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Creo Elements/Direct Family of Products (except as noted)

Creo Elements/Direct Family of Products (except as noted) is a PTC product filed under CAD Software. Lifecycle: versioned, 11 versions listed, latest 20.9 (11 Jun 2026).

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Release and support dates as published by PTC; dates within the next 12 months are highlighted, past dates dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

Creo Elements/Direct Family of Products (except as noted) 11 versions

Dates are those of Creo Elements Direct Modeling in PTC Release Advisor.

Version	Released	End of standard support	Source
20.9	11 Jun 2026	30 Apr 2030	[1][2]
20.8	6 Jun 2025	30 Apr 2028	[1][2]
20.7	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2027	[1][2]
20.6	14 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2027	[1][2]
20.5	29 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2025	[1][2]
20.4	16 Apr 2021	3 May 2024	[1][2]
20.3	24 Apr 2020	3 May 2024	[1][2]
20.2	15 Mar 2019	31 Mar 2022	[1][2]
20.1	2 Apr 2018	31 Mar 2021	[1][2]
20.0	23 Dec 2016	31 Mar 2020	[1][2]
19.0	31 Dec 2015	30 Mar 2018	[1][2]

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Product Release Calendar and Compatibility Matrices retrieved 2026-10-13
Windchill PLM 13.0.2.0 Release Matrix - PTC Release Advisor retrieved 2026-10-13

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