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Concept: Investigating Creo Schematics Diagrams

Investigating Creo Schematics Diagrams
Creo Schematics is a separate software product from Creo Parametric. Creo Schematics can be used to
design 2-D wiring and other types of diagrams.

Figure 1 – Creo Schematics Wiring Diagram

Logical information can then be passed from Creo Schematics into Creo Parametric.

Figure 2 – Selecting a Fiber

Navigation using Keyboard and Mouse Combinations

To view the diagram, you can pan and zoom using a combination of keyboard and mouse functions. For each
navigation, you press and hold a key and click the appropriate mouse button, as shown in the following table.
These navigation controls are the same as those of Creo Parametric.

Orientation Keyboard and Mouse Selection

Pan

Zoom

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Orientation Keyboard and Mouse Selection

Scroll Zoom

There are also several In Graphics toolbar icons equivalent to Creo Parametric, including Refresh , Zoom
In , Zoom Out , and Full Sheet .

Creo Schematics Objects and Terminology

The following are Creo Schematics objects and terminology:

• Ports – Wire and cable connection locations. Ports display in purple in these training class diagrams.

• Blocks – Represent connectors and components. Blocks display in blue in these training class
diagrams. Blocks also contain ports.

• Groups – Represent more complex components. Groups contain multiple blocks or fibers. Groups
display in gray in these class training diagrams.

• Fibers – Connection objects including wires and cables.

Fibers are also used to represent Pipelines.

• Labels – Text objects on ports, blocks, fibers, and so on.

• Properties – All of the above objects contain variables called properties. These properties are equivalent
to parameters in Creo Parametric.

• Datasets – A predefined set of properties that can be applied to an object to quickly configure a number
of properties.

Design Hierarchy
To properly make use of logical information, the design hierarchy between Creo Schematics and Creo
Parametric must match. For example, if the 3-D wiring model contains only connector part models, then only
blocks are required in Creo Schematics. However, if the 3-D wiring model is to include subassemblies
containing connectors, this design hierarchy must be duplicated in Creo Schematics. This is accomplished by
using Group objects in Creo Schematics that contain one or more blocks. For example, in a 3-D model, you
may have a relay assembly containing component parts for the coils and contacts. In order to maintain the
same hierarchy, you would create the coils and contacts as blocks in Creo Schematics and place those
blocks in a group. The group would then be instanced on the diagram to represent the relay.

Example Component Creo Schematics Creo Parametric

Object Object

Relay Group Subassembly

Relay Coil Block Component Part

Relay Contact Block Component Part

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Figure 3 – Viewing Fiber Properties

You can also drag a window around a number of objects to select them all. Unlike Creo Parametric, Creo
Schematics always selects the closest object to the cursor. Therefore, the concept “select the background to
de-select” does not apply in Creo Schematics. Rather, you must right-click and select Deselect All. Also,
when a given object is selected, you can right-click and select from numerous options related to that object.

Similar to Creo Parametric, you can edit the selection filter to aid in selection of a specific type of object. For
general selection, use Component Selection Tool . Other selection filters include Block Selection Tool
, Fiber Selection Tool , Port Selection Tool , Label Selection Tool , Component Group
Selection Tool , and Geometry Selection Tool .

Licensing
Creo Schematics has two licensed versions:

• Creo Schematics Lite – This licensing comes with the Creo Parametric Piping and Cabling modules. All
Creo Parametric training diagrams are created in Creo Schematics Lite.

• Creo Schematics Advanced Schematic – This licensing is available as an option.

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