PTC Express November 2009

November 2009

ProductView Validate for Model-Based Design Streamlines Design Checking

New Aberdeen Report: Engineering Change Management 2.0

Creating a Pipe with a 180 Degree Bend in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 Pro/PIPING

Using Dimensional Boundaries as a Design Tool in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0

Creating Your Own Parts Catalog in Windchill PartsLink

Including Tolerance in Mathcad Calculations

Getting Started with Mathcad

ProductView Demonstration Webcast Series

PTC University Demonstration

InSight Environmental Compliance

Tokheim Group Enables Pan-European Collaboration with Windchill PDMLink

Essential Mathcad for Engineering, Science, and Math

Dear Subscriber:

This month, find out how ProductView Validate for Model-Based Design—industry’s only 3D model based design checking software—can dramatically improve communications between engineering and manufacturing and drive down your development costs. Plus, PTC/USER World Event 2010 is gearing up, and the call for papers is open! Submit your abstract today for a chance to present at next year's conference.

Regards,

Nancy Pardo
Managing Editor

Paul T, Engineer, asks: We are thinking about transitioning to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 but can't find any good information on the improvements for manufacturing in this release. Can you please give us more information? We answer.

ProductView Validate for Model-Based Design Streamlines Design Checking
Do away with the pen-and-paper methods traditionally used for checking 2D drawings. Now you can perform real-time 3D model checking with ProductView Validate for Model-Based Design.
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New Aberdeen Report: Engineering Change Management 2.0
This free guide from Aberdeen shows you how world-class manufacturing organizations have transformed engineering change management from an inefficient, time-consuming, unstructured process into an automated system that delivers a clear competitive advantage.

Creating a Pipe with a 180 Degree Bend in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 Pro/PIPING
This quick tip shows you how to create pipe with a 180 degree bend in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 Pro/PIPING.
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Using Dimensional Boundaries as a Design Tool in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0
Associated with every parameter there is both an upper and a lower tolerance parameter and value which can be displayed on the face of a drawing and used in the design process. Learn more about dimensional boundaries.

Creating Your Own Parts Catalog in Windchill PartsLink
Leveraging pre-existing IP can help your company save millions of dollars. Create your own parts catalog in Windchill PartsLink to catalog anything from gears and springs to mechanical fasteners, electrical parts, and software components.
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Including Tolerance in Mathcad Calculations
Set up a tolerance function in Mathcad to consider uncertainty in design or analysis processes.
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Getting Started with Mathcad
Mathcad basics for new users from the author of Essential Mathcad.
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ProductView Demonstration Webcast Series
Nov 19, 2009 - Dec 10, 2009
The ProductView Webcast Series will include demonstrations of the entire ProductView product line.

PTC University Demonstration
Dec 3, 2009
Interested in improving your productivity? Whether you are trying to improve your proficiency in Pro/ENGINEER, Windchill PDMLink, or Windchill ProjectLink, this demonstration will show you how PTC University eLearning Libraries offer a simple, cost-effective approach to helping users increase their skills.

InSight Environmental Compliance
Dec 17, 2009
The InSight Environmental Compliance webcast series will show you PTC’s solution for your product development and environmental compliance needs.

Tokheim Group Enables Pan-European Collaboration with Windchill PDMLink
Find out how France based Tokheim Group—leading manufacturer of fuel dispensing equipment—has cut its design time by 75% with Windchill PDMLink.
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Essential Mathcad for Engineering, Science, and Math
Essential Mathcad introduces functions and features of Mathcad in a step-by-step guide for professional engineers as well as students.
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Product Environmental Compliance Report - Sustainable Processes to Reduce Compliance Cost and Risk

Microsoft Prime Magazine: Innovation in Manufacturing and Resources

CoCreate 16.5 Now Tightly Integrated into the PTC Product Development System

PTC Aerospace & Defense Industry Events - Dec 1, 2009 - Apr 15, 2010

PTC Innovation Forum Automotive 2010 - Feb 4, 2010

Visit the Pro/ENGINEER Resource Center

Mathcad Resource Center

PTC Demos, Tools & Tutorials

Maintenance Support Customers: Gain Free Access to Knovel’s Online Technical Information

Free Personalized ROI Analysis: Calculate the financial benefits of Maintenance Support

Re-activate Maintenance and Get Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0