Design Intent in Creo Parametric (Creo Power Users)

Book Synopsis: This book explains the core concept of Design Intent, the driving philosophy behind the design of part and assembly models in Creo Parametric. Design Intent recognizes that the initial design phase is only a small part of the lifecycle of a product; we spend more of our time modifying and updating our models. Therefore, we want to build additional information and intelligence into our models, so that when we make changes, those changes are propagated and our models update in ways that we plan for and expect.

By understanding Design Intent, you will be able to build models that are truly parametric, robust, and flexible. Furthermore, you will experience less frustration and higher confidence and proficiency as a user.

After explaining the need for Design Intent, this book shows you how to build Design Intent in your Sketches, Parts, and Assemblies. It also covers topics like Mechanisms, Multibody Modeling, Engineering Calculations, and Design for Product Variation.

Note: this is not an “Introduction to Creo Parametric” or a “picks and clicks” book. It’s the book you read after your introduction to Creo Parametric, to understand how to think about design in Creo Parametric to make the right choices.

The author spent 13 years as an instructor and consultant for PTC and various resellers, and is a certified PTC instructor. David Martin also worked for Amazon as the in-house Creo support specialist and as a member of the Vehicle Design team for Amazon Prime Air. He was a CAD and PLM administrator at Blue Origin. Dave has delivered multiple presentations at LiveWorx and was the keynote speaker at the 2020 PTC/User Technical Community Event. He has written additional books including "Top Down Design in Creo Parametric," "Engineering Calculations with Creo Parametric and PTC Mathcad Prime," and "Configuring Creo Parametric 7.0."

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