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What are the improved thread handling options for thread length and intersection control in PTC Creo?

Starting with Creo 8.0, the Hole feature provides enriched thread handling options for thread length and intersection control. You use the following thread depth control options for additional flexibility : Through Thread Blind To Reference Note : The Through Thread option is typically… Continue Reading →

What is stiff shrink feature in PTC Creo?

A new Stiff Shrink feature has been added to Cabling with Creo 8.0. The Stiff Shrink sheath feature allows you to route multiple cables and wires through it. Unlike the Bundle feature, the Stiff Shrink feature does not bend and… Continue Reading →

What is cosmetic branch tape feature in PTC Creo?

The new Branch Tape cosmetic feature represents an electrical tape wrapped around wires and junctions, and binds them together using advanced placement capabilities. A branch tape can be wrapped around wires, cables, bundles, and stiff shrinks. You can specify an… Continue Reading →

How to use the, Multiple holes in a single hole feature in PTC Creo?

A Hole feature workflow option has been added in Creo 8.0 to create multiple holes in a single Hole feature. The placement of the hole can be set to Sketched, and it takes placement locations based on an internal or external… Continue Reading →

How do you control visibility of content dialog during custom check-in to Windchill in PTC Creo?

You can use the dm_custom_checkin_prompt configuration option to control the visibility of the content dialog box. Previously, the content dialog box opened by default during a custom checkin. Now, the default dialog box setting is controlled by Windchill preferences. Now, during a… Continue Reading →

Model-Based Engineering Definition: What is Model-Based Definition?

This is a post on the NxRev Site. Bringing new products to market fast is imperative for manufacturers. Yet, for many companies, the design process has been hampered by using multiple tools to design products, store product information, and manufacture… Continue Reading →

Snapshots and Other Updates Reviewers Love About Creo 8

Cat McClintock in the blog “Snapshots and Other Updates Reviewers Love About Creo 8” discusses about the following For the second year in a row, Develop3D, an international publication focused on new product development technologies, has named Creo among the 30 best… Continue Reading →

PTC Creo 8 – What’s New?

This is a post by Mikko Hinkkanen on the PDSVISION site When going through all of what’s new in PTC Creo Parametric 8.0 I realised it would be too much for a single blog to dive into the sea of details. Therefore,… Continue Reading →

Using Multiple Bodies in Creo Parametric 7.0

John Carlson in the blog “Using Multiple Bodies in Creo Parametric 7.0” discusses about the following Starting with Creo 7.0, multiple body modeling has now come to Creo. This on-demand webcast will step you though the basics of how multiple bodies… Continue Reading →

What’s in Creo Elements/Direct 20.4

Cat McClintock in the blog “What’s in Creo Elements/Direct 20.4” discusses about the following The newest release of the industry-leading direct modeling software, Creo Elements/Direct, is now available. In Creo Elements/Direct 20.4, you’ll find enhancements to Modeling and some of its most… Continue Reading →

Creo combined with ANSYS Mechanical – Your Competitive Advantage In Product Design

The challenge of designing winning products is getting more difficult by the day. The choices made in the concepting phase will have a great effect on the manufacturability, performance and the cost of any product. In this blog, Mikko Hinkkanen… Continue Reading →

Webcast Q&A: Creo Parametric Bill of Materials (BOM) Report Formats

Here are questions and answers from my BOM Report Formats webcast. Question 1:Are the only formats available for an output a text file or an html? If so, is there any point of adding a CSV or Excel output? Many… Continue Reading →

How Creo Gives Automotive Components Designers the Edge

Component manufacturers that choose Creo as their CAD software see significant improvements in results. Let’s find out more. For more than 30 years, Creo has delivered a scalable suite of CAD tools to product developers in a wide range of sectors. One… Continue Reading →

Did you know that you can exclude child annotations based on the parent status in Creo 6.0?

Creo Parametric 6.0 added a very useful feature to start allowing us to exclude annotations from our design and graphics when their parent feature is no longer available.  Child annotations can be excluded when the parent feature is not available… Continue Reading →

Did you know that you can use Bodies as design tools for Multibody Part Design?

In Creo 7.0 we can now create and use bodies that are intended to act as modification tools to change geometry in other design bodies. Using these operations increases productivity by applying faster and easier design workflows and reducing the… Continue Reading →

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