<s>
Creo	B-Application
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
Computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
(	O
CAD	B-Application
)	O
apps	O
supporting	O
product	O
design	O
for	O
discrete	O
manufacturers	O
and	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
PTC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creo	B-Application
runs	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
provides	O
apps	O
for	O
3D	O
CAD	B-Application
parametric	O
feature	O
solid	O
modeling	O
,	O
3D	O
direct	O
modeling	O
,	O
2D	O
orthographic	O
views	O
,	O
Finite	O
Element	O
Analysis	O
and	O
simulation	O
,	O
schematic	O
design	O
,	O
technical	B-Application
illustrations	I-Application
,	O
and	O
viewing	O
and	O
visualization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creo	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
paired	O
with	O
Mastercam	O
(	O
Machining	O
based	O
software	O
)	O
to	O
machine	O
any	O
designed	O
model	O
in	O
a	O
minimal	O
timeframe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creo	B-Algorithm
Elements	I-Algorithm
and	O
Creo	B-Application
Parametric	O
compete	O
directly	O
with	O
CATIA	B-Algorithm
,	O
Siemens	O
NX/Solid	O
Edge	O
,	O
and	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Creo	B-Application
suite	O
of	O
apps	O
replace	O
and	O
supersede	O
PTC	O
’s	O
products	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Pro/ENGINEER	B-Algorithm
,	O
CoCreate	O
,	O
and	O
ProductView	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creo	B-Application
has	O
many	O
different	O
software	O
package	O
solutions	O
and	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creo	B-Application
Parametric	O
allows	O
users	O
create	O
3D	O
models	O
with	O
many	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
sweeps	O
,	O
revolves	O
and	O
extrusions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
leading	O
cad	B-Application
softwares	I-Application
that	O
is	O
in	O
use	O
for	O
many	O
engineering	O
and	O
technical	O
based	O
careers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PTC	O
began	O
developing	O
Creo	B-Application
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
announced	O
it	O
using	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
Project	O
Lightning	O
at	O
PlanetPTC	O
Live	O
,	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
in	O
June	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
PTC	O
unveiled	O
the	O
product	O
name	O
for	O
Project	O
Lightning	O
to	O
be	O
Creo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PTC	O
released	O
Creo	B-Application
1.0	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PTC	B-Application
Creo	I-Application
has	O
a	O
headquarters	O
located	O
inside	O
the	O
innovation	O
district	O
of	O
Boston	O
,	O
Massachusetts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
requirements	O
for	O
PTC	B-Application
Creo	I-Application
are	O
relatively	O
low	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
offered	O
for	O
Windows	O
8	O
and	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4	O
gigabytes	O
of	O
RAM	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
run	O
PTC	B-Application
Creo	I-Application
Parametric	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
minimum	O
of	O
2	O
gigabytes	O
of	O
hard	O
disk	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creo	B-Application
also	O
has	O
24/7	O
online	O
support	O
to	O
assist	O
any	O
user	O
with	O
questions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creo	B-Application
requires	O
active	O
internet	O
when	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
refresh	O
and	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
Creo	B-Application
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creo	B-Application
apps	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Russian	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
Italian	O
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
Japanese	O
,	O
Korean	O
,	O
Chinese	O
Simplified	O
,	O
and	O
Chinese	O
Traditional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creo	B-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
broader	O
product	O
development	O
system	O
developed	O
by	O
PTC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
connects	O
to	O
PTC	O
’s	O
other	O
solutions	O
that	O
aid	O
product	O
development	O
,	O
including	O
Windchill	B-Application
for	O
Product	O
Lifecycle	O
Management	O
(	O
PLM	O
)	O
,	O
Mathcad	B-Application
for	O
engineering	O
calculations	O
and	O
Arbortext	O
for	O
enterprise	O
publishing	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
