Creo Parametric - Comprehensive 3D CAD Software for Advanced Product Design
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PTC Creo® Parametric
The essenTial 3D ParameTric caD soluTion
PTC Creo Parametric gives you exactly what you need: the most 
robust, scalable 3D product design toolset with more power, 
flexibility and speed to help you accelerate your entire product 
development process.
Where breakthrough products begin •	 Increase productivity with more efficient and  
flexible 3D detailed design capabilities
Engineering departments face countless challenges •	 Increase model quality, promote native and  
as they strive to create breakthrough products. They multi-CAD part reuse, and reduce model errors
must manage exacting technical processes, as 
well as the rapid flow of information across diverse •	 Handle complex surfacing requirements with ease
development teams. In the past, companies seeking 
CAD benefits could opt for tools that focused on  •	 Instantly connect to information and resources on 
ease-of-use, yet lacked depth and process breadth. Or, the Internet – for a highly efficient product  development process
they could choose broader solutions that fell short on 
usability. With PTC Creo Parametric, companies get The superior choice for speed-to-value
both a simple and powerful solution, to create great 
products without compromise. Through its flexible workflow and sleek user interface, 
PTC Creo Parametric drives personal engineering 
PTC Creo Parametric, helps you quickly deliver the productivity like no other 3D CAD software. The 
highest quality, most accurate digital models. With industry-leading user experience enables direct 
its seamless Web connectivity, it provides product modeling, provides feature handles and intelligent 
teams with access to the resources, information snapping, and uses geometry previews, so users can 
and capabilities they need – from conceptual design see the effects of changes before committing to them. 
and analysis to tooling development and machining. Plus, the software is based on familiar Windows® UI 
In addition, high-fidelity digital models have full standards –  providing immediate user accessibility 
associativity, so that product changes made anywhere and extending those standards to the unique 
can update deliverables everywhere. That’s what challenges of 3D product design. 
it takes to achieve the digital product confidence 
needed before investing significant capital in sourcing, 
manufacturing capacity and volume production.
Key Benefits
•	 Quickly create the highest quality and most  
innovative products
•	 Accelerate concept design with Freestyle  
design features 
The intuitive user interface streamlines design tasks.
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Though most discrete manufacturers invest in PTc creo Parametric capabilities
computer-aided design and other technologies for 
product development, their investments do not always 3D solid modeling
generate the desired returns. Lack of interoperability, 
capability shortcomings, poor usability and •	 Create precise geometry, regardless of model  
discontinuities across the concept-design- complexity
manufacturing continuum often hamper engineering •	 Automatically dimension sketches for fast,  
teams in their effort to develop high-quality digital easy reuse
product models more efficiently.
•	 Quickly build robust engineering features such as 
Deep and broad capabilities allow engineers to design rounds, chamfers, holes and more
to customer needs, not to the limitations of software. •	 Create part variants using family tables
The software creates seamless digital product 
information throughout all engineering processes, robust assembly modeling
with associative CAD, CAM and CAE applications 
spanning conceptual design to NC toolpath generation. •	 Enjoy smarter, faster assembly modeling  
In addition, it excels in multi-CAD environments and performance
guarantees upward compatibility of data from earlier •	 Create simplified representations ‘on-the-fly’
Pro/ENGINEER® releases.
•	 Share lightweight, yet fully accurate model  
Fast, secure collaboration means more productivity representations using the unique Shrinkwrap™ tool
and less risk. PTC Creo Parametric offers instant •	 Leverage real-time collision detection
connectivity to valuable resources via an embedded 
Web browser. As part of PTC’s integral Product •	 Use AssemblySense™ to embed fit, form and  
Development System (PDS), the software provides a function knowledge to create assemblies quickly 
seamless user experience with PTC Windchill®. and accurately
never compromise Detailed Documentation including 2D and  
3D Drawings
Based on the proven technology of Pro/ENGINEER – 
chosen by over 600,000 designers and engineers •	 Create 2D and 3D drawings according to interna-
at nearly 19,000 companies worldwide – PTC Creo tional standards, including ASME, ISO and JIS
Parametric offers the newest, most innovative 3D •	 Create an associative bill-of-material (BOM) and 
CAD capabilities for your detailed design process. associated balloon notes automatically
There’s simply no better value, quality or capability – 
anywhere. As a design professional, you can’t risk •	 Automate the creation of drawings with templates
having CAD tools that compromise your product, 
process or productivity. With the software, you never 
compromise because you have the exact tools you 
need to get the entire job done – accurately  
and quickly.
Build assembly models of any size faster using best-in-class 
component placement capabilities.
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Technical surfacing
•	 Create complex freeform shapes faster with  
Freestyle features
•	 Develop complex surface geometry using sweeps, 
blends, extends, offsets, and a variety of other  
specialized features
•	 Trim/extend surfaces using tools such as extrude, 
revolve, blend, and sweep Freestyle design capabilities enable industrial designers to 
quickly create even the most complex shapes.
•	 Perform surface operations such as copy, merge, 
extend, and transform
sheetmetal modeling
•	 Define complex surface geometry explicitly
•	 Create walls, bends, punches, notches, forms, and 
Freestyle surfacing reliefs using the streamlined user interface
•	 Quickly create freeform shapes and surfaces using •	 Automatically generate flat patterns from  
sub-divisional modeling capabilities 3D geometry
•	 High-quality, parameterized surfaces can be  •	 Use a variety of bend allowance calculations to  
immediately reused in a 3D detailed design process create flat patterns of the designs
•	 Multilevel subdivisional modeling for more control Digital human modeling
over the surface, enabling finer detailing without 
altering the existing shape •	 Insert and manipulate a digital human inside your 
CAD model with PTC Creo Manikin Lite capabilities
revolutionary Warp Technology
•	 Gain valuable insight about interactions between 
•	 Make global deformations of selected geometry  your product and people who manufacture, use and 
in 3D service the product earlier in the design cycle
•	 Dynamically scale, stretch, bend and twist models
•	 Apply Warp to geometry imported from other  
CAD tools
Mechanism Design lets you create mechanical connections and 
simulate motion on kinetic assemblies.
Flat pattern previews in sheetmetal design update dynamically 
so you can see your design edits in real-time.
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Weld modeling and Documentation Data exchange
•	 Define joining requirements Work with a number of standard file formats including 
STEP, IGES, DXF, STL, VRML, AutoCAD DWG, DXF 
•	 Extract valuable information from the model, such 
as mass properties, clearances, interferences, and (import of 3D with associated 2D), ACIS import/export, 
cost data Parasolid import/export*
•	 Easily produce complete 2D weld documentation Create parametric, full-feature 3D designs from 2D 
drawings using the AutobuildZ conversion wizard
analysis Features
* Support for import and export of CATIA® V4, CATIA V5 and NX®, 
•	 Perform basic static structural analysis on parts including PTC‘s patented Associative Topology Bus™, can be 
and assemblies with CAE Lite capabilities purchased separately.
•	 Validate the kinematic motion of your design Web capabilities Provide instant access 
•	 Interoperability with PTC Mathcad® engineering •	 Internet/Intranet support, for fast access to  
calculation software, lets you integrate PTC email, FTP and the Web – all from within  
Mathcad worksheets with your design to predict PTC Creo Parametric
behavior and drive critical parameters and 
dimensions (PTC Mathcad optionally available) •	 Seamless access to PTC Windchill for content and 
process management
•	 Add Microsoft® Excel® files to your design
complete library of Parts, Features, Tools and more
real-Time Photo rendering
•	 Download predefined parts and symbols using 
•	 Create accurate, photorealistic images of  J-Link Programmatic Interface
products quickly, while rendering even the  
largest assemblies •	 Customize the software user interface to serve 
your specific needs
•	 Make dynamic geometry changes while maintaining 
photorealistic effects such as shadows, reflections, •	 Get up to speed faster with integrated tutorials,  
textures, and transparency help resources, and access to additional PTC Uni-
versity training content
integrated Design animation
•	 Create assembly/disassembly animations directly 
from the modeling environment
•	 Reuse models easily, with the option to include  
mechanism simulation
integrated nc capabilities
•	 Create 2-1/2-axis milling programs in less time 
with integrated CAM Lite capabilities
•	 Machine prismatic parts with 5-axis positioning
•	 Control drawing entities with 2D drawing import 
wizards Leverage Web connectivity for information–gathering, part 
catalogs, and optional Product Data Management (PDM) and 
collaboration solution access.
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easy to expand, impossible to outgrow 3D cae extensions 
The unlimited scalability of the software means Verifying the performance of your designs early in 
you can easily add new users, new modules, and the process can help you get to the end-result faster. 
new capabilities as your business and your needs That’s why PTC Creo provides design engineers with 
continue to grow, and you‘ll never have to worry about a broad range of integrated simulation and analysis 
importing incompatible data or learning a new user capabilities to help them design with confidence. 
interface. Add-on extensions seamlessly provide 
extended capabilities including the following products: - PTC Creo Simulation Extension
- PTC Creo Advanced Simulation Extension
3D caD – advanced Design solutions
- PTC Creo Behavioral Modeling Extension
PTC Creo provides a number of advanced, specialized 
capabilities to meet the broad range of designers’ - PTC Creo Fatigue Advisor
needs. From structural frameworks to digital human - PTC Creo Mechanism Dynamics Extension
models, PTC Creo extensions help you capture more 
of your design in 3D. - PTC Creo Plastic Advisor
- PTC Creo Flexible Modeling Extension - PTC Creo Spark Analysis Extension
- PTC Creo Options Modeling - PTC Creo Manikin Analysis Extension
- PTC Creo Layout - PTC Creo Tolerance Analysis Extension 
- PTC Creo Advanced Assembly Extension  3D nc and Tooling extensions
- PTC Creo ECAD-MCAD Collaboration Extension Streamlining tooling design and manufacture can 
accelerate your time to market. PTC Creo NC and 
- PTC Creo Advanced Framework Extension Tooling solutions provide a broad range of mold, tool 
- PTC Creo Manikin Extension and die design and machining capabilities so you can 
leverage your 3D CAD data – thereby  saving time and 
- PTC Creo Piping and Cabling Extension reducing errors.
3D caiD extensions - PTC Creo Progressive Die Extension
PTC Creo delivers the capabilities you need to create - PTC Creo Expert Moldbase Extension
the precise shapes, surfaces and aesthetics of your 
design. Unleash your creativity and show your designs - PTC Creo NC Sheetmetal Extension
“in the best light” with PTC Creo CAID products. - PTC Creo Prismatic and Multi-Surface Milling  
Extension
- PTC Creo Interactive Surface Design Extension
- PTC Creo Production Machining Extension
- PTC Creo Advanced Rendering Extension
- PTC Creo Complete Machining Extension
- PTC Creo Reverse Engineering Extension
- PTC Creo Complete Mold Design Extension
- PTC Creo Computer-Aided Verification Extension
- PTC Creo Tool Design Extension
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Multi- CAD Data E xchange and Other Products Platform Support and System R equirements 
PTC Creo Parametric provides native data exchange • Visit the PT C support page  for platform support 
with numerous 2D and 3D le formats. The following and system requirements.
add-on extensions also provide associative To L earn More
interoperability and other capabilities, such as 
digital right management for protecting your IP, Visit: PT C.com/product/creo  or contact your local 
distributed processing, interoperability with 3rd–party sales representative.
applications and more.
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-  PTC Creo Distributed Batch Extension Associative Topology Bus, GRANITE, and all PTC product names and logos are 
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-  PTC Creo Interface for PTC CADDS®  5 States and in other countries. All other product or company names are property of 
their respective owners. The timing of any product release, including any features 
or functionality, is subject to change at PTC's discretion.
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-  PTC Creo Interface for CATIA V5
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