PTC Creo Elements/Direct
PTC's Creo Elements/Direct Modeling is an advanced 3D Solid Modeling System based on "Direct modeling" technology.
Direct Modeling features a new CAD design concept.
It allows engineers to develop high precision 3D solid models without any parametric history based constraints. 3D Models from other CAD Systems can be imported into the Direct Modeling CAD Systems without any problems.
High accuracy of the product's analytic and free form geometry assures manufacturability of the design process, guaranteeing the data integrity.
Several "Creo Elements/Direct" product packages are also existing offering different combinations of products.
The Machine Productivity Package is tailored for designers and manufacturers of industrial machines.
The Sheet Metal Productivity Package is tailored for designers and manufacturers of precision sheet metal components.
The Design Productivity Package offers a complete set of the most popular design, validation, and simulation tools, in a single, integrated package.
Product Modules
Cabling
is a 3D CAD solution for creating cablings and wire harnesses and includes all the advanced technologies for harness design, like auto-routing, bi-directional interface to any E-CAD System, flattenning of the harness, electrial libraries etc.
Sheet Metal
is a special application for Sheet Metal industries for the design and manufacture of sheet metal parts and can generate an accurate 2D drawing of a flattened sheet metal part.
Surfacing
enables the user to create stylized surfaces and design freeform shapes, thus combining freeform surfacing and solid modeling in one environment
Advanced Design
enables the user to establish physical and mechanical relationships within assemblies, add parametric features to parts, design plastic parts faster, simplify models and communicate with coordinate measuring systems.
Mold Base
creates complete mold base assemblies including all elements, accessoires and cooling channels from the standards components.
Finite Element Analysis
checks for stress, displacement distribution or temperature on the part, makes designers aware of areas of concerns and inform them for possible design changes.
Part Library
is featuring 3D mechanical engineering libraries like bearings, nuts, screws. The libraries are open and therefore it is easy to implement any other local standards. .
3D Access
is a model viewing, inspection, and analysis software that helps product development teams communicate design ideas effectively
Drafting (ME10)
is a professional 2D Design and Drafting solution, offering sophisticated tools for creative initial design, fast modifications, parametric design, a powerful Automatic Dimensioning Module and raster data input possibility.
Model Manager
is a PDM (Product Data Management) solution that organizes your designs and associated files in a database and allows you to find parts and assemblies with version control, access rights and share them in a secured way.
BOM Editor
is tightly integrated within Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager and Creo Elements/ Direct Drawing Manager to provide a real-time, seamless BOM management in 2D and 3D.
3D PDF Converter
converts 3D product design data to view and embed them in PDF documents to produce rich, interactive U3D-based 3D PDF documents for authoring tools such as Adobe Acrobat®.