Article - CS188975
PTC Creo Unite Technology interaction with Windchill PDMLink: Information, Support Detail, Implications and Caveats
Modified: 29-Aug-2025
Applies To
- Windchill PDMLink 10.2 M030 to 13.1
- Windchill ProjectLink 10.2 M030 to 13.1
- Creo Parametric 3.0 M030 to 11.0
- Creo View Adapters 5.0 to 12.1
- CATIA V5
- SolidWorks
- Siemens PLM NX (formerly Unigraphics or UG)
- Creo Unite Technology
- Windchill Visualization Services (WVS)
Description
- Where can details regarding PTC Creo Unite Technology be found
- With the introduction of simplified File > Open workflows that leverage PTC Creo Unite Technology, there are implications and caveats when working with multi-CAD design data in PTC Windchill
- This article provides an overview of the use cases and workflows, plus a list of known issues affecting this powerful capability
- What is the configuration required for Creo worker to be able to publish unite assemblies successfully
- Is it possible to configure Creo worker to publish Solidworks files
- Support of publishing 3rd party CAD application (i.e; CATIA, Solidworks ) using a Creo Parametric Worker
- Is it possible to generate visualization/representation for CATIA geometry using a Creo Parametric Worker
- Publishing CATIA V5 3D files using Creo failed with timeout error:
$ERROR$ Timeout exceeded waiting for a reply from the CadAgent - Time out 14,400 seconds
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