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Hello,   I'm trying to recreate our parent company's approach to our PTC solution, however our communication with them is limited. I want to mimic their approach and procedures so I can discover how to revamp and resuit for our needs and build our Windchill ditabase. This is a lot of work, but our parent company did not do things the out of the box approach, so it requires understanding and then tweaking.   We receive their XML files for our manuals, I have a copy of their custom folder, and received their bursting rules as well. When I try to burst a book from the map level, it comes back with an error saying, "Cannot modify the following attributes: lang, because they are not defined."   I'm still a novice, although I have gone through all the AE and WC PTC courses I can go through, but I'm not sure where to fix this issue. The attributes are defined in the bursting rules, I see language under the attribute root in the Type and Attribute Mgr in WC, and it is a valid el

Somebody knows when will be released Creo 2.0?

Hello dear, after several years of hard work with Pro/E and now with Creo, I decided to enroll in this community.I am 48 years old and 6 years working on his own.I own a design studio in Rimini and our main activities are developed as part of Reverse Engineering.We use with great satisfaction the REX form, we believe that one of the best applications in the industry.For the detailed laser scans we use a FARO arm with laser probe.For the architectural surveys we use FARO & LEICA Laser Scanner.We also use, at a very good level, the AAX module.We also deal in other areas such as sheet metal work, shipbuilding, automotive and motorcycling.I hope I can be supportive in your requests and to receive your helpful suggestions.Forgive my school level English, I am working to improve it.I wish you a future full of serenity and satisfaction.Massimo Mele

Dear NOPUG members, 100+ Creo sessions and 20 hours of networking at PlanetPTC Live! Did you know that PlanetPTC Live Orlando offers you more than 150 hours of Creo content plus numerous opportunities to connect with Creo peers and PTC product experts? Creo-focused features include: Dedicated breakout sessions where you can discover hundreds of best practices and product tips PTC University seminars with hands-on training to enhance your technical skills Pre-event and in-person opportunities to share ideas and solutions with the attendees and presenters who know Creo best   ·         A look at the recently announced Creo 2.0 – including product demonstrations and presentations   These are just some of the Creo sessions you can find at PlanetPTC Live. A Tip is Born Every Minute, Brian Krieger, Peterbilt Motors Creo Roadmap, Brian Thompson, PTC Creo Admin 101, David A. Haigh, Lawrence Livermore National Lab Utilizing the Creo Par

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Greetings!   I wanted to take a minute to remind you about the special offer from PTC and PTC/USER which will provide you with a $100 discount on your registration fee to PlanetPTC Live.   There are many exciting things taking place at this year’s conference:   Over 60 presentations from the PTC customer point of view. Learn from others in your profession – and in your particular area of expertise. This is real, practical professional development in action Over 60 PTC experts presenting on the latest and greatest PTC University will be offering hands-on training, and lastly More opportunities than ever to network with your peers (before and after the event)   Want to learn more? - Visit the event website - Join the PlanetPTC Live group to be up-to-date on everything about the event, including session abstracts and take-aways from presenters, interesting blogs and discussions and opportunities to win free passes for Orlando. And by joining the group, you’ll be

Actually I got a requirement that to get the Page number of a topic which was cross-referenced(xref). When I use cross reference style in Styler it gives the respective page number in the PDF with the links.   But I don't want to create link just want to show the page number as text. Is it possible through styler. Is this possible with modify of the styler formatting element?

I am creating this post due to my frustration with the confusion caused by PTC with their naming changes recently.Creo/Elements Pro 5 = Pro/ENGINEERCreo = CreoI see many people are still confused by calling Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5, Creo. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5 was renamed Creo/Elements Pro 5. Creo/Elements Pro 5 is not the same as PTC's new CAD suite called Creo. They are two completely different things.Many people when asking questions about Creo, get responses on Creo/Elements Pro 5 which is like asking someone a question about Lexus vehicle and they give you an answer based on a Toyota.I also find Youtube videos claiming to show something realted to Creo and when I open the video it's actually Creo/Elements Pro 5 which is NOT Creo.This is not the end users fault and more PTC's fault for rebranding Pro/ENGINEER as Creo/Elements Pro and not allowing it to retire with any respect for it's original name that it held for 25 years.Creo/Elements Pro is Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire with a new nam

DITA topic with URL for graphic reference

Hi,   I'm actually working for a tech doc company involved in aerospace programs. We have a publishing system based on PTC print composer and enabling to publish aerospace documentation in different european languages such as french, spanish, english, etc.   One new requirement is to adapt the solution to both chinese and russian. Looking at PTC people, it seems that there are no limitation for that ... in theory   But in the real life ? Does someone have experimented PTC print composer for publishing in chinese and russian ? If the answer is yes (hope so) and if it is not too confidential, is it possible to have some references of company using that kind of solution ? Also, technically speaking, are there some limitations ?   All answers are welcome,   Pierre

Having trouble with pagesets not creating a "blank backing page" (rectobb) unless the page is followed by the start of another pageset. If any pageset is the last pageset in the document, Print Compose will end the document on a recto page. However, the same pageset will correctly end on a rectobb if it is followed by another pageset. Any ideas?

I am trying to create a keyboard shortcut for the Find --> Find Tag/Attribute menu item. I know I can go to the command line and type:   map F2 command-name   Unfortunately, I don't know what the command name is for this and I don't see it anywhere in the Help.   Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?   P.S. I am using ArborText v5.3

Hi Arbortext Experts,   We're trying to put the DITA 1.2 keyref/keydef functionality into effect and having no success. Particularly, we want to use the functionality to replace variables in text with designated literals. The Arbortext help instructions are confusing at best (we really have tried), and the DITA instructions that I've found (http://dita.xml.org/resource/keyref-overview-dita-12, "Swapping Out Variable Content") are clear but aren't working.   Are there any other resources out there?   Thanks!

Webcast Video: PTC and 4CS Integration Update (October 6, 2011) Ashok Kartham and Brian Lindauer provide an update on the acquisition integration activities so far with a look at the short-term product release roadmap and overview of the strategy for the combined PTC and 4CS products moving forward.     Unable to play video. Please try again later.(view in My Videos)

Webinar “Automating High-Quality Output”   Presented by: Simon Taylor, PTC 25 October 2011, 9-10 am Pacific/US - Date Change!     Sign up to attend the webinar     As always, members and customers of Single-Sourcing Solutions will have access the full-screen video, slides, and transcript on the member site. Abstract: You get it. You understand the value for having your content in XML. Perhaps you are already there or on your way. Now you have all of your content tagged and structured for optimal reuse. You breathe a sigh of relief. Then you get the request to produce high quality designed outputs for things such as catalogs, product brochures, data sheets, or even advertisements, etc…. Can your rendering engine handle it? If you have Arbortext the answer is definitely YES! Join us for this FREE one hour session where we will show you how you can automate the creation of high volume, high quality output using the Arbortext Suite of products. No time to

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This week in the Arbortext Monster Garage:   Where Are My Keys? - Improving Your Search Results in Online Content   10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific/US Friday 16 September 2011     In this session of the Arbortext Monster Garage by Single-Sourcing Solutions, Clay Helberg talks about how you can improve (hack, alter, change, and affect) search results in HTML output created by Arbortext Digital Media Publisher.   Register here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/253272211

All you have to do is read Simon Taylor's column (it's really the "Styler" tag, but he's the main contributor so far).   He's just getting started, but he's got a lot of good information going in there about what's coming down the road for Arbortext Styler. So far it's just a peek, but the promise is there. I know I've been glued to the posts.   We, here at Single-Sourcing Solutions, are thrilled to see the PMs starting to write up stuff -- and I know Simon's been itching to get started. I've known Simon for a long time. He's an amazing PM. Interested in solving real problems. Interested in talking to customers and finding out what they really need. He spends his days thinking about putting words on "pages" and he's damn good at it.   Here's my advice:   Read the posts. Give him your feedback and comments, if you've got 'em.   It'll make the product better for all of us!

Pippa Mann, Indy Car driver for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, talks Creo.   (view in My Videos)

Helio Castroneves of the Penske Racing team gives PTC a thank you for it's sponsorship. Penske Racing uses Windchill for data management and Creo for design.   This video was shot at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 14, 2011     (view in My Videos)

  STC Meeting/Webinar “What's New in Arbortext 6.0” Liz Fraley, Single-Sourcing Solutions   24 August 2011, 5 PM Eastern/US   Join either the RTP STC Group at the SDI offices at 1005 Slater Road, Durham, NC or the Boston STC Group at the IBM office at 550 King St., Lillington, MA or join us virtually by registering at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/151996707   As always, members and customers of Single-Sourcing Solutions will have access the full-screen video, slides, and transcript here. Abstract: Arbortext is more than an Editor. Arbortext is really a full platform from editing to publishing and content management. Arbortext is the only fully-functional, end-to-end, pure XML, enterprise-level DITA solution.   In this presentation, Liz Fraley is going to show Arbortext Editor 6.0 (with maybe a little bit about Styler thrown in). We'll focus on usability improvements and enhancements for DITA support. There are a lot of new changes that everyone who's

This week in the Monster Garage: Using XUI Hacks to simplify your Arbortext authoring experience in 30 minutes. Starting at 10 AM Pacific/US   https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/230116987

I need help to learn the routing of Flexible Hoses in Engines, Earth Moving equipments.   Request to please help me to understand this.Please provide me already created models/assemblies. tutorials etc.   Thank you very much in Advance.   Thanks & Regards,Shailendra Hasabe