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| Creo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer | PTC |
| Release | 2011 |
| Stable release | 12.0
/ June 2025 |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Platform | Windows 11, Windows 10 |
| Size | Minimum RAM requirement: 4 gigabytes |
| Available in | English, Chinese (Traditional, Simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Polish, Russian |
| Type | CAD software |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | ptc |
Creo is a family of computer-aided design (CAD) apps supporting product design for discrete manufacturers developed by PTC.
Creo runs on Microsoft Windows and provides software for 3D CAD parametric feature solid modeling, 3D direct modeling, 2D orthographic views, finite element analysis and simulation, schematic design, technical illustrations, and viewing and visualization. Creo can also be paired with the Mastercam machining based software.
History
[edit]PTC began developing Creo in 2009, and announced it using the code name Project Lightning at PlanetPTC Live, in Las Vegas, in June 2010.[1]
In October 2010, PTC unveiled the product name Creo.[2] PTC released Creo 1.0 in June 2011.[3]
Software and features
[edit]Creo Parametric and Creo Elements compete directly with CATIA, Siemens NX/Solid Edge, and SolidWorks. The Creo suite of apps replace and supersede PTC’s products formerly known as Pro/ENGINEER, CoCreate, and ProductView.
| Version | Release date |
|---|---|
| Creo 1.0 | 6 January 2011[3] |
| Creo 2.0 | 27 March 2012[4] |
| Creo 3.0 | 17 March 2014 |
| Creo 4.0 | 15 December 2016[5] |
| Creo 5.0 | 19 March 2018[6] |
| Creo 6.0 | 19 March 2019 |
| Creo 7.0 | 14 April 2020 |
| Creo 8.0 | 14 April 2021 |
| Creo 9.0 | 4 May 2022[7] |
| Creo 10.0 | 18 April 2023[8] |
| Creo 11.0 | 15 May 2024[9] |
| Creo 12.0 | 4 June 2025[10] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Reflections on PTCUser Conference Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Tech-Clarity, 14 June 2010.
- ↑ PTC Reveals Project Lightning as Creo Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine, Desktop Engineering, 28 October 2010.
- 1 2 PTC Releases Creo 1.0 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Tenlinks.com, 13 June 2011.
- ↑ Past Present & Future of CAD, Design Engine, 22 February 2020.
- ↑ "PTC Announces Creo 4.0 for Smarter Design". Business Wire. 15 November 2016.
- ↑ "PTC Announces Creo 5.0, the Latest Version of its Award-Winning CAD Solution". 19 March 2018.
- ↑ "PTC Announces Availability of Creo 9 | PTC". www.ptc.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ "What's new in Creo 10". www.ptc.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ↑ "Explore the Latest Features and Innovations in Creo 11". www.ptc.com. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ↑ "PTC Launches Creo 12 to Accelerate Design Speed, Productivity, and Collaboration". www.ptc.com. Retrieved 2026-01-28.