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PTC Creo Elements/Direct Modeling Version
Comparison
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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.
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Edge and face blending, smart taper feature,
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Assembly handling: 3D move by box, mirror,
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New rendering with fast rendering and photo-realistic imaging
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Improved usability with blends and chamfers;
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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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3D CoPilot for all 3D direction and 3D curve options
Lightweight graphic models (large assemblies)
Views, filters, and search options in structure browser
3D configurations support multiple views (exploded)
Drag-and-drop 2D modifications
New active drag handles for direct model modification
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In-place editing of blend and chamfer labels,
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Advanced clash: Threads, clearance, open states
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Global language support for drawings, part names, annotations,
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Full 2D CoPilot support integrated in the 3D CoPilot
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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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Modify 3D extensions to tangent recognition to allow extended
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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,
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New ribbon UI for modeling embracing the Microsoft Office 2010
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Color scheme for displaying models and drawings, common across
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Command Mini Toolbar (CMT) with additional entries and
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Interactive Ribbon UI customization for end users
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Color conversion of existing drawings to white PTC Creo
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Context-sensitive mini-toolbars for fast access to common tools
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Real-time direct modeling
Drive 3D design changes with intelligent 3D dimensions
Viewport default settings (e.g., with selections for backgrounds)
Radial offset of selected faces and radial move of recognized features
Inseparable assemblies
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New capability to move 3D edges or to change the radius or diameter
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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
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Open PTC Creo Elements/Direct models and drawings from other
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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
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Improved non-geometric data exchange with PTC Creo Parametric
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Dimension-style feedback and value input for lines, arcs, and circles
Model intersections with clipping planes marked with hatch pattern
Flexible control of snapping conditions in 2D CoPilot
Streamlined trim/extend operations
Blend/Chamfer command with more controls and realistic preview
of results
Face parts modifiable like solid models
Define, visualize and work with stock-finished relationships
New edge selection by vertex in section plane
3D Stretch with tangency control
Shelling of a set of faces to extend an existing shell
Implicit blend creation from tangential profile segments
Fold/unfold of sheet metal cones
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Aligning surfaces by referencing 2D curves
New Pipe creation tool
New Rib creation tool
Pulling 2D and 3D edges to create a surface
Add new components to an existing configuration leveraging
the transformation of other components
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Copying and merging configurations
2D shape palette for polygons and stars
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
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Geometry-based selection rules include blends and chamfers
Selecting containers is faster
New 3D bridge curve and conical curve tools
Selection propagation when positioning parts and assemblies
Unified Chamfer and Blend recognition tools
User-defined names for axes
Signed values supported in 3D CoPilot
Hatch pattern visualization is improved
Real-time keyboard shortcut browser
Access to recently used commands
Enhancements to the Command Mini Toolbar
Model thumbnails in windows explorer
Importing SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor files
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Access to the PTC Part Community
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Additional functionality included in PTC Creo Elements/Direct
Modeling Annotation
Generate drawings from surface or face parts
Thread lines supported in aligned section views
Advanced plot configuration (HPGL, PS, PDF)
Real-time graphical dimension feedback
Right-mouse click to change dim orientation
New wizard for create drawing and add view
Easier update of views (e.g., multiple views and definitions)
Symbol browser
Broken view, merge geometry, create ellipses, and slot center lines
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Unlimited UNDO and REDO
Shaded views–shaded, photorealistic, and mixed views
True 64-bit support for extended memory usage
Grouping of dimensions, text, and symbols for easier update
Modify cutaway border and depth
Section and detail views for broken views
Blend dimensions
Base dimensions
Ellipse and B-spline dimensioning
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Additional functionality included in PTC Creo Elements/Direct
Modeling Annotation
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Include 2D geometry (workplane content) and 3D curves (wire parts)
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View definition to calculate outlines, only
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Radius and diameter dimensions with extended lines
Arc angle dimensions
Chamfer dimension extensions
Detail and partial views for sheet metal flats
Modify dimensions by adding a slant
DXF/DWG paperspace support
PDF export extensions
Read-only protection in settings browser
Symbols: tolerance, welding and surface (ISO 1302-2002 support)
Using templates to create drawings
Re-use a drawing for a mirrored component
Creating associative bolt circles
Controlling axis length of a transferred coordinate system
3D Documentation
Enhanced wizard to transfer 3D annotations to 2D
New load font and delete font command
Reference additional information via URL
Secure standard parts against sectioning
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3D Documentation
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Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
Surface, welding, and user-defined 3D symbols
Transfer of 3D symbols to 2D
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Intelligent 3D dimensioning based on geometry selected
Transfer of intelligent 3D dimensions to 2D
Publish intelligent 3D dimensions to eDrawings™
Welding symbol extensions according to DIN 18 800-1
Surface symbols extensions (ISO 1302-2002 support)
Additional functionality included in PTC Creo Elements/Direct
Modeling Sheet Metal
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Creating connecting parts in Sheet Metal
User-defined features in Sheet Metal
Side face handling in unfold 2D is improved
Preview for adding a lip or hem
Additional functionality included in PTC Creo Elements/Direct
Modeling Part Library
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Additional components in the standard DIN catalog
Modifying Drill Features with additional drill feature types
Thread tables extensions for improved thread dimension
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Data interfaces included in PTC Creo Elements/Direct Modeling
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PTC GRANITE 3D data exchange with leverage with PTC’s
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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
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Extended PTC GRANITE 3D data export supporting sections and
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Simplifications of 3D modules
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Photorealistic rendering module
GOelan™ CAM interface
hyperFACT CAM interface
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3D machining capabilities & predefined features
Included in PTC Creo Elements/
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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
Included in PTC Creo Elements/
Direct Advanced Design
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
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Supported Platforms
HP-UX 11i
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Windows 2000™
Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition
Windows XP Professional 32-bit Edition
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Windows Vista 64-bit Editions of Ultimate, Enterprise, and Business
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Windows Vista 32-bit Editions of Ultimate, Enterprise, and Business
Windows Vista 64-bit Editions of Ultimate, Enterprise, and
Professional
Windows 7 32-bit Editions of Ultimate, Enterprise, and Professional
Windows 7 64-bit Editions of Ultimate, Enterprise, and Professional
PTC Creo Parametric 3D data exchange for parts and assemblies
Windows 8 32-bit and 64-bit, Pro, and Enterprise
Windows 8.1 32-bit and 64-bit, Pro, and Enterprise
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