Creo Converter

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Scope
• Import Mapping
• Known Limitations

Overview

Creo_Reader can read Creo files from version 2.0 to version 9.0.

Note

Creo has a system for storing different versions of parts and assemblies. Creo_Reader will always load the last version.

Scope

Import
B-Rep representations assembly structure (via external files) names colors graphical PMI

Import Mapping

Table below shows how Creo entities are mapped into CAD Exchanger entities after import.

Creo Entity	CAD Exchanger Entity
Creo *.asm.*	ModelData_Assembly
Creo *.prt.*	ModelData_Part

Known Limitations

• If Creo_Reader is trying to load an assembly referencing parts and assemblies of unsupported version (lower than 2.0 for most of the cases), these components will not be loaded.