Mathcad for free
Mathcad, from PTC, is one of my favorite computer math systems. It’s one of those “just right” programs for engineers: It’s far better for doing engineering calculations than Excel, but is a lot easier to learn and use than Matlab. Here’s a splashy video that shows what can be done with Mathcad: PTC has just released a version of the software, called... Read More
A Real World Design Challenge for high school students
How do you get high school students interested in science, technology, engineering and math? Why not give them a real world design challenge to solve? In the 2013 Real World Design Challenge, students are asked to tackle a couple of serious engineering design problems. And, thanks to the generosity of a couple of engineering software industry companies, they’ll have real world... Read More
WEBINAR: What’s New in Creo Parametric 2.0? Up to Double Your Design Productivity compared to Pro/ENGINEER
The latest version of PTC’s Creo family of design software is here! Come see what’s new inside Creo Parametric 2.0 and how you can double your design productivity! In this webcast, we introduce, demonstrate, compare, and contrast all the major new Creo Parametric capabilities against Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0. If you’re an existing Pro/ENGINEER or Creo 1.0 user, see for yourself... Read More
PTC: The importance of design agility
Here’s an interesting term: Design agility. PTC defines it, generally, as “the power to make late-stage design changes quickly and easily .” They define it more specifically as “the ability to rapidly recognize features and patterns in imported models, enabling seamless modifications; design intelligence for dumb models.” You might expect that more specific definition... Read More
How Whirlpool uses PTC CAD and PLM technology
Home appliances aren’t what they used to be. Consider, for example, washers and dryers. At this week’s PlanetPTC conference, Fred Bellio, CIO of Whirlpool’s Global Product Organization, and Jeff Burk, Director of Whirlpool’s Constellation Program Management Office, described some of the complexities of his company’s Maytag Maxima line of washers and... Read More
PTC announces Creo 2.0, Windchill 10.1, and shake-and-break 1.0
This week, PRC announced Creo 2.0 and Windchill 10.1. These aren’t big releases in the grand scheme of things, but they are important releases, and show that PTC is working hard to deliver on what it’s promised. Creo 2.0 This release includes fresh and updated releases of the 9 existing Creo apps, and adds a 10th new app called Options Modeler, which supports design-to-order... Read More
Creo 2.0 is near
PTC will soon be releasing Creo 2.0, and, in anticipation of this, invited me (along with three other blogger/editors) to their corporate headquarters for a preview. Unlike a formal release presentation, which would be heavily scripted, our experience was much more extemporaneous. We got to see a good chunk of what’s new, hear about PTC’s underlying goals, and even talk... Read More
PTC shipping mobile apps with 10.1 release of Windchill
It’s a foregone conclusion that mobile computing is changing the way people work. If CAD and PLM vendors want to be relevant in the future, they need to address the mobile market. PTC has been working on mobile apps for some time now, and is set to deliver its first generation with the 10.1 release of Windchill, in March. In a phone call today, David Blair, VP of Product Management... Read More
Ice Dream: Towing an iceberg for fresh water
“With the world’s water resources projected to diminish by one third in the next two decades, providing pure water to an ever- increasing world population is vital,” Mougin explained. To Mougin and Mauviel, one solution would be to transport icebergs to areas that lack fresh water for drinking and even cooling purposes. The scientific challenges are impressive... Read More
New software slated to change the workplace
CAD software vendors have touted product usability for a long time. However, they haven’t really delivered on that promise until recently. There were a few software debuts in 2011 that changed that premise. True user usability could lead to a broader CAD audience and a bigger market share. The product development team at PTC came up with the idea of a creating single program... Read More
