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4.0 M100 Creo®: Creo Parametric, Creo Simulate, Creo Options Modeler, Creo Layout, Creo Direct
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Creo Parametric, Creo Simulate, Creo Layout, Creo
Options Modeler, Creo Direct
Creo 4.0 M100 Is Available for Installation

Creo 4.0 is a scalable suite of interoperable, right-sized design applications for users
across the enterprise to more easily participate in and contribute to the product design
process. With these applications, companies can bring better products to market faster by
improving processes such as concept design, detailed design, and verification and
validation.
Installation
Creo 4.0 is packaged with a PTC License Server powered by FlexNet Publisher 11.14.1.2.
To run Creo 4.0 you must upgrade the PTC license server to 11.14.1.2. If you are already
running a license server for Pro/ENGINEER® Wildfire® 3.0 or later, Creo Elements/
Direct 5.0 or later, PTC Mathcad® 14.0, PTC Arbortext® Isodraw® 7.0, or PTC
Arbortext Editor 6.0, you must upgrade the PTC License Server to 11.14.1.2.
For additional information on FlexNet Publisher, see Support document CS259663.
For information regarding FlexNet Publisher issues in Creo Parametric 4.0 M010 that are
resolved in Creo Parametric 4.0 M020, see Support document CS259663.
Windows Update for C Runtime Is Required for Creo 4.0 M010 and Later
Creo 4.0 M010 and later is built with Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 (VS2015), which is a
compiler change. The machine on which you are running Creo Parametric, Creo Simulate,
Creo Options Modeler, Creo Layout, or Creo Direct must have the Windows update for C
Runtime installed. This also applies to Creo Schematics. When installing these Creo
applications, the installer detects if the correct Windows update for C Runtime is
installed. This applies both to a local installation and when installing from a network.
If you do not have the required Windows update, the steps below describe what occurs
and what action you need to take:
1. The message The Windows update for Universal C Runtime is required in order for the
installation to continue. appears during installation and you are redirected to a
Microsoft web page.
2. There is an automatic exit from the installer.

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3. Open the Microsoft web page Update for Universal C Runtime in Windows.
4. Install the required update.
After you complete the update, you can install these Creo 4.0 M010 and later,
applications.
Using PTC Installation Assistant
For a streamlined installation of Creo 4.0 applications, you can use the PTC Installation
Assistant on your DVD-ROM. Open the installer, enter your Sales Order Number, and the
Assistant begins the automatic installation:
• Acquires the license file from PTC
• Determines whether the license is floating or fixed and installs the licenses server as
required
• Provides a list of the available products based on the entitlement detailed in the
licenses file and automatically downloads and installs that software from ptc.com.
For the most up-to-date installation information, see the Creo 4.0 Installation and
Administration Guide on the Reference Documents page or click File ▶ Help ▶ Reference
in the application.
Licensing Alternatives for Existing Customers
Existing customers can alternatively use the online licensing tools to request an updated
license pack via e-mail for installation on an existing PTC License Server. To run Creo
4.0 your PTC license pack must have updated licenses at version 35.0. See License
Management.
G-Post
In addition to the current solution for NC in Creo Parametric 4.0, there is also support for
G-POST V6.7 P17 from Austin N.C., Inc.
System Requirements and Hardware Certification Information
Visit the Platform Support page for Creo 4.0 for current, detailed system requirements and
certified hardware configurations.
PTC Product Interoperability with Creo 4.0
Creo Advanced Framework Creo Advanced Framework 4.0 F000
Creo Expert Moldbase Available with
Creo Expert Moldbase 10 F000

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PTC Product Interoperability with Creo 4.0
Creo Progressive Die Available with Creo Progressive Die 10
F000
Creo Mold Analysis Available with Creo Mold Analysis 4.0
F000
Creo Schematics Available with Creo Schematics 1.0, 2.0,
3.0, and 4.0.
Creo View Product Family: Creo View and Available with Creo View 4.0 and later
Creo View ECAD, Creo View ECAD releases.
Compare, Creo View Express, and Creo
View Adapters Note
• A seat of Creo Parametric is a
prerequisite for the Adapter.
• For information about the latest (5.1)
Clients and Adapters, see the Creo
View Clients and Toolkits Software
Matrix and the Creo View Adapters
Software Matrix for details.
Creo View Adapters Recipe Editor The Creo View Adapters Recipe Editor is
bundled with Creo Parametric. See article
CS21380 for information on editing the
client-side recipe configuration used by
Creo Parametric and Workgroup Manager
clients, during the Windchill custom check
in of models and viewables.
Pro/INTRALINK Interoperability planned for PTC Pro/
INTRALINK 10.2 M030 CPS 21 and 11.0
M020. See the Note below.
Windchill PDMLink and Windchill Interoperability available for Windchill
ProjectLink PDMLink and Windchill ProjectLink
starting with 10.2 M030 CPS 21, 11.0
M020, and 11.1 F000. See the Note below.

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 Note
• For specific information on Windchill compatibility, refer to the Creo Data
Management Compatibility Roadmap .
• Before upgrading from one major release to another of Creo, transfer files from
your workspaces to avoid the loss of any local changes during the process.

Asian and European Languages

Depending on the Creo application, the user interface and documentation are translated to
varying degrees into French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified
Chinese, Spanish, and Traditional Chinese. In Creo 4.0 M020 and later, the user interface
is also translated into Brazilian Portuguese. The translation of documentation into
Brazilian Portuguese is available in Creo 5.0.0.0 and later. A detailed list of translated
materials is available in the matrix Creo 4.0 Language Support.
OpenGL Library
Creo 4.0 uses advanced OpenGL 4.3 capabilities that improve the overall display and
graphics performance of Creo. To take advantage of this enhancement and for overall
improved display and graphics performance, Creo 4.0 requires graphics cards which
support OpenGL 4.3 or later. PTC recommends you consult with your hardware
manufacturer or graphics card vendor.
Storage and Order of Customized Settings for the Creo User Interface
The Creo user interface customization capabilities are significantly enhanced in Creo 4.0.
You can customize various aspects of the user interface for your Creo application,
including those in the list below:
• Ribbon
• Quick Access Toolbar
• Shortcut Menus
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Graphics Toolbar
• Window layout

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In all applications, unless the environmental variable, PTC_WF_ROOT is set,
customization settings for the user interface are automatically stored in the profile
directory of the user’s operating system in one of the locations listed below:
• When not connected to Windchill PDMLink, the file is created in %APPDATA%\
PTC\ProENGINEER\Wildfire\.wf\.Settings\creo_
customization.ui
• When connected to Windchill PDMLink, the file is created in the %PTC_WF_
ROOT%\.Settings folder.
When the Creo application starts, customization settings are applied from the following
locations in this order:
• Application load point directory:
<creo_loadpoint>\F000\Common Files \text\creo_<app>_admin_
customization.ui\
• User’s profile directory
• Application startup directory, if the configuration option load_ui_
customization_run_dir is set to yes.
Refer to Support article CS37185 for details.
Recommendation for Configuration Files and Working Directories
When your Creo application starts, stored configuration options from the config.pro
file or the config.sup file, or from both files, are applied from the same locations and
in the same order as they were in Creo 3.0. It is recommended to use separate
configuration files and working directories for each Creo application.
Creo Help Center—Help, What’s New, Tutorials, Reference Documents
There is a separate Help Center for each of the Creo applications. Help Centers are
available on ptc.com or you can download a Help Center for a local installation. Refer to
the Creo 4.0 Installation and Administration Guide. The Help Center provides access to
the Help, including What’s New for your application and to other resources such as free
tutorials, Reference Documents, the Creo Community, and PTC Customer Support. To
open the Help Center, click in your application. Alternatively, you can learn about
user interface items with context-sensitive Help using the F1 key. To access reference
information such as the Creo 4.0 Installation and Administration Guide, click File ▶ Help ▶
Reference from your application or browse through Reference Documents.

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Creo Resource Centers—Web Tools and Tutorials
Web-based tools and tutorials can assist you with learning to use this release. Each Creo
application has its own resource center which is available from the Creo browser or on the
internet. The Creo Resource Centers are accessible from the Creo browser, or on the
Internet.
PTC Learning Connector

The Learning Connector for Creo, available by clicking in Creo Parametric, Creo
Direct, Creo Layout, Creo Options Modeler, or Creo Simulate, provides context-sensitive
recommendations for topics, articles, and videos as you work. You can search the
Learning Connector using one or more keywords. The Learning Connector provides
results from the following sources:
• PTC University Precision LMS—eLearning topics and videos
• Support Knowledge Base—Knowledge-based articles
• Help Center—Help topics and links to other materials
By default, the Learning Connector is active. To disable the Learning Connector set the
configuration option enable_learning_connector to no.
Information Related to Windchill

Recreating Corrupt Wrapper Files

Wrapper files can become corrupt when retrieving non-Creo part and assembly models
checked in to the Windchill workspace. This can occur if model regeneration fails or the
geometry of the retrieved model is incomplete. See Support article CS292025.
Resolved Issue: Windchill Limitation for Creo Unite Technology with Creo Elements/Direct
The issue described below and in Support article CS248441 is resolved:
When working in a Creo Unite scenario, you should not use the Model Manager Extractor
and Windchill Bulk Migrator to migrate Creo Elements/Direct Modeling data from the
Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager, to Windchill. You cannot directly open and insert
a Creo Elements/Direct Modeling part or assembly from Windchill in Creo Parametric
when using Creo Unite technology. See Support article CS248441 for details.

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Chromium Embedded Browser
When using Chromium as the embedded browser in Creo to interact with Windchill, you
cannot view the 3D Creo View based thumbnails on the details page of the Creo models.
Chrome and Chromium based browsers do not support plug-ins, which is the technology
currently used to display the 3D Creo View based thumbnails in Creo. See Support article
CS197208 for details.
Creo View and Windchill Publishing of Non-Native 3D CAD Models Checked into Windchill Is
Supported
In Creo Parametric 4.0 you can natively open CATIA V5, NX, SOLIDWORKS and Creo
Elements/Direct Modeling 3D parts and assemblies from the file system and save and
check-in these designs into Windchill 11.0 M020 and later.
The Creo View Adapter for Creo Parametric also provides the ability to publish CATIA
V5, NX, SOLIDWORKS, and Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 3D parts and assemblies
checked into Windchill to the Creo View format. This capability is supported for
Windchill 11.0 M020 and later, using the Creo View 4.0 or later, Adapter for Creo
Parametric.
Single Sign On (SSO) Authentication
The embedded browser for Creo supports authentication to a Windchill server that is
configured for SAML 2.0 single sign-on (SSO) authentication. If you previously
authenticated with a standalone web browser, you will see an additional login request
from the embedded browser for Creo.
Geometric Tolerances (GTOLS) and 3D Printing Tray Assembly Are Supported in Windchill
Additional GTOL parameters are supported in Windchill 11.0 M020 and later. Compound
and multilevel GTOLS cannot be used to make compound and multilevel control
characteristics.

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Creo Parametric TOOLKIT and Creo Parametric Object TOOLKIT
You can extend the use of Creo Parametric with Creo Parametric TOOLKIT and Creo
Object TOOLKIT C++. From Creo 4.0, you can also extend the use of Creo Direct using
the Creo Object TOOLKIT C++.
• Creo 4.0 F000—The default development environment for building applications with
Creo 4.0 F000 is Visual Studio 2012. To prepare for Visual Studio 2015, you can
download the compiled Visual Studio 2015 Toolkit libraries from the software
download page on ptc.com. Applications created using these libraries are supported
with Creo 4.0 F000 and later.
• Creo 4.0 M010 and later—The default development environment for building
applications with Creo 4.0 M010 and later is Visual Studio 2015. Applications created
using these libraries are supported with Creo 4.0 F000 and later.
New workflows supporting Model-Based Engineering (MBE) are introduced into Creo
4.0. As part of the development efforts, PTC introduces a complete set of new APIs for
MBE and has deprecated old APIs. PTC strongly recommends you review the published
Toolkit user guides for a complete list of new and deprecated APIs. Jlink is merged with
the Java Object Toolkit (JOTK) libraries to help reduce the image size and to avoid
installing redundant files used by both JOTK and Jlink. To use Jlink, select JOTK from
the Creo Parametric Application Features list. You do not need a special license or
runtime license to develop with Jlink.
Changes Since Release of Creo Parametric 4.0 F000 (First Customer Shipment)
Information about what’s new in Creo Parametric, Creo Simulate, and Creo Direct is
available in the Creo Help Center. See What’s New in the table of contents. This section
provides an overview of new functionality, new configuration options, and issues resolved
since the release of Creo 4.0 F000.

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Added in Creo Parametric 4.0 M100
What’s New Topic Title
New Placement Options for Placing
Assembly GTOLS to be Placed on
Dimension Witness Lines of a Part
New Value for maintain_limit_tol_nominal The value, tol_table, is added to the
for Detailed Drawings and Model–Based
Definition
Added in Creo Parametric 4.0 M090
What’s New Topic Title
Creo Simulation Live Is Available in Creo
4.0 M090
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Brief Description
In an assembly, GTOLs that are placed on
part-level dimension witness lines, are
owned by the part. Similarly, in a drawing
you can place draft GTOLS that are owned
by the drawing, on dimension witness lines
of the model. The GTOLs are then
converted to be owned by the model.
configuration option maintain_limit_
tol_nominal:
• no—Changes the nominal value of the
dimension when you modify the
tolerance. This is the default.
• yes—Does not change the nominal
value of the dimension when you
modify the tolerance.
• tol_table—Does not change the
nominal value of the dimension when
the tolerance of the dimension is driven
by the tolerance table.
Brief Description
The traditional design process separates
modeling and simulation. In a traditional
design process, designers must leave the
modeling environment, perform a
simulation, then return to the modeling
environment to make changes based on the
simulation. Creo Simulation Live brings
simulation into the modeling environment,
creating a parallel process with real-time
simulation that provides instant feedback.

Configuration Option to Maintain
Tolerance Value in Detailed Drawings and
Model-Based Definition
Configuration Option to Define the Type of The configuration option symbol_
Symbols Palette in Detailed Drawings and editor_use_symbol_font is added
Model-Based Definition
Definition of Witness Lines Extension Is
Updated in Detailed Drawings
Delete Contents of Table Cells in Detailed
By incorporating simulation in the design
phase, you can run simulations early and
often
The configuration option, maintain_
dim_tol_values, is added to maintain
the tolerance values of a dimension,
regardless of the changes you make to the
nominal value.
• yes—Maintains the tolerance values.
This is the default.
• no—Resets the tolerance values to the
default.
• legacy—Maintains the tolerance
values when you modify the nominal
value using the Dimension tab. Resets
the tolerance values to the default,
when you modify the nominal values
using Dynamic Edit mode.
to define the type of symbols palette to use
in the symbol editor for the current model
or drawing.
• yes—Use the type of symbols palette
that is defined in the Detail option,
symbol_font. This is the default.
• no—Use the legacy symbols palette.
There is an updated definition of witness
lines extension for intersected contours per
International Organization for
Standardization (ISO), standard 129. When
dimensioning, intersecting projected
contours of outlines are extended beyond
the point of intersection
In earlier releases, you must use a delete
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Drawings
Enhancements to Clearance and Creepage
Extension (CCX) in Creo 4.0 M090
Managing Your Model in Augmented
Reality (AR)
Number of Models to Publish Is Increased
in Augmented Reality (AR)
HoloLens Is Supported for Viewing
Models in Augmented Reality (AR)
Added in Creo Parametric 4.0 M080
What’s New Topic Title
Enhanced Flexibility When Working with
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contents command to delete the contents of
a table cell. In Creo Parametric 4.0 M090
to delete the contents of a cell, simply place
the pointer on the cell and press DELETE.
There are additional options for reporting
violations:
• Violation if Path <= Violation Distance—
Flags a path as a major violation when
the path distance is less than or equal to
the violation distance
• Violation If Path < Violation Distance—
Flags a path as a major violation when
the path distance is less than the
violation distance. If the path distance
is equal to the violation distance, it is
flagged as a minor violation.
You have more control over managing your
model after publishing to your Personal
account. you can set the access to a model
published to your personal account as
follows:
• Public—Anyone with the Experience
link can view the published model.
• Restricted—Only users to whom you
grant access, can view the published
model.
You a can publish up to 10 models to your
Personal account.
You can view models published from Creo
Parametric for viewing in AR, on the
Microsoft HoloLens headset.
Brief Description
The command Move to another Feature is
Annotation Features added to the Annotation tab, and to the
shortcut menu for Annotation Elements
that are owned by Annotation features. Use
Move to another Feature to reorganize
Annotation Elements for the top-level
model, without the need to edit each
Annotation feature individually.
Enhancements to Creo Flow Analysis in You can switch between displaying CAD
Creo 4 M080 geometry and Simulation geometry as
described below:
• Control the global display of the grid,
surface, and outlines.
• Switch the domain type between fluid
and solid.
• Take advantage of workflow
improvements.

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Creo 4 M080—Enhancements to Creo
Product Insight Extension
Added in Creo Parametric 4.0 M070
What’s New Topic Title
ThingMark Support for Augmented Reality Creo Parametric supports two targets for
(AR)
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Several tools are added to improve the
interaction between Creo Product Insight
and ThingWorx, in Creo Parametric:
• Automatic Analysis Event Creation—
Create a ThingWorx Analysis Event
automatically when publishing a Creo
model to ThingWorx. Set the
configuration option,
CreateEventOnPublish, to true
in the config.properties file
before clicking Connect to Server.
• Anomaly Detection—When working in
Creo Product Insight, you can monitor
data from ThingWorx with anomaly
detection, before sending it to Creo.
• Simulator—To simplify the set up and
testing for Creo Product Insight, a
Thing Property Simulator mashup is
added.
• Filtered Data—Filter data from
ThingWorx on property values, before
sending it to Creo.
Brief Description
AR experiences:
• Spatial Targets, introduced in Creo
Parametric 4.0 M040
• ThingMarks, introduced in Creo
Parametric 4.0 M070
Placing ThingMarks is similar to placing
spatial targets. Modify the width of the
ThingMark in Creo Parametric to match the
width of the printed ThingMark. The AR
model is then projected in relation to the
physical ThingMark.
Creo 4 M070—Enhancements to Creo
Product Insight Extension
Configuration Option for Refreshing the
Workspace
Additional Values for Symbol Font in
Detailed Drawings and Model-Based
Definition
Added in Creo Parametric 4.0 M060
What’s New Topic Title
Configuration Option for the Hole Feature
Enhancements to Creo Flow Analysis in
Creo 4.0 M060
Enhanced Definition for Datum Point
Feature
• In the integration between Creo Product
Insight and ThingWorx, you can select
sensor data ranges from a preview
graph.
• The standard integration mashup
between Creo and ThingWorx, that is
used to get data from ThingWorx into
Creo Product Insight, is customizable.
• The extension for the analysis
dashboard helps you to quickly see
analysis data in a graphical format.
• Creo Product Insight can access larger
sensor data files from ThingWorx.
The configuration option, dm_ws_
implicit_refresh, is added.
The additional values for the detail option,
symbol_font, represent the True Type
ASME and ISO fonts in a native Creo font.
Brief Description
You can use the new configuration option,
drilled_hole_tip_angle, to control
the default value for the angle of the drill
point in the Hole feature
• Switch between displaying CAD
geometry and Simulation geometry.
• Control the global display of the grid,
surface, and outlines.
• Switch the domain type between fluid
and solid.
• Take advantage of workflow
improvements.
A new constraint option is added to the
Datum Point feature to project a Datum
Point onto a planer surface, datum plane, or
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Configuration Option for Augmented
Reality (AR)
Annotation Placement in Detailed
Drawings
Annotations in Model-Based Definition
and Detailed Drawings
Added in Creo Parametric 4.0 M050
What’s New Topic Title
Enhanced Workflow for Radial Dimensions
in Detailed Drawings and Model-Based
Definition
Layer Control Is More Flexible in Detailed There is a new value for the detail option,
Drawings
Performance for Hidden Line Removal
(HLR) Is Improved in Detailed Drawings drawings of large assemblies is improved.
Representation of Leader Notes Is ISO
Compliant in Detailed Drawings
Ownership of Geometric Tolerances
(GTOLs) in Detailed Drawings
Configuration Options for ECAD-MCAD There are three new configuration options
Collaboration
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line.
You can set the configuration option,
publish_personal_ar to prevent the
publishing of AR experiences to the
Personal Experience Service.
The placement of annotations in drawings
is enhanced. You can drag the annotation
beyond the surface boundary in drawings,
providing more flexibility.
There is a tool to convert legacy set datum
annotations into the modernized datum
feature symbols.
Brief Description
The workflow for creating radial
dimensions is enhanced. Defining radial
dimensions is faster, easier, more visual,
and intuitive.
ignore_model_layer_status
The algorithm for HLR multithreading for
The detailing option, default_note_
leader_type, is introduced.
There is a new configuration option,
default_gtol_owned_by_model,
for defining ownership of GTOLs.
for ECAD-MCAD Collaboration:
• ecad_comp_follow_board
• ecad_imp_auto_brd_outl_
fix_tol
• ecad_imp_bypass_brd_outl_
Added in Creo Parametric 4.0 M050 (continued)
Moving ECAD Components in ECAD
Assemblies
Simplified Collaboration Outside of
ECAD-MCAD Collaboration
Creo 4.0 M050—Enhancements to Creo
Product Insight
Mold Machining Extension Is Backported
to Creo 4.0 M050
Snapping Is Improved for Rotation of
Notes in Drawings
Added in Creo Parametric 4.0 M040
What’s New Topic Title
Creo Flow Analysis Is Introduced
Creo Augmented Reality (AR) Design
Share Using Creo Parametric
Enhancements to Creo Product Insight
Extension
fix
There is a new Move Component tool you
can use to move multiple components using
a dragger, or by a dimension.
There is a simplified collaboration
workflow.
There are enhancements to Creo Product
Insight:
• Mechanism motor support, through
new Series parameters
• Virtual Sensors
• Creo as a Service, from ThingWorx
The new Mold Machining Extension,
released in Creo 5.0.0.0, is available in
Creo 4.0 M050.
The configuration option, rotation_
handle_snap_interval, is
introduced.
Brief Description
Creo Flow Analysis is fully integrated into
Creo Parametric to perform flow analyses.
You can select from three Creo Flow
Analysis packages, depending on the level
of the complexity of the analysis you want
to perform.
You can quickly publish an AR experience
of your design directly from Creo
Parametric and visualize it through Vuforia
View.
There are enhancements in Creo Product
Insight.
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Added in Creo Parametric 4.0 M040 (continued)
Enhancements to Clearance and Creepage
Extension (CCX)
Configuration Option for Annotation
Visibility Reintroduced in Creo 4.0 M040
Visibility of Combination State Is
Improved
Compatibility for Printer Configuration
Files Is Extended
A Check Is Added for Duplicate Draft
Datum Feature Symbols
Added in Creo Parametric 4.0 M030
What’s New Topic Title
New ECAD Configuration Option Added
in Creo Parametric
New Detailing Configuration Option and
Menu Update for Crosshatching
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The usability of the Clearance and
Creepage Analysis is improved with new
workflows and an updated user interface.
The workflow is divided into four
operations and the tasks for each operation
are contained within a tab.
The configuration option, enable_
dragdrop_on_components is added
to Creo Parametric 4.0 M040. Use this
configuration option to prevent the
restructuring of the Model Tree.
Axis assignment to and removal from
Model–Based Definition (MBD)
combination states is improved
The Plot functionality in Creo Parametric
4.0 M040 provides extended compatibility
for printer configuration files (.pcf) that
specify a specific rotation and that were
created in Creo Parametric 3.0 M090 and
earlier.
In Creo Parametric 4.0 M040 there is a
check for duplicate draft datum feature
symbols when you type the datum feature
symbol name.
Brief Description
The ECAD configuration option, ecad_
imp_conductor_def_geom_rep, is
added to Creo Parametric 4.0 M030.
The Detailing configuration option,
default_hatch_type, is added to
Creo Parametric 4.0 M030.
Issue Resolved in Creo Parametric 4.0 M030: Attaching a Datum Feature Symbol to a Geometric
Tolerance Added on a Dimension
In Creo Parametric 4.0 M010 and M020, you cannot attach a datum feature symbol to a
geometric tolerance, added on a dimension. In Creo Parametric 4.0 M030, this issue is
resolved. For additional information see Support articles CS263731 and CS265662.

Added in Creo Parametric 4.0 M020

What’s New Topic Title Brief Description

Design and Improve Smart Connected
Products with Creo Product Insight
Handling of Parameters Is Improved
Highlighting Nonassociative Annotations
from Creo Elements/Direct
Step AP–242 Support – Core Semantic
Product Manufacturing Information
Improvements to Clearance and Creepage
Analysis (CCX)
Improvements to Creo Harness
Manufacturing
Use Creo Product Insight to design smart
connected products and better understand
how your products are being used and
perform, by replacing assumptions with
facts.
It is easier to work with parameters in
assemblies.
Highlight nonassociative annotations in the
drawing.
There is support for core semantic Product
Manufacturing Information (PMI) when
exporting to Step
There are improvements in Clearance and
Creepage Analysis such as parallel
clearance computation and a better failure
display path.
There are additional enhancements such as
increased customization of tables and an
option to reuse the same drawing for
updates.

Issue Resolved in Creo 4.0 M020: ASSIGNED_THICKNESS Parameter in Cabling

In Cabling, the bundle parameter ASSIGNED_THICKNESS was ignored resulting in
empty bundles appearing very thin. This issue is resolved in Creo Parametric 4.0 M020.
Cabling uses the bundle parameter ASSIGNED_THICKNESS to control the thickness of
the bundle and overrides the diameter that is computed from the contents of the bundle.

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For newly created bundles this issue is resolved. For designs saved in Creo 3.0, drawings
and models are updated on retrieval and bundle thickness appears according to the
ASSIGNED_THICKNESS parameter.

Added in Creo Parametric 4.0 M010

What’s New Topic Title Brief Description

Publishing an Augmented Reality (AR)
Experience from Creo Parametric
Clearance and Creepage Analysis (CCX)
It Is Easier to Work with Shrinkwrap
Features in Piping
Flexible Modeling in Sheetmetal Design
Recognizes Rounds as Bends
Quickly publish an AR experience of your
design directly from Creo Parametric and
visualize it through Vuforia View.
There is a new solution for clearance and
creepage analysis providing advantages
such as automatically excluding hidden
components in an assembly from the
clearance and creepage analysis.
When working in Piping with a design
assembly that contains shrinkwrap features,
selection and performance is improved in
Creo 2.0 M240 and later, Creo 3.0 M120
and later, and Creo 4.0 M010 and later.
It is possible to recognize rounds as bends
of created forms.

Issue Resolved in Creo 4.0 M010: Creo ModelCHECK in Creo Unite Scenario
The issue described in the next paragraph is resolved in Creo Parametric 4.0 M010 and
later.
In Creo 4.0 F000, Creo Elements/Direct .sdac and .sdpc files are not applicable to
Creo ModelCHECK in Creo Unite scenarios. It is not possible to check these files by
opening them in Creo Parametric. See Support article CS248781 for details.
Performing an Automatic Search in Additive Manufacturing
When performing an automatic search, only printers registered through the GrabCAD
print application are discoverable by Stratasys 3D printers.

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