Creo+ Release Notes > Dec 2025 > Features and Enhancements > Data Exchange > Improved Handling of Unsupported Characters in Creo Elements/Direct Docuplane Names on Import
Improved Handling of Unsupported Characters in Creo Elements/Direct Docuplane Names on Import
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Description
When you import a Creo Elements/Direct model that includes docuplanes with unsupported special characters in their names, Creo+ now automatically replaces those characters with underscores (_), enabling successful import and conversion to combined states.
To prevent duplicate names, Creo+ ensures uniqueness by keeping the first occurrence unchanged and appending incrementing numeric suffixes (for example, Name_, Name_1, Name_2) to subsequent duplicates.
Characters naming in Creo Elements/Direct:
The Structure Browser dialog box in Creo Elements/Directshowing docuplanes with characters that were previously unsupported.
Characters naming in Creo+:
The View Manager dialog box in Creo+ showing docuplanes with characters that were previously unsupported.
Benefits
• Improves interoperability between Creo+ and Creo Elements/Direct.
• Eliminates the need to remove unsupported characters from Creo Elements/Direct docuplanes.
Additional Information
Tips:
This enhancement applies to the following characters:
• Period .
• Plus sign +
• Parenthesis ()
• Backtick `
• Spaces-except as the first or last character
Limitations:
No known limitations.
Does this replace existing functionality?
Previously, any docuplane with an unsupported character would fail to be imported to Creo+. With this enhancement, these docuplanes are successfully imported and converted to combined states.
Configuration option associated with this functionality:
None.
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