CAD Data Exchange and PTC Creo
Because products can be designed in many CAD systems, engineers often must exchange CAD data between different CAD systems. There are three major approaches to CAD data exchange: you can use industry standard formats (IGES and STEP formats), exchange data directly with a CAD system, or use third-party translators that convert one CAD format into another.
However, few CAD systems let you modify imported models because they lack design intent or design history.
This is not the case with PTC Creo. With its rich set of powerful and reliable modeling tools, PTC Creo is ideal for exchanging CAD data and supports all three approaches to CAD data exchange. You can use PTC Creo to drive major changes and modifications to the 3D CAD model. You don’t have to know how the model was built or what CAD system created it.
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“With PTC Creo, everyone can take existing designs from any source and make modifications”
— Olaf Seger, Designer, KTM Motorcyles
“2012 Leadership in Engineering”
What makes PTC Creo well suited for CAD Data Exchange?
With PTC Creo, design engineers can easily edit 3D CAD data from any major CAD application using a direct modeling approach that doesn’t sacrifice the original design intent. Engineers collaborate more effectively and easily work with other third-party or legacy CAD data files. Whether you’re in the concept design stage, CAE analysis project, or a late-stage design change, PTC Creo allows you to easily modify CAD data to meet your project deadlines.