How Unite Technology supports more effective CAD Consolidation: Easily reuse existing CAD data as is, in its current format, with no need for a costly upfront migration Convert existing legacy data to PTC Creo easily, on demand, and only when modifications are actually needed No need to convert entire assemblies to modify individual parts, simply convert parts as changes are required How Unite Technology supports more effective CAD Collaboration: Open SolidWorks®, CATIA® and NXTM files directly in PTC Creo without the need for additional software Import SolidWorks, CATIA, NX, Solid Edge® and Autodesk® Inventor® files into PTC Creo without the need for additional software Enable higher levels of concurrent engineering between the product development teams and suppliers/partners/customers by allowing designers to quickly and easily incorporate CAD data created in other systems earlier in the process, create design intent across CAD formats and, as new versions of the non-PTC Creo data are updated in the assembly, ensure that any design intent build between the original part and the PTC Creo parts are protected when the part is updated. Support on-time delivery by ensuring that consistency and integrity are maintained between in-house and outsourced design data over the course of product development Promote the reuse and sharing of data Eliminate the need to manage many secondary formats, and significantly reduce the need to export data in neutral formats. Data can be shared in customer/supplier's native format Empowering Innovation PTC Creo 3.0 delivers new and enhanced concept design tools that give product development teams the flexibility and control they need to develop higher quality, better designed products. PTC Creo also continues to ensure that efforts undertaken at the concept design stage are fully reusable in later stages of the product development process. Specific benefits for concept design from the PTC Creo 3.0 suite include: Align, a new freestyle functionality (part of PTC Creo Parametric) enables designers to create and drive freeform designs parametrically, combining organic geometry creation and modification with associative parametric design intent. Greater scalability and richer tools in PTC Creo Layout to support 2D concept engineering activities with seamless re-use in the 3D parametric environment A more powerful and easier to use 3D direct modeling app (PTC Creo Direct) for quickly creating concept designs that are fully reusable in PTC Creo Parametric PTC Creo Design Exploration Extension provides a dedicated environment in PTC Creo Parametric for developing design alternatives, investigating modeling approaches and safely understanding the consequences of design changes. It significantly reduces the current level of manual effort and overhead required to undertake these activities. Productivity Enhancements PTC Creo 3.0 introduces new and enhanced capabilities and workflows to make everyday design tasks easier. This enables productivity increases and enables individuals and design teams to focus on driving the development of more innovative and higher quality products, while supporting on-time delivery. Some of the most significant improvements in the core aspects of the PTC Creo suite include: New graphical realism support Extensive hardware libraries and automated fastener assembly workflows New and improved help system with dedicated tools for new users New flexible modeling capabilities New and enhanced analysis tools Core modeling enhancements Sheet metal modeling enhancements