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Creo Options Modeler
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Creo Options Modeler Overview
Using PTC Creo Options Modeler
About Creo Options Modeler Functionality
Creating Assemblies and Configurable Products
About Creating an Assembly or a Configurable Product
Tip: Set Up or Use a Default Template
Configuring PTC Creo Options Modeler
About Creo Options Modeler Configuration Options
Configuration Options for Options Modeler
Retrieving Assemblies and Configurable Products
About Retrieving Assemblies, Configurable Products, and Configurable Modules
To Retrieve an Assembly, Configurable Product, or Configurable Module
About Customizing Retrieval
About the Retrieval Customization Component Chooser User Interface
Selecting Components for Custom Retrieval
Setting Default Values for Selecting Components
To Select Components Using a Frame
To Select Components by Removing Internal or External Components
To Select Parts by Relative Size
To Customize Retrieval in Basic View
To Customize Retrieval in Advanced View
Retrieving Simplified Representations
To Retrieve an Assembly in Automatic Representation
To Retrieve a Simplified Representation of an Assembly, Configurable Product, or Configurable Module
About Retrieving Configurable Products
Retrieving Assemblies Modified in Creo Direct
About Retrieving Assemblies Modified in Creo Direct
To Retrieve an Assembly Modified in Creo Direct
To Find Children of Modified Components
To Restore Parametric Behavior to Frozen Components or Features
Creating Configurable Products
About Configurable Products
To Create a New Configurable Product
To Create a Configurable Product from an Existing Assembly
About Rerouting References to Affected Children
To Set the Rerouting of References to Affected Children
About Simplified Representations in Configurable Products
Creating Components
Creating Subassemblies
About Creating a Subassembly in a Configurable Product
To Create a Subassembly by Copying an Assembly
To Create a Configurable Subassembly in a Configurable Product or Module
To Create a New Configurable Module in a Configurable Product
To Create an Empty Subassembly
About Empty Components in an Assembly
To Create a Subassembly and Set Default Datums
Locate Datums Methods
Creating Configurable Modules
About Configurable Modules
To Create a New Configurable Module
To Create a Configurable Module from an Existing Assembly
To Add a Module Variant to a Configurable Module
To Set a Module Member as Representative
To Set a Module Variant as the Current Module Variant
About Reference Pairing in a Configurable Module
To Tag the Module Variant References in a Configurable Module
To Automatically Tag References in a Configurable Module
About Saving an Interchange Assembly as a Configurable Module
About the Save as Module Assembly User Interface
To Create a Configurable Module from an Interchange Assembly
To Replace a Component with a Configurable Module Variant
About Simplified Representations in Configurable Modules
About Skeleton Models in Configurable Modules
Placing Components
About the Component Placement User Interface
About Placing Components
To Display Constraint Sets in the Model Tree
To Place a Component
To Place a Component Multiple Times
Constraint Orientation Assumptions
About Editing Placement References
Tip: Entering an Exact Offset Dimension
About Using the PTC_CONSTRAINT_SET Parameter to Place Components
About Assembling a Component Modified in Creo Direct
To View Changes to Components Assembled After Modification in Creo Direct
User-Defined Sets
About Using Placement Constraints
About Using the Coincident Constraint Mate and Align
About Showing Mate and Align for the Coincident and Distance Constraints
Tip: Using Extra Constraints
To Create Datum Planes for Constraints
Assembling a Component to a Datum Plane (Translate and Rotate)
Predefined Sets
About Predefined Constraint Sets
About Bodies
To Define a Body as Ground
Tip: Creating Ground Bodies
Example: Flipping Connections
Example: Flipping the Orientation of a Component
About the Mechanism Design Model Tree in Assembly
About Motion Axes in Predefined Constraint Sets
To Set Zero Position References
Zero Positions
To Set the Motion Axis Regeneration Value
Regeneration Values
To Set Motion Limits
To Set Motion Axis Dynamic Properties
Using Motion Axis Parameters and Dimensions in Family Table Instances
To Convert User-Defined Constraint Sets to Predefined Constraint Sets
About Editing Springs and Dampers in Assembly
To Display Connections in the Graphics Window
Packaged Components
About Packaged or Partially Constrained Components and Mechanisms
Configuration File Options for Moving Packaged Components
To Package a New Component in an Assembly
Moving Packaged Components
To Fix the Location of a Packaged Component
To Finalize Packaged Components
Unplaced Components
About Unplaced Components
To Create an Unplaced Component
To Place an Unplaced Component
To Include an Unplaced Component
Assembling Components to a Pattern
About Assembling Components to a Pattern
Example: Assembling a Component to a Pattern
To Assemble Components to a Reference Pattern
Assembling Components to a Reference Pattern
Example: Assembling to Group Patterns
About Dimension Patterns
To Assemble Components to a Dimension Pattern
Example: Assembling a Component to a Dimension Pattern
About Assembling Components to a Table Pattern
To Assemble Components to a Table Pattern
Assembly Intersections in Table Patterns
To Replace All Pattern Members Using Family Tables
To Replace Individual Pattern Members Using Family Tables
About Replacing Pattern Members by a Family Table Instance
Manipulating Components
About Kinematic Movement of Components
Moving Components Being Placed
About Moving Components
To Move Components Using the Dragger
To Move Components Using Keyboard Shortcuts
To Move Components Using Orient Mode
To Move Components Using Translate or Rotate
To Move Components Using Adjust
About Assembling Components by Proximity Snapping
To Set Proximity Tolerance Allowances
To Set Drag Preferences for Placing Components
Dragging Assembly Entities and Taking Snapshots
About Dragging and Taking Snapshots
To Drag Assembly Entities: Points and Bodies
To Apply Constraints During a Dragging Operation
To Specify the Position of a Motion Axis While Dragging
To Copy Constraints from One Snapshot to Another
To Orient Planes and Surfaces During a Dragging Operation
To Lock a Body Prior to a Dragging Operation
To Capture a Snapshot
To Make Snapshots Available as Exploded Views in Drawings
Snapshots in Drawings
To Use Snapshot Construction
To Edit a Snapshot
To Remove a Snapshot
To Exclude a Flexible Component from a Dragging Operation
About Excluding Components from Dragging Operations
To Exclude or Include a Component During Dragging Operations
Collision Detection
About Collision Detection Settings
To Set Collision Detection Settings
Using Component Interfaces
About Automatic Placement of Components
About Component Interfaces
To Define a Component Interface
To Define a Component Interface Template
To Edit a Component Interface
To Place a Component Using Interface Matching
To Redefine Component Placement Using Interfaces
To Save a Component Interface When Placing a Component
About Setting Rules for a Component Interface
To Set Rules for Assembly Conditions
About Placement Preferences
To Edit Placement References
Placement Preference Configuration Options
About Placing a Component Using Temporary Interfaces
To Activate Temporary Interface Placement
Regenerating Parts and Assemblies
About Regenerating Assemblies and Parts Modified in Assembly
To Regenerate Assembly Features and Component Locations
To Customize Regeneration
Resolving Retrieval or Regeneration Failures
About Resolving Assembly Retrieval Failures
About Children of Failed Components and Features
To Resolve a Missing Component Problem
To Recover a Failed Assembly with a Renamed Component
To Resolve a Component Placement Retrieval Failure
To Resolve a Failure to Retrieve an Assembly Feature
Working with Assembly Components
About Working with Assembly Components
To Create a Group of Components and Features
To Select a Parent Assembly or Subassembly from the Graphics Window
To Delete a Component from an Assembly
To Delete Pattern Member Components
To Insert a Component in the Regeneration List
To Reorder Components in an Assembly
To Edit Placement References
About Suppressed Configurable Modules and Components
About Handling Children of Suppressed Components
To Suppress Components and Assembly Features
To Handle Children of Suppressed Components
To Back Up Placement References
To Resume Components and Assembly Features
Displaying Component Annotations
About the Accessory Window
About the Model Tree and Layer Tree for Accessory Windows
Accessory Tree Configuration Options
Redefining Component Placement Constraints
About Redefining Placement Constraint Sets
To Redefine Component Constraint Sets
Assembly Operations
Working with Assembly Features
About Assembly Features
To Create an Assembly Feature
To Edit an Assembly Feature
To Copy and Paste an Assembly Feature
About Copying Assembly Features
Modifying Assemblies
About Activating a Component in an Assembly
To Activate a Component
To Set Transparency of Inactive Components
To Edit Dimensions in an Assembly
To Display Default Dimensional Tolerances
To Edit Default Dimensional Tolerances
About Assembly and Component Default Dimensional Tolerances
About Modifying Accuracy Settings in Assembly
To Set Accuracy in an Assembly
Restructuring Components
About Restructuring Assembly Components
Guidelines for Restructuring Components
To Restructure a Component
To Move Components to a New Subassembly
Restrictions when Restructuring Components
To Transfer a Component into a Configurable Module
Boolean Operations
About Preferences for Boolean Operations
About Boolean Operations
To Create a Boolean Feature
To Edit a Boolean Feature
Replacing Components in an Assembly
About Replacing Assembly Components
To Replace a Component with a Family Table Member
To Replace a Component with a Module or Module Variant
To Replace a Component with a Shrinkwrap Model
To Replace a Component Using a Notebook
Using Notebooks to Replace Components
To Replace a Component with an Unrelated Component
To Replace a Component with a New Copy
Rules and Restrictions for Copied Replacement Components
Allowing Multiple Skeleton Replacement Copies
To Replace a Flexible Component with a New Copy
To Add or Remove Components from the Component Replace List
To Replace Additional Components
Tip: Successful Component Replacement
About Component Replacement and Legacy Designs
About Replacing Unrelated Components with Reference Pairing
To Replace an Unrelated Component Using Reference Pairing
Using Evaluation Rules to Replace Components
Copying Components
About Copying and Pasting in Assembly
About Copying Components
To Copy a Component
Copying Parts with Notebooks or External References
To Paste a Dependent Copy of a Component
To Paste a Moved or Rotated Copy of a Component
To Paste a Component and Change Placement References
Example: Copying a Component
Using Flexible Components
About Flexible Components
To Place a Flexible Component
To Define a Flexible Component in an Assembly
To Predefine a Flexible Component in an Assembly
Using Varied Items for Flexible Components
About Varied Items for Flexible Components
To Define a Flexible Component in a Subassembly
To Define Varied Features for Flexibility
To Define Varied Dimensions for Flexibility
To Exclude a Flexible Component During Dragging Operations
To Define Dimension Boundaries for Flexibility
To Define Varied Geometric Tolerances for Flexibility
To Define Varied Parameters for Flexibility
To Define Varied Material for Flexibility
To Create an Associated Parameter
To Redefine a Flexible Component
To Remove the Flexible Definition from a Component
To Convert a Component to Flexible Using Predefined Flexibility
Propagating Flexible Components
About Propagating Flexible Components
To Propagate a Flexible Component
Searching for Assembly Items
About Searching for Assembly Items
To Search and Select Assembly Items
Managing Views
Layer States
About Layer States
To Define a Layer State
Exploded Views
About Exploded Views
About the Explode Tool User Interface
To Open the Explode Tool Tab
To Create and Save a New Exploded View
To Set the Exploded Position of Components
To Set the Exploded Status of Components
Explode Motion References
To Explode or Unexplode an Assembly View
About Offset Lines in Exploded Views
To Create Cosmetic Offset Lines
To Add or Modify Jogs to Offset Lines
To Modify an Offset Line Style
To Change the Default Offset Line Style
To Delete an Offset Line
To Set the Explode Transition Animation Option
Cross Sections
About Assembly Cross Sections
Assembly Zones
About Assembly Zones
To Create a Zone Using a Distance from an Element
To Create a Zone Using Closed Surfaces
To Create a Zone Using Datum Planes
To Create a Zone Using Offset Distance from a Coordinate System
Multiple References for Assembly Zones
To Clip a Zone
To Delete a Zone from an Assembly
To List All Zones in an Assembly
To Redefine a Reference in a Zone
To Remove a Reference from a Zone
To View a Zone
To Rename a Zone
Assembly Display Style
About Display Style for an Assembly
To Create a Display Style
To Edit a Display Style
To Redefine a Display Style from the Model Tree
Display Styles for Components
Assembly Orientation
About Assembly Orientation
To Save an Assembly Orientation
Appearance States
About Appearance States
To Create a New Appearance State
Combined Views
About Combined Views
To Create a Combined View
To Redefine a Combined View
Using the Combined Views Bar
References and Dependencies
Reference Views
About the Reference Viewer User Interface
About Reference Investigation in Assembly
About Reference Types
About Viewing Parent and Child References
To Investigate References
To Set Reference Filters
To View Solid Model and Component References
Tip: Displaying Only External References
To Display Reference Backups in the Model Tree
To Find a Reference Path
To Save a Reference Path
To Export All References
To Investigate Circular References
To View a Reference Path
To Filter the Model Tree
To Export a Model Tree to a Text File
To Toggle the Display of Parents and Children in the Reference Viewer
To Delete References
Deleting References to Resolve Regeneration Failures
Assembly Operations That Create Dependencies
To Investigate Dependencies
About Breaking Dependencies
To Break Object Dependencies
Object-Specific Reference Control
About Object-Specific References
To Define Object-Specific Reference Settings
Tip: View Object-Specific Settings from the Model Tree
Reference Control
About References
To Set Reference Creation and Backup Control Options
About Reference Backup
Example: The Scope Settings of Subassembly and None
To Channel All External References Through Skeleton Models
To Specify Default Scope Settings
To Replace or Prevent Missing Locally Copied References
To Convert a Reference Backup to a Copy Geometry Feature
Working with Assemblies
Using Start Components and Default Templates
About Renaming Assemblies and Components
To Rename an Assembly or Component
About the Rename Component Chooser User Interface
About Saving a Copy of an Assembly
About the Save As Component Chooser User Interface
To Save a Copy of an Assembly
About Mirroring Assemblies
About the Mirror Assembly Component Chooser User Interface
To Mirror an Assembly
Using the Assembly Model Tree
About Assembly Model Tree Columns
To Add Columns to the Model Tree
To Control the Visibility of a Part Layer at the Assembly Level
Controlling the Visibility of Part Layers at the Assembly Level
About Creating Reference Dimensions
About Displaying Assembly Information
To Display Assembly Information
About Viewing Changes to an Assembly
About the View Changes User Interface
To View Changes to an Assembly
About Using an Assembly Bill of Materials (BOM)
To Check Clearance
To Review Assembly Instructions for a Component
Setting Advanced Clearance Checking
About Entering Relations in Assembly
About Showing Dimensions in Part and Assembly
Assembly Family Tables
About Assembly Family Tables
About Working with Assembly Family Instances
To Create a Family of Assemblies
Example: An Assembly Family Table
Using Part Family Members in an Assembly
To Substitute a Component with an Instance from its Family Table in a Simplified Representation
To Replace a Reference Model of a Merge or Inheritance Feature With a Family Instance
To Replace a Component with an Instance from its Family Table
To Replace Assembly Components in the Assembly Instance
To Automatically Update References to Assembly Instances
Example: Automatically Updating References to Assembly Instances
To Assemble an Instance Automatically Using Notebook
Example: Family of Assemblies
To Configure Components of an Assembly Instance
Controlling Assembly Family Table Instance Retrieval
Top Down Design
Skeleton Models
About Skeleton Models in Top-Down Design
About Skeleton Models
About Standard Skeleton Models
To Create a Standard Skeleton Model
About Motion Skeleton Models
To Create a Motion Skeleton Model
About Creating Geometry for a Motion Skeleton Model
To Create a Design Skeleton
To Create a Body Skeleton
Tip: Specify a Default Layer Name for Skeleton Models
To Create a Display Color for Skeleton Models
Display Colors for a Skeleton Model
Data Sharing
Shrinkwrap Features
About Shrinkwrap Features
About the Shrinkwrap Component Chooser User Interface
To Create a Shrinkwrap Feature
To Define a Component Subset
Shrinkwrap Associativity
To Update a Shrinkwrap Feature
Updating a Shrinkwrap Feature
To Create an External Shrinkwrap Feature
External Shrinkwrap Features
To Redefine Shrinkwrap References
To Preview Current References
To Break Shrinkwrap Dependency
Merge and Inheritance Features
Merge Features
About Merging Components
Example: Removing Material Using Merge
Example: Creating a Merged Part
To Merge Two Parts in an Assembly
Merge Restrictions
To Create an External Merge Feature
To Edit the Merge Feature Definitions
Inheritance Features
About Inheritance Features
To Create an Inheritance Feature
Inheritance Features Capabilities
To Define Varied Dimensions in an Inheritance Feature
To Define Dimension Boundaries in an Inheritance Feature
To Define Varied Features in an Inheritance Feature
To Define Varied References in Inheritance or External Inheritance Features
Varied References
To Define Varied Parameters in an Inheritance Feature
To Define Varied Annotations for Geometry Tolerances
Variable Annotations in Inheritance Features
To Define Varied Annotations for a 3D Note
To Define Varied Annotations for a 3D Symbol
To Define Varied Annotations for a Surface Finish
To Create an External Inheritance Feature
External Inheritance Features
To Convert an Inheritance Feature to External
To Edit the Properties of a Feature in Inheritance Features
To Save a Copy of an Inheritance Feature
To Update an Inheritance Feature
Copy and Publish Geometry Features
About Copy and Publish Geometry Features
Regenerating Copy and Publish Geometry Features
Publish Geometry Features
About Publish Geometry Features
To Create a Publish Geometry Feature
To Define a Publish Geometry Reference in a Copy Geometry Feature
Copy Geometry Features
About Copy Geometry Features
To Create a Copy Geometry Feature
Copy Geometry References
Copying Geometry in Top-Down Design Methodology
About External Copy Geometry
To Redefine a Copy Geometry as an External Copy Geometry Feature
Redefining Copy Geometry Features
External Dependency of Copy Geometry Features
To Reroute Copy Geometry Features to Another Publish Geometry Feature
Tip: Freezing Copied Geometry to Prevent Failure
Explicitly and Implicitly Copied Geometry
Annotation Propagation
About Propagating Annotation Elements into Data Sharing Features
About Propagating Annotation Element Display Status Through Data Sharing Features
To Propagate an Annotation to Data Sharing Features
Deleting Propagated Annotation Element Parameters
Notebooks
Preparing Notebooks
About Notebooks
To Create a Notebook
To Create a Reference Datum Plane for a Notebook
To Create a Reference Datum Axis for a Notebook
To Create a Reference Datum Point for a Notebook
To Create a Reference Datum Coordinate System for a Notebook
About Reference Datums in Notebook Mode
Example: A Notebook Reference Datum Plane and Axis
To Delete Reference Datum Entities from a Notebook
To Work with Multiple Sheets
To Import a Drawing into a Notebook
Global Dimensions and Relations in a Notebook
About Global Parameters
To Create Parameters in Notebook Mode
To Create a Global Dimension
To Modify Global Dimension Properties
To Create a Table of Parameters
To Obtain Global Parameter Information
To Write Relations for Global Dimensions
About Parameter Tables
To Create a Parameter Table
Example: A Parameter Table
Annotating Notebooks
About Annotating Notebooks
To Add Notes to a Notebook
To Include Parameter Values in Notes
Declaring Notebooks
About Declaring Notebooks
About Notebook Hierarchy
To Declare a Notebook to Another Notebook
To Declare a Model to a Notebook
To Create Relations From a Notebook
Rules for Skeleton Models and Notebooks
To Undeclare a Model from a Notebook
Tip: Remove Global References to Undeclare a Notebook
Declaring Datums in a Notebook
About Declaring Datums
To Declare an Axis, Planar Surface, or Datum Plane Explicitly
About Declaring Datums by Table
To Declare Datums by Table
To Undeclare Datums
About Automatic Assembly Using Notebooks
Example: Automatic Assembly Using Declared Datums
Notebook Case Studies
About Case Studies
To Create a Case Study
To Retrieve a Case Study
To Copy Undimensioned Geometry into a Case Study
To Create Dimensions in a Case Study
About Case Study Relations
To Add Case Study Relations
To Modify Case Study Relations
To Declare Case Study Dimensions
Managing Large Assemblies
Simplified Representations
About Simplified Representations
Types of Simplified Representations
About Creating Simplified Representations
About the Component Chooser User Interface
To Create a Simplified Representation
About Descriptions in Simplified Representations
To Create a Simplified Representation from Selected Components
To Create Simplified Representations Using Definition Rules
To Create a Default Envelope Simplified Representation
To Work With Simplified Representations
Tip: Retrieve Components before Saving a Simplified Representation
Example: Excluding a Component from a Simplified Representation
To Substitute a Simplified Representation for a Subassembly or Part
About Placing a Component in a Simplified Representation
To Retrieve Placement References
Simplified Representations in Top-Down and Bottom-Up Design
Updating Mass Properties of Simplified Representations
On-Demand Simplified Representations
About On-Demand Simplified Representations
To Define On-Demand Simplified Representations Settings
To Erase Unused On-Demand Representations
Legacy Representations
About Legacy Representations
Light Graphics Representations
About Light Graphics Representations
To Save a Light Graphics Viewable of an Assembly
To Expand 3D Thumbnails
Symbolic Simplified Representations
About Symbolic Representations
About Placing Components in Symbolic Representations
To Assemble a Symbolic Representation of a Component
External Simplified Representations
About External Simplified Representations
About the External Simplified Representation User Interface
To Create an External Simplified Representation Using View Manager
To Create an External Simplified Representation Using the New Dialog Box
To Set the Purpose of an External Simplified Representation Component
To Redefine an External Simplified Representation
To Update an External Simplified Representation
To Make an External Simplified Representation Dependent
Shrinkwrap Models
About Shrinkwrap Models
Types of Shrinkwrap Models
To Create a Surface Subset Exported Shrinkwrap Model
Setting Quality Levels for Shrinkwrap Models
To Create a Faceted Solid Exported Shrinkwrap Model
Lightweight Faceted Solid Shrinkwrap Parts
To Create a Merged Solid Exported Shrinkwrap Model
Display Styles
About Display Styles
To Create a Display Style
To Change the Display Style of a Component
Envelopes
About Envelopes
About the Envelope Definition Component Chooser
To Create an Envelope
To Create a Default Envelope
To Include an Envelope in an Assembly
To Substitute an Envelope in a Simplified Representation
To Modify an Envelope
To Delete an Envelope
To Display Envelopes in the Model Tree
Configurable Products
Assigning Options and Choices
About Setting Options and Choices
About the Assign Choices Dialog Box User Interface
To Assign Choices for Product Configurations
Example: Setting Choices for Options
To View Assignments in the Model Tree
To Assign Choices to Module Members
Building Assembly Variants
About Building Assembly Variants
About the Variant Builder User Interface
To Define a New Variant Specification
To Apply a Variant Specification
To Reroute References to all Current Module Variants
Configuring Assemblies with Pro/PROGRAM
About Pro/Program
Glossary
Glossary for Creo Options Modeler
References
Language Support
Using Language Support
About Language Support
About Localization Provided by PTC
Configuring Creo Applications for Language Support
About Configuration Options for Language Support
To Set Configuration Options for Language Support
Configuration Options for Language Support
Setting the Language Environment Variable
About Setting the LANG and Pro_LANG Environment Variables
About Locales
To Set the Language Environment Variable on Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10
Detecting a Value for LANG or PRO_LANG
LANG and PRO_LANG Environment Variables
Running a Localized Application on an English System
About Running a Localized Application on an English System
Working with a Multibyte Language
About Multibyte File Types and Character Support
About Switching Input Mode for Asian Languages
Working with Multilingual Drawings
About Creating, Viewing, and Editing Multilingual Drawings in Creo Parametric
To Create Multilingual Drawings in Creo Parametric
Fundamentals
Fundamentals Overview
Configuring Fundamentals
About Configuring Creo Parametric
To Set Configuration Options
To Import or Export a Configuration File
To Add or Remove Configuration Options from Favorites
Configuration Option Settings for English and Metric Unit Systems
Modifying Entity Colors Using the Graphics Node
Configurations Options for Fundamentals
User Interface Basics
Working with Creo Parametric Windows and Dialog Boxes
About the Creo Parametric Main Window
Navigating Through the Hierarchy of the Selected Object
About the Ribbon
About Ribbon KeyTips
About Ribbon Resizing
To Modify Group Collapse Priority During Ribbon Resize
About Quick Access Toolbar
About Commands Not in the Ribbon
To Open or Close the Navigator
To Open or Close the Browser
About the Menu Manager
About the Dashboard
About Entering Data
About Dialog Boxes
Using Accelerators and Mnemonics
Shortcut Menus
About Working with a Creo Parametric Window
To Open a System Window
Customizing the User Interface
Setting Up Creo
Customize the User Interface
Customizing the User Interface
Customizing the Ribbon
Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
Customizing Mini Toolbar and Shortcut Menu
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
Customizing Graphics Toolbar
About Propagating Customizations Across Modes
Environment
About Environment Settings
To Change Creo Parametric Environment Settings
To Resume the Display of Suppressed Dialog Boxes
Working with Mapkey Macros
About Mapkeys
To Add a Map Key
Mapkeys Dialog Box
To Define a Mapkey
Defining or Editing Mapkeys
Mapkey Execution
Example: Creating Nested Mapkeys
About an Incremental Mapkey
About Working with Mapkeys in Drawing
System Colors
About System Appearance
Customizing the System Appearance
To Open an Existing Color Scheme
To Redefine a System Appearance
To Define a Custom Background Color
To Save the Current Color Scheme
System Colors
Using Model Colors in Drawings
About Display of Shaded Edge
Model Display
To Improve Dynamic Display Quality
To Control Shading Quality
Entity Display
To Specify the Display of Individual Datum Entities
Tip: Datum Display Configuration Options
To Change the Display of Tangent Edges
To Switch Between Shaded and Wireframe Display
To Hide or Unhide Datum Entities
To Show or Remove Hidden Lines
Tip: When Hidden Line Removal is Not Correct
To Show or Hide Items During Spinning or Animation
To Set the Spin Center for an Object
To Show Reference Designators
To Show Note Names
Window Settings
About Customizing the Layout of the Window
User Interface Custom Settings
To Export User Interface Custom Settings
About Restoring the User Interface Defaults
To Restore User Interface Default Settings
About Importing the User Interface Custom Settings
About Exporting User Interface Custom Settings
About Saving User Interface Custom Settings
To Import User Interface Custom Settings
To Add Mapkeys to the Ribbon or Quick Access Toolbar
Working with Licenses
About Creo Parametric Licenses
To List, Get, or Release a Floating Module License
Using Pro/Web.Link
About Pro/Web.Link
To Set Access Permissions for Pro/Web.Link
To Remove a Web.Link License
To Automatically locate Item in the Model Tree
About Query and Preselection Highlighting
About Selection
About Filters and Selection
To Create a User-defined Selection Filter or My Filter
About Collectors
About Working with Collectors
To Select Items
Selection Actions
About Disabling Preselection Highlighting
To Select with Preselection Highlighting Disabled
About Selecting Entities Using the 2D Box
Chains and Surface Sets
Chains
About Chains
To Construct a Chain
To Modify Chain Types and References
To Trim or Extend a Chain
To Add Relations for Extend Values of Chain Ends
About Validating Chains Dynamically
To Append or Exclude Items from a Chain
To Modify the Start Point or Direction of a Chain
Example: Intent Chains
Example: Tangent Chain
Surface Sets
About Surface Sets
To Construct an Individual Surface Set
To Construct an All Solid Surface Set
To Construct a Quilt Surface Set
To Construct a Loop Surface Set
To Modify a Loop Surface Set
To Construct an Intent Surface Set
To Construct a Seed and Boundary Surface Set
Example: Constructing a Seed and Boundary Surface Set
To Modify a Seed and Boundary Surface Set
To Exclude Surfaces from Surface Sets
To Modify Rule-based Surface Sets
To Modify Non Rule-based Surface Sets
Drag and Drop
About Drag and Drop
Tool Pausing
About Tool Pausing
To Pause a Tool
Working with Handles
About Handles
To Duplicate a Handle
Snapping a Handle
Using Verify Mode
About Verify Mode
To Use the Verify Mode
About Feature Creation Preview
To Use Feature Creation Preview
About Undoing and Redoing Actions
Customizing the Non-ribbon User Interface
About Customizing the Non Ribbon User Interface
To Add or Remove Toolbars
To Add a Mapkey to the Menu Bar or Toolbars
To Add a Split Button to a Toolbar
To Change the Appearance of Menu Bar and Toolbar Commands
To Move a Command from One Location to Another
To Rename a Menu Bar Menu
To Remove Commands from the User Interface
Customize Dialog Box
Customizing the Menu Manager
About Customizing the Menu Manager
To Create a menu_def.pro File
To Add an Option to the Menu Manager
Referencing Mapkeys in menu_def.pro settings
Rules for Adding Options to the Menu Manager
Example: User-Defined Menu Manager Options
About Setting Default Menu Options in the Menu Manager
Rules for Setting Default Menu Manager Options
Tip: Controlling Automatic Loading of a menu_def.pro File
To Set a Default Menu Manager Menu Option
Using Configuration Files in the Non-ribbon User Interface Mode
About Configuration Files
About config.pro Options
Setting config.pro Options
Setting config.win Options
To Save config.win Changes Automatically
To Load a config.win File
To Set config.pro Options
Using the Options Dialog Box
To Search for a Configuration Option
Creo Parametric User Interface
The Home Tab
About the Home Tab
Distributed Computing Technology in Creo Parametric
About Distributed Computing Technology in Creo Parametric
To Specify Host Machines for Distributed Computing
To Configure Workstations to Use with Distributed Computing
The File Menu
Working with Creo Parametric Files
About Creo Parametric Files
About File Types
Creating Files
About Creating New Files
To Create a New File
To Copy into an Empty Part or Assembly
Object Templates
Configuration Options for Object Templates
Opening Files
About Opening Files
To Open a File
Transferring Files Using FTP
Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File
Retrieving Files Across Platforms
Retrieving Objects Using Wildcards
Retrieving Models and Environment Settings from the Previous Session
Simplified Representations
To Open a File Containing a Family Table (Instances)
About Previewing Files
To Preview Files
Previewing Assemblies
Previewing Drawings
About Searching For and Retrieving Models
To Load a search.pro File
To Edit a search.pro File
To Temporarily Disable a Search Path
Example: Adding Search Paths
About Viewing Thumbnails
To View Files as Thumbnails
Selecting the Working Directory
To Select a Working Directory
Mirroring Parts
To Mirror a Part
Deleting Files
About Deleting Files
To Erase the Current Object from Memory
To Erase Undisplayed Objects from Memory
To Delete Old Versions of a File
To Delete All Versions of a File
Saving, Exporting, Renaming, and Backing Up Files
About Saving Files
To Save a File
To Save a Copy of a File
To Rename a File
To Back Up a File
Printing and Plotting Files
About Printing and Plotting
To Print an Object: Basic Procedure
To Print a Model
To Print an Object to a File
Example: PostScript Plots
To Change Plotting Pen Attributes
Assigning Colors to Another Pen
Example: table.pnt File
To Create a Pen Table File
Specifying the Location of a Pen Table File
Plotter Configuration Files
Plotting Views Directly
About Directly Plotting 3D Views
To Directly Plot a 3D View
To Plot Using a Projection Layout View
To Plot Using a Manual Layout View
To Plot Using a Drawing Template View
Exiting Creo Parametric
To Exit Creo Parametric
Working with Trail and Training Files
About Trail and Training Files
To Run a Trail or Training File
To Create a Training File
To Pause a Training File During Execution
Directives for Creating Training Files and Trainer Text Files
The Model Tab
About the Model Tab
About Datum Feature Creation
About the Style Function
The Analysis Tab
About the Analysis Tab
About a Saved Analysis
To Create an Analysis Feature From a Saved Analysis
Analyzing Model Properties
About Model Analysis
About Computing Mass Properties
To Analyze Mass Properties
To Compute the Mass Properties for a Cross Section
List of Computed Mass Properties for a Cross Section
To Calculate Clearance Between Two Entities
To Display Global Clearance Information
To Display Closed Quilt Volume Interference
To Display Global Interference Information
To Compare Edge Lengths
To Display Edge Type Information
To Check the Thickness of a Part
To Display Model Size
Measuring Geometry
About Measuring Geometry
Using Measurements
About the Measure Tool
About the Measure User Interface
To Switch among Types of Measurement
To Work with Measurement Panels
Example: Working with Measurement Panels
About the Pointer in the Measure Tool
To Customize the Display of Measurement Results
Measuring Entities
About Measuring Entities
Using the Summary Mode
About Summary Mode
To Measure Using One or More Reference Entities
Example: Measuring Using Two Reference Entities
To Replace an Entity Selected for Measurement
To Measure a Cone
To Measure a Sphere
To Measure a Torus
Example: Measuring a Torus
Using Specific Measurement Types
About Using Specific Measurement Types
Length
About Measuring Length
To Measure Length
Distance
About Measuring Distance
To Measure Distance
Example: Maximum Distance
Using Reference Entity Options
About Reference Entity Options for Distance
About the Plane Option
Example: Plane Option
About the Line Option
Example: Line Option
About the Axis Option
Example: Axis Option
About the Center Option
Example: Center Option
Angle
About Measuring Angle
To Measure Angle
Example: Angle Range
Diameter
About Measuring Diameter
To Measure Diameter
Area
About Measuring Area
To Measure Area
Volume
About Measuring Volume
To Measure Volume
Transform
About Generating a Transformation Matrix
To Generate a Transformation Matrix
Copying and Saving Measurements
To Copy a Measurement Value from the Measure Tool
To Save a Measurement as a Feature
To Save and View a Measurement as a Saved Analysis
Measurements Shown
Measurements Shown for Various Entity Types
Measurements Shown for Selections of Three or More Entities
To Measure Draft Entities in Drawings
Analyzing Curves
About Analysis Types
Using Any Analysis Dialog Box
Setting Plotting Resolution
About Analyzing Curves
To Display Information About a Point on a Curve or Edge
Point Information on the Edge or Curve
To Display Minimum Radius of a Curve or Edge
To Display the Curvature of a Curve or Edge
Example: Curvature of a Curve or Edge
To Display an Offset Curve
Example: Offset Curve
To Display Deviation of a Curve or Edge
Analyzing Surfaces
About Analyzing Surfaces
To Display Information About a Point on a Surface
To Display Surface Radii
To Display the Curvature of a Surface
Example: Curvature of a Surface
To Display Cross Sections of a Surface
Example: Section Curvature for a Surface
To Display Highlight Sections of a Surface
Example: Highlight Sections of a Surface
To Display the Dihedral Angle for an Edge or Curve
Example: Dihedral Angle for an Edge or Curve
To Display an Offset Surface
To Display the Deviation of a Surface to Points
Example: Deviation of a Surface to Points
To Display Shaded Curvature of a Surface
Example: Shaded Curvature of a Surface
To Perform a Draft Check on a Part
Example: Draft Check on a Part
To Display the Slope of a Surface
Example: Slope of a Surface Relative to a Reference Plane
To Display Curve Reflection
Example: Curve Reflection
To Display Shadows
To Mesh a Part Surface
Example: Meshed Surface
Comparing Part or Assembly Files
About Part Comparison
To Compare the Features of Two Parts
To Measure the Geometric Deviation between Two Parts
To Compare the Components or Features of Two Assemblies
The Tools Tab
About the Tools Tab
Using Auxiliary Applications
About Auxiliary Applications
To Work with Auxiliary Applications
Viewing Model Creation History
About Viewing Model Creation History
To View Model Creation History
Using the Model Player
Getting Information
About Getting Information
About the Display of Information
To Display Component Assembly Information
To Display the Model Revision History
To Display the Date and Time
To Display a List of Messages in the Current Session
Getting Part and Assembly Information
About Displaying Part and Assembly Information
About Bill of Materials (BOM)
To Create a BOM
To Define the BOM Format
About a Saved Analysis
About the User Defined BOM Output Format File
Example: Default BOM Report Format File
BOM and Mass Properties Behavior
To Display Feature Information
To List Model Features
To Display Detailed Model Information
To List All In-Session Models
Getting Manufacturing Information
About the Information Window
To Get Cast Model Information
To Get Diagram Information
To Get Sheetmetal Toolpath Information
To Get Sheetmetal Design Information
To Get Harness and Cable Information
To Get Mold Model Information
To Get Process Sequence Information
To Get Process Setup Information
To Get Manufacturing Model Information
Investigating References
About Reference Investigation
Feature References
Relations References
Component References
External References
About Deleting References
The View Tab
About the View Tab
Appearances
Creating Appearances
About Material Appearance
About the Appearance Gallery
To Apply an Appearance to the Model
Editing Appearances
About Appearance Preview and Properties
About the Color Editor
To Display Colors
To Apply a New Appearance to the Model
To Modify an Appearance from the Model
To Copy and Paste an Appearance
About Applying Appearances to Assemblies
To Apply Appearance to a Component in an Assembly
To Search for Appearances
Applying Appearances using the Search Tool
To Remove an Appearance from the Model
Textures
About Textures
Map Appearance Options
Types of Mapping
About Loading or Storing Textures
To Create a Textured Appearance
About Placing Textures
Positioning the Appearance Textures
To Place Textures
To Manipulate Textures from the Graphics Window
To Manipulate Textures from the Model Appearance Editor
To Save Textures
To Display Textures
To Remove Textures
Scenes
About the Scene File
Creating Scenes
To Retrieve and Update an Existing Scene from the Disk
To Remove a Scene from the Scene Gallery
To Save a Scene with the Model
About Lights
About Light Icons
To Create Lights
Modifying Lights
To Delete Lights
To Save a Light File
To Open a Light File
About High Dynamic Range Images (HDRI)
To Set the Background
Setting up Environment
Adjusting the Model View
About Dynamic Viewing
About Handles
To Cosmetically Shade a Model
To Display the Default Orientation
To Refit the Model to the Window
To Revert to the Previously Displayed Orientation
To Repaint the Window
To Disable Highlighting of Selected Model Tree Items
To Update a Drawing of Model Geometry
About Viewing a Model Normal to One or Two Directional References
To View a Model Normal to One or Two Directional References
About View Operations
About View Operations
Shortcuts for Changing the Model View
About Using Zoom on the Model
To Zoom in the Model View
To Change the Position or Size of the Model View
About Orientating and Viewing the Model
About Orientating and Viewing the Model
To Orientate Dynamically
To Orientate by Reference
To Set Orientation Preferences
About Disabling the Orientation Center
About Orient Mode
About Activating the Orient Mode
About Orient Types
About Saved Orientations
Tip: Shortcut for Display of Saved Orientations
Tip: Orienting a View by Reference
To Delete a View
To Save a View Using the View Manager
To Change the View Angle in a Drawing
The View Dialog Box
About 3D Mouse Behavior
Model Display Options
About Setting the Model Display
To Show Cables as Thick or Centerline
To Change the Appearance of Edges and Lines
To Display Process Components
About Shaded Models
About Visual Mirroring
About Order Independent Transparency
To Set Transparency for a Model
About Hiding Entities
About Hiding Features and Entities
To Hide an Entity On the Fly
To Redisplay Hidden Entities
Using Perspective Views
About the Perspective View
About the Perspective View Settings
To Set the Perspective View
About Fly-Through and Walk-Through
To Fly Through a Model
To Walk Through a Model
Cross Sections
Creating Cross Sections
About Part and Assembly Cross Sections
To Create a Cross Section using View Manager
To Create a Planar Cross Section
Example: Planar Cross Section
To Create a Planar Cross Section Using the Default Coordinate System
To Create a Planar Cross Section Using Any Coordinate System
To Create a Datum Asynchronously when Creating a Planar Cross Section
About an Offset Cross Section
To Create an Offset Cross Section
Example: Offset Cross Section Created to One Side
To Create a Cross Section through Part Model and Quilts
To Create Cross Section through Assembly Model and Quilts
To Create a Cross Section through a Single Part
Example: Cross section through Part Model and Quilts
About Zone Cross Sections
To Create a Zone Cross Section Using Planar References
About Pattern of Cross Sections
To Create a Reference Pattern of a Planar Cross Section
Working with Cross Sections
About Cross Section Operations
To Change the Location of the Cross Section or Position the Cross Section
To Enable or Disable Free Positioning of the Cross Section
To Display a Cross Section
To Cap the Surface of a Cross Section
About Display of Sections in the Model Tree
About View Clipping
To View Clip a Model Using a Cross Section
To Change the Clipping Direction
About 2D View of the Active Clipping Planes
To Display the 2D View of the Active Clipping Planes
To Rename a Cross Section
To Copy a Cross Section From a File
To Copy a Zone
To Remove a Cross Section
To Modify Section Dimensions
About Redefining an Offset Cross Section
About Interferences between Components in a Cross Section
To Display Interferences among Components in a Cross Section
To Create a New Hatch Pattern
Linear and Non-linear Cross-Hatch Patterns
Modifying Cross Sections
About Modifying Cross-Hatching
To Edit Cross Section Hatching
To Retrieve and Edit a Hatch Pattern File
To Display a Cross Section as Hatched or Filled
To Change the Fill Color
To Modify Hatch Spacing
To Modify the Size of a Hatch Pattern
To Modify the Hatch Angle
To Set the Default Spacing and Angle
To Modify Hatch Line Style
To Modify the Offset of Parallel Hatching
Images
About Images
About the Images User Interface
To Insert an Image on a Datum Plane or a Planar Surface
Example: Images on Datum Planes and Planar Surfaces
To Select an Image
About the Images Origin
To Move an Image
To Rotate and Flip an Image
About Fitting Images
To Fit an Image to a Value
To Scale and Stretch an Image
To Reset an Image
To Display Images
To Show and Hide an Image
To Set the Image Transparency
To Make an Image Color Transparent
To Remove an Image
The Applications Tab
About the Applications Tab
The Help and Command Search Icons
About Getting Help
About PTC Learning Connector
To Get Context-Sensitive Help
About Command Search
To Search a Command
Commands not in the Ribbon
To Select Locations in the Graphics Window Using the Keyboard
Working with the Model
Model Tree
About the Model Tree
About the Search or Filter of the Model Tree Nodes
About Manipulating the Order of Features on the Model Tree
Understanding Glyphs on the Model Tree
Model Tree Icons
Model Tree Icons (A-C)
Model Tree Icons (D-F)
Model Tree Icons (G-M)
Model Tree Icons (N-S)
Model Tree Icons (T-Z)
Annotation Elements
Assembly Placement
Drawing Tree
Mechanism Tree
Piping
Simulation Objects
Basic Model Tree
Model Tree Display
About Searching in the Model Tree
About Adding Information to the Model Tree
To Add Columns to the Model Tree
About Model Tree Operations
About Selecting in the Model Tree
To Move the Model Tree Insertion Locator
About Model Tree Status Display
To Select Objects Using the Model Tree
To Change Model Tree Column Order
To Change Model Tree Placement
To Display or Hide Items On the Model Tree
To Expand or Collapse the Model Tree
To Remove Columns from the Model Tree
To Reorder Features in the Model Tree
To Filter Items on the Model Tree
About Suppressing Items in the Model Tree
To Suppress and Resume Features
Model Tree Notes
To Create a Model Note Using the Model Tree
To Create a Note Hyperlink Using the Model Tree
Saving Model Tree Information
To Save Model Tree Information
To Save Model Tree Settings
Advanced Model Tree
Configuration
To Save a Model Tree Configuration
To Retrieve a Saved Model Tree Configuration
To Load a Model Tree Configuration at Startup
Parameters
To Remove a Parameter Subtype In the Model Tree
To Create Parameters Using Model Tree Columns
Layers
Layer Basics
About the Layer Tree
Using Hidden Items Layer
About Layer Names
About Selecting the Active Model in the Layer Tree
To Create a New Layer
To Copy Layers Between Two Models in Session
Using a Template Layer Model
To Activate a Layer
To Deactivate a Layer
Managing Layers with the Same Name
To Delete a Layer
To Copy an Item Between Layers
To Copy All Items on a Layer
To Set Properties for a Layer
To Obtain Information about a Layer
To Set a Layer Interface ID
To Remove a Layer Interface ID
Layers Remove Item Commands
About Layer Display
To Set Layer Display Status
To Create Sublayers
To Control the Display Status of Sublayers
Layer Items
To Add Items to a Layer
To Add Items to Layers Using Rules
To Add Items to Multiple Layers
To Remove Items from a Layer
To Purge Items from a Layer
To Copy Items from One Layer to Another Layer
To Add External Components to Layers
To Delete a Feature or Component Using the Layer Tree
To Suppress a Feature or Component Using the Layer Tree
About Applying Visibility Changes to Sub-Layers
Default Layers
About Default Layers
About Creating Layers for Subtractive Features
Valid Options for Item Type in a Default Layer
Using Layer Status Files
About Using Layer Status Files
To Save Layer Display Status Settings as a File
To Open a Layer Status File
To Edit a Layer Status File
Using Default Layer Status Files
Example: A Typical Layer File
Using the Layer Tree
To Include or Define Rules in Layers
To Nest Layers within Layers
To Display and Select Items in the Layer Tree
To Display a Layer Status File
To Expand or Collapse the Tree Menu
Search Tool
About the Search Tool
About Rules and Criteria for Searching Entities
Example: Using Rules and Criteria for Comparing Entity Names
To Search for Objects in the Model Tree
To Build a Query in the Search Tool
To Build a Nested Query in the Search Tool
To Save Query in the Search Tool
To Save a Query to a File
To Retrieve and Use a Stored Query File
About Searching for Multiple Values to Edit
To Search and Edit Multiple Values
To Search for Intent Objects
To Search for Objects Referenced by an Intent Object
To Search for Overridden Dimensions
Annotation Search
About Searching for Annotations
To Search for Annotation Elements
To Search for Annotation Feature Elements
To Search for Annotation Element by Parameters
To Search for Annotation Feature by Names
To Search for Annotation Feature by Classification
To Search for Annotation Elements with Missing References
To Search for Annotation Element by Layers
To Search for Annotation Element by References
To Search for Inactive Annotation Elements
Note Search
To Search for Notes Attached to All Features
Data Sharing Features
To Search for Data Sharing Features with Annotation Element
To Search for Data Sharing Features by Annotation Element Type
To Search for Data Sharing Features by Annotation Element Parameters
About Saving Queries to Feature
To Save a Query to a Feature
Tip: Saving Queries to a Feature
Tip: Cases for Saving Queries to a Feature
Manipulating the Queries Saved in a Feature
To Rerun a Query on an Updated Model
To Manually Collect Items Through Rule-Based Saved Queries
Notification Center
Using the Notification Center
Notification Manager Configuration Options
To Set Notification Center Options
About the Notification Center
To Use the Notification Center
Regenerating the Model
About Regenerating Models
About the Regeneration Footer
To Move Features to the Regeneration Footer
About Resolving Failures in Regeneration
To Regenerate a Model
To View Model Creation History
Using the Model Player
Integrating Changes Using Creo Parametric
About Integrating Different Iterations of a Model
About the Integration Report
About Canceling Integration Changes
Example: Integrating Different Iterations of a Model in Creo Parametric
Integrating Changes using Pro/INTRALINK
About Integration
To Use the INTEGRATE Menu
Accessing the Integrate Mode to Resolve Conflicts
Example: A Sample Difference Report before Specifying Actions
Comparing Family Tables in Assemblies
To Prepare the Objects for Integration
To Integrate Changes in Creo Parametric
About Switching References in a Drawing
To Switch References in a Drawing Manually
Example: Integration Process Conflict
Embedded Mathcad Worksheet in Creo Parametric
About Embedded PTC Mathcad Prime Worksheets in Creo Parametric Models
To Use a PTC Mathcad Prime Worksheet in a Creo Parametric Model
To Use PTC Mathcad Prime Parameters in Relations
Relations and Parameters
Terminology Used in Relations and Parameters
Relations
Basic Relations Information
About Relations
Rules for Using Relations
About Order of Evaluation of Relations During a Regeneration
About Simultaneous Equations
Relations Errors
Operators and Functions Used in Relations
About Operators Used in Relations
Conditional Statements in Relations
About Functions Used in Relations
Operators and Functions for Strings
Specifying the Number of Decimal Places
Passing Strings as Arguments in Relations
Example: Graph Evaluation Function
Mass Property Functions
Parameters Used in Relations
Using Parameter Symbols in Relations
Using String Values for Parameters
Creating and Editing Relations
About Adding Relations
To Add a Relation to a Model
Specifying a Feature and Model in a Relation
Example: Sample Feature Relations
Example: Sample Part Relations
Using Comments in Relations
To Determine the Value of an Expression
To Edit a Relation
To Delete an Obsolete Relation
Viewing Relations
To View a Relation
Relations and Parameters Information Window
Sorting Relations
About Sorting Relations
Example: Sorting Relations
Dimensions and Relations
To Switch Dimension Format to Symbolic
Negative Dimensions in Relations
Modifying Dimensions Driven by Relations
About Using Reference Dimensions in Relations
Relations in Sections
About Creating Relations in Sections
Specifying User-Defined Parameters in Sections
Example: Sample Sections Relations
Relations in Assemblies
To Specify a Parameter in Another Model
To Determine the Session ID of a Model in Assembly Mode
Using a Session ID of a Component in Assembly Relations
Example: Session IDs for Models in an Assembly Tree
Using an Internal Component ID in Assembly Relations
Example: Using a Component ID in an Assembly Relation
Example: Sample Assembly Relations
C Programs and Relations
About an Interactive C Program
To Edit an Interactive C Program
Using the usermain.c Template
To Determine Environment Variables
To Link an Interactive C Program
To Execute an Interactive C Program
Example: User Program
Parameters
About User Parameters
About Parameter Properties
Nonassociativity of User Parameters
Using the Parameters Dialog Box
Syntax for Including Parameters in Notes
Using a Note Parameter to Include Model Notes in Family Tables
To Create a Parameter
About the Parameter Used in Relations
Tip: Creating Common Parameters
To Delete a Parameter
About Copying Parameter Definitions
To Copy Parameters between Two Models in Session
To Designate Parameters for Use in Pro/INTRALINK
Using the Designate Dialog Box
Units in Parameters and Relations
About Units in Parameters
To Specify Units for a Parameter
About Changing Parameter Units
About Units in Relations
To Specify Units in Relations
Example: Including Units with Relations
Restricted Value Parameters
About Restricted Value Parameters
Properties of the Restricted Value Parameters
About a Restriction Definition File
Syntax for Creating a Restriction Definition File
Example: Sample Restriction Definition File
To Create a Restricted Value Parameter
About Updating Parameter Definitions in a Model
To Update Parameter Restriction Definitions in the Model
Generating Reports on Restricted Value Parameters
About Table-restricted Parameters
Syntax for Creating an External Definition File for Table-restricted Parameters
Defining Contraints on Table-restricted Parameters
Example: Sample Restriction Table
To Create Table-restricted Value Parameters
To Delete Table-restricted Parameters
To Modify Table-restricted Parameters
To Show Restricted Parameters
Tip: Converting Restricted Parameters to Table-Restricted Parameters
Annotation Element Parameters
About Annotation Element Parameters
About Automatic Creation of Annotation Element Parameters
Example: Automatic Creation of Annotation Element Parameters
To Define Annotation Element Parameters
About Propagation of Callout Parameters
Example: Propagation of Callout Parameters
Family Tables
Basics of Family Tables
About Family Tables
About Multi-Level Family Tables
About User-Defined Feature Family Tables
Creating Family Tables
To Create a Family Table
To Create a Multi-Level Family Table
To Modify a Family Table of an Instance
Example: Several Levels of Family Tables
Example: Slot Added as a Feature
To Create or Modify a UDF Family Table
Adding Items to Family Tables
To Add an Assembly Member to a Family Table
To Add a Merge Part to a Family Table
Adding Dimensions to Family Tables
To Add a Dimension to a Family Table
Tip: Selecting Dimensions in a Family Table
Tip: Entering Negative Dimension Values in a Family Table
To Switch Between Absolute and Relative Dimension Values in a Family Table
To Add a Tolerance to a Dimension in a Family Table
Adding Parameters to Family Tables
About Adding Parameters to a Family Table
To Add a Parameter to a Family Table
To Add System Parameters to a Family Table
Adding Features to Family Tables
About Adding Features to Family Tables
To Add a Feature to a Family Table
To Add a User-Defined Feature (UDF) to a Family Table
Tip: Adding UDFs to Family Tables
Tip: Adding Features to a Family Table Using Suppression
Tip: Adding Features in Multi-Level Family Tables
Adding Reference Models to Family Tables
To Add a Reference Model to a Family Table
Tip: Adding Reference Models
Example: Adding a Reference Model to a Family Table
Adding Patterning to Family Tables
To Add a Pattern Table to a Family Table
Example: Patterning
To Pattern a Family Table Instance
Creating Instances of Parts or Assemblies in Family Tables
To Create an Instance of a Part or Assembly
Creating Instances by Patterning
To Add an Instance With No Table-Driven Features
Working with Instances in Family Tables
About Instance Operations
About Verifying Instances
To Create a Real Model from an Instance
To Verify an Instance
To Copy an Instance to the Generic Model
To Rename an Instance
To Save Instances of Parts and Assemblies
To Lock or Unlock an Instance
Working with Instance Index Files
About Instance Index Files
To Create an Instance Index File
Tip: Updating the Instance Index File
Working with Instance Accelerator Files
About Instance Accelerator Files
To Create an Instance Accelerator File
To Delete Invalid Instance Accelerator Files
To Update the Generic and All Instance Accelerator Files
Retrieving Instances
About Retrieving Instances
To Preview an Instance
To Open an Instance from Within the Family Table
To Retrieve the Generic During File/Open
To Retrieve an Instance During File/Open
Tip: Speeding Up Instance Retrieval
Searching in a Family Table
About Searching in a Family Table
About Using Expressions When Searching a Family Table
To Perform a Single-Condition Search in a Family Table
To Perform a Multiple-Condition Search in a Family Table
To Perform a Search for Instances in a Family Table
Example: Using Expressions to Perform a Family Table Search
Deleting Items from Family Tables
About Deleting Items from Family Tables
To Delete an Item from a Family Table
To Delete an Instance from a Family Table
Saving Family Table Information
About Saving Family Tables
To Save Family Table Information
To Import a Family Table into a Model
Working with Family Tables
About Modifying Family Tables
To Add Comments in a Family Table
To Select an Entire Row or Column in a Family Table
To Hide or Show Family Table Columns
To Cut, Copy, and Paste Items in a Family Table
To Print a Family Table
To Highlight Family Table Items in the Graphics Window
To Change Column Location in a Family Table
Creating a Drawing of a Family Member
Renaming Family Tables, Assemblies, and Drawings
To Delete a Family Table
Tip: If You Delete a Family Table Inadvertently
To Edit a Family Table Outside of Creo Parametric
To Edit a Family Table Using Microsoft Excel
To Display the System Mass Properties in a Family Table
Glossary
Glossary for Fundamentals
Data Management
Using Data Management
About Data Management in Creo
Configuring Data Management
About Configuring Data Management
To Set Data Management Configuration Options
Configurations Options for Data Management
Setting File Retrieval Options
Setting Up Your Collaborative Environment
About Supported Servers
Server Terminology
Managing Servers
About the Primary Server
Connecting to the Server at Startup
To Register a Server
To Change the Primary Server
To Set the Primary Server
To Edit Server Properties
To Remove a Connection to a Server
Using the Server Management Dialog Box
Setting Up Windchill Servers
About Setting Up Your PDM System
To Configure Your PDM System
To Change the Default File Location to the Local Directory
About Form Based Authentication and Configuring the Login Form Window
Registering a Project
About Registering Windchill ProjectLink
Cache Management
About Cache Management
About Cache Conversion
About Synchronizing the Cache with the Server
About Changing the Target Cache Limit
About Automatic Cache Cleanup
To View Cache Information
To Clear the Cache
To Clear the Cache for a Specific Workspace
About Managing Caches that Include Frames
Workspace
About the Workspace
About the Offline Workspace
To Work Online or Offline
To Make a Workspace Available Offline
Remaining Online When Server Connection is Lost
About the Portable Workspace
About Workspace Preferences
Workspace Operations
To Create a New Workspace
To Delete a Workspace
To Change the Active Workspace
About a Locked Workspace
To Lock or Unlock a Workspace
To Export a Workspace
To Import a Workspace
Object Operations in the Workspace
Checking Out Objects
About Checkout
To Check Out an Object
To Undo a Checkout
About Dynamic Checkout
Updating Objects
About Updating an Out-of-Date Object
To Update an Out-of-Date Object
Downloading Objects
About Read-Only Downloads
To Set an Object as Read-Only
Checking In Objects
About Checkin
To Perform an Automatic Checkin
To Perform a Custom Checkin
Revising Objects
About Revise and Checkout
About Revising CAD Documents, WTParts, and Family Table Members
To Revise and Check Out an Object
About Revisions
Saving and Uploading Objects
To Upload Objects to the Workspace
To Save Changed Objects to the Workspace
To Save a Copy of an Object
Exchanging Units
About the Bidirectional Conversion of Parameter and Attribute Units
About Explicitly Mapping Parameters and Attributes
Frames for Workspace Events
About Recording Workspace Events as Frames
About Workspace Operations that Create Frames
About Managing Frames
Managing Parts and Documents
About Parts and Documents
To Upload a CAD Document to the Workspace and Check In to Server
About Associating Parts and Documents
About Generating File Names Based on CAD Document Soft Type
About Attaching NC and other Creo Files to CAD Models
About Addressing the Editing Instructions of Server-Modified Assemblies
About Placing Added and Moved Components with Windchill-Defined Constraint Set
About Generating Difference Reports for Assemblies with Intended Changes
To Compare Assembly by Feature and Generate a Comparison Report
To Check In Modified Assembly with Difference Report Attached
Details of the Assembly Comparison Reports
Comparing Object Versions
About Model Comparison
To Compare two Versions of the Same Part
Designating Model Objects
About Accessing the Feature-Level Information of Creo Models
About Designating Model Objects and Creating Model Items
About Designating Annotation Elements as Control Characteristics
Managing Bulk Items
About Bulk Items
About Using the External Simplified Representation and BOM in Windchill
About Designated Parameters in a Bulk Item
Managing Heterogeneous CAD Data
About Locating and Accessing Non-Native CAD Data on Windchill Servers
About Opening Non-Native CAD Data in Creo
To Open a Non-Native CAD Document
About Performing ATB Tasks on Non-Native CAD Data
About Opening TIMs or Derived CAD Documents
About Disabling the Autonumbering of TIMs Created with HDIC
About Associating Two CAD Documents to a WTPart
About Automatically Linking the WTPart and the CAD Documents
To Delete a TIM Associated with a WTPart
About Checking the TIM Status and the Out-of-Date Status
About Updating TIM Models
About the Import and Update of Multibodied CAD Models
About the Compatibility of the TIM and Source CAD Model
CATIA-Centric HDIC
About Creating CATIA V5 Data as the Primary CAD Content
About Creating CGR Files as the Secondary Content of CATPart CAD Documents
To Create a CATPart CAD Document with CGR File as Secondary Content
About Updating Out-of-Date CATProduct and CATPart CAD Documents
To Update a CATPart TIM through Export
About the Exchange of Attributes between Creo and CATIA V5
To Export the Designated Model Parameters as Assigned Attributes
To Import Windchill Attributes of CATIA V5 CAD Documents
PTC Creo Unite
About the Creo Unite Technology
Opening non-Creo Parts and Assemblies
About Opening non-Creo Models to Create Multi-CAD Assemblies
To Open a CATIA, Inventor, NX, SolidWorks, or Creo Elements/Direct Model
About Handling the Missing Components of Creo Elements/Direct Models
About the Associative Update of Annotations Contained in the Creo Elements/Direct Models
About Opening Multibodied Parts and Assemblies with Virtual and Internal Components
To Open a Part Model with Multibodies
About Opening Assemblies with Components Intersected by Assembly-Level Features
Saving non-Creo Models to Windchill Workspace
About Saving non-Creo Models Opened from Disk in Windchill Workspace
To Upload a non-Creo Model Opened from Disk to Windchill Workspace
Reopening non-Creo Models After Updates
About Reopening non-Creo Models After Updates in Source CAD Systems
About Reopening Assemblies After Modifying Intersected Components in Source Models
Configuring the Retrieval of non-Creo Models
About Configuring the Retrieval of non-Creo Models
To Configure the Retrieval of non-Creo Models
Configurations Options for Creo Unite
Supported Tasks and Behavior
About the File Names of non-Creo Models
About the Behavior of non-Creo Models
About Model and Component Operations Not Supported in the Multi-CAD Environment
Using the non-Creo Data
About Maintaining Design Intents Across CAD Systems
About Referencing the non-Creo Data of Multi-CAD Assemblies
Saving and Exporting non-Creo Models
About Saving non-Creo Models as Creo Models
To Open and Save a non-Creo Part or Assembly as a Creo Model
About Saving Multibodied Parts and Assemblies with Virtual, Internal, and Intersected Components
To Save a non-Creo Assembly with Internal, Intersected, and Multibodied Components
About Checking for the External References of non-Creo Models
About Exporting non-Creo Models to Other File Formats
To Export a non-Creo Model to a Supported File Format
Modifying non-Creo Models
About Making Design Changes to non-Creo Models
About Translated Image Models Created by the Conversion of non-Creo Models
To Automatically Convert a non-Creo Model to a TIM
To Convert a non-Creo Model to a TIM Using Advanced Tools
To Explicitly Convert non-Creo Model to TIM Without Initiating Design Changes
To Modify a non-Creo Model without Converting to a Creo Model
About Converting Multiple Occurrences of non-Creo Components
Adding Foreign Components
About Adding Foreign Components to TIM Assemblies
To Set the Update Preference for a TIM Assembly and Add a Foreign Component to the TIM
Reusing TIM Models
About Reusing TIMs for Design Changes
To Reuse an Existing TIM Model for the Design Changes
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To Reuse an Existing TIM Model for the Design Changes