Hello,
I am using a library of PTC Creo 2.0 .prt and .asm files. I was wondering how I could see a preview of these files when adding them to an assembly. The library has misleading names and I need to see a preview.
Thanks in advance
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Use Task Scheduler to convert them to Inventor IPT and IAM files. Then you'll get your previews
Most applications (like Inventor) add something to Windows Explorer that enables thumbnail previews. Creo probably does the same if you have it installed. If you don't have it installed, it might explain the lack of thumbnails. (If you're interested, I just discovered the Foxit PDF reader enables thumbnails of PDF's in Windows Explorer - something I have struggled with for years.)
Ok so I did that and it converted the files so the file type is an inventor file and the html output says success, but the files are still named .prt and do not show a preview
Slight misunderstanding here.
You've created Inventor IPT and IAM files from your Creo files. Use this library of IPT's and IAM's for your Inventor work because you can see the thumbnails. You don't need the Creo files any more.
As I put in my first post, you probably need Creo installed to be able to see thumbnails of Creo files.
Im sorry I explained poorly, I fully converted the ptc creo files to inventor files, the NEWLY CONVERTED FILES still have the .prt extension and have no preview