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Noteworthy April 2021 Posts ENGAGE= KUDO, REPLY, or SOLVE!   Below are the top engaging PTC Community threads for April! See if your community username made this list! Or, read more about a topic that interests you! 1. Creo:  @seanmcdonn  revitalized the 2014 conversation Creo Parameters and Drawing Text Formatting started by @BreMiSt    Thank you, @dschenken  @StephenW  @TomU @dgschaefer   @dbaum_200319   @gbronke @dnordin @pausob   for participating! https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Creo-Parameters-and-Drawing-Text-Formatting/m-p/724864   2. Creo: @msteffke  received an Accepted Solution from  @RPN for his thread ProSelection Array without user interaction. Thank you,  @FV_01  for participating! https://community.ptc.com/t5/Customization/ProSelection-Array-without-user-interaction/m-p/723447#M10242   3. ThingWorx:   @MFritzhand &nb

After a week and a half of detention (quarantine - exposed, but not sick), here are some thoughts for the weekend. Take some quiet time to focus on those around you, those you love and see what you can do to make a difference. Call someone who is homebound and let them know they were on your mind.       Engineers vs. God One day a group of engineers got together and decided that man had come a long way and no longer needed God. They picked one engineer to go and tell Him that they were done with Him.   The engineer walked up to God and said, "God, we've decided that we no longer need you. We're to the point that we can clone people and do many miraculous things, so why don't you just go on and get lost." God listened patiently to the man and after the engineer was done talking, God said, "Very well! How about this? Let's have a man-making contest."   The man replied, "Okay, great!" But God added, "Now we're going to do this just like I did back in the old days

Did you know that according to random internet websites like this one  today, April 30th, is "Day of Dialogue!"         Thank you to our Top March 2021 Engagers!  The Community Team couldn't think of a better day in April to recognize you for all your great community "dialogue" and contributions!   @LucMeekes   @FredKohlhepp  @Werner_E    @YY_8922822  @AS_9824434  @ttokoro    @S_Edgenear   @tbraxton @MartinHanak  @-MFra-  @VladimirN   @TomU @Cornel @KenFarley @mwa @kdirth @TM_9883210 @CL12  @dtsarev  @SP_9729970  @lhoogeveen              

Noteworthy March 2021 Posts ENGAGE= KUDO, REPLY, or SOLVE!   Below are the top engaging PTC Community threads for March! See if your community username made this list! Or, read more about a topic that interests you!1. Creo:  @andrehj    revitalized the 2017 thread started by @hnyström   Export only visible parts from an Assembly asking for help with a “stepfile including many surfaces that are hidden in the part and should not be exported.” Thank you, @TomU  for providing the original Accepted Solution and @kdirth and @ocorten-2  for help with this new inquiry. https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Export-only-visible-parts-from-an-assembly/m-p/304959#M30779 2. ThingWorx:  @seanccc started asked Will the event/subscription utilize the ThingWorx cluster?   https://community.ptc.com/t5/ThingWorx-Developers/Will-the-event-subscription-utilize-the-ThingWorx-cluster/m-p/716545   3. ThingWorx:  @Dm

Rand 3D presentation for BUG on April 30th:   Webcast Title: Using Multi-bodies in Creo Parametric 7.0  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 Who Should Attend? Any Creo Parametric 7.0 designer looking for ways to increase productivity by accelerating their design process. Debra Weich is inviting you to

Call someone you have not talked to in a while. Let them know you are thinking of them.   Appearances   A supervisory aerospace engineer had been retired three months before he visited his old workplace. He wandered into one office and found a draftsman laboring earnestly. He hardly looked up the whole time he chatted with the retiree. Sensing that he was interrupting an important project, the engineer was about to excuse himself when the draftsman threw down his instruments and sat back. "For Pete's sake," he said, "it's just dawned on me that I no longer have to look busy when you appear."

Have a blessed weekend. Get outside and enjoy the creation around you.   Einstein's Speech When Albert Einstein was making the rounds of the speaker's circuit, he usually found himself eagerly longing to get back to his laboratory work.   One night as they were driving to yet another rubber-chicken dinner, Einstein mentioned to his chauffeur (a man who somewhat resembled Einstein in looks & manner) that he was tired of speechmaking.   "I have an idea, boss," his chauffeur said. "I've heard you give this speech so many times. I'll bet I could give it for you."   Einstein laughed loudly and said, "Why not? Let's do it!"   When they arrived at the dinner, Einstein donned the chauffeur's cap and jacket and sat in the back of the room. The chauffeur gave a beautiful rendition of Einstein's speech and even answered a few questions expertly.   Then a supremely pompous professor asked an extremely esoteric question about anti-matter formation, digressing here

Episode Two: The New Frontier of Product Development will air Thursday, April 22 at 10:00 AM EDT.   This episode will cover who the connected, digital thread enables engineers to stay focused on their design 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. The following guests will discuss how this new technology is completely reshaping product design as we know it today:   Jon Hirschtick, Executive Vice President & GM of Onshape & Atlas, PTC Katie Linendoll, Emmy Award-winning Technology Expert, and One of The Leading Women in the Field of Technology Linda Lokay, Product Management VP, Advanced

Power To Create! Like many companies, our purpose statement is at the heart of every decision we make. Our purpose is the ‘Power to Create’ for both our customers and our employees. We provide solutions to companies so they can create and design products, all while encouraging our own employees to have the power to not only create but to innovate and ideate. As a company, we use our ‘Power to Create,’ an inclusive and diverse work culture by following two important values: PTC for All; and Brains, Passion, and Fun. That last one is most important to me, and on purposely highlighted, because when I am not busy delivering hardcore IOT/AR projects for the Global COE team, I love to have fun. In particular, I love to Create memes!   What's In A Meme? A meme is an idea, behaviour, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme... and oddly enoug

February 2nd came and went much like the excitement (or sadness) our friend "Punxsutawney Phil" brought to Punxsutawney, PA.  Four weeks ago Phil saw his shadow so it means we have two more weeks left of below-average temperatures here in the Northeast.  This is a theory I am willing to embrace as fact based on the 7 degrees on the thermometer today.  I actually drove my daughter to school so she wouldn't have a thirty minute school bus ride with cracked windows (the new covid reality we have gotten used to).             Our friends at Wikipedia said the faith we put into the prognostication (prediction) of this  famous rodent -groundhog (Latin name:Marmota monax) or woodchuck "...derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day sees its shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and winter will persist for six more

Father/son road trip tomorrow, so here is an early start for the Friday Humor. Have a great weekend.     My Birthday Last Year   I'm an audio engineer and I do a lot of bass-heavy stuff like trap and a couple older-style rap groups. With that in mind, my dad decided I needed a pair of 12-inch subs and an amp for my car. You know, to fill out the bottom end a little.   So, the day of my birthday, I was in town at my parents' house. He told me to get in the car with him and we start driving. I ask him where we're going but he tells me it's a surprise.   We roll into the parking lot of Subway. He had already ordered ahead and told me to wait in the car for my food. He brought out two 12-inch subs... and an Amp energy drink. My dad, folks.

Have a great weekend. Friday was a dark day many years ago, but Sunday's coming!!!     What do you call more than one L? A parallel!   Why did the mathematician spill all of his food in the oven? The directions said, “Put it in the oven at 360°”

Came across this and thought others might like this app. Find the Lego you need from the pile:    

You know it's not going to be a good day when you've used up 97% of your RAM before getting the drawing open! Glad today is the last day of the work week for me!    

Hello, PTC Community!   There is some exciting news to share with the PTC Community! The PTC Community Management Team has expanded!  Olivier Le Pord has officially started last week as our Online Community Director.  Olivier has vast experience with driving strategy and overseeing online communities.  I am delighted because Olivier is such a wonderful person to collaborate with and this means less meetings for me 😉     When Olivier is not participating in online communities, he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, reading, and hiking. He even tinkers and plays the guitar (poorly he says...but I will make him prove that to me some time). Olivier has spent more than half of his life outside of France, his home country, and is currently based in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina, USA.   I know Olivier won't be a stranger on the PTC Community.  Please feel free to give him a PTC Community welcome as a reply to this post. &

The earth is starting to break forth into life. I heard the chorus frogs in the marsh this past week. Between that and the sound of the rain last night, things are "spring"ing around here.     What did the mathematician say when something went wrong? Figures!   What shape is usually waiting patiently for you inside a Starbucks? A line.

Beautiful sunrise this morning. I hope you notice things around you and appreciate them.   What did the mathematician get arrested for? An infraction.   Do you know what’s odd? An uneven number!  

With just one week to go before our first episode of LiveWorx 2021, we would like to introduce our featured guests for Episode One: Work Methods Changing the Workplace.   PTC Thought Leaders: In the "Impact of Technology" segment, you will see a vibrant discussion on tools and technology like SaaS and AR that make collaboration and remote work easier. Guests include Lori Austin, Sr. Customer Success Coach, Mike Campbell, EVP & GM of Augmented Reality, Mike DiTullio, EVP & President of SaaS, and Sarah Reynolds, VP of Marketing.   Tim Salau, Mr. Future of Work: During "The Spotlight" segment of episode one, Tim "Mr. Future of Work" Salau will discuss essential skills you need to thrive in a dynamic future and the technical trends that are redefining the relationship between an employee and their organization.   Mike Ekbundit: In the "Changing the World" segment, Mike will share how he helped high school students leverage today's most disruptive technologies to cre

  Happy Pi Day (and Happy Birthday to Albert Einstein)!   Interesting Pi fact I did not know....(but then again I am not an engineer or mathematician by any stretch) was that  "digits" (i.e. 3.14) for Pi have changed throughout the ages starting with Archimedes around 250 BC.  The article in Discover Magazine "Pi Day:  The History of the Math-Centric Holiday and the Special Number it Celebrates"proved to be helpful in learning about Pi!   Interesting facts from the article: Around 250 BC, Archimedes was able to show that pi is between 3 1/7 and 3 10/71, or in decimal notation, 3.1429 and 3.1408. Throughout the centuries, Chinese, Indian and Arab mathematicians continued to calculate pi to additional decimal places Welsh mathematician William Jones came up with the idea of using the Greek letter π, or pi, to represent this special constant. Isaac Newton worked out how to calculate pi to 16 digits. In January 2020, cyber security analyst Timothy Mulli

This week is an exciting week for PTC Chess enthusiasts!   PTC has formed four global chess teams to compete against other corporate teams including AutoDesk and Dassault in the online  WORLD CORPORATE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP which is organized by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) and chess.com (a leading online chess platform) February 19-21.       This contest inspired the PTC Community Team to officially inaugurate @Dale_Rosema  the PTCooler King! He even has a new badge to honor all his consistent, great contributions to the PTCooler Lounge. Laughter is so important, and we all look forward to our Friday engineering joke from Dale. If you have a suggestion on how to make our "lounge" more exciting or a better connection place, please be sure to reach out to  Dale or a PTC Community Manager. We are interested in your feedback!       You can follow the PTC Chess Team participants and see them compete on chess.com 

ENGAGE= KUDO, REPLY, or SOLVE!   Below are the top engaging PTC Community threads for February!  See if your community username made this list! Or, read more about a topic that interests you!   February Top Viewed Noteworthy Posts   Creo:  Centre of Gravity (CG) for parts, assemblies and drawings to be shown as icon? https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Centre-of-Gravity-CG-for-parts-assemblies-and-drawings-to-be/m-p/318753   Contributors to the thread:  @pimm @KenFarley @ghkhkjhkjh @rrich-2  @BrianTaylor @Shahbazk61 @AntoniodeItaVen @Roy_Crerar  Creo:  Simplify a Assembly into a part https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Simplify-a-Assembly-into-a-part/m-p/712889   Contributors to the thread:     TomU   @gnewman  @jgp_shanghai @StephenW @dgschaefer @JLG  @unknown   @TomD.inPDX @RaphMORIN&nbs

Have a great weekend. They talk about the global community. Here is an example from West Michigan. https://www.mlive.com/weather/2021/03/see-rare-volcanic-plumes-drift-over-lake-michigan-after-eruption-in-italy.html     (In memory of my aunt - my mom's little sister who's birthday was yesterday)   What day is the world commanded to go forward?   March 4th.

Watched the beautiful moon-set this morning. Hope you take notice of things around you!     Old mathematicians never die. They disintegrate.     Why did I divide sin by tan? Just cos.

ENGAGE= KUDO, REPLY, or SOLVE!   Below are the top engaging PTC Community threads for January!  See if your community username made this list! Or, read more about a topic that interests you!    Creo: @tbraxton  helped @AE_9609989  with tracking down a circular reference.   https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/tracking-down-a-circular-reference/m-p/709384#M118442   Creo:  tbraxton and @KenFarley  provided answers for the question from @cadbart  about How to move `copy` feature from one part to another   https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/How-to-move-copy-feature-from-one-part-to-another/m-p/706489   Creo:@Sandy1 asked  Is it possible to create a sketch from 3D sectional view creo? And  @LukaszMazur provided an Accepted Solution.  Thank you,  @mwodarz_INNEO  and @Cormack87  for participating in the thread! https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Pa

Have a terrific weekend. Get outside. Enjoy the creation whether its warm or cold outside. I'll throw another log on the fire for you if you need to get warmed up.   I hired an odd-job man to do 8 jobs for me. When I got back, he’d only done jobs 1, 3, 5, and 7.   Why did the chicken cross the mobius strip? To get to the same side.