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GPSL's 40051 for PTC Windchill enables your authors to create compliant MIL-STD-40051 data in Arbortext, save it in Windchill, and deliver to PDF or IADS.  Get in touch for more info@gpsl.co or visit our website (view in My Videos)

https://www.ptc.com/en/events/arbortext-user-group-dallas/registration Please join us.... Date:   Thursday, March 8th, 2017   Time:   11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location:   Winewood Grill 1265 South Main Street Grapevine, TX 76051 Do you currently use Arbortext to create, manage, and distribute technical publications? PTC's Product Management and Customer Sucess are hosting an Arbortext User Group. The event will give Arbortext users the chance to: Hear from our PTC Experts about: Technical Illustrations in 2D & 3D drawings; Leveraging your CAD data Create animations for Augmented Reality experiences with 3D drawings Text creation for Service Content Customer Stories, from our Partners Highlighting the Create, Manage, Deliver Lifecycle for Text Pubs or Service RSVP now to hold your seat. We look forward to seeing you there. Agenda 11:00 am –12 pm:   Customer Stories 12 pm – 1 pm:   Lunch and Hands-On AR experiences 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm:   S&PI Create, Manage, Deliver Roadmap 1:45 pm – 2:15 pm:   Arbortext Updates 2:15 pm – 2:30 pm:   Break 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm:   Augmented Reality for Service 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm:   PTC Customer Success with Create, Manage, and Deliver

Arbortext 7.1 F000 is now available for download from the   PTC download page.    Key Functional Highlights ·        Addition of search control ·        Advanced Toolbar ·        Find dialog boxes consolidated into a single tabbed Find/Replace dialog box ·        Arbortext IsoView and IsoConvert installation has been updated to 7.3 M080 ·        The Creo View Express and pview_batch installation has been updated to 4.1 F000 ·        Arbortext Styler provides the option to add custom interactivity and dynamics to HTML pages, with two new features: o   Custom HTML JavaScript function definitions in a stylesheet o   Association of JavaScript libraries with a stylesheet ·        Insert Multiple Pages of PDF Graphic:  When configuring a PDF graphic to insert into content and include in PDF output, there are now options for specifying the pages of the graphic to use:  o   Single page (default) o   Multiple pages or a range ·        Java and Tomcat support in Arbortext Publishing Engine has been upgraded to Java 1.8.0.152 and Tomcat 8.5.23, respectively ·        Support for Windows Server 2016 has been added for Arbortext Publishing Engine

This release has many key improvements for our user community. Join APP's Product Owner, Simon Taylor for more information during the "What's New with PTC's Service and Parts Information Solution" webinar at 10am EST on December 13th.   Some Key Functional Highlights for this release of APP: Key Functional Highlights ·        PDF Forms:  APP now provides the option to define, create, and use all types of PDF form objects, such as buttons, text boxes, and list boxes. With these user interface features you can interact with a PDF. ·        PDF Actions:  APP supports scripting for interactive PDF by allowing you to create PDF actions and include them in PDF output. ·        Bookmarks and Interactive PDF:  APP now supports four bookmark types that help interaction in PDF. ·        PDF Assets:  APP provides a tool for creating a list of resources and including them in the PDF as assets. ·        Multimedia Content Support:  Using multimedia in PDF output allows you to embed audio, video, and Flash files to provide a more rich experience for the reader. ·        3D Graphic Support (U3D Graphics):  APP supports the Universal U3D (U3D) type of three-dimensional graphic for PDF, which can be generated using Creo Illustrate or other 3D illustration packages. New features in this release allow you to load and display U3D objects in APP for printing to PDF, and interact with U3D objects in the PDF.     Documentation ·        Installation Guide ·        Release Notes ·        User's Guide ·        Macro Reference ·        FOM Reference ·        Automated Publishing with PE ·        PDF Configuration ·        Language Support     Download PTC Software download site  

In this Arbortext TC Dojo webinar, learn how you can change the default doctype Template and Sample so it's more representative of the content that you actually write.

Join us for on September 19th for a Arbortext User Group in Ann Arbor, MI.

Are you an Arbortext user? Have you heard the word Adepters and wonder what it means?I wrote up a little history about where the name "Adepters" and the name "Arbortext" comes from. I also posted some pictures of the old UIs and original HQ. If you ever wondered about

Key Functional HighlightsSupport for Service Diagnostic Information:  A new document type, Symptom Set, has been introduced in this release.  It allows you to create a set of symptoms that can be associated with service content topics.  When service content topics are associated with

Servigistics Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher (APP) 11.1 M070 Available for Download!June 2, 2017Key Functional HighlightsAddition of a color management system which enables users to ensure that the colors defined in an APP document or template are correctly matched in PDF outputDocumentationRelease

We're going to start Arbortext TC Dojo sessions again. In the TC Dojo, you tell us what you want to learn and we go find experts to teach it.This survey is primarily aimed at the needs of Arbortext users, an important segment of the larger technical communications community we

For those of you who are attending LiveWorx later this month, we are running an evaluation of our prototype for a Web-based XML Editor in the User Experience Center.Early sign-up is open now!  Click here to select an evaluation time.

You can win a copy of one of my books and 30-minutes consultation time with me!To enter the raffle, drop off a business card at booth 301 in the STC Summit Exhibit HallRead more about Arbortext 101: http://amzn.to/2daPX9uRead more about Arbortext 102: http://amzn.to/2dg5xSN

Hello community-I'm looking to you for feedback on Arbortext Editor. I'm especially interested in usability improvements or small enhancements that we can look at, which would really help you in your everyday use of Editor.The survey is only 6 questions- can you please take

If so, we're looking for your feedback to help guide our roadmap! Please take this short 5 question survey letting us know of your current experience with the capability and user experience.  Click HERE for survey.I will keep the survey open until April 21st.We appreciate your

Register before March 31st to get 2 passes for the price of  1 using this discount code during the registration process: LW2X1

Hello APP community-Please note that 11.1 M060 is now available for download! Please refer to Release Notes for information on SPRs addressed in this release. Have a great weekend!DocumentationRelease NotesSoftware Compatibility Matrices DownloadPTC Software download site

Hello user community!Arbortext 7.0 M060 is now available for you to download!  Please review the Release Notes and SPR Fixes documentation for more information. Have a great weekend!DocumentationAdmin GuideCMS GuideACL ReferenceRelease NotesSPR FixesSoftware Compatibility Matrices

Key Functional HighlightsFOM Object Save and RestoreSupport for Cyrillic numbering schemeSupport for Custom XMP Metadata in PDF Output DocumentationRelease NotesFOM ReferenceSoftware Compatibility Matrices DownloadPTC Software download site

Key Functional HighlightsServigistics Arbortext Editor:  Support for Sequences in Creo GraphicsServigistics Arbortext Editor:  Ability to Compare PTC Server Document VersionsServigistics Arbortext Styler:  Border Rules for Block ElementsServigistics Arbortext Styler:  Manage Custom