Item: PTC Creo
Rating: 9
Author: Karee Smith

Overall Satisfaction with PTC Creo

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it to help students create prototypes and teach engineering and CAD skills in STEM.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Modeling.
Ability to make templates.

Cons

Rendering sometimes crashes.
Putting in backgrounds is difficult sometimes.

Return on Investment

Ability to be innovative and cutting edge in technology.
Teach 3D modeling and CAD concepts to kids.

We were required by DoD to use this software, but we also like it because it is professional. Many people in the field use it and want kids to be familiar with professional software vs. things like TinkerCAD even though it is a good resource. We also had PC computers and worked well/were comparable with those.

Support Rating

I liked the training manuals I used to learn some, as I didn’t have CAD background in college or before this job. My coworkers were able to share with me what they learned in PTC training and I was able to get support online and through reading.

Key Insights

Do you think PTC Creo delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with PTC Creo's feature set?

Yes

Did PTC Creo live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of PTC Creo go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy PTC Creo again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Lenovo LanSchool, Adobe Acrobat DC, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Illustrator CC, Adobe InDesign, Apple Remote Desktop, Apple iCloud

Likelihood to Recommend

I know that it was great for us with our 3D printers and modeling. We made classroom prototypes with students but also used it to make classroom materials, solve problems in our organization, create images/models, etc. I also know many engineers who use this software. Overall we were able to tailor it to our 4th-6th grade students but would be great if there were some modifications that we could make for students.

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PTC Creo allows the ability to bring CAD to students!