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Having the ability and the freedom to share that data, pass that information, from design, manufacturing, quality with ease can only help to improve product development and product potential. Many manufacturers are often restricted in the with their CAD tools. They don’t support a flexible, agile process, to make sure that this is all seamless.

In this definitive Creo Parametric 2.0 guide, I'll take you through the key new features and functions in Creo. Some of my favourite enhancements within Creo Parametric are around the user experience that we have changed in the product. One of the first things you notice when you fire up Creo Parametric is the new user interface. We've implemented the Microsoft fluent-based UI. This allows you to access the commands more easily. We've grouped certain commands for you. We've added a command finder for you, so that you can easily locate the commands in the ribbon.  All this makes it much easier to work with your model, define the geometry you want to do, and it streamlines the design process for you.

Getting to grips with all the new features and functions of Creo 2.0 can take some time- there’s quite a lot of them! As well as improvements on the original release of Creo 1.0, there also completely new apps added to the Creo suite. So, whether you’ve recently upgraded to Creo 2.0 or are still considering whether now is the time to make the upgrade from Pro|ENGINEER, take a look at these top 5 Creo videos to find out more. 

Creo is no longer just for use in the office. With the launch of PTC Creo View Mobile, the new Creo app for iPhone and iPad, users can get Creo when out and about. The app is a quick, convenient and free way to access Creo when you are out and about. It’s ideal for anyone wanting to stay in touch with all the most recent design updates.

Effective design reuse can decrease both design time and the associated cost. It means you can recycle concepts from other design, so that this work is not wasted or lost, and utilise parts from other products, so the work is not repeated unnecessarily. But, knowing how to increase design reuse can be hard, as different designs are made with different design tools. Ideally, then, your design tools should be interoperable, so you can use the most suitable tool for reusing the design. A design tool, such as Creo, which is fully interoperable, makes design reuse easier to manage and more simple to implement. Find out below six different steps to increase your design reuse with Creo.

You have to make a change to your model. It happens. Yet, this can sometimes be a real challenge. Perhaps your design intent is redundant or there isn’t even design intent in the first place. Maybe, your model has been imported from another CAD system and it doesn’t contain any features or the model was created by someone else and now you have to work on it.  This doesn’t matter. You still need to make the amendment. You need a flexible design tool.

The latest release of Creo Parametric has brought impressive productivity enhancements for 3D CAD users. It’s over 20% faster than Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 and significant improvements have been made to the user experience. 

It seems that 51% of concept design work is now done using electronic based systems, including 31% already using 3D data. But, this also means 49% of concept designs still begin as hand-drawn sketches and in engineering notebooks. Although paper based design work is a justifiable method for working on concept designs, the limitations are becoming more pronounced. As technology advances and more companies than ever before work on a global scale, it could be time to make the switch.

Before investing in new design software, you want to know how it will impact on your design work. To help, we’ve compiled the 7 key capabilities of Creo Parametric for enhancing design performance. Or, alternatively, download our free guide to Creo Parametric, for the 12 reasons you should upgrade. 

Why are 3D design alterations necessary?

Customer expectations mean design engineers will, at times, have to implement last-minute design changes. Any alterations made have to satisfy the customer requirements, but they also need to be managed efficiently, so they do not impact on the overall product development time.