Creo View on Android & iPAD - Windchill for drawing less manufacturing

[PremekVotava]

How to use Creo View for drawing less manufacturing

Our partners want to use data from design in shop flor (manufacturing, assembly).

Many of them already use non-windows HWs (Android tablets, or iPADs). At this time is not possible to use 3D models and visualize them on these HWs from Windchill or Navigate via Creo View. 

Unfortunately this situation leads to breaks in digital thread and usage of non-connected solutions for visualization (exports, 3D party solutions not connected to Windchill & Navigate).

It would be very useful to be able use directly 3D data from Windchill and visualize in Creo View also on Android or iPAD platform.

[PremekVotava]

1.Describe your environment: What is your industry? What is your role in your organization? Describe your stakeholders

General machine-building - Manufacturing Engineering / Production Preparation / Workshop

2.What version of Creo View & Windchill are you currently running?

Creo View 8.1, Windchill 12.1.0.0

3.Describe the problem you are trying to solve. Please include detailed documentation such as screenshots, images or video.
Our partners want to use data from design in shop flor (manufacturing, assembly).

Many of them already use non-windows HWs (Android tablets, or iPADs). At this time is not possible to use 3D models and visualize them on these HWs from Windchill or Navigate via Creo View. 

Unfortunately this situation leads to breaks in digital thread and usage of non-connected solutions for visualization (exports, 3D party solutions not connected to Windchill & Navigate).

4.What is the use case for your organization?

 It would be very useful to be able use directly 3D data from Windchill and visualize in Creo View also on Android or iPAD platform.

5.What business value would your suggestion represent for your organization?

Streamline sharing data from design to manufacturing on single platform

[olivierlp]

Hello @PremekVotava,
Thank you for your idea and the information provided.

[JR_10554236]

I got the problem that we in production now gets android devices as workstations but cannot find a Creo Viewer for android? 

Where montage of our units are performed.
Must be solved asap or production will be affected.
Or what system can we replace Windchill with so we can on a modern manner continue to work?   

Have a nice day.   
 

[StephenW]

It's been requested for years so based on that, implementation ASAP is unlikely. 

https://community.ptc.com/t5/Addtl-Creo-Products-View-Sketch/Does-anyone-know-when-CreoView-will-be-available-on-Android/m-p/278158

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS97870 

With the release of Creo + (SAAS) and Windchill +, maybe it will gain traction, but depending on its imminent implementation is likely not going to work out well for you and your company.

[JR_10554236]

I see,  But I cannot see in agreement that android is excluded by creoview in any way.  
Feels a bit deceived when realized that creoview does not support a modern webrowser as a HTML5 page.  
Can I get in contact with a company that manufacture and uses Android devices to view 3d drawings in a system from this millennium?