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Include which software and version you are using!Creo Illustrate 12.1, but any other version missing it tooExplain what you already tried.I miss some of the CGM export profiles, compared to ISO DRAWDoes anybody else having same demand for e.g. S1000D in Creo IllustrateInclude a screenshot Compare Iso Draw 7.4 vs. Creo Illustrate 12.1 Help centerAll not marked missing, especially the S1000D is my demand

Hi everyone,We are trying to configure enterprise-wide annotation templates (xml file) for Creo View managed via Windchill (Visualization Configuration Administration).The CreoView documentation includes an article titled 'Creating Annotation Templates', which only describes the internal XML structure of the file itself, but provides no information on which parameters should be used to reference it from server_prefs.xml or how to distribute these template settings enterprise-wide to all users.What is the correct XML syntax/preference name in server_prefs.xml to lock and specify the path for custom annotation templates?Is it possible to bundle annotation_template.xml directly into the Windchill WVS Configuration alongside server_prefs.xml so clients download it automatically without relying on shared network drives or pre-deployed local files?Any advice or working XML examples would be greatly appreciated!

The above recipe was generated to have our NX Cad worker publish only the Model reference set.  This reference set contains part CAD data only.  Our publisher is still publishing the entire file, including all reference geometry and creates an nearly unusable, very large, Creo View file.  PTC support was unable to provide a solution.  Is there a way to load either a specific NX reference set or a specific NX layer on the NX CAD worker and eliminate all the extra geometry from being published?Thank You 

Our Windchill system creates a Default rep, a Post Publish rep, and a PVZ Publication Graphic using a PostPublish Delegate. But there are several parts in the resulting PVZ Publication Graphic that will not display, although they show up in both the Default and Post Publish rep of the source assembly.The problem components do happen to be models that were imported into Creo Parametric, but I would expect the same behavior for all outputs, not just the Publication Graphic.Everything was created at the same time and viewed in Creo View with the same settings, so I can’t figure out why there would be any difference in that one PVZ versus the other two. 

My company creates owner’s manuals and parts manuals for our products.  In our parts manuals, we organize the parts in company PN sequence by clicking Item Tag after dragging/dropping the parts list from the sBOM.As you can see in the attached image.  This is the first page of seven pages (green arrow), and I have the first item highlighted (blue arrow) to renumber.  Clicking on the renumber option opens the Renumber Item popup window.Currently, for me to change this to item number 1, I must click on the down arrow (red arrow) 61 times for this part to get it to Sequence Number 0 and ITM Label 1. For the second part in the list, I will have to click 2 times to get it to Sequence Number 1 and ITMN Label 2.For the third part in the list, I will have to click 155 times to get it to Sequence Number 2 and ITM Label 3.Does anyone know of a way to renumber the list, short of my explanation above.As you can imagine, this is EXTREMELY TIME CONSUMING.  After updating only 3 parts, I have clicked

Hello PTC Support,I would like to ask for advice about the markup features in Creo View Lite.We open PDF drawings stored in Windchill using Creo View Lite, and we would like to use the markup function to add comments and feedback for the drawing creator.However, we are having some difficulty with the usability of Creo View Lite, so we would appreciate your advice.The issues are as follows:When using a PC with a mouse and keyboard, it is difficult to place an annotation exactly where we want it. Also, the annotation window is too small. When using a touch panel monitor, we want to draw lines on the drawing, but the operation is recognized as scrolling instead, so the drawing on the screen moves. We would like to write Japanese comments that require two or more strokes. However, when using the freehand tool, the input is finalized as soon as we release the mouse button or lift the pen/finger. Therefore, it seems that we can only use the “Annotation” function for comments.Could you please

How to view the wrapper files in windchill

ProblemWhen adding a decal to a surface, the decal is showing its transformation box, but no image is visible.Things that were tried:added the same decal to another surface on another part. added a different decal to the part that turns the decal invisible. creating a new figure from the base model.All of the above showed that it was the part within my sBoM that seemed to be the problem.SolutionA solution I found for my particular instance was the fact that I had 2 copies of the same part overlapping. Hiding one of the parts, revealed the decal. Both parts were named differently and were apart of an assembly. Which is why I didn’t catch it immediately. I’m aware that another solution to this problem is openGL drivers, due to older workstations and their graphics cards not playing nice, but only when decals are not showing up on all parts.I’m writing this up because I haven’t found this solution on the forum. I hope it can help someone in the future.

I am currently working in Creo View 10.0.0.0 (standalone) and have an active session open with hours of unsaved work on a fairly large assembly in PVZ format (with sections, color coding, visibility states).When trying to save the active view as an Annotation Set, I receive the following error:Save Error: Markup object no longer existsSymptoms: The newly created Annotation Sets appear as black squares in the sidebar instead of regular thumbnails and are not loaded on double click. In Windows file Explorer, the original .pvz does not update. Instead, temporary files like [filename].etb.~1~ are generated, indicating the save process aborts before the container is packed. Using "Save As" for the .pvz to a new folder results in a file where the Annotation Sets are broken in the same way. The same happens when saving a copy as *.pvs. Question: The session is still open and the visual state is intact in my RAM. Is there any known workaround to force-save this current state? How can I ide

I am using Creo View Release 8.0 and Datecode8.0.0.0 When I open .pvz file larger than 500MB in Creo View Lite 8.0.0.0 Build 27, I get an out-of-memory error, even if the memory limit for the Lite version is 16GB. The error appears immediately after I see the 3D model fully loaded. With the same file my colleagues have no loading problems. They use the same version of Creo View Lite. Here are the errors that I faced: Insufficient memory Creo View Lite has reached its maximum memory limit and will be closed. To view the data, use a version of the product with the Massive Assembly license option. Original, in italian: Memoria insufficiente Creo View Lite ha raggiunto il limite massimo di memoria e verrà chiuso. Per visualizzare i dati, utilizzare una versione del prodotto con l'opzione di licenza Massive Assembly.

In Creo Illustrate 3.0 M020, I unexpectedly get the following mouse pointer in the Figure Viewing Area:I dont know how I got it, but with this pointer visible, transforming parts/assemblies seems no longer possible.Any idea how I can get back the normal Selection mouse pointer? And does anyone know what the function is behind the mouse pointer above and how to use it?Thanks in advance.

When looking at a large assembly in CreoView, is there a way to see the MBD annotations for ONLY a particular part or ONLY a particular sub-assembly?  Can you go and pick and choose what annotations to show in Creo View?

Is it possible to add a hyperlink in a callout in creo illustrate ? 

When viewing the drawing in PTC Creo Parametric, the Origin Extension is displayed as a solid line. However, once the file is published and opened in PTC Creo View, the Origin Extension changes to a dotted line.     in creo View In Creo parametric

When using Creo View (MCAD) if various faces of an object have been recolored using Home --> Appearance -> color palette,  it it possible to save the recolored object to a PVZ file in such a way that the new color information is retained in the file and again displayed when the PVZ file is reopened?

Hello all,recently bought a Creo Illustrate license and in the PTC Portal we arranged the Licensing Host details (added the name of the notebook and MAC address)The problem i have is that i am unable to start Creo Illustrate, it seems i need a file before i can start the software. Did some checks in Copilot and it mentions i need a license.dat file which i can retrieve from the PTC portal.I am able to find an option called "Retrieve license file" but according to Copilot these are not the correct file which i need. However i am not able to find another option to find this elusive file 🙂 (or is Copilot just sending me to a totally wrong non existent solution?)Thnx in advance

Dear Community,Include which software and version you are using!Creo Illustrate 12.1 - in testing - Creo Illustrate 10.2 productivewe skipped Creo Illustrate 11.0 and 11.1 due to troubles with the Admin ToolExplain what you already tried.Comparing Opening / loading times Creo Illustrate 10.2 vs. 12.1 we discovered significant increase in timeCreo Illustrate 10.2 - loading appr. 2 MinutesCreo Illustrate 12.1 -  Loading more than 7 MinutesInclude a screenshot (Trace file Comparism) If you check the trace files this section calling for a huge time in 12.1Info    15:45:10.319  20 Jan 2026 27668 6500 pvk PvPrefData User preferences saved Info    15:45:34.106  20 Jan 2026 27668 6500 Illustrate IllustrateApp Locked file C:/Users/lisher0/Downloads/XXXX.c3di successfully.10.2 (24 sec. for this step) Info    8:19:13.592  23 Jan 2026 8564 22992 pvk PvPrefData User preferences saved Info    8:25:19.

Hi all,can someone explain to me why an empty Creo Illustrate file is so large? I mean, I've always wondered why the files are so large. But I've only just noticed that even my empty CI files (i.e. without a pvz file) are 83 MB in size.That's about the same size as my own ‘standard’ file (that has 83MB) . But of course, my entire symbol library is included in that standard.But it wouldn't make any sense to store the entire symbol library in every CI file!?Does anyone know what's going on here? Best regards,Ramon Bohne(Siemens-Energy)

Hi all,I have a completely new problem with 3D and 2D symbols.This problem appeared suddenly. I never had this problem before. And after I had this problem, it also appeared for a colleague. That's why I decided to ask for advice here in the forum.What is the problem?Suddenly, I can no longer insert symbols. And symbols that I was able to insert before are suddenly no longer visible. Please watch the added video. Perhaps one of you has a good explanation and solution. Otherwise, I will have to contact support ... again. Best regardsRamon bohne(Siemens Energy)

I am switching from IDF to IDX soon and I don't understand the process of uploading files to Windchill after small electrical components have been added to the board from the ECAD side.  On a large board, there are bound to be several small components that are added during the ECAD Validation process. They are valuable to see in the mechanical 3D model because they help with interference checks, but they slow down assembly performance drastically.  Once I accept the components to be added to my assembly, is there a way that I can easily suppress them all so that I don't slow down my computer? Secondly, when I check-in the assembly to Windchill, it tries to check-in the small components as separate parts. Can I stop them from coming in as individual parts? If not, then how can I rename them before exporting them so that we don't run into issues with trying to check-in electrical components with the same name all the time?

Hello, I'm exploring the idea of automatic view creation, where a program would intake a part number of an assembly, highlight it, and export a capture of that part in the assembly and potentially create a view of it. In order to do this, the following would need to be possible:GUI-less API integration with IllustrateAPI-enabled Camera manipulationAPI-enabled Part search and manipulation (highlight, color, transparency)Are any of these possible within Illustrate? Which APIs can work with Illustrate (Web.Link, J-Link, C/C++ Toolkit)? Best, Charlie

We are using Creo View 10.1.0.0.  I am trying to learn how the two compare tools work (geometry and view state).  I cannot determine how Creo view decides where to place the Compare Report [annotation set].  Sometimes it puts it in the first picked iteration, sometimes it puts it in the second picked iteration.  I saw a video where someone actually had the iterations shown in the primary panel, next to the part file name.  Unfortunately, ours does not show this info.  Is there a way to show it? I was thinking if I knew which was which, I might be able to determine where the report gets saved.

I am having trouble with the scaling on flat-to-screen annotations when publishing a .pvz from Creo for viewing in Creo view. Previously I was using Creo parametric 7, and the flat-to-screen annotations would show up approximately the size in the screen window as I had it set in Creo.  After upgrading to Creo 10, the flat-to-screen annotations shrink and move on publishing. Is there a recipe file setting I can use to get them to scale properly?  Creo Parametric 10.0.8.0Creo View 10.1

Dear community, I can't add Insets to my figures.When i my collegeas open the same file they can add it.I can change the added insets from my collegeas.The mouse pointer stays the  same.