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I have a student that is trying to install Creo 2.0 from the PTC down load site. I understand it is a large file. (4 GB I think....) The student had it run over night and most of another day and only got as far to 70% down load. They tried a 2nd time and it started from the beginning again and only got as far as 50% before stalling. Are there any tricks to restarting a down load where it left off... of otherwise breaking up the install to complete in sections? I did not get there internet speed... and can pursue getting that information. Do you have any sort of a table as to what should be expected for the down load time frames based on the down load speed?

When we did the PTC training in Oregon, Scott showed us how to constrain certain components so they don't move when we are using drag. This is especially useful when you have multiple components that can move in your assembly and when you start dragging all of them start moving. Our team has now built up an assembly and we'd like to do this, but can't figure it out. SM - Can you remind us how this is done in the drag panel?Thanks,Kris K

Hi,A while since the last time I used Creo, so a beginner question I recently re-installed Creo.Now I am starting to model, I'd like to make a datum plane with angular offset.I click the plane in the datum group.Then I select a plane for which I want the new datum plane go through (I select the through from the drop down menu.).I try to select one more plane using control button. I can not select more planes or objects as references (The datum plane placement window is open.)How to proceed forward?

Robotalk 2013 - Using Creo with Windchill Join the cast of Robotalk for a session on PTC Windchill covering an overview of CAD data management with PTC Creo. The session covers importing the KOP, dealing with ghost objects and an assortment of questions from the audience.   Click Here to view the downloadable version of this video.     (view in My Videos)

Hey everyone, I could use a little input here if anyone has it. I'm a college student and recently purchased the student licensed Mathcad 15. Now after a few weeks, it seems that any files that I create or open and save on my system are being corrupted! I get the following message when I try to open a file:The contents of this file have been corrupted:Detailed Error Information:File: (file path)Reason:Line Number: 0Character Position: 0If I start a new file, everything works fine for the first day. I can open it, close it, save it, etc with no problems. But the next day, error message. I tried saving a copy as an HTML file. Same results. The next day, the links to the pictures all had incorrect paths to the pictures?and that's it. PTC couldn't help me since student license support is limited to instiallation only. I uninstalled/reinstalled it, it worked fine for a week or so and now it's doing it again!Very frustrating!Any input???ThanksLee

Hey-- I'm creating a trophy using Creo Parametic (for the 3D printing award given at Minnesota FIRST Technical Challenge State Championship), and I was wondering whether I could use a vector image obtained from the logo of the sponsor of the award (Stratasys) and import that straight into sketch, or otherwise avoid having to somehow trace over the original image. I've been looking through a bunch of threads on PTC communities, but besides saying that it's really easy, nobody seems to actually provide instructions on importing a vector image.--Nick AarestadFRC Team 2220Eagan FIRST Robotics

Hi,We're looking for a 120 tooth gear and 30 tooth gear parts and can't find them in the tetrix kit of parts online. Could you point us in the direction?

HI, I am trying to install WC 10.2 F000 with SQL server 2008 r2 , dbase was successfully installed but @ in windchill installation DNS host name & SQL client installation directory showing an error..Please give me solution

Those of you in nice new shiny buildings might want some high tech posters to showcase engineering.If you are in buildings that are past their sell-by date, you may need posters to cover the cracks/stains and of course showcase high tech engineering.Whichever applies, the attached PDF can be printed to display in your classrooms and workshops.We hope you find them useful.

Who do we contact to have team member email addresses added to the Windchill database? I have tried to add them to the Windchill project but they dont exist in the database.

I have an academic license and I am trying to install Creo 2.0, downloaded on this page (MED-100WIN-CD-390_M070_Win32-64). Itsn't the first time that I install the program because the license was not working and uninstall it. But this time, trying to install it, the setup.exe doesn't work! I run it and nothing happens. I tried many things (run as administrator, run in safe mode, run with other compatibility ...) but nothing works when the first time I installed everything was fine. Also installer of trial version runs but the full version no. When I run setup it generates the following file "traceback":   --------------------- The timestamp is: vie jun 28 05:51:48 13 The datecode is: NA The pro machine type is: NA The process ID is: NA The traceback type is : CRASH ------------------------------------------------- Exception EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION has occurred in the thread 2764. Main Thread 6496 ===================== 0x774EF8D1 NULL (NULL:0) (ntdll:0x774D0000) ( 0x748, 0x

Hello, i'm new to PTC software and still strugling to understand it. I'm constructing something for my school project but i don't know how to add standart parts in my assembly. I understand there is no library with CREO but there is internet browser implemented through which i can download these parts from internet. I downloaded tapered roller bearing from 3dmodelspace.com but when i try to add it into my assembly it says "The file (...) was created with a commercial version of Creo Parametric and is not compatible with the version of Creo Parametric you are running." I have student edition ofcourse. Is there a way around? How Can i add standart parts into student edition assembly? Should i use different source of these models?

Can you recommend an available video that steps a team through using Creo Parametric with Windchill. We have multiple subteams (e.g. drives, acquisition, storage, shooter, ...). Each of these areas is working on CAD for their contribution to the team. They all have to integrate. Currently the only way we have figured out how to do this is to have the Drives team publish and assembly. Then have the Acquistion team use the Drives team assembly... and add their component... creating a combined drives and acquistion assembly. The Storage team pulls in the combined drives and acquisition assembly... adds the storage assembly... and publishes this new expanded assembly.... and so on until all of the team components have been added.I am guessing this is not the normal or recommended processes. I am looking for what is the recommended process for multiple teams to work independently... but still be able to pull in the latest design updates from other teams to validate integration requirements.

Pictured is the top part of our scissor mechanism. There's a Pin constraint at every joint where the beams intersect. They work fine and 'scissor' as expected.Now I want to attach the beam with the slot and hole in in such that it's Pinned to one scissor beam (at B) and a peg in the other beam (A) slides through the slot as the scissors expand/contract.I've been at this for a while and just can't get it - usually I can't get past 'connection definition is incomplete' sort of messages. If I do get past that it just doesn't do much of anything.I've tried Slot and Slider constraints on A using the hole on the scissor beam and putting an axel through it and using that.I've defined an axis and planes but they're not taken as valid selections while defining the constraints. This makes me wonder if I'm just doing something fundamentally wrong - I'm not a mechanical engineer type.Thanks,Dan HoltFTC 7300 Mentor

This year are we expected to use Openvsp in the design process? If so how does one export the model into the new version of Creo?Thank you.

Want to see more capabilities of Creo Parametric? Check out the Creo Interactive Experience site for lots of cool videos on Concept Design, Detailed Design, Simulation and Working with Teams.

Hello, I'm trying to install Creo 2.0 Student Edition. The installation guide tells me to enter my product code (which I have) into the "Simply License Entry" field and to click "Install Licensing". Unfortunately, the text box is not an active field, and doesn't allow for any text entry. The "Install Licensing" button is similarly greyed out.I disabled my firewall and antivirus, and am running the program as an administrator in Windows 7. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

Students from Team Dragon Young Engineers Club at Dyffryn Taf School in Carmarthenshire, Wales are hoping to win a £3000 grant from the Elite Engineering Programme. All you have to do is 'like' their video on YouTube and ask as many of your contacts to do the same.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7WhP4g-caA&sns=emGood luck Team Dragon!

Hi folks,Can you suggest me, Is there any chance of using Pro-e WF 5.0 licence for Creo 1.0 /2.0 ?At present we are working on WF 5.0, But now we need creo 2.0. But creo 2.0 licence itself $12K. So that can we replace WF 5.0 licence for creo 2.0.Some of my friends experienced with using this same, but its unbelievable.AraviK

Hello to all,Trying to check in and move the Tetrix KOP library from the workspace to the CAD Models folder...that includes assemblies created by our team. One particular part hangs up the entire process...Message states..."Cannot check in place holder document CAD Part - set_screw_large.prt, A.1." Even when deselecting "set_screw_large.prt" Creo/Windchill still tries to push it up and it fails the whole batch process. Even when trying to delete the component and it tells me that..."A referential integrity violation occurred for this operation:" What a nightmare its a catch 22 situation, where one corrupt file hangs ups the whole process. It seems to be a single point of failure at its worst. Any chance I could share access to the Windchill workspace to have someone at PTC figure out this corruption issue? Are there any "Plan B Zapinator" functions for this wretched file? Just as I was getting pumped up and excited about using Windchill after viewing the recent Robotalk Webinar on Wind

Is it possible to merge two letters created using the text tool in Creo 2 School's Edition into one new solid. The attached jpeg shows two letters which are created as seperate parts and have been assembled so that their undersurfaces are coincident. They have been purposely overlapped laterally.

Just learned the FTC Tetrix KOP had a couple of assemblies in it that referenced CAD files that no longer exist and needed to be updated before going into Windchill. As a validation step, Windchill will interrogate each CAD file to identify any and all dependencies it has. In some cases, Creo is okay with the missing reference and will continue working without any worries. Windchill on the other hand is not quite so forgiving and must be able to resolve all the references and dependencies. When Windchill cannot find these references and dependencies to other files, they will show up in the workspace as a "ghost" object which is identified by the ripped document icon. This is a common issue for people working primarily on their local hard drive and then trying to push their CAD files into Windchill with Creo. Generally speaking, it's almost impossible to do this when Creo is always connected to Windchill since Windchill is constantly managing and monitoring these relationships and will

Quick Installation GuideFor those looking for a quick guide to get Creo going as soon as possible and are confident in their technical ability, please follow the link below.Student Edition (K-12)Student Edition (University)Academic Edition (Requires product code)Install VideosFor those looking for an in-depth video guide, use the series of links below.OverviewVerifying System RequirementsUpdating Graphics DriversDownloadingInstallingConfiguringVerifying CompletionIf you have problems during the installation please do no hesitate to get in contact with us here on the community page or submit a support request.

Recently i got a code to use on creo for my engeneering homework and i entered it on my laptop but it wouldent work well so i got a computer that it will work on but it wont let me re-enter the code is there any way of using that code again?

How did you come to the calculation of the maximum payload for each design? Is it in a worksheet or other source? So if we make our own design or redesign a given one we can take this into consideration.