concept
Geometry Publisher
Declare reusable publish-geometry interfaces on library models in Creo so Geometry Copier can consume them in skeletons.
Geometry Publisher is the Creo Standardize command that declares reusable interfaces on a library model. You publish datums, quilts, and grouped surfaces or curves (and cabling on harness models) as Creo publish geometry. Downstream skeletons copy those interfaces with Geometry Copier instead of rebuilding references by hand.
There is no web catalog. You run Geometry Publisher on the active model in Creo. Copier lives in Automate — Publisher declares the interface; Copier consumes it.
Who does what
Role | Where | What they do |
|---|---|---|
CAD manager / library owner | Creo — Geometry Publisher | Open the library part or assembly and publish the interfaces Copier should copy. |
Engineer | Creo — Geometry Copier | Copy published interfaces into a skeleton. See Geometry Copier. |
Publisher vs Copier
Geometry Publisher tags geometry on the source model. Geometry Copier copies those published features into a target (typically a skeleton) as independent references. Do not use Publisher to assemble or copy geometry into another model — that is Copier.
What you can publish
The Geometry tab uses two trees: Geometry available to publish: on the left, Published geometry: on the right. Category labels in the trees match the names below.
Kind | In the trees | How you publish |
|---|---|---|
Datums | Csys, Axes, Planes, Points | Select items on the left, then publish them to the right. |
Quilts | Quilts | Same as datums. |
Groups | Curve Groups, Surface Groups, Solid Bodies | New Curve Group, New Surface Group, or Publish Solid Bodies on the published side. These require Create Publish Geometry Features. |
Cabling | Cable Segments, Cable Network Segments | Listed on harness models; publish the same way as datums. |
Custom | Custom | Creo publish geometry that CadActive did not create. Shown on the published tree when present. |
Published features land in the model-tree footer. Family-table members can inherit publisher schema from the generic.
Settings
Organization admins change this under Organization → Settings. Full list: Settings for Standardize (Skeletons).
Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
Publisher - Create Publish Geometry Features | When true (default), CadActive creates one publish geometry feature per selected item. When false, selected items are grouped into one publish geometry feature. Curve groups, surface groups, and solid bodies require this to be on; otherwise those commands are disabled. |
The same option appears in the dialog under Show Settings as Create Publish Geometry Features. Copier’s reference method for copy geometry is an Automate setting — see Settings for Automate.
Schema updates
On open, if the model is behind the current CadActive publisher schema, Geometry Publisher asks whether to update it. Updating adds parameters and regroups publish geometry features so the model works with the latest Geometry Copier. Family-table instances can pick up schema from the parent.
This model is not up to date with the current CadActive schema.
Updating it would add additional parameters and regroup the publish geom features.
These updates are required for the model to work with the latest Geometry Copier.
Would you like to automatically update the model now?
You can also set or delete schema from Tools → Publisher Schema.
Reports
Three Standardize reports inventory publishable geometry. Dedicated how-tos for those reports come later. This is the short version.
Model Geometry Publisher Report - All Geometry
Model Geometry Publisher Report - Published Geometry
Model Geometry Publisher Report - Unpublished Geometry
They run on parts and assemblies. Default file type is Excel (.xlsx); CSV is accepted. Spreadsheet columns are MODEL_NAME, MODEL_TYPE, PUBLISH_TYPE, PUBLISH_SUBTYPE, PUBLISH_NAME, GEOM_TYPE, GEOM_ID, GEOM_NAME, PUBGEOM_FEAT_NAME, and PUBGEOM_FEAT_ID.
Starting the report from the CadActive report picker requires Standardize. Export also requires the Reporting product. Batch export uses Reporting Command Line. Standardize Command Line does not publish geometry.
What is not Geometry Publisher
Geometry Copier is Automate. It consumes published interfaces; it does not declare them.
User-Defined Geometry Copies are a Copier workaround when you cannot write publish features on the source. They are not Publisher. See Copy Geometry.
Designator, Annotation Manager, Model Templates, Parameter Management, and Note Management are other Standardize tools. They do not publish geometry.
There is no Geometry Publisher web page and no Geometry Publisher CLI action.
In this section
Publish Geometry — publish datums, quilts, and groups on the active model in Creo.