Creo+ and Creo Parametric

I’ve been following this Creo documentation article about how Creo Parametric loads config files on startup.I wanted to have Creo load a custom user specific config.pro file that, according to the doc, should be stored in the user’s Login directory, described to be the home directory for my login ID. In this case, I placed it in C:\Users\<current_login_id>\config.proHowever, Creo Parametric would not load my config.pro file in any of the following locations:C:\Users\<current_login_id>\ C:\Users\<current_login_id>\OneDrive\ from HOME env variable set to C:\Users\<current_login_id>\Any help as to how to load a config.pro file from a user specific directory? I can’t just add the config option to one of the config.pro files in the C:\ drive because this is on a shared virtual desktop environment with multiple other users.

I open a part model in Creo 10 and double click on the model, but the dimensions are not displayed. Creo 7 is able to display the dimension on the same part number. I am not sure why and still cannot get it displayed.

I'm working with one of our users who is unable to use the "explode" feature on an assembly. Every time they toggle the "Exploded View" on/ off - CREO just dies & has a fatal error. However, we tried exploding/ unexploding that assembly on 2 different laptops & it worked just fine, so we don't believe its anything with the model. Comparing this machine to the ones that worked, we verified the exact same setup (same version of CREO which was uninstalled & reinstalled 2x, same version of Windows, same GPU, same NVIDIA Driver version, same power/ battery settings, same corporate/ standard config.pro file, brand-new workspaces, etc). Any ideas/ obvious fixes I may have missed?

Access denied: this session is not authorized to use Creo AI Assistant.Please contact the administrator or PTC Support for assistance.How can I use it? 

Has anyone got any training materials or tips on using Creo manufacturing functionality to program a wire EDM machine? We have a “Complete Machining” license. I’ve been using the standard 3-axis milling functionality (with a 0.010 inch “endmill”) to generate the necessary G-code for 2D profiles. It’s fine, I guess. My problem is when I need to define non-2D cuts. I’ve been resorting to creating points at the different Z heights of the cuts and “processing” them via Excel to create G-code with the necessary X, Y, U, and V values. It’s not fun.So, if anyone has been doing wire EDM programming and wants to point me to any information that might make it more efficient for me, please let me know. Perhaps there are 4- or 5-axis methods that would work, with the proper post-processor? Will I have to write my own post?

I'm getting an error when running tasks in CREO: ERROR CODE:3 (SUBCODE7). I've already contacted NVIDIA; we've updated the driver, rolled back to older versions, and tweaked the graphics card settings, but the error keeps coming back. The card is a Quadro P400.   

Excel is a powerful tool for creating and editing Family Tables. The more complex the table, the greating the benefit it is to use Excel.However, when opening a Family Table in Excel, the Comment rows are not visible. When creating library of industry standard components, it is extremely useful to store common values in the Comment rows, so that they can be copied and pasted into Instance rows.Please add functionality to create and edit Family Table Comment Rows using Excel.

Hello everyone,I've succeeded in customizing my bill of materials in Creo 3D. The only thing I still need to do is add a thumbnail image for each component. This is a requirement from my client, who doesn't want to look at the part's manufacturing drawing; instead, he wants the BOM to be exported directly from 3D.So my question is:1. How can I add an image to the thumbnail in one of the columns?2. How can I have it also include the component’s position within the assembly?Right now, the .fmt file looks like this:.breakdown %$type %$name contains the following: .titles Qty; Name; Material; Mass [kg]; Thickness; Ptc_common_name; .row %$quantity[-4d];%$name[-20.20s];%PTC_REPORTED_MATERIAL[-15.15s];%PRO_MP_MASS[-10.3f];%SMT_THICKNESS[-6.1d]; %PTC_COMMON_NAME[-15.15s] Oh, and one more very importante thing: how do I prevent the following parameters—which I no longer need—from appearing in the red box when exporting?Thanks in advance! 

Hello PTC Community,I would like to know if there is an option in Creo Parametric to restrict the placement of section arrows to the appropriate parent view in a drawing.Consider a drawing sheet containing three projected views and a sectional view created using a datum plane. To indicate where the section is taken, I use the Add Arrows functionality to display the cutting plane and its direction on the corresponding parent view, for example, Section A-A.However, Creo also allows me to place the same section arrows on another projected view, even when that view is not the intended reference view for the section. From a drawing standards and documentation perspective, this can lead to incorrect section representations and confusion.My question is: Is there a configuration option, drawing setup setting, or other functionality in Creo Parametric that restricts section arrow placement to the correct parent view and prevents users from placing the arrows on unrelated or inappropriate views?

Hello everyone,I have encountered an issue in Creo Parametric 11.0.2 that has been bothering me for many years. I hope someone can explain the reason or provide a reliable solution.I want to display the model mass in a drawing title block or a regular note, rounded to two decimal places: &PRO_MP_MASS[.2]For example, if the actual mass is: 0.058it should normally display: 0.06However, sometimes it displays: 0.058[.2]In other words, the value of PRO_MP_MASS is correctly retrieved, but [.2] is treated as plain text instead of being interpreted as a decimal formatting modifier.What is even stranger is that if I edit the same note and temporarily change it to: &PRO_MP_MASSAfter confirming, I edit it again and change it back to exactly: &PRO_MP_MASS[.2]it may immediately display correctly as: 0.06During this process, I do not modify the model, material, or mass properties. I only re-edit the note.This issue can occur both in the title block and in regular drawing notes, so I susp

I’ve recently gotten my hands and mind around Pro/TOOLKIT anyone using this?

Note: I'm currently working independently, so my account isn't linked to a maintenance contract and I can't access the Ideas boards. I'm sharing these ideas here in agreement with the Community team, who will forward them to Product Management.THE PROBLEMI've been a Creo user since 2018 and I believe it has one of the most rigorous parametric foundations in the industry. But in many companies I've seen engineers spend days managing files, revisions and release procedures instead of designing. And for styling surfaces, the common advice is still "use another CAD"."Creo X" is my concept of how Creo could solve this. The attached image shows the main ideas.1. INTEGRATED PDM MODEL TREEThe whole product structure in the model tree: WTParts as containers, each part with its own drawing, the feature tree of the open part, and a status icon to check in / check out directly from Creo, plus revision, lifecycle state and an info panel. One guided action ("Revise & request release") instead of

Creo lacks a true parametric 3D sketch. Today, creating controlled 3D curves requires datum points, projections, intersections or ISDX (Style), which is hard to control precisely.Proposal:- A 3D Sketch mode where each point is defined by three dimensions (X, Y, Z) relative to references.- Switching the active sketch plane on the fly (e.g. with a hotkey) to dimension in depth before confirming a point.- Full constraints in 3D: coincident, on-curve, on-surface, tangent, curvature, symmetric, snapping to existing curves, edges, axes and points.- End conditions on splines: G0 / G1 / G2 (and G3 where possible) relative to curves and surfaces.- Live curvature comb and reflection (zebra) analysis while editing.- Fully parametric: dimensions editable, driven by relations, regenerating robustly.Benefit:Precise, dimension-driven styling curves and Boundary Blend networks inside the parametric environment, without leaving Creo for other surfacing tools.This has been requested for over 10 years: t

Creo does not follow the Windows convention of taskbar status following to the monitor where the window is located.  This causes slow downs in workflow, and is how every single other modern windows program works.  Can Creo be updated to follow this convention?

Hello everyone,I’m facing a problem yet again: I have modelled a door system in Creo Parametric, consisting of a door frame and a door leaf. The dimensions for the frame and the door leaf are specified in the assembly’s relationships. To make the assembly easier to use, I now wanted to define it as a family table, so that I have individual assemblies for specific assembly scenarios and can work with them. However, the individual parts do not change when I alter the instance’s parameters.The background is as follows: I would like to be able to insert any adjustments to the relationship logic just once, rather than having to insert them multiple times, as would be the case with copied components.So the situation is that I currently have one System.asm consisting of a frame.prt and leaf.prt. I now want multiple instances for the system.asm for various mounting situations of additional parts without copying the system.asm.Do you understand my problem and could you perhaps help me out? Mayb

Hi all.I need to change a logo on our companys drawing borders.Is there an easy way to add an image (jpeg/bmp) to a .frm file?OrIs there an easy way to convert the jpeg file into a .sym file?We are using Creo 11.Thanks

We’re evaluating alternatives to KeyShot for professional product rendering. Any solution would need to integrate directly with Creo and support workflows across Industrial Design, Marketing, Sales Engineering, and Training. Creo’s built-in Render Studio does not provide the broader capabilities we need.

A preview of something that is being tested within CREOSON, looking for feedback and ideas.Keep these questions in mind as you read:Do I (or my company) care about my data going to someone else’s AI / Cloud? What use cases, processes, interfaces cause pain today? How could this change my day? Why do I care?The intent is to provide a FREE AI MCP (Model Context Protocol) interface within CREOSON that enables your AI Agents to connect to and drive Creo Parametric either as a specific set of contextual tasks - or within the context of other systems/environment workflows (e.g. YOUR models, standards, documents, EPR, PLM, etc.).  Seems like this would be super powerful, and provide a lot of utility. This screen capture is an example of an AI Agent validating a connection to a new CREOSON MCP Endpoint (prototype currently). CREOSON - AI MCP Endpoint First Connection Test ResultThe CREOSON MCP Server enables you to choose/bring your own AI (Commercial Platform or Local AI).  The screenshot abo

Hi,I have a question about Windchill Quick Toolbar in Creo Paramteric. Since installation Creo Parametric 10 version in our Company, There is, sometime, a visualization bug, the links disappear without a reason like screenshot.Have you say why ?Thanks a lot 

Are there any configuration file settings or modeling practices that help improve 3D PDF export performance in Creo 12.4.5? My company is looking to switch from 2D drawings to an annotated 3D PDF, and it works great from individual parts and small assemblies. When trying to export higher level assemblies, especially ones that have multiple PCBs in them, Creo almost always crashes during the export process. We still experience this issue even when heavily simplifying PCB parts. Has anyone else had this issue and were able to mitigate it?

I want to explore running model check on save, but do not want the report to show everytime I hit save. I have the details of the report writing to a file so I can review later.What is the setting to do this if there is one?I have tried show_report set to N but that does not seem to work.

Describe the ProblemI was working on a part and decided to click on a draft and select a hinge while the value of the draft was still at 0.0 degrees. All the tabs and windows of Creo 13.4.1.0 are frozen. The task manager shows me that Creo is still using between 20-30% of CPU and 4GB of memory. I have waited more than 30mins and it remains in this position.What is the recommended course of action, whenever this situation is reached? Is there anyway to ‘escape’ out of it or the only option is to end task and lose the work between saves? Also Creo never gets ‘frozen’ by having a white hue on the window. it appears completely normal and lets me move the mouse and use the computer otherwise normally.It only doesn’t let me interact with anything inside of CREO. This has happened to me a few times on Creo 7 and Creo 10. I am disappointed that it continues to happen in Creo 13. I wish there was an option to apologize to Creo and just ‘escape’ esc out of this giving me a second option at life