PTC Creo 9: good on some things, bad on a lot of others...
May 16, 2024

PTC Creo 9: good on some things, bad on a lot of others...

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 1 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with PTC Creo

I'm a PTC Creo 9 user since 2008 (it was called Wildfire, back then). In my experience, it's hard to use, doesn't remember most of the settings (i.e. if I need to save something on a specific folder, everytime I'll have to give file type, complete folder etc...), doesn't have autosave, doesn't show a clear message when it has problem saving, doesn't show a message about files not saved if it's replacing a file (i.e. if you change an attribute, it will replace the file that you have on screen and if you didn't saved it before you basically lose the work), it's slow and hard to draw in 2D. In my experience, sometimes it feels connections between *.drw files and files that doesn't exist anymore and can't be removed, sometimes it gives errors so generic that you don't even know where to start. It doesn't have multiprocessor ability (it has just regeneration multiprocessor). I feel it's like a CAD locked in the nineties and proud of it. It's not user-friendly. In my opinion, it's a CAD that doesn't help you, YOU have to remember a lot of things to avoid problems and do a lot of things again and again to work with it. I feel it's basically working against you.
PRO TIP: If it starts regenerating and it's taking some time, don't click continuously mouse buttons or keys, or it will crash.
  • In my opinion, make you lose time
  • In my opinion, make you lose patience
  • In my opinion, make you lose sanity
  • No autosave
  • No clear message if it has problems saving the file
  • Not so easy to use
  • In my experience, has a lot of things missing that other CAD already have in years
  • In my experience, it's extremely easy to lose work/time
  • In my opinion, it make it easy to waste time

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

No

Are you happy with PTC Creo's feature set?

No

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?

No

I wouldn't suggest it to my worst enemy. My colleagues worked with other CADs and, in my experience, complain every day about this CAD, about how much things it doesn't have or do, etc. One of them keeps telling me, in their opinion, how even CREO Direct is far superior, easy to use, faster and better. In my opinion, it's a CAD that requires constant attention at what you do, how you do, when you do because it doesn't do it for you.

PTC Creo Feature Ratings

3D Modeling
4
2D Drafting
1
Rendering and Visualization
6
Parametric Design
8
Collaboration and Sharing
6
Compatibility with other software and formats
2
Assembly Design
3
Documentation and Annotation
2