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I am using Creo Schematics 9.0 and Windchill 12.0. I want to load my central catalog in Windchill, set the Windchill path as a root folder, and access library items from Creo schematics. Is it possible? If it's not possible, what is the best solution to access the central catalog when users are located across the different geographies?

Hello;          I need to create dxf files from SolidWorks, & pull them into Creo for a cgm file output. One problem I had was the dim arrows are filled in SW & also in the dxf file, but when I import them into Creo they're not filled, thus not in the exported cgm either. The section line arrows remained filled, but all the dim line arrows were not filled. I posted a question in this gentlemen's YouTube post because the dim arrows are showed not filled in it as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33ZFv_szMAU&t=334s Thanks in advance for any input.Rob_D  Creo 4.0 M060

Hi Everyone, I want to create illustrations in creo illustrate in  some other language. Can someone guide me how to  go about it . I am using Creo Illustrate  10.1 Thanks in advance. Regards,Aditya Gupta

I am using Creo Schematics Release 7.0 and Datecode7.0.0.0您好PTC 我想请问下在Creo Schematics中可变接插件的entry_port的值无法像name值一样自动根据序号更新名称(如：默认名称为Pin_#,序号为 1，自动更新后的名称为Pin_1)，请问有什么方法解决这个问题如果有解决方案请电话:15527705829联系加工或者邮箱：15071650294@139.com   Translated by the moderation using Google Translate----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello PTC, I would like to ask about the entry_port value of the variable connector in Creo Schematics. It cannot automatically update the name according to the serial number like the name value (for example: the default name is Pin_#, the serial number is 1, and the automatically updated name is Pin_1) , is there any way to solve this problem?

Why are the selection sets restricted to a Figure... Why are they not like groups in Creoview that way I can use them in any figure. I know i can copy them but then i have to manage the copy all indivudually based on figure. I wanna organize things by Primary Structure. fluids electrical. ect...Why do you make it so difficult?  Do you even try to use  your own program to detect these frustrations?Or add an option to make it a universal group or figure based only for organizational purposes.

We have run across multiple assembly files that have specific mate functions established in the assembly, that show how the assembly should move. When we import the file into Creo Illustrate, it appears all of those mates are removed/broken. For a simple (and non-proprietary) example, we can reference this destaco clamp animation: Destaco Clamp Animation (youtube.com) In this assembly, the movement of the plunger is controlled through the linkages that connect back to the handle. All of these mates can be established in the native CAD file. But when we import the file into Creo Illustrate, we cannot easily recreate this movement, especially for more complex assemblies with hundreds of parts and hundreds of mates.  Is it possible to keep these mates from the native CAD file? Am I importing the assembly wrong into Creo Illustrate?  

Hello, does anyone know which is the best way to orient a 3D model normal to a specific selected surface in Creo View?

I am new to Creo View and after having been used to Solidworks, I could easily view an object perpendicular to itself by using a 'View Normal' command. It could be any face such as a bolt head, a square etc. But in creo view, I am finding it difficult to view objects normally and hence I am not able to view their alignment properly as I cant find the 'View Normal' option. Can anyone please help me with this. It is very difficult rather impossible to manually orient it to view it normally. Shift +N is used in Creo Parametric but what to do to "View Normally "in Creo View.Thanks in advance.

Creoview has a multiline search.  Does Creo IllustrateI wanna be able to search multiple parts by their Feature_ID attritbute at the same time.

 Creo View 11.0 and Creo Illustrate 11.0 have Released! The Visualization family of products, Creo View, Creo View Adapters, Creo View Toolkits and Creo Illustrate have released.When considering updates to any of these products, it is recommended to update all Visualization products to maintain compatibility across the Enterprise. Key Highlights Creo View 11.0 (Client & Toolkits)Native PDF Viewer export an active view to PDF including its watermarks and markupsSupport for in context filtering for annotation sets and viewablesSwitch to Edge from Internet Explorer for authenticating to WindchillIncrease memory limit for Creo View Lite and Express from 4gb to 16gbCreo View ECAD support EDMD IDX 4.0Retirement of Creo View ConsumerCreo View WebGL ToolkitAdd API to notify when the WebGL viewer is low on memoryAdd APIs to display an envelope measurement markup from inputs Creo View Adapter 11.0Creo Composite feature Visualization & Review eDrawing as addi

Does anyone know if there is a way to get a report to show only when a "Total" is greater than 1. I have a report setup for our user that gets generated when they do checkin to windchill. This report pops up showing all the Harnesses in the Design. The intent being to check that each harness has only a quantity of 1, If any harness is a quantity of 2 or more that is an issue since the harnesses are labeled with that harness name. Users many times do not look at the report since there can be multiple pages of harnesses in complex designs. An alternate thought might be is there a way to limit specific datasets to being applied only once? Since in order to get 2 harnesses, the design has the same dataset applied twice (to 2 different cables). Attaching my report for reference.

I want to assemble/mate two parts together, but sometimes I am unable to select the origin and destination from the ' select from graphics area' option. Can anyone please help me with it.

there is no documentation on this.   i would like to see a number at the connector level adding up all the connection_count in the port level.  

I am using Creo Schematics Release 7.0 and Datecode7.0.0.0There is an issue we are facing during PDF export from CS 7.0 compared to previous version CS 3.0 (used before CS 7.0) as mentioned. (i) The exported PDF from CS 7.0 and open in Adobe Illustrator for edit text properties is automatically changing the TEXT format into DARFT format. Please refer attachment for more details. (ii) The exported PDF from CS 7.0 (15MB) file size is 3 to 5 times larger than CS 3.0 (3MB). We just wonder why this drastic file size difference from older to newer versions. Sometime, it is taking more than 5 minutes to create the PDF file on CS 7.0. We used to color the circuit/wire name based on the functionality in Adobe Illustrator (AI). For formatting in Adobe Illustrator (AI), we use the PDF file exported from the RSD file saved from Creo Schematics. We do not face any issues in the older version of Creo Schematics (CS 3.0). After we deployed CS 7.0, the exported PDF file is selectable as a "TEXT (singl

Hi everyoneI have an issue with the distance tool in Creo View Express.If i open an DRW file (created in Creo 7.0.2.0) in Creo View Express, and use the distance tool for measure something, the measure result is incorrect like a wrong scale.But the scale of the DRW is 1:1 and in Creo View Express are 1:1.I noticed that the error of the measure follow the dimension of the sheet in the DRW file (see the attacment).But if i export the DRW file in DWG file, and i open the DWG file in Creo View Express the measure are ok.Some one can help me? thank you

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Hello, I was wondering if anyone has tried using Creo Illustrate with Creo Parametric models but using Siemens Teamcenter.  I'm trying to find out if Illustrate can connect to Teamcenter, as that is a requirement for a new team I am working on if they want to consider using Illustrate. This team is on Creo 10.0.3.0 Thanks!

I saw this post from the recent Creo Illustrate training at Blue Origin this week - sounds like it was a great event! https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7196656920093425665      Next up for Jeff Coon and the Creo Illustrate team - a webinar on May 29th!   Technical Illustrations for Service: How Tech Pubs and Tech Illustrators Bridge Complexities in Communication Imagine being able to take complex engineering designs and turn them into easy-to-understand visuals - making the intricate simplicity itself, perfect for manuals, assembly instructions, and more. With Creo Illustrate, you can create illustrations that not only look good but also communicate effectively. Creo Illustrate is a powerful tool that transforms 2D and 3D CAD data into engaging visual illustrations and animations that manufacturing and service teams rely on to get products out the door faster.      Enhance Visual Communication: Utiliz

Is it possible to modify the size and location of the the parts list table when saving as a pdf?  What is common practice around using Illustrate figures for 2D parts manual documentation with parts lists? I tried editing the XML but with the little guidance out there, I couldn't even replace the ptc logo with my own. A little frustrating this functionality isnt easier to use or doesn't exist.  Maybe Creo Illustrate is not intended to make 2D manuals? I'm just a Cad Admin and this software was purchased before I was hired so I dont really know anything about it

I'm trying to create a custom view orientation. No matter what I do, I can only rotate the view orientation about the Z- and Y-axis, but not about the X-axis. When I change the numerical value either in the X- or in the Z-angle input box, the view orientation always rotates about the Z-axis and never about the X-axis. The attached screenshots show different angle values entered in the X- and/or Z-angle input box. It can be seen that the angle always changes about the Z-axis and never about the X-axis. 1. Start: X-angle and Z-angle are zero 2. Changed the Z-angle -> view rotates about Z-axis ✅ 3. Changed the X-angle -> view rotates about Z-axis ❌ 4. Changed both Z-angle and X-angle -> view does not rotate at all, Z and X cancel each other out ❌ 

Hello community, I've started to add some custom light scenes in the lightsscenes.xmlHas anyone experienced this already?I mean there are some settings that are not fully explained in the help, for example the difference between "ambient_adjust" (in the main definition of the lightscene) and "adj_ambient" (in the definition of the light itself).Or other best practices in positions, orientations, etc..I'm not fully happy with the default that comes with the application so I'm doing some tests and wondering if anyone has already done something to be shared, at least some experience 😉 Thanks

Hello,Is there a search function for Creo Illustrate figures? In the future I will have large Creo Illustrate files with a lot of illustrations (20....100 and more), all consisting of 11-digit numbers. In order to find one of these numbers (illustrations), I urgently need a search function similar to the search function in the parts list. Unfortunately, at the moment (it seems) there is only a filter function for figures that isolates the figure I am looking for (see picture below): However, I would like to have the figure I am searching for highlighted in the list of all figures, so that I can see the location (see picture below): If I am wrong, please tell me how to search for figures. Best regardsRamon

Hi everyone. I am unable to create an animation in CreoView. I am new to CreoView and I'm not sure if we have to first create an animation in Creo parametric and then import it into CreoView.If I click on 'Advanced' option in CreoView, I get the message "The animation (edit) license is not available at this time. Can someone please help me with this issue. This option will really help me in assembling the components together.Thank you in advance.

I was using the "Check Pin Numbers" tool while verifying my BID-WID diagrams, and I noticed that every one of my components has one extra pin (according to the tool, anyway).  All of these components are made with a variable group connector and datatables, and each one only shows 6 pins. I've checked their properties, tried selecting children, and using the reorder members tool to make sure none were hidden or disabled.  The only thing I can think of is that Schematics is counting the Block Port as an additional pin on each component. I don't think this will stop me from exporting but it is a bit confusing.  Should I just ignore it, or is there an easy fix? 

There is an issue we are facing during PDF export from CS 7.0 compared to previous version CS 3.0 (used before CS 7.0) as mentioned below. The exported PDF from CS 7.0 (15MB) file size is 3 to 5 times larger than CS 3.0 (3MB). We just wonder why this drastic file size difference from older to newer versions. Sometime, it is taking more than 5 minutes to create the PDF file on CS 7.0.The exported PDF from CS 7.0 and open in Adobe Illustrator for edit text properties is automatically changing the TEXT format into DARFT format. Please refer attachment for more details.