PTC Creo Elements/Direct Modeling is the world’s #1 direct 3D
CAD system. This table highlights the primary product capabilities
delivered in each of the past several releases of PTC Creo
Elements/Direct Modeling.
Comparison
Formerly CoCreate®
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3D CoPilot for all 3D direction and 3D curve options
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Lightweight graphic models (large assemblies)
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Views, filters, and search options in structure browser
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3D configurations support multiple views (exploded)
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Drag-and-drop 2D modifications
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New active drag handles for direct model modification
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Edge and face blending, smart taper feature,
advanced shelling, modify in section
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Assembly handling: 3D move by box, mirror,
compare parts geometrically
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New rendering with fast rendering and photo-realistic imaging
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Improved usability with blends and chamfers;combined insert and create blend
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Sweep improvements–sweep along non-tangential planar curves
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Shared feature patterns–easy modification of user-defined features
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In-place editing of blend and chamfer labels,
also with numeric data calculation
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Advanced clash: Threads, clearance, open states
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Global language support for drawings, part names, annotations,
output formats
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Context-sensitive mini-toolbars for fast access to common tools
and options
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Real-time direct modeling
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Drive 3D design changes with intelligent 3D dimensions
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Full 2D CoPilot support integrated in the 3D CoPilot
when referencing a plane
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2D CoPilot: measure relative to surrounding geometry, snap to clip lines, use drag-and-drop techniques to move, stretch, and rotate
2D profiles
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Viewport default settings (e.g., with selections for backgrounds)
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Radial offset of selected faces and radial move of recognized features•
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Modify 3D extensions to tangent recognition to allow extendedmodifications
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New 3D Pull and Push paradigm for easy model modification
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Create advanced 3D patterns (including geometry, features,
part, assemblies)
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Inseparable assemblies
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New ribbon UI for modeling embracing the Microsoft® Office® 2010
fluent paradigm
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Color scheme for displaying models and drawings, common across
the PTC Creo products
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Command Mini Toolbar (CMT) with additional entries and
end-user customizable
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Interactive Ribbon UI customization for end users
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Color conversion of existing drawings to white PTC Creo
Dimension-style feedback and value input for lines, arcs, and circles
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Model intersections with clipping planes marked with hatch pattern
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Flexible control of snapping conditions in 2D CoPilot
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Streamlined trim/extend operations
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Blend/Chamfer command with more controls and realistic preview
of results
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Face parts modifiable like solid models
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Define, visualize and work with stock-finished relationships
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New capability to move 3D edges or to change the radius or diameter
of a 3D circular edge while adjusting the neighboring faces
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Indication of multiple possible solutions in Move 3D and
user-controlled selection
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New Select by Geometry Rules
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Selection list filtering via tab key or next icon in the command mini
toolbar
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New edge selection by vertex in section plane
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3D Stretch with tangency control
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Shelling of a set of faces to extend an existing shell
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Implicit blend creation from tangential profile segments
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Fold/unfold of sheet metal cones
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Open PTC Creo Elements/Direct models and drawings from other
PTC Creo apps
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Improved model and drawing data exchange with
PTC Creo Parametric™ based apps
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Additional export controls and quality improvements for writing PTC
GRANITE® files
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Improved non-geometric data exchange with PTC Creo Parametric
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Aligning surfaces by referencing 2D curves
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New Pipe creation tool
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New Rib creation tool
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Pulling 2D and 3D edges to create a surface
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Add new components to an existing configuration leveraging
the transformation of other components
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Copying and merging configurations
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2D shape palette for polygons and stars
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Additional on-the-fly bi-sector, bi-angular and
mid-point guides in 2D Copilot
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Placing pictures on a workplane
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Direct import of 2D geometry from existing DXF and DWG
drawings onto a workplane
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Geometry-based selection rules include blends and chamfers
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Selecting containers is faster
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New 3D bridge curve and conical curve tools
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Selection propagation when positioning parts and assemblies
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Unified Chamfer and Blend recognition tools
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User-defined names for axes
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Signed values supported in 3D CoPilot
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Hatch pattern visualization is improved
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Real-time keyboard shortcut browser
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Access to recently used commands
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Enhancements to the Command Mini Toolbar
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Modeling Annotation
Generate drawings from surface or face parts
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Thread lines supported in aligned section views
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Advanced plot configuration (HPGL, PS, PDF)
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Real-time graphical dimension feedback
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Right-mouse click to change dim orientation
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New wizard for create drawing and add view
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Easier update of views (e.g., multiple views and definitions)
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Symbol browser
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Broken view, merge geometry, create ellipses, and slot center lines
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Unlimited UNDO and REDO
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Shaded views–shaded, photorealistic, and mixed views
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True 64-bit support for extended memory usage
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Grouping of dimensions, text, and symbols for easier update
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Modify cutaway border and depth
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Section and detail views for broken views
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Blend dimensions
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Base dimensions
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Additional functionality included in PTC Creo Elements/Direct
Modeling Annotation 14 15 16 17 18 19
Radius and diameter dimensions with extended lines
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Arc angle dimensions
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Chamfer dimension extensions
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Detail and partial views for sheet metal flats
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Modify dimensions by adding a slant
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DXF/DWG paperspace support
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PDF export extensions
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Read-only protection in settings browser
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Symbols: tolerance, welding and surface (ISO 1302-2002 support)
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Include 2D geometry (workplane content) and 3D curves (wire parts)
in the model documentation
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View definition to calculate outlines, only
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Using templates to create drawings
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Re-use a drawing for a mirrored component
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Creating associative bolt circles
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Controlling axis length of a transferred coordinate system
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3D Documentation 14 15 16 17 18 19
Enhanced wizard to transfer 3D annotations to 2D
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New load font and delete font command
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Reference additional information via URL
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Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
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Surface, welding, and user-defined 3D symbols
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Transfer of 3D symbols to 2D
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Intelligent 3D dimensioning based on geometry selected
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Transfer of intelligent 3D dimensions to 2D
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Publish intelligent 3D dimensions to eDrawings™
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Welding symbol extensions according to DIN 18 800-1
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Surface symbols extensions (ISO 1302-2002 support)
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Additional functionality included in PTC Creo Elements/Direct
Modeling Sheet Metal 14 15 16 17 18 19
Creating connecting parts in Sheet Metal
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User-defined features in Sheet Metal
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Side face handling in unfold 2D is improved
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Preview for adding a lip or hem
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Additional functionality included in PTC Creo Elements/Direct
Modeling Part Library 14 15 16 17 18 19
Additional components in the standard DIN catalog
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Modifying Drill Features with additional drill feature types
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Thread tables extensions for improved thread dimension
customization
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Data interfaces included in PTC Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 14 15 16 17 18 19
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Automatic 3D flags for any imported surface fixes
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Large-assembly improvements (part-by-part)
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ACIS SAT enhanced to merge faces
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IGES data exchange part-wise export for large assemblies
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3D STEP data export for technical illustrations with Arbortext
IsoDraw®
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3D data exchange with leverage with PTC’s
Product Development System (*.g format)
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PTC GRANITE 3D data export for leverage for PTC Creo Parametric based applications (*.neu format), to maintain associativity between
exported geometry and PTC Creo Parametric based applications
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PTC Creo View 3D data export for technical illustrations with
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PTC Creo View 3D data export for enterprise visualization with
PTC Creo View
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PTC Creo Parametric 3D data exchange for parts and assemblies
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2D DXF and DWG 2013
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Native SolidWorks® Native®
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STEP data exchange - PTC Granite option
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Extended PTC GRANITE 3D data export supporting sections and
semantic PMI
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Photorealistic rendering module GOelan™ CAM interface
hyperFACT® CAM interface Open CAM interface
3D machining capabilities & predefined features 3D annotation and 3D documentation
3D IDF interface Rendering
3D geometric dimension and tolerancing (GD&T) Design part relations
Design assembly relations
Plastic, mold, core, and cavity design 3D design simplification
3D inspection definition and closed-loop analysis 3D animation and AVI output
3D predefined mechanisms (gear, cam, screw, rack) 3D realistic motion simulation
Support for 3D curve and surface modification with wire editor
Included in PTC Creo Elements/ Direct Advanced Design
Included in PTC Creo Elements/ Direct Modeling
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HP-UX® 11i
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Windows 2000™
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Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition
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Windows Vista 64-bit Editions of Ultimate, Enterprise, andProfessional
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Windows 7 32-bit Editions of Ultimate, Enterprise, and Professional
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PTC Creo Parametric 3D data exchange for parts and assemblies
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Windows 8 32-bit and 64-bit, Pro, and Enterprise