Opening Creo Parametric Files in Creo View
You can open Creo Parametric files in Creo View. The opened files have the following characteristics:
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File
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Type
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Comment
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Part
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*.prt
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Bulk parts do not have geometry, however, they appear as regular parts.
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Accelerator for a part family table
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*.xpr
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Assembly
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*.asm
*.mfg
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Accelerator for an assembly family table
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*.xas
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Creo Parametric file with 2D Layout
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*.prt
*.asm
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Creo View supports direct PGL import of 3D Creo Parametric files containing 2D Layouts
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User-defined feature
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*.gph
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Drawing
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*.drw
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Format
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*.frm
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These files behave like drawings.
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Layout
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*.lay
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Diagram
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*.dgm
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Report
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*.rep
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Section
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*.sec
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Picture
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*.pic
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• You can also open drawings that include shaded views.
• Creo View supports loading of multibody parts that are generated with Creo Parametric 7.0.2.0 or later. For more information about multibody support in Creo View, see
Bodies in Creo View.
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You can also open file formats that have been converted by Creo Parametric:
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File
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Type
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Comment
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Drawing
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*.dwg
*.dxf
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When a Creo Parametric drawing is converted to these file types, the colors are mapped to AutoCAD colors. In some instances the result may not match the original color.
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