Creo+ and Creo Parametric

How to have Cable with different Spools in a Harness?See Image attached. Green and Yellow need different spools. Spool option to change is grayed out for YELLOW. If changed for GREEN, Yellow also changes. THANKS! 

Hi,   There is an issue reported from customer by creating assembly constraint connecting 2 holes which is not parallel. The same assembly is already manufactured by customer with no 3d model drawing references. Now the same assembly is created in Creo but unable to apply the constraints. Along with this they are unable to simulate the same for static analysis as there are gaps which customer is using for creating welding. Kindly help me with a proper solution.   Thanks Naresh  

I am working in Creo 10 Cabling of which I am still in the early learning phases. I am able to route multiple cables in my assemblies but now I'd like to know if it is possible to create generic Wire Looms that would surround them along their paths. I would prefer to create this before any routing so that I could use it to follow its route when creating new cables in my harness. Is this actually done in "Sheathing" in the new cable routing window option or maybe as a spool and if in a spool, how do I enter the ID diameter as well as the wall thickness?  Thank you.

Need help in simulating the internal, external gear pair. And the gear-2 here will move horizontally and engage with gear-1. Also, gear-2 should start rotating after teeth engagement with gear-1. I am interested in dynamic simulation in this case. Is this possible in Creo Mechanism MDO? Thanks for your help! 

Is it possible to have more than 1 custom system color scheme in Creo Parametric 10.0.7.0  . This seems as though it would be simple. We are all well aware that there are, by default, six choices for the "system color scheme" As far as I can tell there is just one called custom. Can I add another custom scheme? This is so different than the "appearance manager" where there are often a bewildering selection of colors for the models.

Hello everyone, I would like some advice on choosing the best PC to use with CREO? Specifically, I would like to know, in summary: 1. Is a good CPU or a powerful VIDEO CARD more influential?2. When choosing a CPU, however, what is more important:a. The CPU Architecture (e.g. XEON, i* series, etc.) orb. The CPU Frequency3. When choosing a VIDEO CARD what is more important:a. The VIDEO CARD seriesor The VIDEO CARD GPU Frequencyor The VIDEO CARD GPU Memory TyMatteo

🙂 PTC should have a bug fix on this. Not a bug I guess, but would be so enjoyable to navigate flawlessly. OK! to the point: Once the drop down - select option (Check box) - I have to click out side for it to go. - I would recommend PTC to do the same with scroll function. Scroll does not work when the window dropdown is showing. It is a small thing but annoys me 50 times minimum in a day. This a great example about how a smallest thing can ruin for overall passion and productivity. WHAT CAN BE DONE?  Thank for taking your time to read and pl let me know your thoughts. GO CREO!

Hi,I am trying to create planer bend in Sheetmetal part in Creo.In  Planer Bend Thickness is different than real thickness, how to use Bendtable feature to apply Bend allowance ?I tried with basic bend table to planer bend feature , Flat length is not changing. Anyone knows how to use this Planer bend feature and get correct flat length.

We are trying to use Creo performance advisor , but information from the machine is not arriving on the panel , we have already unblocked the Firewall and antivirus , we did a telnet test as shown in the following print , and I also put the site https://apps.ptc.com in the browser and the error Http/1.1 Service Unavailable appeared , would I need to do anything else for this CREO to appear on the panel ? I'm running Version 8.4

Initially posted in this topic   Hi,   I know this topic is becoming old, but is there any method/solution yet on how to accomplish more complex routing of a cable with more routing points? My use case is 3 off cables same part number, terminated in one end to a motor, other end needs to be terminated to different locations, depending on the design of upper level assembly   Regards Yngve 

Is it possible to select multiple CAD models within the file open dialog of PTC Creo to open multiple models in one operation?I'm only able to select one model at a time.Is there perhaps another way to accomplish the same thing? Thank you very much in advance for any advice.

I have 1 user who is only getting a black background in Creo 11.0.3.0. We just upgraded last Friday from Creo 9. His colors were fine in Creo 9. We have removed his local config.pro and creo_parametic_customization.ui files and restarted Creo 11 and still just a black background. Even trying different Creo color themes (Dark or Light) do not change his display. The Creo 11 install is on a network drive and everyone uses the same start up files.  Anyone have any suggestions on what else may be causing this issue. There are at least 4 others on Creo 11 without any issues.

Hello everyone,We are working with Creo using a floatting licence. The users are not on the same site, we do not have a cloud because we are sensitive to the professionnal data protection. As a consequence, we share data with our Nas synology with VPN acces. To make the floatting licence available for all users we would like to create a container with container manager on the Nas to run flexnet licence manager. As of today, I couldn't fine any data to manage it. I am looking for a docker_compose.yml file and for la flexnet image that works for Creo.Does any of you already set up a such configuration ? if yes, could you please send me your files and process ?Thank you very much !Alexia 

Hi,How do I get the final shape in the attached picture? I want to "weld" the edges together. For me it's irrelevant if it's done in sheetmetal, by surfaces or any other method. All I want is the finished shape and sheetmetal is maybe a way to go. The only thing I know is the dimensions when the panels are flat. The finished height of the container will be less than the length of the panels due to the curvature. Fist time here and hoping for some tips 🙂 BRRobert

Hello Everyone,   I'm planning to upgrade Creo 11, I noticed some config option are depreciated in Creo parametric 11 from my existing config.pro file.may  I know the new config option for below ones.   dim_tol_lead_trail_zeros Gtol_lead_trail_zeros lead_trail_zeros Mapkey(continued) Pro_texture_library Windows_browser_type Thank you Kumar  

Hi all, Looking for a bit of guidance on annotations, but my desired outcome may not be possible from the research I've done already. I am working on an assembly and want to include an annotation for our own reference while designing. I was aiming to have an attached leader note with the text following the screen, rather than being placed on a plane, so it was more legible when working within the assembly. I have a legacy model from a much older version of Creo/ProE where this behaviour was achieved. Pictures below showing the text of the leader note scaling with the view's zoom level, and rotating to always face the screen. The leader and elbow are fixed in 3D space, but the text is dynamic.  The closest I have achieved in Creo8 is an item attached note, but this can be blocked by the model, whereas the legacy note always displays on top. I am guessing there have just been updates in the way the annotations work, and there is now no way to replicate this

My Preferred way till now is to start with along axis and as it leaves connector in a desirable way, co-ordinate system. Creating intermediate locations with placement reference co-ordinate. Any of your preferred ways you feel more convenient to get perfect route as wanted and easy to modify. SEE some IMAGES ref. Please let me know. I may learn from others sent time to figure that out. Lots of trial and error t-e-t-e-t-e...   : )  THANKS IN ADVANCE!LMK

Creo 8: In an assembly, we're using a 40" flexible bellows vacuum line multiple times (3), but since it needs to be a single item line with the correct quantity of 3, it obviously can't be 3 separate parts.  Yes, I could be sloppy and make 3 different parts but with the part number and description parameters the same, but that's not acceptable because it would make 3 different item #'s.   It's not like bulk wire or tubing etc. where I could simply have a quantity of "AR", these are specific 40" bellows.   Is there a simple way to do this?  I was thinking it "might" be possible using multiple bodies, but we don't want to do that because our Windchill guys say multi bodies cause Windchill issues, plus I'm not an expert in using multiple bodies in Creo (used it quite a bit in NX 8.5 about 7 years ago though).   Thoughts?

Now this gets tricky for me as I move ahead with Cabling.I have: = The whole vehicle assembly,          -Sub assembly                  -Main Parts                           -Screws /nuts / boltsThen comes HARNESS at the end. Now I have 1098 Harnesses in this BEAST.What is the best way to organize my HARNESSES?? See attached image.What should be my approach?I have to get it right from get go or will waste 10x ::::))))If you guys can make me sleep well for this weekend, nothing like it 🙂  THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIPS!

Hello,Can someone explain how to hide a sweep profile curve in the model and drawing? Similar topics discussed setting the config.pro option 'mesh_spline_surface' to 'no'. I have tried this and it doesn't seem to work for me. Thank you. 

Hello everyone!I want to share the information how to create custom projection views for diferent scenarios.It took me some time to get this done.If you want to create ISO, Dimetric or custom projection views you can do it by using these formulas:a= atan(sqrt(tan(α)*tan(β))/(tan(β))) - angle of rotation on vertical axisb= asin(sqrt(tan(α)*tan(β))) - angle of rotation on horizontal axisα and β - are the angles you want for projection view (ex. Dimetric view α = 7,  β = 42)a and b are the input angles for rotation of the part, as a result you get α and β for the projection view.The best thing is to add a mapkey to do it for you:I've added this to my config file:!Dimetric viewmapkey ww1 @MAPKEY_NAMECreate a dimetric view;@MAPKEY_LABELDimetric view 1 (ww1);\mapkey(continued) `igToolbar_AncestorIGT_IGT_GRP_inh396938342.proe_win:casc340798662`;\mapkey(continued) ~ Command `ProCmdViewOrient` ;\mapkey(continued) ~ Select `orient` `SetupOptions` 1 `dynorient`;\mapk

Is it possible to suppress layers using relations or pro program?   I have a part with all of the features possible built in and I suppress the features I don't want using parameters, relations and the model pro program.    The problem I am having is when I need to add another feature to a group. When the new feature is added to the model tree in the existing group of features, the model program automatically adds an "end if" statement before the feature and the existing conditional statement after it. This essentially creates an island in the middle of the group that does not become suppressed with the group around it. On simple parts this is not a big deal as I can go in and fix it easily enough, but as the parts get more complex it gets much more complicated. Also, none of my coworkers are knowledgeable enough to editing pro programs at this time.   What I want to do is put all of the features that should be grouped together on a single layer and then just use re

How can I define a path as an environment variable for CUSTOMIZATION_PATH in the AFX module that is accepted? Currently, I have to set this option via Creo, but it should also be definable in the PSF file or via a startup script. Currently, the module does not accept this environment variable even though it is included in Creo.  

We started using IFX about a year ago and since then I have been improving and adding bolts and nuts to it. After some minor hiccups during the implementation, it works almost perfectly. All models are family table instances.But now a strange issue has turned up:After placing a sunken screw, which we don't use a lot (SCREWTYPE 60), all next screws (Hexagon, Cylinder head...) are placed "in" the material. The preview shows it already and, the distance constraint of the screw shows a strange value I do not recognize.  Accidentally I found out that the "issue" was solved by once selecting the Coach bolt. It is not even necessary to place the Coach bolt, but only selecting it from the menu, and then selecting the desired bolt solves the issue and brings the system back to its normal state. When investigating I found out that for the Coach bolt I used the "non existend" SCREWTYPE 92. But it works fine!