You can exchange geometric and non-geometric data between Creo and the Neutral (*.neu) format. The geometric information includes facets, datum curves, datum points, shells, solids, and cross-sections.

The non-geometric items that you can include in the import and export are:

You can exchange part and assembly level annotations as graphical or semantic representations. The default graphical representation consists of polylines while the semantic representation consists of structured validation data.

Annotations and 3D notes are imported and exported as polyline representations by default. The outlines of the true-type text fonts are exchanged as closed-loop polylines. Geometric and dimensional tolerances are exchanged as stroked or exploded polylines. Geometric and dimensional tolerances are imported with 3D notes as the annotation elements and symbols of newly-created annotation features.

If the annotations are placed on layers in the Neutral files before the import, they are placed on the corresponding layers in Creo after the import. If the annotations are associated with combined states and named views in the Neutral files, they are associated with the corresponding combined states after import. Standalone annotations are imported as annotation elements.

The engineering meta data are exported as the parameters of parts and assemblies to the Neutral format. The engineering meta data in the Neutral files are imported as model and entity parameters.

You can use import and export profiles for the import and export tasks. Import and export log files are automatically generated in the working directory for the import and export.