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PTC/USER Portal Updates

Thanks to everyone for your patience during our continued transition. 

PTC/USER Reply by Email – We are pleased to report that the reply by email notifications have been fixed.  Now when someone replies by email notifications are sent out properly.

Events - All events are now shown on the general calendar to help avoid scheduling conflicts for the different TCs. 


TC Highlight - Technical Authoring, Management and Delivery

The PTC/USER Technical Authoring, Management and Delivery Technical Committee  covers areas around Arbortext Editor, Arbortext Styler, Arbortext IsoDraw / IsoView, Arbortext Publishing Engine, Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher,Creo Illustrate,  Arbortext Content Delivery, Illustrations, Operation, Instructions, Service Procedures, Warnings, Service Information Repository, Structured Authoring, Content Reuse & Dynamic Publishing, Translation, Authoring Change Management, Repurposing of Engineering Product Data, S1000D, ATA, As-Maintained BOM, DITA, DLM, Editor, PE, and other similar topics.

We are currently accepting abstracts for our PTC/USER Arbortext Symposium 2021 more details are below.  

PTC/USER Technical Committees consist of customers like you who work together with PTC Product Managers talking about how the products work today and what can be done to make them even better. Joining a Technical Committee is a great way to have your voice heard and network with your peers in industry.

We welcome new members!  Please apply for the Technical Authoring, Management and Delivery or any other TC that may interest you via the PTC/USER portal. 


PTC/USER Arbortext Symposium 2021 - Call for Abstracts

PTC/USER in partnership with PTC is excited to present the Virtual PTC/USER Arbortext Symposium 2021 on June 29.
We are currently  accepting abstracts for presentations.
Actual Registration will open May 3, 2021 and we look forward to seeing you!

Thanks in advance for submitting an abstract and contributing your experience to the community knowledge! It's members like you that make these events possible.

Presentations are targeted for :30 minutes with 15 minutes of Q&A and discussion.

Here are examples of topics we would love to hear more about.

  • Customer examples of using the Digital Thread for Service
  • New ways to use upstream data for service delivery
  • Tips and tricks for Arbortext products
  • Translation of service documentation
  • Content Strategy
  • Service content delivery
  • AR/VR for service
  • Stylesheets
  • BOM transformation
  • Content reuse
  • Use of industry standards
  • Service documentation for FA&D
  • Publishing to multiple formats
To submit click HERE.

Here is the proposed agenda:
10:00-10:15 PTC/USER Introduction
10:15-11:00 Customer 1
11:00-11:45 Customer 2
11:45-12:30 Customer 3
12:30-1:00 PTC Product Update and Wrap Up 


Coffee With a CAD Expert

Now more than ever, product design & manufacturing teams are expected to create products more efficiently & cost effectively, without sacrificing innovation or quality. Fortunately, Creo delivers the most scalable range of 3D CAD product development packages & tools in today's market. Its variety of specific features, capabilities, & tools help engineers imagine, design, & create your products better.

The meetings are open to anyone and take place every Thursday in Europe. The topic changes from week to week, so join in as often as you like. Visit the registration page to find out about the next Coffee with an Expert, and sign up to join us.

Upcoming topics include:

22 April Creo Ansys Partnership
29 April Concept Design
6 May What’s New in Creo 8?
13 May  What’s New in Mathcad?
20 May  Generative Design
3 June  Windchill Extensions
10 June  Model Based Definition
 17 June  Creo Design Packages


LiveWorx Episode 2 - The New Frontier of Product Development

The New Frontier of Product Development 
Episode One | April 22, 2021

New technology is reshaping product design as we know it today.

In this episode, we’ll discover how the connected, digital thread enables engineers to stay focused on their designs while creating their best work, faster. And how those from the manufacturing floor to the executive suite are accumulating the benefits of digital transformation- efficiency, cost savings, and innovation- in record time. We’ll look at the roles that simulation-driven design, generative design, additive manufacturing, smart connected products, and SaaS-based CAD and PLM each play in weaving together the digital thread.

Olabisi Boyle, Vice President of Product Planning & Mobility Strategy at Hyundai Motor North America, will discuss how Hyundai is transforming itself from being an automaker into a smart mobility solution provider. She’ll showcase how their investment in the latest technology is transforming their approach to product development and advancing how people interact with Hyundai’s mobility solutions.

Hear from PTC executives about the need for organizations to transform to a more agile product development process, and how a digital thread strategy connects the product development process to the people, products, and places where work gets done. They’ll also discuss how generative design and artificial intelligence are disrupting the product development process we know today. Featuring Jon Hirschtick, EVP & General Manager of Onshape and Atlas, Kevin Wrenn, EVP of Products, and Linda Lokay, Product Management VP of Advanced Development.

Plus, Kelly Bryant, Deputy Section Manager, Mechanical Design/Drafting & Manufacturing at Jacobs Engineering will explore what Jacobs Engineering has been able to do using generative design to optimize the portable life support system in NASA spacesuits. By challenging conventional wisdom with breakthrough technology- product design has been taken to new heights.

Welcome to the new reality of engineering. Be inspired by cutting-edge technologies like generative, simulation-driven, and SaaS-based design and change the way you think about and engineer your products. If you are looking to stay on top of the product development wave... this is the episode for you.
 
Topics Covered:

Additive Manufacturing Evolution of Product Design
CAD Generative Design
Continuity Product Design & Engineering
Democratization of CAD Product Lifecycle Management
Design Collaboration SaaS Based Design
Digital Thread Simulation Driven Design
Digital Transformation Smart Connected Product Design & Engineering

Unable to join live?  Register anyway and we will provide you access to explore the content on-demand at your own pace.

Read the announcement here


2021 Spring Pro/Users Event - Carolinas PTC User Group Event

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PTC/USER is excited to announce the resumption of meetings for the Carolinas Regional User Group. This event will allow users of PTC products to hear updates on PTC product roadmaps, enjoy customer presentations, and network with other users. The agenda will be posted soon, and refreshments will be served.

Register here


Badgerland User Group - Using Multi-bodies in Creo Parametric 7.0 Webcast 

In Creo Parametric 7.0, multi-body modeling was introduced to the Creo software for the first time. In this webcast, we will look at the new tools added in Creo 7.0 to support multi-body modeling and how they can be used to aid in the creation of your designs. 


During this webcast, attendees will:
  • Learn the ways to create multi-bodies 
  • Discover the tools available to split, remove, merge, subtract, and intersect bodies 
  • Review examples of where multi-bodies can be used to speed up your design process
Join us for the webcast on April 30th at 12:00 pm CST

Zoom Link


Introducing Creo 8 - A PTC Virtual Conference 

This popular virtual event returns for a fourth year. Learn how PTC is helping you design better products faster, with an insiders’ guide to what’s new in Creo 8. Our lineup of experts will detail all the enhancements, including usability, model-based definition, generative design, simulation, additive manufacturing, and 5-axis high-speed milling. And as always, the Creo product team will be on-hand to answer your questions.

Join us on May 4th

Register here


Creo 8.0.0.0 has Released! 

Key Highlights

  • Usability & Productivity
    • Modernized Dashboards
    • Modernized Datums Display
    • Model Tree enhancements
    • Visualize and reuse quilt history
    • Hole overhaul
    • Sheetmetal multi flat wall
    • Weld standard enhancements
    • ECAD Hole update
    • Inseparable assemblies
  • MBD
    • Symbol definition overhaul
    • GD&T Advisor support for assemblies & dimension creation
  • Detailing
    • New sketching tools in drawings
  • Simulation & Optimization
    • Creo Simulation Live
      • Steady State Fluids
      • Redefine Probes
    • Creo Ansys Simulation
      • Automatically obtain license when entering Creo Ansys Simulation
      • Mesh control settings stored in the simulation tree
    • Generative Design
      • Automatic Envelope
      • Draft handling for reconstruction
  • Additive & Subtractive Manufacturing
    • Additive Manufacturing
      • Lattice Variability based on simulation results
      • Solid representation for Stochastic Lattices
    • Subtractive Manufacturing - Support for 5 Axis HSM 
      • Added to existing 3 Axis mold machining extension.
      • Introducing new 3 axis only extension
Documentation Additional Information Download
  • Creo Parametric -> Release Creo 8.0 -> Creo 8.0 for Windows -> Most Recent Datecode
Creo 8 Top Enhancements

XML Saves Lives

Presented by Single Sourcing Solutions, Inc.

I know it sounds dramatic, but it's not hyperbole. If your business is regulated or has strict standards applied, XML is critical and quickly becomes a strategic advantage! XML gives you several advantages over desktop publishing that can help address immediate needs and future growth. 

The key is in understanding what makes XML work and what it is designed to do. The challenge is in understanding how to make the shift.

In this session, we discuss some of the factors that compel forward-focused companies and consultants to make the leap to XML. You will learn what XML is, how it works, and how you can move from the trap that is desktop publishing into a flexible, dynamic structured authoring environment with ease. By the end of our talk, you will be able to comfortably answer the important questions: Why should you make the transition? How can you make the transition? And, when is the right time to make the leap?

Join us for the webcast on May 4th

Register here


Planning Your Model-Based Journey - Webcast Replay

Join your peers and industry experts for this comprehensive discussion of Model-Based Definition / Enterprise (MBD/MBE). You’ll hear from those with hard-won practical experience about how they began and scaled their transformation to a model-based process. You’ll also learn how to leverage the digital thread across the enterprise and use 3D modeling as the source authority for design intent with manufacturing, quality and your suppliers. The journey to reduce time-to-market, lower costs and improve quality begins with rich, high-fidelity 3D data.
  • Don’t miss out. Hear from PTC customers who will share lessons-learned from their MBD/MBE experience.
  • See how MBD can be extended across the enterprise with product lifecycle management tools.
  • Discover what it means to be a world-class Model-Based Enterprise.
  • Learn from the experts about how to secure executive support and get your MBD/MBE initiative off to a strong start.
Replay here

What's new in Mathcad Prime 7 - Webcast Replay

PTC Mathcad Prime is the industry’s standard for engineering mathematics software, enabling you to solve your most complex problems, and share your engineering calculations. PTC Mathcad Prime 7 makes this easier with new capabilities, greater usability, and over a dozen enhancements to the new symbolic engine. Mathcad Prime 7 continues to bring your engineering notebook and calculations to life.

Join Andy McGough, Product Manager at PTC, to learn about these new capabilities:
  • combo-box input control for easy to setup drop down menus for variables selection
  • user experience updates, including “scroll and focus” enhancements and directly saving worksheets as PDF files
  • new symbolic engine updates
  • API guide
  • integrated converter for legacy PTC Mathcad worksheets (no need to install legacy application) 
Join Anji Seberino, CAD Field SME Director at PTC, to learn the benefits of Mathcad Prime over legacy versions. Tune in for best practices of how to be successful with Mathcad Prime.


Replay here


Check out the ThingWorx Developer Portal!

Who doesn’t love a free trial?

The ThingWorx Developer portal is the place to try out our industry-leading IoT platform for yourself. On the Dev Portal, you’ll have access to free hosted trials, as well as a wealth of resources showing you all that ThingWorx has to offer.
Ready to go?

Here are a few links to get you started:

See you on the Dev Portal!

Heads-Up for ThingWorx and Manufacturing application users!

The ThingWorx user group will host several collaborative sessions that will include members from the ThingWorx and SMRT MFG 4.0 technical committees.  A cross-pollination of ideas and knowledge sharing between groups, topics may include a ThingWorx approach to MES, PTC manufacturing product strategy, SAP for routing, and more!  The first joint meeting has been scheduled for April 29th. To participate visit the PTC/USER portal and make sure to join on of the ThingWorx and SMRT MFG 4.0 technical committees.


PTC Community Updates

The PTC Community Team has added the LiveWorx2021, PTC/USER, and "Progressive" Community Badges to PTC Community member profiles.  

You can learn more about these new badges here on PTC Community Announcements page.

Check out PTC Community Announcements to stay informed on what is happening on the PTC Community!  or  Take a break in the PTCooler Community Lounge to see who  made our Top Community Engager list.

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