{"id":912,"date":"2021-06-15T12:37:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T02:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.productdesignsoftware.com.au\/?p=912"},"modified":"2024-05-06T14:42:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T03:42:51","slug":"exploring-creo-8-new-features-enhancements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leapaust.com.au\/blog\/dx\/exploring-creo-8-new-features-enhancements\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Creo 8 &#8211; New Features &#038; Enhancements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"912\" class=\"elementor elementor-912\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d536b2d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d536b2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4c2714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4c2714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Creo 8 is here and includes a raft of new improvements designed to help you create better products, faster than ever. LEAP recently ran a live webinar to explore the enhancements to usability and productivity in Creo 8, including new tools for model-based definition (MBD) and additive and subtractive manufacturing. Creo 8 also continues to build upon new simulation and generative design capabilities. Read on and watch the clips (that include live demonstrations) to learn more about the improvements Creo 8 brings.<\/p><p>In the first clip, LEAP\u2019s PTC Technical Manager Allan Thompson provides an overview of the key enhancements Creo 8 brings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-078b010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"078b010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=V701Jkn3XM0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0a698d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0a698d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Next Allan takes a closer look at updates to Creo 8&#8217;s core modelling &#8211; improvements that will make an impact in an area where users spend the majority of their time within Creo &#8211; including an improved dashboard layout, optimised UI and a new option to open important UI panels automatically.<\/p><p>Other enhancements to Creo&#8217;s core modeling include visibility control, selection improvements, hole feature UI and usability, quilt snapshots, new design tree and model tree options and much more as described in the clip below:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1519137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1519137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=yx6MEGBYtls&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3a58f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f3a58f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Allan continues by taking a deeper dive into the improvement Creo 8 brings to some of Creo&#8217;s core functionality such as multibody design, simulation driven design (including topology optimisation), sheet metal design productivity enhancements, weld preferences and references and the warp and inseparable assembly features:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108d2be elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"108d2be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=T_rup7FIXdo&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaad060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaad060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Allan then covers some of Creo 8&#8217;s enhancements to extension modules such as:<\/p><ul><li>Advanced Framework (AFX)<ul><li>Support for Embedded Component Workflows<\/li><li>Improvements to Copy Component Definition<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Piping &amp; Cabling (PCX)<ul><li>Branch Tape Feature<\/li><li>Stiff Shrinking Feature<\/li><li>Slots in ECAD Boards<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Design Exploration (DEX)<ul><li>Merging of Checkpoints<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Render Studio<ul><li>now supports KeyShot 9.3 rendering engine<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Modelcheck<\/li><li>Unite Technology &#8211; Data Exchange<\/li><li>Advanced Assembly (AAX)<ul><li>Improved UX for Varied Items Table<\/li><li>New Inheritance Icon Modifier<\/li><li>Component Placement Status in Dashboard<\/li><li>Expansion and Improvement of Automatic Rep Support<\/li><li>Enhanced External Copy Geometry (from Assembly)<\/li><li>Enhanced External Shrinkwrap (from Assembly)<\/li><li>Reference Model Access<\/li><li>External Copy Geometry<\/li><li>External Shrinkwrap<\/li><li>Publish Geometry Feature<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d4909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"02d4909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=SBqbSvyfM7g&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0a94e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b0a94e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Next Allan provides a live demonstration of some of the core enhancements covered so far. See these new features in Creo 8 in action in the clip below:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38fe6c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"38fe6c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=C6CssbXOhh4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7311f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7311f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moving on to the next section of the webinar, Allan looks more closely at Model-Based Definition (MBD) and Detailing functionality within Creo 8, including:<\/p><ul><li>Modernised Sketching Tools<\/li><li>Improved Creation of Construction Entities<\/li><li>Control over Geometry Snapping Guides<\/li><li>Creation of 2D Views from Draft Entities<\/li><li>Symbols Modernisation &amp; Symbol Placement and Editing tools<\/li><li>GT&amp;D Advisor<\/li><li>Annotation Management Tools<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2143a0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2143a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=su4LHWZdlgs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236cf45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"236cf45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now Allan provides another live demonstration, this time taking a closer look at the new Annotation Management Tools within Creo 8.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf18ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"faf18ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=vqeRXef8v_U&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb6440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cb6440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Allan now takes a closer look at the Creo Generative Design Extension which allows users to run DOE based topology optimisation in the cloud. Creo 8 allows users to set up parameters (load cases, materials etc) on their own machine and perform multiple runs on high-end, cloud-based hardware. Learn more about this extension and how it has been improved in Creo 8 by watching the clip below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f21dca elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0f21dca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=pJq1BIu9gV0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73fc599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73fc599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Next, Imran Muthaliph, Application Engineer at LEAP Australia gives us a live demonstration of Creo&#8217;s Generative Topology Optimisation functionality, taking you step by step through the process of setting up design criteria, running the cloud-based simulation and analysing the results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2d646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2f2d646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=SBw1rCqlJQI&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05e23f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c05e23f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Allan then takes a look at recent enhancements to Creo&#8217;s GPU-based simulation tool, Creo Simulation Live. Users with a compatible graphics card can utilise Creo Simulation Live to perform real-time simulation from within the Creo environment to perform both mechanical and fluids analysis.<\/p><p>New Creo Simulation Live features include:<\/p><ul><li>Ability to Redefine Probes<\/li><li>Removal of Selection Highlighting<\/li><li>Solver upgraded to latest Ansys 2021 R1 release<\/li><li>Introduction of Steady State Fluids<\/li><\/ul><p>Within this same clip, Imran also provides a live demonstration of some of Creo Simulation Live&#8217;s fluids capabilities:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e8555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b7e8555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=dZf1kcGRykU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb88ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb88ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Allan then provides an overview of Creo 8&#8217;s enhancements to Additive Manufacturing tools including Lattice Variability based on Simulation results (which Imran later provides a live demonstration of) before finally providing an overview of the new Subtractive Manufacturing module <strong>Creo High Speed Milling Plus<\/strong> for 5-axis high-speed milling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a6d6f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5a6d6f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=e3m0nfW_SK0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f4eaa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27f4eaa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We hope you enjoyed our launch webinar webinar for Creo 8. As always if you have any questions about anything discussed here please don\u2019t hesitate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leapaust.com.au\/ptc-creo\/#form\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">contact us<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the raft of new improvements in Creo 8 &#8211; designed to help you create better products, faster than ever &#8211; from LEAP&#8217;s live Creo 8 web launch. 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