Startup TOOLS

• Reasons: 10 good Reasons to use Startup TOOLS 2013
• Brochure: Startup TOOLS 2012

• Graphical library viewer for quick access
• Parameter manager to edit parameter standards
• Multi dimension editing
• Model configurator
• WEBTOOLBAR for custom icon bars
• Name generator for quick distinguished naming of parts, assemblies and other elements
• Complete working environment with central administration including all configurations, objects and tools for immediate productive use– individually customisable
• Central administration of the PTC product development environment including Pro/INTRALINK, Windchill ProductPoint and Windchill PDMLink
• Quick switching between different working environments (e.g: client/partner environments) and Creo Elements/Pro releases
• Graphical installation administration – no scripts required
• Installation standards and license management
• B&W modules SmartLibrary Lite for screw and pin connections and SmartMenu Lite with extended right mouse button menus

• Working environment attuned to your company ensures a much higher level of standardisation  
• Faster and more efficient design using numerous auxiliary applications  
• Accelerated implementation of the
PTC product family
• Quick and easy switching between different working environments (client/partner environments) and different Creo Elements/Pro releases.  
• Easy and clear central administraion of all Creo Elements/Pro installations  
• Fully configured working environment including start parts and objects for instant productivity  
• Semi-automation of Creo Elements/Pro

Graphical library viewer

The graphical library viewer provides a convenient way to

• open  
• copy
• insert
• copy insert
• objects (parts, assemblies, UDFs, sketches and reports)

from the Creo Elements/Pro standard library.

Previews are created via double click and change menu file easily via editor.

In addition to previews it is possible to store PDF or HTML help files.

Parameter Manager

The parameter manager provides comfortable and smooth editing of parameter standards (description, drawing number, designer..).

Multi dimension editing

This auxiliary application allows quick modification of all dimensions and dimension symbols of a feature, part, assembly or subpart of an assembly in a single stroke.

Model Configurator

• Customised graphical model configurators (Model-UI = ModelUserInterface = MUI) with integrated name configurator
• Customised graphical user interfaces for UDF
• (UDF-UI = User Defined Feature User Interface)
• Customised graphical user interfaces for family tables (FUI = family table user interface).

WEBTOOLBAR

Supports creation of custom icon bars. Defined Icons can execute mapkeys or WEBLink program code.
Supports special functionality such as:

• “load or create homonymous drawings”
• Name generator: Creates distinguished names for part, assemblies and other elements – company specific customisable  
• Microsoft Excel BOM Interface

Pro/ENGINEER Environment

The working environment is critical for the efficient deployment of all computer applications. The more complex the situation, the more important this component becomes. The start-up time for the user, that is the time required until he can actually begin creating value, must be optimised. A well thought out working environment adapted to the needs of the company, automatically ensures a much higher degree of standardisation and provides the basis for working guidelines.

The working environment includes all configurations, objects and tools for immediate and productive use. All elements are aligned to each other and are available after installation as a basis for your own working environment.

Working Environment with Central Administration

• Guidelines for installation, start objects, naming conventions, filing, plotting, parameters, layers, simplified representations, forms and templates as well as company specific concepts  
• Configuration files for Creo Elements/Pro settings: Drawing, BOM, Mapkeys, ModelCHECK configuration
  
• Synchronised objects: Start parts, symbols, formats, reports, UDFs
  
• Creo Elements/Pro examples with assemblies, parts and drawings  
• B&W modules SmartLibrary Lite for screw and pin connections and SmartMenu Lite with extended right mouse button menus

Central Administration of your Product Development Environment

Central storage of all configuration settings and objects as well as the option to graphically configure diverse working environments ensures support for all user requirements within a Creo Elements/Pro workplace (including Pro/INTRALINK, Windchill ProductPoint, Windchill PDMLink). The working environment considers site-specific requirements such as

• Language  
• Plot environments
• Installation standards  
• License and software availability

Project-specific requirements can be provided at every workstation by using the working environment.

Configurable requirements (selection)

• Use of a specific Creo Elements/Pro installation (Pro/E release or build)  
• Choose a Creo Elements/Pro startkey  
• Display available licenses
  
• Contents of all configuration files
• (config.sup, config.pro, config.win) and therefore all references to relevant settings (plot environment, drawing setups, libraries …)  
• Language settings for Creo Elements/Pro, Pro/INTRALINK, Windchill PDMLink, Windchill ProductPoint and TOOLBOX
  
• Definition of additional variables
  
• Specific TOOLBOX settings  
• Start of additional 3rd party applications before the launch and after exiting the application (e.g. backup of Pro/INTRALINK workspaces at the end of a session)  
• Startkey synchronisation


New: B&W modules SmartLibrary Lite and SmartMenu Lite

SmartLibrary offers bolt and screw connections via an interactive user interface. SmartMenu extends the right-mouse menu with useful Creo Elements/Pro commands.