Editing Creo Parametric

{{Short description|CAD software}}
{{infobox software
| name = PTC Creo Parametric
| logo = PTC Creo logo.svg
| screenshot = 
| caption = 
| developer = [[PTC (software company)|PTC]]
| released = {{Start date and age|1987}}
| latest release version = 11.0.3.0
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2025|01|10}}
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| genre = [[Computer-aided design|CAD]], [[Computer-aided manufacturing|CAM]], [[Computer-aided engineering|CAE]], [[Product lifecycle management|PLM]]
| license = [[Trialware]]
| website = {{URL|ptc.com/product/creo}}
}}

'''Creo Parametric''', formerly known, together with Creo Elements/Pro, as '''Pro/Engineer''' (commonly referred to as '''Pro E''') and '''Wildfire''', is a [[solid modeling]] or [[computer-aided design]] (CAD), [[computer-aided manufacturing]] (CAM), [[computer-aided engineering]] (CAE), and associative [[3D modeling]] application, to run on [[Microsoft Windows]].

''Creo Parametric'' should not be confused with ''Creo Elements/Direct Modeling'', formerly CoCreate ME10 (2D) and or ME30 (3D) CAD Products. The ex-CoCreate CAD Products are now owned by PTC and renamed ''Creo Elements/Direct Drafting'' and ''Creo Elements/Direct Modeling''.

''Creo Parametric'' is an application of a [[PTC Creo|suite of 10]] that provide collaborative [[solid modeling]], [[assembly modelling]], [[technical drawing|2D orthographic views]], [[finite element analysis]], [[parametric model]]ling, sub-divisional and [[non-uniform rational B-spline]] (NURBS) [[Freeform surface modelling|surface modeling]], [[technical drawing]] (drafting), and [[numerical control]] (NC) and [[Tool management|tooling]] functionality for [[Mechanical engineering|mechanical]] designers.

[[PTC Creo|Creo Parametric]] competes directly with [[CATIA]], [[SolidWorks]], [[Siemens NX|NX]]/[[Solid Edge]], [[Autodesk Inventor|Inventor]]/[[Fusion 360]], [[IRONCAD]], and [[Onshape]]. It was created by [[PTC (software company)|Parametric Technology Corporation]] (PTC) and was the first of its kind to market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ptc.com/company/history-and-acquisitions.htm|title=PTC History - PTC|access-date=2009-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130061758/http://www.ptc.com/company/history-and-acquisitions.htm|archive-date=2010-01-30|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The software uses a specific file naming scheme, not allowing certain characters like ä, ö, é, ő, ł, Đ, ... (including spaces).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://support.ptc.com/help/creo/creo_pma/usascii/index.html#page/fundamentals/fundamentals/fund_two_sub/About_Pro_ENGINEER_Files.html |title=Creo Parametric Help Center}}</ref>

==Overview==

Creo Parametric (formerly Pro/Engineer), PTC's parametric, integrated 3D CAD/CAM/CAE software, is used by manufacturers for [[mechanical engineering]], design, and manufacturing.

Pro/Engineer was the industry's first rule-based constraint (sometimes called "parametric" or "variational") [[3D CAD]] modeling system.<ref>{{cite web|title=EDA & PLM?|publisher=EDACafe.com Contributing Editor|date=2004-06-21|url=http://www10.edacafe.com/nbc/articles/view_weekly.php?articleid=209213&page_no=3|last=Horgan|first=Jack|access-date=2010-06-15}}</ref> The [[Parametric feature based modeler|parametric modeling]] approach uses parameters, dimensions, features, and relationships to capture intended model behavior. This design approach can be family-based or platform-driven, where the strategy is to use engineering constraints and relationships to quickly optimize the design, or where the resulting geometry may be complex or based upon equations. Creo Parametric provides a complete set of design, analysis and manufacturing abilities on one, integral, scalable platform. These required abilities include solid modeling, surfacing, rendering, data Interoperability, routed systems design, simulation, tolerance analysis, [[numerical control]] (NC) and tooling design.

Creo Parametric can be used to create a complete 3D digital model of manufactured goods. The models consist of 2D and 3D solid model data which can also be used downstream in [[finite element analysis]], [[rapid prototyping]], tooling design, and CNC manufacturing. All data are associative and interchangeable between the CAD, CAE, and CAM modules without [[data conversion]]. A product and its entire [[bill of materials]] (BOM) can be modeled accurately with fully associative [[engineering drawing]]s, and revision control information. The associativity functionality in Creo Parametric enables users to make changes in the design at any time during the product development process and automatically update the end products. This ability enables [[concurrent engineering]] – design, analysis and manufacturing engineers working in parallel – and streamlines product development processes.

==Summary of abilities==

Creo Parametric is a software application within the CAID/CAD/CAM/CAE category.

Creo Parametric is a parametric, feature-based modeling architecture incorporated into a single database philosophy with rule-based design abilities. It provides in-depth control of complex geometry. The abilities of the product can be split into the three main headings of Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing. This data is then documented in a standard 2D [[production drawing]] or the 3D drawing standard [[ASME Y14.41-2003]].

=== Product design ===

Creo Parametric offers a range of tools to enable the generation of a complete digital representation of the product being designed. In addition to the general geometry tools there is also the ability to generate geometry of other integrated design disciplines such as industrial and standard pipe work and complete wiring definitions. Tools are also available to support collaborative development.

A number of concept design tools that provide up-front Industrial Design concepts can then be used in the downstream process of engineering the product. These range from conceptual Industrial design sketches, reverse engineering with point cloud data and comprehensive free-form surface.

=== Analysis ===

Creo Parametric has numerous analysis tools available and covers thermal, static, dynamic and fatigue finite element analysis along with other tools all designed to help with the development of the product. These tools include human factors, manufacturing tolerance, mould flow and design optimization. The design optimization can be used at a geometry level to obtain the optimum design dimensions and in conjunction with the finite element analysis.

=== Surface modeling ===
Creo Parametric has good surface modeling abilities, using commands like Boundary blend and Sweep. Advanced options like Style (Interactive Surface Design Extension - ISDX) and Freestyle<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ptc.com/cad/3d-design/parametric-and-freestyle-surfacing|title=Parametric and Freestyle Surfacing |website=PTC}}</ref> provide more abilities to create complex models easily.

=== Manufacturing ===

By using the fundamental abilities of the software with regards to the single data source principle, it provides a rich set of tools in the manufacturing environment in the form of tooling design and simulated CNC machining and output.

Tooling options cover specialty tools for molding, die-casting and progressive tooling design.

==Release history==
The [[UNIX]] version was discontinued after 4.0,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.single-sourcing.com/release/20100212-arbortext-support-solaris-linux/|title=News from PTC: PTC announces end of Arbortext Linux and Solaris support|publisher=single-sourcing.com|access-date=2011-12-06}}</ref> except [[x86-64]] Unix on [[Oracle Solaris|Solaris]].<ref>{{citation|title=Software Update Availability (Advanced)|date=2012-06-06|url=http://www.ptc.com/cgi/support/apps/sft_upd_dsp/sft_upd_dsp_adv.pl?product=ENG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810203624/http://www.ptc.com/cgi/support/apps/sft_upd_dsp/sft_upd_dsp_adv.pl?product=ENG|publisher=PTC|access-date=2012-06-06|archive-date=2012-08-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was renamed Creo 1.0 after Pro/Engineer Wildfire 5.0 (rebranded PTC Creo Elements/Pro),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ptc.com/appserver/wcms/standards/textsub.jsp?&im_dbkey=118992&icg_dbkey=21|title=PTC Introduces Creo Design Software|access-date=2010-12-14|archive-date=2013-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110032337/http://www.ptc.com/appserver/wcms/standards/textsub.jsp?&im_dbkey=118992&icg_dbkey=21|url-status=dead}}</ref> occurred on October 28, 2010, which coincided with PTC's announcement of [[PTC Creo|Creo]], a new design software application suite.

For the first 10 years, PTC generally released 2 versions per year, with some exceptions. The initial release (Rev 1) was in 1988.
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| Release 1 || 1988<ref name=PTC>{{cite web|last=Brunelli|first=Mark|date=14 September 2014|url=https://www.ptc.com/en/cad-software-blog/a-quick-history-of-ptc-and-ptc-creo|title=A Quick History of PTC and PTC Creo|website=ptc.com|access-date=22 July 2019}}</ref>
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| Release 2 || ...
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| Release 7 || 1991<ref name=ProESite>{{cite web|last1=Corten|first1=Olaf|url=http://www.proesite.com/index.html|title=ProESite - Olaf Corten's Pro/Engineer Site - Pro/E Utilities, Benchmark, Tips and Links|access-date=18 January 2016|archive-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206220028/http://www.proesite.com/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|Release 12 || 1994
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|Release 13 || 1995
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| Pro/Engineer 2000i || 2000
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| Pro/Engineer 2000i<sup>2</sup> || 2001
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| Pro/Engineer 2001 || 2001 
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| Pro/Engineer Wildfire 1.0 || 2002 
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| Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2.0 || 2004<ref>{{cite web|title=PTC plans summer ship for Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2 - Cadalyst|url=http://www.cadalyst.com/manufacturing/news/ptc-plans-summer-ship-proengineer-wildfire-2-11317|access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref>
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| Pro/Engineer Wildfire 3.0 || 2006<ref>{{cite web|title=PTC Announces Pro/Engineer Wildfire 3.0|url=http://support.ptc.com/appserver/wcms/standards/textsub.jsp?&im_dbkey=35768&icg_dbkey=21|access-date=18 January 2016}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
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| Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4.0 || 2008<ref>{{cite web|title=PTC Introduces Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4.0 With New Industry Leading Capabilities To Drive Process Improvements|url=http://support.ptc.com/appserver/wcms/standards/textsub.jsp?&im_dbkey=65281|access-date=18 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906181251/http://support.ptc.com/appserver/wcms/standards/textsub.jsp?&im_dbkey=65281|archive-date=6 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| Creo Elements/Pro<br/>(Pro/Engineer Wildfire 5.0) || 2009<ref>{{cite web|title=PTC Targets Key Barriers to Productivity with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0|url=http://investor.ptc.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=630222|access-date=18 January 2016|archive-date=6 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906183717/http://investor.ptc.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=630222|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PTC/USER Portal - Blogs - PTC Announces Creo!|url=http://portal.ptcuser.org/p/bl/et/blogaid=12|access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref> 
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|Creo Parametric 1.0 || 2011
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|Creo Parametric 2.0 || 2012<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://mechassis.com/2016/10/introducing-ptc-creo-software/|title=معرفی نرم افزار PTC Creo (طراحی سه بعدی و محاسبه و تولید قطعات صنعتی) {{!}} همیار مکانیک|website=mechassis.com|access-date=2016-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906185829/http://mechassis.com/2016/10/introducing-ptc-creo-software/|archive-date=2017-09-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|Creo Parametric 3.0 || 2014<ref name=":0" />
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|Creo Parametric 4.0 || 2015<ref name=":0" />
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|Creo Parametric 5.0
|2018
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|Creo Parametric 6.0
|2019
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|Creo Parametric 7.0
|2020
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|Creo Parametric 8.0
|2021
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|Creo Parametric 9.0
|2022
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|Creo Parametric 10.0
|2023
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|Creo Parametric 11.0
|2024
|}

==See also==
* [[Comparison of computer-aided design software]]
* [[PTC Creo|Creo]]
* [[Creo Elements/View]]
* [[Pro/DESKTOP]]
;Comparable software
* [[Autodesk Inventor|Inventor]]
* [[CATIA]]
* [[Cimatron]]
* [[Siemens NX]]
* [[Solid Edge]]
* [[SolidWorks]]
*[[IRONCAD]]
*[[Onshape]]
*[[KeyCreator]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|www.ptc.com/product/creo}}

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