PTC’s computer-aided design (CAD) solutions have been the industry standard for product design and development software for parametric modeling, simulation and analysis, and product documentation for more than 30 years. Everyone’s product development challenges are unique—so you need choices, from robust on-prem solutions to innovative pure SaaS CAD solutions.
The mechanical 3D CAD buyer's guide helps you score and select the software that's the best fit for your organization. Using a 7-step process, you'll go through a worksheet of must-have fundamentals like sketching and parts and assembly modeling along with weighing more recent innovations like augmented reality and model-based definition.
Creo delivers the most scalable range of 3D CAD product development packages and tools in today’s market. Its variety of specific features, capabilities, and tools help engineers imagine, design, and create their products better. Creo includes breakthrough capabilities in additive manufacturing, generative design, IoT (Internet of Things), model-based definition (MBD), and augmented reality (AR).
Empower your engineering teams with our robust design system to:
The industry’s first pure Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product development platform unites robust computer-aided design (CAD) with powerful data management, collaboration tools, and real-time analytics. The cloud-native solution is a perfect fit for companies requiring the flexibility of remote design teams, enabling engineers to work together from anywhere, any time, and on any device.
Quickly deploy Onshape on any computer or mobile device to enable your teams with:
PTC’s 3D CAD software solution Creo streamlines workflows and makes product design a seamless, creative experience. Our customers experience an overall increase in operational efficiency while seeing a decrease in design time, prototype costs, and time to market.
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Explore Creo's advanced toolset to see how we enable users to expand deeper functionality. From generative design and additive manufacturing to simulation and analysis, learn more about Creo's capabilities in 3D part and assembly design, analysis, manufacturing, and more.
Validate the performance of virtual 3D prototypes to understand how your design performs in real-world conditions that allows you to test the stresses and loads.
Creo Generative Topology Optimization extension creates optimized product designs based on constraints and requirements. Test designs against real-world conditions and stresses.
With additive manufacturing, you can develop innovative designs, optimize, and print to a variety of printers with ease—all within Creo. See how you can improve quality while reducing costs.
Dimension and annotate your 3D models with Creo using model-based definition.
Use Creo to design with composite materials to ensure a strong but lightweight product. Design plies and cores, including laminate sections and resulting solid geometry properties. Simulate draping and composite structures for analysis. Easily generate ply book and digital work instructions.
Define, model, and validate cable, piping, and harness projects from the conceptual design phase to manufacturing. Creo has a dedicated cabling tree to help you create and manage harness assemblies. The Split/Merge Harness Tool enables collaboration on and reuse of subharness assemblies. ECAD capabilities have been extended, including import of paste masks and better handling of ECAD hole parameters.
Computer-aided design (CAD) software is widely used across various industries to create precise drawings and technical illustrations, empowering engineers and designers to transform concepts into 2D and 3D models. See how top companies harness CAD software to enable the creation of complex designs with innovation and efficiency.