PTC said its Creo 12 significantly expands cable harness design capabilities to improve design processes for electrification initiatives.
BOSTON—The latest version of the Creo® computer-aided design (CAD) software introduced by PTC is “built to help manufacturers deliver their best designs in less time,” PTC said in company release.
According to PTC, Creo 12 introduces hundreds of powerful enhancements to its design, simulation, and manufacturing capabilities that enable teams to work smarter, get more done, and collaborate more effectively. These enhancements are said to facilitate improved usability and productivity; advanced composites design and manufacturing; enhanced AI-driven generative design; and design for electrification.
“Creo 12 delivers user-requested features like feature presets, assemblies driven from multi-body parts, and powerful updates to sheet metal design and the advanced surfacing module,” the release stated. “New and improved tools help accelerate composites development without compromising quality, enabling market-leading precision and performance in designing and producing composite structures.”
Thermal physics have been added to what PTC described as “award-winning AI-driven generative design capabilities.” Automatic contact creation in Ansys real-time simulation is said to enable teams to iterate and optimize designs even faster. To enhance design for electrification, Creo 12 “brings Creo’s strength in assembly design to cable harnesses, simplifying collaboration and reducing the complexity of harness assemblies,” the release stated.
PTC said that Creo 12 also introduces new links between Creo models and engineering material data in PTC’s Windchill® product lifecycle management (PLM) software. This supports sustainability initiatives by enabling better visibility into material choices and their associated environmental impacts, including carbon footprint, the company said.
A global software company, PTC aims to enable manufacturers and product companies to “digitally transform how they design, manufacture, and service the physical products the world relies on,” according to the company.