PTC Creo software
PTC's Creo software
Materialise has announced a partnership with PTC to enhance the 3D printing capabilities of the company’s Creo suite of CAD software.
Creo is a family of software products developed by PTC for design and engineering professionals. PTC has formed an alliance with Materialise to take advantage of the company’s experience in additive manufacturing, and enable manufactures to more easily integrate 3D printing into their production processes using Creo software.
Powered by Materialise’ Build Processor, the Belgian outfit believes manufacturers will now be able to seamlessly integrate PTC’s software with 3D printing systems equipped with Build Processor. Metal 3D printing will be supported by the Creo software, and it will also include Materialise’s support generation technology, which is said to provide designers with more control over their 3D models, and reduce time and effort.
“Our collaboration with PTC will bring improved 3D printing capabilities to PTC’s CAD software and makes it easier for manufacturers to integrate 3D printing into their operations,” commented Stefaan Motte, Vice President and General Manager, Materialise Software. “This collaboration with PTC will expand access to 3D printing and help engineers and designers think in terms of additive, rather than traditional manufacturing for rapid product design and development.”
“As 3D printing becomes a more prominent part of the manufacturing toolkit, we are working with Materialise to create robust support for the technology in Creo,” added Brian Thompson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, CAD segment at PTC. “Together with Materialise, we will bridge the gap between CAD design software and the 3D printing machines.”
Creo is PTC’s flagship 3D CAD software suite. The programs offer a range of modelling and design features, as well as simulation and analysis capabilities. In November 2016, PTC released Creo 4.0 which brought with it updates in the areas of additive manufacturing, IoT, model based definition and augmented reality. This partnership with Materialise serves as an extension to its commitment to AM.
