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PTC/USER Global Summit 2026 (April 27th - 30th) Call For Proposals and Registration Opening Soon!

It's official! We have chosen the date and location for the PTC/USER Global Summit 2026. We are thrilled to announce that it will be held in Las Vegas at the Rio Hotel from April 27th-30th. Call for abstracts and registration will be opening soon!
 

Anark Summer 2025 Update Webinar - Thursday, September 4th, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

In true “What I did this summer" school report fashion, we wanted to share a recap of what Anark has been up to in Colorado.  There have been great enhancements for the PTCUSER community supporting automated publication of Creo files managed by Teamcenter in addition to improvements to the Windchill integration.  We keep refining our well-known 3D PDF Technical Data Packages for publishing performance and document-open speed all while maintaining high-quality access to Model Based content as PTCUSER customers have come to expect.

 

Whether you’re a long-time Anark customer, brand new, tuning in from your desk, or catching some post Labor Day beach time,  join our Anark Summer 2025 Update Webinar on September 4, 2025 at 1 PM Eastern.  Some topics include:

  • Review of Anark Summer news including the Oakline investment
  • Recent MBD CAD and PLM integration product updates
  • Customer success stories that cross Siemens, Dassault, and PTC ecosystems
  • Events for the remainder of 2025, including the first Nordic Model Based Forum 2025 in Sweden, GPDIS and DMC.
  • A preview of Anark's new product features, including Content Centric Collaboration, a new way for Technical Data Collaboration

Join Anark on September 4th or sign up to get the on-demand replay afterwards! s
 

Better Together: ALM + PLM Solutions Event - Tuesday, September 9th, 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT 

Join EAC on September 9th at Joe’s Live in Rosemont, IL, for a live event showcasing how a digital connected workflow process powered by Codebeamer and Windchill helps organizations tackle the challenges of developing complex, regulated products across software and hardware. See how managing requirements with full traceability, breaking down silos across disciplines, and enabling seamless collaboration drives efficiency, strengthens compliance, and delivers true end-to-end visibility.
 

Webinar: Discover What’s New in ThingWorx 10.0 - Tuesday, September 9th, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT  

Join EAC on September 9th at Joe’s Live in Rosemont, IL, for a live event showcasing how a digital connected workflow process powered by Codebeamer and Windchill helps organizations tackle the challenges of developing complex, regulated products across software and hardware. See how managing requirements with full traceability, breaking down silos across disciplines, and enabling seamless collaboration drives efficiency, strengthens compliance, and delivers true end-to-end visibility.
 

CAD/Windchill Admin Roundtable Hosted by Badgerland UG -  Friday, September 12th, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Join for 5 min or the whole hour.  Ask/answer questions of people in similar Admin roles. Badgerland UG is moderator, but all are welcome. 
 

Webinar: Transform Your CAD Approach - Thursday, September 18th, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Join Bryan Enabnit from TriStar for an in-depth look at shifting from traditional drawing/CAD-centric practices to a true part-centric methodology. This session will explore how to better organize, manage, and utilize CAD data to boost collaboration, minimize errors, and speed the path from design to manufacturing.


You'll discover how a part-centric approach simplifies managing both part and assembly drawings while improving accuracy and efficiency across the product development lifecycle.
 

Join the PTC A&D Industry Working Group - Unlocking Engineering Excellence with Model-Based Definition (MBD) - Wednesday, September 24th, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

Join Mark Nielsen of Techazul — a leader in digital engineering solutions for the aerospace and defense sector — for a dynamic presentation that demystifies terms, drivers, and process associated with Model-Based Definition (MBD) and defines a clear path toward digital transformation in aerospace and defense engineering. 

 

This session will guide attendees through the basic evolution of engineering documentation—blueprints to interactive 3D viewable—and reveal how MBD is reshaping design, manufacturing, and inspection along with developing high value digital threads amongst various stakeholders to create a value-add model-based enterprise. 

 

Key Topics Include:

  • A practical introduction to MBD and its terminology
  • Historical context: from ink-on-mylar to multicolor feature-based modeling
  • The why and how of model-based definition
  • Strategic drivers: DoD Digital Engineering Strategy, Instruction 5000.97, and Golden Dome requirements
  • Engineering efficiencies unlocked by MBD in 3D environments
  • Live demonstration of interactive 3D viewable
  • Implementation planning: assessments, roadmaps, and custom solutions

Whether you're just beginning your MBD journey or refining your digital thread strategy, this presentation offers actionable insights for driving compliance, reducing rework, and accelerating innovation.

 

Let’s build smarter—from model to mission.

 

Register below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom meeting link. 
 

Badgerland UG Lunch & Learn Webinar - Engage Enterprise Data Access with Windchill Navigate - Thursday, September 25th, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Join the Badgerland USER Group and TriStar on Thursday, September 25 from 12:00–1:00 PM CT for a webinar on Engage Enterprise Data Access with Windchill Navigate.

 

We’ll be talking about:

  • PLM
  • MPM Process Plans
  • TriStar’s Review Change App

Grab your lunch and hop on—we’d love to see you there!
 

PTC/USER Florida Fall 2025 Event at Top Golf St. Petersburg - Tuesday, September 30th, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT

Join McCormick Stevenson, Florida PTC/USER, and industry experts for an interactive afternoon of technical sessions, live demos, and community networking. This event brings together Creo and Windchill users for hands-on learning, practical strategies, and a chance to connect with peers in a relaxed setting at Topgolf St. Petersburg. Be sure to stay afterwards for networking and complimentary Top Golf gameplay!

 

A BBQ buffet dinner will be provided for all attendees!

 

Event Agenda:


CREO – “You think you know sheetmetal?”
Unlock advanced and time-saving features in Creo Sheetmetal to improve accuracy and efficiency.


MBD & PLM
Moving Drawings Totally to Part Centric & MBD, Including Assembly Drawings.


AI for Creo and Windchill
Learn how artificial intelligence is enhancing design and lifecycle management workflows.


Windchill Navigate Demo
Demo with the TriStar Review Change App


PLM Usability
Improve user experience and drive higher adoption of your PLM system.

 

Creating Animations in Creo
Bring designs to life with high-quality animations for training, presentations, and marketing.


Q&A, Wrap-Up, and Door Prizes

 

Networking and Top Golf Gameplay
From 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
 

Technical Committee Meeting: Technical Authoring & Managing – Formatting & Output - Wednesday, October 1, 9:00 AM EDT

This is part of our quarterly series. The next meeting is scheduled for January 14, 2026. 

 

Agenda: 

  • Warm Welcome from Christian Zimmerman, from Datacopy
  • Simon Taylor, from PTC Arbortext, will update us on Roadmap and Vision for ALD and new Web Services. This will include product demonstrations (90 Minutes)
  • Datacopy will lead us on an Output and Formatting Discussion focused on Delivery with Arbortext Content Delivery with customer examples (45 minutes)
  • Liz Fraley, from Single Sourcing, will lead a Discussion – How to Organize your Stylesheets with Techinfo (45 Minutes)

May 2025 Recording Link - “Demanding XML Publishing Requirements - Solve it Easy, Fast and Automated with PTC Arbortext” 

 
 

PTC/USER Georgia Fall Event 2025 - Wednesday, October 1st, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM EDT

Join us in Atlanta, Georgia for an engaging PTC/USER Georgia community event designed for engineers, designers, and product lifecycle professionals. This gathering brings together local and regional experts to share insights, explore best practices, and demonstrate the latest capabilities in Creo and Windchill. Expect hands-on tips, technical discussions, and valuable networking opportunities — all in one afternoon.

Lunch will be provided to all attendees!

 

Event Agenda:
Introductions, logistics and agenda review


CREO - "You think you know sheetmetal?"
Unlock advanced and time-saving features in Creo Sheetmetal to improve accuracy and efficiency.


MBD & PLM
Moving Drawings Totally to Part Centric & MBD, Including Assembly Drawings


AI for Creo and Windchill
Learn how artificial intelligence is enhancing design and lifecycle management workflows.


CAD & PLM
Topic TBD


Windchill Navigate Demo
Demo with the TriStar Review Change App


PLM Usability
Improve user experience and drive higher adoption of your PLM system.


Creating Animations in Creo
Bring designs to life with high-quality animations for training, presentations, and marketing.


CREO for Solidworks Users and Solidworks Data Management in Windchill


Q&A, Wrap up and Door Prize
 

PTC/USER Alabama Fall Event 2025 at i3 Huntsville - Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT

Join us in Huntsville, Alabama for an engaging PTC/USER Huntsville community event designed for engineers, designers, and product lifecycle professionals. Hosted by i3, this gathering brings together local and regional experts to share insights, explore best practices, and demonstrate the latest capabilities in Creo and Windchill. Expect hands-on tips, technical discussions, and valuable networking opportunities — all in one afternoon.

Dinner will be provided to all attendees!

 

Event Agenda:


CREO - "You think you know Sheetmetal?"
Unlock advanced and time-saving features in Creo Sheetmetal to improve accuracy and efficiency.


MBD & PLM
Moving Drawings Totally to Part Centric & MBD, Including Assembly Drawings.


AI for Creo and Windchill
Learn how artificial intelligence is enhancing design and lifecycle management workflows.


Windchill Navigate Demo
Demo with the TriStar Review Change App


PLM Usability
Improve user experience and drive higher adoption of your PLM system.


Creating Animations in Creo
Bring designs to life with high-quality animations for training, presentations, and marketing.


Q&A, Wrap-Up, and Door Prizes
 

Upcoming Event: SoCAL RUG in Irvine, CA  -  Thursday, October 9th 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM PDT

Join us on October 9th in beautiful Irvine, California, for an engaging day of innovation, collaboration, and learning in collaboration with our partner Tristar.

 

What to Expect:

  • CREO Tips & Tricks: Enhance your design skills with expert insights.
  • Windchill PLM: Discover the latest in product lifecycle management solutions.
  • Customer Presentations: Gain valuable perspectives from industry leaders and peers.

This event is a perfect opportunity to network, learn, and explore cutting-edge solutions in a dynamic environment.

 

Don’t miss out! Mark your calendar and be part of the future of product development.
 

Whitepaper: Optimizing Aerospace Designs with HCL DFMPro

Optimizing Aerospace Designs with HCL DFMPro

 

Explore how DFMPro enabled aerospace teams to design for manufacturability, reduce costs, and maintain impeccable quality standards in this compelling case study.

 

Read now: https://dfmpro.com/case-study/dfmpro-for-aerospace-industry/

#CaseStudy #Aerospace #HCLDFMPro #Engineering #HCLSoftware
 

EAC Summer 2025 PTC Promotions

As a valued PTC user, you’re invited to our Summer 2025 Savings Event—featuring great offerings on upgrades, renewals, and bundles across Creo, Windchill, and more. It’s a limited-time opportunity to enhance your toolkit, drive efficiency, and accelerate innovation
 

Powering PTC Solutions: Dell Pro Max & NVIDIA RTX PRO GPUs 

Dell’s new Pro Max laptops and desktops, featuring NVIDIA RTX PRO GPUs, are expanding and optimizing digital workflows for product design and manufacturing. These devices deliver exceptional performance, reliability, and scalability, enabling engineers to accelerate visualization, simulation, and AI-driven design. Experience the next level of digital innovation—see how Dell’s advanced hardware and NVIDIA’s leading GPU technology empower PTC users to push boundaries and redefine possibilities in product development and manufacturing.
 

Interested in Multibody Dynamics inside Creo?

Interested in Multibody Dynamics inside Creo?

Check out CRIX – our interface that makes using RecurDyn Multibody Dynamics in PTC Creo ultra-fast and easy! With CRIX you can:

  • Export assemblies and joints from Creo to RecurDyn in just a few clicks
  • Preserve your assembly structure and reuse CAD constraints as MBD joints
  • Keep geometry updates synced automatically
  • Reduce clicks by 90% while improving contact modeling for springs, gears, bearings, and more

See how it works in this on-demand webinar: Watch Now

 

If you model mechanical systems, flexible bodies, or mechatronics, this session will help you unlock the full potential of RecurDyn 2025 in your engineering processes.  Join us September 10th at 10:00 am CDT
 

Windchill-ERP Integration with CoreFace-Latest Updates

🎉  NEW COREFACE CONNECTOR FOR MICROSOFT DYNAMICS 365 BUSINESS CENTRAL AVAILABLE!

 
We are excited to introduce the latest enhancement of our CoreFace Integration Suite:


👉 The CoreFace Connector for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC)!


With this release, we are expanding the seamless integration between PTC Windchill / Windchill+ and the ERP landscape with another strong ERP platform – especially tailored for small and medium-sized businesses.


Highlights of the new connector:


✅ Bidirectional PLM-ERP integration: Exchange of data in both directions – including BOMs, material master data and change information between Windchill and D365 BC.


✅ No-code configuration: Easily adaptable via an intuitive user interface – no programming skills required.


✅ Process security & transparency: Every transaction is logged in CoreFace, fully traceable and re-executable in case of errors.


✅ Comprehensive functionality: The first release already covers essential features like creation of products, BOMs and engineering change orders, plus document transfer. More functions will follow in future updates.


🎉  COREFACE AVAILABLE IN SAP STORE!

 

We are thrilled to announce that CoreFace is now available on SAP Store, the online marketplace for SAP and partner offerings.

 

CoreFace is a cloud-based SaaS integration suite designed to connect @Windchill or Windchill+ PLM with ERP systems such as SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP S/4HANA Cloud. CoreFace is SAP-certified, and we are thrilled that it is now also available on the SAP Store.


By ensuring a single source of truth, CoreFace enables organizations to maintain consistent, accurate, and reliable data across business processes. It supports tenant separation, no-code configuration and enables flexible, scalable integration using web services. CoreFace also supports the path to a Clean Core to help SAP customers stay future-proof and cloud-ready.


Learn more about CoreFace and explore it directly on SAP Store: Innoface AG | CoreFace for Windchill

 
 

Introducing the Windchill User Manager by FELCO Solutions!

We’re excited to introduce Windchill User Manager, our latest app built to simplify and accelerate user administration within Windchill. Designed with administrators in mind, this tool combines an intuitive interface with powerful automation to help teams manage users and permissions with greater speed and accuracy all in one place.

With Windchill User Manager, you can:

  • Easily manage permissions and roles – Add or remove users from groups, teams, roles, and profiles from a single, user-friendly dashboard.

  • Reassign workflow tasks instantly – Streamline task management without the need to navigate multiple interfaces.

  • Perform bulk updates with ease – Apply changes to multiple users simultaneously or upload a recipe file for fast batch updates.

  • Clone user settings – Quickly copy group, team, and role configurations from one user to another to maintain consistency.

  • Monitor and manage activity – View checked-out objects and undo check-outs when necessary, keeping your system running smoothly.

  • Manage users with defined configurations – Set up standardized configurations to quickly assign roles, profiles, teams, products, and groups for users with minimal effort.

  • Empower special users – Allow non-administrative users to manage user accounts safely and efficiently, maintaining control while reducing administrative workload.

  • Report on user activity – Gain insights into license usage, disconnected accounts, and inactive users through a clean, easy-to-read dashboard.

Built to support both site-level and organization-level administration, User Manager provides the flexibility to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes. Whether you’re onboarding new team members, managing bulk updates, or auditing user activity, this app eliminates repetitive manual processes—saving your team valuable time while reducing the risk of errors.
 

Webinar: SIGMA MBD – Prepare Today for Tomorrow’s MBD Success

Missed our webinar on SIGMA MBD? No problem, check out the Webinar Replay on YouTube.

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Whether you’re an MBD expert or just starting out, SIGMAXIM’s SIGMA MBD toolkit supports every stage of your journey.

Too often, teams wait until it’s time to ’go MBD’ before thinking about how to get there—only to realize too late how much groundwork is needed.

A successful MBD transformation requires structured data, standardized processes, and alignment across tool asn teams—prep work that needs to begin long before you add your first annotations.

That's where SIGMA MBD comes in.

Our proven, systematic approach helps organizations:

✅ Adopt MBD more smoothly
✅ Accelerate user adoption
✅ Maximize downstream value.

Whether you're just starting to consider MBD or already on the path, join us and learn how to build a solid foundation for long-term success re
 

Brian Thompson's Mathcad Prime 11 Video

Brian Thompson, the general manager of PTC's engineering calculations business, has more free time on his hands thanks to the extra productivity gained from PTC Mathcad Prime 11's features, such as Manual Calculation mode, custom unit systems, faster 2D plot processing, and Python support in advanced controls. Now he's learning how to play the guitar! 

 

Try out the latest version of Mathcad Prime for yourself for 30 days by downloading the free trial at https://www.mathcad.com 

 

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