PTC Creo
Creo parametric is a feature based parametric bi-directional associative high-end software. It's provides the various range of CAD 3D modeling software delivering product development tools to help the modeling, Designing of tools and machine.
History
•PTC(parametric technology corporation) founded in 1985 by SAMUEL GEISBERG AND MIKE PAYEN.
•In 1988 PRO/ENGINEER (PRO-E) is consider to be market with parametric modeling.
•In 2002, company releases PRO/ENGINEER WILDFIRE.
•PRO-E rename as PTC CREO in year 2010.
Applications
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Architects
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Aerospace Industry
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Automobile Industry
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Gaming Industry
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Machine Manufacturing
Operating System
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WINDOWS 9X SERIES +2000 SERIES.
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WINDOWS XP
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WINDOWS 7
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WINDOWS 8 OR 8.1
Hardware Requirement
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P4 1.7 GHZ
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10 GB HARDDISK SPACE
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2.5 GB RAM(MINIMUM REQUIRED)
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GRAPHICS CARD
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MOUSE 3 BUTTON
Special Characteristics of PTC Creo
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Feature based
It builds the model using individual building blocks are at a time. Feature is the smallest building block of a model. It may be a hole, chamfer, fillet etc.​
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Parametric
Relating to or expressing in terms of parameters.​
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Bidirectional
All the dimensions value can be modified. Changes in both direction.
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Associative
The interlink between the workbench.
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High-end software
If a software is having total solutions can be considered as high-end software.
Advantages
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Precise
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3d detailed drawings
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Usually resize by using calculation
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More economical and efficient
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Intricate models can be made easily
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Quick, accurate and easy documentation.
Disadvantages
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Initial cost is very high because its licensing cost is very high.
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Recurring cost for software updates are expensive.
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If there are no backups information can be lost.
Exercise for Practice