- Plugins for more efficiency
Automate CAD processes intelligently
Design more efficiently
Automate recurring design and testing processes directly in your CAD environment. Our extensions for PTC Creo help you to shorten development times, reduce sources of error and sustainably improve the quality of your product data. This allows you to create a stable basis for consistent digital engineering processes.
Modern product development increasingly requires efficient, digital and consistent processes. However, manual work steps, redundant activities or media breaks between design, quality assurance and production often occur, particularly in the CAD environment. This is precisely where Mechanical Design Automation comes in.
With specialised extensions for PTC Creo, central design tasks can be automated and standardised. For example, inspection features can be generated directly from the 3D model, wall thicknesses can be analysed automatically and CAD models can be checked against defined guidelines. This creates reliable and consistent product data as early as the development stage.
Automation not only significantly reduces manual effort, but also improves data quality along the entire process chain - from design and quality inspection through to production. As a result, companies benefit from shorter development times, lower error rates and better integration of their CAD data into PLM, CAQ and manufacturing systems.
Mechanical Design Automation therefore enables more efficient utilisation of your CAD platform and creates the basis for modern engineering approaches such as Model Based Definition (MBD) and consistent digital product data.
- Extensions & Tools
Solutions for PTC Creo
Our solutions enhance PTC Creo with intelligent functions that make design and engineering noticeably more efficient. They help to reduce manual work steps, utilise data more consistently and ensure quality during the development process.
Typical functions
- Automation of recurring design tasks
- Analysing and validating CAD data
- Flexible integration into existing development environments
Your benefit
- Less effort for routine tasks
- Higher data quality and transparency
- Better reusability of CAD data
- More efficient collaboration across the entire product life cycle
Relevant industries for our solutions
Automotive industry
Mechanical engineering
Medical technology
Electrical engineering
- Questions / Answers
Questions about Mechanical Design Automation for PTC Creo
What is Mechanical Design Automation?
Mechanical Design Automation describes the automation of recurring tasks within the design process. This includes, for example, automatic checks of CAD models, the generation of inspection characteristics or the analysis of geometry parameters. The aim is to make development processes more efficient and reduce sources of error.
What are the advantages of automation in CAD systems such as Creo?
Automated processes can significantly reduce manual and time-consuming work steps. At the same time, the quality and consistency of CAD data increases as defined rules and standards are automatically checked. As a result, companies benefit from shorter development times and a more stable process chain.
How does Mechanical Design Automation support product quality?
Automated checks make it possible to analyse critical properties of a CAD model at an early stage. These include, for example, wall thicknesses, tolerances or geometric dependencies. Errors or design weaknesses can thus be recognised and corrected as early as the development phase.
Can automated CAD inspections be integrated into existing systems?
Yes, modern CAD extensions are designed in such a way that they can be integrated into existing engineering and PLM system landscapes. The data generated can be used for CAQ systems, test planning or manufacturing processes, for example.
For which companies is Mechanical Design Automation worthwhile?
The automation of design processes is particularly interesting for companies with complex products, multi-variant designs or high quality requirements. Industries such as automotive, mechanical engineering and aviation in particular benefit from automated CAD checks and standardised development processes.