oculta se selecionar cada componente e ocultar o esboço dentro da folha de desenho 2D, coisa que antes não ocorria.

Hello,I'm currently trying out the new Ansys Simulation Module. By doing so I wanted to run a couple of simulations but the Buttons "run" and "Generate Mesh" are greyed out. I've checked with a couple of different models and I've also created one just for checking the behavior. Even with just a cube, I can reproduce this behavior (Screenshots attached). Has anyone come across this problem and knows how to solve it? I'm starting to think it must have something to do with some settings?    Any help is appreciated! 

Hi, I am fairly new to CREO Schematics. So far I have been creating parts that come in 1 piece. The next challenge is to define a part with related accessories. Examples are:- A power switch mounted on a DIN rail with terminal covers and the shaft to connect to the rotator on the door (see image below)- A relay holder on a Din rail and the relay to plug into it (see image below)- A terminal block with a jumper to make a connection between the jumpers The goal is to have all these parts in Creo Schematics to allow outputting a complete BOM of parts with their related accessories. I am using Creo schematics 10.  

Hello,Please see attached file. How can i get a constant value for (EI) to be multiplied by the results of the curvature y"(x)? Thanks,Sam

Hi, I am trying to add BOM index and other part parameters in 3D MBD in creo. As Creo does not provide parametric tables, I am creating some parameters inside parts and want to show in the symbol attached to part.   When I tried to use note with parameter, &description:att_mdl, it showed part level information.   But if I add it in symbol, this does not work. If I add &description:mdl using variable text, it shows the assembly description, not part description where it is attached.   Please let me know if anyone have any other workaround or solution.  

Nie dostałem licencji dla edukcji 30 dniwoej i przy wyborze instalacji programu w okienku licencja nie mogę przejść dalszej konfiguracji. Proszę o przeslanie licencji lub informacje jak mogę zainstalować program w inny sposób.

Hi!  First time poster here. I'm sorry if I'm in the wrong place. Long story somewhat short: I use creo parametrics 8. After adding new fonts to my c/windows/fonts folder, I opened creo to find it looking like this (see attached photo) I have tried changing UI font size to small, doing a different font.. None of it has made a difference. There are no changes to any other software on my computer.  Any helpful ideas for a fix? Thank you!

I acquired license for 30 days trial on wrong mechine. how can I swap it to my machine? It is assigned to my stationary computer back home and I will be away for long time now and the license will vanish before i come back. I need it on my laptop for university.

Make equivarent sine waveform that has maximum value = 1, average value = pi/2 and RMS = 1/sqrt(2). Below waveform has RMS=1/sqrt(2) but Ea=2/3 not pi/2. ,    Hard probrem. If you can make it, find the Fourier series of the waveform. Calculate the Ea and RMS values for 10, 100 and 1000 harmonics include. Symbolic evaluation by using below programming may causing a trouble.