Through a set of new Augmented Reality tools available in the View tab in Creo Elements/Direct Modeling, you can rapidly define, publish, and instantly distribute AR experiences. No longer do you need to prepare and package models for distribution and review.
In addition, Creo AR allows for immersive design data with full context and scale, overcoming the inability of traditional methods to convey size and scale.
Define a Spatial Target for your model. Publish the model to a hosted Vuforia Experience, either Personal (included in every license of Creo Elements/Direct Modeling) or Premium. Access the experience using a link in Vuforia View.
With the Personal account, you can do the following:
• Publish up to ten experience models of your design.
• Directly visualize the experience models from Vuforia View.
• Share the experience models with your colleagues.
• Control who can view the experiences through Vuforia View.
With the Premium account, in addition to the above tasks, you can do the following:
• Publish more than ten experience models.
• Control who can publish to a Premium account.
You can place multiple Spatial Targets in Creo Elements/Direct Modeling, position them with the regular work plane positioning tools, scale them with the image scaling tool, and then select the particular Spatial Target to use for the published experience model. Manage your models in the web-based Experience Portal and share the unique link associated with an experience model. Click that link in a supported smart phone or tablet (see the list of supported devices
here), to open Vuforia View and see your model augmented. Through the power of Vuforia, PTC offers a new way for you to view and interact with your design throughout the design process.
Additional Information
Tips:
None.
Limitations:
This capability is only available for the 64-bit version of Creo Elements/Direct Modeling.
Does this replace existing functionality?
No.
Configuration options associated with this functionality:
publish_personal_ar—Allows administrators to prevent users from publishing to the Personal account. Users can publish to Premium accounts, if available.
Enhanced Usability in Creo Elements/Direct Modeling
Loading and positioning a model is easier in Creo Elements/Direct Modeling.
User Interface Location: Click File > Open and select Position after Load.
Loading and positioning a model is easier. The initial position after load is centered in the view at a close distance in front of parts and assemblies that are already in session. This optimizes the visibility of the loaded model by preventing it from being far off or buried inside other parts.
An auxiliary view of the loaded model allows you to view, pan, rotate, and zoom it independently from the main viewport. This makes it easier to select references for positioning constraints.
Load and position workflow with the auxiliary preview window
Additional Information
Tips:
None.
Limitations:
No known limitations.
Does this replace existing functionality?
No.
Configuration options associated with this functionality:
None.
New Web-based Help Centers On ptc.com
New web-based help centers are available for Creo Elements/Direct Modeling, Drafting, and 3D Access.
Help centers for Creo Elements/Direct Modeling, Drafting, and 3D Access have been modernized. Their presentation aligns and is consistent with help centers for other PTC products. They can now be freely accessed from any browser and don’t require a ptc.com account. This also improves searchability for Creo Elements/Direct-related help topics through web search engines.
There is continued support for local installations of help centers.
Creo Elements/Direct Help Center on ptc.com
Additional Information
Tips:
None.
Limitations:
No known limitations.
Does this replace existing functionality?
No.
Configuration options associated with this functionality:
None.
Enhanced Export to Creo View
Additional data exchange options allow you to configure viewable creation with greater flexibility.
User Interface Location:
• Click File > Save.
• In the File type box, select Creo View MCAD (*.pvz), and click Options.
Release: Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 20.2.4.0.
What is the benefit of this enhancement?
Additional data exchange options allow you to configure the model export from Creo Elements/Direct Modeling to Creo View (*.pvz) with greater flexibility.
New options control filtering of the following object types during viewable creation:
• Export Containers—Controls the inclusion or exclusion of containers.
• Export Face Parts—Controls the inclusion or exclusion of face parts.
• Export Wire Parts—Controls the inclusion or exclusion of wire parts.
• Export Empty Parts—Controls the inclusion or exclusion of empty parts.
Additional Information
Tips:
None.
Limitations:
No known limitations.
Does this replace existing functionality?
No.
Configuration options associated with this functionality:
