You can export a selected part or assembly to the Creo View MCAD (*.pvz) format.
The model appearance in Creo View MCAD is similar to Creo Elements/Direct Modeling with minor differences in the structural mapping and color priority. See
Entities and attributes supported for export.
To export to a Creo View MCAD file,
1. Click File > Save in the main menu. The Save dialog box opens.
2. In File Type, select Creo View MCAD (*.pvz).
All annotations and docuplanes from Creo Elements/Direct Modeling are exported to Creo View MCAD.
3. Click Options. The Save Creo View MCAD dialog box opens. You can:
◦ Click Recipe File and select an optional recipe file to customize file content.
As a CAD administrator, you can create a customized Recipe or set of Recipe configurations for specific use cases or design roles.
◦ Click Export Database Attributes to export the database attributes. Database attributes and standard intrinsic attributes (mass, density, and volume) are differentiated based on category.
▪ You can customize the mm_customize (Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager customization file) to change the set of following database attributes to be exported:
▪ Part ID (Category: Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager Part)
▪ Document ID, Version, Create Date, and Last Updated Date (Category:Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager Document).
▪ You can customize uwgm_customize file to change the set of WGM database attributes (all system and model properties) to be exported. The WGM database attributes are differentiated based on category Windchill.
• Standard intrinsic model attributes such as mass, density, and volume are always exported. Standard intrinsic attributes and database attributes are differentiated based on category. The category for standard intrinsic attributes is Creo Elements/Direct.
• For Sheet Metal parts (if the Sheet Metal application is active), attributes such as material and thickness are also exported.
4. Click Select near the top of the Save dialog box.
5. Select objects in the viewport or Structure Browser.
6. Type or browse to find a folder and File name.
7. Click Save.
• In Creo View MCAD, right-click an annotation and click Highlight References on the context menu to highlight the geometric references.
• You can move the annotation text in Creo View MCAD.
Exporting a configuration to Creo View MCAD
You can export configurations to Creo View MCAD. For information about configurations, see
Configurations overview.
• If you apply only position (explode) to an active configuration and export it to Creo View MCAD, the configuration name is added under Preset Explode in Creo View MCAD.
• If you apply camera (capture camera) to an active configuration and export it to Creo View MCAD, the configuration name is added to Viewables tab and Orientation tab in Creo View MCAD.
• If you apply position, camera (capture camera), and drawlist to an active configuration and export it to Creo View MCAD:
◦ The configuration name for the position is added under Preset Explode in Creo View MCAD.
◦ The configuration name for the camera orientation is added to the Orientation tab in Creo View MCAD.
◦ The configuration name for the position, camera orientation, and drawlist is added to the Viewables tab in Creo View MCAD.
Drawlist with docuplanes are not supported for configuration export.
