PTC has launched the latest version of its Creo computer-aided design (CAD) solution, built to help manufacturers deliver the best designs in less time. The new release introduces a host of powerful enhancements to its design, simulation, and manufacturing capabilities, enabling teams to work smarter, get more done, and collaborate more effectively.
Key features include new tools to help accelerate composite development without compromising quality and improved usability and productivity through user-requested options like feature presets, assemblies driven from multi-body parts and powerful updates to sheet metal design.
There is enhanced AI-driven generative design as a result of thermal physics being added to existing capabilities (pictured left), while automatic contact creation in Ansys real-time simulation allows teams to iterate and optimise designs even faster. Creo 12 also brings Creo’s strength in assembly design to cable harnesses, simplifying collaboration and reducing the complexity of harness assemblies – ideal when designing for electrification.
PTC’s general manager of Creo Brian Thompson said: “When we talk to engineering leaders at manufacturers across the UK, I always ask the same question: ‘What matters most right now - speed, quality, or innovation?’ It is not an easy one. Every project has different pressures, and success is usually about finding the right balance. But when we press for a single priority, the answer is almost always the same: ‘time to market’.”
He continued: “In other words, efficiency. Getting great products out the door faster is the name of the game in this post-pandemic world. That is why Creo 12 is focused on helping engineers work smarter and faster, with hundreds of improvements built directly around design efficiency.”
Sustainability initiativesCreo 12 introduces new links between Creo models and engineering material data in PTC’s Windchill product lifecycle management (PLM) solution. This supports sustainability initiatives by enabling better visibility into material choices and their associated environmental impacts, including carbon footprint. The latest version of Creo+, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) version of Creo that offers cloud-enabled collaboration and entitlement tools, has also been released.
Mr Thompson concluded: “We will be demonstrating the power of Creo 12 at the
Paris Air Show which is taking place 16 to 22 June (Chalet #395), where visitors will discover how
Hill Helicopters, the British manufacturer of sleek, light helicopters for private pilots, relies on Creo’s generative design and simulation solutions. This is a perfect example of how cutting-edge technology is being brought to life and to market quicker than ever before.”