Simultaneous Mechanism Motion
Hi All, Have a blade assembly where I want to be able to rotate the 6 blades about their own axis at the same time and by the same amount with one motor. Is this possible or any ideas welcome. Example...
View ArticleExtract row of data based on 2 criteria
I have a table which I want to extract a row which meets 2 criteria. The first is "Threshold" which references the first column and the second is "Threshold2" which references the third column. I have...
View ArticleGraphics slow on many different computers
I have an installation of Creo 2.0 Academic Edition on about 200 workstations with a floating license server. Whenever I first load Creo on a freshly imaged machine, the graphics are crazy slow even...
View ArticleIssues with ProDesktop 8.0 drawing simple shapes
Hi guys, Just signed up as I'm having no luck scouring the internet for anything on this issue. We've been using ProD for a number of years with no issues but recently having moved the Design...
View ArticlenH unit not always there in Prime 2.0
Last week I had mentioned in another discussion that nH was strangely missing from the list of Units in Prime 2.0. I was told it was in Prime 2,.0 and indeed it was when I looked for it at that time....
View ArticleStl save not showing on rendered design!
Hi I have done a design and then rendered it, a colleague then asked me to save it as an stl. file so we could 3D print it, but guess what, the save files do not include the stl choice. Does this mean...
View ArticleTraceability between PTC Integrity and Enterprise Architect
Hi, we want to create a connection between Integrity Items from PTC and packages/ elements from Enterprise Architect. Both tools have IDs with which they can be identified clearly. In the forum I read...
View ArticleCreo VBA API for drawing table update.
I am trying to learn/use this Creo API with my limited Visual Basic (/for applications) knowledge. I am kind of copying and pasting my way thru this. I am trying to create a code using Excel to update...
View ArticleScale when importing a DXF
Hi, ia am using Creo Elements/Direct Modeling Express 4. I want to create a 3D Body out of an imported DXF drawing. I have drawn the DXF in scale 25.40 but before exporting to DXF I changed to 1:1.If I...
View ArticleCreo View 2.0 Question
When creating an annotation in Creo View, using the Markup Tab, I wonder if there is a setting to change how the selection and de-selection works. Current functionality is that if I am adding multiple...
View ArticleOptimization Running time
Why it takes too much time to run an optimization study while the design variable is only one and the problem is simple.I have run a static anlysis of a gear and i now i want to minimize its mass by...
View ArticleHow do you save and keep Option settings in Creo?
I am a new user of Creo. There are some settings that I wish to save and keep, but I'm not sure how this should be done. In Environment Options there is a place to save Working Directory. I have...
View ArticleNew to Creo -- Elements Direct Modeling Express won't start after install
Hi folks. I'm Kent and am hoping to transition from Google SketchUp to something more stable (and also a surface modeler). My needs are very basic, I print small plastic parts for electronic assemblies...
View ArticleUnits and solving of system of linear equation - one problem or bug
One task (see pictures and load files Mathcad Prime 2.0):All is OK!But it is a linear system and it is better use the lsolve function:Mathcad Prime can not works here with units and I must do so:It it...
View ArticleTransitioning from Arbortext for Unix to Arbortext for Windows
After using Arbortext and its predecessors on the Unix platform for the last 18+ years, we are switching to the Windows platform now that Unix will no longer be supported. I wondered if anyone else has...
View ArticleMultiple "If" statements for equation variables
Hey guys, I'm currently working through some engineering problems which have slightly different equations based on two input variables (see below).My previous experience with mathcad "if" statements...
View ArticleMapkey Sequences (using CTRL)
Creo 2I've been unable to use the control key in the naming/activation of mapkeys. I know I would be unable to use a, x,c& v but would like to setup mapkeys such as CTRL+m to activate the model...
View ArticleExploded Detail Views / Center Align Dimension Text in Drawings
Hi all, Is it possible to explode detail views? I'm trying to make my angle dimensions easier to read. Also, is there a way to center the text for my diameter dimensions? For some reason the text...
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