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Welcome to Our Creo Tutorials Hub!
For every section below, you’ll find a short video tutorial to guide you step by step. These tutorials will help you understand the icons, functions, interface, and usability of Creo Illustrate.

Learn with Tutorials

Below, you’ll find a complete list of tutorials to help you get started with Creo Illustrate. These guides will walk you through everything you need to know, from basic interface navigation to advanced functionalities like creating dynamic illustrations for service parts and procedures.

Why Choose Creo Illustrate?

Creo Illustrate is a specialized tool for creating illustrated content, specifically tailored for parts and service documentation. Here’s why it stands out from the rest of the PTC Creo product suite:

  • Purpose-Driven Design:
    Unlike other Creo tools, Creo Illustrate doesn’t focus on features or functions of a product. Instead, it addresses the who, what, where, when, and how of illustrated content for parts and services.
  • Lifecycle Integration:
    It allows you to create and update illustrations throughout the product lifecycle, supporting:
    • New product shipments.
    • Training materials.
    • Service procedures.
    • Service parts lists (sBOMs).
    • Work instructions.
  • Contextual and Dynamic Illustrations:
    Illustrations are managed in the context of the product and specific service tasks. They automatically reflect the current CAD design, ensuring accuracy and relevance.

How Does Creo Illustrate Differ from Creo Elements/View?

  • Creo Illustrate Highlights:
    • Restructures an eBOM into an sBOM.
    • Creates interactive and animated illustrations.
    • Includes spare parts information for service procedures.
  • Creo Elements/View Limitations:
    • Provides a static snapshot in time during product development for visual mock-up.
    • Lacks features for sBOM restructuring or creating interactive content.

🎥 Creo Illustrate – Introduction to User Interface

Understanding the Creo Illustrate User Interface
The Creo Illustrate interface is designed for simplicity and functionality. Below are the key areas of the interface, each tailored to make your work efficient and intuitive:

  • Viewing Area:
    The central workspace where you can view and manipulate 3D models and drawings.
  • Ribbon:
    A task-based toolbar containing the most frequently used tools, organized by tabs and logical groups. Tabs change based on your selection.
  • File Menu:
    Access file operations and settings through the File tab in the top-left corner.
  • Quick Access Toolbar:
    A customizable toolbar for quick access to common tools. It can be placed above or below the ribbon.
  • Primary Panel:
    Displays the assembly product structure tree and allows access to viewables and figures.
  • Upper Data Panel:
    Used for managing groups, search results, annotations, and layers.
  • Lower Data Panel:
    Displays metadata for selected components, including item list details.
  • Panel Display Icons:
    Located at the bottom-left corner, these icons let you toggle panels to adjust the viewing area layout.

This layout ensures an intuitive workflow, helping you seamlessly create and manage illustrations. Watch the video tutorial above to see how these areas work in action.

🎥 Creo Illustrate – Component Visibility and Structure Edit Mode

Learn how to control the visibility of components to highlight key parts of your 3D illustrations and edit your sBOM structure for clear communication. Watch the tutorial above to understand these features step by step.

Selecting Parts and Sub-Assemblies

Easily select parts or sub-assemblies in Creo Illustrate to gather information and perform part-specific functions.

Key Features of Selection:

  • Highlighting: Selected parts are highlighted in the figure and structure tree (eBOM or sBOM).
  • Bounding Box: A box surrounds the selected part for clear identification.
  • Metadata Display: Information about the part appears in the Lower Data Panel.
  • Functions Enabled: Part-specific tools, like zoom and navigation options, are activated.
  • Selection List: A list of selected parts is created and can be modified as needed.

How to Select Parts and Sub-Assemblies:

  • Individual Selection: Click parts in the figure or structure tree. Use CTRL for multiple non-contiguous selections or SHIFT for contiguous ones.
  • Drag Selection: Drag a selection box around desired parts.
  • Select All/Deselect All: Use these commands to quickly include or exclude all parts in the illustration.

Additional Tools and Shortcuts:

  • Keyboard Shortcuts:
    • Left Arrow: Select parent assembly of the current part.
    • Right Arrow: Re-select the last child part.
  • Part Display: Selected parts are highlighted (default green), and their location in the structure tree is auto-expanded.
  • Status Bar Info: Displays the number of selected components, with options to manage selections in the Selected Items dialog box.

Use these tools to effectively navigate and manage parts or sub-assemblies in your 3D illustrations.

Changing the Figure Display

Easily modify the appearance of your figure and viewing area using tools in the Display group on the Home or Figure tabs.

Display Options

  1. Render Mode: Customize the figure’s appearance with options like:
    • Shaded, Shaded with Edges, Flat Shaded, Cel Illustration, Hidden Line Removal (HLR), Colored HLR, and more.
  2. Thick/Thin Lines: Toggle thick or thin line display in your figure.

Filter View

  • Use the Filters button on the Figure tab to control visibility of geometry, annotations, or constructions in the active figure.

Hide, Unhide, and Isolate Tools

  • Isolate Selected: Displays only the selected parts or sub-assemblies, hiding others.
  • Hide Selected: Hides selected parts, making them invisible but still selectable and editable.
  • Unhide All: Restores visibility for all parts and sub-assemblies in the sBOM.

Additional Options

  • Access advanced display settings via the More Options button in the Display group, which opens the Creo Illustrate Options dialog box.

Advanced sBOM Editing Tools

The Structure Edit Mode in Creo Illustrate provides powerful tools for managing and organizing the sBOM structure:

  • Tree Organization:
    • Drag and drop items to rearrange the structure.
    • Rename or delete nodes for clarity.
    • Insert new items or combine parts into a single part number.
    • Create kits with unique parts that must be sold together.
  • Editing Groups:
    • Structure & Edit Groups: Simplify and navigate both sBOM and eBOM trees.
    • Selection & Navigation Tools: Easily zoom, orient, and work with specific parts.
    • Display Options: Filter, hide, unhide, or isolate components for a focused view.
  • Streamlined Operations:
    • Rename items for better recognition (e.g., “Holder_01” instead of “36b47701.prt”).
    • Create part combinations that move as a single entity.
    • Build kits where parts are linked but retain unique part numbers.

Use these features to ensure your service documentation is both accurate and intuitive.

🎥 Creo Illustrate – Working with Figures

Creo Illustrate allows users to create and manage figures, which are isolated 3D views for specific configurations of parts and sub-assemblies from the sBOM. Figures help document step-by-step assembly or service procedures and provide clear visual instructions.

Creating and Managing Figures

  • Click New Figure to generate a new figure with the currently selected parts and sub-assemblies from the sBOM.
  • Each figure has its own orientation, exploded views, sectioning, and animations, making it independent of other figures in the illustration.
  • Figures can be duplicated, renamed, or deleted as needed. New figures are automatically named (e.g., Figure 1, Figure 2), but renaming them helps keep the project organized.
  • Changes made to one figure do not affect others, allowing flexibility when presenting different assembly stages or perspectives.

Figure Orientation and Navigation

Once a figure is created, you can manipulate its view to focus on specific details using both mouse controls and navigation tools:

Mouse Controls for Orientation
  • Spin: Middle-click and drag
  • Pan: SHIFT + Middle-click and drag
  • Zoom: CTRL + Middle-click or use the mouse scroll wheel
  • Fly Mode: Right-click and drag (useful in Perspective mode to “fly” through the model)
Navigation Tools (Home Tab)
  • Zoom All: Adjusts the view to display all visible parts.
  • Zoom Window: Select a specific area to zoom in on.
  • Spin Center: Double-click a new point to change the center of rotation.
  • Standard Views: Choose from predefined orientations like ISO1, ISO2, Front, Back, Left, Right, Top, Bottom.

By combining these tools, you can quickly adjust the figure’s view to highlight important components or steps.

Finding Parts in the sBOM

Large assemblies can contain many parts, making it difficult to locate specific components manually. The Find tool simplifies this by allowing you to search for parts and sub-assemblies by name.

  • Enter the part name in the Find field and apply filters such as Match Whole Word or Match Case.
  • The tool highlights the found parts in the figure view and displays metadata in the Lower Data Panel.
  • Multiple matching parts can be selected and highlighted simultaneously, making it easy to work with related components.

Controlling Figure Display

The appearance of figures can be adjusted to improve clarity and focus on specific details.

Render Modes (Figure Tab)

You can change the rendering style of the figure using the Render Mode drop-down list:

  • Shaded – Default view with smooth shading.
  • Shaded with Edges – Highlights part edges.
  • Cel Illustration – Creates a stylized, high-contrast look.
  • Hidden Line Removal (HLR) – Displays only visible edges, hiding internal geometry.
  • Colored HLR & Shaded Illustration – Provides different visibility options for technical documentation.
Hiding and Unhiding Parts
  • Hide Selected: Removes selected parts from view.
  • Unhide All: Restores all hidden parts in the figure.
  • Isolate Selected: Displays only the selected part(s) and hides everything else.

Hidden parts remain visible in the sBOM structure tree with a grayed-out icon, making it easy to manage their visibility without removing them from the illustration.

Using Filters for Better Visibility

Creo Illustrate includes filtering options to refine what is displayed in the figure view:

  • sBOM Filters: Show only selected parts, highlight missing eBOM links, or dynamically update the view.
  • Model Annotations Filters: Display notes, dimensions, tolerances, or other metadata.
  • Layer Filters: Control which geometry, annotations, and construction elements are shown.

🎥 Creo Illustrate – Exploding Parts and Sub-Assemblies in Creo Illustrate

Exploding parts in Creo Illustrate allows you to separate components for better visualization, making assembly and maintenance instructions clearer. You can move parts in straight lines (Translation) or rotate them in space (Rotation). Additionally, the Smart Explode tool helps automate the process for efficiency.

How to Explode Parts

1. Manual Explosion

You can move parts or sub-assemblies manually using two modes:

  • Translation Mode: Move parts in a straight line along the X, Y, or Z-axis.
  • Rotation Mode: Rotate parts around a selected axis for better positioning.

Steps to Explode a Part:

  1. Select the part or sub-assembly in the figure viewing area.
  2. Click Translation or Rotation from the Location group on the Home tab.
  3. Drag the part along the selected axis or rotate it as needed.
  4. Use CTRL while dragging to move in fixed increments.

2. Smart Explode (Automatic Explosion)

The Smart Explode tool automatically moves selected parts so they are separated from overlapping components.

How to Use Smart Explode:

  1. Select the parts or sub-assemblies to explode.
  2. Define the explosion direction (X, Y, or Z-axis).
  3. Choose whether parts should be cleared of all other components.
  4. Apply and preview the explosion.

Benefits of Smart Explode:

  • Quickly separates parts without manual adjustments.
  • Ensures parts don’t overlap in the exploded view.
  • Allows fine-tuning before finalizing the explosion.

Restoring Parts

At any time, exploded parts can be returned to their original position using the Restore function in the Location group.

Summary

Exploding figures in Creo Illustrate makes technical illustrations clearer and more effective. Whether using manual adjustments or the Smart Explode tool, you can efficiently separate and position components for better documentation.

🎥 Creo Illustrate – Sectioning an Assembly

Sectioning allows you to view internal components by cutting away parts of an assembly.

  • Enable/Disable Sectioning: Click the Show Section button in the Sectioning tab.
  • Default Plane: The sectioning plane is initially set in the XY plane through the global coordinate system origin.
  • Adjust Boundaries: Toggle section boundaries to highlight or hide the cutting area.

Adjusting the Sectioning Plane

  • Change sectioning orientation between XY, XZ, or YZ planes.
  • Move the sectioning plane along its normal axis to expose different parts.
  • Rotate the plane around the Y or Z axis for better visualization.
  • Use the Section Properties dialog for precise adjustments.

Advanced Sectioning Features

  • Quarter Cut: Uses two sectioning planes to show both internal and external details.
  • Cap Section: Fills the cut areas, making sectioned parts appear solid instead of hollow.
  • Custom Sectioning: Choose specific parts or assemblies to section instead of cutting through the entire model.

Cap the Section

By default, sectioned parts appear hollow. The Cap Section tool fills these cut surfaces, improving clarity and making parts look solid.

Sectioning Specific Parts

  • Disable Intersect with All to manually select which parts should be sectioned.
  • Use the Intersecting Parts list to add or remove sectioned components.
  • Customize complex sections to reveal internal parts while keeping external geometry intact.

These sectioning tools in Creo Illustrate provide greater control over visualization, making technical documentation and design analysis clearer and more effective.

🎥 Creo Illustrate – How to create animation

Creo Illustrate’s animation tools empower technical illustrators to create dynamic, interactive visuals for assembly instructions, maintenance procedures, and product demonstrations. Whether you’re visualizing sub-assembly operations or exporting WMV movies, this guide covers the essentials.

Key Use Cases for Animations

Animations in Creo Illustrate help:

  1. Demonstrate sub-assembly operations in a sequence of figures.
  2. Create assembly/disassembly sequences for training or manuals.
  3. Build maintenance sequences for repair workflows.
  4. Showcase products in their working environment.

Animation Control Tools

Creo Illustrate offers tools to animate:

  • Parts, assemblies, annotations, section cuts, and 3D symbols.
  • Robust features include:
    • Recording scalable animations (single parts or groups).
    • Managing multiple tracks/keys for movement (translation/rotation).
    • Importing/exporting animations (.fra files or WMV movies).

Access tools via:

  • The Keyframe Editor (Lower Data Panel).
  • Ribbon tabs: Animation, Key Tools, Track Tools.

Tracks and Keys: The Building Blocks

Track Types

  1. Container: Groups tracks (e.g., the entire animation).
  2. Item: Represents a part or camera angle.
  3. Property: Defines keyframes for specific properties (e.g., position).

Keyframe Interpolation Modes

  • Step: Changes occur only at the key’s position.
  • Linear: Smooth, constant transitions between keys.
  • Spline: Accelerated/decelerated transitions.

Tip: Right-click keys in the Keyframe Editor to refine timing/transitions.

Timeline & Recording Tools

Recording Modes

  • Record Content: Tracks part/annotation movements.
  • Record Camera: Isolates camera-angle changes.
  • Capture: Manual snapshots of selections/camera states.

Best Practice: Record content and camera motions separately for cleaner timelines.

Playback Controls

Adjust speed, looping, range, and direction for previews.

Conclusion

With Creo Illustrate’s animation tools, you can turn static figures into engaging, instructional sequences. Start by experimenting with tracks, keys, and recording modes—soon, you’ll be creating professional animations for manuals, training, and beyond.

🎥 Creo Illustrate – Enhancing Animations with Effects

Animation effects in Creo Illustrate streamline the process of adding dynamic transitions and movements to parts, assemblies, and annotations. These pre-recorded effects save time while creating polished, professional animations for manuals, training, or product demonstrations.

Core Animation Effects

Creo Illustrate offers a suite of effects to visually enhance your animations:

1. Transparency & Visibility Effects

  • Fade In: Transitions from transparent to opaque (e.g., revealing a part gradually).
  • Fade Out: Transitions from opaque to transparent (e.g., hiding a part after disassembly).

2. Movement & Rotation Effects

  • Shake: Rotates items alternately around each axis (useful for highlighting parts).
  • Screw/Unscrew: Rotates parts clockwise or counterclockwise (ideal for fastener animations).
  • Fly In/Fly Out:
    • Moves parts into/out of the scene along a chosen axis (Global or part-specific).
    • Includes built-in fade effects for smoother transitions.

3. Visual Emphasis Effects

  • Pulse: Scales parts slightly larger/smaller repeatedly (draws attention).
  • Flash: Alternates between the part’s color and a user-selected flash color (great for warnings/alerts).
  • Set Color: Transitions a part from its original color to a new one (e.g., indicating heat or status changes).

How to Apply Effects

  1. Select the part(s) or annotation in your figure.
  2. Choose an effect from the Animation Effects drop-down list (ribbon or context menu).
    • For Flash or Set Color, a color picker will open.
    • For Fly In/Fly Out, specify the axis (e.g., +Z) and coordinate system.
  3. Adjust duration in the timeline via the Keyframe Editor for precise timing.

Pro Tip:

  • Combine effects (e.g., Fly In + Pulse) for more complex animations.
  • Use Screw/Unscrew with translation effects to simulate realistic assembly steps.

Practical Use Cases

EffectApplication Example
Fly InIntroducing parts in an assembly sequence.
ScrewTightening a bolt in a maintenance procedure.
FlashHighlighting a critical step in a safety guide.
Fade OutRemoving a part during disassembly.

Best Practices

  1. Layer Effects: Apply Fade In before Fly In for smoother entrances.
  2. Timing Matters: Shorten steps for faster flashes; lengthen for subtle pulses.
  3. Coordinate Systems: Use part-specific axes for localized movements (e.g., a hinge rotating).

Conclusion

Animation effects transform static illustrations into engaging, instructional content. Experiment with combinations like Shake + Flash for alerts or Fly Out + Fade Out for clean exits. By mastering these tools, you’ll create animations that improve clarity and user engagement.

🎥 Creo Illustrate – How to Create Magnifier

Introduction

Enhance your technical illustrations in Creo Illustrate by adding a magnifier effect to highlight important details in your designs. This tutorial will guide you through the step-by-step process of creating a magnifier in Creo Illustrate, making your illustrations clearer and more informative.

Why Use a Magnifier?

The magnifier tool is useful when you need to:

  • Emphasize small details in a complex assembly
  • Improve clarity for technical documentation
  • Highlight specific components without cluttering the main illustration
  • Create professional, visually appealing outputs for manuals and presentations

🎥 Creo Illustrate – How to Create Callouts

Annotating Figures in Creo Illustrate

Annotations in Creo Illustrate enhance figures by adding visual and textual information, helping users understand service instructions, assembly details, and part relationships. They are stored within figures, preserving orientation, zoom, and rendering settings, but do not modify the original 3D CAD data or sBOM.

Types of Annotations

Creo Illustrate provides several annotation tools to improve figure clarity:

  • Callouts – Labels with leader lines that point to specific parts or assemblies. Callouts can have multiple leader line segments and be adjusted in style, width, color, and arrow type.
  • Notes & Notes with Leaders – Explanatory text providing additional details for a figure. Notes can be free-floating or connected to parts with leader lines.
  • 2D & 3D Parts and Symbols – Objects from the Symbols Library that can be added for visual enhancement or used within animations.
  • Stamps – Custom graphical labels for categorization, warnings, or other annotations.
  • Explode Lines – Lines used in exploded views to show part alignment and illustrate how components fit together.

Using the Annotations Tab

Once an annotation is added, the Annotations tab is activated, providing tools to customize and manage annotations:

General – Open the annotation properties dialog to fine-tune settings.
Leader Lines – Modify leader line properties, such as arrow type, thickness, and style.
Label – Adjust text size, font, and position.
Arrange – Align annotations relative to each other for clarity.
Effects – Control whether annotations appear with halos, or display annotations for hidden parts.

🎥 Creo Illustrate – How to work with Symbols

Stamp Annotations

Stamps in Creo Illustrate allow users to add predefined images, such as labels, warnings, and standardized notes, to their figures. These annotations help maintain consistency across illustrations and streamline the documentation process.

Key Features of Stamps

✔ Predefined and Custom Stamps – Stamps can be selected from the built-in stamp gallery or created manually. Organizations can also define a standard set of stamps and distribute them across all users.
✔ Fixed Size Placement – Stamps are placed in their original size but can be resized using drag handles.
✔ Separate from Watermarks – Unlike watermarks used for printing, stamps are part of the figure itself and are fully visible.

Managing Stamps in Creo Illustrate

Stamps are not installed by default but can be added through the Annotations Stamps group in the Global Options dialog. Users can import and rename stamps to match project requirements.

📌 Stamp Storage Locations

  • Windows 7/10/11: \Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\PTC\Illustrate

Stamp metadata is saved in the user_prefs.xml file, allowing easy customization and retrieval.

Symbols Library in Creo Illustrate

The Symbols Library provides a collection of 2D and 3D symbols that can be inserted into illustrations to enhance clarity and communication. These symbols are useful for technical diagrams, assembly instructions, and process documentation.

Working with Symbols

There are two ways to place symbols in a figure:
1️⃣ Manual Layout – Drag and drop symbols directly into the figure and position them as needed.
2️⃣ Assemble Tool – Use the Assemble tool from the Tools tab for precise placement and alignment.

Managing the Symbols Library

  • Access symbols from the Insert group on the Home tab.
  • Click More Symbols to open the full Symbol Library dialog.
  • Symbols can be added or renamed via the Global Options dialog.

📌 Symbol Storage Locations

  • 2D Symbols:
    • Windows 7/10/11: \Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\PTC\Illustrate\SymbolsLibrary\2D
  • 3D Symbols:
    • Windows 7/10/11: \Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\PTC\Illustrate\SymbolsLibrary\Shape

Metadata for symbols is stored in the PartSymbolLibrary.xml file, ensuring easy management and consistency across projects.

Difference Between Symbols and Stamps

FeatureStampsSymbols
PurposeStatic image annotations (e.g., labels, notes, signatures)Dynamic objects used in technical illustrations
PlacementPlaced as an image, does not interact with modelCan be manipulated and assembled in 3D space
ModificationCan be resized but not editedCan be transformed and adjusted using tools

Assembling Parts in Creo Illustrate

Overview

The Assemble tool in Creo Illustrate enables users to accurately position and orient parts, sub-assemblies, and complete assemblies from different 3D CAD sources within a single illustration. This feature is especially useful when working with models imported from multiple systems, ensuring they are correctly aligned in the figure viewing area.

Key Features of the Assemble Tool

✔ Precise Positioning – Accurately align and move parts, groups of parts, or entire assemblies.
✔ Coordinate System-Based Placement – Use Origin and Destination coordinate systems for precise movement.
✔ Fine Adjustments – Manually adjust positioning and rotation along the X, Y, and Z axes.
✔ Multi-CAD Compatibility – Integrate 3D models from different CAD sources within the same illustration.

Using the Assemble Tool

The Assemble tool can be accessed from the Tools tab in the ribbon. When activated, the Assemble tab appears, providing users with multiple options to manipulate and align 3D components.

Step-by-Step Process for Assembling Parts

1️⃣ Select the Parts or Assemblies – Choose the components that need to be repositioned.
2️⃣ Choose an Assembly Mode

  • Mate – Rotates and translates the part to align with the target.
  • Orient – Rotates the part to match the target orientation.
  • Locate – Moves the part to a new location without rotation.
    3️⃣ Define Coordinate Systems – Set the Origin CSYS (current position) and Destination CSYS (desired position).
    4️⃣ Add Components to the Move List – The selected parts and assemblies are added to the move list for adjustment.
    5️⃣ Make Fine Adjustments – Using the Offset group, manually adjust translation and rotation along the X, Y, and Z axes for precision.
    6️⃣ Apply and Confirm Changes – Finalize the positioning by clicking Apply or OK.

Understanding the Assemble Tab Features

The Assemble tab contains several key groups to assist in the assembly process:

🔹 Mode Group – Select between Mate, Orient, or Locate to define how the parts should be positioned.
🔹 Selection Group – Choose and add parts to the Move List for repositioning.
🔹 Reference CSYS Group – Assign Origin and Destination coordinate systems for accurate placement.
🔹 Offset Group – Make fine adjustments by specifying precise translation and rotation values.
🔹 Controls Group – Finalize or cancel the assembly using options similar to the Smart Explode tool.

Difference Between Assemble and Smart Explode

FeatureAssemble ToolSmart Explode Tool
PurposeMoves and aligns parts in the figureSeparates parts to create an exploded view
Movement TypeMate, Orient, Locate (precise positioning)Translation-based movement for clarity
Adjustment OptionsFine adjustments with offset valuesExplosion distance settings

🎥 Creo Illustrate – Publishing and Exporting Illustrations

Publishing C3DI Files as Creo Elements/View PVZ Files

Creo Illustrate allows users to publish C3DI files as PVZ files for visualization in Creo Elements/View applications, including the free Creo Elements/View Express viewer. This process ensures seamless distribution and accessibility of 3D illustrations.

How to Publish a C3DI File as a PVZ File

1️⃣ Go to File > Publish in Creo Illustrate.
2️⃣ Select the PVZ format for publishing.
3️⃣ Choose a file location and name (optional).
4️⃣ Click Save to generate the PVZ file.

🚀 Future Enhancement: In upcoming versions, active figures will automatically be saved as PVZ files when checked into Windchill, streamlining data management.

Saving Figures in Creo Illustrate

Creo Illustrate provides multiple ways to save individual figures, supporting various formats based on the intended use.

File Format Categories

✔ Images – Standard 2D graphics formats.
✔ 3D Files – Maintain CAD data for detailed 3D visualization.
✔ Illustration Files – Export compatible files for further refinement in illustration tools like Arbortext IsoDraw.

Supported Export Formats

CategoryFormatsUse Case
ImagesBMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TGA, TIFF, PDFSharing static figures for documentation and review
3D FilesIGES, U3D, VRML, STEP, PDFRetaining 3D model data for further processing
Illustration FilesCGM, ISOConverting 3D figures into 2D technical drawings

📌 Tip: When exporting to ISO format, figures can be reused in Arbortext IsoDraw CADProcess, enhancing service documentation workflows.

E-Mailing Figures in Creo Illustrate

Creo Illustrate offers two convenient methods to quickly share figures via email.

Sending a Figure via Email

🔹 To send a JPG image:
1️⃣ Click File > Send > Current Figure by E-Mail.
2️⃣ Select image settings:

  • Units (Pixels, Centimeters, or Inches).
  • Adjust Width and Height while maintaining aspect ratio.
    3️⃣ Click OK to generate an email with the image attached.

🔹 To send a PVZ file:
1️⃣ Click File > Send > Representation by E-Mail.
2️⃣ Creo Illustrate automatically converts the C3DI file to a PVZ file.
3️⃣ A new email is generated with the PVZ file attached.

✉️ Emailing figures ensures quick distribution of visual data for collaboration, review, and documentation.

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