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PTC Creo
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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>PTC began developing Creo in 2009, and announced it using the code name Project Lightning at PlanetPTC Live, in Las Vegas, in June 2010.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p><p>In October 2010, PTC unveiled the product name Creo.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> PTC released Creo 1.0 in June 2011.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="software-and-features">Software and features</h2> <p><a href="/facts/Creo_Parametric/NdA84tdV">Creo Parametric</a> and <a href="/facts/PTC_Creo_Elements%2fDirect_Drafting/f5lz7XtN">Creo Elements</a> compete directly with <a href="/facts/CATIA/l5wbF6FL">CATIA</a>, <a href="/facts/Siemens_NX/xmq4X4xs">Siemens NX</a>/<a href="/facts/Solid_Edge/TX7kWne2">Solid Edge</a>, and <a href="/facts/SolidWorks/TunrvoWl">SolidWorks</a>. The Creo suite of apps replace and supersede PTC’s products formerly known as <a href="/facts/Pro%2fENGINEER/NdA84tdV">Pro/ENGINEER</a>, CoCreate, and <a href="/facts/ProductView/nBmWBRDt">ProductView</a>. </p> Release history<table><tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Release date</th></tr><tr><td>Creo 1.0</td><td>6 January 2011<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Creo 2.0</td><td>27 March 2012<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Creo 3.0</td><td>17 March 2014</td></tr><tr><td>Creo 4.0</td><td>15 December 2016<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Creo 5.0</td><td>19 March 2018<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Creo 6.0</td><td>19 March 2019</td></tr><tr><td>Creo 7.0</td><td>14 April 2020</td></tr><tr><td>Creo 8.0</td><td>14 April 2021</td></tr><tr><td>Creo 9.0</td><td>4 May 2022<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Creo 10.0</td><td>18 April 2023<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Autodesk_Inventor/VsbUFHsP">Autodesk Inventor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Creo_Elements%2fPro/NdA84tdV">Creo Elements/Pro</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Creo_Elements%2fView/nBmWBRDt">Creo Elements/View</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/I-DEAS/RV5A7Dre">I-DEAS</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mastercam/d046saUv">Mastercam</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Parametric_Technology_Corporation/QncuWHMl">Parametric Technology Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Siemens_NX/xmq4X4xs">Siemens NX</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Solid_Edge/TX7kWne2">Solid Edge</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SolidWorks/TunrvoWl">SolidWorks</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.ptc.com/products/creo">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Reflections on PTCUser Conference Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Tech-Clarity, 14 June 2010. <a href="http://tech-clarity.com/clarityonplm/tag/project-lightning/" target="_blank">http://tech-clarity.com/clarityonplm/tag/project-lightning/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>PTC Reveals Project Lightning as Creo, Desktop Engineering, 28 October 2010. <a href="http://www.deskeng.com/articles/aaayxn.htm" target="_blank">http://www.deskeng.com/articles/aaayxn.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>PTC Releases Creo 1.0 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Tenlinks.com, 13 June 2011. <a href="http://www.tenlinks.com/news/PR/PTC/061311_creo1.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tenlinks.com/news/PR/PTC/061311_creo1.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>PTC Releases Creo 1.0 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Tenlinks.com, 13 June 2011. <a href="http://www.tenlinks.com/news/PR/PTC/061311_creo1.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tenlinks.com/news/PR/PTC/061311_creo1.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Past Present & Future of CAD, Design Engine, 22 February 2020. <a href="https://design-engine.com/past-present-future-of-cad/" target="_blank">https://design-engine.com/past-present-future-of-cad/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"PTC Announces Creo 4.0 for Smarter Design". Business Wire. 15 November 2016. <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161115006063/en/PTC-Announces-Creo-4.0-Smarter-Design" target="_blank">http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161115006063/en/PTC-Announces-Creo-4.0-Smarter-Design</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"PTC Announces Creo 5.0, the Latest Version of its Award-Winning CAD Solution". 19 March 2018. <a href="https://www.ptc.com/en/news/2018/ptc-announces-creo-5" target="_blank">https://www.ptc.com/en/news/2018/ptc-announces-creo-5</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"PTC Announces Availability of Creo 9 | PTC". www.ptc.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10. <a href="https://www.ptc.com/en/news/2022/ptc-announces-availability-creo-9" target="_blank">https://www.ptc.com/en/news/2022/ptc-announces-availability-creo-9</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"What's new in Creo 10". www.ptc.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06. <a href="https://www.ptc.com/en/blogs/cad/whats-new-in-creo-10" target="_blank">https://www.ptc.com/en/blogs/cad/whats-new-in-creo-10</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>