PTC has launched its latest version of its Creo® computer-aided design (CAD) solution, built to help manufacturers deliver their best designs in less time.
Creo 12 introduces hundreds 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, whilst 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.
“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?’,” explained Brian Thompson, PTC’s General Manager of Creo.
“It’s 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.
“In other words, efficiency. Getting great products out the door faster is the name of the game in this post-pandemic world. That’s why our latest Creo release, Creo 12, is focused on helping engineers work smarter and faster, with hundreds of improvements built directly around design efficiency.”
Creo 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, is also now available.
Brian concluded: “We will be demonstrating the power of Creo 12 at the International Paris Air Show (16th to 22nd June) on Chalet #395, where visitors will discover how Hill Helicopters, the
British manufacturer of sleek, light helicopters for private pilots, relies on its generative design and simulation solutions.
“A perfect example of how cutting-edge technology is being brought to life and to market quicker than ever before.”
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