PTC Creo Elements/Direct

PTC Creo Elements/Direct is a comprehensive solution for teams leveraging direct modeling to edit 2D and 3D parametric designs. Creating and modifying 3D designs is fast and easy with PTC Creo Direct, especially for casual users or anyone transitioning from 2D to 3D CAD or a casual user.

Just Do It

The direct modeling paradigm provides a “just do it” modeling strategy, enabling designers to quickly define and capture geometry. With the direct modeling approach, users focus on creating geometry rather than features, constraints, and design intent. The parametric modeling paradigm, on the other hand, provides an “engineer it” approach that requires the user to anticipate and define feature constraints, relations, and dependencies to ensure that any design modification will update all related geometry in a predefined manner.

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Creo Elements/Direct Solutions

Direct Modeling

Creo Elements/Direct Modeling makes it easy to quickly create or repurpose designs. It includes a variety of extensions to meet the specific needs of our team:

  • 3D Access: A secure and easy-to-use CAD viewer to share 2D and 3D design concepts.
  • Advanced Design: A set of 5 integrated modules that help resolve potential manufacturing issues within digital prototypes.
  • AR Design Share: View, share, and collaborate by showing designs within an AR environment.
  • Cabling: Create cables, harnesses, and bill of materials (BOM) documentation.
  • Finite Element Analysis: Quickly analyze product performance under real-world conditions.
  • Mold Base: Streamline the tedious process of creating model plates and components.
  • Part Library: An accessible library of over 173,000 ANSI, DIN, ISO, and JIS components.
  • Sheet Metal: Fast, flexible 3D design and data management capabilities specifically for sheet metal design.
  • Surfacing: Create stylized surfaces and design freeform shapes.
  • Simulate and Advanced Simulate: Run studies to determine how advanced and nonlinear effects could influence product performance before investing in physical prototypes.

Direct Drafting

Creo Elements/Direct Drafting is a 2D CAD system designed to help capture your ideas while working on concept designs, which can then be opened within a 3D package to automatically generate a 2D model. It’s designed to help teams focus on product optimization, while also supporting multi-CAD collaboration capabilities.

Direct Model Manager

Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager makes it easy to integrate product data management into the design process, ensuring teams have access to the most up-to-date product information. The solution includes tools to manage file ownership, revision, and model design states. Ultimately, this helps to speed up development and cut costs, streamline processes, and ensure a system of record across your enterprise.

Creo Elements/Direct Productivity Packages

Creo Elements/Direct Productivity Packages are designed to support the needs of specific design teams, who don’t necessarily need access to every direct modeling capability.

Modeling Design

The Creo Elements/Direct Modeling Design Productivity Package is a comprehensive set of design, validation, and simulation tools to extend the capabilities of the Creo Elements/Direct Modeling package. Teams are able to speed up development times and eliminate the need for physical prototypes all within a single integrated environment. This package includes:

  • Creo Elements/Direct Modeling
  • Creo Elements/Direct Advanced Design
  • Creo Elements/Direct Sheet Metal
  • Creo Elements Direct Cabling
  • Creo Elements/Direct Finite Element Analysis

Machine Design

Enable your team with tools for high-quality industrial machine design, including a comprehensive library of standard 3D parts and fully integrated data management within an advanced design module. Drive new product development initiatives with tools to support the rapid development of new products. This package includes:

  • Creo Elements/Direct Modeling
  • Creo Elements/Direct Advanced Design
  • Creo Elements/Direct Part Library
  • Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager

Sheet Metal

Quickly create precise sheet metal designs using a comprehensive set of advanced design tools. Teams can quickly generate model geometry to create new designs faster, iterate rapidly, and easily calculate manufacturing costs. You can even expand your design capabilities by incorporating your suppliers’ custom tooling capabilities directly into the design process. This package includes:

  • Creo Elements/Direct Modeling
  • Creo Elements/Direct Sheet Metal
  • Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager