Creo+ and Creo Parametric

Applicable Releases: Creo Parametric 1.0 to 8.0   Description: In this video, we will be using Expert Moldbase Extension (EMX) to: Calculate the overall size of the model Get the bounding box of the model Get the model size as X, Y & Z coordinates

“We try to test new things… our solar cells that we used 5 years ago are now the solar cells on your roof.”   In 2004, a group of Belgian engineering students built a solar car to compete in the World Solar Challenge, a 3021km endurance race through the Australian Outback. Nineteen years later, the Innoptus Solar team is still going strong, with new students coming together to build new solar racing cars. They are sponsored by PTC Partner Innoptus (part of the 4ITEGO Group) and take part in races all over the world.   For the team, success is all about collaboration and innovation, constantly refining  the design of their car to make it faster and more efficient. They are currently double World Champions with their tenth solar car, the Infinite. Clever features like the fin at the back of the car improve aerodynamics and give them an extra bit of help from the wind, and a motor which has been optimised to 98% efficiency helps them to go faster. It is also a fantastic de

“The technology challenges we are facing as an industry are not so much how do we grow the size of turbines, but how do we increase their efficiency at their current size.”   Wind power is playing a huge role in the global renewable energy landscape. In the United States, electricity generation from wind power is on course to potentially surpass coal-fired electricity generation by 2026. Across Europe, this is already the case, with electricity generation from wind exceeding coal for the first time in the region in Q4 2023*. Vestas Wind Systems, based in Denmark, are world leaders in wind turbines, they’ve installed more than any other company in the world. They have more than 40 years of experience in wind energy and were the first company to reach the 100 GW landmarks for both the installation and service of wind turbines.   With higher than ever demand for wind energy, wind turbines are getting larger. However, that creates its own challenges, not least ensuring the whol

Hello everyone and welcome back to the multibody blog series. This post also attempts to answer another body parameter related question:How can I display call-out a body parameter in a generic way? We received a question and enhancement idea from customers adopting Creo 7.0 asking for Leader Note Callouts for Bodies, similar to existing notations available for models, features etc as described in the Creo help here. (in short: Previously, when attaching a leader note to a model (component) you can get the value of a specific parameter for the attachment model. This can be achieved with the following syntax: &<param_name>:att_mdl  e.g &BOM_PART_NO:att_mdl)   An analogue workflow is now supported for body parameters. We implemented and added this to Creo 8.0. This enhancement allows you to call out the values of body parameters into a leader note that is attached to that body. To call out the value of a specific body parameter, you need to use the following syntax

Do you want to learn about ProProgram? Here is the introduction tutorial:

Check out this video on Creo Additive MFG from PTC Application Engineers.Presenters: Jason Petersen (Solution Consultant, Principle)  & Lino Tozzi (Solution Consultant, Fellow) Original Date Presented: January 18th , 2024 

Check out this video on Creo Additive MFG from PTC Application EngineersPresenters: Lino Tozzi (Solution Consultant, Fellow) and Ryan Butcher (Solution Consultant, Fellow)Original Date Presented: November 16, 2023To dive deeper into the subject, check out Creo Additive MFG. 

A special New Year listen back. Here on The Third Angle, we’ve highlighted stories from all over the globe about how companies have used PTC technology to design a greener future. From the architects using clever design to create low-energy use homes to the engineers revolutionizing electric transport in Africa, we’ve heard from some inspiring people.   In this episode, we’re taking a listen back to some of those stories.   If this has left you wanting to know more, you can listen back to all of our episodes on the PTC website or wherever you get your podcasts.   Previous episodes of The Third Angle are available here.   Listen to the full Warehome episode here, and find out more about the company here.   Listen to the full Volvo episode here, and find out more about the company here.   Listen to the full EVBox episode here, and find out more about the company here.   Listen to the full Roam episode here, and find out more about the company

“Spatialization or 3D rendering of sound means that you get the feeling that you are pulling your speakers out of your ears… hearing the sound or music coming from around you instead. It is actually proven through various studies that that is a more natural way of listening. ”   Jabra’s owner company GN is an audio and video communications technology company which was founded over 100 years ago to undertake the epic task of placing the first telephone line between China and Scandinavia. Since then they have continued to innovate in the area of communications and today they design and manufacture communications devices such as wireless earbuds, headsets, intelligent hearing aids and video conferencing solutions.   Their wireless earbuds are full of cutting edge technology such as advanced noise cancellation, wind cancellation and of course essential for the runners, sweat resistance. They even manufacture some of the toughest, most durable headphones on the market.   On

“The rescue services need to know that the vehicle is safe to approach… with this app, we have a 3D view of each truck and this augmented reality view.”   With many governments making commitments toward zero-emission targets, more and more of the trucks on our roads are becoming electric. Whilst good news for the environment, it can present challenges for emergency responders, who may not be familiar with how these types of trucks are built. In the event of an accident, emergency services need to be able to access vehicles safely, and potentially, rescue people trapped inside. This means knowing things like where the battery is, where high-voltage cables are or which parts of the truck can be safely cut through.   Volvo Trucks is the market leader in the manufacture of electric trucks in Europe, and as has been the case for decades, they’re improving safety through clever innovation. They’ve developed an app for use at the scene of an emergency which guides those on the sce

November 12, 2020 Replay WebcastThis video has chapters — open the player menu to jump straight to a section.Chapter Summaries0:00 – Welcome & Introductions: CFD 201 Webinar Kickoff with PTC and Simerics Moderator Diane opens the CFD 201 webinar, covers Q&A/chat logistics, and introduces the presenters: Tom Quaglia (PTC Director of CAD Strategic Accounts), Todd Kraft, Rich Moore (Simerics EVP), and Alex Zhang. 1:05 – CFD 201 Overview: Cavitation, Wear & Product Life Cycle Rich Moore frames the session around cavitation, surface wear-and-tear, and product failure, previewing Alex Zhang's pump example that combines solid modeling in Creo Parametric with rotating geometry analysis in Creo Flow Analysis. 3:02 – Simerics Recap: Simerics MP, PumpLinx & Creo Flow Analysis Packages Recap of CFD 101/102 covering Simerics MP embedded in PumpLinx (pumps, valves, compressors) and Orca3D Marine CFD, plus the Creo Flow Analysis Base, Plus (rotating/moving), and Premium (cavitation +

Check out this video on MultiAxis Milling w Creo NC from PTC Application EngineersPresenters: Lee Goodwin (Solution Consultant, Principal) and Ryan Butcher (Solution Consultant, Fellow)Original Date Presented: October 19, 2023 To dive deeper into the subject, check out MultiAxis Milling. 

“Identify and eliminate waste and pollution at source,  circulate products and materials at their highest value for as long as possible and regenerate natural systems. So, put back at least as much or more than you take out from the natural ecosystems on which we depend. And do all that by design.”   This podcast is no stranger to innovation that drives positive change. We’ve met people who are making electric transport easily accessible in Africa and those using VR  to enable medics to reach patients in disaster zones. But what if we could redesign the whole economy to make it waste-free and sustainable for the future?    The Ellen MacArthur Foundation was founded in 2010 by the sailor Ellen MacArthur, with the aim of driving forward a circular economy. Traditionally, we think of the economy as linear: we start with extracting raw materials, which we then make products, use those products for their lifespan, and then they are disposed of as waste. The circula

Applicable Release: Creo Parametric 1.0 to 8.0   Description: In this video, we will be configuring Creo Parametric ModelCHECK to remove unwanted relations from Parts & Assemblies. Configuration works for both Parts and Assemblies.

Attached to this blog post is a short presentation and a video on the new enhancement to allow replacing the model of a drawing view with a related model in Creo 4.0. Any questions or feedback you have related to the ability to replace the model of a drawing view should be provided as comments to the blog post. That will be the easiest way for me to keep track of the comments and also be able to provide timely responses to your questions. If you follow this post, you can be notified of those comments as well and be able to learn from what others are asking. I may also periodically update this post to add some new details or information related to this enhancement.   Also, don't forget to follow the main blog post for 2D Detailing - which will have links to other 2D Detailing-related content  2D Detailing Home:  Start Here!

Attached to this blog post is a short presentation on the new enhancements to Dimensions in Creo 4.0 in Drawing mode. Any questions or feedback you have related to Dimensions should be provided as comments to the blog post. That will be the easiest way for me to keep track of the comments and also be able to provide timely responses to your questions. If you follow this post, you can be notified of those comments as well and be able to learn from what others are asking. I may also periodically update this post to add some new details or information related to Dimensions.   Also, don't forget to follow the main blog post for 2D Detailing - which will have links to other 2D Detailing-related content 2D Detailing Home: Start Here!

Check out this video on Creo Composites from PTC Application EngineersPresenters: Lee Goodwin (Technical Specialist, Principal) and Ryan Butcher (Technical Specialist, Fellow)Original Date Presented: August 15,, 2023To dive deeper into the subject, check out Creo Composites Learning.  

Check out this video on Creo Additive MFG from PTC Application EngineersPresenters: Lino Tozzi (Solution Consultant, Fellow) and Ryan Butcher (Solution Consultant, Fellow)Original Date Presented: November 14, 2023To dive deeper into the subject, check out Creo Additive MFG.  

“What Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man sees, symbols overlaid on the real world, giving him all sorts of information in colour while he’s flying around at speed, that’s the kind of thing that Striker II does”   When a fighter pilot is flying a high-speed jet, every second counts. In futuristic TV and movies we’ve got used to seeing pilots reading displays right in front of their eyes, think Iron Man and Top Gun. Well real life is catching up with the revolutionary Striker II Digital Helmet-Mounted Display made by BAE Systems.    BAE Systems is one the world’s leading aerospace innovators but their history goes back a long way at their site in Rochester, England. Once a plant that built aircraft during WW2, it’s now the birthplace of augmented reality in aviation, shaping the future of both military and commercial aviation.   Nigel Kidd, has worked on the groundbreaking technology that powers Striker II since its inception,  Alongside him Paul Harrison, manages th

"Manufacturing is critical to our national security, our health and our ability to explore new worlds and advance the human condition… VulcanForms exists to move manufacturing forward and be a small piece, hopefully a very important piece, of that future.”   VulcanForms is an MIT-born company that builds and operates advanced digital manufacturing infrastructure, founded in 2015. It’s named after Vulcan, the roman god of fire and metalworking. Why? Because the company has developed an innovative new way of manufacturing intricate metal parts on an industrial scale. They use metal additive manufacturing, a form of 3D printing to print engineered metal components that require precise designs and complex structures. This means they can have a production line that can at one time be making components for medical devices, then switch to making consumer electronics, and another week be making products for aviation, space exploration or the defence industry.   What’s more this pro

“They wanted to prototype technologies for telexistence… so it’s essentially where you have aremote operator… controlling a robotic autonomous system.” If you are injured in a disaster zone, it is critical that you receive medical care as urgently aspossible. But what if the environment is not safe for medics to enter? Either because it is a warzone or because there are hazardous materials around. That’s where AMRC’s VR technologycan help. The Advanced Medical Robotics Centre at the University of Sheffield, UK has createdpioneering robotics technology to get medics into difficult-to-access areas to triage patients.Using medical telexistence (MediTel) technology, medics can operate a remote controlled robotto reach the patients, and wear a virtual reality headset which places them in that environment.The robots are equipped with medical devices which allow the medics to carry out checksincluding taking the patient's pulse, administering pain relief and palpitating their abdomen

“We’re giving the opportunity for people to do a lot of technical work, that generally doesn't happen too often in Kenya”   If you’ve been to East Africa you may be familiar with “boda bodas.” If not, they’re small taxi bikes, commonly used by couriers or to transport people. There are 1.2 million of them in Kenya alone, that’s a lot of combustion engines on the roads, and removing them is the problem that Roam Electric are helping to solve   Roam was founded in 2017. They started out making electric safari vehicles (no surprise being located right on the edge of the national park) but they now aim to create an electric future for Africa by producing easy-to-use, affordable electric vehicles. As well as developing innovative electric buses as the country’s newest and greenest mass transit solution, they also build an electric motorcycle called the Roam Air, primarily targeted at boda boda riders.   In this episode we head to Nairobi to visit Roam’s HQ to meet Masa Kituy

“How can we make this so it physically works, but also how can we make it so that it looksamazing as well?” From James Bond to Mission Impossible to The Great Escape, chances are you have probablyseen a Triumph motorcycle on the silver screen. Triumph’s most famous bikes are probablytheir iconic 1960s Bonneville range, but they make a wide range of classic, urban and adventurebikes, and also supply engines for racing bikes, with some models having even broken land-speed records. The company was founded in 1902 and they currently sell around 100,000 bikeseach year all around the world. The sleek design which made the 1960s models so famous is very important to the brand, butthey also need to include all of the modern hardware that today’s consumers expect, from cruisecontrol to infotainment. Our producer Helen visited Triumph’s headquarters in Hinckley to meetChief Design Office Geoff Hurst. He showed her around their offices and the on-site VisitorCentre, and explained how clever desi

“We believe that Africa shouldn’t be trailing behind the developing world in green initiatives, butthat actually Africa is primed to lead the drive to green initiatives.” Around the world, over 3 billion people don’t have access to motorised transport. This meansthat farmers in emerging economies can struggle to get their produce to market. They mighthave to carry heavy loads long distances, or pay to rent a bike which isn’t suited to dangerousroads, all because they can’t afford to buy a truck. OxDelivers is working to change all this byallowing farmers to rent space in their electric OxTrucks. As the farmers are only paying for thespace they need, the system remains affordable and allows them to take more goods to marketand make more profit. The OxDelivers system is currently operating in Rwanda, but they aim to expand to otheremerging markets. The OxTrucks have been designed to be durable enough to negotiate thehilly Rwandan roads, and fully electric to keep costs down and to be le

“There’s nothing really else out there that compares to this…. It’s the closest to real life you canget without actually going out on track in a car.“ Imagine being able to race round all the world’s top Formula One circuits and feel every bumpand bit of understeer without actually having to travel anywhere. Or to be able to test drive aroad car that hasn’t been built yet on the motorway. Dynisma creates driving simulators thatmake this possible. Founded by ex-F1 engineer Ash Warne, Dynisma develops incrediblyrealistic driving simulators for both motorsport teams and the car industry. What sets theirsimulators apart though is how quickly they respond, in milliseconds, so drivers feel like they’redriving a real car. Our host (and motor racing fan) Paul Haimes joined Ash in Dynisma’s office in Somerset tolearn more about how they build state of the art simulators - and to have a test drive in theirflagship DMG-1 model simulator. Paul drives the DMG-1 around the famous SpaFrancorchamps F