To Monitor the Parameters of Analysis Features
1. Click > 
Performance Monitor. The Performance Monitor dialog box opens.
Performance Monitor. The Performance Monitor dialog box opens.2. Click 
to add new parameter and its constraints to the monitoring table. The first parameter, its value, and the default < condition for the first feature in the model are displayed in the monitoring table. To open a previously saved monitoring setup, click 
and select the setup from the Setup List dialog box.
to add new parameter and its constraints to the monitoring table. The first parameter, its value, and the default < condition for the first feature in the model are displayed in the monitoring table. To open a previously saved monitoring setup, click and select the setup from the Setup List dialog box. | is available only when a previous setup has been saved in the model. |
3. Select a model whose parameter needs to be monitored from the list under the Model column.
| | • When the active model is a part or an assembly without any components, the part or assembly name is displayed under the Model column and the list for selecting another model is not available. • When the active model is an assembly with components, the assembly name is listed first and then the component names are listed in alphabetical order under the Model column. |
4. Select the analysis feature that owns the parameter you want to monitor from the list under the Feature column. The names of the analysis features are listed in alphabetical order.
| | If the selected model has only one analysis feature, then the name of that analysis feature is displayed under the Feature column and the list for selecting another analysis feature is not available. |
5. Select the parameter you want to monitor from the list under the Parameter column. The names of the parameters are listed in alphabetical order.
| | If the selected analysis feature has only one parameter, then the name of that parameter is displayed under the Parameter column and the list for selecting another parameter is not available. |
6. To specify the condition that the monitored parameter should satisfy, select the appropriate mathematical operator from the list under the Condition column. The mathematical operators available for selection are <, =, >, >=, and <=. The < type is selected by default.
7. Specify a value against which the selected parameter is compared in the cell under the Reference column. You can also select a parameter defined for the model as the reference value by clicking Sel. Param. from the list. The Select Parameter dialog box opens. Select the required parameter and click Insert Selected. The selected parameter and its value are displayed in the cell under the Reference column.
8. Specify the tolerance value (absolute or as a percentage of the reference value) within which the condition should be satisfied in the cell under the Tolerance column. You can also select a parameter defined for the model as the tolerance value by clicking Sel. Param. from the list. The Select Parameter dialog box opens. Select the required parameter and click Insert Selected. The selected parameter and its value are displayed in the cell under the Tolerance column. The status of the constraint is displayed in the cell under the Status column.
9. Click the check box under the Warn column to switch on the display of warnings when the constraint is within tolerance, not satisfied, or not valid. This option is not selected by default.
| | When the check box below the Parameter Monitoring column for a particular parameter is not selected, or if the model whose parameters are monitored is not active, then the warnings are not displayed. |
10. Repeat steps 2 to 9 to add more parameters for monitoring in the Performance Monitor dialog box.
11. Click Update to evaluate all the constraints and update their status. Click Auto-Update to switch on automatic update of the status of the constraints. Automatic update occurs when the model is regenerated, or if the parameters are modified. On clicking Update or Auto-Update, even if one of the constraints listed in the monitoring table is either within tolerance, not satisfied, or not valid, then the Warning of constraints violations dialog box is displayed. The model name, feature name, and the parameter that does not satisfy the constraint are displayed. Click Confirm to return.
| | • The overall performance status indicator  in the top-right corner in the Performance Monitor dialog box displays the updated overall status of all the parameters being monitored.• Update and Auto-Update are available only when monitoring of at least one parameter has been fully defined in the monitoring table. |
12. To switch off the monitoring of a parameter, clear the check box below the Parameter Monitoring column corresponding to that parameter. This check box is selected by default.
13. To delete a particular parameter and its constraints from the Performance Monitor dialog box, click the push button corresponding to the row that contains the parameter and click 
to delete the selected row. Click 
to scroll up or click 
to scroll down and select any row for deletion.
to delete the selected row. Click to scroll up or click to scroll down and select any row for deletion.14. Click 
to save the current monitoring setup. To delete a previously saved setup, click 
and select the setup from the Setup List dialog box. Hold down Ctrl and select multiple setups for deletion.
to save the current monitoring setup. To delete a previously saved setup, click and select the setup from the Setup List dialog box. Hold down Ctrl and select multiple setups for deletion.| | • is available only when monitoring of at least one parameter has been fully defined in the monitoring table.• is available only when a previous setup has been saved in the model. |
15. Click Close to close the Performance Monitor dialog box and to continue the monitoring of parameters. The dialog box collapses into the overall performance status indicator in the Creo Parametric status area. Click Cancel to close the Performance Monitor dialog box and to stop the monitoring.
in the Creo Parametric status area. Click Cancel to close the Performance Monitor dialog box and to stop the monitoring.