Creo+ and Creo Parametric

Here's the next set of quick Creo tutorials presented by our expert product managers. Each tutorial in this series is just a few minutes long. These tips are aimed at helping you learn a new skill. Or, for experienced users, helping you learn a new workflow to perform a skill you've been doing for years.   Below you’ll find about 15 minutes of video how-tos to help you improve your Creo proficiency.   Let's get started. Combining Simplified Reps and Augmented Reality for Lightweight Experiences   Simplified Representations allow you to control the amount of data retrieved for a component. These can be helpful for to publishing lightweight AR experience.   In this tutorial, Creo Product Manager, Luke Westbrook, shows you how to use simplified reps with your next AR experience.   Here's how: Using Sketch Region   You can create geometry containing extrude, revolve, fill, and sketch features  quickly using sketch regions. Using Sketch Region reduces the

Has anyone come up with a conversion (other than hand editing) for PC Dmis to read a Creo .pts file?   Creo .pts file is in this format :   ! DATUM POINT ARRAY DATA FILE!! Comment lines should begin with an exclamation mark (!).! You may have as many comment lines as you wish.! There must be at least one space between values.!! Enter values with respect to datum arrays' coordinate system:!!CARTESIAN coordinates:! X Y Z!-1.2653 2.6250 -2.6579-1.2863 -2.6250 -2.6839-2.6250 -1.2267 -2.66652.6250 -1.6155 -2.6591-0.0223 -2.574903437024 -2.2512-0.1108 2.572615081974 -2.2420-0.0842 2.3549 -2.11001283161-0.4211 1.8951 -1.848472440945-0.4356 2.1471 -1.8799082494090.0106 1.9038 -1.9530866141730.1282968822162 2.0410 -1.7895   PC Dmis reads in this format : XYZIJK-3.85840,-4.75000,1.77550,0.00000,-1.00000,0.000003.74890,-4.75000,1.71970,0.00000,-1.00000,0.00000-0.10920,4.75000,1.80940,0.00000,1.00000,0.000005.00000,3.52980,1.79580,1.00000,0.00000,0.00000-5.00000,-3

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Hi Modelers,   Using Creo 4.   I am designing a complex air duct. The duct has two different inlet/out profiles, sweeps downward and moves right to left. There is an mid wall inside the duct which at the inlet end sits about a third to the left hand side and then finishes in the middle at the outlet.   My design approach has been to complete a wire frame of reference sketches, datum points and splines to achieve the shape. I then use boundary blends to make up the different duct wall sections. I then merge the walls, thicken and remove the excess. Wire frame Boundary blends Thickened - Outlet End Rear Iso View - Inlet End   The challenge I face is to maintain a constant (or close to) smooth inner duct chamber profile on both sides. As air flows through each duct chamber the goal is for a stable airflow speed (little increase) and minimal pressure drop at the outlet. This is achieved by transitioning between the start/end profiles in a smooth fashion without coll

Hi, i'm new on CREO (3 month). new job new company. i used to work on different software to create 3D harnesses. i have an issue today regarding Harness Mfg. we just got the licence i try to flatten simple harness. it work (sometime) but when i want to use a component to route my harness sometime it will work and sometime i got the following message: Unsupported Axial Topology when i remove the component from the path it will be ok, but i use the same component  somewhere else and it is working fine so i don't understand what is happening. i think the part i use to route the wire is created properly as it is working fine somewhere else if someone has an idea i will appreciate. Thanks Ced1

I built a new template model that included 4 variations for machined, non-machined, holes removed and simulation states.   After submitting the template I wanted to cross check it.  When I go to open the template I see that all family table instances are available for picking.   I chose the generic.  I went to family table to check the other instances.  There was no family table in the model that once had a family table.   By any chance is there a way to get the family table to work in a template?   The work around of course is to save the file to a specific location and do a file save as, but the template interface is more streamlined.

OK - So this is a shameless plug for Nitro-BOM ...   BUT..... There is a nice example within this video regarding an Excel Macro to automatically transfer Excel Data (Assembly Number, Cost Summary and BOM Tables) to Microsoft Word Document and save off a new version --- e.g. Customer Quotation based on CAD Assembly Data and Cost Summaries.   https://youtu.be/cFhbQzxwhkE

When we build a frame using AFX, we get many items in the BOM, totaled by Quantity. I saw a demo video of Framework where they had a secondary BOM that totaled the items by part number, individual length, quantity and then a total length. We need the total length for purchasing to enable them to order the stock items. How is this total put into a BOM? If someone has a sample BOM table you can upload, that would be very helpful. We are currently on Creo4 m080 with Windchill 11.0  m030.  

I haven't used the Reference Viewer for some time but I am trying to track down a circular reference. I have watched several videos that go through the process and all have a "Paths" tab in the Reference Viewer which I do not have. Did something change in Creo 4.0 or earlier that got rid of the Paths tab?

All,   Hopefully my attached pic explains what I am looking for.   I am trying to get "A/R" in a bom that uses all Col/Reps. Default is "1". These are all Bulk Items.   Creo 6.0.   Thanks,   Wayne

Hello!   In Java OTK it is possible to use Visit Methods (Creo 7 JavaUser’s Guide page 52). I'm don't understand how to implement interface com.ptc.wfc.wfcClient.VisitingClient to past it to one of Visit Methods. Anybody has experiences with this? Can you provide shot sample of code?   My NOT working code   class VC implements com.ptc.wfc.wfcClient.VisitingClient { @Override public Status ApplyAction (com.ptc.pfc.pfcObject.Object pfcobject, Status filter_status) throws jxthrowable { int i = 0; return Status.TK_NO_ERROR; } @Override public Status ApplyFilter (com.ptc.pfc.pfcObject.Object pfcobject) throws jxthrowable { return Status.TK_NO_ERROR; } } class SaveButtontListener extends DefaultUICommandActionListener { public Session session; public SaveButtontListener (Session currentSession) { session = currentSession; } public void toAssy() { try { Model model = session.GetCurrentModel(); WModel wmodel = (WModel) model; VisitingClient vc =

In our condition file we use model units as one of the conditions. We are having the issue that some of our INCH files are pulling the correct files and others are not. With my testing we are about half and half working vs not working. I have looked at the system units name and settings within them. They are all the same. I have some that work and some that don't with the same system units name. I am stumped as to why some would work and others would not...Ideas were to look?

Hello, I'im wondering if it would be possible to automaticaly assign the drafter name of a part to a parameter ? Based on the mac adress or the host id for example. Is it possible to retrieve one of these two values within Creo Parametric ?

Are there any plans to ensure that we can use it in AZURE?If yes which time line could you give me?Currently our company plans to move all server into the AZURE cloud until the end of this year.Therefore it would be really important for us to have this ability.

Hi All,  I have doubt for Interface Force calculation at Contact Area in Creo Simulate. 1. What is the Unit of  Interface Force & Interface Area (for mmNs) ? 2.  Larger the Contact Area, Smaller the force. 3. If I divided the contact area into specific contact area zone (Using Volume region), Interface force is increasing, why ? 4. What is difference between Component force & Surface to Surface force ?   Can anyone help me to understand above point. After solving one CREO Simulation it look Like got very high interface force practically which is impossible.    

Does anyone know how, or if it's possible, to extract the shrinkage value from a part, as a parameter?  This has to be stored as a system parameter value somewhere in the model.  I'd like to be able to show the general shrinkage value on our prints.   Thanks, Rob

Hello, I'm completely new here. And also new with Creo Parametric.  I've been drawing a part but started with the sketch. The idea was to draw the sketch and extrude it to the thickness i need it. Once i got the part, it needs some bending on the Z axes. Not sure how to do that as well. The first problem is that somehow i guess i made a mistake so i can't get the sketch into the extrude area. Excuse me, but I can't upload the .sec file it looks like... Can anyone help please? Thank you in advance!!   Kind Regards, JB50

Hello to all,  how can I project a datum point onto a non planar surface? I tried to use datum point command but only allows project onto plane or planar surface. If it is not possible, it there any workaround to accomplish it? BTW, I´m using Creo 4.0. Thanks.

Hi. I'm trying to figure out how to auto generate files names while using a mapkey to save a copy as a JPEG.   My goal is to hit the mapkey and a high-resolution JPEG saves to my desktop. I would need to save multiple JPEGs of a single part file.   The issue I'm running into is when it overrides the file, because it uses the same file name as the previously saved JPEG.   Hopefully that makes sense. Any help would be greatly appreciated.   Thank you,   -Nathan

Hello everyone,   I'm designing a car and would like to calculate drag with flow analysis.  Is this possible? Are there any video tutorials I can follow?     

I have a part with a hole through the center.  I applied draft to the part and split the draft at a hinge part-way through the surface.  Different draft is applied to either side of the draft hinge.  When detailing on a drawing, I have a cross section through the "front" plane within the part.  When I use the Annotation > Show Model Annotations to display the dimensions of the draft feature, the dimensions are shown at the center of my view, seemingly fixed to an orthogonal plane to my section.  If I make a different cross section through this "side" plane and move the dimensions to this view, they display differently.  See attached file for screenshots.   Has anyone also experienced this behavior?  Any idea why the dimension displays differently on the two different sections?   I'm running Creo 5.0.5.0   Thanks, -John

What is the trick to add multiple jogs on a ordinate dimension. I can add one, whenever I try to add a second jog the second jog starts at the vertex of the first jog and not where I pick on the line. I am on Creo 4

Hello,   I am trying to install Creo Illustrate taking the steps suggested as in the shipment info. I downloaded the PTC Web Installation Assisstant but it gets stuck when installing the license server (see screenshot). The license file includes SERVER and DAEMON as in the following (I replaced the real HOSTID through **, the HOSTID in the license file is correct):   SERVER __HOSTNAME__ PTC_HOSTID=**-**-**-**-** ****DAEMON ptc_d __PTCD_PATH__   Do you have any idea what I can do to solve this?      

Hi, I’m struggling with my dimension scheme with a fillet weld. How can I change de DXD parameter to the A parameter of a weld. Can someone please help me asap?  thanks in advance.

I can create an idea for this if it isn't already possible. I don't do a lot of cabling so maybe it is.   Is it possible to do an analysis to figure out where in your harness your bend radii are the tightest? I tried changing my bend radii and the cable fails but there is no way for me to easily see where in the cable it is failing.   Ideally there would be a color plot showing the cable curve and color varying with the tightness of the bend.