What’s new in Creo Parametric 5.0: Automatic Simplified Representations

By Natasha Reaves

In Creo Parametric 5.0, simplified representations have been enhanced by reducing the multiple predefined representations down to the Automatic Representation. In an Automatic Representation, the minimum required data is retrieved for presenting the assembly as fast as possible and in the most accurate way. Creo determines what data is required based on user actions. For example, only assembly components included in the representation are retrieved in an automatic representation, and all other excluded components remain excluded.

Simplified representations created prior to Creo Parametric 4.0 are obsolete. But you can control the presence of simplified representations from earlier versions of the software using the configuration file option hide_pre_creo4_reps. The values for this configuration option are as follows:

• yes – hides all simplified representations created in Creo Parametric 3.0 and earlier versions, except for Exclude simplified representations. When you open a model, the model opens by default as an Automatic representation.

• no – maintains all simplified representations for Creo Parametric 3.0 and earlier versions.

• maintain_master* – hides all simplified representations for Creo Parametric 3.0 and earlier versions, except for Master and Exclude simplified representations.

(FOOTNOTE: * indicates a default value setting)

Additional information about simplified representations can be found in our Creo Parametric: Advanced Assembly Design and Management course.

About the Author

Technical Training Engineer<br><br>Natasha joined the company in 2000 and has extensive experience sharing her CAD expertise through delivering webcasts, contributing to blog posts, and leading training classes. She trains end-users with all skill levels on Creo Parametric and CATIA, and she collaborates closely with the company’s technical writers on courseware development. Before joining Rand Worldwide, Natasha served as a mechanic in the U.S. Army National Guard and worked as a mechanical designer for a multinational telecommunications and data networking equipment manufacturer. She has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, and she holds certification from Dassault Systèmes as a CATIA V5 Expert Mechanical Designer and Certified Surface Design Associate.

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