Why not new Creo and old windchill?

[ErikClacey]

Hi,

We currently run Creo 10 and Windchill 12. When looking at the compatibility of Creo and Windchill a newer version of Creo, version 11 in this case, seems to require an update of Windchill. Out of curiosity, what is the reason for having to update Windchill with an update of Creo? This makes it difficult and takes a long time to get a budget for such an update.

[BenLoosli · Accepted solution]

Just because the matrix says 'Not Compatible' doesn't mean it won't work, but test it very hard before committing it to production.

There are usually features added in Windchill or Creo to their data structures that may noy not be compatible with each other.

As a side note, Windchill 12.0 is at its end of support at the end of the month, so if you are on subscriptions, you should be planning on an upgrade anyway. The only budget you will need is for time. ☺