PTC is announcing the end-of-sale for Creo Application Programming Toolkit

[YaroslavSin]

PTC is no longer able to distribute Java included in the existing toolkit.
There is a replacement product called Creo Customization Toolkit is the C-language customization
toolkit for Creo Parametric. It enables customers and third parties to expand Creo Customization
capabilities by writing C-language code and seamlessly integrating the resulting application
into Creo Parametric. Creo Customization Toolkit provides an extensive library of C functions that
enables the external application to access the Creo Parametric database and user interface in a
controlled and safe manner.

Dos this mean that Java API will be not available? No J-link, No Java Object?

[sjuraj]

where do you have this information from ?

[JB_87049]

I read this as "we are no longer allowed to distribute Java ourselves, you have to download it from Oracle and install it yourselves. If you don't want to do this we have the following alternative."

[BenLoosli]

Same as with Windchill, we have to buy and download directly from Oracle for Java now.

[BenLoosli]

Replacement product --- does this mean existing toolkit licenses will be replaced with the new toolkit?

[YaroslavSin · Accepted solution]

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS345765

Resolution

• Compared with the old Creo Application Programming Toolkit package, the new Creo Customization Toolkit package just excludes licenses related to Pro/INTRALINK and contains licenses for Creo Parametric TOOLKIT and Object TOOLKIT C++ only.
• Creo Application Programming Toolkit End-of-Sale doesn't affect Creo Parametric Object TOOLKIT Java, which will still be available and updated, and can be purchased by a separate package.
• Nothing needs to be done with current customizations when using the new Creo Customization Toolkit package.
• To use the licenses in the new Creo Customization Toolkit package, customers need to update their license server.