Creo Elements/Direct Drafting is one of the most common 2D CAD programs for mechanical engineering in Germany, behind the leader AutoCAD. In 2010 the product was renamed to Creo Elements/Direct Drafting (as opposed to 3D product Creo Elements/Direct Modeling).

Today, MS-Windows is the standard platform for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting. Some versions have also been developed for Linux. With the success of Microsoft Windows, a version was offered for this operating system. (HP Journal Reference)Ĭreo Elements/Direct Drafting was originally developed for the Hewlett-Packard 98xx workstation family (also referred to as the Series 200) on their proprietary Pascal based operating system / development environment, followed by a move a few years later to the operating system HP-UX. The first product designed using ME10 was the original HP DeskJet printer at the HP Vancouver Division. Hewlett Packard MDD (Mechanical Design Division) continued the ME10 development. Make design changes faster and easier Real-time, dynamic editing and disruption-free design will help users overcome the traditional barriers to flexible and easy design modification. The program was first developed by Hewlett Packard in Germany. Creo Elements/Pro 5.0 offers numerous enhancements that enable users to overcome the key barriers to design productivity. Creo Elements/Direct Drafting now owned by PTC, and formerly called ME10 is a CAD software application exclusively for 2D drawings, especially in mechanical engineering and electrical engineering.

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