PTC Education

Monday we got a group together at Fresno State to discuss some exciting topics!  Present were Fresno State staff, high school team coaches, FRC team members, former FRC team members turned mentors, as well as representatives from local businesses mentoring local teamsWe're looking at new avenues for sponsorship, collaboration and supportDiscussed several local schools starting up with FRCDiscussed possibilities for a shared machine shopDiscussed collaborative web siteSeveral more topics that should be kept under wraps until they mature a bit So...great off-season stuff going on here in Central California!On a side note, I'm looking forward to PTC's FRC ProjectLink server upgrade to 9.1 M050!  Thankyou to Cosmin Pana for the great support!If you want to find out more, please feel free to contact me hereHave fun!Josh Houser

Team 1671, URSA engineering continuing summer CAD training for FRC.Kudos to Evan and his parents for hosting the training in their home! Nothing like a raucous (not really) bunch of teenagers sprawled all over the floor, couches, etc.geeking out on Pro/E and Windchill on a hot Saturday afternoon!I believe we had a team of about 7 students, all working through the getting started guide.  This is our preliminary training tool.  Evan (a junior) and a veteran of CAD from last season, is guiding the team through the exercises.As always, we're a little slow in getting through the initial installs, Windchill access, PTC accounts, etc.  A few items for other teams/mentors to watch:Mouse settings:  Microsoft Intellipoint software is always a pain.  Also watch out for the middle mouse button settingPTC account:  We tried to standardize on an e-mail service...gmail seems to be the best choice due to Gtalk, document sharing, etc.Computers: Few students have "CAD" la

Hello, I just received my Mathcad 15 student edition purchased from JourneyEd.com. After entering the product code supplied in the factory sealed shrink wrapped box, I encountered the following dialog box after the first and subsequent attempts to register the software: " Thank you for using Mathcad, Single User edition. You have reached the maximum number of license files available for your license type. To aquire another single user license, please visit http://www.ptc.com,..." As I said I just received this software, never attempted to load it on any other computer or the computer in question. Prior to purchasing this software I had Mathcad 2001 student version loaded on this computer, the program was uninstalled several weeks ago. I was able to register a trial version on this computer as an interim measure. What can I do fix this problem? Thanks in advance for the help.v/rKevin Fontes

Hello,we're starting a class this Fall using Precision LMS modules - is there an easy way for us to put the setup files on a server so that all of my students can access them in the classroom?

PTC is looking for Pro/ENGINEER CAD Models from the 2010 FIRST FTC and FRC Competitions to spotlight on www.ptc.com.Did your team use Pro/ENGINEER to design your robot?Would you like to see your team's robot displayed on the PTC web site?If so, please contact me by replying to this post or sending me a private message. We'd love to see your hard work showcased online for others to see.

Team 1671 compliation video from the 2010 LA Regionals

Welcome to the FIRST group! My name is Josh Houser, a mentor for Team 1671 in Clovis, California, as well as an MCAD administrator for Pro/E at Pelco.I started this group to collaborate with other mentors using PTC products and to compare ways that other teams are using PTC products.I'm always happy to answer questions (sometimes I even know the answer) Hopefully we can get the PTC people here (ahem...Mark?), and get them involved as well. In my experience over the past several years, PTC has improved by leaps and bounds in their support of FIRST and I hope that we can continue to help them improve sponsorship of this fantastic opportunity for kids!I look forward to discussing strategies for training, robot design, Windchill usage, team management, technologies and just about anything else to do with FIRST. First and foremost of my concerns is helping students.

I would really like to see who out there is mentoring what teams and what software, etc. they are using. I created a document that you can use to cut and paste below items about you and your team. Please feel free to post your information. Maybe there are even some of right down the road from each other without even knowing it. Here's a little about me and my team.Name: Joshua HouserCompany: Pelco by Schneider ElectricJob Title: MAD Tools AdministratorLocation: Clovis, CaliforniaTeam #: 1671Team Location: Clovis, CAPTC Product usage:Training: Year round MCAD, no real programs to train other areas.Additional info: Working on a collaborative network of Central California teams, see the Central Valley Robotics website at http://www.cvrobotics.org/main/Team Challenges: Getting accurate robot weight (need to have electronic components with proper density), develop multiple robust chassis designs for multiple competition challenges (steps, ramps, slick surface, etc.)

Name:Company:Job Title:Location:Team #:Team Location:PTC Product usage:Training:Additional info:Team Challenges:

FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) is another program for High School students. FTC presents more of an assembly design challenge rather that a design from scratch challenge like FRC. This year's game was Hot Shot! The new game will be announced in September 2010. It's a great time to get a team started and register. They need mentors and corporate sponsors, too. Let me know if you need help finding a team in your area. BTW, PTC provides the kit of parts modeled in Pro/ENGINEER to help the kids get started.     (view in My Videos)

A Physics and Calculus teacher talks about accessible and inspiring FIRST can be for everyone, not just kids that are at the top of the class. FIRST is not only about the robot and the competition there are so many other rewarding things that FIRST offers.     (view in My Videos)

Former FIRST student turned mentor thanks PTC for the free software that is provided to all FIRST teams. FRC Team #233 designed their robot in Pro/ENGINEER before assembling it with success!   (view in My Videos)

Hi Anybody knows if Photolux should be included in WF5 EDU version? It seems WF5 includes Advanded Render Extension (ARX) but not Photolux Gracias

Hi, I have a problem installing ProE. After clicking the setup.exe (or click install in the launcher) I see a window with the PTC logo and a green bar loading. At the half of the loading I get a Windows massage, that ProE doas not work any more and windows stop the installation. I first thought that it could be my OS (Windoes 7 home premium) so I upgraded it to Windows 7 Professionalx64, but the problem still appear. I also tried it to download it and extract it again but the problem doesn´t disappears. please help me. thank you

Hello all, I'm having problems increasing the final resolution of photolux rendered assemblies. Currently, a 150mm x 150mm (70x70x70 assembley size) image at the highest settings, including the rendering of 'transparent' materials takes about 4-5 hours, yet only produces a 72dpi image. I'm using Wildfire 4.0 MO92, Schools Edition. Ultimately I'd like to produce images that are at least 300dpi, so: A: can I increase the output resolution size (in dpi)? B: is it possible to export .spl file extensions, so as to import into 'Blend'? C: Is anyone currently running ProE across a Linux based Beowulf Cluster, particularly for the rendering exercise? Many thanks, Owen, Five Islands School, St. Mary's.

I downloaded and installed ProE without a problem, but when I try to run the software, I get a window that says that there is a license request host error and the load ceases. What gives? Roy

Hi, I am using Proe wildfire 4.0. it is a network floating site license. What is the procedure to borrow a license for 6 months so i can use the application on my laptop at home. Thanks and regards.

Hi there, I was wondering if it is possible to have one copy of Pro Engineer on a laptop and desktop? Or do I need to buy another copy for my laptop? I'm often traveling between Uni and home and it would be useful to swap between my desktop and my laptop. Kind regards, Thomas

Hello, I am making a surface model and have been left with a fairly complex hole after a sweep-surface trim. I can select all the edges that would close the hole, but can't seem to figure out which feature will make it happen. Boundry blend in blanked out no matter what I do or select, and I'm wondering if this might be it? Also, is there a way to "heal" these surfaces as the cut goes thru so later I don't have to close them? Thanks, Matt

If I download the student version to a Vista OS and then upgrade to Windows 7, do I need another license? Am I able to get another free license ? thanks. BOB S

I got the Pro Engineer Wildfire 4.0 Schools Edition to work on for my design assignment. Everytime I press open to open a part the whole program closes!! For example: When I go to assembly and click on AddComponent when I click a part and press open THE PROGRAM JUST CLOSES!! Edit: Now it closes when I press cancel too! I dont understand why and my 20% design project is due in a week and I have yet to start. :S :S PLEASE HELP

Good night by installing news license j 'ai the following message d 'erreur "invalid license syntax" which can m 'aider? Merci

can i create step files iges files and dxf files from the student version of pro? thanks guys Carlos

While attempting to download the student version of Pro Engineering, I've come to a hault. It asks for a Product Code that PTC is suppose to send me but I either haven't received it, or am not sure where I can get it. It also asks for a Host ID and I am unaware of where to get that as well. And lastly, is there a number I can call too that can help me with step by step instillation? Thanks for any help

I spent a half hour or so getting my display settings and other settings the way I wanted them in Pro/E (v4). Things like background color, datum planes visible while rotating, environment properties, don't switch to ortho view while sketching, and so forth. Then I saved the file, shut down Pro/E, and the next time I launched Pro/E it had reverted to it's "default" states. How do I get it to save my preferences so I don't have to go through that hassle every time I want to work on a file? Also, the working folder appears to be unchangable. edit: Looks like it doesn't save any kind of setting. When I relaunch Pro/E there is nothing on the "recent files" menu option even though I'd opened several. It doesn't remember my last used working folder between sessions. Any help would be appreciated.