{"id":1964,"date":"2026-07-18T06:27:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T13:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/macdaddy4sure.ai\/?p=1964"},"modified":"2026-07-18T06:27:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T13:27:55","slug":"creo-integration-ptc-creo-parametric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/macdaddy4sure.ai\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/creo-integration-ptc-creo-parametric\/","title":{"rendered":"Creo Integration (PTC Creo Parametric)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

_CreoBridge implements all five strategy profiles<\/strong> from the Creo brainstorm inside _AugmentedIntelligence, with a full offline mock session so CI and desktops without Creo still work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: PluginBridges.md (PluginBridges.md) \u00b7 Plugin-SDK.md (Plugin-SDK.md)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strategy profiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Profile<\/strong><\/td>Strategy<\/strong><\/td>Default use<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
live<\/td>Interactive session bridge (VB API \/ J-Link worker)<\/td>Co-pilot while user works in Creo<\/td><\/tr>
batch<\/td>Headless job runner<\/td>Overnight configure\/export packs<\/td><\/tr>
configurator<\/td>Parameter \/ family-table only<\/td>Safest agent default<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
file<\/td>File-centric STEP\/PDF\/JSON (no live session)<\/td>Locked-down sites \/ neutral files<\/td><\/tr>
toolkit<\/td>Toolkit\/OTK advanced fa\u00e7ade<\/td>Licensed deep feature access<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

[text]
<\/em>creo profiles
creo profile configurator
creo profile live
creo profile enable toolkit
creo profile disable live<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

[text]
<\/em>creo status|doctor|metrics|selftest|help
creo profiles | profile <name> | profile enable|disable <name>
creo bridge start|stop|status
creo dry-run on|off
creo configure <host> <port> <token> [workdir]
creo open <model> | demo [name] | models | close | context
creo param list|get <n>|set <n> <v>|batch K=V…
creo family list|set <instance>
creo regen | features [failed] | mass | bbox
creo asm bom|interfere
creo draw update|pdf [path]
creo export <step|stl|pdf|iges|json> [path]
creo recipe list|run <name> [K=V…]
creo job run <json|path>
creo action <json><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plugin fa\u00e7ade:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[text]
<\/em>creokit status|doctor|profiles|profile <name>|demo|selftest|recipe <name><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bridge manager:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[text]
<\/em>bridge start creo
bridge stop creo
bridge info creo
bridge replay creo tests\/fixtures\/creo\/context.json
bridge dry-run creo on<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick start (offline mock)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

[text]
<\/em>creo doctor
creo bridge start
creo demo
creo param set LENGTH 120
creo regen
creo mass
creo export step creo\/work\/out.step
creo recipe run config_to_order LENGTH=150 THICKNESS=8
creo selftest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exports honor dry_run (default on<\/strong>): files are written as *.dryrun markers describing the would-be artifact. Turn off for real sandbox writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[text]
<\/em>creo dry-run off
creo export step creo\/work\/out.step<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Variable<\/strong><\/td>Meaning<\/strong><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
AI_CREO_PROFILE<\/td>Initial profile (configurator, live, \u2026)<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
AI_CREO_API<\/td>mock (default) \\<\/td>vb \\<\/td>jlink \\<\/td>trail \\<\/td>toolkit<\/td><\/tr>
AI_CREO_HOST \/ AI_CREO_BRIDGE_PORT<\/td>Worker TCP (default 127.0.0.1:8777)<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
AI_CREO_TOKEN<\/td>Shared bridge token<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
AI_CREO_WORKDIR<\/td>Sandbox directory (default creo\/work)<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
AI_CREO_WORKER<\/td>Path to worker script\/exe<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
AI_CREO_EXE<\/td>Path to parametric.exe \/ Creo install<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
AI_CREO_DRY_RUN<\/td>on\/off default dry-run<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Worker sidecar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mock worker (protocol stub):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[text]
<\/em>python tools\/creo_worker\/creo_worker.py –port 8777 –token change-me<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Replace execute_verb with VB API \/ J-Link for production. The host keeps tokens and ethics gates; the worker should not call cloud LLMs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recipes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Built-in recipe names (also under creo\/recipes\/*.yaml as documentation):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • config_to_order \u2014 param batch \u2192 regen \u2192 STEP\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • family_instance \u2014 activate family table row\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • drawing_refresh \u2014 regen + PDF\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • supplier_pack \u2014 STEP + PDF + BOM CSV\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • what_if_mass \u2014 LENGTH sweep mass table\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • interference_gate \u2014 block export on mock collision\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • start_part_apply \u2014 new from template params\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • design_review_brief \u2014 context JSON for LLM\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • print_prep_stl \u2014 STL export\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Safety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
      \n
    • Default profile: configurator<\/strong> (no freeform feature creation).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Default dry-run on<\/strong> for exports when using live-oriented flows.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Parameter limits enforced on demo model (LENGTH 20\u2013500 mm, etc.).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Failed features simulated when HOLE_DIA is unsafe vs plate size.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Toolkit profile can create unknown parameters; others reject unknown names.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Fixtures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      [text]
      <\/em>tests\/fixtures\/creo\/context.json
      tests\/fixtures\/creo\/action_param_set.json
      tests\/fixtures\/creo\/job_batch.json<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Files<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
      Path<\/strong><\/td>Role<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
      CreoBridge.hpp \/ .cpp<\/td>Host bridge + all profiles<\/td><\/tr>
      tools\/creo_worker\/creo_worker.py<\/td>Mock sidecar<\/td><\/tr>
      creo\/recipes\/*.yaml<\/td>Recipe docs<\/td><\/tr>
      BuiltinPlugins.cpp (creokit)<\/td>Plugin SDK entry<\/td><\/tr>
      BridgeManager id creo<\/td>Unified registry<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Live Creo (next hardware step)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
        \n
      1. Install Creo Parametric + enable VB API or J-Link.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Implement real verbs in creo_worker (or C# worker).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Set AI_CREO_API=vb (or jlink), AI_CREO_WORKER, AI_CREO_EXE.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. creo profile live \u2192 creo bridge start \u2192 creo context.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Until then, mock models (BRACKET_A.PRT, BRACKET_ASM.ASM) exercise the full command surface.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        _CreoBridge implements all five strategy profiles from the Creo brainstorm inside _AugmentedIntelligence, with a full offline mock session so CI and desktops without Creo still work. Related: PluginBridges.md (PluginBridges.md) \u00b7 Plugin-SDK.md (Plugin-SDK.md) Strategy profiles Profile Strategy Default use live Interactive session bridge (VB API \/ J-Link worker) Co-pilot while user works in Creo batch Headless […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/macdaddy4sure.ai\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/macdaddy4sure.ai\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/macdaddy4sure.ai\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/macdaddy4sure.ai\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/macdaddy4sure.ai\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1964"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/macdaddy4sure.ai\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1965,"href":"http:\/\/macdaddy4sure.ai\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964\/revisions\/1965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/macdaddy4sure.ai\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/macdaddy4sure.ai\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/macdaddy4sure.ai\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}