Save Neutrals and Thumbnails tab (My Creo Preferences)

Use this tab to view and configure Neutral Files and Thumbnail settings for part, assembly, and drawing files.

Save Neutral Files/Parts/Drawings

Use this section on the Save Neutrals and Thumbnails tab to set the preferences for the additional formats in which the local Creo files must be saved in PLM.

Additional formats can be specified for these types of neutral Creo files:

  • Parts
  • Assemblies
  • Drawings

Some of the supported formats for generating neutral files:

  • BMP
  • TIFF
  • IGES
  • JPEG
  • VRML
  • STEP
  • PDF
  • PVS
  • PVZ
  • CGM
  • DWG
  • DXF

Thumbnails

Preferences Description
Generate thumbnails during Save to PLM If this check box is selected, thumbnails are generated when Creo files are saved to PLM. Thumbnails are generated only for the editable components of a Creo file. A file is considered editable when the status is Undefined and you have the ownership of the file.
Generate thumbnails for part file types If this check box is selected, thumbnails are generated for the Creo part files, that is, files with .prt or .sldprt extension.
Generate thumbnails for assembly file types If this check box is selected, thumbnails are generated for the Creo assembly files, that is, files with .asm or .sldasm extension.
Generate thumbnails for drawing file types If this check box is selected, thumbnails are generated for the Creo drawing files, that is, files with .drw or .slddrw extension.
Use thumbnail information of active configuration If this check box is selected, thumbnails are generated for the active configuration of a part or an assembly.
Generate thumbnails for CAD file structure The option to determine the files for which thumbnails must be generated. Possible values:
  • All Levels: Thumbnails are generated for all the files in the structure.
  • Selected document only: Thumbnails are generated only for the current active file.
  • Prompt: Thumbnails are generated only for the files selected from the window/ dialog box that is displayed at runtime.
    Note: This field is enabled only if the Generate Thumbnails option is selected on the PLM Menu.
Format for thumbnails generation The format in which the thumbnails must be generated.
Thumbnails Size The size of the thumbnail.
Generate Neutral Files If this check box is selected, neutral files are created for parts, assemblies, and drawings based on the selected format type.
Show Neutral Files during Save If this check box is selected, the information about the Neutral Files is displayed in the Set Attributes dialog box, before the files are saved to PLM.
Generate Neutral Files during Neutral files are created during the selected operation. Possible values:
  • On All Actions
  • On Save and Unlock
  • On Check-In
  • On Save and Unlock and Check-In
Generate 3D PDFs for Model files If this check box is selected, 3D PDFs are generated for the model files.
Generate for All Instance Enabling this option causes neutral files to be created for instance files as well.
Maintain neutral files under distinct documents for Variants If this check box is selected, neutral files for each variant are saved as separate documents in PLM from Creo, allowing you to work on a single variant by checking out only its document plus the generic document.