GRANITE-based Cross-Release Interoperability for PTC Creo

Cross-Release Interoperability (CRI) is the ability to read later release models into earlier releases, add features, and then bring the added features forward to later releases.

GRANITE Cross-Release Interoperability (GCRI) extends the neutral file based CRI interaction, allowing earlier release users to view existing feature information in the model tree in a read-only format GCRI model.

GCRI enables user to append features added to the GCRI model in an earlier release of PTC Creo, to the original, fully featured model in the newer release of PTC Creo. This results in a completed, fully modifiable model consisting of features added by more than one Pro/ENGINEER or Creo version.

GCRI enables collaboration between teams on different versions of Creo.

• GCRI allows Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 users to open PTC Creo 2.0 models.
• The Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 user can view the full feature tree, add features and save the model.
• The PTC Creo 2.0 user can open the original (Creo 2.0) model and graft the additional feature information created in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 to the original Creo 2.0 model. The result is a fully featured model in PTC Creo 2.0.

Capabilities

• Read models generated in later releases into earlier releases (back to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 for PTC Creo 2.0 models).
• Display and maintain the full feature tree in the earlier release.
• Use later release models in downstream applications of earlier releases (analysis, mold design, routed systems, etc...).
• Add features to later release models to support downstream application use.
• Appending changes back to later release models to recover full model definition with no loss of design data.

Benefits

• Clean translation into earlier release eliminates need to repair neutral format translations.
• More modeling information is now available to earlier release users for clearer understanding of modeling intent.
• Protects existing geometry and design intent from changes in the earlier release.
• Improves supply chain interoperability by reducing the cases where all participants must use the same release of Pro/ENGINEER.

GCRI is enabled using a free GRANITE plug-in shipped on the Creo DVD. GCRI plug-ins for earlier versions are also available for download to maintenance customers for installation in the earlier Pro/ENGINEER release.

Please note that you will need a PTC Online Account to download this file. Creating a ptc.com account is free and simple.
Cross-Release Interoperability Support Matrix

CRI Support Matrix
		Source Version
		Creo Elements/Pro 5	PTC Creo 1.0	PTC Creo 2.0	PTC Creo 3.0
Target Version	Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0	NCRI \ GCRI	NCRI \ GCRI
	Creo Elements/Pro 5		NCRI \ GCRI	NCRI \ GCRI	NCRI \ GCRI
	PTC Creo 1.0			NCRI \ GCRI	NCRI \ GCRI
	PTC Creo 2.0				NCRI \ GCRI

Support

To get help with GCRI, please log a technical support call. The Product is PTC Creo Parametric, the Module is 3D_INTERFACE, and the Functional Area is GCRI.