STEP files and PTC Creo
Most CAD file formats are vendor specific and not open, so engineers and designers often translate CAD data from one application to another by using an intermediate format. The popular STEP file format can be created and read by most CAD systems.
Unfortunately, few CAD systems let you modify imported models because they lack design intent or design history.
PTC Creo offers powerful, reliable, and easy-to-use modeling tools that allow you to open, view, repair, and export STEP files.
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You can use PTC Creo to drive any major changes and modifications to the STEP 3D CAD models. Now, 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 STEP files and PTC Creo work together so well?
With PTC Creo, design engineers can edit 3D CAD data from STEP files using a direct modeling approach that won't sacrifice the original design intent. Engineers collaborate effectively and interact easily with third-party or legacy CAD data files. Whether you are at the initial stages of conceptualizing a design, simplifying your product geometry for CAE analyses, or handling late-stage design changes, PTC Creo saves time and helps you hit your project deadlines.