You can add surface finish symbols to a drawing using standard surface finish symbols available in the /symbols/surffins directory, or you can create and save your own surface finish symbols. The standard symbols are shown in the following table.

Creo Parametric reflects drawing surface finishes only in the drawing. It supplies a generic surface finish symbol that consists of building blocks, or groups. To create a desired instance, you must select any groups that you want to include in the symbol and specify required information. The generic surface finish symbol is located in the system symbols area.

Surface finishes are associated with surfaces in the part, not the entities or views in the drawing. Each surface symbol applies to the entire surface. When you specify a surface finish for a surface that already has one, Creo Parametric redefines the surface finish information in the part and replaces the old symbol with the new one. Just as you cannot display the same dimension in two different views, you cannot display the same surface finish in two views.

If you create and add your own surface finish symbols, specify their location by setting the configuration file option pro_surface_finish_dir.