Creo 1.

0 Parametric
- Core and Sketcher Technical Training

Technical Training
Creo 1.0

Creo Parametric User Interface

User Experience
Creo Consistent Ribbon UI

Quick Access
Toolbar (QAT)

Microsoft Office 2010 Compliant UI

Rich customization capabilities

Re-vamped config.ui
Role based UI
Ribbon UI throughout.
Highly Customizable.
Adhering to MS Fluent UI

New UI Customization
Framework
Config.ui works like config.pro

No more Hunting for

Commands
In Graphics Toolbar

Built in command finder

Customizable In-Graphics
Toolbar (IGT)
Enhanced graphics and
display better
highlighting, shading,
etc

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Creo Parametric Sketching

Streamlined Sketcher Entry
Overview:

Enhanced sketcher workflow and usability

Automatically enter sketch environment

Section Orientation menu in sketcher (RMB)
Add a reference without opening the Reference Dialog

Benefit:

Improved sketcher workflow and usability

UI Location:
>Automatic sketcher entry > Sketch based + Planar geometry
Action/Object or Object Action

>Section orientation menu > RMB

>Add reference > RMB > Add Reference
> While sketching > Alt-Select
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Creo Parametric Sketching

Feature Preview and Dynamic Edit
Overview:

New Preview Options

Preview with Dynamic Edit

No Preview

Benefit:

Attached geometry shows fully generated feature

No surprises when you commit feature definition

Unattached Preview
Attached Preview

Dimension draggers to isolate dimensions

All other section dims are locked!

Drag section and depth during preview

Automatic add/removal of geometry
config: Auto_add_remove yes

UI Location:
>Preview Options > UI
>Draggers > Dimension Arrows
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Creo Parametric Core Modeling

Auto Regen Enabled
Overview:

New capability to edit with Auto Regeneration option

Enhanced editing of multi-sketch based features

Benefit:

Improved user experience leveraging dynamic feedback

Once Auto Regenerate is on, Double-click any feature to edit

UI Location:
>Double-click feature > RMB > Auto Regenerate
> Regenerate > Auto Regenerate

Auto Regenerate Off

Auto Regenerate ON (Button Pressed)
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Curve from Equation
Overview:

New UI and workflow for datum curve from equation

Benefit:

Entering Curves in Natural Engineering Format

No parameterization required (but still allowed)

Enter any range for the independent variable
No longer limited to 0 to 1

Enter any constant for z

Not necessary 0 will be chosen by default

UI Location:
Model Tab > Datum > Curve > Curve from Equation

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Curve from Cross Section
Overview:

New UI and workflow for datum curve from equation

Benefit:

Easily create datum curve from cross section

UI Location:
Model Tab > Datum > Curve > Curve from Cross Section

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Creo Parametric Core Modeling

Curve Through Points
Overview:

New UI and workflow for datum curve Through Points

Benefit:

Easily create datum curve Through Points

Control settings of all points from dashboard radio group

Optionally mix straight line and spline segments in the placement panel

Support for Logical Grouping

Entire arrays can be selected and managed as a group

Various groups of common radii are automatically managed
Edit common radius points with a single edit

Familiar End Condition Controls

Use same tools as boundary blend

Choose free, normal, tangent or curvature continuous

UI Location:
Model Tab > Datum > Curve > Curve Through Points
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Creo Parametric Core Modeling

Add Taper to Extrude Geometry
Overview:

User is now able to specify the

option to Add Draft when creating an Extrude Feature

Benefit:

The ability to Add Draft when creating an Extrude

Feature eliminates the requirement to add an additional
Draft feature after creating the initial Extrude feature

UI Location:
Model Tab > Extrude > Define Sketch >
Options > Add Draft

Note: Sketch section must be closed, draft angle cannot

exceed +/- 30 degrees

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Creo Parametric Core Modeling

Corner Chamfer
Overview:

New UI for Corner Chamfer

Benefit:

Fast creation of corner chamfer geometry

UI Location:
Model Tab > Engineering group > Chamfer (pull-down)
> Corner Chamfer

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Creo Parametric Core Modeling

Cosmetic Thread
Overview:

New UI and workflow for

Cosmetic Thread

Benefit:

New Logical Analysis of Selected Surface

New logic compares selected conical or cylindrical surface

for a match in existing hole files
Suggests the appropriate thread from all available standards

Alternative Methods

Select a standard thread definition

Apply a standard offset from the selected
surface as in Creo Elements/Pro 5.0

UI Location:
Model Tab > Engineering > Cosmetic Thread

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Creo Parametric Core Modeling

Cosmetic Sketch
Overview:

New UI for Cosmetic Sketch

Ability to project cosmetic sketch
Ability to Enable UC Mode

Benefit:

Converted Cosmetic Sketch to standard sketch workflow

Constraint solver can be turned off to enable import of large 2D datasets (Enable UC Mode)
Cosmetic Sketch can be projected using the project tool

UI Location:
> Model Tab > Engineering (Pull-down) >
Cosmetic Sketch
> Sketcher > Operations >
Enable UC Mode
> Model Tab > Editing > Project
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Helical Sweep
Overview:

New UI and workflow for Helical Sweep

Benefit:

Easy creation of Helical Sweep geometry

Control pitch by ratio, distance along axis

or reference
Use internal or external helix profile
Variable or constant section allowed
Toggle left-hand/right-hand in dashboard

UI Location:
Model Tab > Shapes group > Sweep > Helical Sweep

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Creo Parametric Core Modeling

Sweep and Variable Section Sweep
Overview:

Consolidated Sweep and Variable

Section Sweep

Benefit:

Easy creation of Sweep geometry

Single Dashboard-Based Interface

Constant cross section sweep is the default
Default geometry type is solid
Toggle constant/variable section

UI Location:
Model Tab > Shapes group > Sweep > Helical Sweep

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