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Introduction
Welcome to the Creo Parametric 6.0.6.0 Online Help
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What's New Creo 6.0
What's New: Creo Parametric 6.0
What’s New in the Creo 6 Release
Advanced Framework Design (AFX)
Customization Is Improved in Advanced Framework Design (AFX)
Create References On the Fly in AFX
Verify Project Command Is Added in AFX
Assembly Design
Zooming to Selected Reference from the Reference Viewer
Access to Varied Items from the Inheritance Feature
Active Component Is Easier to See in the Model Tree
Check Reference for Existing Fasteners in IFX
Model Analysis
Creo EZ Tolerance Analysis Is Introduced
Reports Are Improved in Creo ModelCHECK
Add Customized Help Links to Your Report
New and Updated Checks
Exporting a Creo ModelCHECK Report
Data Exchange
Export Materials, Colors, and Lattices to 3D Manufacturing Format
Disabling Import Validation
Import Improvements for Inventor
Associative Drawing Import from Creo Elements/Direct Supports Cutaway Views
Associative Drawing Import from Creo Elements/Direct Supports Partial Views
Improved Associative Drawing Import from Creo Elements/Direct for Section Views
Data Management
Windchill Status in the Model Tree and in the Notification Center
Reusing the Common Name
Create Drawing Names Based on the Model Name for the Drawing
Additional System Parameters for Models Managed by Windchill
Design Exploration
Support for Additional Modules in Design Exploration
Detailed Drawings
Option to Control Snapping of Leader Annotation for Normal and Tangent Placement
Configuration Option to Control the Display State of Layers in Drawings
New Values for Drawing Detail Option gtol_datums for Detailed Drawings
Shortcut to Apply Box Formatting to Text in Notes
Configuration Option to Control the Default Tolerance Table Setting for Dimensions in Detailed Drawings and Model-Based Definition
Cross-Section Arrows and Names Move Together in Drawings
Control Length of Intersected Contours Beyond Intersection Point in Drawings
Align Ordinate Dimensions with a Baseline
New Palette Section for Most Recently Used Symbols Added to the Text Editor Dialog Box for Notes
New Value for tol_display
New Placement Options for Placing Assembly GTOLS to be Placed on Dimension Witness Lines of a Part
New Value for maintain_limit_tol_nominal for Detailed Drawings and Model–Based Definition
Configuration Option to Define the Type of Symbols Palette in Detailed Drawings and Model-Based Definition
Configuration Option to Maintain Tolerance Value in Detailed Drawings and Model-Based Definition
Definition of Witness Lines Extension Is Updated in Detailed Drawings
Modernized Notes in Model-Based Definition and Detailed Drawings
Arrowheads for Dimensions Are Modernized in Model-Based Definition and Detailed Drawings
Name Your Drawings Automatically in Detailed Drawings
Control Offset of Basic Dimension to Its Leader in Detailed Drawings
Delete Contents of Table Cells in Detailed Drawings
Electrical Design
Working with Tie Wraps Is Easier
Working with Markers Is Easier
Creating Tables in Creo Harness Manufacturing
Customization Is Easier in Creo Harness Manufacturing
Error Handling Is Improved in Creo Harness Manufacturing
Fundamentals
Hide Parts When Viewing in Augmented Reality (AR)
Configuration Option to Turn Off the Disclaimer for Data Transfer
Improved User Experience Working with Features
HoloLens Is Supported for Viewing Models in Augmented Reality (AR)
Number of Models to Publish Is Increased in Augmented Reality (AR)
Managing Your Model in Augmented Reality (AR)
Enhanced Display of Objects in the Graphics Window
Improved Usability in Sketcher
Appearance of the Model Tree Is Easier to Control
Modernized and Improved Charting Tool
Installation
Evaluating Software Is Easier
Embedded Browser Is Updated to Version 64
Java Is Not Installed with Creo
Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables Are Included
Notification of Maintenance Releases
Update Internet Protocol to Version 6 (IPv6)
Backing Up Customized Template Files
Manufacturing
Support for Beam Lattices in 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) in Additive Manufacturing
Create Slices for Supported Lattice Types in Additive Manufacturing
Faster Computation of Lattices in Additive Manufacturing
Formula-Driven Cells for Lattices in Additive Manufacturing
Stochastic Lattices Are Available in Additive Manufacturing
Material Homogenization for Lattice Simulation in Additive Manufacturing
Export Materials, Colors, and Lattices to 3D Manufacturing Format
New Lattice Transitions in Additive Manufacturing
Custom Is Added as a Lattice Type in Additive Manufacturing
BETA: Slicing for 3D Printing in Additive Manufacturing
Build Direction Command Is Added in Additive Manufacturing
Automatically Define Drill Depth in Subtractive Manufacturing
Dragger Support for Thread Turning in Subtractive Manufacturing
Dynamic B-Axis Tuning in Subtractive Manufacturing
Model-Based Definition
New Shortcut Option to Designate Multiple Model Annotations as Control Characteristics
New Palette Section for Most Recently Used Symbols Added to the Text Editor Dialog Box for Notes
Detail Option to Control Scale of Hatch Pattern Created from a Sketch Feature
New Value for tol_display
Controlling the Visibility of Axes in Model-Based Definition
New Value for maintain_limit_tol_nominal for Detailed Drawings and Model–Based Definition
Configuration Option to Define the Type of Symbols Palette in Detailed Drawings and Model-Based Definition
Configuration Option to Maintain Tolerance Value in Detailed Drawings and Model-Based Definition
Modernized Notes in Model-Based Definition and Detailed Drawings
Arrowheads for Dimensions Are Modernized in Model-Based Definition and Detailed Drawings
Better Management of Stacked Annotations When Working with Annotation Features
Improved Handling Between Parent and Child for Annotations in Model-Based Definition
Enhanced Propagation of Annotation Elements for Data Sharing Features in Model-Based Definition
More Flexibility When Working with Annotation Features in Model-Based Definition
Assignment of Inheritance Feature Annotations to Combined States Is Improved in Model-Based Definition
Part Modeling
New Value for tol_display
Enhanced Projection of Datum Points
Default Value for Drill Tip Angle Is Configurable
Default Value for Extrude Depth Is Improved
Create a Helix Curve in a Volume Helical Sweep or a Helical Sweep
Default Value for Creating a Midplane Is Improved
Faster Computation of Lattices in Additive Manufacturing
New Lattice Transitions in Additive Manufacturing
Stochastic Lattices Are Available in Additive Manufacturing
Formula-Driven Cells for Lattices in Additive Manufacturing
Custom Is Added as a Lattice Type in Additive Manufacturing
Rendering
Use Render Studio When Outputting Movies
Emissive Appearance Is Supported
Sheetmetal Design
Enhanced Productivity and Usability When Working with Wall Features
Improved Regeneration Performance for Sheet Metal Cuts
User Interface for Merge Walls Is Modernized
Simulation
ANSYS Solver for Creo Simulation Live is Updated
Creo Flow Analysis Wizard
Creo Flow Analysis Animation Creation
New Tools in the Fluid Domain Creation Tab
Creo Flow Analysis X–Y Plot Enhancement
Results Legend for Creo Simulation Live Is Improved
Creo Simulation Live Is Available in Creo 6.0.1.0
Support for Assemblies in Topology Optimization
Results in Topology Optimization Are Improved
Facet Editing Is Supported in Topology Optimization
Reconstruct Geometry from an Optimized Model, in Freestyle
Select the Level of Detail for Geometry Reconstruction in Topology Optimization
Surfacing
Resolve Mode Is Improved in Style
Customize Default Connections in Style
Soft Point Collector Is Added to Edit Curve in Style
Mini Toolbar Is Supported in Freestyle
Suppressing Shapes in Freestyle
Performance Is Improved in Freestyle
Displaying Align Regions in the Freestyle Tree
Creo Tutorials
Creo Tutorials
Creo Parametric Tutorials
Beginners Tutorials
Introduction to Creo Parametric
Downloading Models for the Tutorial
Selecting the Working Directory
Exercise 1 – Modeling a Piston
User Interface
Creating a New Part
Creating an Extrusion
Removing Material
Creating Rounds
Creating Datum Features
Creating Sketches
Creating Extrusions Using the Sketches
Mirroring Extrudes
Creating Holes
Creating Rounds
Creating a Revolve
Creating Patterns
Finalizing the Piston
Exercise 2 – Creating Complex Parts with Patterns
Creating Patterns
Creating Chamfers
Creating and Patterning Holes
Exercise 3 – Working with Assemblies
Piston Assembly
Assembling a Solidworks Assembly
Crankshaft Assembly
Exercise 4 – Performing Motion Analysis
Motion Analysis
Exercise 5 – Creating Drawings
Piston Part Drawing
Piston Sectioned Views
Detailed Views
Annotating Drawings
Crankshaft Assembly Drawing
Creo Flexible Modeling
Beginners Tutorials
Creo Flexible Modeling Description and Uses
Downloads for the Creo Flexible Modeling Tutorial
About the Creo Flexible Modeling User Interface
Moving Geometry
Working with Rounds and Chamfers
Maintaining Tangency
Working with Patterns
Removing Features
Updating Drawings
Creo Intelligent Fastener Tutorials
Beginners Tutorials
Introduction to Creo Intelligent Fastener Beginner Tutorial
Exercise 1 - Assembling Fasteners in Existing Holes
Exercise 2 - Assembling a Fastener Onto a Datum
Exercise 3 - Reassembling a Fastener Onto a Datum
Exercise 4 - Assembling Fasteners Using Mouse Clicks
Exercise 5 - Redefining Fasteners
Exercise 6 - Deleting Fasteners
Advanced Tutorials
Requirements for Creo Intelligent Fastener Advanced Tutorial
Downloads for Creo Intelligent Fastener Advanced Tutorial
Assembling Fasteners
Exercise 1 – Assembling Fasteners with Orientation
Exercise 2 – Assembling Fasteners on All Instances and Patterning
Exercise 3 – Creating Fasteners Without External References
Exercise 4 – Verifying Screw Connections
Assembling Dowel Pins
Exercise 5 – Assembling Dowel Pins on Points, Axes, or Holes
Exercise 6 – Assembling Dowel Pins by Mouse Click
Integrating and Customizing Parts
Exercise 7– Integrating Legacy Screw Fasteners into the IFX Library
Exercise 8 – Integrating a Single Screw Fastener into the PTC Creo Intelligent Fastener Library
Exercise 9 – Migrating Parts with Family Tables
Exercise 10 - Troubleshooting for Adding Legacy Fasteners
Creo Advanced Framework Extension
Beginners Tutorials
Creo Advanced Framework (AFX) Basic Tutorial
Introduction to Creo Advanced Framework
Exercise 1: Defining an AFX Project
Exercise 2: Assembling Profiles
Assembling Profiles on a Straight Curve
Assembling Profiles Between Two Points
Assembling Profiles on Bend Curves
Reusing Profiles
Patterning Profiles
Exercise 3: Creating Joints
Joining Two Profile Ends
Joining Profile Ends to Other Profiles
Joining Profile Ends to Selected Surfaces
Creating Profile Cutouts
Exercise 4: Modifying and Moving Profiles
Rotating and Moving Profiles
Modifying Profile Section Size
Modifying Profile Section Type
Exercise 5: Assembling Connector and Equipment Elements
Assembling a New Endplate Connector
Reusing an Endplate Connector
Modifying an Endplate Connector
Assembling an Equipment Plate
Exercise 6: Creating Bills of Material (BOMs) and Drawings
Creating a BOM of Components Assembled by AFX
Automatically Creating Profile and Plate Drawings
Clearance and Creepage Extension
Beginners Tutorials
Exercise 1 —Assigning Meta Data
Exercise 2 — Defining Electric Nets
Exercise 3 — Setting Analysis Parameters
Exercise 4 – Reviewing Analysis Results
Exercise 5 — Saving Analysis Results
Creo Mold Machining Extension Tutorial
Introduction to High-speed Mold machining
Exercise 1: Creating High-Speed Milling Sequences
Creating High Speed Rough Sequence
Creating High Speed Rest Rough Sequence
Creating High Speed Finish Sequence
Creating High Speed Rest Finish Sequence
Exercise 2: Working with High-Speed Milling Parameters
Working with Rough and Rest Rough Parameters
Working with Finish and Rest Finish Parameters
Exercise 3: Creating Sequences Using Multiple Orientations
Creating Rough and Rest Rough Sequences Using Multiple Orientations
Creo Simulate Tutorials
Beginners Tutorials
Introduction to PTC Creo Simulate Lite
Exercise1—Setting up a Model for Analysis
Exercise1—Setting up a Model for Analysis
Opening a Model in PTC Creo Simulate Lite
Assigning a Material
Creating Constraints
Creating Loads
Running Analyses
Exercise2—Reviewing Analyses Results
Exercise2—Reviewing Analyses Results
Reviewing Results
Creating Cutting Surfaces
Creating Capping Surfaces
Evaluating Results
Exercise3—Optimizing the Design
Exercise3—Optimizing the Design
Assigning a Material
Creating and Running a Design Study
Reviewing Results
Optimizing the Design
Confirming Optimized Results
Creo Flow Analysis Tutorials
Beginners Tutorials
Creo Flow Analysis Beginners Tutorials
Tutorial 1 - Power Inverter without Heat Transfer
Power Inverter without Heat Transfer: Overview
Power Inverter without Heat Transfer: Exercise 1—Extracting the Fluid Domain
Power Inverter without Heat Transfer: Exercise 2—Preparing the Mesh
Power Inverter without Heat Transfer: Exercise 3—Defining Physics Modules
Power Inverter without Heat Transfer: Exercise 4—Assigning Boundary Conditions
Power Inverter without Heat Transfer: Exercise 5—Creating a Monitoring Point
Power Inverter without Heat Transfer: Exercise 6—Performing the Simulation
Power Inverter without Heat Transfer: Exercise 7—Analyzing Results
Tutorial 2 - Power Inverter with Conjugate Heat Transfer
Power Inverter with Conjugate Heat Transfer: Overview
Power Inverter with Conjugate Heat Transfer: Exercise 1—Extracting the Fluid Domain
Power Inverter with Conjugate Heat Transfer: Exercise 2—Preparing the Mesh
Power Inverter with Conjugate Heat Transfer: Exercise 3—Defining Physics Modules
Power Inverter with Conjugate Heat Transfer: Exercise 4—Assigning Boundary Conditions
Power Inverter with Conjugate Heat Transfer: Exercise 5—Performing the Simulation
Power Inverter with Conjugate Heat Transfer: Exercise 6—Analyzing Results
Tutorial 3 - Cyclone Separator
Cyclone Separator Overview
Cyclone Separator Exercise 1—Extracting the Fluid Domain
Cyclone Separator Exercise 2—Preparing the Mesh
Cyclone Separator Exercise 3—Defining Physics Modules
Cyclone Separator Exercise 4—Assigning Boundary Conditions
Cyclone Separator Exercise 5—Creating Monitoring Points
Cyclone Separator Exercise 6—Performing the Simulation
Cyclone Separator Exercise 7—Analyzing Results
Advanced Tutorials
Creo Flow Analysis Advanced Tutorials
Tutorial 1 - Cyclone Separator With Particle Separation
Cyclone Separator with Particle Separation: Overview
Cyclone Separator with Particle Separation: Exercise 1—Extracting the Fluid Domain
Cyclone Separator with Particle Separation: Exercise 2—Defining Physics Modules
Cyclone Separator with Particle Separation: Exercise 3—Assigning Boundary Conditions
Cyclone Separator with Particle Separation: Exercise 4—Preparing the Mesh
Cyclone Separator with Particle Separation: Exercise 5—Creating Monitoring Points
Cyclone Separator with Particle Separation: Exercise 6—Performing the Simulation
Cyclone Separator with Particle Separation: Exercise 7—Analyzing Results
Tutorial 2 - Cabin Radiation with Convection and Radiation
Cabin Radiation with Convection and Radiation: Overview
Cabin Radiation with Convection and Radiation: Exercise 1—Extracting the Fluid Domain
Cabin Radiation with Convection and Radiation: Exercise 2—Defining Physics Modules
Cabin Radiation with Convection and Radiation: Exercise 3—Assigning Boundary Conditions
Cabin Radiation with Convection and Radiation: Cabin Radiation Exercise 4—Preparing the Mesh
Cabin Radiation with Convection and Radiation: Exercise 5—Creating Monitoring Points
Cabin Radiation with Convection and Radiation: Exercise 6—Performing the Simulation
Cabin Radiation with Convection and Radiation: Exercise 7—Analyzing Results
Tutorial 3 - Multicomponent Mixing using a Nozzle
Multicomponent Mixing using a Nozzle: Overview
Multicomponent Mixing using a Nozzle: Exercise 1—Extracting the Fluid Domain
Multicomponent Mixing using a Nozzle: Exercise 2—Defining Physics Modules
Multicomponent Mixing using a Nozzle: Exercise 3—Assigning Boundary Conditions
Multicomponent Mixing using a Nozzle: Exercise 4—Specifying Volume Conditions
Multicomponent Mixing using a Nozzle: Exercise 5—Creating Monitoring Points
Multicomponent Mixing using a Nozzle: Exercise 6—Preparing the Mesh
Multicomponent Mixing using a Nozzle: Exercise 7—Performing the Simulation
Multicomponent Mixing using a Nozzle: Exercise 8—Analyzing Results
Tutorial 4 - Multiphase Fuel Tank
Multiphase Flow for a Fuel Tank: Overview
Multiphase Flow for a Fuel Tank: Exercise 1—Adding the Simulation Domain
Multiphase Flow for a Fuel Tank: Exercise 2—Creating Boundary Conditions
Multiphase Flow for a Fuel Tank: Exercise 3—Preparing the Mesh
Multiphase Flow for a Fuel Tank: Exercise 4—Defining Physics Modules
Multiphase Flow for a Fuel Tank: Exercise 5—Assigning Boundary Conditions
Multiphase Flow for a Fuel Tank: Exercise 6—Defining Fluid Properties
Multiphase Flow for a Fuel Tank: Exercise 7—Performing the Simulation
Multiphase Flow for a Fuel Tank: Exercise 8—Analyzing Results
Tutorial 5 - External Air Flow for a Truck
External Air Flow for a Truck — Overview
External Air Flow for a Truck: Exercise 1—Adding the Simulation Domain
External Air Flow for a Truck: Exercise 2—Defining Physics Modules
External Air Flow for a Truck: Exercise 3—Preparing the Mesh
External Air Flow for a Truck: Exercise 4—Assigning Boundary Conditions
External Air Flow for a Truck: Exercise 5—Performing the Simulation
External Flow for a Truck: Exercise 6—Analyzing Results
Tutorial 6 - Mixing Tank
Mixing Tank — Overview
Mixing Tank: Exercise 1—Extracting the Fluid Domain
Mixing Tank: Exercise 2—Adding the Simulation Domain and Boundary Conditions
Mixing Tank: Exercise 3—Preparing the Mesh
Mixing Tank: Exercise 4—Defining Physics Modules
Mixing Tank: Exercise 5—Assigning Boundary Conditions
Mixing Tank: Exercise 6—Performing the Simulation
Mixing Tank: Exercise 6—Analyzing Results
Additional Tutorials
Creo Flow Analysis Additional Tutorials
Tutorial 1 - Natural Convection
Natural Convection: Overview
Natural Convection: Exercise 1—Setting up the Model
Natural Convection: Exercise 2—Creating Boundaries
Natural Convection Exercise 3—Preparing the Mesh
Natural Convection: Exercise 4—Defining Physics Modules
Natural Convection: Exercise 5—Assigning Boundary Conditions
Natural Convection: Exercise 6—Creating a Monitoring Point
Natural Convection Exercise 7—Performing the Simulation
Natural Convection: Exercise 8—Analyzing Results
Tutorial 2 - Turbulent Flow in Diffuser
Turbulent Flow in Diffuser: Overview
Turbulent Flow in Diffuser: Exercise 1—Setting up the Model
Turbulent Flow in Diffuser: Exercise 2—Preparing the Mesh
Turbulent Flow in Diffuser: Exercise 3—Defining Physics Modules
Turbulent Flow in Diffuser: Exercise 4—Assigning Boundary Conditions
Turbulent Flow in Diffuser: Exercise 5—Creating a Monitoring Point
Turbulent Flow in Diffuser: Exercise 6—Performing the Simulation
Turbulent Flow in Diffuser: Exercise 7—Analyzing Results
Tutorial 3 - Vortex Shedding
Vortex Shedding: Overview
Vortex Shedding: Exercise 1—Setting up the Model
Vortex Shedding: Exercise 2—Preparing the Mesh
Vortex Shedding: Exercise 3—Defining Physics Modules
Vortex Shedding: Exercise 4—Assigning Boundary Conditions
Vortex Shedding: Exercise 5—Performing the Simulation
Vortex Shedding: Exercise 6—Analyzing Results
Tutorial 4 - Cavitation over an Orifice
Cavitation over an Orifice: Overview
Cavitation over an Orifice: Exercise 1—Setting up the Model
Cavitation over an Orifice: Exercise 2—Preparing the Mesh
Cavitation over an Orifice: Exercise 3—Defining Physics Modules
Cavitation over an Orifice: Exercise 4—Assigning Boundary Conditions
Cavitation over an Orifice: Exercise 5—Performing the Simulation
Cavitation over an Orifice: Exercise 6—Analyzing Results
Topology Optimization Tutorials
Beginners Tutorials
Introduction to Topology Optimization Tutorial
Downloading and Opening the Model
Setting Up the Model
Setting Up the Optimization and Creating the Mesh
Setting Up and Running the Optimization Study
Exploring the Results of the Topology Optimization Study
Constructing a New Optimized Model
Editing the Freestyle Feature
Creo Render Studio Tutorials
Beginners Tutorials
Creo Render Studio Beginner Tutorial
Introduction to Creo Render Studio Beginner Tutorial
Downloading the Model for this Tutorial
Exercise 1—Changing the Appearance of the Model’s Surface
Exercise 2—Changing the Scene
Exercise 3—Rendering in Real Time
Exercise 4—Saving the Rendered Image
PTC Mathcad Tutorials
Optimize Your Design with Engineering Notebook Powered by PTC Mathcad
Embed PTC Mathcad Worksheet
Link PTC Mathcad Input Regions in PTC Creo Parameters Table
Set the Volume of Piston Head Equation Using the PTC Mathcad Equation Editor
Set the Surface Area of Engine Block Using the PTC Mathcad Equation Editor
Set the Minimum Engine Displacement Using the PTC Mathcad Variable Definition
Using PTC Mathcad Solve Block
Push Results to PTC Creo Parametric
Configuring Creo Parametric
Configuring Creo Parametric
Configuring Creo Parametric
About Configuring Creo Parametric
Configuration Option Settings for English and Metric Unit Systems
To Add or Remove Configuration Options from Favorites
To Import or Export a Configuration File
To Set Configuration Options
Fundamentals
Fundamentals
Fundamentals Overview
Configuring Fundamentals
Modifying Entity Colors Using the Graphics Node
Configurations Options for Fundamentals
User Interface Basics
Working with Creo Parametric Windows and Dialog Boxes
About the Creo Parametric Main Window
Navigating Through the Hierarchy of the Selected Object
About the Ribbon
About Ribbon KeyTips
About Ribbon Resizing
To Modify Group Collapse Priority During Ribbon Resize
About Quick Access Toolbar
About Commands Not in the Ribbon
To Open or Close the Navigator
To Open or Close the Browser
About the Menu Manager
About the Dashboard
About Entering Data
About Dialog Boxes
Using Accelerators and Mnemonics
Shortcut Menus
About Working with a Creo Parametric Window
To Open a System Window
Customizing the User Interface
Setting Up Creo
Customize the User Interface
Customizing the User Interface
Customizing the Ribbon
Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
Customizing Mini Toolbar and Shortcut Menu
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
Customizing Graphics Toolbar
About Propagating Customizations Across Modes
Environment
About Environment Settings
To Change Creo Parametric Environment Settings
To Resume the Display of Suppressed Dialog Boxes
Working with Mapkey Macros
About Mapkeys
To Add a Map Key
Mapkeys Dialog Box
To Define a Mapkey
Defining or Editing Mapkeys
Mapkey Execution
Example: Creating Nested Mapkeys
About an Incremental Mapkey
About Working with Mapkeys in Drawing
System Colors
About System Appearance
Customizing the System Appearance
To Open an Existing Color Scheme
To Redefine a System Appearance
To Define a Custom Background Color
To Save the Current Color Scheme
System Colors
Using Model Colors in Drawings
About Display of Shaded Edge
Model Display
To Improve Dynamic Display Quality
To Control Shading Quality
Entity Display
To Specify the Display of Individual Datum Entities
Tip: Datum Display Configuration Options
To Change the Display of Tangent Edges
To Switch Between Shaded and Wireframe Display
To Hide or Unhide Datum Entities
To Show or Remove Hidden Lines
Tip: When Hidden Line Removal is Not Correct
To Show or Hide Items During Spinning or Animation
To Set the Spin Center for an Object
To Show Reference Designators
To Show Note Names
Window Settings
About Customizing the Layout of the Window
User Interface Custom Settings
To Export User Interface Custom Settings
About Restoring the User Interface Defaults
To Restore User Interface Default Settings
About Importing the User Interface Custom Settings
About Exporting User Interface Custom Settings
About Saving User Interface Custom Settings
To Import User Interface Custom Settings
To Add Mapkeys to the Ribbon or Quick Access Toolbar
Working with Licenses
About Creo Parametric Licenses
To List, Get, or Release a Floating Module License
Using Pro/Web.Link
About Pro/Web.Link
To Set Access Permissions for Pro/Web.Link
To Remove a Web.Link License
To Automatically locate Item in the Model Tree
About Query and Preselection Highlighting
About Selection
About Filters and Selection
To Create a User-defined Selection Filter or My Filter
About Collectors
About Working with Collectors
To Select Items
Selection Actions
About Disabling Preselection Highlighting
To Select with Preselection Highlighting Disabled
About Selecting Entities Using the 2D Box
Chains and Surface Sets
Chains
About Chains
To Construct a Chain
To Modify Chain Types and References
To Trim or Extend a Chain
To Add Relations for Extend Values of Chain Ends
About Validating Chains Dynamically
To Append or Exclude Items from a Chain
To Modify the Start Point or Direction of a Chain
Example: Intent Chains
Example: Tangent Chain
Surface Sets
About Surface Sets
To Construct an Individual Surface Set
To Construct an All Solid Surface Set
To Construct a Quilt Surface Set
To Construct a Loop Surface Set
To Modify a Loop Surface Set
To Construct an Intent Surface Set
To Construct a Seed and Boundary Surface Set
Example: Constructing a Seed and Boundary Surface Set
To Modify a Seed and Boundary Surface Set
To Exclude Surfaces from Surface Sets
To Modify Rule-based Surface Sets
To Modify Non Rule-based Surface Sets
Drag and Drop
About Drag and Drop
Tool Pausing
About Tool Pausing
To Pause a Tool
Working with Handles
About Handles
To Duplicate a Handle
Snapping a Handle
Using Verify Mode
About Verify Mode
To Use the Verify Mode
About Feature Creation Preview
To Use Feature Creation Preview
About Undoing and Redoing Actions
Customizing the Non-ribbon User Interface
About Customizing the Non Ribbon User Interface
To Add or Remove Toolbars
To Add a Mapkey to the Menu Bar or Toolbars
To Add a Split Button to a Toolbar
To Change the Appearance of Menu Bar and Toolbar Commands
To Move a Command from One Location to Another
To Rename a Menu Bar Menu
To Remove Commands from the User Interface
Customize Dialog Box
Customizing the Menu Manager
About Customizing the Menu Manager
To Create a menu_def.pro File
To Add an Option to the Menu Manager
Referencing Mapkeys in menu_def.pro settings
Rules for Adding Options to the Menu Manager
Example: User-Defined Menu Manager Options
About Setting Default Menu Options in the Menu Manager
Rules for Setting Default Menu Manager Options
Tip: Controlling Automatic Loading of a menu_def.pro File
To Set a Default Menu Manager Menu Option
Using Configuration Files in the Non-ribbon User Interface Mode
About Configuration Files
About config.pro Options
Setting config.pro Options
Setting config.win Options
To Save config.win Changes Automatically
To Load a config.win File
To Set config.pro Options
Using the Options Dialog Box
To Search for a Configuration Option
Creo Parametric User Interface
The Home Tab
About the Home Tab
Distributed Computing Technology in Creo Parametric
About Distributed Computing Technology in Creo Parametric
To Specify Host Machines for Distributed Computing
To Configure Workstations to Use with Distributed Computing
The File Menu
Working with Creo Parametric Files
About Creo Parametric Files
About File Types
Creating Files
About Creating New Files
To Create a New File
To Copy into an Empty Part or Assembly
Object Templates
Configuration Options for Object Templates
Opening Files
About Opening Files
To Open a File
Transferring Files Using FTP
Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File
Retrieving Files Across Platforms
Retrieving Objects Using Wildcards
Retrieving Models and Environment Settings from the Previous Session
Simplified Representations
To Open a File Containing a Family Table (Instances)
About Previewing Files
To Preview Files
Previewing Assemblies
Previewing Drawings
About Searching For and Retrieving Models
To Load a search.pro File
To Edit a search.pro File
To Temporarily Disable a Search Path
Example: Adding Search Paths
About Viewing Thumbnails
To View Files as Thumbnails
Selecting the Working Directory
To Select a Working Directory
Mirroring Parts
To Mirror a Part
Deleting Files
About Deleting Files
To Erase the Current Object from Memory
To Erase Undisplayed Objects from Memory
To Delete Old Versions of a File
To Delete All Versions of a File
Saving, Exporting, Renaming, and Backing Up Files
About Saving Files
To Save a File
To Save a Copy of a File
To Rename a File
To Back Up a File
Printing and Plotting Files
About Printing and Plotting
To Print an Object: Basic Procedure
To Print a Model
To Print an Object to a File
Example: PostScript Plots
To Change Plotting Pen Attributes
Assigning Colors to Another Pen
Example: table.pnt File
To Create a Pen Table File
Specifying the Location of a Pen Table File
Plotter Configuration Files
Plotting Views Directly
About Directly Plotting 3D Views
To Directly Plot a 3D View
To Plot Using a Projection Layout View
To Plot Using a Manual Layout View
To Plot Using a Drawing Template View
Exiting Creo Parametric
To Exit Creo Parametric
Working with Trail and Training Files
About Trail and Training Files
To Run a Trail or Training File
To Create a Training File
To Pause a Training File During Execution
Directives for Creating Training Files and Trainer Text Files
The Model Tab
About the Model Tab
About Datum Feature Creation
About the Style Function
The Analysis Tab
About the Analysis Tab
About a Saved Analysis
To Create an Analysis Feature From a Saved Analysis
Analyzing Model Properties
About Model Analysis
About Computing Mass Properties
To Analyze Mass Properties
To Compute the Mass Properties for a Cross Section
List of Computed Mass Properties for a Cross Section
To Calculate Clearance Between Two Entities
To Display Global Clearance Information
To Display Closed Quilt Volume Interference
To Display Global Interference Information
To Compare Edge Lengths
To Display Edge Type Information
To Check the Thickness of a Part
To Display Model Size
Measuring Geometry
About Measuring Geometry
Using Measurements
About the Measure Tool
About the Measure User Interface
To Switch among Types of Measurement
To Work with Measurement Panels
Example: Working with Measurement Panels
About the Pointer in the Measure Tool
To Customize the Display of Measurement Results
Measuring Entities
About Measuring Entities
Using the Summary Mode
About Summary Mode
To Measure Using One or More Reference Entities
Example: Measuring Using Two Reference Entities
To Replace an Entity Selected for Measurement
To Measure a Cone
To Measure a Sphere
To Measure a Torus
Example: Measuring a Torus
Using Specific Measurement Types
About Using Specific Measurement Types
Length
About Measuring Length
To Measure Length
Distance
About Measuring Distance
To Measure Distance
Example: Maximum Distance
Using Reference Entity Options
About Reference Entity Options for Distance
About the Plane Option
Example: Plane Option
About the Line Option
Example: Line Option
About the Axis Option
Example: Axis Option
About the Center Option
Example: Center Option
Angle
About Measuring Angle
To Measure Angle
Example: Angle Range
Diameter
About Measuring Diameter
To Measure Diameter
Area
About Measuring Area
To Measure Area
Volume
About Measuring Volume
To Measure Volume
Transform
About Generating a Transformation Matrix
To Generate a Transformation Matrix
Copying and Saving Measurements
To Copy a Measurement Value from the Measure Tool
To Save a Measurement as a Feature
To Save and View a Measurement as a Saved Analysis
Measurements Shown
Measurements Shown for Various Entity Types
Measurements Shown for Selections of Three or More Entities
To Measure Draft Entities in Drawings
Analyzing Curves
About Analysis Types
Using Any Analysis Dialog Box
Setting Plotting Resolution
About Analyzing Curves
To Display Information About a Point on a Curve or Edge
Point Information on the Edge or Curve
To Display Minimum Radius of a Curve or Edge
To Display the Curvature of a Curve or Edge
Example: Curvature of a Curve or Edge
To Display an Offset Curve
Example: Offset Curve
To Display Deviation of a Curve or Edge
Analyzing Surfaces
About Analyzing Surfaces
To Display Information About a Point on a Surface
To Display Surface Radii
To Display the Curvature of a Surface
Example: Curvature of a Surface
To Display Cross Sections of a Surface
Example: Section Curvature for a Surface
To Display Highlight Sections of a Surface
Example: Highlight Sections of a Surface
To Display the Dihedral Angle for an Edge or Curve
Example: Dihedral Angle for an Edge or Curve
To Display an Offset Surface
To Display the Deviation of a Surface to Points
Example: Deviation of a Surface to Points
To Display Shaded Curvature of a Surface
Example: Shaded Curvature of a Surface
To Perform a Draft Check on a Part
Example: Draft Check on a Part
To Display the Slope of a Surface
Example: Slope of a Surface Relative to a Reference Plane
To Display Curve Reflection
Example: Curve Reflection
To Display Shadows
To Mesh a Part Surface
Example: Meshed Surface
Comparing Part or Assembly Files
About Part Comparison
To Compare the Features of Two Parts
To Measure the Geometric Deviation between Two Parts
To Compare the Components or Features of Two Assemblies
The Tools Tab
About the Tools Tab
Using Auxiliary Applications
About Auxiliary Applications
To Work with Auxiliary Applications
Viewing Model Creation History
About Viewing Model Creation History
To View Model Creation History
Using the Model Player
Getting Information
About Getting Information
About the Display of Information
To Display Component Assembly Information
To Display the Model Modification History or File History
To Display the Date and Time
To Display a List of Messages in the Current Session
Getting Part and Assembly Information
About Displaying Part and Assembly Information
About Bill of Materials (BOM)
To Create a BOM
To Define the BOM Format
About a Saved Analysis
About the User Defined BOM Output Format File
Example: Default BOM Report Format File
BOM and Mass Properties Behavior
To Display Feature Information
To List Model Features
To Display Detailed Model Information
To List All In-Session Models
Getting Manufacturing Information
About the Information Window
To Get Cast Model Information
To Get Diagram Information
To Get Sheetmetal Toolpath Information
To Get Sheetmetal Design Information
To Get Harness and Cable Information
To Get Mold Model Information
To Get Process Sequence Information
To Get Process Setup Information
To Get Manufacturing Model Information
Investigating References
About Reference Investigation
Feature References
Relations References
Component References
External References
About Deleting References
The View Tab
About the View Tab
Appearances
Creating Appearances
About Material Appearance
About the Appearance Gallery
To Apply an Appearance to the Model
Editing Appearances
About Appearance Preview and Properties
About the Color Editor
To Display Colors
To Apply a New Appearance to the Model
To Modify an Appearance from the Model
To Copy and Paste an Appearance
About Applying Appearances to Assemblies
To Apply Appearance to a Component in an Assembly
To Search for Appearances
Applying Appearances using the Search Tool
To Remove an Appearance from the Model
Textures
About Textures
Map Appearance Options
Types of Mapping
About Loading or Storing Textures
To Create a Textured Appearance
About Placing Textures
Positioning the Appearance Textures
To Place Textures
To Manipulate Textures from the Graphics Window
To Manipulate Textures from the Model Appearance Editor
To Save Textures
To Display Textures
To Remove Textures
Scenes
About the Scene File
Creating Scenes
To Retrieve and Update an Existing Scene from the Disk
To Remove a Scene from the Scene Gallery
To Save a Scene with the Model
About Lights
About Light Icons
To Create Lights
Modifying Lights
To Delete Lights
To Save a Light File
To Open a Light File
About High Dynamic Range Images (HDRI)
To Set the Background
Setting up Environment
Adjusting the Model View
About Dynamic Viewing
About Handles
To Cosmetically Shade a Model
To Display the Default Orientation
To Refit the Model to the Window
To Revert to the Previously Displayed Orientation
To Repaint the Window
To Disable Highlighting of Selected Model Tree Items
To Update a Drawing of Model Geometry
About Viewing a Model Normal to One or Two Directional References
To View a Model Normal to One or Two Directional References
About View Operations
About View Operations
Shortcuts for Changing the Model View
About Using Zoom on the Model
To Zoom in the Model View
To Change the Position or Size of the Model View
About Orientating and Viewing the Model
About Orientating and Viewing the Model
To Orientate Dynamically
To Orientate by Reference
To Set Orientation Preferences
About Disabling the Orientation Center
About Orient Mode
About Activating the Orient Mode
About Orient Types
About Saved Orientations
Tip: Shortcut for Display of Saved Orientations
Tip: Orienting a View by Reference
To Delete a View
To Save a View Using the View Manager
To Change the View Angle in a Drawing
The View Dialog Box
About 3D Mouse Behavior
Model Display Options
About Setting the Model Display
To Show Cables as Thick or Centerline
To Change the Appearance of Edges and Lines
To Display Process Components
About Shaded Models
About Visual Mirroring
About Order Independent Transparency
To Set Transparency for a Model
About Hiding Entities
About Hiding Features and Entities
To Hide an Entity On the Fly
To Redisplay Hidden Entities
Using Perspective Views
About the Perspective View
About the Perspective View Settings
To Set the Perspective View
About Fly-Through and Walk-Through
To Fly Through a Model
To Walk Through a Model
Cross Sections
Creating Cross Sections
About Part and Assembly Cross Sections
To Create a Cross Section using View Manager
To Create a Planar Cross Section
Example: Planar Cross Section
To Create a Planar Cross Section Using the Default Coordinate System
To Create a Planar Cross Section Using Any Coordinate System
To Create a Datum Asynchronously when Creating a Planar Cross Section
About an Offset Cross Section
To Create an Offset Cross Section
Example: Offset Cross Section Created to One Side
To Create a Cross Section through Part Model and Quilts
To Create Cross Section through Assembly Model and Quilts
To Create a Cross Section through a Single Part
Example: Cross section through Part Model and Quilts
About Zone Cross Sections
To Create a Zone Cross Section Using Planar References
About Pattern of Cross Sections
To Create a Reference Pattern of a Planar Cross Section
Working with Cross Sections
About Cross Section Operations
To Change the Location of the Cross Section or Position the Cross Section
To Enable or Disable Free Positioning of the Cross Section
To Display a Cross Section
To Cap the Surface of a Cross Section
About Display of Sections in the Model Tree
About View Clipping
To View Clip a Model Using a Cross Section
To Change the Clipping Direction
About 2D View of the Active Clipping Planes
To Display the 2D View of the Active Clipping Planes
To Rename a Cross Section
To Copy a Cross Section From a File
To Copy a Zone
To Remove a Cross Section
To Modify Section Dimensions
About Redefining an Offset Cross Section
About Interferences between Components in a Cross Section
To Display Interferences among Components in a Cross Section
To Create a New Hatch Pattern
Linear and Non-linear Cross-Hatch Patterns
Modifying Cross Sections
About Modifying Cross-Hatching
To Edit Cross Section Hatching
To Retrieve and Edit a Hatch Pattern File
To Display a Cross Section as Hatched or Filled
To Change the Fill Color
To Modify Hatch Spacing
To Modify the Size of a Hatch Pattern
To Modify the Hatch Angle
To Set the Default Spacing and Angle
To Modify Hatch Line Style
To Modify the Offset of Parallel Hatching
Images
About Images
About the Images User Interface
To Insert an Image on a Datum Plane or a Planar Surface
Example: Images on Datum Planes and Planar Surfaces
To Select an Image
About the Images Origin
To Move an Image
To Rotate and Flip an Image
About Fitting Images
To Fit an Image to a Value
To Scale and Stretch an Image
To Reset an Image
To Display Images
To Show and Hide an Image
To Set the Image Transparency
To Make an Image Color Transparent
To Remove an Image
The Applications Tab
About the Applications Tab
The Help and Command Search Icons
About Getting Help
About PTC Learning Connector
To Get Context-Sensitive Help
About Command Search
To Search a Command
Commands not in the Ribbon
To Select Locations in the Graphics Window Using the Keyboard
Working with the Model
Model Tree
About the Model Tree
About the Model Tree Settings
About the Search or Filter of the Model Tree Nodes
About Manipulating the Order of Features on the Model Tree
Understanding Glyphs on the Model Tree
Model Tree Icons
Model Tree Icons (A-C)
Model Tree Icons (D-F)
Model Tree Icons (G-M)
Model Tree Icons (N-S)
Model Tree Icons (T-Z)
Annotation Elements
Assembly Placement
Drawing Tree
Mechanism Tree
Piping
Simulation Objects
Basic Model Tree
Model Tree Display
About Searching in the Model Tree
About Adding Information to the Model Tree
To Add Columns to the Model Tree
About Model Tree Operations
About Selecting in the Model Tree
To Insert Features and Components in the Model Tree
About Windchill Server Status in the Model Tree
To Select Objects Using the Model Tree
To Change Model Tree Column Order
To Change Model Tree Placement
To Display or Hide Items On the Model Tree
To Expand or Collapse the Model Tree
To Remove Columns from the Model Tree
To Reorder Features in the Model Tree
To Filter Items on the Model Tree
About Suppressing Items in the Model Tree
To Suppress and Resume Features
Model Tree Notes
To Create a Model Note Using the Model Tree
To Create a Note Hyperlink Using the Model Tree
Saving Model Tree Information
To Save Model Tree Information
Advanced Model Tree
Configuration
To Save a Model Tree Configuration
To Retrieve a Saved Model Tree Configuration
To Load a Model Tree Configuration at Startup
Parameters
To Remove a Parameter Subtype In the Model Tree
To Create Parameters Using Model Tree Columns
Layers
Layer Basics
About the Layer Tree
Using Hidden Items Layer
About Layer Names
About Selecting the Active Model in the Layer Tree
To Create a New Layer
To Copy Layers Between Two Models in Session
Using a Template Layer Model
To Activate a Layer
To Deactivate a Layer
Managing Layers with the Same Name
To Delete a Layer
To Copy an Item Between Layers
To Copy All Items on a Layer
To Set Properties for a Layer
To Obtain Information about a Layer
To Set a Layer Interface ID
To Remove a Layer Interface ID
Layers Remove Item Commands
About Layer Display
To Set Layer Display Status
To Create Sublayers
To Control the Display Status of Sublayers
Layer Items
To Add Items to a Layer
To Add Items to Layers Using Rules
To Add Items to Multiple Layers
To Remove Items from a Layer
To Purge Items from a Layer
To Copy Items from One Layer to Another Layer
To Add External Components to Layers
To Delete a Feature or Component Using the Layer Tree
To Suppress a Feature or Component Using the Layer Tree
About Applying Visibility Changes to Sub-Layers
Default Layers
About Default Layers
About Creating Layers for Subtractive Features
Valid Options for Item Type in a Default Layer
Using Layer Status Files
About Using Layer Status Files
To Save Layer Display Status Settings as a File
To Open a Layer Status File
To Edit a Layer Status File
Using Default Layer Status Files
Example: A Typical Layer File
Using the Layer Tree
To Include or Define Rules in Layers
To Nest Layers within Layers
To Display and Select Items in the Layer Tree
To Display a Layer Status File
To Expand or Collapse the Tree Menu
Search Tool
About the Search Tool
About Rules and Criteria for Searching Entities
Example: Using Rules and Criteria for Comparing Entity Names
To Search for Objects in the Model Tree
To Build a Query in the Search Tool
To Build a Nested Query in the Search Tool
To Save Query in the Search Tool
To Save a Query to a File
To Retrieve and Use a Stored Query File
About Searching for Multiple Values to Edit
To Search and Edit Multiple Values
To Search for Intent Objects
To Search for Objects Referenced by an Intent Object
To Search for Overridden Dimensions
Annotation Search
About Searching for Annotations
To Search for Annotation Elements
To Search for Annotation Feature Elements
To Search for Annotation Element by Parameters
To Search for Annotation Feature by Names
To Search for Annotation Feature by Classification
To Search for Annotation Elements with Missing References
To Search for Annotation Element by Layers
To Search for Annotation Element by References
To Search for Inactive Annotation Elements
Note Search
To Search for Notes Attached to All Features
Data Sharing Features
To Search for Data Sharing Features with Annotation Element
To Search for Data Sharing Features by Annotation Element Type
To Search for Data Sharing Features by Annotation Element Parameters
About Saving Queries to Feature
To Save a Query to a Feature
Tip: Saving Queries to a Feature
Tip: Cases for Saving Queries to a Feature
Manipulating the Queries Saved in a Feature
To Rerun a Query on an Updated Model
To Manually Collect Items Through Rule-Based Saved Queries
Notification Center
Using the Notification Center
Notification Manager Configuration Options
To Set Notification Center Options
About the Notification Center
To Use the Notification Center
Regenerating the Model
About Regenerating Models
About the Regeneration Footer
To Move Features to the Regeneration Footer
About Resolving Failures in Regeneration
To Regenerate a Model
To View Model Creation History
Using the Model Player
Integrating Changes Using Creo Parametric
About Integrating Different Iterations of a Model
About the Integration Report
About Canceling Integration Changes
Example: Integrating Different Iterations of a Model in Creo Parametric
Integrating Changes using Pro/INTRALINK
About Integration
To Use the INTEGRATE Menu
Accessing the Integrate Mode to Resolve Conflicts
Example: A Sample Difference Report before Specifying Actions
Comparing Family Tables in Assemblies
To Prepare the Objects for Integration
To Integrate Changes in Creo Parametric
About Switching References in a Drawing
To Switch References in a Drawing Manually
Example: Integration Process Conflict
Embedded Mathcad Worksheet in Creo Parametric
About Embedded PTC Mathcad Prime Worksheets in Creo Parametric Models
To Use a PTC Mathcad Prime Worksheet in a Creo Parametric Model
To Use PTC Mathcad Prime Parameters in Relations
Relations and Parameters
Terminology Used in Relations and Parameters
Relations
Basic Relations Information
About Relations
Rules for Using Relations
About Order of Evaluation of Relations During a Regeneration
About Simultaneous Equations
Relations Errors
Operators and Functions Used in Relations
About Operators Used in Relations
Conditional Statements in Relations
About Functions Used in Relations
Operators and Functions for Strings
Specifying the Number of Decimal Places
Passing Strings as Arguments in Relations
Example: Graph Evaluation Function
Mass Property Functions
Parameters Used in Relations
Using Parameter Symbols in Relations
Using String Values for Parameters
Creating and Editing Relations
About Adding Relations
To Add a Relation to a Model
Specifying a Feature and Model in a Relation
Example: Sample Feature Relations
Example: Sample Part Relations
Using Comments in Relations
To Determine the Value of an Expression
To Edit a Relation
To Delete an Obsolete Relation
Viewing Relations
To View a Relation
Relations and Parameters Information Window
Sorting Relations
About Sorting Relations
Example: Sorting Relations
Dimensions and Relations
To Switch Dimension Format to Symbolic
Negative Dimensions in Relations
Modifying Dimensions Driven by Relations
About Using Reference Dimensions in Relations
Relations in Sections
About Creating Relations in Sections
Specifying User-Defined Parameters in Sections
Example: Sample Sections Relations
Relations in Assemblies
To Specify a Parameter in Another Model
To Determine the Session ID of a Model in Assembly Mode
Using a Session ID of a Component in Assembly Relations
Example: Session IDs for Models in an Assembly Tree
Using an Internal Component ID in Assembly Relations
Example: Using a Component ID in an Assembly Relation
Example: Sample Assembly Relations
C Programs and Relations
About an Interactive C Program
To Edit an Interactive C Program
Using the usermain.c Template
To Determine Environment Variables
To Link an Interactive C Program
To Execute an Interactive C Program
Example: User Program
Parameters
About User Parameters
About Parameter Properties
Nonassociativity of User Parameters
Using the Parameters Dialog Box
Syntax for Including Parameters in Notes
Using a Note Parameter to Include Model Notes in Family Tables
To Create a Parameter
About the Parameter Used in Relations
Tip: Creating Common Parameters
To Delete a Parameter
About Copying Parameter Definitions
To Copy Parameters between Two Models in Session
To Designate Parameters for Use in Pro/INTRALINK
Using the Designate Dialog Box
Units in Parameters and Relations
About Units in Parameters
To Specify Units for a Parameter
About Changing Parameter Units
About Units in Relations
To Specify Units in Relations
Example: Including Units with Relations
Restricted Value Parameters
About Restricted Value Parameters
Properties of the Restricted Value Parameters
About a Restriction Definition File
Syntax for Creating a Restriction Definition File
Example: Sample Restriction Definition File
To Create a Restricted Value Parameter
About Updating Parameter Definitions in a Model
To Update Parameter Restriction Definitions in the Model
Generating Reports on Restricted Value Parameters
About Table-restricted Parameters
Syntax for Creating an External Definition File for Table-restricted Parameters
Defining Contraints on Table-restricted Parameters
Example: Sample Restriction Table
To Create Table-restricted Value Parameters
To Delete Table-restricted Parameters
To Modify Table-restricted Parameters
To Show Restricted Parameters
Tip: Converting Restricted Parameters to Table-Restricted Parameters
Annotation Element Parameters
About Annotation Element Parameters
About Automatic Creation of Annotation Element Parameters
Example: Automatic Creation of Annotation Element Parameters
To Define Annotation Element Parameters
About Propagation of Callout Parameters
Example: Propagation of Callout Parameters
Family Tables
Basics of Family Tables
About Family Tables
About Multi-Level Family Tables
About User-Defined Feature Family Tables
Creating Family Tables
To Create a Family Table
To Create a Multi-Level Family Table
To Modify a Family Table of an Instance
Example: Several Levels of Family Tables
To Create or Modify a UDF Family Table
Adding Items to Family Tables
To Add an Assembly Member to a Family Table
To Add a Merge Part to a Family Table
Adding Dimensions to Family Tables
To Add a Dimension to a Family Table
Tip: Selecting Dimensions in a Family Table
Tip: Entering Negative Dimension Values in a Family Table
To Switch Between Absolute and Relative Dimension Values in a Family Table
To Add a Tolerance to a Dimension in a Family Table
Adding Parameters to Family Tables
About Adding Parameters to a Family Table
To Add a Parameter to a Family Table
To Add System Parameters to a Family Table
Adding Features to Family Tables
About Adding Features to Family Tables
To Add a Feature to a Family Table
To Add a User-Defined Feature (UDF) to a Family Table
Tip: Adding UDFs to Family Tables
Tip: Adding Features to a Family Table Using Suppression
Tip: Adding Features in Multi-Level Family Tables
Adding Reference Models to Family Tables
To Add a Reference Model to a Family Table
Tip: Adding Reference Models
Example: Adding a Reference Model to a Family Table
Adding Patterning to Family Tables
To Add a Pattern Table to a Family Table
Example: Patterning
To Pattern a Family Table Instance
Creating Instances of Parts or Assemblies in Family Tables
To Create an Instance of a Part or Assembly
Creating Instances by Patterning
To Add an Instance With No Table-Driven Features
Working with Instances in Family Tables
About Instance Operations
About Verifying Instances
To Create a Real Model from an Instance
To Verify an Instance
To Copy an Instance to the Generic Model
To Rename an Instance
To Save Instances of Parts and Assemblies
To Lock or Unlock an Instance
Working with Instance Index Files
About Instance Index Files
To Create an Instance Index File
Tip: Updating the Instance Index File
Working with Instance Accelerator Files
About Instance Accelerator Files
To Create an Instance Accelerator File
To Delete Invalid Instance Accelerator Files
To Update the Generic and All Instance Accelerator Files
Retrieving Instances
About Retrieving Instances
To Preview an Instance
To Open an Instance from Within the Family Table
To Retrieve the Generic During File/Open
To Retrieve an Instance During File/Open
Tip: Speeding Up Instance Retrieval
Searching in a Family Table
About Searching in a Family Table
About Using Expressions When Searching a Family Table
To Perform a Single-Condition Search in a Family Table
To Perform a Multiple-Condition Search in a Family Table
To Perform a Search for Instances in a Family Table
Example: Using Expressions to Perform a Family Table Search
Deleting Items from Family Tables
About Deleting Items from Family Tables
To Delete an Item from a Family Table
To Delete an Instance from a Family Table
Saving Family Table Information
About Saving Family Tables
To Save Family Table Information
To Import a Family Table into a Model
Working with Family Tables
About Modifying Family Tables
To Add Comments in a Family Table
To Select an Entire Row or Column in a Family Table
To Hide or Show Family Table Columns
To Cut, Copy, and Paste Items in a Family Table
To Print a Family Table
To Highlight Family Table Items in the Graphics Window
To Change Column Location in a Family Table
Creating a Drawing of a Family Member
Renaming Family Tables, Assemblies, and Drawings
To Delete a Family Table
Tip: If You Delete a Family Table Inadvertently
To Edit a Family Table Outside of Creo Parametric
To Edit a Family Table Using Microsoft Excel
To Display the System Mass Properties in a Family Table
Glossary
Glossary for Fundamentals
Augmented Reality
Augmented Reality
About Augmented Reality Experience for CAD Design
Workflow to Publish and View Augmented Reality Experience
To Place a ThingMark
To Set a Spatial Target
To Publish Models to AR Experience
To Share an Experience Model
Premium Experience Service Administrative Portal
Collaboration
About the Collaborative Environment
Collaboration Scenarios
About Collaboration Scenarios: Creo and Windchill Integration
Scenario 1: To Download a Part from the Workspace
Scenario 2: To Assemble a Component from the Windchill Database
Scenario 3: To Add a Standard Component from 3DModelSpace
Collaboration Scenario: Users Without Windchill
Configuring Collaboration Tools
About Configuring Collaboration Tools
To Set Configuration Options for Collaboration Tools
Configurations Options for Collaboration Tools
Creo Browser
About the Creo Browser
About Configuring the Creo Browser
About Undocking the Creo Browser
About Using Multiple Browser Tabs
To Open, Close, and Reload Browser Tabs
Browser Controls
To Set Your Own Home Page
The proep Protocol
Navigation Tools
About the Navigation Tools
Model Tree
To Update the Status of Objects in the Model Tree
Folders
About the Folder Browser
To Preview and Retrieve a Model Using the Folder Navigator
Folder Content for the Local File System
Folder Content for Windchill Cabinets
Manipulating Folders
Favorites
About the Favorites Navigator
About Online Resources
To Manage Online Resources
To Add a Favorite Link to the Favorites Navigator
To Organize Favorites
History
About the History Navigator
To Add a History Record to Favorites
Search
About the Model Search
Search Results
To Conduct a Simple Search
To Conduct an Advanced Search
Accessing Component Catalogs
About Accessing Component Catalogs in 3DModelSpace
About Catalog Parts
To Incorporate Catalog Parts into Your Model
Mail Tool
About the Mail Tool
To Mail Objects as Attachments
Customizing the Browser and Navigator
To Customize the Browser
Using the Shortcut Menu for Browser Customization
To Customize the Navigation Tabs
Working with FTP Sites
Accessing Data on FTP Sites
Working with a Registered FTP Site
Program
Pro/PROGRAM Basics
About Pro/PROGRAM
The WHICH DESIGN Menu
To View the Model Design
Example: A Model Design
Incorporating Changes
To Incorporate Changes in the Model
Entering Input Variables
To Select or Modify Input Parameters
Execution Errors
About Execution Errors
Feature Errors
Geometry Errors
Creating Instances
To Create a Part or Assembly Instance Programmatically
Example: Creating an Assembly Instance
An Example of Parametric Design
Example: A Parametric Design for a Blender Cover
Editing a Design
About Editing the Model Design
Relations
Using Comments to Annotate Relations and Features
Input Parameters and Prompts
About Input Parameters and Prompts
Customizing Prompts for Input Variables
Conditional Input Statements
IF-ELSE Statements
About Design Branches
Other Variable Types in IF Statements
Replacing Components in Assembly Designs
About Replacing Components in Assembly Designs
To Interchange Components Programmatically
To Interchange Components Using Relations
To Replace Family Table–Driven Components
Example: Replacing Family Table-Driven Components
To Replace User-Defined Features Using Pro/PROGRAM
Example: Replacing User-Defined Features
EXECUTE Statements
Using EXECUTE Statements in Assembly Listings
Transferring Input Values from the Upper-level Assembly
Specifying a Part to Execute in an Assembly Program
Using EXECUTE Statements inside IF-ENDIF Statements
Mass Properties and INTERACT Statements
Updating Mass Properties When Geometry Changes
Using INTERACT Statements as Place Holders
Feature Operations
To Suppress Part or Assembly Features
Example: Suppressing and Resuming Individual Part or Assembly Features
To Change Feature Dimensions
Editor Errors
Editing a Design to Correct an Error
Model-Based Definition
Model-Based Definition
Model-Based Definition
Model-Based Definition
Annotation Features
About Annotation Features
About Detail Options
About Detail Options in 3D Mode
User Commands for Model-Based Definition
To Customize Environment Using Detail Options
To Retrieve and Apply Existing Detail Options File
To Search for a Detail Option in 3D Mode
Detail Options Specific to 3D Mode
ang_unit_lead_zeros
ang_unit_trail_zeros
arrow_length_ratio
arrow_width_ratio
arrow_style
attach_sym_height_ratio
attach_sym_width_ratio
default_ansi_ord_dim_aligned
default_sketcher_hatch_spacing
excl_annotations_of_excluded
excl_annotations_of_deleted
excl_annotations_of_section
excl_annotations_of_suppressed
default_thickness_dim_prefix
default_thickness_dim_suffix
dim_leader_length_ratio
dot_diameter_ratio
gtol_secondary_value_precision
leader_elbow_length_ratio
minimum_angle_dimension
set_datum_leader_length_ratio
show_hidden_quilt_sket_pnt_axes
text_height
visible_annotations_scope
wf_inch_solid_dtl_setup_file
wf_metric_solid_dtl_setup_file
witness_line_delta_ratio
witness_line_offset_ratio
Annotation Feature Basics
About Annotation Feature Structure
About Annotation Types
About Annotation Plane
About Annotation Orientation
About Annotation Planes Gallery
About Managing Annotation Planes
About Annotation Orientation by Plane
To Define Annotation Orientation by Plane
About Annotation Orientation by Named Orientation
About Designated Area References for Annotations
About Flat-to-screen Annotation Orientation
About Reference Types
Strong and Weak References
To Define Annotation Orientation by Named Orientation
To Define Flat-to-screen Annotation Orientation
Creating Annotation Features
About Creating Annotation Features
To Create an Annotation Feature
Using the ANNOTATION FEATURE Dialog Box
Manipulating the References of an Annotation Element
Creating Backup References of an Annotation Element
Example: Creating an Annotation Feature
About Set Datum Tag Annotations in Annotation Elements
To Create a Set Datum Tag Annotation Element
About Editing a Set Datum Tag Annotation Element
Placement Behavior of Set Datum Tag Annotations
About Ordinate Baselines
To Create an Ordinate Baseline
About Datum Target Annotation Features
About Datum Target Annotation Element
To Create a Datum Target Annotation Feature
About Semantic Query
Working with Semantic Query
Examples: Working with Semantic Query
About Restoring the Display of Erased Inheritance Feature Annotations
Restoring the Display of Erased Inheritance Feature Annotations
Working with Annotation Features
Creating Annotation Features
About Working with Annotation Features
About the Display of Annotations with Warnings and Errors
Handling Children Annotations of Parent Features
Highlighting the Annotation References
To Pre-highlight and Format Annotations Individually
To Display Annotation in the Model Tree
To Display Annotations in the Graphics Window
To Select an Annotation Feature
To Redefine an Annotation Feature
To Edit References of an Annotation Feature
To Replace References of an Annotation Feature
To Rename an Annotation Feature
To Reorder an Annotation Feature
To Remove an Annotation Feature from Display
To Suppress or Resume an Annotation Feature
To Delete an Annotation Feature
To Pattern an Annotation Feature
Example: Patterning an Annotation Feature
About Propagating Annotations in the Same Model
About the Annotation Element Propagate Feature
To Propagate Annotations in the Same Model
About Dependent Copies of Annotations
To Remove or Restore the Dependency of Annotation Elements
To Convert an Annotation Element Propagate Feature to an Annotation Feature
To Select the Original of a Dependent Annotation Element
About Annotations in Difference Reports
To Create a Difference Report
Example: Difference Report Containing Annotations
Creating Annotation Features
Creating Annotation Features
Working with Annotation Elements
About Working with Annotation Elements
To Select an Annotation Element
To Modify Parameters of Multiple Annotation Elements
About Moving Annotations in Annotation Elements
About Placing Annotations on a Reference Plane
To Place an Annotation on a Reference Plane
To Move an Existing Annotation to a Reference Plane
About Working with the Combined Views
About 3D Detail Tree
About Combined Views
To Redefine an Annotation Feature
Using Combined States to Control Visibility of Items
Publishing Combination States
Copying Combination State
About Adding Annotations to Combined Views
To Create a New Combined View and Add Annotations
To Show Annotations at Part Level in an Assembly
To Remove Annotations from a Combined View
About Converting, Assigning, and Un-erasing Annotations in Active Combination State
About Automatic Selection of Annotation Orientation During Conversion
To Convert to 3D Annotation Element
Driving Dimension Annotation Elements
About Driving Dimension Annotation Elements
About Display of Driving Dimension Annotation Elements
About Creating Copies of Driving Dimension Annotation Elements
To Create Driving Dimension Annotation Elements
To Create Witness Lines for Radius and Diameter Driving Dimensions
Creating Various Annotation Types
Datum Feature Symbol
About the Datum Feature Symbol Ribbon Tab
References Dialog Box For Annotations
To Create a Datum Feature Symbol
To Move a Datum Feature Symbol
To Change the Reference of Datum Feature Symbol
About Placing Datum Feature Symbol
About Attaching Datum Feature Symbol to GTOL Elbows
About Attaching Datum Feature Symbol to Dimension Elbows
Datum Target
About the Datum Target Ribbon Tab
To Insert Datum Targets
To Update the Datum Target Attachment
Working with Annotation
About Annotation
Active and Inactive Status of Annotation
To Select an Annotation
To Edit Properties of an Annotation
To Modify the Text Style of Multiple Annotations
To Modify Multiple Annotations
About Security Marking
To Designate an Annotation as a Security Marking
Model Notes
About Model Notes
About the Format Tab
To Create an Unattached Note
To Create a On Item Note
To Create a Leader Note
To Change the Note Type
To Modify Note Parameters
To Make a Flat-to-Screen Note
To Change the Parent of a Note
To Create a Hyperlink in a Note
To Open a Hyperlink Defined in a Model Note
To Create a Hyperlink to a Combined View in a 3D Note
To Delete or Erase a Model Note
To Modify a Model Note
To Delete a Leader from a Model Note
To Modify the Color of a Note
To Move a Model Note
To Save a Model Note as a Text File
To Add Custom Symbols to a Note
To Change the Attachment Point of a Note
To Set the Text Styles of a Note
To Convert Legacy Notes
Symbols
About Adding Symbols to a Model
To Add Symbols to a 3D Model
To Move a Symbol
To Set the Font Based Symbol Palette
About Annotation Component Sizes
Calculating the Size of Annotation Components
Dimension Properties
About the Dimension Ribbon Tab
About Defining Prefix and Suffix Values for a Dimension
About Setting Dimension Text Orientation
About Defining Prefix and Suffix Values of Thickness Dimension
Tip: Using Configuration File Options to Modify the Number of Decimal Places
To Insert Additional Dimensions
To Modify the Number of Decimal Places in Dimensions
To Transform Existing Dimensions into Basic Dimensions
To Set Dimensions as Inspection Dimensions
To Insert Dimensions from a Common Reference
To Change the Dimension Arrow Directions
To Change the Orientation of a Linear Dimension
To Change the Orientation of an Angular Dimension
To Change the Orientation of a Circular Dimension
To Change the Orientation of an Elliptical and Spherical Dimension
To Insert Dimensions Between Concentric Circular Entities
To Insert Dimension for a Spline
To Insert Dimension for an Ellipse
To Insert Dimension for a Sphere
To Move a Reference Dimension
About Setting Decimal Places for Dimension Tolerance Values
Working with Dimensions
About Aligning Dimensions
To Align Dimensions
About Z-extension Lines
Example: Z-extension Lines
About Modifying Attachment References for Dimensions
To Modify Arrowhead Style of the Leader Lines
To Display Dimensions with or without Tolerances
To Set the Background for Dimensions
Working with Witness Lines
About Modifying Witness Lines
Assigning the Point of Origin in Dimension
To Erase Witness Lines
To Restore Erased Witness Lines
To Insert Jogs
To Remove Jogs
To Insert Breaks
To Remove Breaks
About Clipping Witness Lines
To Clip Witness Lines
To Align Ends of Witness Lines
About Skewing Witness Lines
To Skew Witness Lines of a Dimension
Driven Dimensions
About Driven Dimensions
About Annotation Plane Requirements for Dimensions with Surface References
To Create a Driven Dimension in a Part or Assembly
Placing Dimensions Using the Select Reference Dialog Box
Placing Dimensions Using the Shortcut Menu
Placing Dimensions Using Arc Attachment
Example: Driven Dimensions With a Spherical Surface Reference
To Modify Tolerances of a Driven Dimension
To Move a Driven Dimension
To Move the Dimension Text
To Flip Dimension Arrows
To Set Inspection Dimensions
About Creating Witness Lines for Radius and Diameter Driven Dimensions
Reference Dimensions
About Reference Dimensions
Example: Some Reference Dimensions
To Create a Reference Dimension Between Surfaces
REF VIEW Menu
Tip: Displaying View-Dependent Reference Dimensions
To Change the View Dependency of a Reference Dimension
Ordinate Dimensions
About Ordinate Dimensions
To Create an Ordinate Dimension
About Switching between Linear and Ordinate Dimensions
Setting the Display Style for Ordinate Dimensions
Example: Display Styles of Ordinate Dimensions
Tolerances
Working with Dimensional Tolerances
Dimensional Tolerance Basics
About Dimensional Tolerances
About Basic Dimensions
To Temporarily Display Dimension Tolerances
To Set the Dimensional Tolerance Format
Tip: Using Configuration File Options to Modify Dimensional Tolerance Format
Controlling the Display of Dimension Tolerances
Specifying Default Dimensional Tolerances
System and User-Supplied Tolerance Tables
Example: Tolerance Formats
To Modify Default Tolerance Values
To Modify Individual Tolerance Values
Setting Up Tolerances
To Set the Dimension Bounds
Tolerance Stack-Up Measurement
To Work with Dimension Bound Groups
ANSI-Standard Models
To Create an ANSI-Standard Model in Part or Assembly Mode
ISO-Standard Models
To Create an ISO-standard Model in Part or Assembly Mode
ISO-Standard Models
Changing Tolerance Values
To Change the Tolerance Class
To Change the Tolerance Table Reference
Tolerance Table Reference
Example: A Tolerance Table
Example: Tolerance Table (Holes)
Working with Geometric Tolerances
About Setting Reference Datum
About Setting Reference Datum
To Set a Reference Datum
Creating Geometric Tolerances
About Geometric Tolerances
About the Geometric Tolerance Ribbon Tab
To Insert Additional Text
To Specify the Composite Tolerance Frame
To Redefine the Position and Reference of a GTOL
To Insert a Geometric Tolerance into a Part
To Specify the Geometric Tolerance Type
Define Datum References for Geometric Tolerances
To Specify GTOL Tolerance Value and Material Conditions
To Specify the Projected Tolerance Zone
To Specify the Profile Boundary
Example: Display of Surface Profile GTOLs
Example: Creating a Position GTOL
Example: Geometric Tolerance Layout
Modifying GTOL Values
To Modify the Value of an Individual Material Condition
To Modify a Reference Datum to a GTOL
To Move a Geometric Tolerance
Working with Surface Finish Tolerances
About Surface Finish Tolerances
To Create a Surface Finish Tolerance
To Place Surface Finish Symbols
To Modify the Value of a Surface Finish Tolerance
To Modify the Name of a Surface Finish Tolerance
To Modify the Name of a Surface Finish Tolerance
To Delete a Surface Finish Tolerance
To Copy a Surface Finish Tolerance Symbol
About Dragging Surface Finishes
About XY- and Z-directions
About Dragging Surface Finishes Beyond the Placement Surface
Example: Controlled Drag for Surface Finishes
Working with Model Properties
About Geometric Tolerances
About Setting Up Model Properties
About Surface Finish Tolerances
About Dimensional Tolerances
Renaming Objects
About Renaming Objects
To Rename an Object
Units
About Measurement Units
To Select a Measurement Units System
To Create Custom Units
To Delete a Custom Unit
To Create a Custom Units System
To Edit a Custom Units System
To Delete a Custom Units System
About Modifying Measurement Units
To Create a Copy of a Measurement Units System
To Create a Copy of an Individual Unit
Tip: Specifying Metric and Nonmetric Units
Tip: Rules for Modifying Units
To Get Information About Measurement Units
Scaling a Model
To Scale a Model
Materials
About Material Parameters
Controlling Material Display on the Model Tree
To Add and Assign a Material to a Part
To Create or Copy a Material
About Conversion of Material Data
To Edit a Material
To View Material Information
To Save a Material From a Model to a Library
To Remove a Material from the Model
To Define Sheetmetal, Surface, and Detailing Properties
To Add and Assign an Appearance to a Material
To Create an Appearance for a Material
Files Associated With Material Appearances
To Edit an Appearance of a Material
About the Material Library
Tip: Using a Material Library
To Specify or Change the Material Density of a Part
Specifying the Density of a Part
About Adding Material Parameters to a Family Table
Example: Specifying Material Parameters through Relations
Mass Property Parameters
About Working with Mass Property Parameters
To Generate a Mass Properties Report Based on Model Geometry
To Assign Parameters and Generate a Mass Properties Report
Reported and Alternate Mass Property Parameters
To Use a File for Assigning Mass Properties
Example: An Assigned Mass Properties Template File
Model Grids
About Model Grids
Working with External Reference Control
About External Reference Control
To Set External Reference Control Scope Globally
To Set External Reference Control Scope for Specific Objects
Working with Legacy Datums
Working with Legacy Datums
Converting Legacy Datums
Example: Converting Legacy Datums
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Advisor
GD&T Advisor
About GD&T Advisor
Introduction to GD&T Advisor
Introduction to GD&T
ASME Y14.5-2009 Rule Set
ASME Standards Reference Notes
ISO 1101:2012 Rule Set
DIN ISO Standards Reference Notes
ISO Standards Reference Notes
User Interface and Workflow
Using Tolerance Feature Dashboard
Tolerance Feature Dashboard - Feature Properties
Tolerance Feature Dashboard - Feature Properties
Scheme Options for Planar Surface Features (ASME)
Scheme Options for Planar Surface Features (ISO)
Counterbore Options (ASME)
Counterbore Options (ISO)
Tolerance Feature Dashboard - Geometric Control Properties
GD&T Advisor Dashboard - Geometric Control Properties
Geometric Controls (ASME)
Geometric Controls (ISO)
Tolerance Zone Material Condition Modifiers (ASME)
Tolerance Zone Material Requirements (ISO)
Optional Modifiers (ASME)
Optional Modifiers (ISO)
Datum Reference Frame Selection
GD&T Advisor Dashboard - Datum Feature Properties
Using Feature Slide-out Panel
Feature Slide-out Panel
Edit/Redefine Feature
Pattern Slide-out Panel
Dimension Slide-out Panel
Using Targets Slide-out Panel
Targets Slide-out Panel
Datums from Targets
User-defined datums
Adding Features
Add Feature
Feature Descriptions
Adding and Editing Patterns
Add/Edit Pattern
Pattern Descriptions
Establishing DRF (ASME)
Add DRF (ASME)
Datum Feature Material Boundary Modifiers (ASME)
Establishing DRF (ISO)
Add DRF (ISO)
Datum Feature Material Requirements (ISO)
Edit Dimension (ASME)
Edit Dimension (ISO)
Unvalidated Annotations List
Using Application Options
Application Options
Setting App Options
Editing Part Properties
Edit Part Properties
Adding or editing user-defined notes
Predefined Application Notes (ASME)
Predefined Application Notes (ISO)
Constraint State Display
Introductory Tutorial (ASME)
Introductory Tutorial (ISO)
Common Alternate Workflows
Limitations
Dialog Help
Change in Tolerancing Standard
Unvalidated Annotations
Advisor Message Help
Part Messages
Not All Part DOF Are Constrained
One or More Surfaces of the Design Model Are Unconstrained
System of Units Not Compatible with Tolerancing Standard
The Primary Datum Feature May Be Too Small for This Part
Design Model Contains Unvalidated Annotations
There Are Unspecified Tolerances for Some Dimensions
There Are Failed Objects in the Model
Feature Messages
Should Be Set as a Datum Feature or Reordered
Geometry References Are Not Valid
Pattern Is Invalid
One or More Dimensions Are Missing
Size Is Not Fully Constrained
Form Is Not Fully Constrained
Form Is Not Fully Constrained
Orientation Is Not Fully Constrained
Orientation Is Not Fully Constrained (Sheet Metal)
Location Is Not Fully Constrained
Gage Size Does Not Fall Within the Feature Extents
Insufficient Opposing Region on Feature of Size
Datum Messages
Datum Feature Label Has Syntax Errors
Datum Feature Label Has Syntax Errors
Datum Type Is Unknown
Datum Object Is Missing
Datum Is Not Referenced
Target Reference Is Missing
Targets Are Not on the Feature Surface
Targets Not Properly Constrained
The Specified Targets Do Not Define a Stable Plane
User-Defined Datum Requires Targets
DRF Messages
The DRF Is Invalid
DRF Specification Is Incomplete
DRF Is Not Referenced
Angle Between Datum Feature and Constrained Rotation Axis Is Large
Angle Between Datum Features Is Too Small or Too Large
Orientation of Secondary Datum Not Allowed
Orientation of Tertiary Datum Not Allowed
There Are Simultaneous Requirements
Geometric Tolerance Messages
Geometric Tolerance Has Syntax Errors
Datum Reference String Has Syntax Errors
Datum Feature Does Not Exist
Unsupported Datum Reference Attributes
Unsupported Datum Reference Attributes
Tolerance Specification Is Incomplete
The Specified GCS Is Not Allowed
GCS Is Not Valid for the Feature/DRF Combination
The DRF Referenced Is Not Valid
Required Annotation Properties Have Been Changed
User-Specified Annotation Properties Ignored
The Geometric Tolerance Is Over-Constraining
Free State Modifier Not Applicable
SEP REQT Not Applicable
Dimension Messages
Dimension Reference Feature Is Not Valid
Value Messages
Zero-Value Tolerance Not Allowed
Zero-Value Tolerance Not Allowed
Value Exceeds the Maximum Allowable
The Form Tolerance Must Be Smaller Than the Specified Size Tolerance
The Form Tolerance Must Be Smaller Than the Specified Size Tolerance
The Form Tolerance Must Be Smaller Than the Specified Location or Orientation Tolerance
Form Tolerance Refinement Must Be Smaller Than Related Form Tolerance
The Orientation Tolerance Must Be Smaller Than Location Tolerance
Tolerance on Sub-Feature Must Be Smaller Than Related Tolerance on Parent Feature
The Tolerance Value Must Be Smaller Than the Value Specified on the Previous Segment
Glossary
Data Management
Design Exploration
Design Exploration
Design Exploration Extension Overview
Configuring Design Exploration
About Configuring Design Exploration Sessions
Configuration Options for Design Exploration
To Set Design Exploration Environment Options
Working with Design Exploration
About Design Exploration
About the Design Exploration Folder
About Unsupported File Types and Modes
To Start a New Design Exploration Session
About the Design Exploration User Interface
About the Pre-modified Models
About the Entry Checkpoint
About the Checkpoint Tree
About Opening an Existing Design Exploration Session
To Open an Existing Design Exploration Session
To Manage Display Preferences
About Saving a Design Exploration Session
About Backing Up Models in Design Exploration
To Save a Design Exploration Session
About Closing a Design Exploration Session
To Accept a Design Exploration Session
To Cancel a Design Exploration Session
Using Checkpoints
About Checkpoints
To Add a Checkpoint
About Activating a Checkpoint
To Activate a Checkpoint
To Delete a Checkpoint
To Update a Checkpoint
About Checkpoint Properties
To Manage Checkpoint Properties
To Rename a Checkpoint
To Create a Checkpoint Branch
To Make the Active Branch the Main Branch
To Set the Display of Checkpoint Branches
About Viewing Changes in a Checkpoint
About the View Changes User Interface
To View Changes to a Checkpoint
About Searching the Checkpoint Tree
Using Reports
About Design Exploration Reports
To Create a Session Report
To Create a Report of Models in a Checkpoint
Glossary
Glossary for Design Exploration
Part Modeling
Part Modeling
Part Overview
Using Part
About Part
Design Concepts
Planning Your Design
The Modeling Process
Features and Parts
Parent-Child Relationships
Putting It All Together
Starting Out in Part Mode
Creating Features
About Viewing Changes to a Part
To View Changes to a Part
Configuring Creo for Using Part
About Configuration Options for Part
Configuration Options for Part Modeling
Datum Features
Datum Planes
About Datum Planes
About the Datum Plane User Interface
To Preselect Datum References
About Modifying the Size of the Datum Planes
About Using Datum Planes with Legacy Data
To Create a Datum Plane and Adjust Its Display by Size
To Adjust Datum Display by Reference
To Create an Offset Datum Plane
To Create a Datum Plane with an Angular Offset
Snapping and Unsnapping of Handles
To Create a Datum Plane Midplane Between Two References
About Creating a Datum Plane Using a Datum Coordinate System
To Create a Datum Plane Through a Datum Coordinate System
About Creating a Datum Plane Tangent to a Surface
To Create a Datum Plane Normal to a Surface of Revolution and Through a Datum Point or Vertex
Datum Axes
About Datum Axes
About the Datum Axis User Interface
To Create a Datum Axis and Adjust Its Size
To Create a Sketched Datum Axis
To Create a Datum Axis Normal to a Surface Using Two Offset References
To Create a Datum Axis by Selecting a Circular Curve or Edge
To Create a Datum Axis Parallel to a Linear Entity and Through a Datum Point or Vertex
To Create a Datum Axis Normal to a Linear Entity and Through a Datum Point or Vertex
To Create a Datum Axis by Selecting a Revolved Surface and a Datum Point or Vertex
To Preselect Datum Axis References
Example: Using Datum Axes in Modeling
Datum Points
About the Datum Point Feature
Datum Points Display
Accessing Datum Points
General Datum Points
About General Datum Points
About the General Datum Point User Interface
To Work with the Points List in the Datum Points Dialog Box
To Create a Datum Point on a Curve, Edge, or Datum Axis
To Create a Sketched Datum Point
Tip: Creating a Datum Point at the Extension of a Straight Edge or Curve
To Create a Datum Point at a Curve's Intersection
To Create a Datum Point at the Center
About Datum Points On or Offset from a Surface
To Create a Datum Point On or Offset from a Surface
To Create a Datum Point On or Offset from a Coordinate System or Its Axis or a Vertex
Creating Multiple Datum Points on the Same Surface or Quilt
To Create a Datum Point Offset from Another Point
To Create a Datum Point at the Intersection of Entities
To Create a Datum Point by Projecting a Point onto a Plane or Line
Offset from a Coordinate System
About Datum Points Offset from a Coordinate System
About the Datum Point Offset from a Coordinate System User Interface
To Create Datum Points Offset from a Coordinate System
To Import a Data File
To Update Values of the Datum Point Offset Coordinate System
Field
About Field Points
To Create a Field Point
Coordinate Systems
About Coordinate Systems
About the Coordinate System User Interface
To Create a Coordinate System
To Create a Sketched Coordinate System
To Create an On-Surface Coordinate System
To Create an Offset Coordinate System
To Create a Coordinate System Centered on an Arc
To Orient a Coordinate System
To Set the Name Display for a Coordinate System
To Set the Size Display for a Coordinate System
From a File
About Creating a Coordinate System from a File
To Create a Coordinate System from a File
Example: Transformation File Format
Datum Curves
About Datum Curves
About Sketched Datum Curves
To Create a Sketched Datum Curve
To Project a Curve into a Sketch
Datum Curves from Cross Sections
About the Curve from Cross Section User Interface
To Create a Datum Curve Using a Cross Section
Example: Curve from a Cross Section
Datum Curves from Equations
About the Curve from Equation User Interface
To Create a Datum Curve from Equations
Example: Creating a Datum Curve from an Equation
Datum Curves through Points
About the Curve through Points User Interface
To Create a Datum Curve through Points
Connection Combinations
About Group with Equal Radius Points
About Tweaking Curves
To Tweak a Curve
To Create a Datum Curve through Points that Lie on a Surface
Rules for Creating a Datum Curve with the On Surface Option
Imported Datum Curves
About Imported Datum Curves
Example: Importing a Datum Curve
To Edit the Definition of Imported Datum Curves
Datum References
About Datum Reference Features and Intent Objects
About the Datum Reference User Interface
About Intent Objects
About Intent Object Names
Default Names for Intent Objects
Defining Intent Surfaces and Chains
Searching for References Using the Search Tool
To Create an Intent Datum Using Datum Reference Features
To Create an Intent Chain Using a Datum Reference Feature
To Create an Intent Surface Using Datum Reference Features
To Display Intent Object Names in the Model Tree
To Edit an Intent Object Name
To Edit the References of a Datum Reference Feature
To Redefine a Datum Reference Feature
To Automatically Place UDFs Using Datum Reference Features
Placing Features with Saved Queries
Selecting Valid Edges and Surfaces for Referencing
Asynchronous Datums
About Creating Asynchronous Datum Features
Model Tree Display of Asynchronous Datum Features
Embedding Asynchronous Datums
Display Order of Embedded Datums and other Sub-Nodes
To Create a Feature with Embedded Datums
To Convert a Standalone Datum to an Embedded Datum
To Convert an Embedded Datum to a Standalone Datum
Dragging and Dropping Embedded Datums
Editing and Redefining Features with Embedded Datums
Copying Features with Embedded Datums
About Patterning, Mirroring, or Moving Features with Embedded Datums
About Patterning, Mirroring, or Moving Features with Asynchronous Datums
About Deleting or Suppressing Features with Embedded Datums
To Delete a Feature while Retaining the Embedded Datums
Base Features
Extrude
Basics of the Extrude Feature
About the Extrude Feature
About the Extrude User Interface
Example: Different Types of Extrude Features
About Sections Used for Extrusions
About the Depth Options
Example: To Selected Options
About the Automatic Add or Remove Material Option
About the Thicken Sketch Command
About the Cap with Model Geometry Option
About an Extruded Cut
About an Extruded Surface
About a Surface Trim Created with the Extrude Tool
Tips for Creating an Extrusion Using the Object/Action Workflow
Working with the Extruded Feature
To Create a Solid Protrusion
To Create a Thickened Extrusion
To Create a Cut
To Create an Extruded Surface
To Create a Surface Trim
To Add a Taper to an Extrude Feature
Making Changes to an Extruded Feature
Revolve
Basics of the Revolve Feature
About the Revolve Feature
About the Revolve User Interface
Example: Different Types of Revolved Feature
About Sections Used for Revolved Features
About the Axis of Revolution
About the Angle of Revolution
About a Revolved Cut
About a Revolved Surface
Tips for Creating a Revolved Feature Using the Object/Action Workflow
Working with the Revolved Feature
To Define an Axis of Revolution
To Create a Revolved Solid
To Create a Thickened Revolved Feature
To Create a Revolved Cut
To Create a Revolved Surface
To Create a Revolved Surface Trim
Making Changes to a Revolved Feature
Sweeps
About Sweeps
About the Sweep User Interface
About Constant Section Sweeps
Rules for Defining a Trajectory
To Create a Sweep
Merge Ends
Sweep Geometry
Example: Sweeps
Variable Section Sweep
About Variable Section Sweeps
Relations in Variable Section Sweeps
About the Trajpar Parameter
To Create a Variable Section Sweep Using Relations
Example: Using Relations to Create a Variable Section Sweep
Workflows
Workflow for Constant Section Sweeps
Workflow for Variable Section Sweeps
Workflow for a Normal Trajectory
Workflow for Section Plane at a Constant Normal Direction
Workflow for Sweeping with Default Settings - X-Trajectory
Workflow for the Section Plane Normal to the Trajectory Projection
Sketch Plane Orientation
About Tangent Trajectories
About Specifying the Trajectory Type
Normal to Trajectory (Automatic)
Normal to Trajectory (Automatic): Start X Direction
Normal to Trajectory - Normal to Surface
Normal to Trajectory - X Trajectory
Normal to Other Trajectory (Automatic)
Normal to Projection
Constant Normal (Automatic)
Constant Normal (X Trajectory)
Constant Normal (Automatic) - Start X Direction
Constant Normal (Normal to Surface)
Helical Sweeps
About Helical Sweeps
About the Helical Sweep User Interface
To Create a Helical Sweep
To Set the Pitch in Helical Sweeps and Volume Helical Sweeps
Section Orientation for Helical Sweeps
Differences between Helical Sweeps and Volume Helical Sweeps
Volume Helical Sweeps
About Volume Helical Sweeps
About the Volume Helical Sweep User Interface
To Create a Volume Helical Sweep
About the 3D Object
About the 3D Object Dragger
To Set the Pitch in Helical Sweeps and Volume Helical Sweeps
Differences between Helical Sweeps and Volume Helical Sweeps
Blends
About Blends
Example: Starting Points and Blend Shape
Example: Smooth Blend and Straight Blend
To Cap a Blend
Parallel Blends
About Parallel Blends
About the Blend User Interface
To Create a Parallel Blend by Sketching the Sections
To Create a Parallel Blend by Selecting the Sections
To Create a Parallel Blend with a Projected Section
Rotational Blends
About Rotational Blends
About the Rotational Blend User Interface
To Create a Rotational Blend by Sketching the Sections
To Create a Rotational Blend by Selecting the Sections
Example: Creating a Rotational Blend
Example: Connect End and Start Sections
General Blends
To Create a General Blend
Example: Creating a General Blend
To Specify Tangency Conditions for Parallel Blends
Example: Specifying Tangency Conditions for General Blends
To Add or Remove a Section in a General Blend
Blend Vertex
Using a Blend Vertex
To Add a Blend Vertex
Example: Adding a Blend Vertex
Importing Blends
Importing a Blend Feature
To Import a Blend
Example: Blend File Format
Example: Importing a Blend File
Swept Blends
About Swept Blends
About the Swept Blend User Interface
Terminology for Sketching Plane Orientation
To Create a Swept Blend (basic)
Example: Creating a Swept Blend
To Modify a Swept Blend Using Area Control
Example: Controlling the Perimeter of a Swept Blend
About Blend Vertices
Example: Creating a Blend Vertex
To Control the Perimeter of a Swept Blend
Sections in Sketch-based Features
About Sections in Sketch-based Features
About the Section User Interface
About the Sketch Dialog Box
Sketch-based Features in the Model Tree
Using a Sketch as a Feature Section
To Enter Sketch for a Sketch-based Feature
To Select a Sketch Feature
Preselecting a Sketching Plane
To Create a Section
Using Open Sketches under Special Conditions
To Create an Internal Sketch
Tip: Creating a Sketch While in the Feature Tool
To Redefine a Section
To Make a Dependent Section Independent
To Delete a Section
To Delete a Sketch Feature
To Report Sketch-based Feature Information
Sketch Regions
About Sketch Regions
Engineering Features
Hole
About the Hole Feature
About the Hole Feature User Interface
About Lightweight Holes
Hole Placement References
Hole Placement Types
Hole Orientation References
To Relocate a Hole by Snapping to a Reference
To Intersect the Top of the Hole with the Outside Surface
To Convert Hole Geometry
Simple Holes
To Create a Simple Hole
To Create a Simple Coaxial Hole
To Define Simple Hole Depth by Snapping to a Reference
To Create a Linear Hole by Referencing an Axis
Sketched Holes
To Create a Sketched Hole
Sketched Hole Requirements
Standard Holes
To Create a Standard Hole
To Create a Standard Coaxial Hole
To Create a Tapped Hole
To Create a Tapered Hole
To Create a Clearance Hole
To Create a Drilled Hole
Using Hole Charts
About Standard Hole Parameters
Formatting Thread Notes
Using Tokens in Thread Notes
Embedded Hole Files
About Embedding Hole Files into a Part Model
To Embed a Hole File into a Part Model
Example: Using Embedded Hole Files to Redefine or Create Standard Holes
Round
About the Round Feature
About Round Types
About Round Placement References
About Creation Methods and Cross Section Shapes
About Other Round Creation Parameters
About the Round User Interface
About Extended Surface Rounds
To Create a Constant Round
To Create a Variable Round
To Relocate a Radius Using a Reference
To Create a Surface-to-Surface Variable Round
To Define a Radius Using a Reference
To Create a Round Driven by a Curve
Example: Round Driven by a Curve
To Create a Full Round
To Create a Surface-to-Surface Full Round
To Create an Extended Surface Round
Example: Creating an Extended Surface Round
Example: Extended Surface Rounds
Rules for Creating a Full Round
To Create a Conic Round
To Create a D1 x D2 Conic Round
To Create a Curvature Continuous Round
To Create a D1 x D2 Curvature Continuous Round
Setting Ratio Grid Interval for the Conic Parameter Handle
To Create a Normal to Spine Round
To Rename a Round Feature
To Retrieve Round Feature Information
Chordal Rounds
About Chordal Rounds
To Create a Chordal Round
Transitions
About Round Transitions
Round Transition Types
About Curvature Continuity at Transitions
Defining Round Transitions
To Define a Round Transition
To Define a Corner Sphere Transition
Example: Corner Transitions
To Define a Stop Case Transition
To Define a Stop at Reference Transition
To Define a Patch Transition
To Define an Intersect at Surface Transition
Round Transition Caps
About Deleting Transitions and Making a Transition
To Delete Transitions and Make a Transition
Piece Management
About Piece Management
About Round Patches and Round Pieces
About Excluding Round Pieces
To Exclude Round Pieces
About Trimming Round Geometry
To Trim Round Geometry
About Extending Round Geometry
To Extend Round Geometry
About Round Placement Ambiguity
To Address Round Placement Ambiguity
Attachments
About Round Attachment Types
To Define a Round Attachment Type
To Resolve Failed Rounds Using End Surfaces
Round References and Attachment Types
Auto Round
About the Auto Round Feature
About the Auto Round User Interface
To Create an Auto Round Feature
To Create an Auto Round Feature on Selected Edges
Example: Narrow Pair of Chains
To Display Auto Round Members on the Model Tree
To Convert the Auto Round Feature to a Round Group
Using the Auto-Round Player
Using the Troubleshooter Dialog Box to View Unrounded Edges
Considerations for Creating an Auto Round Feature
About Excluding Edges from an Auto Round
To Select Edges Using a Datum Reference and the Graphics Window
To Select Edges Using a Datum Reference and the Search Tool
To Select Edges Using the Search Tool
To Select Edges to Exclude Directly in the Graphics Window
Chamfer
About the Chamfer Feature
About Chamfer Types and References
Edge Chamfer
About the Edge Chamfer User Interface
About Chamfer Dimension Schemes
Example: Chamfer Dimension Schemes
About Chamfer Creation Methods
To Create a D x D Chamfer
To Create a 45 x D Chamfer
To Create an Angle x D Chamfer
To Create a D1 x D2 Chamfer
To Create an O x O Chamfer
To Create an O1 x O2 Chamfer
To Define the Chamfer Distance Using a Reference
To Rename a Chamfer Feature
To Retrieve Chamfer Feature Information
Corner Chamfer
About the Corner Chamfer Feature
About the Corner Chamfer User Interface
To Create a Corner Chamfer
Example: Corner Chamfer
Transitions
About Chamfer Transitions
Defining Chamfer Transitions
To Define a Chamfer Transition
To Define a Stop Case Transition
To Define a Stop at Reference Transition
To Define a Patch Transition
About Deleting Transitions and Making a Transition
To Delete Transitions and Make a Transition
Advanced Topics
Piece Management
About Piece Management
About Chamfer Patches and Chamfer Pieces
About Excluding Chamfer Pieces
To Exclude Chamfer Pieces
About Trimming Chamfer Geometry
To Trim Chamfer Geometry
About Extending Chamfer Geometry
To Extend Chamfer Geometry
About Chamfer Placement Ambiguity
To Address Chamfer Placement Ambiguity
Attachments
About Chamfer Attachment Types
To Define a Chamfer Attachment Type
To Resolve Failed Chamfers Using End Surfaces
Chamfer References and Attachment Types
Draft
About the Draft Feature
About the Draft User Interface
To Create a Draft Feature
About Handling Rounds in a Draft Feature
Example: Creating a Basic Draft
Example: Excluding Surface Loops
Example: Extending Intersect Surfaces
Example: Draft Surface Not Perpendicular to Pull Direction
Split Draft
About Split Draft
To Create a Split Draft
Example: Creating a Split Draft
Example: Creating a Split Draft Using Sketch
To Create a Split Draft with Two Hinges
Example: Creating a Split Draft with Two Hinges
Variable Draft
About Variable Draft
To Create a Variable Draft
Example: Creating a Variable Draft
Variable Pull Direction Draft
About the Variable Pull Direction Draft Feature
About the Variable Pull Direction Draft User Interface
To Create a Variable Pull Direction Draft
Shell
About the Shell Feature
About the Shell User Interface
To Create a Shell Feature
To Create a Shell Feature by Excluding Surfaces
Restrictions on Creating Shell Features
Example: Shell and Feature Order
Example: Creating a Shell Feature
Example: Creating a Shell Feature by Excluding Surfaces
Example: Prevent Shell from Penetrating at Convex Corners
Example: Prevent Shell from Penetrating at Concave Corners
Rib
Profile Rib
About the Profile Rib Feature
About the Profile Rib Feature User Interface
Sketching Profile Rib Features
Defining Profile Rib Features
To Create a Profile Rib Feature by Creating an Internal Section
To Create a Profile Rib Feature using a Sketch Feature
Trajectory Rib
About Trajectory Ribs
About the Trajectory Rib User Interface
To Create a Trajectory Rib
Defining the Trajectory Rib
Example: A Trajectory Rib
Pocket Openings and Trajectory Ribs
About Externalizing Trajectory Rib Rounds
To Externalize Trajectory Rib Rounds
Toroidal Bends
About Toroidal Bends
About the Toroidal Bend User Interface
To Create a Toroidal Bend
Example: Creating a Toroidal Bend
Spinal Bends
About Spinal Bends
To Create a Spinal Bend
Example: Creating and Modifying a Spinal Bend
Example: Maintain the Length of the Bend Region in a Spinal Bend
Example: Remove the Unbent Geometry
Cosmetic Sketch
About Cosmetic Sketches
About the Cosmetic Sketch User Interface
To Create a Regular Section Cosmetic Feature
Regular Section Sketched Cosmetic Feature
Example: Creating a Regular Section Cosmetic Feature
To Create a Projected Section Cosmetic Feature
Example: Creating a Projected Section Cosmetic Feature
About the Underconstrained Mode
Cosmetic Threads
About Cosmetic Threads
About the Cosmetic Thread User Interface
To Create Standard Cosmetic Threads
To Create Simple Cylindrical Cosmetic Threads
To Create Simple Conical Cosmetic Threads
Example: Creating Cosmetic Threads
Cosmetic Thread Parameters
Using the Parameter File to Define Cosmetic Threads
Creating Custom Cosmetic Threads
To Create Custom Cosmetic Threads
Cosmetic Grooves
To Create a Cosmetic Groove
Example: Creating a Cosmetic Groove
Designated Annotation Areas
About Designated Areas
To Create a Designated Area
Example: Creating a Designated Area by Trimming a Curve
Example: Creating a Designated Area on Closed Loops
Lattice
About the Lattice Feature
About the Lattice Feature User Interface
To Set Lattice Display Options
To Create Beam-based Lattice
To Create 2.5D Lattice
To Create Formula-driven Lattice
To Create Custom Lattice
To Create Stochastic Lattice
About the Lattice Representation
To Define the Lattice Region
About Lattice With Varied Density
To Create Lattice with Varied Density
To Define Lattice Transitions
Edit Features
Copy and Paste
About Copying and Pasting
About Dependent and Independent Copies
Using Paste
About the Paste User Interface for Features
To Paste Using the Object-Action Workflow
Pasting Using the Same or New References
Copying and Pasting Features
To Copy and Paste a Feature
To Copy and Paste Multiple Features
To Copy and Paste Between two Different Sources
To Cancel a Paste Operation
Copying and Pasting Surfaces and Curves
About Copying and Pasting Surfaces and Curves
About the Copy User Interface for Surfaces and Curves
To Copy a Surface
To Copy a Surface Excluding Patches and Holes
To Copy Surfaces Inside a Closed Sketched Curve
To Convert a Copied Surface to an Inner Boundary Copy
Untrimming a Surface or Quilt When Copying
To Copy and Untrim a Trimmed Surface or Quilt When Copying
To Copy Curves or Edges
Using Paste Special
About Paste Special
About Dimension Dependency and Copying Sketch-Based Features
About Varying the Dependency of Pasted Features
To Create a Dependent Copy in a Model with Paste Special
To Create a Fully-Dependent Feature and Vary Dependency
To Create an Independent Copy of a Feature or Feature Set
To Break, Restore, or Remove Dependency
To Copy a Feature Across Models Using Paste Special
To Create a Dependent Copy of Sketch-Based Features
To Create an Independent Copy of Sketch-Based Features
About the Advanced Reference Configuration User Interface
To Copy Features Using the Advanced Reference Configuration
To Verify the Availability of Original References
Move
About the Move Tool
About the Move User Interface
To Move Geometry
To Move Features
To Move All Features in a Part
To Create Multiple Moves
Example: Different Move Techniques
About Redefining Legacy Data that Uses Coordinate System or Two Datum Points as Direction Reference
Pattern
About the Pattern Feature
About the Pattern Feature
About the Pattern User Interface
About Pattern Regeneration Options
Varying the Location and Size of Instances
Example: Patterns
About Projecting Pattern Members onto a Surface
To Project Pattern Members onto a Surface
About Pattern Member Spacing Options
Example: Pattern Spacing Options
Dimension Patterns
About Dimension Patterns
To Create a Dimension Pattern
Using Negative Increment in a Dimension Pattern
Using Relations in Dimension Patterns
Example: Creating a Dimension Pattern Using Relations
Direction Patterns
About Direction Patterns
To Create a Direction Pattern
Example: Creating a Direction Pattern
Example: Creating a Unidirectional Linear Pattern
Example: Creating a Bidirectional Linear Pattern
Axis Patterns
About Axis Patterns
To Create an Axis Pattern
Example: Creating an Axis Pattern
Example: Creating a Spiral Pattern
Example: Rotating Pattern Members about an Axis
Table Patterns
About Table Patterns
To Create a Table Pattern
Example: Creating a Table Pattern
To Modify a Table Pattern by Editing its Tables
To Redefine Various Pattern Types as a Table Pattern
Reference Patterns
About Reference Patterns
To Create a Reference Pattern
Example: Creating a Reference Pattern
Example: Type of Reference for Reference Patterns
Fill Patterns
About Fill Patterns
To Create a Fill Pattern
Example: Creating a Fill Pattern
Example: Making Fill Pattern Members Follow a Surface Shape
To Change the Origin of the Fill Pattern
Example: Rotating Circular or Spiral Fill Pattern Members
Curve Patterns
About Curve Patterns
To Create a Curve Pattern
Example: Patterning a Hole Using Curve Pattern
Example: Rotating Pattern Members about a Curve
Point Patterns
About Point Patterns
To Create a Point Pattern with a Sketch
Example: Rotating Point Pattern Members Along a Curve
To Create a Point Pattern with Datum Points
Example: Use Alternate Origin in Point Patterns
Geometry Patterns
About the Geometry Pattern Feature
About the Geometry Pattern User Interface
Example: Geometry Pattern Attachment Options
Patterns of Patterns
To Create a Pattern of a Feature Pattern
To Delete the Pattern of a Feature Pattern
To Unpattern the Pattern of a Group or the Pattern of a Pattern
Mirror
About the Mirror Feature
About the Mirror User Interface
To Mirror Selected Features
To Mirror All the Geometry in a Part
To Mirror Geometry
To Add Features to or Remove Features from a Mirror Feature
About Missing Source Features for Mirror Features
To Break, Restore, Remove, and Reestablish the Dependency of a Mirror Feature
Example: Mirroring the Model
Trim
About the Trim Feature
About the Trim User Interface
To Trim a Curve or Quilt
To Trim Surfaces with a Quilt
About Silhouette Trim
To Trim Using Silhouette Edges
Merge
About the Merged Feature
About the Merged Feature User Interface
To Create a Merged Feature
To Merge More Than Two Quilts
Example: Merging Two Quilts
Extend
About the Extend Feature
About the Extend User Interface
To Create a Same Surface Extension
To Create a Tangent Surface Extension
To Create an Approximate Surface Extension
To Create a To Plane Surface Extension
To Create a Multi-point Extension
Offset
About the Offset Feature
Offset Surface
About the Offset Surface User Interface
To Create Standard Offset Surfaces
Approximate Offset Surfaces
To Approximate Offset Surfaces
Example: Using Different Offset Methods
Example: Creating an Offset Surface with Side Surfaces
To Create Offset Surfaces with a Draft
Working with Draft Offsets
Example: Normal Offset and Translate Offset
To Create Offset Surfaces by Expansion
To Constrain an Offset with a Sketch
To Create an Offset Using Replace
Using Replace Offsets
Example: Creating an Offset Using Replace
Offset Curve
About the Offset Curve User Interface
To Offset a Curve Along a Surface
To Offset a Curve Normal to Surface
Using Graphs to Offset a Curve
Example: Offsetting a Curve
Measurement Types for Offset Curves
To Create a Fan Curve Offset
Offset Boundary Curves
About the Offset Boundary Curve User Interface
To Offset a Boundary Curve
To Create a Variable Offset Surface Boundary Curve
Intersect
About the Intersect Feature
About the Intersect User Interface
To Intersect Sketches or Surfaces
To Edit the Definition of Intersecting Sketches or Surfaces
To Unlink and Edit Sketches in the Intersect Feature
Project
About the Project Feature
About the Project User Interface
To Create a Projected Sketch
To Create a Projected Feature by Selecting Chains
Example: Creating a Projected Feature
Thicken
About the Thicken Feature
About the Thicken Feature User Interface
To Create a Thicken Feature
To Create a Scaled Thicken Feature
Solidify
About the Solidify Feature
About the Solidify Feature User Interface
To Create a Solidify (Protrusion) Feature
To Create a Solidify (Cut) Feature
To Create a Solidify (Patch) Feature
Solidify (Patch) Feature Conditions
Wrap
About the Wrap Feature
About the Wrap User Interface
To Create a Wrapped Datum Curve
Example: Creating a Wrapped Datum Curve
Example: Ignore Intersection Surface Option for Wrap
Example: Trim at Boundary Option for Wrap
Remove
About the Remove Feature
About the Remove User Interface
To Remove Surfaces with the Remove Tool
To Remove Edges with the Remove Tool
About Splitting Surfaces
Example: Remove Surface Solutions
Example: Intersection of Non-Adjacent Surfaces
Split Surface
About the Split Surface Region Feature
About the Split Surface Region Feature User Interface
To Split a Surface Region Using Manual Selection
To Split a Surface Region Using Automatic Selection
Collapse
About the Collapse Feature
To Collapse Features
About Redefining Incremental Geometry Features
To Redefine an Incremental Geometry Feature
Fill
About the Fill Feature
About the Fill User Interface
To Create a Fill Feature
To Create a Fill Feature by Using a Sketch Feature
Redefining a Fill Feature
Analysis
About the Build Direction
To Analyze the Build Direction
Example: Adding a Sub-critical Parameter Constraint to a Build Direction Analysis
Construction Features
Shaft
To Create a Shaft
Example: Creating a Shaft
Neck
To Create a Neck
Example: Neck Feature
Flange
To Create a Flange
Example: Creating a Flange
Pipes
About Pipes
To Create a Pipe
Example: Pipe
Tweak Features
About Tweak Features
Local Pushes
About Local Pushes
To Create a Local Push
Example: Local Push
Radius Domes
To Create a Radius Dome
Example: Radius Dome
Section Domes
About Section Domes
To Create a Section Dome (basic)
To Create a Swept Section Dome
Example: Swept Section Dome
To Create a Blended Section Dome with No Profile
Example: Blended Section Dome without a Profile
About Blended Section Domes with a Single Profile
To Create a Blended Section Dome with a Single Profile
Example: Blended Section Dome with a Single Profile
Ears
About Ears
To Create an Ear Feature
Example: Dimensioning an Ear Feature
Lips
About a Lip Feature
To Create a Lip Feature
Example: Lip Feature
UDFs and Groups
Creating a UDF
About User-Defined Features
About Creating a UDF Library
To Create a UDF (basic)
To Define Variable Elements in a UDF
To Define Variable Dimensions in a UDF
To Define Variable Parameters in a UDF
To Activate Pro/PROGRAM in a UDF
To Use Database Commands on UDFs
About Variable Annotation Element Parameters in UDFs
Placing a UDF
About the UDF Placement User Interface
About Placing a UDF in a Model
To Place a UDF Using Reference Mapping
Preserving Feature Properties on UDF Placement
Placing a UDF with Restricted Parameters
To Alter Variable Values in a UDF
To Specify UDF Placement Options
To Specify UDF Placement Relations
To Rename a UDF
To Place a UDF by Redefining Features
Feature Redefinition during UDF Placement
Previewing a UDF
Defining Skipped References
Feature, Dimension, and Parameter Names in a Group
Renaming Annotation Elements in UDFs
To Change the Group Type
To Replace a UDF Group
Replacing a UDF Group With Family Table Instances
To Resolve a Placement Failure for a UDF
Placing a UDF using an On-Surface Coordinate System
About UDF Placement Using an On-Surface Coordinate System
Conditions for Placing a UDF Using an On-Surface Coordinate System
To Place a UDF Where the First Feature Is an On-Surface Coordinate System
To Place a UDF Where the Only Reference Is a Coordinate System
To Change the Orientation of Features in a UDF
Creating a Local Group
About Local Groups
To Create a Local Group
To Select a Local Group Feature from the Graphics Window
Operations on Groups
About Working with Groups
Replacement Conditions
Replacing a Group
To Copy a Group
To Copy a Group and Vary Dependency
To Pattern a Group
Tip: Patterning a Group
Rules for Patterning Groups
About Deleting and Suppressing Members of a Group
To Delete or Suppress an Individual Group Member
To Delete or Suppress an Individual Group Member with Children
Data Sharing
Layout Features
About Using Layout Entities to Create 3D Geometry
About the Layout Feature User Interface
To Copy Layout Entities into a Part
To Create 3D Geometry Using Layout Entities
To Manually Update a Layout Feature
To Edit a Layout Feature in a Part
To Change the Update of Layout Features
To Set Layout Display Settings
Creo Direct
About Retrieving a Creo Direct Part in Creo Parametric
To Retrieve a Creo Direct Part
Modifying the Part
About Editing Parts
About States of Editing
General Editing
To Rename an Object
To Modify Features with Multiple Sketches
To Move the Text of Datum Planes and Coordinate Systems
To Edit Datum or Axis Properties
To Edit Datum Curve Line Style
Dynamic Edit
About Dynamic Edit Mode
To Dynamically Edit a Feature
Locked Dimensions and Locked Entities in Dynamic Editing
Dynamic Editing and Sketcher Functionality
Editing Dimensions
About Editing Dimensions
To Edit Dimension Properties, Text, or Text Style
To Change Dimension Values
To Change Overall and Dimension Tolerances
To Display Dimensions as Fractions or Decimals
Using the Menu Manager to Edit
To Modify Dimension Values Using the Menu Manager
To Modify Dimension Cosmetics
To Modify the Dimension Format
Modifying the Dimension Format
To Add Text to a Dimension
To Modify a Dimension Symbol
Modifying a Dimension Symbol
To Modify Dimension Locations
To Modify the Number of Decimal Places in a Dimension
To Move Dimension Text
To Switch Dimension Arrowheads
To Make Copied Feature Dimensions Independent
Making Copied Feature Dimensions Independent
Redefining Sections
Redefining Section Geometry
To Replace Section Entities
Example: Replacing Section Entities
To Create Incomplete Features
Redefining Features
About Redefining Features
To Redefine Features with Elements
To Redefine Features with No Elements
To Redefine a Merged Part
Inserting Features
About Inserting Features within the Feature Sequence in the Model Tree
To Insert Features within the Feature Sequence in the Model Tree
Reordering Features
Reordering Features
To Reorder Features
Suppressing, Deleting, and Resuming Features
About Suppressing and Resuming Features
About Deleting Features
To Suppress or Delete Features
Side Effects of Deleting Features
To Resume Features
To Select a Suppressed Feature Using the Model Tree
To Select a Suppressed Feature Using the Search Tool
Read-Only Features
About Read-Only Features
To Make Features Read-Only
To Remove the Read-Only Setting from Features
Editing or Replacing the References of Features
About Editing or Replacing the References of Features
To Edit the References of a Feature
To Edit the References of Child Features when Deleting or Suppressing their Reference Feature
To Replace a Reference or a Set of References of a Feature
To Replace the References of a Child Feature
Working with Simplified Representations
About Simplified Representations
To Create a Simplified Representation (basic)
To Include or Exclude Features
To Edit a Simplified Representation Using the Model Tree
To Create a Work Region
To Create a Simplified Representation from Part Surfaces
To Create an Accelerated Simplified Representation
To Update an Accelerated Simplified Representation
To Create a Geometric Snapshot
To Erase a Simplified Representation
Working with Part Accuracy
About Part Accuracy
To Set Part Accuracy
Setting Accuracy
Flexible Parts
About Flexible Parts
To Prepare Varied Items
To Define a Flexible Part
Resolving Regeneration Failures
About Regeneration Failures
About the Regeneration Manager
To View Feature Information or References
Reducing Regeneration Time
About the Regeneration Failure User Interface
Results of a Failed Regeneration
To Retrieve Missing Components
Working with Failed Features
To Undo Changes when Regeneration Fails
To Skip a Feature while Regenerating a Model
Regeneration Failure and Design Configurations
Regeneration Failure and Features with Headers
Topological Relationships and Regeneration
Example: A Topological Relationship
About Backing Up the Model and References
About the Troubleshooter
To Troubleshoot a Feature Failure
To Step Through Feature Creation
Using Geometry Checking
To Use the FEAT FAILED Menu
Missing References
About Displaying Missing References
To Set Up for the Display of Missing References
To Display Missing References from the Feature Creation Tab
To Display Missing References from the Troubleshooter Dialog Box
To Display Missing References from the Reference Viewer Dialog Box
To Display Missing References from the Edit References Dialog Box
To Display Missing References from the References Dialog Box
Feature Relations
About Feature Relations
To Add a Relation as a Dimension Value
Glossary
Glossary for Part
Sketcher
Sketcher Overview
Getting Started in Sketcher
About Sketcher
About Entering Sketcher
To Create a Section in 2-D Sketcher
About the Sketcher Shortcut Menu
To Control the View of the Sketch
Configuring Sketcher
About Configuring Sketcher
Configuration Options for Sketcher
Setting Sketcher Environment
About the Sketcher Environment
To Customize the Sketcher Environment
Working with the Sketcher Grid
To Set the Sketcher Grid
To Control the Display of the Grid
To Set Sketcher Color
To Set the Line Style and Color of Sketcher Geometry
References
About References
To Create References
To Create References with the X sec Option
To Create References for a Section
About Replacing a Reference
To Replace a Reference
About Using Intent Object or Composite Curve as Sketcher Reference
Creating Sketcher Geometry
About Creating Entities in Sketcher
About Undo and Redo Operations for Sketcher
Points, Centerlines, and Coordinate Systems
About Points and Centerlines
About Coordinate Systems
Automatic Coordinate System Conversions
Construction Points, Centerlines, and Coordinate Systems
To Create a Construction Point
To Create a Construction Centerline
To Create a Construction Centerline Tangent to Two Entities
To Create a Construction Coordinate System
Datum Points, Centerlines, and Coordinate Systems
To Create a Datum Point
To Create a Datum Centerline
To Create a Datum Coordinate System
To Interpret a Coordinate System as Cartesian or Polar
To Create a Line Chain
To Create a Line Segment Tangent to Two Entities
To Create a Rectangle Using a Corner
To Create a Slant Rectangle
To Create a Rectangle by Defining the Center
To Create a Parallelogram
To Create a Circle
To Create a Concentric Circle
To Create a Circle Through Three Points
To Create a Circle Tangent to Three Entities
To Create an Arc Using 3 Point/Tangent End
To Create an Arc Using Center and Endpoints
To Create an Arc Tangent to Three Entities
Example: Creating an Arc using a Target
To Create a Concentric Arc
To Create a Conic Arc
About Ellipses
To Create an Ellipse by Defining the Center and Axis
To Create an Ellipse by Defining the Axis and Endpoints
To Create a Spline
About Chamfers and Fillets
To Create a Circular Fillet
To Create a Circular Trim Fillet
To Create an Elliptical Fillet
To Create an Elliptical Trim Fillet
Example: Types of Fillet
To Create a Chamfer
To Create a Chamfer Trim
To Create Text in Sketcher
Creating Geometry from Model Edges
About the Project Command
To Project a Curve or an Edge
Example: Creating Geometry Using the Project Command
Tip: Determining the End of a Trimmed Spline
Creating Geometry with the Offset Edge Option
About Creating Sketcher Offset Geometry
Creating Entities Using the Thicken Command
Parametric and Nonparametric Relations in Offset Entities
To Sketch an Offset Edge
To Thicken an Edge
Selecting Edges
Using Offset Edge, Select Chain Options
About Working with B-Splines
Manipulating Sketcher Geometry
About Dividing and Trimming Entities
To Trim and Extend Entities
To Trim Entities to Each Other
To Delete a Segment
To Divide Entities
Mirroring Geometry
To Mirror Geometry
About Cut, Copy, and Paste Operations
To Cut and Paste Geometry
To Copy and Paste Geometry
Sketcher Selection Filter
About the Sketcher Selection Filter
To Use the Sketcher Selection Filter
Example: Using the Sketcher Selection Filter
Working with Sections
About Importing Section Files into Sketcher
About Importing a Drawing File into Sketcher
To Retrieve an Existing Section or Drawing
To Import Files Into Sketcher
About the Sketcher Palette
To Add a Tab to the Sketcher Palette
To Add a Section to the Sketcher Palette Tab
To Import a Shape from the Sketcher Palette
To Dimension a Section
Tip: Dimensioning a Section to Part Edges
To Exit Sketcher with an Incomplete Section
Dimensioning Sketcher Geometry
About Dimensioning
To Control the Display of Dimensions
To Create Dimensions (basic)
To Strengthen Weak Dimensions
Replacing a Dimension
To Replace a Dimension
To Add Relations to a Section
To Modify Dimension Values
Entering Negative Dimensions
To Modify the Number of Decimal Places in Dimensions
About Locked and Unlocked Dimensions
To Lock or Unlock Section Dimensions
To Control the Display of Entity Locks
Automatically Locking User-defined Dimensions
About Known Dimensions
To Create a Known Dimension
Working with Dimension Tools
About the Dimension Tools
Normal Dimensions
About Normal Dimensions
About Toggling Between Dimension Types
To Create Linear Dimensions
To Create a Linear Dimension Between Arcs
Example: A Linear Dimension Between Arcs with a Linear Reference
Diameter, Radial, and Linear Dimensions
To Create Diameter Dimensions
To Create Radial Dimensions
To Toggle Between Diameter, Radial, and Linear Dimensions
Angle and Total Included Angle Dimensions
To Create an Angle Dimension between Lines
To Create an Angle Dimension Defined by Three Points
To Create a Total Included Angle Dimension
To Toggle Between Angle and Total Included Angle Dimensions
To Create an Angle Dimension for an Arc
Example: Angular Dimensions between Lines
Example: Angular Dimensions for Arcs
To Create an Arc Length Dimension
To Dimension an Elliptic Fillet or Ellipse
Dimensioning Splines
About Dimensioning a Spline
To Create Spline Linear Dimensions
To Create Spline Tangency Dimensions
To Create a Radius-of-Curvature Dimension
To Dimension Spline Interpolation Points
Dimensioning Conics
About Conic Arc Dimensions
Tip: Creating a Conic Arc Tangency Dimension
To Create a Conic Arc Tangency Dimension
Example: The rho Dimension of a Conic
To Dimension a Conic Arc Using rho
To Dimension a Conic Arc Defined by Three, Four, or Five Points
Perimeter Dimensions
About Perimeter Dimensions
Example: Perimeter Dimension
To Create a Perimeter Dimension
Baseline and Ordinate Dimensions
About Baseline and Ordinate Dimensions
To Create a Baseline Dimension
To Create Ordinate Dimensions
Example: Ordinate Dimensions
Reference Dimensions
About Reference Dimensions
To Create Reference Dimensions
Moving or Replacing Entities
To Move Entities
About Translating, Rotating, and Scaling a Section
About Translating Sketch Geometry
About Rotating Sketch Geometry
About Scaling Sketch Geometry
To Translate, Rotate, or Scale a Section
To Replace an Entity
Constraining Geometry
About Sketcher Constraints
About Using Constraints
Graphic Display of Constraints
To Control the Display of Constraints
Available Constraints
To Create Constraints
Selections for Constraints
To Delete a Constraint
To Obtain Information about a Constraint
Highlighting in Constraint Explanations
To Apply the Equal Radius Constraint to Circles or Ellipses
To Apply the Equal Curvature Constraint
Modifying a Section
To Delete Entities
To Resolve a Conflict
Sketcher Hints
Modifying Sketcher Text
To Modify Sketcher Text
To Modify the Height and Orientation of Text
Modifying a Spline
About Modifying a Spline
About the Spline Modification User Interface
To Set the Curvature Display for a Spline
To Move Interpolation points
To Add Points or Vertices
To Add an Endpoint
To Delete Points or Vertices
To Use the Control Polygon Option
To Add a Point to a Control Polygon
To Delete a Point From a Control Polygon
To Move a Spline Along With the Control Polygon
To Sparse a Spline
To Smooth a Spline
To Modify the Coordinates of Spline Points
To Save Spline Coordinates to a File
To Read in Spline Coordinates From a File
Tip: Reading in Spline Coordinates
To Obtain Information about Spline Coordinates
To Move a Point on a Spline Based on a Local Coordinate System
To Associate a Spline to a Coordinate System
To Move a Range of Points on a Spline
Creating a Feature Section
About Using Sketcher to Create a Feature Section
To Create a Feature Section (basic)
To Enter Sketcher Environment (basic)
To Specify and Orient the Sketching Plane
Tip: Orienting the Sketching Plane
About the Default Orientation Reference
About Modifying the Sketch Setup
To Modify the Sketch Setup
To Add Hatching Lines
Sketcher Diagnostic Tools
About Sketcher Diagnostic Tools
To Detect Entities that Form Closed Loops
To Detect Open Ends of Entities
To Detect Overlapping Geometry
To Analyze Requirements of the Current Feature
Glossary
Sketcher Glossary
Feature Recognition Tool
About Feature Recognition
About Feature Recognition Reverse Modeling
To Use the Reverse Modeling Process
To Access the Feature Recognition Tool
To Create Hole Features from Imported Geometry
To Create Table Patterns for Holes from Imported Geometry
Supported Hole Types
To Create Extrude Features from Imported Geometry
Supported Extrusion Types
To Create Fillet Features from Imported Geometry
To Create Chamfer Features from Imported Geometry
To Create Slot Features from Imported Geometry
Supported Slot Types
About Selecting Multiple References for Feature Recognition
About Resolving Feature Failures
Creo Flexible Modeling
Creo Flexible Modeling Overview
Configuring Creo Flexible Modeling
About Creo Flexible Modeling Configuration Options
Configuration Options for Flexible Modeling
Using Creo Flexible Modeling
About Creo Flexible Modeling
About the Creo Flexible Modeling User Interface
About Adjacent Geometry
Using Bounding Edges
About Settings that Affect Regeneration of Features
Surface Selection in Creo Flexible Modeling
About Selecting Surfaces
About Surface Sets
About Surface Regions
About the Surface Sets Dialog Box
About Shape Surface Sets
To Select Shape Surface Sets
Using the Shape Surface Selection Commands
About Tangent Surface Sets
About Geometry Rule Surface Sets
To Select Geometry-Rule Surface Sets
Design Objects Tree
About the Design Objects Tree
To Show or Hide Items by Object Type in the Design Objects Tree
To View Design Objects in the Graphics Window and the Design Objects Tree
To Save Design Objects Tree Information
Searching for Geometry
About Searching for Geometry using the Geometry Search Tool
About the Geometry Search Tool User Interface
To Search for Geometry using the Geometry Search Tool
About Parameters in a Geometry Search
To Save and Retrieve Geometry Searches
Propagating Tangency to Move, Offset, and Modify Analytic Features
About Propagating Tangency to Move, Offset, and Modify Analytic Features
To Propagate Tangency to Move, Offset, and Modify Analytic Features
About Tangency Conditions in Creo Flexible Modeling
To Remove the User-Assigned Conditions from Entities
To Work with Condition Panels
Moving Geometry
About Moving Geometry
About the Move Feature User Interface
Using the Dragger
To Move Geometry Using the Dragger
To Move Geometry Using Dimensions
To Move Geometry Using Constraints
To Define Attachment Options for Move
Example: Creating or Extending Side Surfaces in a Move
Example: Moving Geometry Using Attachment Options
Example: Moving Geometry Using a Splitting Surface
Example: Flipping the Direction of the Splitting Surface
Example: Moving Geometry Using Different Reference Types
Example: Moving Partially Constrained Geometry
Offsetting Geometry
About the Offset Geometry Feature
About the Offset Geometry Feature User Interface
To Offset Geometry
To Define Attachment Options for Offset
Example: Offset Geometry Feature
Example: Offset Geometry with Attachment Options
Modifying Analytic Surfaces
About the Modify Analytic Surface Feature
About the Modify Analytic Feature User Interface
To Modify an Analytic Surface Feature
To Define Attachment Options for Modify Analytic
Mirroring Geometry
About Mirroring Geometry
About the Mirror Geometry Feature User Interface
To Mirror Geometry
Patterning Creo Flexible Modeling Geometry
About Patterning Creo Flexible Modeling Geometry
About the Pattern User Interface in Creo Flexible Modeling
About Excluding or Including Pattern Members
About Attachment in Creo Flexible Modeling Patterns
About Options in Creo Flexible Modeling Patterns
About Projecting Pattern Members onto a Surface in Creo Flexible Modeling
To Project Pattern Members onto a Surface in Creo Flexible Modeling
About Using an Alternate Origin in a Flexible Pattern
Direction
About Direction Patterns in Creo Flexible Modeling
To Create a Direction Pattern using Translation in Creo Flexible Modeling
To Create a Direction Pattern using Rotation in Creo Flexible Modeling
Axis
About Axis Patterns in Creo Flexible Modeling
To Create an Axis Pattern in Creo Flexible Modeling
Example: Follow Axis Rotation
Fill
About Fill Patterns in Creo Flexible Modeling
To Create a Fill Pattern in Creo Flexible Modeling
Example: Grid Templates for the Fill Pattern
Example: Follow Template Rotation
Table
About Table Patterns in Creo Flexible Modeling
To Create a Table Pattern in Creo Flexible Modeling
Curve
About Curve Patterns in Creo Flexible Modeling
To Create a Curve Pattern in Creo Flexible Modeling
Point
About Point Patterns in Creo Flexible Modeling
To Create a Point Pattern Using a Sketch in Creo Flexible Modeling
To Create a Point Pattern using Datum Points in Creo Flexible Modeling
Substituting Geometry
About the Substitute Feature
About the Substitute Feature User Interface
To Substitute Geometry
Editing Round Geometry
About Editing Round Geometry in Creo Flexible Modeling
About the Edit Round User Interface
To Edit Round Geometry
Editing Chamfer Geometry
About Editing Chamfer Geometry in Creo Flexible Modeling
About the Edit Chamfer User Interface
To Edit Chamfer Geometry
Propagating to Patterns and Symmetric Geometry
About Propagating Creo Flexible Modeling Features to a Pattern or Symmetric Geometry
To Propagate a Creo Flexible Modeling Feature to a Pattern or Symmetry Feature
Recognizing Geometry Patterns
About the Pattern Recognition Feature
About the Pattern Recognition Feature User Interface
To Recognize a Geometry Pattern
To Edit the Number and Spacing of Recognized Pattern Members
About Spatial Patterns
Example: Identical Geometry and Similar Geometry in Pattern Recognition
Recognizing Symmetry
About the Symmetry Recognition Feature
About the Symmetry Recognition Feature User Interface
To Recognize Symmetry
Example: Symmetry Recognition References
Example: Connected Surfaces
Example: Similar Geometry in Symmetry Recognition
Recognizing Rounds and Chamfers
About Recognizing Rounds and Chamfers
About the Round and Chamfer Recognition Feature User Interface
To Recognize Geometry as Rounds
To Recognize Geometry as Not Rounds
To Recognize Geometry as Chamfers
To Recognize Geometry as Not Chamfers
Creating Reference Patterns from Pattern Recognition, Symmetry Recognition, or Mirror Features
About Creating Reference Patterns from Pattern Recognition, Symmetry Recognition, Mirror, or Flexible Pattern Features
To Create a Reference Pattern from Pattern Recognition, Symmetry Recognition, Mirror, or Flexible Pattern Features
Attaching Quilts
About the Attach Feature
About the Attach User Interface
To Attach an Open Quilt to Solid Geometry
To Attach an Open Quilt to a Quilt
Removing Geometry
About the Remove Feature
About the Remove User Interface
To Remove Surfaces with the Remove Tool
To Remove Edges with the Remove Tool
About Splitting Surfaces
Example: Remove Surface Solutions
Example: Intersection of Non-Adjacent Surfaces
Data Exchange
Associative Topology Bus
Data Exchange
Using Associative Topology Bus
About Working within the Associative Topology Bus (ATB) Environment
About Associative Topology Bus Capabilities
About Translated Image Models (TIMs)
Part-Level Capabilities of Associative Topology Bus
Assembly-Level Capabilities of Associative Topology Bus
Configuring Associative Topology Bus
About Configuring Associative Topology Bus
To Set Associative Topology Bus Configuration Options
Configuration Options for Associative Topology Bus (ATB)
Accessing and Using ATB Commands
About Accessing Associative Topology Bus (ATB) Functionality
Selecting Objects and Performing an ATB Action on a Single or All Imported Geometry
To Customize the Associative Topology Bus Toolbar
Associative Topology Bus Functions
About Associative Topology Bus Functions
To Manually Check the Status of TIMs and ATB-enabled Imported Features
Contents of the Log File
To Automatically Check the Status of TIMs or Imported Features when Retrieving from Disk
To Automatically Check the Status of TIMs and ATB-enabled Features when Activating Models in Session
To Automatically Check the Status when Updating Out-of-Date TIMs and ATB-enabled Features
To Update Out-of-Date TIMs and ATB-enabled Imported Features
About Using Check Status and Update to Restore Missing Components
To Restore a Missing TIM Component Using Check Status and Update
To Restore a Missing TIM Component Using Search Path
About the Search Order for Check Status and Update
Considerations when Updating TIMs and ATB-enabled Imported Features
To Change the Link of a TIM or Imported Feature to a Relocated or New Reference Model
Changing the Reference-Model Link of a TIM or ATB-enabled Feature
Resolving Failed Child Features During ATB Update
About Changing the Representation of the TIM Assemblies
To Break the Associativity Between a TIM or ATB-enabled Feature and Reference Model
ATB Information
About Associative Topology Bus (ATB) Model Parameters
To Display the Parameters of a TIM
About Associative Topology Bus (ATB) Information
Working with Autodesk Inventor
About ATB-enabled Autodesk Inventor
Working with CADDS 5
About ATB-enabled CADDS 5
About Setting the CVPATH
About Exporting Parts and Assemblies to CADDS 5 with Associative Topology Bus
About Updating a CADDS 5 TIM
About Cabling Data Transferred to CADDS 5
Working with CATIA
About ATB-enabled CATIA V4
About ATB-enabled CATIA V5
Working with Creo Elements/Direct
About ATB-enabled Creo Elements/Direct Formats
About Updating TIM Parts and Assemblies for Changes in the Content Files
Working with CDRS and ICEM
About ATB-enabled IN Features
Working with NX
About ATB-enabled NX
Cross-Release Interoperability
About Working in a Collaborative Environment
Exchanging Data Between Pro/ENGINEER Releases
To Update an Imported Model
To Update a CDRS IN Feature in 2000i or 2000i2
Glossary
Glossary of Terms
Import DataDoctor
About Import DataDoctor
About Import DataDoctor in Creo Parametric
Getting Started with Import DataDoctor
About Getting Started
About Redefining Imported Features
About Editing the Geometry of Import Features
Diagnostics in IDD
About Analysis, Measurements, and Diagnostics
About Diagnostics in Import DataDoctor
About Using the Diagnostics Tool
To Set Up Geom Checks for Troubleshooting
To Perform Diagnostics on the Model
The Selection of Problem Geometry
Problem Geometry and Their Description
Geometry and Topology Structure Tree
About the Geometry and Topology Structure Tree
About Performing Various Tasks on GTS Tree Nodes
Drag and Drop Operation on the GTS Tree
About Selecting Geometry
About Activating Geometry
To Activate Geometry
To Deactivate Geometry
To Select the Parent Node
To Detach a Surface
Repair Tools
About Repairing Geometry
About Setting Profile Options to Automate Repair
Gaps and Slivers
About Defining and Closing Gaps
To Define Gaps Using the Define Gaps Tool
About Defining and Removing Sliver Surfaces
To Define Slivers Using the Define Slivers Tool
To Define Gaps and Slivers Using the Search Tool
Wireframes
About the Wireframe
To Display Wireframes
To Add to Wireframe
To Remove from Wireframe
To Merge Contiguous Wireframes
To Split a Wireframe
To Display Vertices
To Display Tangency
To Add Tangency
To Remove Tangency
To Display Frozen Surfaces
To Freeze a Surface
To Unfreeze a Surface
Repairing Using the Wireframe
About the Repair Tool
To Use the Repair Tool
To Repair the Wireframe Using the Close Tool
Repairing Using the Close Tool
To Remove Gaps and Slivers Using the Close Tool
To Remove Chains of One-Sided Edges Using the Close Tool
Repairing Using the Match Tool
About the Match Tool
To Use the Match Tool
Geometry Modification Tools
Modifying Surface Boundaries and Curves
About Curve Operations
About Editing Surface Boundaries in IDD
To Modify a Curve or a One-Sided Edge
To Merge Contiguous Curves or One-Sided Edges
To Split a Curve or One-Sided Edge
To Delete a Curve
To Delete a Trimmed Surface Boundary
To Move a Vertex
About Curve Constraints
To Align Curves
About the Replace Tool
To Use the Replace Tool
To Change the Line Style of Imported Curve Data
Modifying Surfaces
To Edit Math Properties of a Surface
Surface Operations
About Surface Operations
To Modify a Free Form Surface
About Surface Constraints
To Align Surfaces
Trim, Extend, and Extrapolate
About the Trim Tool
About the Trim User Interface
To Trim a Quilt
About the Extend Tool
About the Extend User Interface
To Create a Surface Extension
To Create a Surface Extension To a Plane
About the Extrapolate Tool
About the Extrapolate User Interface
To Extrapolate a Surface
Merge and Combine
About the Surface Merge Tool
About the Surface Merge User Interface
To Merge Two Quilts
Difference between Merge and Combine
Design Intent Modification Tools
To Remove Surface Sets Using the Close Tool
Surface Conversion
About Converting Surfaces in IDD
About the IDD Surface Conversion User Interface
About Origin Manipulation for Surface Conversion in IDD
About Orientation Reference for Surface Conversion in IDD
About Sections for Surface Conversion in IDD
About Compute Option for Surface Conversion in IDD
About Attaching Converted Surfaces
To Convert Surfaces in IDD and Modify Them
Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete
About the Cut Operation in IDD
About the Copy Operation in IDD
About the Paste Operation in IDD
About Paste Special Operation in IDD
To Cut, Copy, and Paste Geometry in IDD
To Cut, Copy, and Paste Special in IDD
About Delete Operation in IDD
To Delete Geometry in IDD
Transforming Geometry
About the IDD Transform Tool
About the Transform Tool User Interface
To Transform Geometry in IDD Using Placement Constraints
To Transform Geometry in IDD Using Move Geometry Keyboard Shortcuts
To Transform Geometry in IDD Using Orient Mode
To Transform Geometry in IDD Using Translate or Rotate
To Transform Geometry in IDD Using Adjust
Geometry Creation Tools
About the Boundary Blend Surface
Creating Datum Entities
About Datum Entity Creation in IDD
To Create a Datum Plane
To Create a Datum Axis
To Create a Datum Point
To Create a Datum Csys
Creating Datum Curves
About Curves in IDD
About UV-Curves in IDD
About the Insert Curve by Projection User Interface
To Create a UV-Curve by Projection
About the Insert Curve by Intersection User Interface
To Create a UV-Curve by Intersection
About the Insert Curve Through Points User Interface
To Create a UV-Curve Through Points
About UV-Curves from Isoline
To Create a UV-Curve from Isoline
To Create a Sketched Curve
To Create a 3D Curve Through Points
Interface
Interface Overview
About Data Exchange in Creo
Using Interface
About Interface Capabilities
Configuring Interface
About Configuring Interface
To Set Configuration Options for Interface
2D Data Exchange Settings and the Corresponding Configuration Options
Configurations Options for Interface
Creating Profiles for Import and Export
About Creating Format-Specific Profiles for Data Exchange Tasks
About Editing Import and Export Profiles
About Saving Profiles and Designating Them as the Default Profiles
Creating Import Profiles
To Create or Modify an Import Profile at Start of Session
To Create or Modify an Import Profile at Runtime
About the Model Import Options in the Profiles
About the Surface Import Options in the Profiles
About the Curve and Point Import Options in the Profiles
About Topology Options in the Import Profiles
About the Import Profile Filter Options
About the Miscellaneous Import Options of Various Formats
Creating Export Profiles
To Create an Export Profile at the Start of a Creo Session
To Create an Export Profile for a Format at Runtime
Importing and Exporting Files
About Importing Drawing and Model Files
About Exporting Creo Models and Drawings to Other Formats
To Import a Part or Assembly
About Choosing the Data Type of Import Features
About Custom Start Part and Assembly Template Files
About Inserting Imported Features in Existing Part Models
To Insert Imported Curve Data in a Creo Part
To Insert Imported Facet Features in a Creo Part
To Insert Point Cloud Data as Imported Facet Feature in a Creo Part
About Inserting Imported Features as Solids, Surfaces, and Cuts
To Insert Imported Surfaces in a Part
To Insert a Solid Protrusion in a Part
To Insert an Import Feature as a Subtractive Solid
About Scaling Imported Drawings and Setting Margins to Fit Sheet Size
Importing Assembly Data
About the Selective Import of Assembly Data
About the Structural and Graphical Representation of TIM Assemblies
To Change the Level of Detail of a TIM Component
About Missing Assembly Components and Placeholder Files
About Restoring the Missing Components of TIM Assemblies
Generating Import Log Files
About Import Log Files
To Generate an Import Log File at Runtime
To View an Import Log File at Runtime
To Generate and View an Import Log File Offline
About the Structure of the Import Log File
About Using Import Log Files for Diagnostics
Validating Import
About Translating the Mass Properties of Solid Models as Validation Data
About Parameters Created for the Mass Properties of Source Models
Mass Properties Supported by Various Formats
About Model Parameters that Store the Calculated Validation Property Values
About Verifying Validation Parameters, the Import Status of Parts, and the Conversion Score
About the Details of the Import Validation Results
About the Validation Score and the Quality of Import
About Disabling Import Validation at the Start of a Creo Session
About Disabling Import Validation in a Session at the Model Level
About Resetting Validation Data and Recalculating Validation Score
To Recalculate the Validation Score of an Imported Model
About Customizing Import Validation Settings Before Importing or Opening Models
To Customize Import Validation Settings at the Start of Session
About Resolving Import Validation Failures
To Access IDD and Repair Geometry Failing Import Validation
About Using Alternate or Calculated Mass Properties to Calculate Validation Score
To Use Alternate or Calculated Mass Properties
To Ignore Solidification Errors or Enable Solidification Checks
File Formats that Support Import Validation
Reporting to Notification Center
About Import Validation Failures Reported in the Notification Center
About the Import Validation Failure Notifications
To Resolve the Import Validation Failure Notifications
Working with Imported Geometry
Basic Methods
About Working with Imported Geometry
Examples: Methods of Working with Imported Geometry
About Wireframe Data
To Create a Solid Model from a Wireframe
About Surface Data
To Generate a Solid Using Surface Data
To Assure the Accuracy of Imported Data
Redefining Imported Features
About Redefining Imported Features
About Reloading the Geometry of Imported Features
To Reload the Geometry of an Import Feature from a New Source File
About Adding Geometry to Imported Features
To Add Geometry to an Import Feature from an External File
About Editing the Geometry of the Import Features
About Matching Reference Entities of Redefined Import Features
To Match Reference Entities when Reloading Imported Geometry
To Add and Delete Reference Pairs of a Redefined Import Feature
About Collapsing Geometry into Import Features
To Collapse Geometry into an Import or Independent Geometry Feature
Working with Imported Faceted Geometry
About Working with Imported Faceted Geometry
About Using Imported Faceted Geometry for Datum Creation
About Creating Datum Axis Referencing Imported Faceted Geometry
About Creating Datum Planes Referencing Imported Faceted Geometry
About the Analysis of Imported Faceted Data
Importing and Exporting Layer Information
About Exporting Layer Information
About Layer Export Status
About Filtering Layers to Customize Import
About Controlling the Import and Export of Layers
Working with Data Exchange Formats
3D Manufacturing Format
About the 3D Manufacturing Format — 3MF
To Import a Part or Assembly 3MF File
To Export a Part or Assembly Model as a 3MF File
About 3MF Export Profile Options and the Corresponding Configuration Options
ACIS
To Import a Part or Assembly from ACIS
To Export a Part or Assembly to ACIS
About ACIS Export Profile Settings and the Corresponding Configuration Options
Adobe Illustrator Curves
About Importing Adobe Illustrator Curves
To Import a Part, Assembly, or Sketch with Adobe Illustrator Curves
To Append a Part with Adobe Illustrator Curves to an Existing Model
AutoDesk Inventor
About Importing Autodesk Inventor Models
To Import an Autodesk Inventor Part or Assembly
To Append an Autodesk Inventor Part to an Existing Part
CADDS 5
Overview of Creo Interface for CADDS
About the Creo Interface for CADDS 5
About Defining Components by Path Location
About Setting the CVPATH Environment Variable
About the ODB_DAEMON Process
About the Name Service
Importing CADDS 5 Parts and Assemblies
About Importing CADDS 5 Models
To Import a CADDS 5 Part or Assembly
Exporting to CADDS 5
About Exporting to CADDS 5
To Export a Part or Assembly to CADDS 5
About the CADDS 5 Export Profile Settings
CATIA
Overview of Licenses and Translators
About CATIA Versions, Licenses, and Translators
Importing and Exporting to CATIA V4
About Importing CATIA V4 Model and Session Files
Entities Supported for Import
Importing CATIA V4 Models with Dittos in Assembly Mode
Importing CATIA V4 Models with Dittos in Part Mode
To Import a CATIA V4 Model File
To Append a CATIA V4 File to an Existing Part Model
To Selectively Import Model Data of a CATIA V4 Export .exp File
About Importing a CATIA V4 Model with Layers and Layer Filters
About Using Layer Display Status for Selective Import of CATIA V4 Geometry
About Exporting to CATIA V4
To Export a Part or Assembly to CATIA V4
About CATIA V4 Export Profile Settings and the Corresponding Configuration Options
About CATIA Start Parts
About Controlling Model Space Parameters When Exporting to CATIA
Importing and Exporting to CATIA V5
About Importing CATIA V5 Models
To Import a CATIA V5 Part or Assembly File
To Append a CATIA V5 Part to an Existing Part
To Assemble a CATIA V5 Part in an Existing Assembly
About Exporting Creo Files to CATIA V5
To Export a Part or Assembly to CATIA V5
About CATIA V5 Export Profile Settings and the Corresponding Configuration Options
To Export a Part to CATIA V5 CGR
About CATIA V5 CGR Export Profile Settings
About Handling Component Failure When Exporting Large Assemblies
CDRS
About Importing CDRS Models
To Import a CDRS File
To Append a CDRS File to a Part Model
CGM
About CGM Files
To Export to a CGM File
To Export a Drawing to CGM as a Publish Deliverable
To Import a CGM File
CGM Entities Supported for Import
Creo Elements/Direct
Importing Creo Elements/Direct Drawings
About Importing Creo Elements/Direct Drawing Files
To Import a Creo Elements/Direct File as a Non-Associative Drawing
About Importing Dimensions from MI Drawings
Creo Elements/Direct Dimension Types and Their Mapping in Creo Parametric
MI Import Options and the Corresponding Configuration Options
Importing Associative Drawings
About Importing Associative Drawings from Creo Elements/Direct
To Import a Creo Elements/Direct Associative Drawing and Model
About Importing the Views of Creo Elements/Direct Associative Drawings
About Importing the General Views of the Associative Drawings
About Importing the Detail Views of Creo Elements/Direct Associative Drawings
About Importing the Partial Views of Creo Elements/Direct Associative Drawings
About Importing the Cutaway Views of Creo Elements/Direct Associative Drawings
About Importing the Section Views of Creo Elements/Direct Associative Drawings
About Importing Views Containing Configuration Details from Creo Elements/Direct Associative Drawings
About Importing the Dimensions of Creo Elements/Direct Drawings as Associative Data
About Importing Notes and Symbols of Creo Elements/Direct Drawings as Associative Data
Importing Parts and Assemblies
About Importing Native Creo Elements/Direct Part and Assembly Models
To Import a Creo Elements/Direct Modeling File
About Creo Elements/Direct 3D Import Options in the Profiles
About Handling the Missing Components of Imported Creo Elements/Direct Models
About 3D Model Data Imported from Creo Elements/Direct
About the Import of Container Models and Stock and Finished Parts
About Importing the Configurations of Creo Elements/Direct 3D Models as Explode and Combined States
About Importing the Cross-Sections of Creo Elements/Direct Models
About Importing the Coordinate Systems of Creo Elements/Direct Models
About Importing Feature Points from Creo Elements/Direct
About the Semantic Import of Dimensions with PMI Data from Creo Elements/Direct
Tolerance Values of Dimensions Imported from Creo Elements/Direct
About Transferring the Meta Data of Chamfers from Creo Elements/Direct Preserving Design Intent
About Transferring the Meta Data of Rounds from Creo Elements/Direct Preserving Design Intent
Importing Attributes from Creo Elements/Direct Models
Creo View
About Data Exchange Between Creo View and Creo Parametric
Importing and Exporting Facet and Exact Geometry
Importing and Exporting Non-Geometric Data
Importing from Creo View
To Import a Creo View File
To Append a Creo View Part to an Existing Part Model
To Assemble a Creo View Part or Assembly into an Existing Assembly
Exporting to Creo View
To Export a Drawing, Part, or Assembly to Creo View
To Export a Drawing or Model as Creo View File to Windchill Workspace
About Creo View Export Profile Settings and the Corresponding Configuration Options
Using Recipe Files for the Export
DXF and DWG
Importing DXF and DWG Drawing Files
About Importing DXF or DWG Drawing Files
About Importing Dimensions Associated with Draft Entities
To Import a DXF or DWG File as a Drawing
To Append a DXF or DWG File to a Drawing
Import DXF or Import DWG Dialog Box and the Corresponding Configuration Options
Importing a DXF or DWG Drawing File
Importing Layers and Line Styles
Mapping AutoCAD Colors to Creo
Exporting Drawings to DXF and DWG
About Exporting Drawings to DXF or DWG Files
To Export a Drawing, Drawing Format, or Notebook to DXF or DWG
To Export a Drawing to DXF or DWG as a Publish Deliverable
Controlling DXF and DWG Export
Setting intf_out_layer to block_layer
Setting intf_out_layer to part_layer
Setting intf_out_layer to none
Mapping Layers and Line Styles
Mapping Text, Hatching, and Tables
Mapping Creo Text Fonts to AutoCAD Fonts
To Map the Symbol Fonts
Export Drawing Scale
Color Mapping Creo Defaults to AutoCAD
Default System Colors
Basic AutoCAD System Colors
Example: Line in dxf_export.pro File
Example: Block Naming Conventions
Importing and Exporting 3D Data
About Importing DXF Files with 3D Data
Importing DXF or DWG Files with 3D Solids and 2D Entities as Drawings
Importing AutoCAD 3D DXF Files as Parts
Importing AutoCAD 3D DXF Files as Assemblies or Assembly Components
Filtering 3D Geometric Data
To Import an AutoCAD 3D DXF File
To Append an AutoCAD 3D DXF File to an Existing Part
About Exporting Facet Data of 3D Models to DXF and DWG Formats
To Export the Facet Data of a Creo Model to DXF or DWG
About the Export Profile Settings for DXF and DWG Formats
Granite-based Files
About Directly Opening Granite-based Files
ICEM
About Importing ICEM Surf Models
To Import an ICEM File
To Append an ICEM File to an Existing Part Model
IGES
Importing IGES Files to Drawing Mode
About Importing IGES Data Into a Drawing
To Import a 2D IGES File in Drawing Mode
To Append an IGES Drawing File to a Creo Drawing
Importing IGES View Layout
Configuration File Options Supporting the Import of IGES Files
2D IGES Entities Supported for Import in Drawing Mode
Importing Colors in Drawing Mode
Importing 3D IGES Files
To Import a 3D IGES File
To Append a 3D IGES File to an Existing Model
Entities Supported for Import into Drawing, Part, and Assembly Modes
Importing Colors in Part and Assembly Modes
About Importing IGES Files in Sketcher Mode
To Import an IGES File in Sketcher Mode
Exporting from Drawing Mode to IGES
About Exporting to IGES
Entity Attributes that IGES Supports
To Export a Drawing to an IGES Drawing File
To Export a Drawing to IGES as a Publish Deliverable
IGES Entities Supported for Export from Drawing Mode
Enabling CADRA Export
To Export Colors in Drawing Mode
Colors Not Supported
Exporting IGES Groups
About IGES Groups
To Create an IGES Group
To Edit an IGES Group
To Delete an IGES Group
To List an IGES Group
Exporting Parts and Assemblies to IGES
To Export a Part or Assembly to an IGES File
About IGES Export Profile Settings and the Corresponding Configuration Options
Part and Assembly IGES Files
IGES Entities Supported for Export from Part and Assembly Modes
File Structure for Exporting Assemblies to IGES
JT
About Importing and Exporting JT Visualization Format
About the Data Exchanged Between Creo and JT
Exchanging Product Manufacturing Information between JT and Creo
Importing and Exporting Cross-Sections
To Import a JT File
About Exporting Native Models to Product Structures of JT
To Export a Part or Assembly File to JT
About JT Export Profile Settings and the Corresponding Configuration Options
About the Export Options in the JT Configuration File
MEDUSA
About Importing and Exporting Parts, Assemblies, and Drawings to MEDUSA
To Export a Part or Assembly to MEDUSA
To Import a MEDUSA File of a Part or Assembly
To Append a MEDUSA File to an Existing Part
Detail to MEDUSA
To Export from Detail to MEDUSA
To Export a Drawing to MEDUSA as a Publish Deliverable
Mapping Detail Information to MEDUSA
Importing MEDUSA Drawings
To Import a MEDUSA File with Drawing Data
To Append a MEDUSA Drawing File to a Creo Drawing
Motion Envelope
To Export to Motion Envelope
Neutral Files
About Data Exchange Between Creo and the Neutral Format
About Importing and Exporting Annotations with Product Manufacturing Information
Overview of Part and Assembly Neutral Files
About Part and Assembly Neutral Files
Working with Curves Data Format
About Curves Data Format
Example: Line Data Format
Example: Arc Data Format
Example: Spline Data Format
Example: NURBS Data Format
Working with Trimmed Surfaces Data Format
About Trimmed Surfaces Data Format
Example: Plane Data Format
Example: Cylinder Data Format
Example: Cone Data Format
Example: Torus Data Format
Example: General Surface of Revolution Data Format
Example: Ruled Surface Data Format
Example: Tabulated Cylinder Data Format
Example: Fillet Surface Data Format
Example: Spline Surface Data Format
Example: Cylindrical Spline Surface Data Format
Example: NURBS Surface Data Format
Importing Neutral Files
To Import a Neutral File
Part Entity Data Format
Format of Neutral Files
Edge Entity Data Format
Dimensions Data Format
Feature Entity Data Format
Mass Properties Data Format
Geometric Tolerances Data Format
Assembly Neutral Files Data Format
Assembly Members Data Format
Exporting to a Neutral File
To Export to a Neutral File
About Neutral Export Profile Settings and the Corresponding Configuration Options
NX
About Data Exchange Between NX and Creo
To Import an NX Part or Assembly
To Append an NX File to an Existing Part
To Assemble an NX File into a Creo Assembly Model
To Export a Part or Assembly to NX
About NX Export Profile Settings and the Corresponding Configuration Options
OPTEGRA
About Importing an Optegra EPD.Connect _ps File with CATIA V4 and V5 Models
To Import an Optegra EPD.Connect _ps File with CATIA V4 and V5 Models
To Assemble an Optegra _ps File in an Existing Assembly
Parasolid
About Data Exchange Between Parasolid and Creo
To Import a Parasolid Part or Assembly
To Append a Parasolid Part to an Existing Model
To Export a Part or Assembly to the Parasolid Format
About the Parasolid Export Profile Settings
PATRAN
About PATRAN Geometry
To Export to a PATRAN File
PDF
About Exporting Drawings to PDF
To Export a Drawing to PDF
To Export a Drawing to PDF as a Publish Deliverable
To Set the Format of the PDF Document
To Specify the Contents of the PDF Document
To Specify Security Settings for the PDF Export
To Provide Description Data for the PDF Export
About Exporting Creo Models to PDF
To Export a Model as a U3D Graphic in a PDF File
To Export a Model as a 2D Raster Image
To Disable Text Access for the Visually Impaired
Rhinoceros
About Interface for Rhino
To Import a Rhinoceros File
Colors and Layers in Imported Rhinoceros Files
Solid Edge
About Importing Solid Edge Parts and Assemblies
To Import a Solid Edge Part or Assembly
To Append a Solid Edge Part to a Creo Part
To Assemble a Solid Edge Model in an Assembly
SolidWorks
About Data Exchange between SolidWorks and Creo
Importing SolidWorks Import Bodies
To Import a SolidWorks Part or Assembly
To Append a SolidWorks Part to a Creo Part
To Assemble a SolidWorks Model into an Existing Assembly
To Export a Part or Assembly to SolidWorks
About SolidWorks Export Profile Settings and the Corresponding Configuration Options
STEP
Overview of STEP Files
About STEP Files
About Importing and Exporting STEP Associative Drafting and 3D Data
Supported STEP AP 202 Classes
Supported STEP AP203 and AP214 Classes
About Exchanging Annotations as Graphical Representations
About Exchanging Validation Properties
Example: .log File for an Imported STEP Component File
Importing STEP Files to Drawing Mode
To Import a STEP File in Drawing Mode
Importing STEP Data in Drawing Mode
Importing Part and Assembly STEP Files
About Importing Part and Assembly STEP Files
To Import a Part or Assembly STEP File
To Append a STEP Part to a Creo Part Model
To Assemble a STEP Model in an Existing Assembly
Importing in 3D
Exporting Drawings to STEP
About Exporting Drawings to STEP
To Export a Drawing, Drawing Format, or Notebook to STEP
To Export a Drawing to STEP as a Publish Deliverable
Exporting Parts and Assemblies to STEP
About Exporting Parts and Assemblies to STEP
To Export a Part or Assembly to STEP
About STEP Export Profile Options and the Corresponding Configuration Options
File Structure of Assembly Models Exported to STEP
STEP Colors and Layers Support for STEP AP203 and AP214
STHENO/PRO
About STHENO/PRO
To Import a STHENO/PRO File
To Append a STHENO/PRO File to an Existing Drawing File
To Export a Drawing Sheet to STHENO/PRO
To Export a Drawing to STHENO/PRO as a Publish Deliverable
Supertab Geometry
About Supertab Geometry
To Export to a Supertab Universal File
Tessellated Files
About Tessellated Files
To Export to an STL, Render, Optegra Vis, or XPatch File
About the STL Export Profile Settings
About the Optegra Vis Export Profile Settings
To Export a Model to Wavefront
About Export Profile Settings for the MEDUSA, XPatch, Wavefront, Render, and AMF File Formats
To Export a Part or Assembly Model as an Inventor File
About the Inventor iv Export Profile Settings
Creating an Export File
Assembly STL and Assembly Inventor File Overlapping Surfaces
Using Positive Coordinates
Controlling the Quality of Export
In-Session and Direct VRML Export
About In-Session and Direct Import and Export to VRML
Considerations when Exporting an Active Part or Assembly
Considerations for In-Session and Direct VRML Export
Considerations when Exporting an Inactive Part or Assembly
To Prepare the Exploded State for Export
About the Direct Export Method
To Use the Direct Export
VRML Files
To Use the In-Session Export
To Import to VRML Format
Changing Default Settings for Export to VRML
Configuration File Variables for Export to VRML
Exporting to VRML
To Export to VRML
TIFF (Snapshot) Files and Shaded Images
Overview of TIFF Files
About TIFF Files
Importing TIFF Files
To Import a TIFF File
Considerations when Importing a TIFF File
Exporting TIFF (Snapshot) Files and Shaded Images
About Exporting a TIFF (Snapshot), TIFF, EPS, or JPEG File
To Export to a TIFF (Snapshot) File
To Export a Drawing to TIFF as a Publish Deliverable
To Export to a TIFF, EPS, or JPEG File
Shaded Image Configuration Dialog Box
U3D
About Exporting to U3D
To Export a Model to U3D
VDA
Importing VDA Files
To Create a Part by Importing VDA Data
To Import a VDA File as a New Feature into an Existing Part
Importing Through VDA
Exporting to VDA
To Export a Part or Assembly as a VDA File
About the VDA Export Profile Settings
Exporting to VDA
Using Creo Distributed Batch
About Creo Distributed Batch
Importing Proprietary Surface with Creo Parametric TOOLKIT
About Using Creo Parametric TOOLKIT to Import Proprietary Surfaces
To Import a Foreign Surface
Working with Pro/WEB PUBLISH
About Pro/WEB PUBLISH
To Create a WEB Publication
Naming Conventions for Publication-Related Files and 2D Model Views
Types of Data Extracted
To Prepare a Model for Export
Additional Model Parameters
To Export Process Data
Viewing an Assembly Process Publication
About Viewing an Assembly Process Publication
Viewing a Manufacturing Process Publication
About Viewing a Manufacturing Process Publication
Viewing an Assembly Publication
About Viewing an Assembly Publication
Customizing Publication Sites
About Customizing Publication Sites
To Set Formats for Assembly Representations
To Include the Tree Tool in the Web Page
To Add a Step-Specific Frame
Adding Additional Frames
Example: Adding a Different Video for Each Process Step
Working with Digitized Input
About Digitized Input
To Import Data from the Digitizing Tablet
Summary of Tablet Options
To Enter Scale Mode
Scale Mode
To Calibrate the Tablet
Calibration Mode
To Create a Chain of Straight Line Segments
Digitizing Input
Tip: Converting Chains Using Explicit Commands
To Delete a Point
To Digitize Points
To Delete a Chain
To Join Two Chains
To Convert a Chain
To Configure the Tablet
To Troubleshoot Problems That Occur when Digitizing
AutobuildZ
AutobuildZ Overview
Using AutobuildZ
About AutobuildZ
About a Work Session in AutobuildZ
To Access AutobuildZ Functions in Creo Parametric
About Saving and Retrieving Work
Setting Preferences for AutobuildZ
About Specifying Preferences
To Set Preferences for AutobuildZ Operations
Selecting Entities on a Drawing
About Selecting Multiple Entities on a Drawing
Methods of Selecting Multiple Entities
To Select Multiple Entities by Defining a Rectangular Box
To Select a Chain of Connected Entities
To Add or Remove Entities from the Selection
To List Details of Selected Entities and Remove Entities
Cleaning Up Imported Drawings
About Cleaning Up Imported Drawings
To Clean Up an Imported Drawing Automatically
To Clean Up an Imported Drawing Manually
Defining Views
About Defining Views on the Current Drawing
To Define an Orthographic View
To Define a Section View
To Define an Auxiliary View
To Define a Detailed View
About Drawing and View Scales
About Calculating a Drawing Scale Value for an Orthographic View
To Specify a Drawing Scale Value for an Orthographic View
Creating Parts and Mapping Views
About Creating a Part and Associating It with the Current Drawing
About Mapping and Associating the Drawing Views and the Datum Planes of a Part
Setting Preferences for a New Part
To Create a Part with Datum Planes Automatically Mapped to the Drawing Views
To Manually Map Drawing Views to Datum Planes of a Part
To Set a Part Model as the Active Part
Creating Features in the Current Part
About Creating Features in the Current Part
About Defining Elements of Creo Parametric Features from Drawing Entities
Using Feature Creation Wizards
Applying a Scale Factor to Models When Creating Features
To Specify Feature Type and Define the Section Profile and Sketch Plane
Automatic Selection of the Sketching Plane
To Create a Feature of Type Extrude
Specifying Depth for Extrusions and Holes
To Create a Feature of Type Revolve
Specifying the Angle of Revolution for Revolved Features
To Create a Simple Straight Hole
To Create a Datum Plane
To Create a Sketched Datum Curve
To Create a Sketched Datum Point
Validating Section Profiles
About Automatically Validating Section Profiles
Identifying Reasons for Validation Failure
About Fixing Section Profiles That Fail Validation
Performing Operations as Part of the Section Profile Fix
To View Validation Results and Fix the Section Profile
Creating 2D Drawing Views Automatically from 3D Models
About Automatically Creating Drawing Views of the Part
Creo Legacy Migration
Using Legacy Drawing Associator (LDA)
About Using the Legacy Drawing Associator (LDA)
About Associating Models with Drawings
About Setting the Selection Filter
To Set the Selection Filter and Pick Entities of the Filter Type
Creating and Orienting Views
About Automatically Mapping 2D Views to 3D Views
About Automatically Mapping the Views of SolidWorks Drawing and Model Pairs
To Map the Views of SolidWorks Drawing and Model Using View Mapping File
About Creating, Orienting, and Placing 2D Views
To Create, Orient, and Place a 2D View
Mapping Annotations
About Mapping 2D Entities to Associative 3D Geometry and Reassociating 2D Annotations
Creating Annotations
About Annotating Legacy Drawings
About Creating, Redefining, and Inserting Symbols
About Adding Jogs and Breaks to the Witness Lines of Ordinate Dimensions
Matching Annotations
About Matching Legacy Annotations with Drawing Annotations
To Match a Legacy Annotation or Draft Entities with a Creo Parametric Annotation
Validating Associations
About Verifying the Mapping Status of Entities and Cleaning Up the Drawing
To Verify the Mapping Status of 2D Entities of a Selected View
Creating Model-Drawing Pairs
To Map a Drawing to a Model and Create a Drawing-Model Pair
Using Annotation Converter
About Converting Drawing Annotations to 3D Model Annotations
To Convert Drawing Annotations to 3D Model Annotations
To Structure the Display of 3D Annotations
Creo Unite
About the Creo Unite Technology
Opening non-Creo Parts and Assemblies
About Opening non-Creo Models to Create Multi-CAD Assemblies
To Open a CATIA, Inventor, NX, SolidWorks, or Creo Elements/Direct Model
About Handling the Missing Components of Creo Elements/Direct Models
About the Associative Update of Annotations Contained in the Creo Elements/Direct Models
About Opening Multibodied Parts and Assemblies with Virtual and Internal Components
To Open a Part Model with Multibodies
About Opening Assemblies with Components Intersected by Assembly-Level Features
Saving non-Creo Models to Windchill Workspace
About Saving non-Creo Models Opened from Disk in Windchill Workspace
To Upload a non-Creo Model Opened from Disk to Windchill Workspace
Reopening non-Creo Models After Updates
About Reopening non-Creo Models After Updates in Source CAD Systems
About Reopening Assemblies After Modifying Intersected Components in Source Models
Configuring the Retrieval of non-Creo Models
About Configuring the Retrieval of non-Creo Models
To Configure the Retrieval of non-Creo Models
Configurations Options for Creo Unite
Synchronizing Import Profile Data
Supported Tasks and Behavior
About the File Names of non-Creo Models
About the Behavior of non-Creo Models
About Model and Component Operations Not Supported in the Multi-CAD Environment
Using the non-Creo Data
About Maintaining Design Intents Across CAD Systems
About Referencing the non-Creo Data of Multi-CAD Assemblies
Saving and Exporting non-Creo Models
About Saving non-Creo Models as Creo Models
To Open and Save a non-Creo Part or Assembly as a Creo Model
About Saving Multibodied Parts and Assemblies with Virtual, Internal, and Intersected Components
To Save a non-Creo Assembly with Internal, Intersected, and Multibodied Components
About Checking for the External References of non-Creo Models
About Exporting non-Creo Models to Other File Formats
To Export a non-Creo Model to a Supported File Format
Modifying non-Creo Models
About Making Design Changes to non-Creo Models
About Translated Image Models Created by the Conversion of non-Creo Models
To Automatically Convert a non-Creo Model to a TIM
To Convert a non-Creo Model to a TIM Using Advanced Tools
To Explicitly Convert non-Creo Model to TIM Without Initiating Design Changes
To Modify a non-Creo Model without Converting to a Creo Model
About Converting Multiple Occurrences of non-Creo Components
Adding Foreign Components
About Adding Foreign Components to TIM Assemblies
To Set the Update Preference for a TIM Assembly and Add a Foreign Component to the TIM
Reusing TIM Models
About Reusing TIMs for Design Changes
To Reuse an Existing TIM Model for the Design Changes
Detailed Drawings
Layout
Surfacing
Rendering
Assembly Design
Advanced Framework Design
Welding Design
Electrical Design
Piping
Manufacturing
Mold Design and Casting
Sheetmetal
Model Analysis
Simulation
Language Support
Other Modules
Index
Welcome to the Creo Parametric 6.0.6.0 Online Help
To Use the F1 Key for Context-Sensitive Help
What’s New in the Creo 6 Release
Displaying Align Regions in the Freestyle Tree
About Configuring Creo Parametric
To Set Configuration Options
Creo Tutorials
Push Results to PTC Creo Parametric
Fundamentals
Editing a Design to Correct an Error
Model-Based Definition
Glossary
Design Exploration
Glossary for Design Exploration
Part Modeling
Example: Intersection of Non-Adjacent Surfaces
Data Exchange
To Reuse an Existing TIM Model for the Design Changes