Creo Elements/Direct

Product Update and Outlook

Nov 2011
Agenda

Introduction

Creo Elements/Direct 18.0

Release Calendar and Outlook

Forward looking information subject to change without notice 2

Development Focus Areas

For Creo Elements/Direct 18.0 And Beyond

Consistent Creo UI
UI Modernization
User Experience Alignment

Enhancements to Classic Creo Elements/Direct Capabilities

2D & 3D Product Design
Workgroup Data Management
Creo Interoperability

Creo Application Interoperability

Creo User Interface

Advanced Interoperability and Data

Windchill 10
Modeling
Creo Creo Elements
Workgroup
Compatibility UI Direct Modeling Manager
Leverage of Downstream Creo Apps Drafting
Creo Creo Elements
Workgroup
UI Direct Drafting Manager

Creos PLM Process Support Creo Elements Windchill
Creo
Windchill Workgroup Manager UI
Direct Model Gateway
Manager for MM
Windchill Gateway

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New, Intuitive Creo User Interface

Creo Interoperability Ribbon based UI

Creo User Interface

Windchill 10
Modeling
Creo Elements/
Direct Modeling
Workgroup Consistent user experience
Manager
Drafting
across Creo applications
Creo Elements/
Workgroup
Direct Drafting Manager
Creo Elements/ Windchill
Direct Model Gateway
Manager for MM

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Modernized, Intuitive Creo-Style Ribbon UI

New Ribbon UI for Creo Elements/Direct products

New, intuitive Ribbon UI
Microsoft Office Fluent Design paradigm
Commonly used tasks logically
organized by Ribbon tabs
Customizable Quick Access Toolbar
Available for Modeling, Drafting,
Model Manager, and all 3D productivity
add-on modules

User experience alignment

across Creo applications
"I have really been impressed with the
new ribbon UI, as it's much nicer to use
than I had expected. It simplifies working
with Modeling, and also provides easier
access to the functionality of our add-in
tools. Excellent job!"
Andy Poulsen, President, AI MAXTools, Inc.

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Creo Elements/Direct 18.0 User Experience

Quick access toolbar

Key Tips invoked with
Alt key
Ribbon UI throughout all
Quick Access Toolbar of Creo
Enhanced
Graphicscreen tipsElements/Direct
improvements
customization
Extended, configurable
Command Mini
Automatically
mini-toolbarToolbar collapsing
customization File tab with access to most
structure browser
recently used, options, etc.

Many extended settings

Command Finder to search for

commands quickly and easily

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Enhancements to Creo Elements/Direct capabilities

Creo Interoperability Modeling

Creo User Interface

Windchill 10
Modeling
Creo Elements/
Direct Modeling
Workgroup Drafting
Manager

Creo Elements/
Direct Drafting
Drafting
Workgroup Model Manager
Manager
Creo Elements/ Windchill
Direct Model Gateway
Manager for MM

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Streamlined User Interaction
Modeling 18.0
Context-sensitive Mini-toolbars streamline design workflow

Extended Mini-toolbar concept
Enhanced usability and MS Office alignment
New Creation- Mini Toolbar
Extended Command Mini Toolbar
Enriched Options Mini Toolbar

New Mini-toolbar customization concept

Benefits
Increased intuitiveness and familiarity for new and
current users
Tailored
I am enjoying the new UI, with everything
right in front of you. It's cool. The mini
toolbars save a lot of time.
Nan Battaglia, CAD Specialist, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.

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Extended 2D Modification Capabilities
Modeling 18.0
Refining existing 2D profile handling concepts

Highly flexible and efficient 2D Profile
creation
Advanced creation of rectangles
Flexible handling of temporary snapping
conditions with extended 2D Co-Pilot
Optimized and extended commands

Benefits
High flexibility in creating precise 2D geometry
Improved end user productivity
Improved process to create 3D models
based on existing drawings
Im thrilled about the many positive
impressions I have gained already within in the
short time period of using Creo Elements/Direct
18.0. Working with 2D profiles is so much more
efficient that 2D really makes fun again
Thomas Mayer, STIWA Holding GmbH

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Extended 3D Modification Capabilities
Modeling 18.0
Powerful Real-time 3D Modifications

Overhauled real-time blend/chamfer workflows

Face part modeling

Support for low resolution parts

New stretch-edge command

Control of solution alternatives

Cross-part move and stretch with

implicit positioning

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Productivity Module Extensions
Modeling 18.0
Enhancements

Annotation
Extended associative drawing creation leveraging
2D geometry, 3D curves & wire parts
New Outline only View Option

Sheet Metal
Support of Roller Bending
Bend with angle > 180
Allows unfold of cylindrical sheet metal parts

Extensions to Part Library,

PCB/IF, Rendering

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Drafting 18.0 - Highlights
Drafting 18.0
User Interaction

New Creo Ribbon UI

Switchable color schemes

Creo
CoCreate 17.0

Context sensitive command controls

introduce familiar object-action
concepts in Drafting
Right-Mouse-Button menu
Mini-toolbar for selected commands

Continued support of traditional UIs

Classic, Mixed, Windows
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Broadened Design Data Management Capabilities
Model Manager 18.0
Model Manager 18.0 - Highlights

New Fluent UI for Model Manager
As integrated data management module for Drafting & Modeling

New Web Services Infrastructure

A robust an scalable platform for the deployment of
Web Services with low-footprint and improved performance

New Web Client Technology Option

Customizable and extendable implementation of a Web Client
for Web Services-based access to Model Manager Server data

Productivity Enhancements
Selected enhancements to improve the efficiency of working
with Model Manager

Customization Extensions
Enhanced capabilities to adjust Model Manager to customers
or partners needs

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Interoperability with Creo Apps

Creo Interoperability
Data compatibility with Creo
Creo User Interface

Common Data Model

Windchill 10
Modeling
Creo Elements/
Workgroup
Direct Modeling Manager
Extend design with Creo Apps
Drafting
Creo Elements/
Workgroup
Direct Drafting Manager
Creo Elements/ Windchill
Direct Model Gateway
Manager for MM

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Creo Elements/Direct And Creo Apps Interoperability
Interoperability with 18.0
Streamlined Workflows and Increased Interoperability

New File-Open workflow in Creo Parametric
Open Creo Elements/Direct models directly

Streamlined Push-button workflow

with Creo Simulate
Leverage expert simulation capabilities
with seamless integration

Visualization support with Creo View

Export (.pvz) of 3D models including graphical PMI
content for dimensions, tolerances, 3D notes,
and GD&T symbols

Technical Illustration support with Creo Illustrate

and Arbortext IsoDraw
Generate rich, interactive 2D & 3D technical
illustrations

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Windchill PLM Process Support

Creo Interoperability Windchill Workgroup Manager for

Creo User Interface

Modeling

Windchill 10
Modeling
Creo Elements/
Workgroup
Direct Modeling Manager

Creo Elements/
Drafting Extends current Windchill
Workgroup
Direct Drafting Manager integration options
Creo Elements/ Windchill
Direct Model Gateway
Manager for MM Creo Elements/Direct 18.0 M010
and Windchill 10.0 M020

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Windchill PLM Process Support

Windchill Integration Options for Creo Elements/Direct

Windchill Gateway for Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager
Creo
Elements/Direct
Drafting
Creo Windchill Gateway for
Windchill
Elements/Direct Creo Elements/Direct
PDMLink
Model Manager Model Manager
Creo
Elements/Direct
Modeling

Windchill Workgroup Manager for Creo Elements/Direct Modeling &

Drafting
Windchill Workgroup
Creo
Manager for Creo
Elements/Direct
Elements/Direct
Drafting
Modeling
Drafting
Windchill
PDMLink
Windchill Workgroup
Creo
Manager for Creo
Elements/Direct
Elements/Direct
Modeling
Modeling
New with Creo Elements/Direct 18.0 M010
and Windchill 10.0 M020
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Windchill Workgroup Manager for Creo Elements/Direct Modeling

Overview

The Windchill Workgroup Manager for Creo Elements/Direct Modeling
Allows to manage Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 2D and 3D CAD data in Windchill PDMLink
Uses the Windchill Workgroup Manager integration concept
Is ideal for
Creo Elements/Direct customers with a Windchill PLM strategy
Creo Elements/Direct customers with a centralized
multi-CAD data management strategy
Windchill PDMLink customers
adopting Creo Elements/Direct

Windchill PDMLink

Windchill Workgroup Manager

Creo Elements/Direct Modeling

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Windchill Workgroup Manager for Creo Elements/Direct
Modeling
Capabilities

Capabilities
Integration based on Workgroup Manager (UWGM) infrastructure
Integrated Windchill actions in Creo Elements/Direct Modeling menu
Lifecycle, version, and attribute management of Creo Elements/Direct Modeling objects
Optional auto-association of WTParts at check-in
Product structure derived from CAD model structure
Visualization in Windchill
Support of special concepts:
Library parts
Drawing frames
Inseparables,
Load types structure, lightweight, full

Compatibility
Creo Elements/Direct 18.0 M010 &
Windchill 10.0 M020

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Release Calendar and Outlook

Forward looking information subject to change without notice 20

Creo Elements/Direct Release Calendar
Ribbon UI customization
Improved interoperability with Creo (Visualization)
Enhancements in Modeling, Drafting, Model Manager
Fully localizated documentation
Creo Elements/Direct Chinese Version
Windchill WGM for Modeling
Interoperability (PMI)
Creo Elements/Direct Modeling
Express 4.0 (July)

June Oct Dec Mar Mar

CoCreate 17.0 2011 2011 2011 2012 2003

today
Creo Elements/Direct 18.0

Creo Elements/Direct 18.0 M010

Creo Elements/Direct 18.0 M020

Creo Elements/Direct 18.1

Creo Elements/Direct 19.0

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Mid-Term Creo Release Schedule

Synchronized, annual releases begin in March, 2012

10.0 M010 10.1 (X-22) 10.2 (X-24)

Creo 1.0 Creo 2.0 Creo 3.0

Creo Creo Creo

Elements/Direct Elements/Direct Elements/Direct
18.0 18.1 19.0
June 2011 March 2012 March 2013

2011 2012 2013

Creo Elements/Direct 18.1 Beta test

Start: 12. December

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Forward looking information subject to change without notice