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akelly12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
September 30, 2011
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What to do next after installing Pro/E

  • September 30, 2011
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Is there any documentation about what to do next after software
installation? OOTB Pro/E install doesn't get you very far. There are
so many different things to customize. Surely there's a structured
guide to lead a newbie through the forest.

Topics would include:
* Creating / setting up a system config.pro
* Implications of a config.sup
* Whether or not to use the start-menu shortcuts
* Whether or not to use a custom start-in folders
* Establishing start models / drawing templates
* Creating drawing formats
* Line weights / colors / pen table mappings
* Drawing fonts
* System directories (library, group, crosshatch, colormap,
templates)
* Temporary files locations

Andrew Kelly, P.E. | Senior Engineer | Crane Aerospace & Electronics |
+1 440 326 5555 | F: +1 440 284 1090



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rrich1-Visitor
1-Visitor
September 30, 2011
Preface : It's Friday.



Pro/e is just like buying a car. You don't need any instructions, just jump
in and drive. No, no, read the manual first there are lots of questions a
newbie might have.



Topics include:



Oh when should I put gas in?

Is there air in the tires?

What is windshield washer fluid?

And the list can go on.



Sadly this book does not exist in any known universe I have ever visited.



Regards,

Ron Rich


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ptc-19327451-Visitor
1-Visitor
September 30, 2011
This is where all of the grey hair comes from.

And stop calling me Shirley (hat tip to Leslie Nielson, it IS Friday)





Christopher F. Gosnell



FPD Company

124 Hidden Valley Road

McMurray, PA 15317
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cfly1-Visitor
1-Visitor
September 30, 2011
Well, there was one, at one time. I think the last set was for the last
pre-WF release, or maybe one or two before that. Hence, there were often
replies to questions here that simply said, "RTFM."



Remember those days? I so miss printed manuals...



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Applied Research Labs

University of Texas at Austin

Carol Fly

Mechanical Designer

(512) 835-3397

Fax (512) 835-3259

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TimKnier1-Visitor
1-Visitor
September 30, 2011
Being that I work for a printing company, I miss the printed manuals too. Curses to the I-Pad and other similar such electronic nonsense.

Tim Knier
QG Product & Support Engineering
QuadTech
A Subsidiary of Quad/Graphics
Sussex, Wisconsin
414-566-7439 phone
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cfly1-Visitor
1-Visitor
September 30, 2011
I referred to the rev 18 manuals all the way up until the first WF release.
After that, they were mostly useless.



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Applied Research Labs

University of Texas at Austin

Carol Fly

Mechanical Designer

(512) 835-3397

Fax (512) 835-3259

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23-Emerald III
BenLoosli23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
October 3, 2011
Those topics are covered in training classes.
Your company invested in Wildfire, now they need to invest in their employees who will use Wildfire by having them trained.

Training is an investment, not an expense!

Thank you,

Ben H. Loosli
USEC, INC.
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23-Emerald III
BenLoosli23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
October 3, 2011
These days it is "Google it!"

Thank you,

Ben H. Loosli
USEC, INC.
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ptc-19327451-Visitor
1-Visitor
October 3, 2011
The problem with training is that if you send 6 people, you will have 6
different ways to set up Pro-E.



I believe that there used to be an 'Administrators' training session
back in the day, (rev 19) but it doesn't seem to be offered now.



Maybe PTC University has something to offer?





Christopher F. Gosnell



FPD Company

124 Hidden Valley Road

McMurray, PA 15317
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23-Emerald III
BenLoosli23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
October 3, 2011
I would NEVER send 6 people to the admin class!
Assign that to 1, maybe 2 people and that is all that get training in system admin.
Train the others in the use of the software so they become productive in a few weeks instead of a few months.

When a former company changed from another CAD system to Wildfire after 18 years on the old one, we had EVERY designer go through 10 days of training plus 2 days Intralink training. Some of the designers had 5 additional days in specialized topics.

Thank you,

Ben H. Loosli
USEC, INC.
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TimMcLellan12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
October 3, 2011
A friend of mine is looking for suggestions or a syscol file that has been
helpful for people with Red/Green color blindness.



If you have a syscol file that you know to be helpful can you please forward
it.



Thank you,

Tim McLellan
Mobius Innovation and Development, Inc.
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