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Working with Creo Parametric Models in Creo Direct
You can work with Creo Parametric parts and assemblies in Creo Direct with the following considerations:
You can open Creo Parametric models having parts with the following attributes in Creo Direct part mode and activate them in assembly mode:
Family table instances
External references
Modifications that are not regenerated
You can edit the models with such parts and save them in Creo Direct.
You can open assemblies containing sheetmetal parts, layout objects, or ECAD assemblies. However, you cannot activate or edit them in Creo Direct.
You cannot perform a combined move operation on the assemblies containing the components with the previously mentioned attributes.