About this release
Creo is a parametric mechanical CAD system, which means a model is not a static shape but a recipe. Each part is built from a history of features, extrudes, cuts, rounds and patterns, each driven by dimensions and by relationships to the others. Change a dimension and the whole part rebuilds to match, and because assemblies reference their parts, a change ripples all the way up to the drawings without redrawing anything.
The build here is a broad Creo package aimed at real product engineering. Solid and surface modelling for both prismatic machined parts and freeform shapes, sheet metal with flat pattern generation, weldments, and large assembly handling with the simplified representations that keep a big product manageable. Drawings are associative, so a model change updates the dimensioned views and the bill of materials automatically.
Beyond the modelling core it reaches into the wider engineering workflow. Parametric and freestyle surfacing, simulation for checking a part under load, mechanism motion, and additive and subtractive manufacturing definition. It reads and writes the neutral exchange formats that a supply chain runs on. The build here is the full package with the extended module set and the help center included.
What it does
- Parametric solid modelling driven by a feature history
- Freeform and surface modelling for organic shapes
- Sheet metal design with automatic flat pattern generation
- Large assembly management with simplified representations
- Associative drawings that update when the model changes
- Automatic bill of materials generation from an assembly
- Built in simulation for checking parts under load
- Mechanism motion for testing moving assemblies
- Additive and subtractive manufacturing definition
- Neutral format exchange for supply chain handoff
Changes in this version
- Faster regeneration on large feature histories
- Improved large assembly performance with many components
- Reworked surfacing tools with cleaner boundary control
- Better neutral format import fidelity
- Updated simulation solver options
What the package contains
- PTC Creo 13.4.0.0 offline installer
- Extended module set and the bundled help center
- Sample parts and assemblies
- Readme with the install order written out step by step
- Notes on setting the working directory and libraries
Installation notes
Follow these in order. Most reports of a failed install come from skipping a step rather than from the package itself.
- Disconnect from the network before you begin.
- Turn off real time protection for the length of the install.
- Extract the archive to a short path such as C:\Setup.
- Run setup as administrator and complete the wizard.
- Apply the included activation step before first launch.
- Launch once, then reconnect to the network.
System requirements
| Operating system | Windows 10 version 22H2 or Windows 11, 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel or AMD 64-bit multi core workstation processor |
| Memory | 16 GB minimum, 32 GB for large assemblies |
| Graphics | Certified workstation GPU with 4 GB VRAM recommended |
| Storage | 20 GB free during install |
| Display | 1920 by 1080 or larger |
Things worth knowing
- Parametric modelling rewards planning the feature history, a well ordered part rebuilds cleanly, a tangled one fights every change.
- A certified workstation GPU behaves better than a consumer gaming card for large assemblies.
- Keep the update check off so the activation state is not disturbed.
Questions about this title
What does parametric mean here?
Can it handle big assemblies?
Do drawings update on their own?
Can it exchange files with other CAD?
What people are saying
Changed one driving dimension and the whole assembly and its drawings updated. That is the reason to use a parametric system.
Simplified reps keep a five hundred part product usable on a normal workstation. Big memory helps.
Order your feature history sensibly and rebuilds are clean. Learned that after one part that fought me for a week.
Listing information
This entry is catalogued under CAD & 3D and carries the tags below. Language coverage is Multilingual, 12 interface languages, and the supported platform list is Windows 10, Windows 11. Version 13.4.0.0 is the current catalogued build, last checked 1 week ago, and the entry has been in the index since it was added 1 year ago.