Design Advanced Plus
Design advanced plus
- Industry-Standard 3D CAD Capabilities**
Augmented Reality Design Visualization
Advanced Assembly
Prismatic & Multi-Surface Milling
Advanced Surfacing & Additive Manufacturing
GD&T & Tolerance Analysis
Mold Design & Mold Machining
Extended Collaboration (CATIA V4, CATIA V5 and NX)
PTC Mathcad
Simulation, Basic CFD, & Fatigue Advisor
Production Machining
Advanced Simulation & CFD
Options Modeler & Topology Optimization
Metal Printing & Complete Machining
Additional capabilities for Design Advanced Plus:
Create and optimize lattice structures and define printer tray setup:
- Automated creation of 2.5D and 3D lattice structures
- Seamless analysis and optimization of lattice
- Printer tray setup and nesting optimization
Interactive Surface Design
Combine the power of parametric modeling and flexibility of freeform surfacing:
- Combined freeform and technical surfacing in a single environment
- Focus on design aesthetics and shape rather than constraints and parameters
- Design precise curves and surfaces to achieve highly-engineered, manufacturable products
Behavioral Modeling
Optimize geometry to solve for design goals and engineering criteria:
- Automatically solve for design goals
- Create smart models that adapt to change
- Define and track custom measures
Mechanism Dynamics
Analyze and optimize the dynamic performance of mechanism designs:
- Model real-world force, loads and contact types
- Analyze mechanism behavior and reactionary forces
- Seamlessly transfer reaction, gravity and inertial loads to Creo Simulate (Structural Analysis)
Tolerance Analysis
Analyze and understand geometric tolerance stack-up and dimensional variation:
- Evaluate the impact of tolerances on the manufacturability of designs
- Identify critical dimensions that contribute to the measure variation
- Automatically generate HTML reports
GD&T Advisor
Simplify GD&T creation and improve MBD compliance with latest standards (ASME & ISO):
- Wizard-like dashboard to guide the user in the correct application of GD&T
- Feature-centric view of GD&T
- Advisor Tree – displays messages to inform and guide the user
Tool Design
Accelerate the design of high-quality production mold and cast tooling:
- Easy to use process driven UI for Mold and Cast design
- Automated creation of parting line and parting surface geometry
- Associative design and tooling updates
Expert Moldbase
Automate manual, time-consuming tasks to speed the creation of moldbase tooling:
- 2D process-driven workflow for moldbase design and detailing
- Customizable “smart” mold component library
- Automatic ejector pin, waterline, and fittings functions, automatic runners and waterline checks
Mold Machining
Deliver rapid production of mold, die, electrode and prototype parts:
- 3-axis trajectory milling
- Comprehensive holemaking
- High speed 3-axis machining powered by ModuleWorks
Creo Layout
Maximize productivity using integral 2D layout and 3D detailed design:
- Easily create from scratch or edit existing information
- Directly utilize 2D data to speed the creation of 3D design
- Implement changes driven from 2D layout information
Multi-CAD Collaboration
Seamlessly integrate and work with data from SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor:
- Collaboration for SolidWorks (Open, Update and Save As native SolidWorks files)
- Collaboration for Autodesk Inventor (automatically detect and update Inventor data)
Piping & Cabling Design
Create and optimize routings for cost, manufacturability and service:
- Automated routing referencing 2D Schematic logic
- Easily visualize and edit using drag handles and on-the-fly editing
- Ability to compare/validate 3D data against 2D schematic logic
Rendering (powered by Luxion's Keyshot)
Produce photorealistic images for design review, marketing collateral, and product packaging:
- Real-time Raytracing powered by Luxion Keyshot
- Enhanced lighting with High Dynamic Range Image (HDRI) support
- Standard library of over 200 predefined materials types
Design Exploration
Rapidly create and explore concepts and modeling alternatives:
- Explore design changes safely without risking original designs or committing to any change
- Simultaneously develop different ideas and evaluate all options before making decisions
- Eliminate manual data duplication and session clean-up for loading and reloading different versions
Fastener Design
Automate fastener geometry creation and hardware assembly:
- Automate the creation of holes and assembly fasteners
- Access to standard libraries (ANSI, DIN, JIS)
Advanced Framework Design
Speed design and improve the accuracy of structural framework assemblies:
- Fully integrated modeling, framework design and analysis
- Comprehensive and customizable libraries of profiles, joints, connections and equipment
- Automated beam placement and creation of framework geometry (e.g., joints, connections)
Legacy Data Migration
Support legacy data migration and CAD consolidation efforts:
- Legacy Drawing Associator (LDA) – automatically connects parametric models to imported legacy data
- Relink model and drawing to provide associativity (update) and association when checked into Windchill PDMLink
- Annotation Convertor (AC) – Automatically convert drawing dimensions and notes to 3D annotations
Human Factors Design
Validate and optimize products for human interaction:
- Quickly insert and customize digital human models to prevent ergonomic mismatches and reduce prototype costs
- Easily manipulate manikins
- Visualize human reach and vision
Core Simulation Capabilities
Enhance your product design with Simulation & Analysis:
- Static Structural Analysis
- Simulate Parts and Assemblies
- Simulate Solid, Beams, Shells, Masses, Springs
Advanced Assembly
Facilitate and support your concurrent design and development:
- Data Sharing and Distribution
- Reference Control
- Change Propagation
Prismatic and Multi-Surface Milling
Achieve the highest quality, highest precision machining in the fastest time possible:
- Multi-Surface 3-axis milling with 4- and 5-axis positioning
- High speed machining (for rapid prototyping and manufacturing)
- Automatic change propagation and associative update of NC toolpaths