# Creo View Express Reviews **Vendor:** PTC **Category:** [CAD Viewers](https://www.g2.com/categories/cad-viewers) **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 14 ## About Creo View Express Creo Elements/View Express is the world's highest performance 3D CAD visual collaboration solutions. ## Creo View Express Reviews ### 1. Becoming more competent with Creo View Express **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Harshal B. | Data Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 16, 2024 **What do you like best about Creo View Express?** The ease of use and number of features in Creo View Express makes it my go to application for any work, also the frequency to use it for majority of work makes it a all in one application **What do you dislike about Creo View Express?** The only thing i dont like is the time it takes to open the interface for the first time. **What problems is Creo View Express solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps in solving visualization of 3d models , redundancy and dependency on cad softwares and also improved decision making . It benefits me by making my work more productive and for validations and enhanced collaboration along with suppliers and partner and project manager for efficient decision making. ### 2. Besic Product **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Manthan V. | Mechanical Design Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 16, 2024 **What do you like best about Creo View Express?** - Cost effective. - Easy-to-use. - We can provide this to all up to lower level or end user who can get help at the time of production. **What do you dislike about Creo View Express?** We need to buy other software for practically use this... **What problems is Creo View Express solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have provided this all welder, So we are making proper creo model with all weldment. So they can directly visualize and easily interpret when he/she fabricating. So,this is for us Time effective and reduce chances of error. ### 3. Great user experience of models in Creo View **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** rajender s. | Senior Engineer (PLM Support), Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 13, 2024 **What do you like best about Creo View Express?** Ease of use. Tools present for various task in Creo view for viewing. Training material and user manual is user friendly. integration with windchill is superb for BOM management. **What do you dislike about Creo View Express?** It takes time when opening large assemblies. While opening sometime it push us back while opening large assemblies. **What problems is Creo View Express solving and how is that benefiting you?** CAD model viewing for analysis of BOM from different ERP sytem with assembly. ### 4. Best Lite Software for Review 3D **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Manthan T. | Deputy Manager, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 08, 2023 **What do you like best about Creo View Express?** Easy measurements User-friendly Section for review Transform components in complex assembly After reviewing restore all/selected components to its original location More Features make review easy Easy installation Freeware software Ease integration with creo/windchill **What do you dislike about Creo View Express?** There is no dislike about creo view express **What problems is Creo View Express solving and how is that benefiting you?** While reviewing Large assembly donot have to open creo parametric which takes to heavy task. We convert to pvz and open in to creo express which is lite and doesn't need workstation ### 5. Good for viewing models **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Piyush L. | HVAC Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 17, 2022 **What do you like best about Creo View Express?** 1. This supports a large variety of file formats and also helps to view and annotate the file. 2. Having user-friendly options for different kinds of vector views. 3. Cross-team collaboration is good. 4. Provide better visualization. **What do you dislike about Creo View Express?** 1. For first-time users it is a little difficult to catch up. 2. Comparatively to other software, it takes more time in opening files. 3. Sometimes software get crashes while opening files. **What problems is Creo View Express solving and how is that benefiting you?** Creo View express support a wide range of file format like .eda, pdf, drw, .dzf, .pvs, catproduct, etc. So we didn't need other software to install for viewing other different format files. ### 6. User friendly, light wight **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Akshit V. | Technical Specialist - CAx Automation, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 03, 2022 **What do you like best about Creo View Express?** Its capabilities to run seamlessly. Easy shortcuts, great UI and good organization of features within the tool. The capabilities to customize and automate this app are very useful. **What do you dislike about Creo View Express?** It doesn't have good cloud computing and multi-user collaboration features. These features are very useful in big organizations for seamless work-from-home functions. **What problems is Creo View Express solving and how is that benefiting you?** With this software, I can view, inspect and measure models. It supports almost all the model extensions which are widely used in our industry. So, it's an all-in-one package for us. ### 7. Creo View Express-Quick Access to view CAD files **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tushar C. | Executive Engineer E-ll, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 29, 2021 **What do you like best about Creo View Express?** I am using creo view express for quickly viewing cad files. The best is it gives me a freedom to open almost all types of CAD files including .dwf, .pvs, .pvz, .eda, pdf, drw, .dzf, .dwg, prt, some catia files like catpart, catproduct. Etc. Using creo view express I can spin/rotate 3D objects in 360 degrees so easy understanding of objects. The best is I am able to add filters in Creo View to model like model geometry, model colour, annotations. Also I am able to measure part dimensions like length, distance, diameter, angle etc in Creo View express. I am able to add section view as well in Creo View. Also one feature I mostly like is I can transform individual components in assembly means I am able to disassemble or explode assembly and without any effort Can restore same components immediately using restore location commnad. **What do you dislike about Creo View Express?** Dislikes are I can not able to find out the weight of model in Creo View express. Also not able to add density to model. Creation of section view is not easy in Creo view express. Not able to colour model in Creo View express. Talking about drawing there is no feature for dimensioning given in Creo view express. Sometimes issue with model and drawing unit like drawing made in inches shows measured dimension in mm. **Recommendations to others considering Creo View Express:** Go with Creo View Express it gives quick view clearity of model and drawing. Less space required on disc. Compatible for many types of files. A good mCAD software, which reduces time of Model reviewing. **What problems is Creo View Express solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am taking lot of benefits of Creo View Express like quick opening of CAD files. Whenever discussions is going on with clients and someone demands in meeting to show model immediately is is not possible using 3D software like Creo or Catia or Solid work as they are taking much time initially for opening so this problem solved with Creo View Express as it is started in seconds. I can view 3D model in 360 degrees. ### 8. Best CAD viewer for PLM **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 29, 2019 **What do you like best about Creo View Express?** Best software to access 2D and 3D CAD files. Simple and easy way for opening cad files in the PLM **What do you dislike about Creo View Express?** Frequent software crash while opening files and takes long time to open. **What problems is Creo View Express solving and how is that benefiting you?** Eliminating the dependency on 3D CAD software to open the CAD files in PLM ### 9. Excellent software for viewing CAD files **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 03, 2021 **What do you like best about Creo View Express?** It has a user friendly user interface and is very easy to use. Great for viewing CAD files in PLM. **What do you dislike about Creo View Express?** Files open very slow and sometimes it crashes while opening heavy files **What problems is Creo View Express solving and how is that benefiting you?** It opens CAd files (drawings,3D models) without opening CAD software. One can review any dimension or shape quickly ### 10. One of the best light weight CAD Viewer in the market **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 12, 2021 **What do you like best about Creo View Express?** It supports a wide range of file formats like .eda, pdf, drw, .dzf, .dwg, prt, .dwf, .pvs, .pvz, catpart, catproduct, etc., which makes it an ideal choice for viewing the CAD geometry. Very easy to change the view angle, adding filters, etc., to obtain the desired view of the geometry. All the dimensional values can be measured easily, users canexamine assemblies in exploded view. **What do you dislike about Creo View Express?** Cannot update the dimension in the drawing files, not easy to create sectional view in the geometry **Recommendations to others considering Creo View Express:** One of the best light weight CAD Viewer in the market **What problems is Creo View Express solving and how is that benefiting you?** Can open a wide variety of CAD files, thus eliminating the need for multiple CAD softwares. ### 11. Its good **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dinesh Kumar K. | Mechanical Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 07, 2021 **What do you like best about Creo View Express?** User friendly , importing exporting was good to use **What do you dislike about Creo View Express?** Need improvements in editing, evalute features **What problems is Creo View Express solving and how is that benefiting you?** Used to view our customer's model. It was helpful. Still we could some missing features ### 12. Best app for CAD data without having creo parametric. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 24, 2021 **What do you like best about Creo View Express?** Its feature to add dimension and views in CAD object makes it best. **What do you dislike about Creo View Express?** It can not export CAD Model in any other extension. **Recommendations to others considering Creo View Express:** If you dont have creo license in that case also you can view the data. **What problems is Creo View Express solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are using creo view in a steering industry to view CAD models and drawings without having CAD software. ### 13. Good viewer for vector drawings **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** JAGANATH N. | Associate Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Creo View Express?** User friendly options for different kinds of vector views. To view and annote the illustrations. It supports different formats of illustrations file to work on. **What do you dislike about Creo View Express?** View of particular format of drawings should be having same view. Ex. Wire frame view. Export quality of PDF document is not good. **Recommendations to others considering Creo View Express:** Good option to view different formats of vector graphics. **What problems is Creo View Express solving and how is that benefiting you?** To view different vector graphics formats. To review the illustrations for better usage of profiles of the drawings. ### 14. Great for viewing models to collaborate across teams **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Electronics | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 23, 2020 **What do you like best about Creo View Express?** Cross-team collaboration. lets others who aren't engineers view 3d models for better visualization and concepts. **What do you dislike about Creo View Express?** Sometimes not so user friendly to first time users - could be better **What problems is Creo View Express solving and how is that benefiting you?** Letting non-engineers view models and view designs. 3D file visualizations ## Creo View Express Discussions - [What is Creo View used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-creo-view-used-for) - 1 comment - [View Creo View Express pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/creo-view-express/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-17+02%3A55%3A33+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=3e80bb21-c6a2-4c99-af14-6e7375987d32&secure%5Btoken%5D=034e836a319bce896dcd17f210c251c7b572c448c6131f2503fad4a80ddbe9e1&format=llm_user) ## Creo View Express Features **File Options** - Import files - Export files - View 2D files - View 3D files - Batch convert files - File size **Tools** - Dimensioning tools - Change units - 3D/solid modeling tools **Design** - Drawing ## Top Creo View Express Alternatives - [Autodesk Fusion](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-fusion/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (509 reviews) - [SOLIDWORKS](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (628 reviews) - [DraftSight](https://www.g2.com/products/draftsight/reviews) - 4.2/5.0 (207 reviews)