Save and load a package
A package is a set of models and assemblies that Creo Elements/Direct Modeling groups together in to one file. Package files may be saved in Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager, though this practice has many limitations. The feature is there to assist users who have business processes based on package files until the processes can be updated to work with model files.
If you are using package files as a way to group models and assemblies for easier loading and storing, you should use snapshots instead. Snapshots are even easier to use than package files, without the dangers and limitations to Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager functionality.
If you are using package files to send model data to someone who does not have access to your Creo Elements/Direct Manager Server database, you should use SDEXP files instead.
Save a package:
1. In Creo Elements/Direct Modeling, click > > . The Save Package dialog box opens.
2. Click Object and select the model or assembly in the Structure Browser. Click All to save all the objects that are displayed in the Structure Browser.
3. In the Version box, select the version of Creo Elements/Direct Modeling to save the file in.
4. Click 
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.Load a package:
1. In Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager, right-click the package and, on the shortcut menu, click Load.
Limitations of using package files:
Package files may be easier to save; however, packages are incompatible with other models or features in Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager.
1. Cannot share models between assemblies. If a model within a package changes, other assemblies that rely on the model in the package will become corrupt.
2. Common parts between the package file and the model file will become inconsistent.
3. No BOM generation.
4. You must manage drawings created from a package manually.
5. Cannot save between package and model file formats.
Snapshots are even easier to save than package files, without these limitations.