Creo+ and Creo Parametric

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

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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.

Greetings,   I am now on Creo 6.0.   Using Repeat region/Column Rep for bom has never functioned as I thought it should since it was introduced a long time ago.   This where you have an assembly and have varying configurations. Like xxx-1, xxx-2, etc. There would be columns added to qty bom. In each qty you can use Repeat region/Column Rep to assign a model to each column and output its own qtys. The bom would section off each "-" (dash) number. You specifiy, no duplicates in Repeat region/attributes. It combines as attached. Works great. However...you can not show balloons. For discussion below let's consider this the "main" bom.   Our work around:   Do same as described above. Add -1 view. Add another bom. Show balloons for new bom on -1. Fix all rows to match main bom. Repeat for -2. Optional: Fix all rows of main bom.   Now if there is new design activity, add, subtracting items, this all runs into issues. In my case I unfixed the boms and repeate

Hi   I have Creo 4.0 installed on my system with toolkit and do have Visual Studio 2015.    I have one source code which is for Creo 3.0 and wanna do some minor change into it. but I don't want to install Creo 3.0 with toolkit and Visual Studio 2012.   In this case, is there some option to build dll from Creo 4.0 visual Studio 2015 which would work for Creo 3.0 installed at client side? I am sure that we are not having any API which is not supported by Creo 3.0 when we will build code on Creo 4.   Feel free to ask for any query. Thanks for your help in advance..!   Regards Ketan    

Hi, I have intall Creo4 M040 on Windows 7 but not working correctly when I change the windows. For activate another one I must select it on a bottom bar of S.O. There are any solution for to correct it. Thanks for your time, a greeting, Luca.

Hello,    I have been working on Autorouting using creo schematics and when it comes to routing in creo parametric the routing will always take place in Z-axis. But when we do for manual routing the entry ports will be considered as points even tho it is a coordinate system. So the routing will be done in any direction. So can we expect the same thing in Autorouting using schematic XML files? or Can we replace the coordinate system with points? Hope You got my question.   Thank you Amith Shetty

Is there a way to pull the forces in rigid elements in creo simulate?   I use rigid elements to create a stiff connection between points in my simulate models, at some point however I will need to design parts that provide that connection. Is there a way to see the forces carried by the rigid elements to properly size the connection I design?    

Hello everyone,  I would like to ask a question, as I was not capable of finding any answer anywhere.  In Creo Mechanism MDO, in order to extract reaction forces at joints of an assembly, is it possible to idealize the parts and use them in a dynamic analysis? By idealizing I mean creating dummy parts, containing only curves, points, planes and basic surfaces/geometry( with no mass)  in order to replicate the functionality of the joints only, not the entire geometry of the part. The reaction forces would then be used to run an FEA on the original geometry parts. This would help in complex or large assemblies, for example instead of having a slider in a slot, we would have a point sliding on a curve. Is applying forces to those idealized entities going to provide the reactions in the joints that are required?    Kind thanks

When I insert a large pdf into a drawing. I get the error "Failed to save an OLE object (Adobe Acrobat Document) inside the drawing. Consider inserting a smaller file. Can't save my drawing with the pdf image inserted into the drawing. I need to insert images into my drawing to represent schematics The files need to come from larger diagrams PDFs to get the small details to show. However, the size of the imported file does not have to be larger.    I was able to insert the a PDF object that was 40x40 when I used Windows 7 and using Windows 10 version 1607. When I switched to Windows 10 1809 or 1909 I am no longer able to save the drawing with the image in it. I get the error referenced above. The process for repeating the error is: 1. Open up the drawing contained in the zip file.2. insert the 40x40 pdf into the drawing.3. Save the drawing.4. Get the error. The image is not saved into the drawing. I have tried changing the registry settings suggest by   CS103788 Max

Hello,   I would like to change the edge colors of my transparent components to black.     is that possible? Is also possible to put a component transparent in some simplified reps as default? It's anoying every time I start up CREO, I need to change that in the components, that I need.  

We want to push the pro_mp_mass attribute into Windchill, however its not currently designated on any parts.   What I want to do is have modelcheck run on save but only check this parameter, then designate it if not already.   I have tried setting: MU_ENABLED = Y PARAMCHECK = Y (for save) and in the start file I have PRT_PARAMETER PRO_MP_MASS REAL EQ PDM   Is there something else I am missing?

When defining a section offset distance the dragger arrow is very helpful.  I often use it to quickly view a variety of sections through a part or assembly.   However, the dragger seems to jump in increments of about 0.032".  For smaller products this is far too large of an increment.  Is there any way to adjust the sensitivity of the dragger arrow?      

I posted this in the systems exploder but got no responses, so I thought I would try here.I am on Creo 2, build 030 and trying to get my color.map to load. I have the files color.map,color.dmt and appearance.dtmin the D:\cad\creo directory. My personal config.pro contains "pro_colormap_path D:\cad\creo".Upon opening Creo and looking at all options in the cofiguration editor I see two lines in order:pro_colormap_path $PRO_LOCAL_DRIVE\cad\creopro_colormap_path D:\cad\creoI believe the first line is the "corporate" config.pro and the second is my personal one. Also, $PRO_LOCAL is set to D:. Unfortunately, when I go into RENDER and look at My Appearance, I do NOT see my color.map/appearance.dmt colors. I have to manually load this file each session, which works just fine so I know the files are okay, they just won't load automatically. What am I doing wrong?thanks in advance...

When running ModelCheck on an assembly and the sub components, is it possible to check the related drawings or drawings with the same name to avoid having to separately run ModelCheck on the drawings for all of the sub components? Or some other way to check all of the drawings (in a Windchill workspace)?

Hi everybody. I'm working in C# with Creo4. I want to ask how I correct use a listener in Creo. My problem is that when I ask from my application to open some model in Creo, next I need feedback - model was opened. I decided to use model action listener. It's working, but after 5times, Creo frozen and stop working, I think that there is something what I do wrong. My simple code is attached, could somebody help me? It driving me mad... Thanks a lot. Radoslav