Creo+ and Creo Parametric

When I have two linear dimensions that are attached to successive elements, I can "chain" them as depicted in the first figure below (left), by aligning them and using a dot where two consecutive arrow heads should be (below the middle line). I can also do the same when chaining an angular and a linear dimension (see again first figure, on the right) by the same method; this, however, leaves a short part of the linear dimension that goes beyond the witness line (see second figure below).   Is there any way I can clip leader lines, when the arrows are outside the witness lines? Note: I know how to clip the witness lines themselves, but this does not apply to the leader lines.   Any help much appreciated.   Best regards Oblomov Left: two linear dimensions in chain. Right: an angular and a linear dimension              

I have an async JLink application that has been running OK for many years. Now I am testing it with Creo 7 and any 'ExecuteFeatureOps' fail with 'XToolkitBadContext'. I have tried the new RegenInstructions option 'SetResolveModeRegen(true)' but it still throws the error. Has anybody any ideas?

I am using Creo Parametric 6.0 6.0.3.0Need to change Idol time for Creo. In other words, Creo will not releaselicense for a certain time frame and then when Idol for that long it checks the license back in.

Hi All, I am experiencing a strange issue relating to parts showing in a BOM in Creo 4 M140. I have 1 part (screw.prt) with 2 family table members. (2 lengths, screw_L1 & screw_L2). I have Sub-Assembly A with 4 x screw_L1 and 2 x screw_L2 within and Sub-Assembly B with 2 x screw_L1 and 2 x screw_L2 within. I have both Sub-Assembly A & Sub-Assembly B in a Master.ASM. The Master.ASM and the screw.PRT resides in the same folder as Sub-Assembly A ,but Sub-Assembly B resides in a different folder. Both folders are called out in the search.pro config file. When I create a drawing of Master.ASM with BOM table. screw_L1 is listed twice, with the quantities from Sub-Assembly A and Sub-Assembly B separately, whilst screw_L2 is listed only once with the combined quantities of Sub Assembly A & B.    What I am trying to achieve is to have screw_L1 to show the combined quantity, like screw_L2 is being recorded in the BOM.   Anyone any ideas on why the BOM is recording it d

I'm working in Creo 4. I have a parameter numSets, that I define as an Integer. Now, I calculate the value of that parameter using dimensions of the model in the following relation: numsets = ( lenmain - 2 * dxsltstrt ) / ( 2 * diaslot ) - 2  Here's the part that irks me. After the relation has been entered and evaluated, Creo changes my parameter from Integer to Real, assigning it a value that has a fractional component to it. The expected behavior, based upon every other programming language I've used, is for the type of parameter to be left as I defined it and the value be rounded or truncated to a whole INTEGER value. Switching the parameter type is absolutely NOT an acceptable result. Knowing this, I'm going to have to be careful to explicitly use floor() or ceil() to restrict the assigned value. Why is this kind of tomfoolery type conversion built into Creo?

Hello,    I'm trying to perform a simple feature creation opertaion using the wfcWSolid::WCreateFeature function in otk.  The feature element tree has been generated using the cxx element tree generator provided by PTC and is meant to create a default coordinate system in a part. Here is the element tree def:    wfcElements_ptr CreateDefaultCoord(pfcModel_ptr Model) { wfcElements_ptr newElems = new wfcElements(); wfcElement_ptr newElem; CreateElem localElem; otkxEnums localEnum; CollectionHelpers localCollnHelper; /* Element id: 386 : PRO_E_FEATURE_TREE */ localElem.CreateCompoundElem(PRO_E_FEATURE_TREE, 0, newElems); /* Element id: 387 : PRO_E_FEATURE_TYPE */ localElem.CreateIntegerElem(PRO_E_FEATURE_TYPE, 979, 1, newElems); /* Element id: 1964 : PRO_E_STD_FEATURE_NAME */ localElem.CreateStringElem(PRO_E_STD_FEATURE_NAME, "CS0", 1, newElems); /* Element id: 2134 : PRO_E_CSYS_ORIGIN_CONSTRS */ localElem.CreateCompoundElem(PRO_E_CSYS_OR

Hello, we just switched from Creo 3.0 to Creo 4.0 and like to use the new isonormlt-regular.ttf as default_annotation_font and iso as symbol_font. These defintions are set up in a .dtl file which we assign to the ASM, PRT and DRW. Unfortunately the new font is used in the drawing for the text but not for the symbols: On drawings newly created under Creo 4.0, the appearance is correct. In existing parts and assemblies, the representation is also correct when I go to edit the measurement. Any ideas are welcome! Kind regards, Joshua

Hi!   Is there an elegant way of removing details and features from an assembly without getting a pile of regeneration failures?   I am fairly new to Creo, and I'm stuggling with preparing large assemblies for simulation in ANSYS. The assemblies I'm working with contain lots of details that are not of interest in for instance a modal analysis, for instance holes and rounds, and they add unnecessary complexity to my model. If I try to suppress these details, I end up with a long list of regeneration failures, which often lead to the assembly not being imported correctly into Ansys. Going through the list and updating placements and references is extremely tedious.   Ideally, I'd like to remove all references so that the parts are independent and changing one part won't affect any other part. Is this, or something similar, possible?

Hi Guys,   Using Creo7.0.2.0.    If I have a large assembly open, and then try and open up a large drawing, it doesnt come up in front. I have to go to window and pick it.    Is there a config option to force new windows to front? It only seems to be an issue when they are really large files.   Thanks, Jay

I am having a hard time finding the properties when right clicking. It's not there for some reason. Maybe the config.pro needs to be adjusted, but don't know under which category that would fall in.  

PTC documents the following regarding importing sections into sketcher; The imported constraints become strong constraints, and the imported dimensions become weak dimensions. Other weak dimensions are added to solve the sketch.   Is anyone aware of a method to designate entities in a section that will be used for placement references when importing the section into sketcher? I am trying to define some references that the weak dimensions would be applied to upon placing the section. Sketcher throws wacky dimensions when placing the section and I am trying to make that predictable. It would be the sketch analogue to a UDF where placement is predetermined.   The presence of a sketch CSYS does not get used as a reference when placing the section in sketcher. I would think that it would use a csys as a dim ref in the section if present but it has not.

  Hi.   I am modeling what it need to many extrude on single part file.  If I draw many pattern on single part, then modeling generate speed will be too slow. This part must be only one part, and there is limits for divide.    Is there any solution for this problem?  I don't understand why this program don't use multi thread when make many pattern even modify for assembly.    

I am using Creo Parametric - Release 5.0 (connected) 5.0 5.0.5.0 and experiencing "persistence error" while uploading or checking in data into WindChill. Does anyone know how to resolve this error?

Hi AllI working on Creo 3  build  m120  can create  in model exploded view but will not appear in the drawing view

In the past, I've imported pcba files (emp, emn) from our electrical engineers to create creo assemblies of the pcba.  If I wanted to create a part which represented the pcba, is there an easy way to achieve this?  The only way I can think of is by use of a shrinkwrap, or exporting the assembly file to a neutral format and then try and import it to a part file.  Seems like that's may not be the best method.    If I try to import the emp/emn file into a part file (rather than an assembly), all the pcba components import into the part file at the part's co-ordinate system, essentially stacking all the components on top of each other.  My memory may be failing, but I seem to remember a way of doing this which was a bit more simple to perform.  Forgive me if this is answered elsewhere, but I haven't found much on the web or in the forums.  

Ok - I am going to ask a really dumb question about Component Interfaces.   I have noticed that if you define MULTIPLE Component Interfaces with the SAME Reference Types (e.g. Axis and Surface References) defined in a model.... Creo can be too greedy/generic in their presentation as options.   So.... When you go to place a component using an Interface-To-Interface Type....  Creo will automatically include ALL of the possible Component Interfaces (even if they are a different name?!?).... This seems to be dependent on the Reference Types defined vs just the Component Interface Names?     Is this really how this works.    Or am I not seeing / overlooking something.   I would have thought -- Assemble BOLT_AXIS in One Part would automagically only be constrained to the SAME Component Interface NAME in the target Assembly?  But this appears to not be the case - or is there another way to make that happen.  There appears to be no way to

Dear community,   we are connecting our PCs over cisco anyconnect to the licence-server of our university. After starting Creo7 in the virtual machine of parallels with windows10 following notes come up before Creo closes directly: "Licence request failed for future", "AFX could not load", "IFX could not load".   I tried to start Creo with a cisco-vpn-connection to the licence server on: the main machine (macOS), on the virtual machine (win10) and with a connection on both machines. Same result with all options.   Is there somebody who can help in that case?

Can I make a simple to implement suggestion (and it is simple) relating to application icons? Currently when you install Creo the icons for all versions are identical (so the Creo 5 icon is the same as Creo 6 etc). If you have multiple versions installed this can - and does - lead to simple errors opening the wrong version and occasionally results in files being updated to the new version. A very simple solution - which SolidWorks and other use - is to add the version to the Icon. So rather than just a simple box with a blue box, have a box with 6 in it, or 5 -you get the idea. Maybe even change the colours as well? Or just change the icons between versions. Anything is better than the current confusion.

Hi, I'm trying to make parts that have imperial units when my default units are metric.  how can I enter imperial units straight into the dimension tool?   thanks!

Hello all, I recently switched company's and in doing so I am learning Creo now.  I have used Inventor for many years before this.  I like a lot about the software and still have a few frustrations with the limitations that it has as well from what I am use to.  Which brings me to my question is there a way to set up the drawing template or a setting in the software so that my start our as fraction dimensions rather than decimal dimensions?  We use fractions for everything but machined parts.  So if gets a little frustrating to have to remember to highlight all the dimensions and turn them into fractions after I am done.  Thank you for the help.

Dear All,   Currently I am validating PMI of part files of a small assembly. During the validation I am running into a PMI error regarding an driving annotation of an extruded cut. The issue is that this extruded cut is downwards, and that the annotation therefore references to the top of the extruded cut (so above the actual feature that should be annotated). In the validation step this is not acceptable (as the annotation should directly refer to the feature and not to a plane above the feature).   I was thinking for some solutions for this and the only three things that came to mind were: 1. Change the attachment point of the annotation 2. Place a sketch over the specific feature surface and annotate this 3. Place the extruded cut sketch x mm lower and direct the extruded cut upwards (instead of downwards like it is now). However both solution 2 and 3 are more of a hack job than practical solutions.. Therefore I was wondering if solution 1. (changing the attachment point)

How do I create a centre line in Creo drawing for eg. a wheel-rim? This sounds ridiculous but I cant both snap to the heart of the circle and a the heart of one of the 3 holes, see drawing. It always snaps towards the edge of the second circle (why would you ever want to do that anyway..). Any help would be appreciated.  

Was looking for direction on best practices for piping and obtaining the weight. Creo 4.0.m130+ config.pro option piping_material_source   weight_length or material_dir   For weight_length there is a PTC Article - CS56730 The following formula is used to convert the Weight/Length parameter to a density: Density=WT_LEN/AREA AREA=pi /4 * [OD^2-(OD-2*WALL_THICKNESS)^2] I am favoring the use of the material_dir but wanted feedback on practices in place in the community; pros and cons.   Thanks, Ted      

Is there an easy way of exporting only visible parts from an assembly? I received an assembly with a lot of subassemblies with a lot of subassemblies with some hidden parts. I will take me a lot of time to find every hidden part in every sub-sub-subassembly and exclude them individually in the STEP export dialog.

Hello,   I need to add an entry into my drawing format that reads RELEASED if my drawing state is released and NOT RELEASED if the state is anything other than released.   I know I can use the &PDMRL parameter to report the current state, but how do I combine this with an IF statement to display RELEASED or NOT RELEASED?   Thanks, Matt