Creo+ and Creo Parametric

Hi ... CREO4 user ..... trying to create a half shear button in sheetmetal part ... what is easiest/best way?

Dear All, I was hoping you could help me with something that has me tearing my hair out. On Creo 5, I am having trouble exporting drawings to DWG. On the left, is what the Creo drawing shows, and on the left, what loads up in DWG Trueview.   Does it have anything to do with the setting below?: Does anyone know what's going on? Thanks for reading! Ivan

Sometimes the Mini Toolbar pops up over the top of something I need to see... Is there a way to control the location or push it out of the way somehow? It's probably easy and I just haven't figured it out yet...   Thanks

On this example image from a .drw : Use this function : c.note_list(get_expanded=True) I can read the title, e.g. "Sheet Metal . . .", "M1", "M2" but not the table contents, e.g. "+-0.05","+-0.10", etc.    What I have read is like this:  . . . snip . . . }, {"name": "Note_171","encoded": false,"value_expanded": "Sheet Metal\nCut Feature\nOf Size"}, {"name": "Note_172","encoded": false,"value_expanded": "Sheet Metal\nForm To Form"}, {"name": "Note_173","encoded": false,"value_expanded": "Die Cast"}, {"name": "Note_174","encoded": false,"value_expanded": "Plastic"}, {"name": "Note_175","encoded": false,"value_expanded": "Warpage for\nSheet Metal"}, {"name": "Note_176", . . . snip . . .      

i know many of u need this powerful utility... i m very used to this app cause of its simple and swift work. With this software you can also purge Pro/E files to keep only latest versions and can even rename the recent ver. Just select the root folder ans all subfolders will be cleaned.this little program should come along or add this feature in Creo to lessen the hassle of users to manage huge number of files and disk space.

Hello I want to arrange part sequence(ex:index) of  BOM Like suppose I want CUTPLATE_1 ON  "S.NO 1",how we can reorder it.      

I'm conducting this webinar at noon Chicago time today in an effort to encourage folks to assist.   I have Solidworks & Creo file added to the website for you to download and manipulate then print if you wish.  https://design-engine.com/webinar-crisis-spurs-innovation/   RSVP is on the link.     Bart Brejcha design-engine.com

Hello!   Is it possible to import a curve from another part?I found the CreateImportFeat method, but as I understand it, it imports the entire part as a feature.   Thanks in advance.Yours faithfully!

Throughout April and May 2020, we rolled out a series of posts here on the Creo Community to help enhance your CAD skills 15 minutes at a time.   Visit this Creo Tips below for posts packed with new video tips and demos from our product experts. You’ll find step-saving guidance on topics such as mastering complicated rounds, embossing text on cylindrical surfaces, using sketch regions, and more.   Post 1 Copy geometry from multiple assembly components in a single feature. Quickly defeature a model to prepare for simulation. Creating advanced rounds. Adding rounds Post 2  Prevent drag and drop restructuring from the Model Tree. Bookmark an AR experience on your mobile device. Emboss text on a cylindrical surface.   Post 3  Create external feature references without depending on a source model. Place standard profile configurations in an assembly using AFX. More efficiently work with annotation elements in annotation features. Post 4 Use Shrink

As promised, here is Post 1 in the new series of Creo tips from our expert product managers.   Each post includes about 15 minutes of video how-tos aimed at skilling up your CAD proficiency—whether you’ve just started using Creo or consider yourself an old pro.   So much for the ado. Let’s jump in!   1. Getting Granular: Copy Geometry from Multiple Components You can pass any type of geometric reference information and user-defined parameters to and from parts, skeleton models, and assemblies using the Copy Geometry feature. Normally, you can only copy geometry (like curves, surfaces, or datum planes) from a single source component.   However, in this tutorial, Creo Product Manager, Arnaud van de Veerdonk shows you how to manually copy geometry from multiple assembly components using a single shrink wrap feature.   Watch how to do it:     2. Simplify Your Mesh by Removing Small Features … Quickly and Easily   Simplifying a model by removing smal

Community,   How do you save a custom symbol?  I created four, and I could not find a way to save them.  Thanks in advance.    

I just created a support case for Creo Parametric 6 and received this message:   Very confused, I went to the product calendar and looked up the 'standard support end date' for Creo 6:   How is this even possible?  Creo 6.0 is the latest version of Creo Parametric currently offered by PTC.  How can support for 6.0 be cut off when 7.0 hasn't even been released yet?  Granted, 7.0 is supposed to be released sometime this month, but how can there be zero overlap between the products.  Surely the 6.0 support should extend until at least the first maintenance release of 7.0, shouldn't it?

I have one catalog part from one supplier, that in it's catalog he says what it's part's weight. He suplies a 3d simplified part, so CREO is unable to calculate it's weight. I'me building a family table with all the family components.   So, is there any way to change PRO_MP_DENSITY to have the final weight of the part, according to the provided part?   Example: the catalog says one family item weighs 3.1Kg, but Creo according to the simplified drawn part, calculates 5.2Kg, so for measuring correctly the assembly weight, e need that part to weighs the 3.1 Kg.

I'm in the process of trying to obtain a license across a VPN connection.  In viewing the license file; the previous admin had set the Server and Daemon to 2 different ports.  Up to this point everything I have read has used the same port for both.  Is there a logical reason to set it up this way?  Should I make them the same?   SERVER intralink PTC_HOSTID=XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX 7788DAEMON ptc_d C:\Ptc\flexlm\i486_nt\obj\ptc_d.exe C:\Ptc\flexlm\licensing\ptc.opt 7799  

Hello, I just started using Creo 4.0 a few days ago, and I cant find a way to set units to mm and/or inch on the same part.   I've used Solidworks for the past 2 years and It was very easy to work with different units on the same sketch. Just had to dimension and a little window pops up that asks for X amount of Y units, so you can mix between using mm or inches depending on what you're doing.   Can someone help me find a way to emulate this on Creo 4.0 parametric?   Thanks in advance

What is the relation between Creo and WildFire? Do we still need WildFire for Creo 4.0? If we need, which Wildfire version is compatible for Creo 4.0 M080 and above?

Just FYI, I have asked questions about this particular topic before, but I'm having issues with a completely new model: https://community.ptc.com/t5/Simulation/Parts-disconnecting-during-static-analysi/m-p/618144#M7861   I am trying to analyze a linkage structure with hydraulic cylinders and pins using contacts but I am running into issues with the model disconnecting and parts getting insane levels of deflection (like 100X what they should be) during the run. The most frustrating part is that it meshes without a single warning/issue and I ran several conditions on it last week without a problem. In the last year I have had this problem with 3 different assemblies and it seems to be totally random with no way to fix it other than scrapping the model and starting over.   I am about to lose my mind trying to figure out this issue and I really don't want to spend another week setting up this model again. Does anyone have any clue what would cause models to randomly disconne

Still learning 4.0, but have an issue where the control frame font is different on a feature versus free note/note attachment. In the attached picture, the top frame is on a dimension and looks normal. The second frame is how it looks when I attach to a note or use the frame as a freenote.  The third frame is still a free note, but if I copy the modifiers from the control frame attached to a dimension, they appear normal. However, I cannot change the position symbol as it is from a drop down menu. Any ideas how to fix this?

Hi Folks, Consider a part (.prt) file that is used to define a component that is to be 3D-printed or cast.  I'd like to now take that part and refine it by machining it.  I could create an assembly, insert the cast part, then apply assembly cuts and modifications.  I'm told to stay away from this because the model becomes unstable and I believe I have witnessed this in the past where the model crashes on occasion. What is the best alternative to doing this?  I have approached using 'copy geometry', but that does not appear to be conducive to achieving the outcome because you can only copy surfaces, not solids.  Hence, nothing to cut once copied.  I think I am aiming to have the 2 models associate with one another, so if the cast/printed part changes, the machined part will update (manually if not automatically).  Thank you.

Hello all, I did a search on this forum for an answer but have had no luck yet. I have an assembly open right now and in the bottom right of the screen (beside the filter) there is a blue "D" with a red "X" through it. Placing the mouse over this tell me that "The model is disconnected." What exactly does this mean? I have noticed this before, but i do not know if it pertains only to assemblies or not. Any help out there? Thanks in advance.

Hello everybody, I would ask you why in a simple imposed rotation I have a consistent volume reduction of the component near the pin.   I used Creo 6.0.4 Thanks Bye

Have a sketch that is basically copied from a profile of external geometry and then deleted all references and picked two planes and then solved the sketch to make it independent of the external geometry. The only issue I have is that the sketch constraints try and dimension to one another. Is there a way to force the dimensions to not be able to dimension to one another but only go back to the default plane references i defined?

Greetings   I'm an undergraduate mechanical engineering student working on graduation project (Exechon robot ), that robot has complex kinematics ,so I have chosen to do it in a simulation software but faced many obstacles and during searching I found a simulation video of my project  made by Creo .   I don't know any thing about Creo software but I'm amazed by it and want to know if I can reach my target by it . what I want to do : import my design and Creation of kinematics like joints between bodies and constraints ...etc . create path , use inverse kinematics solver to move the robot joints thus the robot tool follow the path . export motion profile of joints . Doing engineering tasks like milling or drilling . in the end I uploaded the video that attracted me here .   Best regards,     Abdelrahman  

Hello All,  I have limited experience in doing dynamic analysis in Creo mechanism so hopefully I am missing something easy. I have a pretty easy analysis I am working where my only load is gravity and I am looking at the effects of a 2 point lifting fixture that has a load held tight at one end and the other end has the equivalent of 1" of slack. Ideally I could idealize wire rope (that's for another topic) but for now I am using a couple of modeled linkages for my simplified cables. The intent is to determine the acceleration of catching the load with the 1" of slack in it and the overall movement of the lifting fixture and load. This seems to work but I have found when I change the measure I am looking for or change the frame rate I get wildly different results. I can have what looks like what I would expect, take a copy of that analysis and boost the frame rate, to make export to video formats time correctly, and get completely different results. Why would the graphical frame r

We are using Framework extension to create a building frame using steel structures and then adding some piping  work files to the frame. We now need to create a shrink-wrap of the assembly to use as a background for some additional component placement. The designers are having u=issues with generating a good shrink-wrap that can be imported into another assembly and use it to dimension these additional components to. Is there a trick to using shrink-wraps with framework created parts?   Creo 4 m080 with Windchill 11.0 mo030 CPS 16