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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

I am currently drawing a graph and I was wondering if there is any way to see the number of elements (lines, in this case) that I have selected? I know that this is a feature in other programs, such as freehand and illustrator but I see nothing of the sort in IsoDraw. Does anyone know?

The 2010 NASCAR had some clear "non-production" features, including the front end. In this episode Allison and Vince dig into how designers made the 2011 cars look more like the production versions without compromising performance. NASCAR engineer Bill Ferguson gives us the inside scoop on the 2011 nose design.     (view in My Videos)

How does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs fit into concept design? Allison and Vince show how The Psycho Aesthetic approach helps guitar designers forecast future consumer needs to create next generation instruments.   (view in My Videos)

RKS uses emotion as a starting point for new product design. This episode of the Product Design Show looks at the Kor water bottle and how decisions designers made at the concept stage makes buyers feel better about themselves.   (view in My Videos)

All,We have written up a little summary of the Spring meeting as John & Matt, the presenters from PTC's Mathcad team have experienced it. Hope you like it!"I recently spoke to John Sheehan, VP of Services, of the Mathcad Business Unit here at PTC. He and Matt Bonacorso, also a member of the PTC Mathcad team, had attended – and presented at! – the Three Rivers Pro/Users Group Spring Meeting 2011 on April 12.Held at Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Oakdale Campus, and moderated by Eric Holmes of Philips, Inc. the agenda was as diverse as it was busy. Over 110 attendees were treated to topics such as Large Assembly Management, Automation Ala Carte, 3D Printing, Tips and Tricks, as well as product updates on Creo Elements/Pro and -- drumroll -- Mathcad Prime."To read the full article, please click here: http://bit.ly/Mathcad_3Rivers Cheers!Bettina

Hi All,   Description: When trying to connect the server getting the error message [A20447] No composition configuration information is available from the PE server, Possible Causes: invlaid URL, PE server down, or PE server misconfigured.     Product: Arbortext Publishing Engine Release: 5.4 Date code: M090   Error Message   Need help on this issue!!!   Thanks in advance Mohammed Hussain

Hi All,   I'm working in Arbortext Styler. In a header table, I created a multiline address. Each line in the address is created by a _newline tag. I'd like to adjust the space between lines. Is there a way of doing that? Or is there another way of creating new lines that would allow me to adjust the space? Thanks all!

Vince & Allison on how designers have changed the way appliances use energy, including uses of CREO.   (view in My Videos)

To design an effective screw pump device (Archimedes screw), designers have to work within external constraints, including: i) Radius of the screw’s outer cylinder, ii) Total length from the bottom to the top and iii) Slope of the screw pump.   (view in My Videos)

Hi, Greg!

Just a reminder that the next session in our new Arbortext Monster Garage webinar series is coming up this week.   Title: A-Oh-(Tee)-Kay – Using Arbortext with the DITA Open ToolKit Shop Coach: Mark Giffin, Mark Giffin Consulting, Inc. When: Friday, 28 January 2011, 10-10:30 AM Pacific/US   Abstract: IBM was using Arbortext when they designed DITA and built the DITA Open Tool Kit. In this Monster Garage seminar, we tell you how you can use the DITA OTK with Arbortext. Learn the basics of how Arbortext works with the DITA Open Toolkit. (Later on, we'll show the details behind how it's done.)   Sign up today! https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/955276843 About the Arbortext Monster Garage: There are a million “Uber Geeky” things you can do in Arbortext. Arbortext is a mature platform: The entire set of tools works together. Arbortext is open: The entire UI and publishing pipeline is 100% available through a well-tested API. The possibilities are enormous for anyone who w

In this episode of the Product Design Show, Vince & Allison look at cranes, excavators and tunnel boring machines.   (view in My Videos)

March 10, 2011 NOPUG Meeting Agenda     12:00 – 12:45 Free Lunch and Registration 12:45 - 1:00 Introduction and NOPUG News 1:00 - 1:10 Keithley Instruments Overview 1:10 – 2:25 Keynote Speaker – Kevin Watters, CREO Business Manager 25 min.; Jon Jarvis, Principal AS presentation 50 minutes (on Direct Modeling) 2:25 – 2:30 NOPUG Web site & Scholarship Overview 2:30 – 2:55 Vendor Presentation -  Bart Brejcha, DesignEngine (TBD) 2:55 – 3:15 Tips and Tricks – By Mike Brattoli, Moen Engineering Systems Administrator 3:15 – 3:35 Visit Vendor booths 3:35 – 3:55 Vendor or User Presentation - TBD 3:55 – 5:05 Keynote Speaker PTC  –  Chris Bergquist, Windchill ProductPoint Product Manager 5:05 - 5:45 Closing remarks Prize drawing or game

Engineers feeding the world. This episode looks at how designers make farm equipment to plow, mow, plant and dig. As always, every story is delivered with Allison and Vince’s wry humor.   (view in My Videos)

Norton Motorcycles opens up their engine design before launch, and Ducati's monster art project lets riders customize their bikes with ease.     (view in My Videos)

In this episode of the Product Design Show, Vince and Alison review design challenges for medical devices and highlight some great new devices: an iPhone app that can deliver mobile heart tests; finding veins without needles; touch screens for cerebral palsy patients, and how to design the perfect hospital crash cart.The show is 4 minutes long.     (view in My Videos)

Feature overload can cause product design nightmares. How do engineers make it work? Short and interesting, with a couple jokes.   (view in My Videos)

The Product Design Show is a humorous series that showcases Creo Elements Pro and Direct. This episode is about the design and use of after-market auto parts.   The series is available at http://www.engineering.com/Videos/ProductDesignShow.aspx   (view in My Videos)