PTC Creo

Creo is a family of Computer-aided design (CAD) apps supporting product design for discrete manufacturers developed by PTC.

Creo

Developer(s)	PTC
Initial release	2011; 14 years ago (2011)
Stable release	11.0 / May 2024; 1 year ago (2024-05)
Operating system	Windows
Platform	Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1
Size	Minimum RAM requirement: 4 gigabytes
Available in	English, Chinese (Traditional, Simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Polish, Russian
Type	CAD software
License	Proprietary
Website	ptc.com/en/products/cad/creo/

Creo runs on Microsoft Windows and provides software for 3D CAD parametric feature solid modeling, 3D direct modeling, 2D orthographic views, Finite Element Analysis and simulation, schematic design, technical illustrations, and viewing and visualization. Creo can also be paired with the Mastercam machining based software.

History

PTC began developing Creo in 2009, and announced it using the code name Project Lightning at PlanetPTC Live, in Las Vegas, in June 2010.^[1]

In October 2010, PTC unveiled the product name Creo.^[2] PTC released Creo 1.0 in June 2011.^[3]

Software and features

Creo Parametric and Creo Elements compete directly with CATIA, Siemens NX/Solid Edge, and SolidWorks. The Creo suite of apps replace and supersede PTC’s products formerly known as Pro/ENGINEER, CoCreate, and ProductView.

Release history

Version	Release date
Creo 1.0	6 January 2011[3]
Creo 2.0	27 March 2012[4]
Creo 3.0	17 March 2014
Creo 4.0	15 December 2016[5]
Creo 5.0	19 March 2018[6]
Creo 6.0	19 March 2019
Creo 7.0	14 April 2020
Creo 8.0	14 April 2021
Creo 9.0	4 May 2022[7]
Creo 10.0	18 April 2023[8]

See also

• Autodesk Inventor
• Creo Elements/Pro
• Creo Elements/View
• I-DEAS
• Mastercam
• Parametric Technology Corporation
• Siemens NX
• Solid Edge
• SolidWorks