Creo+ and Creo Parametric

Hello everyoneIs there a way to tell Creo to stop messing around with the Working Directory when saving something as a Backup?That Creo switches the Working Directory in general is the smaller problem, the big issue is that it changes the File-location of the components that are in session, so you have to erase the entire session or you might mess up your assembly. (Where is the logic? If I save a backup I want to have a backup and not a new Working Directory!)   I know the issue has been around for quite a while, but I only found people complaining about it, and no one who had a solution.(Maybe I'm just blind) Regards Daniel    

Hi,   I've heard that there are two method for refining the FEA-mesh:   1. Smaller Elements (Autogem Control) and  2. Increasing P-Level from 1 to 9, which is done in multipass-adaptive   Now I wonder when it makes sense to use smaller elements  and when to use elements with high P-levels.   Is it ok to use the standard-mesh with high P-Level to get a accurate result ? Or do I need to use a mesh with high P-Level AND small Element-Size to get accurate results ?   When using high P-Level and small element-size the solution takes a lot of time.   So whats the best way to refine the mesh and to know that the solution is correct ?  Does it depent on the part I want to analyze (e.g. stress in a weld; or stress in a hook (crane) or stress in a pressure-tank ?)   Thanks a lot, Maik

Hi guys,    Lets say i have a part file called: N12345-2000.prt   It is stored as a parameter called rel_model_name   I would like to take this parameter, and remove the first 7 characters of the name.    So I could now have this new parameter (lets call it "detail") which would just be 2000 in my parameters.   Is this possible?    Thanks, Jay    

Well, with all the absurd, media-driven panic over this  coronavirus (which originated in China), my work has been telling people to work from home and my boss gave me the ok yesterday.  My problem was, I don't have a PC at home!  Seriously, I have a flip phone as my personal cell and I use my (not so) "smart" TV for surfing.  So, I had to research and purchase a PC yesterday to be able to work from home because I was told my work wasn't going to be able to get me a laptop.  Worse, I'm not knowledgeable about the specs of PC's (doesn't interest me), so I had to try and find out what mattered and what to get because even though I'm going to remote in and use my PC basically as a dumb terminal for now and use my work PC as the processor, I wanted a powerful PC that would run Creo since I plan to start my own CAD-based business soon.  I remembered that Creo needed a good graphics card and a pretty decent processor.  Turns out, "gaming" computers work typ

I am trying to setup an xml driven install that I can push through SCCM to install on around 90 machines within our school District.  We are using the student edition of creo 7.  I am not really sure where to start.  Any help will be greatly appreciated.   Thanks.

The example here is a simplification of an issue with a complex model. When using the fill pattern with curve grid type I am not able to evenly distribute points along a closed curve.   I have posted a sample model (Creo 4) with two pattern features spaced along the curve symmetrically about a symmetry plane. On the left is a dimension pattern which works fine and is based on the pattern leader being on the symmetry plane.   A measure feature is used to get the curve length and then a relation to calculate the spacing needed for distribution.   Using the fill pattern I can not replicate this desired distribution of points. I have tried alternate start points but it does not yield the desired result. Can anyone offer insight into why? Using a start point in the fill pattern that is on the mirror plane causes the next pattern member after the leader to be placed in the opposite direction of the subsequent members.   I have been able to use the fill pattern curve grid

Hello, How to fine the area of inner (PRO_CONTOUR_TRAV_INTERNAL) contour of surface? This inner contour has been created by cut feature.

I would like to try setting the "License Timout Parameter"I don't see a PTC.OPT file under our \flexnet\licensing directory? Is this where I should find it? Is it just a matter of creating one?I have also seen conflicting info regarding the 120 minutes being the minimum and elsewhere indicating that it can be set as low as 20 minutes.Does anyone know what the minimum is?[cid:image002.png@01CE4685.7A594AF0][cid:image003.png@01CE4685.7A594AF0]Thanks in advance,[Description: cid:012445618@15012007-1FE4]

All   Im more of a cad modeller/draughting rather than an FES specialist, but was just wondering if anyone had any ideas of best practices for creating models which are linked for casting to machining to FEA in Creo Simulate.   Our current procedure is to model the casting model fully (with all its rads etc).  This is then used in the machining model as the first feature, using the merge/inheritance option (merge is our default so users cant change any features).  We then apply our main machining feature to create the machining model,  At the end of this process we will then save the model (Using Save As) to an FEA Model so we keep the link to the casting model.  In the machining model, we will then add further machining features such as weld preps, if needed.  I have since been in touch with some more experienced users who have suggested adding a copy geometry feature into the machining model, then publishing this out to the FEA model, and thus we ca

How to check the expiry date of a borrowed flexnet license?   ptcstatus.bat does not show the expiry date, only # of licenses borrowed and type.   Pls help!

Hi,   I like to use annotation feature to show customers important points on our design. Dimensions are no problem but when I try to do a 3d annotation. I rotate the model to desired orientation and saved that view in view manager. Then in Annotation plane manager I add new plane. This lets me to add annotation with leader. So far so good. Problem is that I would like my annotation to be visible even though it is hidden behind and assembly object. There must be some simple setting which will let me to do that but I can not find it. On the picture attached you can see that the leader goes behind and throught the aluminium extrusion. I need it to look just like the arrow beside it.. This would be required for the text also. Thank you for your help.Sorry if this doesnt belong here.

Hi,I have a question about section view in Creo Parametric 3.0. I'd like to create section in which some elements (like screws and nuts) are full-visible. E.g. look at the picture below, please. There's flange coupling where right view is a section but elements like shaft and screw with nut are not hatched. Could you tell me how can I achieve that in Creo 3.0 Drawing?Thank you in advance for each answer!

I would like to turn off the display of certain components in a drawing view.  However, the visibility ( view, visibility) tab does not have a drop down arrow for selecting components.  Hide, show, and status are greyed out.

Good morning,   I am creating a mechanism in which collision must be envolved. There is such a leaver which collides at certain point with a plate interacting with movable parts. I have everything assembled and it seems to be working when using the "Drag Component" tool and moving the leaver manually. However, when I create a servomotor to the leaver and simulate the movement, the leaver show collision with the plate (highlighted in red) but it doesn't push on collision like when using "Drag Component" tool.   Anyone knows the reason of this behaviour and how can be fixed?   Thank you. 

When I use the Import Parameters from an XML file. I have noticed 3 things. 1) If the parameter has a restricted parameter list associated with it, it will not import. 2) If the parameters are designated, when imported they have to be manually designated. 3) An imported parameter that already exists in the file will have its assigned value erased after the import.   I am on Creo 4 m080   Has anyone had an experience with overcoming these limitations? We hired a couple of new designers and they created hundreds of parts using the piping and framework modules and these did not use our default start part so parameters we want in Windchill are now missing from their files. We are hoping an import will pf the parameters will allow us an easy method of correcting the files.  

Iam able to extract text from symbols and detail notes by getting a handle of notes/symbol using the following code,modelitems =  detailItemOwner.ListDetailItems(EpfcDetailType.EpfcDETAIL_NOTE, 1) Now i need to extract Dimension Texts from a drawing.the modeItems that are returning from the above code does not contain dimension textsAny idea on how to extract those informations?    

I am looking to change the direction the tool moves so that it moves down the face of the part with each pass.   It wants to cut in the z direction.  I would like it to cut in the x direction.   I believe this yellow arrow has something to do with it.  Is there a way to rotate this arrow?    

Hello,   We are trying to see how many users were using PTC for the last year.  I would like to get username and computer name. Our network license server is running on Windows OS. Any ideas/recommendations are appreciated. Thank you Leo

Hi guys,   I'm using Creo 3.0 and I'm designing a dummy windscreen for a truck. One of the difficulties I'm dealing with at the moment is to create some holes in the dummy. I'd like to create a pattern of 4 holes which is following the outside edge of the windscreen at a given distance and perpendicular to it. Is there a way to do this. Keep in mind that the edge of the windscreen is curved in 3D. This dummy is designed in sheet-metal but I started with a "surface".

Hi guys,   I've created a 3D-curved sheet-metal plate by means of copying and modifying a 3D-surface from one of the models from our customer.I did this with the feature "Offset" which created a sheet-metal from a quilt. But after that I'm not able to create a flat pattern or a "flatten quilt" anymore.Is there somebody who can help me with this? The plate is only 1.6mm thick in aluminium, so our shopfloor will be able to form this plate in the correct shape.The work-around I'm doing now, is: - create a quilt of the surface at the bottom of the model-tree - copy this quilt into a new part - "flatten quilt" this quilt in the new part   But I wonder if there is no better way of doing this. Company's who are creating car-body-parts do have the same problem I think...

Is it possible to define parameters' filters using other keywords than "*" in order to achieve a deeper filtering result?For example, having to distinguish an object named "BLADE_1_2" from another one whose name is "BLADE_A_B" in order to show/hide only the first one, a regex expression such as (BLADE)(_[1-9]){2} would almost do the job.Is there any possibility to define a filter within CREO to get the same result?Thanx.Giuseppe

We are working with a partner exchanging STEP files, what we need to be able to do, in an automated way, is save out a STEP file of a component or sub-assembly: attaching the windchill version of the CAD document to the STEP file name using a specific co-ordinate system (same name in each part/assy) We need to do it like this so that our partner can place the step files we send them correctly and have visibility of the version of Creo data it came from.   So first of all is it even possible to perform a rename, save as or export in Creo with a Windchill version suffix? Then is it possible to always use a specifically name co-ordinate system when exporting to STEP?   Thanks for your help  

Hi all,  I would like to calculate the total surface area of a part that has threaded holes. By default, Creo only calculates the surface area of a threaded hole by only considering the hole's minor diameter.   This causes the calculated surface area in Creo to be approx. 20% lower that the actual surface area of a threaded hole. Therefore,  for a part with hundreds of threaded holes there will be a significant difference between the actual surface area vs. the area measured in Creo. Is there a way to calculate the real surface area of threaded holes. P.s. making helical sweep for each of the holes could be quite time consuming and possibly make model heavy to load.

I have to make a section with creo, only that the representation in my opinion is not done correctly.The question is if you can change the type of visualization or do I just think so and do you have to do more sections?

I am trying to pinpoint a problem with many users expierencing random crashing while running Creo 2.0 M100 off a server install. I am looking through some of the traceback.log files and I see patterns but I want to know if there is a way to tell what is actually causing the problem (hardware, software, graphic, etc). I am not the one using Creo when it crashes and PTC support always wants to know exactly what was being done when the crash happens. I can't always tell them since I am not familiar with the program to even relay the message between the users and PTC. All users are on Win7 x64 that meet PTCs min requirements to run Creo. The one thing that may be causing issues is the graphics cards. They are not included in PTC's support\certified list.   The two things that I see in all of the logs are lines referencing xtop:0x0000.... and atio6axx:0x0000..... PTC did tell me that most atio6axx lines mean an issue with graphics cards. Two parital log files are below. Can anyone tell