What is a Creo family table?

What is a Creo family table?

Family tables are collections of similar parts, assemblies, or features but may differ slightly in one or two aspects, such as size or detail features. Family tables enable you to use standardized components by representing the part inventory in Creo Parametric.

What are family tables?

Family Tables are collections of parts (or assemblies or features) that are essentially similar, but deviate slightly in one or two aspects, such as size or detail features. For example, wood screws come in various sizes, but they all look alike and perform the same function.

How do I change my PTC common name in Creo?

  1. Click File > Manage File > Rename.
  2. In the New file name box, type a name.
  3. Select one of the following options:
  4. To change the Common name, type a name in the box.
  5. Click OK.
  6. To set the File Name Generation options, follow the steps below:

How do you create a family table?

  1. Create a generic model that will serve as an original.
  2. Click Tools > Family Table.
  3. Click .
  4. Under Add Item, click the object type you want to add to the new variation.
  5. Select the specific object you want to add using the Select dialog box.
  6. Click Done Sel.
  7. Add all items by selecting them from the generic model.

What is family table in CAD?

A Family Table is a means to define a collection of CAD parts (or assemblies, or user-defined features) that share the same generic properties, but deviate slightly in one or two aspects, such as size or detail features.

How do I edit a family table in Creo?

The Family Table opens.

  1. Navigate to the appropriate Family Table.
  2. Click File > Edit with Excel. Creo Parametric opens the Family Table in Microsoft Excel.
  3. Edit the Family Table. In Microsoft Excel you can:
  4. ◦ Insert new rows.
  5. ◦ Create additional instances.
  6. When finished, click File > Save.

How do I add a dimension to a family table in Creo?

  1. Click Tools > Family Table. The Family Table dialog box opens.
  2. Click . The Family Items dialog box opens.
  3. Under Add Item, click Dimension.
  4. Select the dimension you want to add to the Family Table. You can add regular dimensions, pattern dimensions, and geometric tolerances.
  5. Click OK.

What is common name in Creo?

Common name can be used for a general descriptions, such as BOLT, or can be used in places where the filename cannot have certain characters, such as “/”. Common name is useful inside of Windchill to search with. In Creo “Common Name” field simply creates a new parameter called “PTC_COMMON_NAME”.

How do you Rename parts in assembly Creo?

File > Manage File > Rename

  1. File > Manage File > Rename.
  2. Click OK without changing the assembly name.
  3. Use the upcoming Assembly Rename dialog to rename individual components.

What is family table in Windchill?

How do I delete a family table in Creo?

  1. Open the generic model.
  2. Click Tools > Family Table. The Family Table dialog box opens.
  3. Click Edit > Delete Entire Table.
  4. Confirm the deletion. Creo Parametric deletes all of the Family Table contents except the instance name and type for the generic.