Creo+ and Creo Parametric

A handy feature in SolidQuirks is that when making a cut or extrude, you can offset the starting point.   So, instead of having to define a plane to start a feature that you want to begin where there isn't already a plane or flat surface, in SolidQuirks, if there is a parallel surface or plane, you sketch on that and then do you extrude or cut starting at a specified offset distance.   Saves you from having to create the extra plane.    If you see the holes above, they are not something that you can easily start from the rounded side of the bracket.  So creating the holes from the flat part underneath is very desirable.  I first placed the four inner holes and then created a separate feature for the counterbores.  To do this I needed to create a plane for the counterbore sketches.  In SolidWorks, I would have just sketched on the flat face and then started my cut at the offset distance without needing the extra plane.   Here's a not-very-go

Hi,   Hoping someone can point me to some info on how or if a sketch hole could be used to create a custom hole definition?I know how to change the .hol definition to change the text and called out format for all holes. Need info on how to create a new hole shape with out sketching it every time. I would like to create standard hole definitions for SAE J1926 tube fiting ports and have the hole automatically modeled correctly when the holes are placed for various sized fitting ports.   Thanks for any help you can provide, Don Anderson

In SolidQuirks you can converts parts and sub-assemblies inside of an assembly to "virtual parts".   What this does is places those items INSIDE the assembly and they no longer need to exist on the server!!   The best example of why you would use this is importing vendor files, for example a hydraulic cylinder, into your system.  You only want ONE part number to track in PDM, ERP, etc, and you don't want a bunch of files clogging up the server with random file names.   The Virtual Part/Assembly solves this problem.  You can maintain your assembly with any flexible placements but you don't have any file management.   Additionally, you can open and modify or use the virtual parts as usual.  If you like the piston rod in the cylinder for another purposer, just open it and save it as a new file name.    How would you do something like this in Creo?  I'm dealing with imported assemblies that I want to keep some flexiblity but only want to ma

Hello, I'm trying to access the BOM or component list of an assembly so that I can use it in an import tool for another program. I see in the otkjavaexamples a ListDisplayedComponents method that returns a list of parts, but I would also need the quantity. Also, this method seems to drill into the BOM structure. I just need the top level assembly parts and their quantities.I can't seem to find the correct methods or classes to achieve this.

Hi There,  I am having a problem with Creo 5.0. Its possibly something im doing.    Lets say I have a simple part drawing, with a few dimensions created using the dimensions tool on the annotate tab. I create a hole diameter measurement and add some text through the dimension text box. All is well in the world. Close the drawing. Check in to Windchill or sometimes don't check in.   When I come back to the drawing later, say I want to change the text or add the basic box around the dimension/add a tolerance, when I select the dimension, Creo doesn't bring up the dimensions tab, instead it brings up a format tab. This gives me no options to make the changes I wanted to make. I have tried multiple different way of selecting the dimension, including ensuring that I am in the annotation tab and that I use the drop down selection filter. Nothing works.   The end result is that I have to delete the dimension and recreate it. Which is fine once or twice but when its ev

Hello,   Is there a way to turn off file versioning on individual parts/assemblies? I'd prefer to keep the backups for all other models on by default. I need to be able to read the same filename in another program to perform design studies. I'm hoping there's an option in the active model.   Thanks!

I have a large assembly, created by another group 20 years ago. A lot of the electrical connectors are labeled by using a sketch on the part surface. The issue is, when opening the top-level assembly drawing, every sketch shows on every view (through all of the parts). Since the assembly is so large, it's not easy to hide all of the individual parts that contain the sketches.   I can't find a config option to hide sketches. I want the sketches to show in a view where they are visible, but not show through other solid parts. Any ideas?   Thanks in advance.

Hi all   I´ve been trying to get a flat pattern of this sheetmetal part. I was able to to make two edge bend but no luck on flatten this part.    

Dear All, i have problem for flat pattern regeneration when i m copy original part. feature not incorporate into flat view. plz help.                                  .

Hello all,   I have 256 units of ".prt" files from many ".asm" and i want to convert into .stp files. Anyone knows how can i do on a fast way?    Thanks in advance.

When I Publish a PVZ file, the order of the items in the CreoView Model Tree is not the same as the Model it was generated from.   Is there a way to fix this?  I want to show the assembly order...   Thanks    

Is it possible to Export DWG with embedded images? at the moment it creates images for every dwg file, for example:   Exporting: xxxxxx.drw   Creates: xxxxxx.dwg xxxxxx_img_1.png    

I would need to know how hide or delete some parts in a BOM. I have in my assembly some parts that I only need to see in the explode view, but I don't want that appear in the BOM.   Somebody knows how hide these parts?   Thanks!

Hi,   I have made a simple test assembly to show how components with PTC_CONSTRAINT_SET don't always behave the way I want/expect them to. I want to be able to add/remove/configure components quickly and have used a combination of PTC_CONSTRAINT_SET and distance calculations to achieve this. This assembly consists of four parts - cube, sphere, pyramid and cylinder placed on a fifth part called ground. The four parts can be added or removed based on the value of connected parameters called cube, sphere, pyramid and cylinder. The pyramid and cylinder parts can also change orientation by changing the value of parameters PYRAMID_ORIENTATION and CYLINDER_ORIENTATION. Can someone please have a look at the attached assembly PTC_CONSTRAINT_SET.asm and tell me why the parts behave the way they do?    Initially, the assembly looks like this:   Here is the complete relations text in PTC_CONSTRAINT_SET.asm   Here are the available values for configuration parameters. I h

There is an assembly with 2 components. 1st component is default constraint placed. Assembly and both the components are declared to the common notebook file. Three planes in both the parts are also declared to the notebook file. 2nd component is placed in the assembly automatically through notebook global declaration of those three planes. When I replace 1st component, 2nd component fails. But after that, if I just "Edit Definition" the 2nd component and select "Automatic", it no longer fails.Can I somehow avoid this unnecessary failure of 2nd component placement? Please see attached zip file which contains dummy creo assembly and some instructions to feel my problem.

Hello everyone!   Please tell me how to make one feature from the part? A few months ago I found such code as an example from PTC, and it worked for me, but now I just can’t find it.   Best Regards!

I'd like to add color to the surface of a part in order to make clear that it needs a particular finish. I've created a combined state that shows the surface with color in the orientation I'd like.  When I add that combined state to the model, it looks perfect but only as long as the combined state is active in the model.  Once the default is selected, I still see the view but I don't see any color.  Anyone know why that's happening?  Thanks in advance. 

I'm trying to create a generic model for involute gears that are driven by parameters and relations. I'm also trying to use the part parameters (module, number of teeth, pressure angle) for the involute curve generation, but I noticed that the parameters for equations differ from part parameters (different option from the drop down menu in the parameters window).   Does anyone another way to connect the curve with the part parameters?

One of the benefits of additive manufacturing is that it lets you manufacture complex shapes that would otherwise prove difficult or impossible to produce with traditional processes. Imagine sending these models to be injection molded:But with additive manufacturing, lattice structures like these are easy to produce. And that’s good news for engineers and designers who want to create strong parts with a fraction of the weight of a solid piece. A lattice with thick walls and small cell sizes can save weight, but still withstand large forces. For other parts, a more “airy” lattice structure can offer just the right support without adding much weight.In short, lattice structures in the era of additive manufacturing offer powerful new design options for product developers.That’s why, in Creo 4.0, we introduced support for lattices. Now you can design, optimize, and validate these intricate structures, all from within your 3D CAD software.In this post, PTC product manager Jose Coronado expl

Hello All,   I am trying to create a Datum Feature symbol (Set datum tag) in Creo, using toolkit API's. using the following Code:   ProView proView;ProViewRetrieve(curMdl,L"Front", &proView);ProAnnotationPlane annotation_plane;ProAnnotationplaneFromViewCreate((ProSolid)curMdl, proView, &annotation_plane); wchar_t *label = L"AA";ProSetDatumTag r_dfs;ProMdlSetdatumtagCreate(curMdl, proSelection, &annotation_plane, label, &r_dfs); I have Set the Attachement Point in my Attachment Object (proSelection) as: ProSelectionPoint3dSet(attachPoint3, &proSelection);   But Still, The SetDatumTag gets Created at Different location from the point I have Specified.   Can anyone tell me what is wrong here & how to create SetDatumTag at specified location??

Hi   When we create a new part, Creo provides default part number in a sequence. For example, first part is prt0001.prt and next is prt0002.prt. Can we configure this? Does this allow to have prt0001.prt , prt0011.prt and prt0021.prt and so on? Additionally, Can I change the first number as well?   This is not a Windchill connected Creo session? Is it possible to have default number with Windchill connected session as well?   Let me know if query is not clear.   Regards Keta

Applicable releases: Creo Parametric   description : A video demo in how to remove the outer and inner cut line paths on a cut line milling sequence using a helical scan type in Creo Parametric Unable to play video. Please try again later.(view in My Videos)

I need help with determining whether or not there is a setting or config option to avoid pulling related drawings into the revise list.  For example, I'll pull a released drawing from common space into my work space, select it only, hit revise and then notice that sometimes there are related drawings that also get pulled into this list that would be inadvertently revised if I don't review everything in there.   This has resulted in other users contacting me, saying I have something in WIP status that has been sitting there for a while and now they need to make a change.  So I then have to contact my admin to have the revision reverted back to the previous release letter.  Is there a setting or config option that can control this?

Hi  I would like to export the animated deformation results to a video file so for example i can include in a powerpoint presentation    I can't see any option to export options to a video file. What is the best way of acheiving this?   Thanks in advance

PTC Creo product configurator. Does PTC create a product configurator in PTC?   Thanks.