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Creo Multi-Body Design Tips & Techniques Session Recording (East Coast)

Check out this video on Multi-Body Design from PTC Application Engineers! Presenters:  Lino Tozzi (Technical Specialist, Fellow) and Ryan Butcher (Technical Specialist, Fellow)     (view in My Videos)       To dive deeper into the subject, check out PTC University.
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Dayna_M
14-Alexandrite
Jul 26, 2021

09 Multibody – Body selection, Body object vs Surface referencing

Welcome to another multibody blog video in which I want to shed some light on body selection and when to reference body surfaces versus bodies as objects. The video covers:   Body Selection Model tree Selection filter Query-Select & Pick from list Select quilt or body Select from parents Autolocate & Selection Priority in Creo 7.0 & Creo 8.0 Design Items tree   Surface Selections RMB: surfaces of all bodies RMB: body surfaces Surface collection – Details dialog Geometry Search   Differences Copy-Geom Pattern FMX Move (view in My Videos)   Thanks for reading. I hope it was informative.   Back to Creo 7.0 & 8.0 Multibody Home: Start Here!   Enjoy!....Martin
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mneumueller
17-Peridot
Jul 26, 2021

PTC Community Spotlight: Creo

Today, we’re launching the Creo edition of the PTC Community Spotlights which launched last month in the ThingWorx Community.    Here’s where we have a chance to learn a bit more about our most active community members:  who they are, the products they use, and what they like about being a member of the PTC Community.  I, Ruth Morss, am your guest host on this Creo Parametric Tips board.  Normally, I write Creo product collateral, but when Cat and Jaime Lee gave me the chance to get to know a community member, I grabbed it.   The first community member in our Creo Community spotlight series is Thom Braxton who goes by the handle @tbraxton.  He is most active on the Creo Parametric 3D Part & Assembly Design Forum.   Thom has been a member of the PTC/USER industrial design and surfacing technical committee  through 2002 and got involved again in 2019 to have the chance to influence Creo’s development. This TC is responsible for core surfacing, ISDX, Freestyle and ReStyle tools.  He currently maintains the list of open issues for core surfacing functionality.   Above, Thom enjoys his favorite hobby – cycling.  Grand Traverse trail in Vail, CO   The first non-Creo thing to know about @tbraxton is that he’s a native Floridian.  He swears you can get used to the heat but not the humidity.  Not surprisingly he enjoys the outdoors whether it’s the earth or the ocean.  One caveat: Assume any body of water has a gator in it. “Alligators invade any body of water they can swim in. There are tons of them!”    He started using Creo back in the mid-90s in its Pro/Engineer days.  He enjoys turning to the Community when he’s got a detailed technical question.  “We’ve got community members who are invaluable resources and happy to respond to questions.”     Professionally, he used to run R&D groups at Motorola – thus the magazine cover highlighting his article ‘Mapping Your Good Intentions’.  He now works as a consultant on products from medical devices to sporting goods to consumer electronics and even high-end chronometers.    A good day for him is working with people who are not technical by nature to define a problem to be solved – and then working to solve that novel technical problem. “I love the flexibility and the range of projects.  I’d get bored quickly if I were working on the same thing for my entire career.”   He continues to provide engineering and design support to a leading manufacturer of respiratory personal protective equipment (PPE). It is satisfying to see product designed and manufactured in the USA being used to fight the effects of COVID-19 globally.  Pro/E and Creo were integral to the development and manufacturing of these products.   On his wish list?  Economical 3D metal printing suitable for mass market production parts. He said Motorola had one of the first 3D printers sold commercially in the early 90s and so he had the chance to work with the technology just out of college.  “It’s evolved. It’s cool – but it’s not quite there for production parts in most applications.”           
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rmorss
5-Regular Member
Jul 23, 2021

Creo Surfacing Tips & Techniques Session Recording (West Coast)

Check out this video on Creo Surfacing from PTC Application Engineers Presenters: Mark Decraene (Technical Specialist, Principal) and Ryan Butcher (Technical Specialist, Fellow)   (view in My Videos)     To dive deeper into the subject, check out PTC University.
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RyanL.Butcher
14-Alexandrite
Jul 21, 2021

Creo Advanced Assembly Tips & Techniques Session Recording (West Coast)

Check out this video on Creo Advanced Assembly from PTC Application Engineers Presenters: Lino Tozzi(Technical Specialist, Fellow) and Ryan Butcher (Technical Specialist, Fellow)   (view in My Videos)     To dive deeper into the subject, check out PTC University.
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RyanL.Butcher
14-Alexandrite
Jul 21, 2021

Creo Additive Mfg Tips & Techniques Session Recording (West Coast)

Check out this video on Creo Additive Mfg from PTC Application Engineers Presenters: Emily Pinto (Technical Specialist) and Ryan Butcher (Technical Specialist, Fellow)   (view in My Videos)   To dive deeper into the subject, check out PTC University.
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RyanL.Butcher
14-Alexandrite
Jul 21, 2021

Harness Design Tips & Techniques Session Recording (West Coast)

Check out this video on Harness Design from PTC Application Engineers Presenters: Adam Manfredonia (Technical Specialist, Principal) and Ryan Butcher (Technical Specialist, Fellow)   (view in My Videos)     To dive deeper into the subject, check out PTC University.
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RyanL.Butcher
14-Alexandrite
Jul 21, 2021

Creo Ansys Simulation Tips & Techniques Session Recording (West Coast)

Check out this video on Ansys Simulation from PTC Application Engineers Presenters: Dave Rakestraw (Technical Specialist Fellow) and Ryan Butcher (Technical Specialist Fellow)   (view in My Videos)     To dive deeper into the subject, check out PTC University.
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RyanL.Butcher
14-Alexandrite
Jul 20, 2021

Creo Flexible Modeling Tips & Techniques Session Recording (West Coast)

Check out this video on Flexible Modeling from PTC Application Engineers Presenters: Lino Tozzi (Technical Specialist Fellow) and Ryan Butcher (Technical Specialist Fellow)         To dive deeper into the subject, check out (view in My Videos) .
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RyanL.Butcher
14-Alexandrite
Jul 20, 2021

Creo Simulate Live Tips & Techniques Session Recording (West Coast)

Check out this video on Creo Simulate Live from PTC Application Engineers Presenters: Ryan Butcher (Technical Specialist Fellow) and Lino Tozzi (Technical Specialist Fellow)   (view in My Videos)     To dive deeper into the subject, check out PTC University.
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RyanL.Butcher
14-Alexandrite
Jul 20, 2021

Unconventional modeling with Creo

One example of Unconventional modeling with Creo
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VladimirPalffy
14-Alexandrite
Jul 14, 2021

Creo Trial Issue

I thought that the trial period was 30 days but I got a popup saying "Time Remaining - Your Creo Parametric8.0 trial will expire in - 18813 days, -19 hours and -9 minutes.", is it an error or whats "18813 days" mean? Also, after 30days I wont be allowed to use trial anymore or will be able to use some of the functions still?    
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KS_9778437
5-Regular Member
Jul 13, 2021

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Jaime_Lee
Community Manager
Jun 29, 2021

Enabling Creo Parametric DEBUG logging for Windchill Interactions using Environment Variables

Applicable Release: Creo Parametric 1.0 to 8.0   Description: In this video, we will be enabling DEBUG Logs For Creo Parametric by setting environment variables from Command Prompt window If the CMD window is launched with Admin Privilege (Run as Administrator), the variables will be set as system level. Else, will be set at user level. The user may need to log off and log-in for the variables to take effect.
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sgudla
18-Opal
Jun 22, 2021

Enabling Creo Parametric DEBUG logging for Windchill Interaction issues using Parametric.psf

Applicable Release: Creo Parametric 1.0 to 8.0   Description: In this video, we will be enabling DEBUG Logs For Creo Parametric by using Parametric.psf file Parametric.psf file exists in <Creo load point>\Parametric\bin The PSF file could be any custom PSF file configured for users to launch Creo Parametric
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sgudla
18-Opal
Jun 22, 2021

Enabling Creo Parametric DEBUG logging for Windchill Interaction issues using Parametric.bat

Applicable Release: Creo Parametric 1.0 to 8.0   Description: In this video, we will be enabling DEBUG Logs For Creo Parametric by using Parametric.bat file Parametric.bat file exists in <Creo load point>\Parametric\bin The batch file could be any custom start batch script file configured for users to launch Creo Parametric  
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sgudla
18-Opal
Jun 22, 2021

Creo Drawing tutorial: How to display different assembly positions on a drawing

Hi, today you can learn in the 6 minutes: How to display different assembly positions on a drawing
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VladimirPalffy
14-Alexandrite
Jun 21, 2021

Multibody - How to display, use or call-out a body parameter – Part 2 (new in Creo 8.0)

Hello everyone and welcome back to the multibody blog series. This post also attempts to answer another body parameter related question: How can I display call-out a body parameter in a generic way? We received a question and enhancement idea from customers adopting Creo 7.0 asking for Leader Note Callouts for Bodies, similar to existing notations available for models, features etc as described in the Creo help here. (in short: Previously, when attaching a leader note to a model (component) you can get the value of a specific parameter for the attachment model. This can be achieved with the following syntax: &<param_name>:att_mdl  e.g &BOM_PART_NO:att_mdl)   An analogue workflow is now supported for body parameters. We implemented and added this to Creo 8.0. This enhancement allows you to call out the values of body parameters into a leader note that is attached to that body. To call out the value of a specific body parameter, you need to use the following syntax inside the leader note that is attached to that body: &<body-parameter-name>:att_body For example, if you have a body parameter called Description, you could create a leader note with the callout &Description:att_body  or call out the body’s material using &PTC_ASSIGNED_MATERIAL:att_body   When you create a leader note with this syntax, Creo Parametric checks the body to which the note leader is attached. If the called parameter exists for that body, then the body parameter gets evaluated and the parameter value is shown in the note. In the case of an assembly, Creo Parametric looks for the called parameter in the body of the component to which the note is attached. The callout is supported for all the environments and modes that already support :att_mdl.   Example: All bodies have a DESCRIPTION parameter called out using &Description:att_body      Thanks for reading. I hope it was informative.   Back to Creo 7.0 & 8.0 Multibody Home: Start Here!   Enjoy!....Martin
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mneumueller
17-Peridot
May 7, 2021

Ensuring the Success of your next Creo Parametric Upgrade: Continuing the Conversation

  Let's continue the conversation from the webinar: We’re Moving on Up! Ensuring the Success of your next Creo Parametric This session introduced our newly launched Success Path for upgrading your version of Creo, reviewed the tools available to you to harness the expertise of our Customer Success team.  If you missed the webcast you can watch the replay and add any questions you have here. Jake and other experts at PTC will help to get your questioned answered!  Speaker:   Watch the Replay Visit the Success Path Jake Koch, PTC Director, Customer Success Journey Lead CAD
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Kim_G
7-Bedrock
Feb 25, 2021

PTC Additive Manufacturing Survey - PARTICIPANTS NEEDED

The Creo Product Management team acknowledges the additive manufacturing industry has been quickly evolving and many of our customers are moving beyond prototyping and into final part production. Based on that, you may be aware that we have been working over the past releases of Creo to support this transition through robust additive manufacturing software. A lot of these efforts were made possible thanks to constant feedback from our users that helped drive our product. On that note, we’re currently seeking feedback specific to additive manufacturing in order to validate our assumptions and strengthen our pipeline for the next several releases. We would like to hear from you as we plan to build a better product and experience, please use the link below to answer the survey:   PTC Additive Manufacturing Survey.
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JoseCoronado
15-Moonstone
Dec 16, 2020

Tip for Sketching

The best advice for anyone that has trouble in Sketcher is to keep the sketch simple. Do not try and make a single sketch that encompasses the entire model shape with all cuts and rounded or chamfered edges. Rather, create multiple sketches that are simple, with fewer entities. Fewer entities are easier to control when you start making design changes. Take this muffler model, for example:        The first solid geometry for this model started as this:        Followed by this:      Then this:        Simple sketches of few entities were created, and the solid geometry started to take shape. The sketches should consist of small bites of geometry, not the whole shape at once. For more on Sketching and other topics, check out PTC University's Creo: Fundamentals and Productivity Tools!  
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K_Stevens
5-Regular Member
Nov 19, 2020
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