CREO SIMULATION LIVE

CREO SIMULATION LIVE

CREO SIMULATION LIVE

CREO SIMULATION LIVE

CREO SIMULATION LIVE

Real-Time Simulation Built Directly into Your Creo Design Environment

Simulation, As You Design

Creo Simulation Live, powered by ANSYS, brings real-time simulation directly into your parametric modeling workflow. Engineers can now evaluate structural, thermal, and modal performance instantly, without leaving the Creo environment.

Get fast, actionable feedback as you design. Creo Simulation Live helps you identify and fix performance issues early, validate design changes in seconds, and accelerate your entire development process. It’s simulation that’s always on, no setup delays, no meshing steps, no waiting for results.

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Experience the Benefits

Professor Rajesh Bhaskaran

Ph.D. Swanson Director of Engineering Simulation, Cornell University

I see Creo Simulation Live as a valuable teaching tool as it removes the barrier of having to learn how to use a simulation tool. Educators can focus on teaching the concepts, demonstrating the physics in action and how to assess the results. Similarly, students can get right to the physics and discover without having to become simulation experts first. This tool will allow true democratization of simulation.

Stephan Esser

Designer, SQlab GmbH

Creo Simulation Live is the perfect solution to help me design new products that work the first time. I am not a Simulation expert, but now I can do Stress Analysis myself. It is so easy to set up, runs fast and automatically stays synchronized with my design changes.

Bob Tickel

Director of Structural & Dynamics Analysis , Corporate R&T

When I first saw Discovery Live I was very intrigued. I believe it could be a game changer, and greatly help in democratization of modeling and simulation. It has the potential for our specialists and designers to do “what if” studies much, much faster and easier.

Jacobs

Analytics

I was blown away by the speed and ease of use of Discovery. The time to complete an analysis is on the order of minutes as opposed to hours. You will be able to perform your first analysis in less than 15 minutes.

Colten Brunenn

Product Manager, ALM Positioners

Mainstreaming our operations is completed with PTC Windchill in combination with Creo. We utilize it all the way from design to production, fabrication, and assembly. It’s all paperless so everything is live, up-to-date information.

Key Features

Fast, Interactive Simulation Across Critical Domains

Creo Simulation Live gives you the power to simulate common physics scenarios without complex setup or switching tools:

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Structural Analysis

Evaluate stress, strain, and displacement to ensure your part or assembly meets strength requirements under static loads.

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Thermal Analysis

Understand how heat transfer impacts your designs with simulation of steady-state thermal behavior and heat distribution.

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Modal Analysis

Identify natural frequencies and mode shapes to avoid unwanted vibration or noise in your product. 

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Fluid Analysis (Available with Creo Simulation Live+)

Simulate internal and external flow behavior to see how your designs perform with gases or liquids in motion.

Creo Simulation Live+

Real-Time Fluid Flow Simulation

Creo Simulation Live+ builds on the core capabilities with powerful real-time CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) features.

Explore how your product interacts with air or liquids as you design—with full visual insight, fluid dynamics modeling, and interactive probes for deeper analysis.

Live+ Capabilities Include:

  • Internal & External Flow Simulation
  • Fluid Domain Creation
  • Heat Transfer & Fluid Temperature Effects
  • Flow Visualization: Streamlines, Cut Planes, Particle Tracking
  • Interactive Results with Dynamic Probing
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Simulation in Action

Solving Critical Challenges in Real-Time

Creo Simulation Live empowers your team to design faster and smarter by embedding simulation directly into the design process:

  • Improve understanding of product behavior without waiting on traditional simulation
  • Rapidly iterate and refine concepts with live performance feedback
  • Reduce prototypes and shorten development cycles
  • Resolve design issues early-before they impact production or quality
  • Cut rework and warranty claims by ensuring first-time-right design
  • Support analysis-driven design optimization and regulatory compliance
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Take the Next Step

Talking to an EAC expert helps you uncover process gaps, streamline operations, and align strategies with your business goals. It’s a focused, collaborative step toward smarter, more efficient work.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Below you’ll find answers to our most commonly asked questions.

You can count on personalized support around the clock – by email, live chat, or by joining a live webinar.

How accurate is Creo Simulation Live?

Accuracy with any modeling and simulation tool depends on many factors. Creo Simulation Live uses a proprietary solution formulation approach for near-instant result feedback. There are slight differences between CSL and traditional FEA tools. but do not compare to other sources of uncertainty. CSL is a design “direction finder” for qualitative analysis.

 

 

What is the difference between Creo Simulation Live and Creo Simulate?

Creo Simulation Live (CSL) yields instantaneous results enabling design engineers to iterate the model and make decisions with fewer interruptions. Although CSL covers most use cases, Creo Simulate offers a broader range of possibilities. Creo Simulate has a classic simulation workflow consisting of setting boundary conditions, meshing, solver computing, and exploring and tracking results.

Does Creo Simulate require users to be an expert in the field of analysis?

No, it does not require users to be an expert in analysis. PTC Creo Simulate gives engineers user-friendly analysis tools to make quality decisions early in the design process.

Can Creo Simulation Live replace Creo Simulate?

Creo Simulation Live complements Creo Simulate but can not be a replacement. Creo Simulate is vital to solving complex problems and final validation for your designs.

What do I use for high-end analysis?

Use Creo Simulate, Creo Simulation Live Extension, and Creo Flow Analysis.