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July 7, 2017
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Creo Organization - Your Comments Please

  • July 7, 2017
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Good day everyone,

This is a suggestion from @TomU and I believe a great opportunity.

What are your thoughts of his ideas?

Best,

Toby

 

"Creo" and "Windchill" are way to broad and span way to many, completely unrelated products.  The current setup causes lots of confusion (Creo Parametric vs. Creo Direct and PDMLink vs. WPA).  I would strongly suggest that the top level categories align with the broader PTC product areas.

  • Creo CAD
  • Creo Simulate
  • Creo View
  • Integrity
  • Servigistics
  • Thingworx
  • Windchill PDM & Process
  • Windchill Quality

 

At the next level down, break out into the more popular/common products.  Again, users come to the community to interact about a product.  I think it's very important that the community reflect this reality (and help get content in the right area.)  For example:

Creo CAD

  • Creo Layout
  • Creo Illustrate
  • Creo Options Modeler
  • Creo Parametric
  • Other Extensions

Windchill PDM & Process

  • Windchill FlexPLM
  • Windchill MPMLink
  • Windchill PartsLink
  • Windchill PDM Essentials
  • Windchill PDMLink
  • Windchill ProjectLink

Within each of these products we add labels to help separate content by subject matter.  For example, here are my suggestions for Creo Parametric labels:

  • 2D Drawings
  • Modeling
  • Automation (Relations, Pro/Program, Drawing Program)
  • Customization (J-Link, VBAPI, Toolkit, etc.)
  • Sheetmetal
  • Mechanism
  • Assembly

Finally, since there are too many PTC products to give every one of them their own discussion board, it might make sense to keep the Creo Extensions as just labels until the traffic justifies a dedicated board.  For example:

  • Creo Advanced Assembly Extension (AAX)
  • Creo Advanced Framework Extension (AFX)
  • Creo Advanced Rendering Extension (ARX)
  • Creo Behavioral Modeling Extension (BMX)
  • Creo Collaboration Extensions
  • Creo Complete Machining Extension
  • Creo Complete Mold Design Extension
  • Creo Computer-Aided Verification Extension
  • Creo Design Exploration Extension (DEX)
  • Creo Distributed Batch Extension
  • Creo ECAD-MCAD Collaboration Extension
  • Creo Expert Moldbase Extension
  • Creo Flexible Modeling Extension (FMX)
  • Creo Intelligent Fastener Extension (IFX)
  • Creo Manikin Extension
  • Creo NC Sheetmetal Extension
  • Creo Piping and Cabling Extension
  • Creo Prismatic and Multi-Surface Milling Extension
  • Creo Production Machining Extension
  • Creo Progressive Die Extension (PDX)
  • Creo Reverse Engineering Extension (REX)
  • Creo Tool Design Extension

(Sorry, I don't know the three letter abbreviation for all of these.  Also, it might make sense to drop "Creo" and "Extension" from the label names.)

 

The end result is something that looks like this (for just Creo CAD):

Creo CAD

  • Creo Layout (discussion board)
  • Creo Layout (ideas)
  • Creo Layout (blog)
  • Creo Illustrate (discussion board)
  • Creo Illustrate (ideas)
  • Creo Illustrate (blog)
  • Creo Options Modeler (discussion board)
  • Creo Options Modeler (ideas)
  • Creo Options Modeler (blog)
  • Creo Parametric (discussion board)
    • 2D Drawings (label)
    • Automation (label)
    • Modeling (label)
    • Administration (label)
  • Creo Parametric (ideas)

    • 2D Drawings (label)

    • Automation (label)
    • Modeling (label)
    • Administration (label)
  • Creo Parametric (blog)
  • Other Extensions (discussion board)

    20 replies

    StephenW
    StephenW23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    July 7, 2017

    Agreed.

    +1

    Under Creo CAD, also add Creo Elements Direct

    They NEED their own home to not be confused with Creo Parametric, there are little to no similarities other than the name.

      T
      TmetcalfEmeritusAuthor
      Emeritus
      July 7, 2017

      Thank you @StephenW

      HamsterNL
      HamsterNL18-Opal
      18-Opal
      July 8, 2017

      +1 from me also

       

      P.s. why can't I give any kudos in this topic? I can give kudos on all other posts...

      T
      TmetcalfEmeritusAuthor
      Emeritus
      July 8, 2017

      Good day @HamsterNL

      Not sure why your could not give Kudos before, please try now.

      Best,

      Toby

        KenFarley
        KenFarley21-Topaz II
        21-Topaz II
        July 10, 2017

        Are the "Labels" that subdivide the major topics something that is assigned by the creator of the particular question? I ask because there are only 2 entries with Manufacturing as their label, when I know there are many more than that. I've asked at least 10 such questions myself. Is the label equivalent to the "Tags" that can be added?

        T
        TomU23-Emerald IV
        23-Emerald IV
        July 10, 2017

        No.  Labels are created by the site administrator (@Tmetcalf) and are used to separate content.  Optimally there would be only one label per post and selecting a label would be mandatory.  The end goal is to be able to subscribe, search, and filter content by the specific information you're interested in.  For example, say you wanted to post something about 2D drawings in Creo Parametric.  Once this is setup, you would post in the "Creo Parametric" discussion board and use the label "2D Drawings".

        • Creo (Top Level Category)
          • Creo Parametric (Product Level Discussion Board)
            • 2D Drawings (Label used within the "Creo Parametric" discussion board to group content)

        This structure (once set up) would allow you to search, filter, and subscribe to Creo, Creo Parametric, or just 2D drawings (if you wanted.)  Make sense?

        D
        DanAdler13-Aquamarine
        13-Aquamarine
        July 10, 2017

        @TomU I like the setup you described and I guess I had misunderstood the use of labels a bit. In this case Creo Element/Direct (as well as all other CAD products) should be a "Discussion Board" in the Creo Category.

         

        @TomUminn wrote:

        No.  Labels are created by the site administrator (@Tmetcalf) and are used to separate content.  Optimally there would be only one label per post and selecting a label would be mandatory.  The end goal is to be able to subscribe, search, and filter content by the specific information you're interested in.  For example, say you wanted to post something about 2D drawings in Creo Parametric.  Once this is setup, you would post in the "Creo Parametric" discussion board and use the label "2D Drawings".

        • Creo (Top Level Category)
          • Creo Parametric (Product Level Discussion Board)
            • 2D Drawings (Label used within the "Creo Parametric" discussion board to group content)

        This structure (once set up) would allow you to search, filter, and subscribe to Creo, Creo Parametric, or just 2D drawings (if you wanted.)  Make sense?

        Sorry not sure if I should be adding the Quotes to replies but it is hard to follow converstations in the flat (not indented) view

        J
        JariElomaa14-Alexandrite
        14-Alexandrite
        July 11, 2017

        I don't mind any labeling scheme you come up with as long as I can still subscribe an RSS feed on the top categories: Everything on Creo and another with everything on Windchill.

        I like to stay informed about everything 🙂

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