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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.

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.

An email about this webinar was sent last week- but for those of you that did not receive it   What's New in Arbortext and Creo Illustrate July 14, 2016 10:00 AM EDT   https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/171627543654071043   The PTC SLM Solution Management Team invites you to our upcoming User Community Webcast Series! We host a monthly webcast to keep you and other customers informed on the latest solution roadmaps, tips & tricks and best practices.   This month’s webinar will focus on what is new in the current releases of Arbortext (7.0 M030) and Creo Illustrate (3.1 M010). You’ll hear from a panel of Product Managers, see some live demos and also have an opportunity for QA.   • Inline applicability using Arbortext Editor • Opening IsoDraw or Creo Illustrate graphics stored in Windchill from Arbortext Editor • Debugger improvements in APP • Basic U3D support in APP • Schematic process improvements in Creo Illustrate • Customizable line styles and line weights in Creo Illustrate • Demos • QA • And more…     After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

We are excited to provide Arbortext 7.0 M030 for immediate download!Some key features:Arbortext Editor user interface for authoring inline applicabilityAbility to open IsoDraw or Creo/Illustrate Graphics stored in Windchill from Arbortext EditorAbility to use xpath in graphics location

I am pleased to announce that PTC Arbortext Editor/Styler/Architect/Publishing Engine 6.1 M080 is now available for customer download from the PTC Software Download page under “Order or Download Software Updates”. For more details regarding this maintenance release, please check out

I'd like to encourage the users of this community to participate and attend our LiveWorx 2016 conference. It will take place in Boston, MA from June 6-9, 2016.   The call for participation is now open: LiveWorx : Contribute Your Story to LiveWorx 2016. ‌   Please select "Service Lifecyle Management" as the category for submitting anything related to Arbortext, Creo Illustrate, Service Information Manager etc.. We are very interested in hearing from you, and having you share with us and your peers about how you use the products, how you benefit, what advice you have for the rest of us! This will be a great opportunity to network, and we want to focus on you- the users!! So help me to make this happen- and plan on presenting and/or attending. (Presenters receive complimentary registration for the event).   If you have any questions- feel free to reach out to me directly and I'll try to help out.   Thanks again! Pushpinder

Hello A&D users,   I wanted to share this deck with you as it describes the key features in our next generation technical information solution for S1000D. Windchill 10.2 M030 is RTM this month and with it comes some exciting enhancements to the solution. Existing Arbortext S1000D customers are entitled to upgrade to the new solution if they are on maintenance. You can find more info on the solution on our website here.   Thanks   Ian Boulton.