Creo Parametric Ideas

Bounding Box as a Feature Please make a feature in Creo Parametric representing the smallest area or volume in which a design can fit, bounding box. Please spend a few minutes looking at this video from SolidWorks, it is very simple and easy to understand. Bunding Box   Chees Erik Sallingboe ... View more

Hello, Many users are requesting the possibility of having a new feature for oblong holes. At the moment creating a simple hole is very easy and customizable. But creating an oblong hole require more time : 1 - creating a cutting extrude 2 - sketching the oblong shape, or importing it from sketcher palette...   But still longuer than having a dedicated "Oblong Hole" Feature Inside of Creo Parametric. Thanks in advance. ... View more

Idea Message ID:  8127   Now most customers are using multi-CPUs(processors) machines. But for creo current release, only support multi-CPUs(processors) for graphics area and mechanica mode. Buy expensive machine and expensive software, it is very waste for us. As I know, NX 8.0, solidworks 2012 and CATIA are support multi-CPUs(processors). ... View more

I've been asked to raise this enhancement request on behalf of a couple of colleagues. Their main issue was: " When trying to drag a component for reorder in the model tree, the holding time is too short to reorder well, the component will get restructured into another sub-assembly" And the response we got from TS was: "The issue is considered as works to spec since the holding time was implemented per PD's decision." The users are finding that when they try to drag a component in the model tree to reorder, Creo is restructuring the component into a sub assembly. Once this happpens, the ability to undo is lost and it is a pain to back out of. Components are snapping way too quickly into a restructure. We would like to see either: 1. Slow down the process (back to 2 sec as it originally was) so the the user has time to see that a restructure is going to occur instead of a reorder. 2. Have the ability to toggle and choose b/w restructure and reorder if the system defaults to a restructure. 3. A config setting to allow the user to set the default time to a longer value. ... View more

New function in ModelCheck, delete all emty layer in the prt, asm and drw mode. ... View more

Currently in Creo 4.0 circular refences are shown as existent in the Notification Center, but if you click on it, it is not shown in detail. Not in every case in the message log line is observed by the user and they are not really sure how and where to open the complete information given in the .crc file. There are so much actions to avoid additional clicks in a release update, but these clicks are very strange. Please implement the full .crc file content in the notification center and allow to jump to the real effected components not on the main assembly.     ... View more

In Creo Simulate you can display the World Coordinate System (WCS) in the lower right corner by using the config.pro option sim_display_current_csys_triad=YES   This helpful information must be available in ALL modules of Creo Parametric !!!!   Vote for it !!! 😉 BR - Urs Simmler ... View more

To increase the overall model quality, we would like to prevent incompletely regenerated models (traffic light status is yellow) from being checked in to Windchill. Therefore it would be very helpful if there were a ModelCHECK check (see also PTC article CS39546).   As of today, only the config.pro setting "regen_solid_before_save prompt" can be used to inform users about incompletely regenerated models when saving. However, since we also use the config.pro setting "dm_auto_conflict_resolution yes" to suppress annoying and superfluous conflict messages from Windchill, the setting "regen_solid_before_save prompt" does not work for us either, since this message is also suppressed. ... View more

Currently, there are no Toolkit functions for Repeat Regions on drawings, to sort, filter, fix indexes ... Even setting a Repeat Region in a drawing table is not possible (see CS157928). Please provide some more Toolkit functions, to deal with Repeat Regions! ... View more

Hi,   in optic of MBD, it was useful to have the capabilities to create some table in 3D with Repeat Region (with the same capabilities of the 2D)         ... View more

Please vote if you want to have an option where Creo CAD objects could be easily displayed and manipulated in tabs like in web browsers, FoxIt, & WF4: More Details: ProE could display Tabs for all open objects, very similar to what Firefox and all web browsers do (and FoxIt pdf viewer).  This way the user can see all objects open and click any one to activate.  You could put tabs above (like in IE, Firefox, Chrome, etc) or to the left/right.    Although a bit rough around the edges, ProE WF4 could do this yet Creo cannot.  Reference Poll for more information: http://communities.ptc.com/polls/1252 Related Discussion: http://communities.ptc.com/thread/39944 (if links do not work, manually copy/paste them to address bar) ... View more

We restrict our skeleton models to surfaces only. no solid features.  I'd like a config option that prevents solid features from being created in a skeleton model. ... View more

31 characters are not enough for design. This limit sometimes is driving customer crazy. For CATIA the limit of file name is 81 characters. ... View more

Currently you can not use a parameter in the additional text fields of a GTOL.  If you try you will just get the text as you typed it and not the parameter value.  See attached image for an example.  This should work like notes, and virtually every other place within Creo.  My main focus for this request if for model annotations but the same could apply to drawing annotations.  This does not work in Creo 3 or 4.   ... View more

Sometimes we need blank the border lines of table, but for current functionality Line Display only can blank the internal lines of table, cannot blank the exterior border lines ... View more

Creo is finally beginning to inform users when they have a circular reference. It uses to be just an unnoticeable message on the bottom of the screen. Then they added a modelcheck warning, if Modelcheck was set up. in Creo 4, the notification window will show the issue clearly to the user.   HOWEVER, Creo still hasn't changed their method in EXPLAINING the user what the circular reference is. The modelcheck method is almost useless. The only real debugging method is to look in the working directory for the .crc file, open it in a text editor and try to understand the confusing wording. For such an advanced tool, this is very outdated. Not only do we need a new method, at the very least, the .crc file needs to be completely reviewed on the wording being used.   For instance, many circular references can easily be fixed by reordering features or components. Yet, the wording in the crc file for those cases uses "FEATURE A MUST FOLLOW AFTER FEATURE B". However, Feature A is already after feature B in the model. It sounds like Creo is instructing the user that A must be after B when it already is. This is very confusing even for advanced users. Better wording would be either "Feature A is after Feature B" or "Feature A is regenerating after Feature B".   In the short term, please reword some of the vague terminology in the crc file. In the long term, please come up with a much better debugging tool that is within CREO itself.   Thank you! ... View more

Please remove the 80 Character barrier/limit in STRING Parameters.  If a String Parameter is allowed to be entered in PDMLink then it should be able to be as long as required.  Also Word Wrapping in Tables allows for longer text to be effectively entered but now the limiting factor is the 80 characters that is a max in Parameters. ... View more

  Hello, When sketching a Revolve function: The icon of "Axis of Revolution" of the Mini Toolbar is identical to the Revolve function icon. Priority should be accorded to the Axis and not to the Revolve function.   Here is a suggestion:       ... View more

Tables used at the drawing level, such as for title block info, general note organization, etc. should function in a similar manner to a word processor or spreadsheet.  This mean that if a defined text style is applied to the table as a whole, any text/cells/rows/columns that go into that table should assume the text style of the table.  After completing exhaustive testing in Creo 2.0, contacting my VAR, and researching the Creo community, I've come to the conclusion that I will have to make a custom mapkey to imitate this ubiquitous font functionality.  I was hoping that with the improved text editing in Creo 3.0, the table functions would be better as well, but they are not.  Here is my idea: If I assign a text style to a selected table, all cells assume that text style, and it sticks, regardless of cell content.  Currently, for this to happen, the cell needs a character of some type.  Which I might be able to live with, but I it's worthless as soon as I add a row/column, or delete cell contents. Any row or column that is added to a table will assume the table text style, if assigned.  Otherwise, default/active.  Currently, anything new added to a table is at the active text style. This can be expanded, but at least include BASIC table text formatting that doesn't require the redundant task of changing text styles every time I add a row/column.  This isn't a new issue and frankly, I'm very surprised it hasn't been addressed.  I've found references/complaints in the Creo Community dating back to 2008. I submit this request & its feedback constructively.  As a newer user, if I'm totally missing something, I hope someone will let me know.  I have researched Creo Help files, the Creo Community, general internet search, tech support at my VAR, and power users at my company.  I plan to be an active member of this community and hope that I am well received.  I look forward to all comments & votes!!  ... View more