By now, I am sure most of you who use the Pro/Engineer 3-D CAD software are probably aware that PTC will be replacing Pro-E with a new product called Creo. The word Creo comes from the Spanish meaning “I believe” and it is derived from the Latin root word “to create”. So what exactly is PTC’s new Creo product anyway? From the demo I witnessed on Dec 2, 2010 at the Central Ohio Pro-E Users Group (COPUG) meeting, I will explain in more detail.

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On June 30th in Chicago this year, a Solidworks 2010 vs. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 Shootout (see here) occurred for the purpose of comparing Design Engine’s “rapid fire” surface modeling technique as applied in each CAD system. Design Engine defines “Rapid Fire” as work flow constructing sketches & surface model features for sequential rapid modification. I was invited to be on the SolidWorks team with Bart Brejcha that was in competition with the Pro/Engineer team at this event.

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