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October 3, 2013
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Suggestions for Advanced Robotalk Sessions in November?

  • October 3, 2013
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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

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1-Visitor
October 19, 2013

Looking forward to the Mathcad webinar!

The educator in me would like you to show how these middle school and high school students can use Mathcad to make the real world robot-math connection. The workbook style math they are taught in school doesn't always 'translate' to the real world application in their minds. I am talking really basic here: geometry, basic algebra, gear ratios, basic physics, forces, speed. It may seem that you are showing them 'the obvious', but 'the obvious' is what is usually escaping them. It's what prevents them from having that 'ah ha' moment we strive for.

Thank You!

1-Visitor
October 30, 2013

I very much agree! Sometimes we need to go slow to go fast....

1-Visitor
October 30, 2013

We are really looking forward to the Windchill seminar. I would really like it to be focused on specific topics in WIndchill and go slower rather than trying to cover everything as in past years. Just like Creo that has a lot of capabilities, FIRST Robotics teams only use maybe 10-20% of what Creo can do. How do teams use Windchill? I don't know how other teams use it. I think the main attraction of Windchill is collaboration within the CAD team, sharing files, controlling versions without overwriting each other's work. Things like project management are secondary and there are other software that people prefer to use. I think teams should use the core capabilities well first before expanding into other capabilities.

17-Peridot
October 30, 2013

We really -need- an advanced look at the mechanism assembly constraints. This is the most archaic non-intuitive interface of what comes with core Creo. Part of the discussion can include how to avoid "disconnected" conditions and troubleshooting failed Mechanism analysis processes.

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1-Visitor
October 30, 2013

Excellent ideas! Keep 'em coming.

1-Visitor
October 30, 2013

For the Windchill seminar, this is what I would like to see by sticking to the basic that every FIRST team will benefit from Windchill that no other software can provide.

1) how to setup a project

2) how to setup members

3) tips on how to import the KOP models quickly

4) tips on how to organize files, folders or all parts in one directory

5) how to interface Creo to Windchill

6) how to access model on Windchill for editing

7) how do multiple members on CAD team colllaborate and build model together on different computers

I think if every FIRST teams have this basic knowledge, they will be more productive and start to wonder why they didn't use it earlier.

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1-Visitor
October 30, 2013

Awesome. You can already get started with some of the replays from last year. Check out the robotalk_2012 tag cloud for all the videos.

PS. I forgot to push record for last year's CAD Data Management session

1-Visitor
October 31, 2013

I went through all the videos from last year. Unfortunately the CAD Data Management session is missing. There is a lot of material in these videos. Last year you spent 3 sessions to cover these. How do you plan to get through all the basics and then to CAD Data Management in only one session this year?