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If I try to Open Using Default Template for a result set, I immediately get an error message and then a fatal error. However, if I first launch Creo Simulate, and then use Open Result → Default Template, the same results open normally with no issues.     P.S. i don't have any Z:\ drive  

We are trying to develop a Creo Java Toolkit based application in synch mode (going by the recommendation from PTC) . We would like to use JavaFX for the UI .We see some old articles mentioning the issues related to using JavaFX in Creo Java Toolkit app and like to understand if there are folks who have used it successfully and any guidelines or recommendations to follow to do so.@Florent_Colab @GS_14113977 

Hello!I have a frame design. I wish to get the reactions on the 4 points.I have as load the gravitation.The "Y" Reactions are ok. Way I get also reactions on "X" and on "Z"? In case that I have on corner "1" and "4" NO translation and on the corners "2" and "3" translation, by using of load by side, I will not have reaction in the corners "2" and "3". So ...this is the art to determinate the forces, but this is wrong be side load. So ..how to set the constrains correct?Thank you! 

I am using Creo Schematics Release 12.0 and Datecode12.0.0.0I need to draw a functional diagram of a refrigeration system.Is Schematics the right PTC tool?Are there libraries dedicated to refrigeration components?Is there a tutorial dedicated to this type of system?

They are talking mixed precipitation Saturday/Sunday/Monday. We will see if they over promise and under deliver....      Have a great weekend!     How to hunt elephants:   Mathematicians: hunt elephants by going to Africa, throwing out everything that is not an elephant, and catching one of whatever is left.   Professors of Mathematics: prove the existence of at least one elephant and leave the capture of an actual elephant as an exercise for one of their graduate students.   (To Be Continued…)

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 13.0 and Datecode with CPS 13.0.2.0更改通告流程节点上的截止日期，驳回提交流程是否可以不全部更新截止日期

Hi,   Is it possible to retrieve the value of Alternate user names of WTUser with API?  

Version: Windchill 13.0 Use Case: When the preference Enforce Line Numbers is set to NO and in the DT the attribute Publish Line Numbers for Components in an Assembly when Publishing a BOM: is set to YES. Even if a line number is blank in the BOM it throws an error in ESI.Description: When the preferenceEnforce Line Numbers is set to NO and in the DT the attribute Publish Line Numbers for Components in an Assembly when Publishing a BOM: is set to YES. Even if a line number is blank in the BOM it throws an error in ESI.

Version: Windchill 13.0 Use Case: The problem is that the converted drawing takes up too much space on the server.Description: Hello, I'm currently experiencing a server overflow issue. After checking the database and server, I believe the issue is due to the large number of drawings being checked in or created by new rendering tasks. I haven't been deleting these unnecessary drawings, so I think there are too many. There are 34 million data items in the Vault, making backup and recovery difficult. Does anyone know of a way to resolve or somewhat alleviate this situation? Thank you

Hello, I am getting the following message when trying to access the support case website. Is there anything I need to adjust on my account to be able to access this website? Thanks,Tanner 

Which licenses are required to use Windchill Information Modeler?Is Windchill Information Modeler included with Windchill PDMLink?

Hello! @Alex_Cazacu I did as you suggested in this topic. I reinstalled the program, but after starting it, this message appears. It did not ask for an account and password. What should I do?  

I am trying to use custom units in MCP v11. I have an included worksheet that includes a lot of domain-specific units and functions. This has been carried over from MCv15 and previous. I am now noticing that some of these definitions aren't working - I have distilled everything down to one simple example of success and failure, with no apparent reason why. See attached.I also tried to do my due diligence and see if anyone was reporting anything similar. Why there are lots of questions related to use of units, I didn't see a similar issue being reported.

MathCAD Experts,I'm trying to implement a model of a runaway reaction in MathCAD and I am stuck. I have tried everything including rewriting it several times to make sure that I don't have inconsistent units. I used the same variable definitions and then evaluated the derivative terms to make sure they were properly defined before defining them as functions. I thought I'd solved all my problems and now it's telling me that my initial conditions "aren't valid differential equations." Any advice would be most helpful.  I am using MathCAD 9.0.0Sincerely,Erik 

I am using Mathcad Release 15.0 and DatecodeunknownMathcad has not been opening for the past two weeks (no error message appears). The issue seems to be that the required file MSXML 4.0 SP2 was removed for security reasons, as it is outdated. The IT-department does not allow the file MSXML 4.0 SP2. Is there any workaround for this problem?

I can't download MathCad Prime 11. It says, there were no support avaiable. However, we paid the bill in March 2025.

I am using Mathcad Prime Release 11.0 and Datecode11.0.1.0I'm a system administrator needing to upgrade Mathcad Prime for our engineers. They are currently running version 9 so I have downloaded version 11. It appears I also need to upgrade the licensing server. Can you point me to the steps I need to take to upgrade licensing server? Will I need a new license key.

I’ve tried contacting support a few times via the form about getting trial access to Cloud Area Target, but haven’t received any reply so far.Has anyone else experienced the same issue, or is there another way to reach out to the team?Thanks in advance

Is the "Multi-line Text" tool in Creo Schematics very tedious to use, or is it just my experience?I am trying to place a multi-line note, in the Multi-line Text user interface the note looks as I want it to appear on the field of the drawing. However, when I place the note, it adds spaces between lines. I've tried changing the settings in the Temporary Note Properties GUI, but even those settings are hard to understand what they do. Help please

Creo 10For non spec driven pipes, is there a way to change the color of the center curve after the pipe has been modeled? Where is the control for the curve color?

1：creo12不能检索pro_Library_dir所指定的库中的元件。这是creo12的一个BUG么？因为其它版本的creo是正常的。 2：能不能设置一个选项，可以让功能区按键提示“ALT”被释放出来，用于快捷键比如ALT+1，ALT+F等。功能区按键这个操作太繁琐，按键次数太多并不能起到“快捷”的作用。而且在使用这个功能时因为软件要加载出提示，还会让软件感觉卡顿。再者大多数人并不会用到这个功能，况且还有一个F10可以用来做这个事。为什么ALT与F10两个按键用来做同一个事情呢。还占用ALT这个使用率超高的按键。 建议设置一个选项让用户选择是否使用这个功能，选择不使用这个功能时ALT键可以用来设置快捷键。

I want to make a Bimetal Strip Temperature Displacement for my full mechanical project :mechanical solar tracker (dual-axis sun follower) brief description a purely mechanical solar tracker that uses clockwork and thermal expansion to keep a small solar panel or mirror sun-facing, without any electronics or sensors. working principle heating the bimetallic strip triggers a ratchet mechanism for hourly, incremental platform rotation. gravity then leverages a weighted escapement to fully reset the platform upon sunset.also any advice for my projectsThanks

Version: Windchill 12.0 Use Case: We have recently migrated Windchill from an on-premises system to an Azure VM. However, the SMTP server setup is no longer available in the Azure environment. Please provide guidance on how to configure an SMTP server or any alternative messaging service to enable workflow notification emails and other custom notification emails.Description: Currently not able to send workflow notification emails or any custom notification emails through SMTP server.

I am using Creo Parametric Release 9.0 and Datecode9.0.8.0While running edit command, Creo window get freeze and can't change the numbers