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I need to add an annotation feature note to ~300 parts. I wrote a maco that will add the feature and it seems to work well. I tried setting up distributed batch to call this macro that adds the feature and then saves the file to the working directory. The process will run processing ~10 parts at a time and states it completed my 105 test objects successfully. However, when I go to the output file location there are only about 40 new parts in there. If I run the distributed batch process with only one of the objects it "missed" in the object list it will work fine on that file. How can I troubleshoot this or is there a better way to do this?

Bonjour, Commentaire sur l’ajout des Mesures dans une simulation Creo 6.0. Je ne trouve plus l’emplacement ou sur les rajoutes dans le calcul. Dans les versions précédentes il y a un emplacement pour indiquer qu’il y a des Mesure pour les quelles prises en compte dans les calculs. Cordialement. Denis

It seems that the most recent Windows Defender update has targeted the PTC License Daemon again. For the last year or so I had been able to get around this by using the Wildfire 5 license server install and updating the executable. This time around it is even hitting these. I know that PTC is taking no responsibility for fixing their server and will tell me that this is a Microsoft issue. This is not a Microsoft issue. It is an issue with the way PTC installs the service.   Does anyone have a good solution to this issue?

Blog Post 01 -    I wrote a blog post about the topic of Multibody – Intro, Model tree interaction and What’s that default body doing? I figured it made sense to provide a more thorough explanation that would attempt to answer all the questions likely to come up. Check it out and if you have any additional questions/comments, add them under the blog post itself. Thanks! Martin (view in My Videos)   Back to Creo 7.0 Multibody Home: Start Here!

Multibody Info – Collection   Creo 7.0 - What’s new:  Multibody Design Creo 7.0 – Multibody Tutorials (7 tutorials around multibody use cases including demo models, step by step instructions, videos and more etc) Creo Multi-Body @ Creo 7.0 PTC Virtual Conference – Includes a Multibody Use Cases & Benefits overview presentation Liveworx  2020 presentation  Creo 7.0 Product Update Multibody Design - recording Liveworx  2020 presentation  Creo 7.0 Product Update Multibody Design - slides Liveworx 2020 presentation  Creo 7.0 Multibody Design - youtube CAD Conference October 2021 - Multibody Tipps & Tricks  / Adoption  / What to watch out for (replay) More to come   Back to the main blog  Creo 7.0/8.0+ Multibody Home: Start Here!

Attached please find a video on the exposure of Flexible Modeling tools in Sheet Metal. It focuses on selection and geometry modification tools that are available in regular part mode and had been adapted for the Sheet Metal environment to honor guidelines such as constant wall thickness and other specific rules. In particular note how Move and Remove refine the selection automatically and how other tools like substitute, offset, etc are only allowed for side surfaces. Pattern recognition and propagation are supported for operations such as move.   Have fun! Looking forward to your feedback.   Best regards..Martin

Our company (anonymous for now please) has a large library of standard hardware like MS, NAS, ASME fasteners, inserts, nuts and bolts as part of our hardware library.  The problem comes when we receive a STP of a customer assembly as a starting point for design, their STP also contains a large number of standard hardware with the same name as our library file names. (e.g. years ago, companies stopped generating custom PNs for standard hardware and just created these items using the specification number.).     As a result, multiple companies end up having the same PN/Filename for a standard hardware item like a screw or nut.  This poses a problem when we want to capture the customer's data items (STP, PRT, ASSY files) in our Intralink system. It causes too many conflicts for our own custom designs which also call out these standard parts.   So, we capture them in ZIP files outside the I-Link environment.  You can see that adds a lot of file manipulation dur

In an effort to standardize our sheet metal parts, I have been searching for a bulletproof model structure to accurately and consistently measure the flat state for blank sizes. Our standard practice has always been develop the part model through adding features, unbend, measure, bendback, and an unbend or flat_pattern which is suppressed. (UMBF for short) We then create a family table instance for the flat state that will be used in deliverables, (a drawing for forming operations and flat pattern geometry for export to CAM software)    The issue with this practice is the measurement can be incorrect if features are placed after the "UMBF", the measurement feature references fail or do not regen, or are not oriented correctly to reflect the true OAL and OAW .    The flat state includes measurements, (SMT_FLAT_PATTERN_LENGTH & SMT_FLAT_PATTERN_WIDTH), but can also be incorrect if the flat state is suppressed as the FLAT_PATTERN feature is inherently for

How do you show Pipe Bend numbers that reflect the same location as what is outputted by the repeat region?  I have followed the procedure in the help files and set default_pipe_bend_note to &bend_num:att_pipe_bend, but when I create my views the numbers do not show up with the bend notes.  We are using Creo 4.0 and the application Creo Piping.  

Did the name of the Simulate license change in Creo 7? I can't seem to pull a license. I can pull a license with every version but 7 and my psf files point to the exact same license server. I can pull other floating modules with Creo 7 just not Simulate.

Hi all,   We have the full license for IFX. I have access to some catalogs (mm for example) but I can't assemble fasteners from the ANSI-ENGLISH catalog, which is what we use in production.   I get the below error:   I know that the ANSI fastener files are not stored in the common files/ifx/parts/IFX_fastener_data folder, but instead in the common files/ifx/parts/prolibrary folder.   What setting do I change so that I can use ANSI-English catalog fasteners? 

Is there any way to add parameters to multiple files at the same time or some way to automate it? Currently I am working on Creo 3.0 & Intralink.

Hello, I recently did a fresh reinstall of windows, and when I went to reinstall creo, I got an error when putting in the license. What am I doing wrong?

I am creating some new family tables of standard hardware items and 1 column is the weight of the item.Currently, I am saving the generic file, then opening each instance and running our Mass Weight update mapkey to get the proper weight reflected in the instance parameters.Is there a way to automate this so it is even faster than the 8 keystrokes it now takes. It isn't the keystrokes that takes time, it is the 300+ instances to be updated that does.Creo2 M220Windchill 10.0 M040

Here's your next set of how-to tips in the series of quick Creo tutorials presented by our expert product managers. Each bite-sized tutorial is just a few minutes long. It's a perfect opportunity to learn something new.   Take a look below at about 15 minutes of video tips to help you boost your Creo proficiency.   Let's get started.   Give Your Manikin a Backpack, a Hat, or a Beer   A manikin model is considered a standard Creo Parametric assembly. You can add ancillaries (sub-assemblies) to the manikin, like a backpack, tool, hat, etc. These help you test your design for ergonomic compatibility and other human-centric requirements.   Further, if the library doesn't contain what you need, you can design a custom item to be used with manikins.    In this tutorial, Arnaud van de Veerdonk, Creo Product Manager, shows you how to add ancillary objects to manikin models.     See Subtractive Manufacturing Toolpaths in the Model Tree   Your w

In our new “Did You Know” series we’ve discussed how to create advanced round geometry and tips for fewer model failures with Intent References, both in PTC Creo Parametric. This week Moshe Baum, Product Manager at PTC, tells us how to use motion skeletons to quickly design mechanisms in the PTC Creo Parametric Advanced Assembly Extension.   In this example, we will be using the initial design skeleton for an elliptical exercise bike and bring it to life.   Step 1:   First, define the ground body by selecting the curves that define it. The selected entities are automatically copied to the skeleton body as an external copy geometry feature. You can add more skeleton bodies using the same process.                                 Adding skeleton bodies after defining the ground body by selecting its curves   &nbsp

Does anyone know how to "un-freeze" a drawing table? I'm trying to add a row to a table and getting the message, "You may not perform this action on a frozen table." I'm getting that message for just about anything I try. Has anyone run across this?

I'm investigating the use of MBD for my company, and I'm wondering how we would easily add all of the new layers, annotations, annotation tabs, etc., to our existing jobs.  We have existing start models with assemblies half built, and we may use an existing job as a starting point for a new design.  So I do I basically merge a new MBD start part, to an existing part? Thanks, Rob

I am trying to figure out why my company's 3D models are so CPU/memory "heavy" and I could use some advice. At my previous job I worked on heavy equipment which was quite a bit more complicated than what I work on now, but the models took less time to load and ran much smoother on a lower spec computer. For example, I could use a Space Mouse controller without any issues with most of the top level master model in session. At my current job the subsystem models are extremely slow and choppy. In most cases it runs so choppy/slow that I can't use my Space Mouse but everyone seems to think this is normal. Things improved slightly when we upgraded from WF4 to Creo 2, but I think things could be improved much much further.The CAD admins at my previous job were much stricter about keeping models clean and lightweight. For example, they tweaked some settings to disable previews, disabled transparency, enforced proper layering, kept detail at a reasonable level, and required all models to be pr

Good Morning everybody,Id like to ask You, if there is any way to:1)Render part/assembly with edges similar to "shading with edges" when in standart view---OR---2)Set better quality or anti-aliasing for edge linesI want to use those renders for diagram and schematic purposes and those are much better with lined edges, but those basic ones are looking very poor and I am going to make those diagrams public, so I would prefer bigger quality.Sorry for not perfect English and Thank You for any help or advice.

dimension and tolerance change synchronous between save as drw and the initial one for example, we save the internal drawings as a new customer drawing, when we change the tolerance of the dimension on the customer drawings, the internal drawings tolerance will change synchronous, that is we do not want to happen, how to solve it?

Good morning everyone.  I'm having serious troubles excluding sketches being added to a layer via rules by name. For this layer I want to add all sketches which don't include the following name *Draft*. When I setup the layer rules as shown, noting is added to the layer:       If I setup the layer to include based on the name it works as expected.      Any thoughts why this is happening when I am excluding based on name? This method works without any issues collecting datums; however, it breaks when working with sketches.    Thanks!

Hello everyone I am new to this forum.  I have a issue to solve. I wants to create a animation, therefore I am having a Metall sheet and I wants to press a Rivet nut to it. I wants to create a animation, how the rivet nut deforms and change it shape. Can someone help me, how can I do this? Best regards and thank you in advance. 

Is there a way to save a copy of a part whilst being dependant on the original part? I would like the part to behave similar to a mirrored part but without creating a file that's mirrored. 

Hola, Estoy diseñando un esqueleto para una impresora 3D delta. Mi problema es el movimiento del cabezal de la cabeza, ¿podría restringir que siempre esté paralelo al piso? Me las arreglo para hacer los movimientos, pero la cabeza, en este caso se muestra como un polígono, no permanece paralela. Adjunto algunas imágenes.