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Beginner’s Guide to Metal 3D Printing Simulation

This is a post by Cat McClintock on PTC. Nils Keller, Additive Works discuss how Additive manufacturing (a.k.a. 3D printing) gives you a great deal of flexibility as you design and optimize parts. You might initially think of flexible polymer parts when… Continue Reading →

Creo Parametric Tip: How to Add and Assign an Appearance to a Model

The is a blog post is from Natasha Reaves on Rand3D blogs. Continue reading Creo Parametric allows you to customize the default system colors of parts and/or features. The Appearance Gallery is used to create, delete, modify, and save the… Continue Reading →

Creo Upward Compatibility: Will Your CAD File Work in the Future?

This is a blog post by Cat McClintock from PTC. The following is an excerpt from PTC’s blog. Continue reading Have you ever tried to hang on to a seat of really old software? If you have valuable intellectual property, it… Continue Reading →

10 Tips for the New School Year

This is a post by Diana Manta on the PTC site. As a new school year is upon us, it’s time to think about ways to help students be successful as they move towards finishing their degree and heading out… Continue Reading →

Unsung Creo Capabilities You Should Try

This is a post on Punditas. You probably know that Creo Parametric can create parts, assemblies, and drawings. But how familiar are you with the depth and breadth of Creo Parametric’s other capabilities?Creo is a complete Computer Aided Engineering platform… Continue Reading →

Creo Parametric Tip#2: Improved visibility of objects in the graphics window

This is a post on Punditas. There are new configuration options for displaying or controlling the appearance of dimensions in Creo Parametric 6.0.0.0 release Use the below configuration options to control the appearance of background for dimensions 1. dim_background 2…. Continue Reading →

Enhancing Course Material with AR

This is a post by Dr. Jordan Cox on the PTC site. Augmented reality (AR) can prove a useful tool in the classroom for simulating exposure to an environment, set of tasks, or product when it is not possible to introduce… Continue Reading →

Creo and the Power of Creo Simulation Live

This is a post from the TRISTAR site. 95% of engineering firms know that they should use simulation in their design process, but 65% don’t simulate enough. That’s because: Designers lack the expertise Simulation tools are too difficult to use… Continue Reading →

Did you know that display of dimensions is improved in Creo 6.0?

This is a post on Punditas. Starting with Creo Parametric 6.0.0.0, there are new configuration options for displaying dimensions. This improves the visibility of objects that are frequently used in the graphics window. Continue Reading on Punditas Blogs

An Unexpected Lesson in Faster CAD Assemblies

This is a post by Dave Martin on the PTC site. At LiveWorx 19, Pete Hollmer from Raytheon delivered an immensely compelling presentation with the provocative title “The Worst Assembly in the World.” The objective was to take an assembly of medium complexity,… Continue Reading →

7 New Year’s Resolutions for Engineers

This post by Delaney McDevitt on the PTC site covers, In the last decade, there’s been a dramatic shift in technology. Since 2010, we’ve seen the rise of 4G internet (with 5G making waves in 2020 and beyond), cloud computing, and artificial… Continue Reading →

How do you measure multiple distances from a single reference in Creo?

This is a post by Evan Winter in his presentation. Discusses how activating replace mode for second reference allows quicker repeated dimensions. Step 1: Single click on additional references will replace tagged reference… Continue to slide 17 of his presentation… Continue Reading →

Business Continuity with Creo: A Message from Brian Thompson, DVP and GM CAD Segment

This is a post by Brian Thompson on the PTC site. On March 19th, PTC’s President & CEO Jim Heppelmann published a blog article about PTC’s response to the COVID-19 crisis and what we’re doing to prioritize business continuity for our customers…. Continue Reading →

Have you tried Solidify feature in Creo?

Solidify features in Creo are typically used to add, remove, or replace solid material in your designs. Solidify features use predetermined surface features or quilt geometry and convert them into solid geometry. The quilt geometry provides you with greater flexibility… Continue Reading →

Have you tried using shift key to extrude sketches to a reference in Creo?

To transform a 2D sketch to a 3D extrusion using any version of PTC Creo Parametric, you sketch the shape and then key in the desired depth. Sometimes, however, you’ll want to extrude the sketch to a reference, such as… Continue Reading →

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