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When Mathcad 15.0 opens it uses "Normal" as the default template. Is there anyway that a different template can be used as the default upon startup?

PTC will be hosting 3 advanced sessions of Robotalk in November covering the following topics. Before we put together the agenda, we'd like to reach out to the community to see if you have any suggestions of specific topics you'd like us to cover during these sessions. Please reply to this posting with any ideas or suggestions you might have to help us target these sessions to any specific needs you have.   11/6 Webinar: Advanced PTC Creo 11/13 Webinar: PTC Mathcad Prime 11/20 Webinar: PTC Windchill

Jim Mark from Hind Leys College, Shepshed, Leicestershire, UK was trained to use PTC Creo by Paul Spence and submitted his showcase of Creo models here: http://communities.ptc.com/photoAlbums/1656

If you have technical support questions regarding PTC products, installation, configuration, licensing, etc. please check out the ACADEMIC SUPPORT community. This community is 100% focused on getting your technical questions answering to keep your applications and systems running smoothly. LIke all communities, it is supported by PTC and the community members and may already have an answer to your question.Check out Mark's post on How to Use the Community.If you have application, how-to or FIRST related questions, please use the FIRST community.

We're having difficulties figuring out how to detect corn borers from the air. Are there any webinars planned soon or any hints on how to get started on this? We can't optimize our aircraft for this until we've figured out how it's done.

How does one control what parts and assemblies are visible when in edit definition with Creo Parametric 2.0? Oftentimes when having to re-lay out a Tetrix or 80/20 or Rexroth channel assembly when one highlights the one member the adjacent ones that I am trying to constrain to disappear. This disappearnace occurs from both the tree and from the workspace. If one selects "activate" all the other parts show up grayed out but "edit definition" is not available when a part is made active rather than the top tree structure. This behavior does not express itself with Creo Direct 2.0 which I have started to use for laying out the components but unfortunately does not give me the necessary granularity and control over constraints. A basic robot model can be found in...https://www.dropbox.com/sh/in2c8ab6o5yqr48/EMxzN8sAxuThis effect also happens with 4 simple Tetrix Channels assembled in a rectangular fashion to form a chassis.Best Regards, Emil

Answer: Our Academic configurations contain many settings and templates, all intended to make Creo easier to use and learn. The top 10 reason we suggest that you use it are as follows:You can easily switch between selected unit systems and drawing standards.Each drawing template contains 4 standard views as well as an intelligent format/title block. The title block will automatically display the Description parameter from the part or assembly being displayed.Imported files (STEP, IGES, etc) will automatically be imported into a template model and if possible, automatically changed to a solid model. Without our configuration, imported models may be left as surface geometry and without standard datum planes, view names and layers, they can be difficult to work with.Each template part and assembly contains a saved Isometric and Trimetric view.All features are displayed in the model tree of assemblies. Without our configurations, you only see parts and assemblies in the model tree of an as

This is the same worksheet as last year. Are we to assume that e same conditions as last year or will it be updated?

I am brand new to Windchill and need a little help.My use case: I am creating Event Trees. The probability of a success or failure is a fixed probability. The events are user defined at this time. I am not using fault trees to calculate probability of success, or MTBF, etc.I looked through the on-line tutorials, but couldn't find anything that addressed Event Trees by themselves. Did I miss a tutorial?How can I print out the event tree as a picture like is shown on the screen as I am editiing, adding columns, etc.?Once I have an event tree, is there an easy way to reorder the columns (the events)?How can I save part of an event tree, to import it into another tree?Let's say I have a report that provides information about a branch or an event in the tree. How can I link that report to a branch or event?TIA,John

THis is a video that explains how to assemble a robot from the kit of parts.     (view in My Videos)

In Creo Parametric, there is an application called Animate. Is it possible to do other animations besides exploding the model? If there is, how would it be achieved on a tetrix assembly in creo?

Alex Hanneman - Bradfield School is studying engineering and posted a photo album for his design for a can crusher.http://communities.ptc.com/photos/4089Several schools have enquired about the mechanism and animation tools in Creo so I created a model that uses them. The attached Zip contains the Creo 2.0 Academic Edition assembly and a video output from the Animation.After creating the parts the base part was assembled using a default assembly constraint so that it cannot move.  The other parts were assembled using pin and slider mechanism constraints. Two snapshots were created, one with the lever raised(Open) and the other with it lowered(closed).Under the Applications tab, the Animation module was opened and a new key frame sequence created. Three key frames were added with an Open snapshot at 0 seconds, a Closed snapshot at 5 seconds and another Open snapshot at 10 seconds.  The timeline was edited to be 11 seconds creating a one second pause when playback is looped.The

Hi -We inserted an image. That was successful. However now we need to remove the image. How do we delete that?Thanks,

I always get "Model is not generated" conflict message when I save the assembly after using Drag Components.Is this message informational or is this an error that I need to address? or can I ignore this message?Thanks,

I have registered a team and did not know their e-mail addresses at the time of registration. It said under the team e-mail box that I can add their e-mail addresses later. I have looked all over the sight and can not find out where to do this. I figured there would be some central place where I can update their names and e-mail addresses but I can not find it. Do I just re-submit the registration form with their e-mail addresses added in? If not, can someone please direct me to the proper location to do this?Thanks

Attached are John's Sheehan's Mathcad worksheets from the Robotalk 2013 - PTC Mathcad webcast. PTC created these worksheets for the FRC games over the past 3 years and will be creating a new set for the 2014 FRC game after it is announced.   The worksheets are all created with Mathcad Prime 2.0.

PTC Mathcad Prime Join special guest John Sheehan and the cast of Robotalk for a session on PTC Mathcad Prime covering an overview of the basic and advanced features of PTC Mathcad Prime.   Click Here to view the downloadable version of this video.   Click Here to access the Mathcad worksheets referenced in this video.     (view in My Videos)

An inspiring story about a father who collaborated over the Internet to produce a prosthetic hand for his son.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGSo_I86_lQ

Helped by the government initiatives promoting 3D printers for STEM in schools I am looking at projects that make full use of their capabilities.How about a small folding tripod for compact cameras and smart phones?  The attached model has a conventional 1/4 Whitworth bolt for mounting the camera. You may be thinking "where is the design in this?" Apart from redesigning the components, very few smart phones have a thread mount so challenge students to create an attachment that screws on to hold their smart phone.The tripod in the photo has benefited from being printed by several of the Creo trainers and Dave White at Clevedon School.  Feedback from these people has been invaluable in improving the model.PTC Creo models are in the attached Zip file.  If your students create smart phone holders, please share screen grabs and photos in this forum thread..

Attacehd are the worksheets I demonstated Weds 11/13 at 7:00pm on RoboTalk. We created these over the last 3 years for challenges and will have a new set for the 2014 KOP from PTC.These worksheets are created with Mathcad Prime 2.0.John

Team Members and their Robots to Lead the 87th Annual Parade in New York City with Help from Southwest Airlines and FedEx MANCHESTER, N.H., November 7, 2013― FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a not-for-profit organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology, announced today that five award-winning FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®) teams and their robots will have the honor of opening the 87th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® on November 28, 2013 in New York City.http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/robots-come-first-at-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade

While building our current FTC robot model in Creo, we noticed quite a few missing parts! Notably the "Inside C" bracket, "Inside L" bracket, the TETRIX Flats (64mm, 96mm, 160mm, & 288mm), and a few other things.These parts have been around since at least last season. The KoP we downloaded from PTC is still named "Ring it Up" and I'm afraid it hasn't been updated. Any parts numbered past 739197 (eg: 739274) do NOT exist.Does anyone have the Creo models for these parts, or know why they aren't incldued in the KoP download?Thank you from FTC Team 5526!!

These are some parts missing from the new TETRIX Kit that we have modelled. This zip file has the Inside C Connector (739270), Inside Corner Bracket (739281), and Standard-Scale Pivot Arm (739245). These might have possible flaws, so please check them if it is critical to your design.-Laurel Higham, Captain of the Bionic Gaels FTC 5602

Hello, I'm a french student, and I've started to learn technical drawing this year in Creo Element 5.0 School edition But after one month of good work, Creo became very slow, all tools don't really answer or just run extremely slowly. I don't think that the problem comes from my laptop because he is powerful (intel I5, 6144 MB RAM). I don't know where is the problem and If you have an idee to help me : your'e welcome !I've one question: can I uninstall and reinstall the software without problem with license ?Thank youJean-Baptiste Vassort

Can I add/remove commands within the main ribbon interface? I RMB on the ribbon and select "Customize the ribbon" but the add/remove commands are greyed out. I found that if I pick home, data tabs I can not add or remove any of the previously placed commands. Has PTC locked this option? I have downloaded and installed build M070 but seem to remember in previous builds I could adjust these.Thank you...