Creo Parametric Tips

Nov 29, 2022

Oct 26, 2022

Hi all, as this came up in several threads, let me add a consolidated post here referring to External Copy Geometry (ECG) and body attribute propagation. The questions here are mostly related to the logic of the propagation options for bodies (and also other objects) Note that the ECG has settings within its option panel to control the propagation of parameters. This includes several aspects ranging from appearances to body names and more, and it also includes an option to propagate the construction body attribute. It also depends on whether an external body/or bodies are added "as is" or being merged into the existing body in the part. Here is how the options look like: Some questions had been raised for example about how the construction yes/no option works when a body is brought via ECG from a source model to a target model, initially with that option checked and then unchecked during Edit-Definition of the ECG. The answer to that is that this option is a logical toggle that allows to control whether the status/attribute from the source should be propagated to the target. If you "uncheck" it, the "construction" body attribute/status will no longer be propagated to the target. That means an update of the ECG will no longer force an update of the construction attribute in the target body. That means the target body will stay a construction body (simply because that is its current state and no update is forcing the body to change that status.) If you do a right-menu action on the body to "Unset construction body" status, then the body should become a regular solid body and should no longer change to construction during an ECG update. The publications team is currently working to provide additional explanations to the behavior into the online help sections. You should see that in the upcoming maintenance releases. Back to Creo 7.0/8.0++ Multibody Home: Start Here!

Sep 30, 2022

Sep 27, 2022

Dear PTC Community, We would like to inform you that some of your favorite Creo extensions and packages have been renamed. You will ask “What does it mean?” but no need to worry – it is just a simple name change; the content will stay absolutely the same (amazing!) Here is a short overview of the changes: Extensions Creo Simulation Live Plus - Creo Simulation Live Advanced Creo Flow Analysis Plus - Creo Flow Analysis Advanced Creo GD&T Advisor Plus - Creo GD&T Advisor Advanced Creo Additive Manufacturing (AMX) Plus - Creo Additive Manufacturing (AMX) Advanced Creo High-Speed Milling Plus - Creo High-Speed Milling Advanced Packages Design Advanced Plus - Design Advanced Professional Design Premium Plus - Design Premium Professional Creo Parametric Essentials Plus - Creo Parametric Essentials Professional Creo Essentials Plus - Creo Essentials Professional University Plus Campus Pack - University Campus Pack

Aug 11, 2022

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Jun 15, 2022

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Jun 13, 2022

May 20, 2022

Multibody - Model Tree Auto-locate Capability Update – Creo 7.0 vs Creo 8.0 & Creo 9.0 Hello all, As I got a few comments & questions from time-to-time about the auto-locate functionality and its behavior, I wanted to shed some light on Auto-locate configurations and related changes between Creo 7.0, 8.0 and 9.0. What is auto-locate? Auto-locate is the capability to automatically find, show and highlight selected items in the tree. When you select geometry in the graphics, auto-locate will find the feature that created that geometry, expand nested tree hierarchy levels where required, and scroll the tree so you can see the tree node of that feature. When auto-locate was introduced, features were shown only once (e.g there was single node in the model tree representing the feature) and so there was no ambiguity as to which tree node instance of the feature to actually auto-locate to. #1) Creo 7.0: With the introduction of Multi-body in Creo 7.0, we introduced the Design Items folder that optionally allowed to list the bodies in the model along with their contributing features. This led to additional feature nodes showing up in the tree. ( Note: The display can be configured within the model tree filter settings) For Creo 7.0, the following options were available to control the body and body features display: Note that the option “Auto locate features in body sub-nodes” allowed to control whether a feature node should be located in the feature tree as it worked in the past or whether it should be auto-located underneath the body that it contributes geometry to (e.g. locating the feature node within the contributing features list of/underneath a body) #2) In Creo 8.0 we added more options, added the display of quilts and their contributing features in the Design Items Folder, and moved the auto-location option to a new place. It now resides together with all the other auto-locate and highlighting related tree options. To control the auto-locate behavior, you now need to go to the “Selection Priority” setting under the tree options and set it to “Feature List” or “Design Items”. As you can see in the screen shot, the round surface selection in the graphics triggers an auto-location to the feature node in the regular feature tree list and not within the Design Items as the setting is set to "Feature List". But there is additional flexibility: In a configuration where both trees are shown, you can now actually achieve a simultaneous auto-locate in the feature tree and Design Items tree side-by-side. #3) In Creo 9.0 (Beta) you will find the Selection Priority in that same place underneath the Tree Options within the tree's new toolbar. In addition you will find some additional auto location related enhancements once this version releases to the public. I hope that helps you to customize the tree display and the auto-locate behavior to your personal preferences and needs. Back to Creo 7.0/8.0++ Multibody Home: Start Here!

Mar 28, 2022

Feb 22, 2022

Well-known community member, Stephen, tells us he has two interests: Creo - and saltwater fishing with his wife in the bays along the Texas coast for red drum, black drum, flounder, and sea trout. Below, a good day with a 30-pound black drum he released. Stephen is Texas born and raised, spending most childhood summers on his grandfather’s hard-working farm. He’s been involved in Pro/Engineer-Creo community since the mid to late 90’s, well before PTC had an integrated community. He says: “I enjoy helping other users learn how to use Creo but mostly I like learning things about the software I didn’t know. There is likely not a week that goes by that I don’t learn something on the Community that I can put to use. I absolutely know that without the community, I wouldn’t be as good of a Creo user.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves! Right now, Stephen makes parts/assemblies and drawings although he said that he used to do a lot with Creo’s routed systems and sheet metal capabilities. He and his team directly support manufacturing and customer integration for everything his employer builds. He kindly shared with us a photo of a project on which he works. Here’s how he describes the photo below: "The yellow part is a Subsea Blowout Preventor that is shipping out from our manufacturing facility here in Houston. This is ½ of the product we manufacture here in Houston. This part is about 750,000 pounds of steel. The other ½ is another 500,000 pounds and is not pictured. It ships separately but are used together for offshore drilling as passive safety devices. It took 3 days for this trailer to get from our manufacturing facility to our port facility near Baytown TX (about 50 miles)." Thanks to Stephen for his contributions to the Community. Better together is what it's about.

Feb 16, 2022

Dec 31, 2021

Dec 25, 2021

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Welcome to Creo Tips and Techniques Series Main Presenters: Ryan Butcher (Technical Specialist, Fellow) and Lino Tozzi (Technical Specialist, Fellow) Below you will find all the related webcast recordings and recommended additional learning resources. Webcast Title Description Learn Online Classes/Resources 1 Learn Online Classes/Resources 2 Creo Multi-Body Design Creo Multi-Body Design Creo: Multibody Design Class Info Creo and Augmented Reality Creo and Augmented Reality Augmented Reality Class Info Creo: Generative Design Automated geometry creation using design criteria Creo: Generative Design Class Info Creo Generative Design Tutorials Creo: Simulation Live Real time simulation during design Creo Simulation Live Class Info Creo Simulation Live Tutorials Creo: Flexible Modeling Direct modeling features to edit imported data Creo: Flexible Modeling Class Info Creo Flexible Modeling Tutorials Ansys Simulation Ansys Simulation Ansys Simulation Class Info Harness Design Used with cabling to create harness mfg drawings Cable Routing & Harness Class Info Cable Routing & Harness Class Info Manufacturing Automation Tools for mfg efficiencies Mfg Training Class Info Additive Manufacturing Design for 3D printing Additive Manufacturing Class Info Advanced Assembly Advanced techniques for assemblies Creo Advanced Assembly Class Info Behavioral Modeling Automated design intent Behavioral Modeling Class Info Surfacing Tips & Techniques Core Surfacing-ISDX-Freestyle Surfacing Class Info ISDX Class Info Creo Mechanism Dynamics Creo Motion analysis Creo: Assembling with Kinematics Connections Class Info Creo: Mechanism Design & Analysis Class Info Mathcad Express Mathcad Express Mathcad Tutorials Design Exploration & Intelligent Fastener (IFX) Explore multiple design concepts; automatic assembly of fasteners Design Exploration Tutorials Intelligent Fastener Tutorials Tool Design/Mold Analysis Mold design and flow analysis Mold Design Tutorials High Speed Machining High Speed Machining Axis High Speed Milling Info Prismatic & Multi-Surface Milling Standard mfg in Creo Creo: Introduction to Milling Class Info Creo: Introduction to Turning - COMING SOON Creo Unite & Import Data Doctor MultiCAD design collaboration Creo Unite Technology Tutorials Plastic Part Design Plastic Part Design Plastic Part Design Overview Large Assembly Management Top Down design Creo: Using Assembly Skeletons for Top-Down Design Class Info Creo Sheetmetal Design Creo Sheetmetal Design Creo Sheetmetal Class Info Creo Sheetmetal Tutorials Reverse Engineering Use scan data to create new part designs Advanced Modeling Techniques Techniques for Sketcher, Selection, Sweeps, Deformation, Blends Creo Simulate Advanced Creo based Advanced Simulation Creo Simulate Advanced Tutorials Creo Render Studio Photo render your models Creo Render Studio Tutorials Creo Model Based Definition 3D drawings (model centric designs) Creating Annotations using MBD Modifying & Publishing Annotations using MBD Creo Automation Creo based automation tools: Macros, Programming, Options Modeler Creo Automation Tutorials Creo Manikin Ergonomic studies with manikins Creo Manikin Tutorials Creo Schematics Routed Systems design for all types of schematics Creo Schematics Class Info Creo Schematics Tutorials Creo View Interference Lightweight view of CAD designs Creo View Tutorials Creo Clearance & Creepage Analysis Clearance and Creepage analysis for electrical designs What's New in Creo 8 & 9 What's New in Creo 8 & 9 What's New in Creo 8 & 9 Tutorials What's New in Creo 8 & 9 Blog ECAD/MCAD Collaboration MCAD designer and ECAD designer collaboration Data Exchange Tutorials PTC University PTC Creo training Advanced Framework Extension Design of steel structures Advanced Framework Extension Tutorials Advanced Framework Ext Tutorial Creo Flow Analysis Simerics based CFD Creo Flow Analysis Tutorials Creo Ansys Simulation Full Ansys based solution embedded in Creo Creo Ansys Simulation Class Info Creo Ansys Simulation Tutorials What's new in Creo 9 What's new in Creo 9 What's New in Creo 9 Piping Design 3D routing of piping design Piping Design Tutorial Get Started with Creo Parametric Piping Creo Layout & 2D Sketching Axis concentric design layout in 2D Creo Layout & 2D Sketching Progressive Die Design Design of sheetmetal stamped parts About Progressive Die Design Virtual Interconnect Libraries for schematic design Virtual Interconnect Design Automation for Creo Partner automation tools CadActive Creo Automation with Smart Assembly Partner automation tools SIGMAXIM DFMPro Design for mfg (Partner) HCL DFMPro Creo Option Modeler Design optionality in Creo Assemblies Creo Options Modeler What's New in Creo 10 What's New in Creo 10 What's New in Creo 10 Tutorials Creo Ansys Simulation Full Ansys based solution embedded in Creo Creo Ansys Simulation Tutorials Creo Composites Creo Composites Creo Composite Tutorials Creo: Things You Might Know But Probably Don't Creo: Things You Might Know But Probably Don;t Creo Tutorials Multi-Axis Milling with Creo NC Multi-Axis Milling with Creo NC Intro to Milling Creo Additive Manufacturing Creo Additive Manufacturing Intro to Additive Manufacturing Creo Patterns Creo Patterns Creo Patterns Tutorials Sketcher Sketcher Sketcher Tutorials Turning Turning Creo 11 Creo 11 Resolving Geometry Issues Resolving Geometry Issues in Creo Parametric Creo: Part Design Intent and Reference Management Training Session: Creo: Assembly Design Intent and Reference Management Product Insights Product Insights Solid Model Tools in Creo NC Solid Model Tools in Creo NC Rapid New Product Development Using Generative, Additive and Simulation Rapid New Product Development Using Generative, Additive and Simulation Creo Class A Surfacing NEW SCHOOL Creo Surfacing with Bart Brejcha from Design Engine Creating Surface Features 1 Creating Surface Features 2 Advanced Surface Modeling Conceptual Design Using Subdivision Modeling Next Generation Model Based Definition Using Creo + Windchill Mark Nielsen (Principal of Tech Azul) What is MBD? Training Session: Creo Creating Annotations Using Model Based Definitions Training Session: Creo: Modifying and Publishing Annotations Using Model-Based Definition Things I Love About Creo - Featuring Michael Bourque General Tips on Numerous Topics to enhance your Creo experience Creo Tutorials Simplifying Models for Downstream Use How To make Assembly Models more usable by people inside and outside of your organization by removing unnecessary small parts, internals components, or even sensitive data. Learn Online Classes / Resources 1 Managing Large Assemblies LEARN Class Learn Online Classes / Resources 2 Shrinkwrap Tutorials Simplified Rep Tutorials Creo Flow Analysis-What's Existing, What's New, Industry Specific Examples (Creo Flow Analysis - What's Existing, What's New, Industry Specific Examples) Creo Harness Manufacturing Extension Tips n' Techn... - PTC Community Creo Harness Manufacturing Extension from PTC & Virtual Interconnect. Tom Quaglia (Solution Consultant, Fellow), Kieran Gilhooley (Software Development Manager, Virtual Interconnect), Scott Ferguson (Project Development Manager, Virtual Interconnect) Routed Systems Brochure with HMX Info Creo: Creating Harnesses and Routing Cables 2 Note: Explore the Harness Manufacturing Extension (HMX topic is towards the end of this 3 hour class) ModelCheck And Performance Advisor Tips and Tricks Irena Roggeveen Creo Product Manager Adam Manfredonia Creo Solutions Creo Tips & Techniques (Simulation Updates) PTC Creo Tips & Techniques (Simulation Updates in Creo 11, 12, 13) with Todd Kraft Creo Parametric Wire Harness Design Creo 12 Cable Harness Design T&T with Adam Manfredonia PTC (Principal Applications Engineer Southern) California You may also find similar content in our East Coast Webcast Series series.

Jul 19, 2021

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Welcome to Creo Tips & Techniques Webcast Series (East Coast) Main Presenters: Lino Tozzi (Technical Specialist, Fellow) and Ryan Butcher (Technical Specialist, Fellow) Below you will find all the related webcast recordings and recommended additional learning resources. Webcast Title Description Learn Online Classes/Resources 1 Learn Online Classes/Resources 2 Creo Multi-Body Design Creo Multi- Body Design Creo Multi-Body Class Info Creo Simulation Live Real time simulation during design Creo Simulation Live Class Info Creo Simulation Live Tutorials Creo Generative Design Automated geometry creation using design criteria Creo: Generative Design Class Info Creo Generative Design Tutorials Creo Flexible Modeling Direct modeling feature to edit imported data Creo: Flexible Modeling Class Info Creo Flexible Modeling Tutorials Creo Advanced Assembly Advance techniques for assemblies Creo Advanced Assembly Class Info Creo Behavioral Modeling Automate design intent Creo Behavioral Modeling Class Info Creo Additive Manufacturing Design for 3D printing Additive Manufacturing Class Info Creo Tolerance & GD&T Creo tolerance & GD&T Creo EZ Tolerance Analysis Tutorials Creo GD&T Advisor Tutorials Creo Surfacing Creo Surfacing-ISDX Surfacing Class Info ISDX Class Info Creo Surfacing continued Creo Surfacing-Freestyle Freestyle Class Info Creo Cabling/HMX Creo Cabling/HMX Creating Harnesses & Routing Cables 1 Creating Harnesses & Routing Cables 2 Creo Mechanism Dynamics Creo Mechanism Dynamics Creo: Assembling with Kinematics Connections Class Info Creo: Mechanism Design and Analysis Class Info Mathcad Express Mathcad Express Mathcad Tutorials Design Exploration & Intelligent Fastener (IFX) Explore multiple design concepts for automatic assembly of fasteners Design Exploration Tutorials Intelligent Fastener Tutorials Tool Design EXT with Mold Analysis Mold design and flow analysis Mold Design Tutorials Prismatic & Multi-Surfaces Prismatic & Multi-Surfaces Creo: Introduction to Milling Class Info Creo: Introduction to Turning - COMING SOON Creo Unite and Import Data Doctor MultiCAD design collaboration Creo Import Data Doctor Class Info Creo Unite Technology Tutorials Plastic Part Design Plastic Part Design Plastic Part Design Large Assembly Management Top Down design Creo: Using Assembly Skeletons for Top-Down Design Class Info Creo Sheetmetal Design Creo Sheetmetal Design Creo Sheetmetal Class Info Creo Sheetmetal Tutorials Reverse Engineering Use scan data to create new part designs Advanced Modeling Techniques Techniques for Sketcher, Selection Sweeps, Deformation, Blends Creo Simulate Advanced Creo based advanced simulation Creo Simulate Advanced Tutorials Creo Render Studio Photo render your models Creo Render Studio Tutorials Creo Parametric Design for Model-Based Definition 3D drawings (model centric designs) Creating Annotations using MBD Modifying & Publishing Annotations using MBD Creo Automation Creo based automation tools: Macros, Programming, Options Modeler Creo Automation Tutorial Creo Data Migration Creo Data Migration Creo Manikin Ergonomic studies with manikins Creo Manikin Tutorials Creo Schematics Routed Systems design for all types of schematics Creo Schematics Class Info Creo Schematics Tutorials Creo View Overview/Interference Lightweight view of CAD designs Creo View Tutorials Creo Clearance & Creepage Analysis Clearance and Creepage analysis for electrical designs Creo Clearance & Creepage Learning Link What's New in Creo 8 & 9 What's New in Creo 8 & 9 What's New in Creo 8 & 9 Tutorials What's New in Creo 8 & 9 Blog ECAD/MCAD Collaboration MCAD designer and ECAD designer collaboration Data Exchange Tutorials PTC University PTC Creo training Advanced Framework Extension Design of steel structures Advanced Framework Extension Tutorials Advanced Framework Ext Tutorial Creo Flow Analysis Creo Flow Analysis Creo Flow Analysis Tutorials Creo Ansys Simulation Full Ansys based solution embedded in Creo Creo Ansys Simulation Class Info Creo Ansys Simulation Tutorials What's New in Creo 9 What's New in Creo 9 What's New in Creo 9 Creo Piping Design 3D routing of piping design Piping Design Tutorial Get Started with Creo Parametric Piping Creo Layout & 2D Sketching Axis concentric design layout in 2D Creo Layout & 2D Sketching Creo Progressive Die Design Design of sheetmetal stamped parts PDX Help Documentation PDX Home Page on B&W's Site Virtual Interconnect Libraries for schematic design Virtual Interconnect Design Automation for Creo Partner automation tool CadActive Creo Automation with Smart Assembly Partner automation tool SIGMAXIM DFMPro Design for Manufacturing (Partner) HCL DFMPro Creo Options Modeler Design optionality in Creo assemblies Creo Options Modeler Tutorial What's New in Creo 10 Whats New in Creo 10 What's New in Creo 10 Tutorials Creo Ansys Simulation Creo Ansys Simulation Creo Ansys Simulation Tutorials Creo Composites Creo Composites Creo Composites Tutorials Creo: Things You Might Know But Probably Don't Creo Things you Might Know But Probably Don't Creo Tutorials Multi-Axis Milling with Creo NC Multi-Axis Milling with Creo NC Creo Multi-Axis Milling Tutorials Additive Manufacturing Additive Manufacturing Intro to Additive Manufacturing Creo Patterns Creo Patterns Creo Patterns Tutorials Sketcher Sketcher Sketcher Tutorials Turning Turning Creo 11 Creo 11 Resolving Geometry Issues Resolving Geometry Issues Creo: Part Design Intent and Reference Management Creo: Assembly Design Intent and Reference Management Product Insights Product Insights Solid Model Tools in Creo NC Solid Model Tools in Creo NC Rapid New Product Development using Generative, Additive, and Simulation Rapid New Product Development using Generative, Additive, and Simulation Creo Class A Surfacing NEW SCHOOL Creo Surfacing with Bart Brejcha from Design Engine Creating Surface Features 1 Creating Surface Features 2 Advanced Surface Modeling Conceptual Design Using Subdivision Modeling Next Generation Model Based Definition Using Creo + Windchill Mark Nielsen (Principal of Tech Azul) What is MBD? Training Session: Creo Creating Annotations Using Model Based Definitions Training Session: Creo: Modifying and Publishing Annotations Using Model-Based Definition Things I Love About Creo - Featuring Michael Bourque General Tips on Numerous Topics to enhance your Creo experience Creo Tutorials Simplify Models for Downstream Use How To make Assembly Models more usable by people inside and outside of your organization by removing unnecessary small parts, internals components, or even sensitive data Learn Online Classes / Resources 1 Managing Large Assemblies LEARN Class Learn Online Classes / Resources 2 Shrinkwrap TutorialsSimplified Rep Tutorials Creo Flow for Multiple Industries (Creo Flow Analysis - What's Existing, What's New, Industry Specific Examples) Creo Harness Manufacturing Extension Tips n' Techn... - PTC Community Creo Harness Manufacturing Extension from PTC & Virtual Interconnect. Tom Quaglia (Solution Consultant, Fellow), Kieran Gilhooley (Software Development Manager, Virtual Interconnect), Scott Ferguson (Project Development Manager, Virtual Interconnect) . Routed Systems Brochure with HMX Info Creo: Creating Harnesses and Routing Cables 2 Note: Explore the Harness Manufacturing Extension (HMX topic is towards the end of this 3 hour class) ModelCheck And Performance Advisor Tips And Tricks Irena Roggeveen Creo Product Manager Adam Manfredonia Creo Solutions Consultant PTC Creo Tips & Techniques (Simulation Updates in Creo 11, 12, 13) with Todd Kraft PTC Creo Tips & Techniques (Simulation Updates in Creo 11, 12, 13) with Todd Kraft Creo Parametric Wire Harness Design Creo 12 Cable Harness Design T&T with Adam Manfredonia PTC (Principal Applications Engineer Southern) California You may also find similar content in our West Coast Webcast Series.

Jul 28, 2021

Creo Parametric Tips

Creo Parametric 9.0 What's New Tips and Techniques

Advanced Techniques for Creating Rounds in Creo Parametric

Multibody - External Copy Geometry (ECG) and body attribute propagation

Creo Ansys Simulation Tips and Techniques

What happened to all the Creo “Plus” extensions and packages?

Creo Parametric 8 & 9 Update Tips and Techniques

Clearance & Creepage Analysis (CCX) Tips n' Techniques

Creo 8 tutorial - Helical Sweep Thread

Designing better products with AI analytics - $50 for 1h call

Creo 3D contact - Object is Falling down as planned

Multibody - Model Tree Auto-locate Capability Update – Creo 7.0 vs Creo 8.0, Creo 9.0

3D Contact - example and animations

PTC Creo Community Spotlight: Stephen Williams

How to set configuration of importing DXF/DWG files in Creo Parametric?

How to set configuration of exporting DXF/DWG files in Creo Parametric?

How to control dimension decimal places through configuration options in Creo Parametric ?

How to set decimal places for one or more dimensions displayed in a drawing in Creo Parametric ?

How to set decimal precision for all the existing dimensions in the model using the Find Tool

How to set number of decimal places for one or more dimension of a solid model in Creo Parametric ?

How to execute a Mapkey saved in Config.pro through Creo Distributed Batch

How to add missing relations to Parts and Assemblies through ModelCHECK in Creo Parametric

Creo Tips and Techniques Webcast Series (West)

Creo Tips & Techniques Webcast Series (East)