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Anything further and having a separate area for posting just Elements Direct questions?  It will cause confussion if we start posting or responding to questions about the wrong modeling package. Thanks. Scott

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My current workload has slowed and I am available to support your project needs.   Thanks.

Here is the full presentation file with macros.   Information on how to use the template and the link to their site are in the instructions in the slides. The template I used requires attribution, so please follow their rules on reuse.

Be blessed and have a great weekend. Do you ever go to a party and .....   Engineers have different objectives when it comes to social interaction. "Normal" people expect to accomplish several unrealistic things from social interaction: *Stimulating and thought-provoking conversation *Important social contacts *A feeling of connectedness with other humans In contrast to "normal" people, engineers have rational objectives for social interactions: *Get it over with as soon as possible. *Avoid getting invited to something unpleasant. *Demonstrate mental superiority and mastery of all subjects.

Have terrific day and a blessed (long for those in the US) weekend.   Q. What do you give an electrical engineer for his birthday? A. Shorts   Two antennas got married .... the wedding was lousy, but the reception was great.   After suffering weak gains in the poles, the National Transistor Party has been trying to energize its base.   Enjoy (most of these are always borrowed from somewhere else).

(begin rant)I believe the new color scheme, (the retina burning white backgrounds) in Creo has destroyed my eyes. I have worked in the CAD biz since 1984. In that time I have operated a half a dozen or so CAD software and all the environments were: Dark room, dark screens, light text. NO Problemo! Fast forward to Creo.....and my eyes are strained and ache every day. I want to get the name and address of the "researchers" that told PTC that white was the new black.(end rant)

Have a terrific weekend!   An engineer is someone who is good with figures, but doesn't have the personality of an accountant. Engineers have no life--and can PROVE it mathematically! If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.   Thanks, Dale

Many, many moons ago, had this in a spec book. I didn't keep it then but you can find anything on the internet these days. My copy wasn't australian, it was Oil Field Pipe Specs      

August 4th at the Blue Harbor Resort in Sheboygan. Please take a moment to signup on the website at www.badgerug.com as we need to give lunch head count today. If you have any issues just email me directly at info@c2rpdg.com and I can get you setup.Please help us to get the word out to all of your coworkers by forwarding this notification on behalf of the group. We have a great presentation lineup and vendors/sponsors supporting the meeting. The meeting will be a full day of presentations and hands on workshops along with lunch, networking and great opportunities to connect. If you have any questions or need assistance signing up at www.badgerug.com please email me directly. A big thank you to GSXC for sponsoring lunch at this meeting and they will be showing the Stratasys line of RP machines. We look forward to seeing everyone at the event and the group appreciates the support of our members and vendors. Great Door prizes43" LED Smart TV, Drone, Buil

You might be an engineer if:   ... everyone else on the Alaskan Cruise is on deck peering at the scenery, and you are still on a personal tour of the engine room.   ...in college, you thought Spring Break was metal fatigue failure.   ...the salespeople at Best Buy can't answer any of your questions.  

This is primarily intended for teams of Windchill/Creo/Server Administrator types; the people behind the scenes making stuff work. We've gone through several iterations of work management/issue tracking, and I'm beginning my research on the next phase and looking for advice.   What do you use for tracking Issues, enhancement requests, trouble tickets, working tasks/projects, go do stuff, etc? How do you maintain a closed loop tracking process of your work on Windchill, Creo, and other PTC products?   Do you use Windchill PDMLink? (PR's for problems, CR's to initiate changes, WTParts to represent Servers or Products) Maybe Windchill ProjectLink? (Plans, Activites, Deliverables, Tasks) What about other PTC products? Integrity, WC Quality Solutions....? A third-party product/service? Sharepoint, Bugzilla, Asana, Taiga.io, Jira, Trello, Basecamp... Do you have your own home grown system? Do you just have an Excel/Word document?   With all this, do you use the same system as

Attendees learned about the exciting new enhancements in Creo 4.0 in the area of core modeling and user experience.

Have a terrific weekend - especially those in the states. Be bless this Memorial Day weekend and be thankful for the sacrifice of those that have gone on before us.Dilbert's "Salary Theorem" states that:This theorem can now be supported by a mathematical equation based on the following two postulates:1. Knowledge is power.2. Time is moneyAs every engineer knows: Power = Work/TimeSince:Knowledge = PowerTime = MoneyIt follows that:Knowledge = Work/MoneySolving for Money, we get:Money = Work/KnowledgeNote that, as Knowledge approaches zero, Money approaches Infinity, regardless of the amount of work done.Conclusion: The less you know, the more you make.

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Good day all, If you are not able to attend LiveWorx in person, stream the top keynotes live with this link. If you are attending, stop by the Customer Success area and say hi to me and Amit Deshpande‌ Best, Toby  

Years ago there used to be a list on one of the CAD users websites that listed the companies that use Pro/E by using a map of the USA. Does anyone know if there is an up-to-date website that does this? I cannot seem to find one.

Have a great weekend....As entrepreneurs we tend to want to teach our children the lessons that we have learned. Sometimes this is confusing to them. One entrepreneur sat his four year old son down and said,"It's time for your lesson. What's two plus two?"The little boy said, "Two plus two is six.""No, son." his father said, "Two plus two is not six. Two plus two is four.""I'm sorry, father" said the little boy. "I thought we were negotiating."

As a baker and an engineer, I really appreciated this one. Be blessed and have a terrific weekend.Chocolate Chip Cookie RecipeWhy engineers don't write cook books................Ingredients:532.35 cm3 gluten4.9 cm3 NaHCO34.9 cm3 refined halite236.6 cm3 partially hydrogenated tallow triglyceride177.45 cm3 crystalline C12H22O11177.45 cm3 unrefined C12H22O114.9 cm3 methyl ether of protocatechuic aldehydeTwo calcium carbonate-encapsulated avian albumen-coated protein473.2 cm3 theobroma cacao236.6 cm3 de-encapsulated legume meats (sieve size #10)Directions:To a 2-L jacketed round reactor vessel (reactor #1) with an overall heat transfer coefficient of about 100 Btu/F-ft2-hr, add ingredients one, two and three with constant agitation.In a second 2-L reactor vessel with a radial flow impeller operating at 100 rpm, add ingredients four, five, six, and seven until the mixture is homogenous.To reactor #2, add ingredient eight, followed by three equal volumes of the homogenous mixture in reactor

Howdy and have a mighty fine weekend:Bidding - Additional Requirements Section 1A - The TruthThe requirements of Division 01 and of those documents under bidding requirements and conditions of the contract and anything else we don't think looks good here is null and void. If you know what's good for you, you'd read this real close (meaning the contractor).1.1 The work we did is clearly showed in the attached plans and specifications. Our engineer, whose had plenty of college, spent one hell of a lot of time when he drawed up these here plans and specifications, but nobody can think of everything. Once your bid is in - that's it, brother. From then on, anything wanted by our engineer, or any of his friends, or anybody else (except the contractor) shall be considered as showed, specified or implied and shall be provided by the contractor without no expense to nobody, but himself (meaning the contractor). 1.2 If the work is did without no expense to the contractor, then the work will be