About File Types
The majority of Creo Parametric files are object files that store information about an object. Other files created in Creo Parametric are object-dependent, temporary files that contain information that may have been output by you, or created as a quick way to retrieve data without regenerating the object, such as the .ptd file for Family Tables.
You can remove temporary files from the system (identified with an asterisk in the following table), but you must never delete object files.
In the following table of file-naming conventions, words like sectionname, partname, and filename indicate the name you enter at the prompt for sections, parts and data files, or the active object used to create the file (for example, partname.inf).
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File Name
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Description
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Asm####.asm
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Default assembly name.
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Assemblyname.asm
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Assembly with name entered by you.
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Assemblyname.als
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Assembly, Program design file.
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Assemblyname.bom*
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Bill of Materials file.
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Assemblyname.inf*
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File created when you choose >  Model. |
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Assemblyname.ptd*
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Family Table file for assembly.
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Assemblyname.ref*
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File created when you are saving an assembly by using > . It lists the components that you selected for renaming.
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Assemblyname.tst*
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Records results of Verify operation on instances of assemblyname.
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Assemblyinstancename.xas
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Instance accelerator file for assembly instance.
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Assemblyname_a.wrl
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VRML export file for an assembly.
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Color.map
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Color palette of user-defined colors.
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Componentname.memb*
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File created when you choose >
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Config.pro
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Configuration options file.
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Curv#.dat*
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Data file containing curvature information for curve, where # is curve internal ID.
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Dgm####.dgm
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2D schematic diagram with default name.
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Diagramname.dgm
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2D schematic diagram created with name entered by you.
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Datafile.ers*
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Summary of drawing setup file errors generated upon reading a setup file with errors.
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Dimdiff.info*
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Tabulation of dimension and feature differences between two parts, or two versions of the same part. Created when you choose >
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Directoryname.idx
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Instance index file for directory directoryname.
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Drw####.drw
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Drawing with default drawing name.
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Drawingname.drw
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Drawing with name entered by you.
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Feature.lst*
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File created when you choose > .
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Feature.inf*
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File created when you choose > .
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Filename_amp.dat*
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Assigned mass properties file.
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Filename.cbl
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Cable parameters file.
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Filename.con
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Connector parameters file.
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Filename.dat*
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Data files created for editing, such as relations data.
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Filename.dtl
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Setup file used by drawings, formats, and layouts.
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Filename.gph
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User-defined feature with name entered by you.
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Filename.ibl
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File containing data for creating a blend feature.
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Filename.inf*
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Information files created using the Info menu.
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Filename.lgh
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File containing lights data.
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Filename.ncl*
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File containing manufacturing CL data.
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Filename.pts
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File containing spline points coordinate data with name entered by you.
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Filename.scl
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File containing definitions for system colors.
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Filename.shd*
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Shaded view file.
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Filename.sym
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Symbol file storing geometry of drawing symbol.
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Filename.tph*
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File containing manufacturing toolpath information for model filename.
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Formatname.frm
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Format used by drawings and layouts.
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Iges_stats.dat*
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A summary of processing an IGES file.
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Lay####.lay
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Layout with default layout name.
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Layoutname.lay
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Layout with name entered by you.
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Machinename.mac
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File containing data for a manufacturing machine.
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Manufacturename.mfg
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Manufacturing object with name entered by you.
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Markupname.mrk
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Drawing markup file. Created in Markup mode.
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Menu_def.pro
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Default menu options file.
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Modelname.wrl
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File created when you export a model to the VRML format.
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Param.inf*
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File created when you choose > .
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Partinstancename.xpr
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Instant accelerator file for part instance.
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Partname.bde
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File that lists the elements that exceed the aspect ratio bound of a meshed object.
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Partname.bdi
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File that lists the elements that have a Jacobian distortion index lower than preset bound for a meshed object.
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Partname.bdm
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File that lists the elements that have mid ratios higher than a preset bound for a meshed part.
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Partname.ger*
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Geometry misalignment data.
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Partname.pls
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Part, Program design file.
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Partname.prt
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Part with name entered by you.
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Partname.m_p*
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Part mass properties file.
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Partname.ptd*
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Family Table file for part.
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Partname.tst*
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Records results of Verify operation on instances of partname.
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Partname_p.wrl
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VRML export file for part.
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Partname_pr#.wrl
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VRML resolution file for part.
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prt####.prt
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Part with default part name.
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Rels.inf*
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Relations info file created when you choose > .
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Reviewref.info*
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File created when reviewing feature references during a regeneration failure.
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s2d####.sec
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Sketch with default sketch name.
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Sectionname.sec
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Sketch with name entered by you.
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Spline.pts
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Default name for file containing spline points coordinate data.
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Toolname.tpm
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File containing data for a manufacturing tool.
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Training_file.txa
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Training file.
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Trail.txt*
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Default name for trail file.
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Xsectionname.m_p*
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Cross-section mass properties file.
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