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Getting Started with the ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps Community

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July 10, 2017
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Welcome to the ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps Community!

The ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps are easy to deploy, pre-configured role-based starter apps that are built on PTC’s industry-leading IoT platform, ThingWorx. These Apps provide manufacturers with real-time visibility into operational information, improved decision making, accelerated time to value, and unmatched flexibility to drive factory performance.

This Community page is open to all users-- including licensed ThingWorx users, Express (“freemium”) users, or anyone interested in trying the Apps. Tech Support community advocates serve users on this site, and are here to answer your questions about downloading, installing, and configuring the ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps.

A. Sign up:

ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps Community:

PTC account credentials are needed to participate in the ThingWorx Community. If you have not yet registered a PTC eSupport account, start with the Basic Account Creation page.

Manufacturing Apps Web portal:

Register a login for the ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps web portal, where you can download the free trial and navigate to the additional resources discussed below.

B. Download:

Choose a download/packaging option to get started.

i. Express/Freemium Installer (best for users who are new to ThingWorx):

If you want to quickly install ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps (including ThingWorx) use the following installer:

Download the Express/Freemium Installer

ii. 30-day Developer Kit trial:

To experience the capabilities of the ThingWorx Platform with the Manufacturing Apps and create your own Apps:

Download the 30-day Developer Kit trial

iii. Import as a ThingWorx Extension (for users with a Manufacturing Apps entitlement-- including ThingWorx commercial customers, PTC employees, and PTC Partners):

ThingWorx Manufacturing apps can be imported as ThingWorx extensions into an existing ThingWorx Platform install (v8.1.0). To locate the download, open the PTC Software Download Page and expand the following folders:

ThingWorx Platform | Release 8.x | ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps Extension | Most Recent Datacode

C. Learn

After downloading the installer or extensions, begin with Installation and Configuration.

Follow the steps laid out in the ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps Setup and Configuration Guide 8.2

Find helpful getting-started guides and videos available within the 'Get Started' section of the ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps Portal.

D. Customize

Once you have successfully downloaded, installed, and configured the Manufacturing Apps, begin to explore the deeper potential of the Apps and the ThingWorx Platform.

Follow along with the discussion and steps contained in the ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps and Service Apps Customization Guide 8.2

Also contained within the the 'Get Started' page of the ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps Portal, find the "Evolve and Expand" section, featuring:

-Custom Plant Layout application

-Custom Asset Advisor application

-Global Plant View application

-Thingworx Manufacturing Apps Technical Lab with Sigma Tile (Raspberry Pi application)

-Configuring the Apps with demo data set and simulator

-Additional Advanced Documentation

E. Get help / give feedback / interact

Use the ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps Community page as a resource to find documentation, peruse past forum threads, or post a question to start a discussion! For advanced troubleshooting, licensed users are encouraged to submit support tickets to the PTC My eSupport portal.

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vranganathan

12-Amethyst

Thanks for your input. I see Aron already responded regarding the access. I would also encourage you to take a look at the Learn section of the Portal where you can download some of our sample extensions ( I do recognize this has dependency on Manufacturing apps).

As part of our enablement initiative, we are doing weekly webinars. You can sign up for that as well. If you are looking for any specific topic, let us know, we should able to cover that in the future.

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rad1

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Varathan,

Where is a signup page for webinars?

I would like to see a webinar on adding a new Menu item on the left (below Performance,

Monitored Properties adn Additional properties) in Asset advisor and addign a new page/mashup

One cannot learn much by only following this:

Tutorial: Workshop for Developers 2: Custom Asset Viewer Application

Also how to add new tiles in FactoryConsole and to create a whole app like asset advisor?

I would suggest creating a webinar devoted to understanding existing Manufacturing apps and ways to create your own (like I explained above):

-Explain from GUI development stand of point how are exiting Apps Layout and mashup built and how data bindings work and how to see what you are getting back in data sources, I mean how to services are build and tested and how return values are defined in the best way that can be bound to available built-in controls and what is that that Manufacturing apps builds/adds to controls toolbox?

Rad

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azadoorian

5-Regular Member

Hi Rad,

Regarding where to sign up for the Mfg App webinars, once you login into the ThingWorx Manufacturing App portal ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps | PTC , the webinar registration link is in the banner on the top of the page. You can view the previously held Mfg App webinars here in this community site:

ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps Tips & Tricks November 17, 2017 (MP4)

ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps Tips & Tricks - 10Nov2017

Regarding the rest of your questions, we will reach out personally to you with information.

Andrea

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