Creo+ and Creo Parametric

Hi, I want to measure minimum distance between two components from Protoolkit. Please can we know API and process to do this. We want to make it automate process so no selection. Component we will identify by its attribute and provide to API.   From front end I can measure minimum distance between two components by selecting components and then Measure -> distance then it displays. So need process through protoolkit.   Regards, Prashant Pandarkar

One of our clients has recently moved to Creo 3.0 after we migrated their servers to 2012r2 and 2016 boxes. We installed PTC LMAdmin on their new licensing server and added the needed licenses. When we go to the needed machines and install Creo 3.0 it discovers the license server and adds the licence however when we open any of the creo products it prompts us with the following error:   License request failed for feature Requesting PROE_EssentialsM... 7788@LicensingServer: (-96) License server machine is down or not responding..   We have made sure PTC LMAdmin is running and that the needed machine is able to ping the server, and see its network shares. we also decied to run the reconfigure setup and entered the licensing server again, it once agian saw there was an available license on the server and added it. When opening Creo simulate it once again displays the same error as ab above. Is there something else that we are missing here?     

I got a .stl file, shrink wrapped the file and saved to a solid. So I would like to make it thinner, anyone got any suggestions? 

  I'd like to be able to tell at a glance when I'm opening a sketch whether something is a radius or diameter dimension. Is there a way I can make so that these dimensions will always automatically appear in the sketcher with the respective prefix, i.e. R for radii and D or ⌀ for diameters?  

Hi,I would like to mirror a part and give it a new item number. Let's call the first model "Model A" and the mirrored model "Model B". Is there any way to copy the drawing from Model A to Model B?Thanks in advance,Jason

How can I set IFX to use different .hol file for pins and screws? I can't find a way to change this behavior in the configs. Which would be even better is to be able to use different .hol files for different screws, like setting it in the .dat file.    

You can add multiple materials to a part, but what's its use if you can't apply both at the same time? For example I need a M16 nut in stainless steel 304 and a M16 nut in brass in the same assembly. If I change the material for one nut, the other changes as well.   Do I need a separate part file for the same geometry/different material parts? Or is there another solution?

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  Our webinar week starts on Tuesday, 27th. We will present different topics short and sweet in 30 minutes and we are very excited to meet you there! Have you already looked at the agenda? Did you find an interesting topic for you?      If not, don't miss to register now!We are happy to invite you to join any topic that will catch your interest. See you next week! 

Hello!   There is a possible bug with IFX thread coloring. The problem occurs when I put a screw in an assembly, and the 2nd plane (Nut or thread surface) is in a sub assembly AND it is on a surface that is extruded in the sub assembly it self (so IFX actually puts the hole in the sub assembly it self, and not the part, which is cool btw). If these conditions are met the color of the thread won't change based on the configuration.   I included an assembly to download. I put the screws in the assembly, one is a regular working one, and one where the coloring doesn't appear.   Creo 4.0 M060 IFX 6.0.5.0

I am trying to import some artwork from visio via .dxf export.  The visio artwork has some solid fills which correctly import as fills (solid hatching).  However, when I try to group the imported lines with the imported fills via Draft Group, the lines stick together but the fills refuse to be associated with the group.   Does anyone have any idea why this might be? Do you have any suggestions for making the fills stay with their associated lines? Thanks!

I have a repeat region BOM set up for an assembly with a family table of 3 configurations (-1, -2, -3). Currently all of the components are sorted by name, but I would like to sort such that the -1 components are grouped first sorted by name, then the -2 components, then the -3. Is this possible? I tried using a relation that checked if the qty_m#r# existed (what showed up for the column when I switched symbols) and set a parameter to a different value based on the result, but that didn't seem to work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.   Edit: I've attached a zip file with a test drawing that resembles my situation.

What is the format of files created with "Home-use license" ?? When file was created in trail version of Creo there is no possibility to open it in comersial version. Question is: Will it be possible with home-use license?? What in case when user did some work at home an took it to office?

Hi, I'm wondering if it's possible to create its own manikin model (assembly) and then use it within manikin module. Thanks,  

Ok, I've been on Pro/E since v15, and I have to say this is the WORST revision I've ever seen for detailing.  Congrats PTC, just when I thought you couldn't make it any worse, you lower the bar.   Dimensioning is a nightmare, the ribbon is somehow worse.  Nice.   Trying to do any GD&T is absolutely absurd.  You can't add a GD&T model datum axis to a dimension anymore, which is completely FUBAR'd.  So, I guess PTC has decided not to allow the following of ASME Y14.5 anymore because they know something better?  So, we're supposed to make dwg datums to put where they're needed on the dwg because we can no longer use the correct model datums?  So now we can put control frames in there using datums that don't exist in the model?  Nice.   Unbelievable.  If I don't get the new position where I'll need to use this wretched excuse for a revision, I'm going back to Creo 3 M180, which I like.  Yeah the ribbon still sux, but nothi

I have an application where I need to subtract numerous custom made counter bore holes from a solid.I am seeing that doing multiple quilt solidify subtracts is not possible.I really don't want to single select subtract numerous quilts as the time and history tree would be extensive.These are quilts because I needed to bring the holes in as merged components and needed to populate and reposition them after insertion.I can't just build simple holes because most of them are oblonged in shape.Am I missing an easier way to do this process? As you can see in the picture I have subtracted the top left hole.

Hi PTC Community,   Is this a bug of the mirror feature? If yes - is it resolved in higher versions?   I am using Creo 2.0 at the time and could not find a thread regarding this topic. (even tho it should be a very common question I would think...?)   I did mirror a part and just started making a drawing of it - It has a section view. As soon as I try to show the arrows for the section view the following happens. I understand why it does what it does but I do not know how to fix it: The 3D Model show the sections views correct: Happy for any suggestions!   Best Regards, Stay healthy,   Rene

I am trying to get the pfcUnitConversionOptions of a  solid/model object to determine whether a model unit is in "Converted  dimensions" or in "interpreted dimensions"    

I need some help in creating a parametric model in Creo. The Creo needs to run in batch mode to do the following:Fetch the input parameters from text file > Modify the geometry using the parameters> Write geometry file to diskI am successful at creating a pro/program that can take input file parameters ( regenerate> input file>specify text file). I can even run trail file to do the same. However all that only works in GUI.I need a windows batch command to run creo that takes input geometry and parameter file as input and writes updated geometry back.Is that too much to ask from a software?

Hello all   If I get a part file of Creo 4.0 M130 and not sure about what all details (default datums , parameters , units) my start part template is having, can I get to know from Creo file itself whether part has been created using template or not?   Thank you in advance...

Hi Everyone,   My name is Matt Huybrecht, and I'm the Director of CAD Curriculum for PTC University. My team determines what courses are going to be created and for what software. You may or may not know that PTC University is changing up our curriculum creation model, and we're thinking of creating some content for more "niche" areas of Creo. Here are some of the areas we're looking at: Creo Simulation Live - We already have a course but are thinking of expanding it. Topology Optimization - Again, we already have a course but are thinking of expanding it. Advanced Framework Extension (AFX) Creo Render Studio Creo Insight Mold Analysis Extension Casting Welding Additive Manufacturing Lattice Structures Unite Technology Legacy Migration Extension Computational Flow Dynamics (CFD) Tolerance Analysis Extension (TAE) I'm looking for your feedback here.   What of these would you like to take a course in? Is there something else not covered here that you'd love to take a course o

I am trying to get option selected during unit conversion so, I am trying to use that GetIgnoreParamUnits () to get option but not able to find which instance should i use or is their any other way to do that    

Hi - is it possible to export animation in parametric education edition?   I have created an animation, but when I press Playback > Export, the button clicks, but only thing that happens is a .fra file is created in the working folder (last week a .pba file was created though) - no dialogue box opened for me to specify anything.  Can I use these files?  I really would like export the animation as a well known file format.   Any helps would be great.   Thanks vm.

We have several family tables that seem to want to regenerate when an assembly that uses their instances is opened/saved.  Please see the image below.   This can be avoided by selecting "Make Read-Only" for these items when opening the assembly, or by locking the files in the workspace (we are connected to Windchill) prior to opening the assembly.  However, I wanted to ask if anyone would have any thoughts as to why these particular family tables want to regenerate - is there something to look for?  I have confirmed in Windchill that their instances are verified.  Thank you for any suggestions.  

Hey,  i have a simple assembly based with 3 sheet metal parts. While assembling them together, Creo wont give me an opportunity to select an important edge to coincide these sheet parts by only showing the surface?   Any help would be appreciated. Best regards!