PTC Creo
Family of computer-aided design apps
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Creo is a family of computer-aided design (CAD) apps supporting product design for discrete manufacturers developed by PTC.
| Creo | |
|---|---|
| |
| Developer | PTC |
| Initial release | 2011 |
| Stable release | 12.0
/ June 2025 |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Platform | Windows 11, Windows 10 |
| 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 |
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
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.
| 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] |
| Creo 11.0 | 15 May 2024[9] |
| Creo 12.0 | 4 June 2025[10] |