Creo Parametric users can create packages on an ad-hoc basis by setting criteria within a recipe file.

For example, an engineer is tasked with creating a package to be shared with a supplier. The criterion required is “all dependents” and “latest within work.” Additionally, Creo Parametric drawings need to be included as part of the collected items. The criteria is created within the export recipe file by specifying the name of the seed objects in the command line and exporting the package. This scenario is referred to as a manual ad-hoc export.