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PTC asked users of all CAD products what their biggest CAD frustrations are and how they'd like to see that frustration eliminated. Watch one of the top suggestions on how to deal with the difficulty of training and mentoring new or less savvy users.

Can anybody share a tutorial on how to create revolved sheet metalparts? I've searched the internet & have only found mostlytut's on creating flat walls. John

Hello all, I am trying (for first time) to do an animation in Pro-e WF3, using aPTC tutorial booklet. I am not finding the icon of "Drag model and create snapshot". Thisoption is not available on pull down menu too! Does any one have an idea where this icon is roaming around? 😞 Thanks and regards, Jnanesha KS T 91-80-4119 0900 Ext: 233F 91-80-41190901M 994 500 4179Quality Engineering and Software TechnologiesNo 55 l QuEST Towers l Mahadevpura l Whitefield Main RoadBangalore l 560048 l www.quest-global.com

My So. Cal. engineering departmentis preparing to upgradefrom Wildfire 2 to Wildfire 4.Cananyone recommend an experienced trainer to perform onsiteWF2 to WF4 update training for about 30 people?Mark GrotheCAD/CAM ManagerITT CorporationInterconnect SolutionsCannon, VEAM, BIWPhone: (714) 628-8451<u>-</u>

I need to train a new user in the use of 3 axis milling and I do not haveanyone who can give him first hand input for a prolonged period of time toget him started. Does anyone have experience of

We're rolling out WF 5 today. We had training last week with our user base. One of the things that users were excited about was the no-failure mode. As an admin, I'm not so much excited about it. We currently have it on, and we'll see how we get along with it, but at this point, I'm a little bit skeptical. My biggest fear is that I do NOT want any production data to have any kind of failure, period. In the past, this was easy enough, because you couldn't continue until you had successfully dealt with the problem. Now, you can circumvent all of that... Of the companies that migrated to WF 5, what has been your experience with no-fail mode? Have you left it on? Have you turned it off?

I am in the process of altering the design of a screwed-together, sheet metalflue stack. I am interested in evaluating the sheer stresses that result on the screws when a prescribed load is applied to the top of the flue stack, resulting in a wrenching motion away from where the stack is secured. The end goal of this is to be able to select a design with a minimal, but appropriate, number of screws and also to be able to use this kind of analysis for future investigations. [See attached for clarification, hopefully]Is the only way to accomplish this to model each individual screw and run a simulation or is there a way to use the fastener simulation to get the needed results? Also, does anyone know of a good tutorial that includes the fastener function in Mechanica?Thanks in advance for any advice.Ben CornIngersoll Rand-

All,I think one great aspect of a community like this one is that this can be a great resource for the younger designers who have just started their careers or the designers-to-be who are attending college still.I am sure we have many experienced designers here and I bet each of you has at least one tip to share that could be helpful for the youngsters. I am not talking about "how to do this in Pro/E" or so, more about generic things like- should I sign up for any industry associations to build a network- should I read any trade magazines- what to look for in a job description- should I do any additional training next to my job- ...Maybe some of you have done things earlier in your career that you would now do different? Or you have read a book that turned out to be useless?Look forward to reading your posts!Bettina

Hi everybody,I would like to try orthotropic properties for analyse a wodden part.Is there any tutorial or explanation somewhere I could read ?My part have a curved shape so I'm not shure Mechanica could handle orthotropic properties "along a curve" and not only using a fixed reference (Csys).Thanks for any advice,GB

I was asked, "does anyone in the Houston area provide pro/e training"? Of course it was qualified with the "except the $2000 (or whatever), week long class" Anyway, as I question the original questioner, turns out a buddy of his is recently un-employed and has lots of experience with AutoCAD, but has never used pro/e. He's trying use this "opportunity" to possibly improve his market-ability.I'm not sure what his budget is or if he is looking for college course or fast-track training or what. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Next week there arrive 2 new colleagues who didn't work with ProE jet. Does anyone knows where I can find a free manual which I can use to train them to work with Wildfire 3.0

ANY RECOMENDATIONS? I'm looking for a list of companies that can assess users ProE Knowledge and Capabilities. If you know of an automated assessment that's available, that would be good too. I also need to know which companies that can provide ProE training on a g<u>lobal</u> basis. Regards, WES

My consulting firm needs to train a couple of SolidWorks users on Pro/E for a new project. I went through the same process with Pro/E 2000i^2, and I found it frustrating. With so many similar concepts in the two programs, it’s too tedious to train users from the ground up about what a sketch and a protrusion are, etc. But the programs are still different enough that I know better than to just assume the SolidWorks folks will figure it out.Any recommendations?I've contacted our VAR (NxRev) to see what they offer and whether they can put together a custom course. I'm thinking a fast-paced 2-day course could work. Also, I see that Roger Toogood is still cranking out training books. I ended up using some of his myself when I made the conversion. Not as efficient as having a SolidWorks-savvy trainer guide you through the differences, but at least you can go at your own pace.Thanks,Wallace