But PTC soon rallied, launching a rebranded set of tools as Creo back in 2010.Ĭreo brought together the core of Pro/Engineer with some smart tools from CoCreate (namely, direct modelling). At one stage, it looked like its best years might be behind it, thanks to the explosion of lower cost systems such as Solidworks, Inventor et al. Since it launched Pro/Engineer, the company’s toolset has evolved.

It introduced the idea that we should be able to parametrically edit our models and incorporate our engineering knowledge into our engineering data, as it was built. PTC took high-cost, specialist software and made it easier to use.

If you’ve been involved in 3D design and engineering software at any point in the last twenty years, you’ll probably know that PTC is the company that kicked off the whole mainstream market for parametric 3D. With Creo 7, PTC amply demonstrates its skill at adding compelling new features to an already robust toolset and using smart partnerships to extend its capabilities even further.

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