Parametric mechanical design with full history based modelling, assemblies of any size, sheet metal and surfacing, simulation and drawing output, bundled with the complete help centre.
Creo is a parametric mechanical design system, which means the model is a recorded sequence of operations rather than a static shape. Change a dimension near the start of the tree and everything built on top of it rebuilds. That is what makes it usable for real product work, where a part gets revised thirty times before it is made and every revision has to carry through to the assembly and the drawings automatically.
The modelling toolset covers the full range of mechanical work. Solid features with sketched and placed geometry, patterns with relations, family tables for variants, freestyle subdivision surfacing for shapes that are not made of prismatic features, full surface modelling with continuity control for class A work, and a sheet metal environment with proper bend allowances, relief handling and flat pattern output.
Assemblies are the part that separates a mechanical system from a general modelling tool. Components are constrained with real mating conditions rather than dragged into place, mechanism connections let a linkage actually move so you can check travel and clearance, interference detection reports collisions across the whole product, and simplified representations keep a very large assembly openable by loading only what you need to see.
Downstream, the drawing environment produces the documentation that gets a part made. Fully associative views that update when the model does, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing applied to the model itself, bills of material driven from the assembly structure, exploded views and section work. Simulation is built in for structural and thermal studies, and there are dedicated environments for mould design, welding, piping, cabling and additive manufacturing preparation.
Read the whole list before you start. Most of the reports that come into the desk about this title turn out to be a step taken out of order.
| Processor | Intel or AMD, 64 bit, high clock speed matters more than core count |
|---|---|
| Memory | 16 GB minimum, 64 GB for very large assemblies |
| Graphics | A workstation class adapter with 8 GB VRAM and a certified driver |
| Storage | 40 GB during install, fast SSD strongly recommended |
| Display | 1920 by 1080 minimum, a second monitor for drawings |
Use a certified workstation graphics driver. Consumer drivers produce display artefacts in shaded assembly views.
Set your working directory before you open anything. Creo resolves assembly components relative to it and will lose parts otherwise.
| Title | PTC Creo |
|---|---|
| Developer | PTC |
| Version | 13.4.0.0 |
| Category | 3D & CAD |
| Release type | Full version |
| Operating system | Windows 11, Windows 10 (64 bit) |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Interface language | Multilingual |
| Archive size | 12.7 GB |
| File name | ptc_creo_13.4.0.0_helpcenter_x64.rar |
| Shelf updated | 1 week ago |
| Total downloads | 142,076 |
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