What is PTC Creo Illustrate?
PTC Creo Illustrate is a technical illustration software that combines 3D Illustration and animation capabilities with associated 3D CAD data. Create graphical images and animations with step by step sequences, making it easier for end users to interpret and substantially reducing illustration creation time. Produce illustrations specific to the end product, even if it is designed using multiple CAD systems. Create a service BOM (sBOM) using eBOM parts data to produce information structure for parts list and service procedures.
Leverage existing CAD Data to create 2D & 3D illustrations and animations
Key Capabilities
2D & 3D Technical Illustrations
2D and 3D publish and export capabilities
3D Animations
Create 3D animations to visually describe complex service procedures
Link To 3D CAD System
Option to link Creo Illustrate file to CAD assembly. Illustrate will then update with CAD model
Separate Parts for BOM
Deliver configuration-specific graphical information
Symbols & Comments
Add symbols such as warning icons and comments. Specifically helpful for production
Simplify Sequences
Clearly convey complex information without text heavy sequences
Main Use Cases
Part Identification
Part identification can be key for companies that sell to distributors and sell spares and repairs. Part identification can provide clear understanding through the buying process
Manuals & Specifications
Easily create technical illustrations for electronic and paper based instruction manuals
Production
Technical Animations can provide clear translation of how parts are configured and assembled, offering efficient communication between engineering and production departments
Servicing
Create easy to interpret servicing guides with graphical illustrations, leveraged directly from your CAD model. Reduce text heavy descriptions through the us of symbols. Creo Illustrate also offers Augmented Reality capabilities, enabling users to use Tablets and Eye wear to view technical illustration animations in real time
Training
Improve training material by creating professional sequences of 3D technical illustrations. Augmented Reality capabilities also allow users to learn on the job through utilising AR experiences
Website Marketing
Graphical visuals can be very costly and timely when designing for your company's website. Whether it is for marketing purposes, animations or part identification for distributors, Creo Illustrate can provide powerful visuals that can improve user experience and efficiency.
Creo View Toolkit For Microsoft Office
Embed PTC Creo View
PTC Creo Illustrate has a Microsoft Office extension that allows users to embed Creo View into a Microsoft Office Document. By embedding Creo View into Microsoft Powerpoint, there is the potential to create presentations that can move display a step by step process. This will allow you to also create interactive presentations that can show complex animations of assemblies.
Embed Creo View into Microsoft Powerpoint
Magnified View & Symbols
Magnified Views
PTC Creo Illustrate provides functionality to easily create magnified views of certain parts and areas of a product. This can be utilised when a user is identifying a specific part within a complex part structure.
Symbols
Symbols can be easily placed in either an illustration, an animation, or viewable within AR application. These symbols can dramatically reduce the amount of text needed to describe a step or a function.
Create a magnified view of certain parts
