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Check out this video on Creo "Sketcher" from PTC Application Engineers Presenters: Emily Pinto (Solution Consultant) and Ryan Butcher (Solution Consultant, Fellow) Original Date Presented: March 19, 2024   To dive deeper into the subject, check out Creo "Sketcher".
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“Her favourite show used to be Friends, and growing up she could hear it and she could read the captions, and it was so exciting for her that she could get that moment back.”   In the modern world we have an abundance of technology that helps us with our communication, information gathering and entertainment needs. But most of this is inaccessible for DeafBlind individuals whose primary language is tactile sign. It can be difficult for them to access news headlines, or to even find out what the weather will be like later on in the day.    Tatum Robotics is advancing accessibility by developing a robot hand that can communicate with DeafBlind people through tactile sign and allow them to access the internet. Designed to allow for as much movement as possible, the T1 Fingerspelling Hand features 18 degrees of freedom whilst still feeling as much as possible like holding a real human hand. DeafBlind people’s main source of communication is usually through human interpreters, who can’t be with them all of the time, so this technology will open up a world of interaction for them.    Our producer Curt Nickish went to meet Samantha Johnson, the founder of Tatum Robotics, in their headquarters in Boston. She demonstrates how one of the robot hands works and emphasizes the importance of testing with members of the deafblind community to capture all of the complexities of tactile sign language.  
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“What the water rig is at its core is a mobile water treatment technology, and it dramatically changed the lives of the people living on that site.”   Having clean, drinkable water is essential for everyone, no matter where they are. For some on-site workers on remote oil and gas drilling sites, this means transporting in large amounts of bottled water. The result is a large amount of plastic waste from the bottles and air pollution from the extra traffic.   WaterFleet provides an alternative solution. Their water treatment technology means that a mobile rig can be hooked up to an existing well or water storage source on site and provide people with clean potable water on tap. As the rig processes the water, it automatically and continually monitors the quality to ensure it’s safe. WaterFleet also uses this technology to provide temporary water solutions to areas that have been affected by natural disasters.   Our producer Eva Ruth went to the WaterFleet headquarters in San Antonio, Texas to meet the Director of Business Intelligence, David Meyers. He explains WaterFleet’s mission statement and takes us inside one of the water rigs.    
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Welcome to Creo Tips & Techniques Webcast Series (East Coast)   Main Presenters:  Lino Tozzi (Technical Specialist, Fellow) and Ryan Butcher (Technical Specialist, Fellow)   Below you will find all the related webcast recordings and recommended additional learning resources.   Webcast Title Description Learn Online Classes/Resources 1 Learn Online Classes/Resources 2 Creo Multi-Body Design   Creo Multi-Body Class Info   Creo Simulation Live Real time simulation during design Creo Simulation Live Class Info Creo Simulation Live Tutorials Creo Generative Design Automated geometry creation using design criteria Creo: Generative Design Class Info Creo Generative Design Tutorials Creo Flexible Modeling Direct modeling feature to edit imported data Creo: Flexible Modeling Class Info Creo Flexible Modeling Tutorials Creo Advanced Assembly Advance techniques for assemblies Creo Advanced Assembly Class Info   Creo Behavioral Modeling Automate design intent Creo Behavioral Modeling Class Info   Creo Additive Manufacturing Design for 3D printing Additive Manufacturing Class Info   Creo Tolerance & GD&T   Creo EZ Tolerance Analysis Tutorials Creo GD&T Advisor Tutorials Creo Surfacing Creo Surfacing-ISDX Surfacing Class Info ISDX Class Info Creo Surfacing continued Creo Surfacing-Freestyle   Freestyle Class Info Creo Cabling/HMX   Creating Harnesses & Routing Cables 1 Creating Harnesses & Routing Cables 2 Creo Mechanism Dynamics   Creo: Assembling with Kinematics Connections Class Info Creo: Mechanism Design and Analysis Class Info Mathcad Express   Mathcad Tutorials   Design Exploration & Intelligent Fastener (IFX) Explore multiple design concepts for automatic assembly of fasteners Design Exploration Tutorials Intelligent Fastener Tutorials Tool Design EXT with Mold Analysis Mold design and flow analysis Mold Design Tutorials   Prismatic & Multi-Surfaces   Creo: Introduction to Milling Class Info Creo: Introduction to Turning - COMING SOON Creo Unite and Import Data Doctor MultiCAD design collaboration Creo Import Data Doctor Class Info Creo Unite Technology Tutorials Plastic Part Design   Plastic Part Design   Large Assembly Management Top Down design Creo: Using Assembly Skeletons for Top-Down Design Class Info   Creo Sheetmetal Design   Creo Sheetmetal Class Info Creo Sheetmetal Tutorials Reverse Engineering Use scan data to create new part designs     Advanced Modeling Techniques Techniques for Sketcher, Selection Sweeps, Deformation, Blends     Creo Simulate Advanced Creo based advanced simulation Creo Simulate Advanced Tutorials   Creo Render Studio Photo render your models Creo Render Studio Tutorials   Creo Parametric Design for Model-Based Definition 3D drawings (model centric designs) Creating Annotations using MBD   Modifying & Publishing Annotations using MBD Creo Automation Creo based automation tools:  Macros, Programming, Options Modeler Creo Automation Tutorial   Creo Data Migration       Creo Manikin Ergonomic studies with manikins Creo Manikin Tutorials   Creo Schematics Routed Systems design for all types of schematics Creo Schematics Class Info Creo Schematics Tutorials Creo View Overview/Interference Lightweight view of CAD designs Creo View Tutorials   Creo Clearance & Creepage Analysis Clearance and Creepage analysis for electrical designs Creo Clearance & Creepage Learning Link   What's New in Creo 8 & 9   What's New in Creo 8 & 9 Tutorials What's New in Creo 8 & 9 Blog ECAD/MCAD Collaboration MCAD designer and ECAD designer collaboration Data Exchange Tutorials   PTC University PTC Creo training     Advanced Framework Extension Design of steel structures Advanced Framework Extension Tutorials Advanced Framework Ext Tutorial Creo Flow Analysis   Creo Flow Analysis Tutorials   Creo Ansys Simulation Full Ansys based solution embedded in Creo Creo Ansys Simulation Class Info Creo Ansys Simulation Tutorials What's New in Creo 9   What's New in Creo 9   Creo Piping Design 3D routing of piping design Piping Design Tutorial Get Started with Creo Parametric Piping Creo Layout & 2D Sketching Axis concentric design layout in 2D Creo Layout & 2D Sketching   Creo Progressive Die Design Design of sheetmetal stamped parts PDX Help Documentation PDX Home Page on B&W's Site   Virtual Interconnect Libraries for schematic design Virtual Interconnect   Design Automation for Creo Partner automation tool CadActive   Creo Automation with Smart Assembly Partner automation tool SIGMAXIM   DFMPro Design for Manufacturing (Partner) HCL DFMPro   Creo Options Modeler Design optionality in Creo assemblies Creo Options Modeler Tutorial   What's New in Creo 10   What's New in Creo 10 Tutorials   Creo Ansys Simulation   Creo Ansys Simulation Tutorials   Creo Composites   Creo Composites Tutorials   Creo:  Things You Might Know But Probably Don't   Creo Tutorials   Multi-Axis Milling with Creo NC   Creo Multi-Axis Milling Tutorials   Additive Manufacturing   Intro to Additive Manufacturing   Creo Patterns   Creo Patterns Tutorials   Sketcher   Sketcher Tutorials   Turning       Creo 11       Advanced Modeling       Geometry Analysis       Product Insights                         You may also find similar content in our West Coast Webcast Series.
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Welcome to Creo Tips and Techniques Series    Main Presenters:  Ryan Butcher (Technical Specialist, Fellow) and Lino Tozzi (Technical Specialist, Fellow)   Below you will find all the related webcast recordings and recommended additional learning resources.     Webcast Title Description Learn Online Classes/Resources 1 Learn Online Classes/Resources 2 Creo Multi-Body Design   Creo: Multibody Design Class Info   Creo and Augmented Reality   Augmented Reality Class Info   Creo:  Generative Design Automated geometry creation using design criteria Creo: Generative Design Class Info Creo Generative Design Tutorials Creo:  Simulation Live Real time simulation during design Creo Simulation Live Class Info Creo Simulation Live Tutorials Creo:  Flexible Modeling Direct modeling features to edit imported data Creo: Flexible Modeling Class Info Creo Flexible Modeling Tutorials Ansys Simulation   Ansys Simulation Class Info   Harness Design Used with cabling to create harness mfg drawings Cable Routing & Harness Class Info Cable Routing & Harness Class Info Manufacturing Automation  Tools for mfg efficiencies Mfg Training  Class Info   Additive Manufacturing Design for 3D printing Additive Manufacturing Class Info   Advanced Assembly Advanced techniques for assemblies Creo Advanced Assembly Class Info   Behavioral Modeling Automated design intent Behavioral Modeling Class Info   Surfacing Tips & Techniques Core Surfacing-ISDX-Freestyle Surfacing Class Info ISDX Class Info Creo Mechanism Dynamics Creo Motion analysis Creo:  Assembling with Kinematics Connections Class Info Creo:  Mechanism Design & Analysis Class Info Mathcad Express   Mathcad Tutorials   Design Exploration & Intelligent Fastener (IFX) Explore multiple design concepts; automatic assembly of fasteners Design Exploration Tutorials Intelligent Fastener Tutorials Tool Design/Mold Analysis Mold design and flow analysis Mold Design Tutorials   High Speed Machining   Axis High Speed Milling Info   Prismatic & Multi-Surface Milling Standard mfg in Creo Creo: Introduction to Milling Class Info Creo:  Introduction to Turning - COMING SOON Creo Unite & Import Data Doctor MultiCAD design collaboration Creo Unite Technology Tutorials   Plastic Part Design   Plastic Part Design Overview   Large Assembly Management Top Down design Creo: Using Assembly Skeletons for Top-Down Design Class Info   Creo Sheetmetal Design   Creo Sheetmetal Class Info Creo Sheetmetal Tutorials Reverse Engineering Use scan data to create new part designs     Advanced Modeling Techniques Techniques for Sketcher, Selection, Sweeps, Deformation, Blends     Creo Simulate Advanced Creo based Advanced Simulation Creo Simulate Advanced Tutorials   Creo Render Studio Photo render your models Creo Render Studio Tutorials   Creo Model Based Definition 3D drawings (model centric designs) Creating Annotations using MBD Modifying & Publishing Annotations using MBD Creo Automation Creo based automation tools:  Macros, Programming, Options Modeler Creo Automation Tutorials   Creo Manikin Ergonomic studies with manikins Creo Manikin Tutorials   Creo Schematics Routed Systems design for all types of schematics Creo Schematics Class Info Creo Schematics Tutorials Creo View Interference Lightweight view of CAD designs Creo View Tutorials   Creo Clearance & Creepage Analysis Clearance and Creepage analysis for electrical designs     What's New in Creo 8 & 9   What's New in Creo 8 & 9 Tutorials What's New in Creo 8 & 9 Blog ECAD/MCAD Collaboration MCAD designer and ECAD designer collaboration Data Exchange Tutorials   PTC University PTC Creo training     Advanced Framework Extension Design of steel structures Advanced Framework Extension Tutorials Advanced Framework Ext Tutorial Creo Flow Analysis Simerics based CFD Creo Flow Analysis Tutorials   Creo Ansys Simulation Full Ansys based solution embedded in Creo Creo Ansys Simulation Class Info Creo Ansys Simulation Tutorials What's new in Creo 9   What's New in Creo 9   Piping Design 3D routing of piping design Piping Design Tutorial Get Started with Creo Parametric Piping Creo Layout & 2D Sketching Axis concentric design layout in 2D Creo Layout & 2D Sketching   Progressive Die Design Design of sheetmetal stamped parts About Progressive Die Design   Virtual Interconnect Libraries for schematic design Virtual Interconnect   Design Automation for Creo Partner automation tools CadActive   Creo Automation with Smart  Assembly Partner automation tools SIGMAXIM   DFMPro Design for mfg (Partner) HCL DFMPro   Creo Option Modeler Design optionality in Creo Assemblies Creo Options Modeler   What's New in Creo 10   What's New in Creo 10 Tutorials   Creo Ansys Simulation Full Ansys based solution embedded in Creo Creo Ansys Simulation Tutorials   Creo Composites   Creo Composite Tutorials   Creo:  Things You Might Know But Probably Don't   Creo Tutorials   Multi-Axis Milling with Creo NC   Intro to Milling   Creo Additive Manufacturing   Intro to Additive Manufacturing   Creo Patterns   Creo Patterns Tutorials   Sketcher   Sketcher Tutorials   Turning       Creo 11       Advanced Modeling       Geometry Analysis       Product Insights         You may also find similar content in our East Coast Webcast Series  series.
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Check out this video on Creo Sketcher from PTC Application Engineers. Presenters:  Emily Pinto (Solution Consultant), Lino Tozzi (Technical Specialist, Fellow) & Tom Quaglia (Creo Segment Sales).   
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“We try to test new things… our solar cells that we used 5 years ago are now the solar cells on your roof.”   In 2004, a group of Belgian engineering students built a solar car to compete in the World Solar Challenge, a 3021km endurance race through the Australian Outback. Nineteen years later, the Innoptus Solar team is still going strong, with new students coming together to build new solar racing cars. They are sponsored by PTC Partner Innoptus (part of the 4ITEGO Group) and take part in races all over the world.   For the team, success is all about collaboration and innovation, constantly refining  the design of their car to make it faster and more efficient. They are currently double World Champions with their tenth solar car, the Infinite. Clever features like the fin at the back of the car improve aerodynamics and give them an extra bit of help from the wind, and a motor which has been optimised to 98% efficiency helps them to go faster. It is also a fantastic development opportunity for the students involved, with them being able to gain the equivalent of 5 years of development experience in 1 year, as well as have the opportunity to work on a World Champion racing car.   Our producer Wederik De Backer went to the Innoptus Solar Team HQ in Leuven to meet two students who are part of the current team, Head of Engineering Jonas Vlamijnck and Mechanical Engineer Jasper Gutschoven. As well as explaining how they became involved and the level of dedication needed to win races, they give us a tour of their workspace and latest car.    
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“The technology challenges we are facing as an industry are not so much how do we grow the size of turbines, but how do we increase their efficiency at their current size.”   Wind power is playing a huge role in the global renewable energy landscape. In the United States, electricity generation from wind power is on course to potentially surpass coal-fired electricity generation by 2026. Across Europe, this is already the case, with electricity generation from wind exceeding coal for the first time in the region in Q4 2023*. Vestas Wind Systems, based in Denmark, are world leaders in wind turbines, they’ve installed more than any other company in the world. They have more than 40 years of experience in wind energy and were the first company to reach the 100 GW landmarks for both the installation and service of wind turbines.   With higher than ever demand for wind energy, wind turbines are getting larger. However, that creates its own challenges, not least ensuring the whole supply chain stays sustainable. In this episode, we find out how Vestas is taking on that challenge through initiatives such as ensuring crucial components like blades are recyclable, or that wind turbine towers can be made using low-emission steel.   Our producer Peter Nørgaard Mathiasen went to the Vestas headquarters in Aarhus, Denmark, to meet Pedro Pastilha, the Head of Onshore Product Management. He tells us more about the wind industry and the future of wind production.    
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PTC is pleased to announce the Creo Community Challenge, a recurring event where you can solve an open-ended challenge using Creo. Click to learn more.
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A special New Year listen back. Here on The Third Angle, we’ve highlighted stories from all over the globe about how companies have used PTC technology to design a greener future. From the architects using clever design to create low-energy use homes to the engineers revolutionizing electric transport in Africa, we’ve heard from some inspiring people.   In this episode, we’re taking a listen back to some of those stories.   If this has left you wanting to know more, you can listen back to all of our episodes on the PTC website or wherever you get your podcasts.   Previous episodes of The Third Angle are available here.   Listen to the full Warehome episode here, and find out more about the company here.   Listen to the full Volvo episode here, and find out more about the company here.   Listen to the full EVBox episode here, and find out more about the company here.   Listen to the full Roam episode here, and find out more about the company here.   Your host is Paul Haimes from industrial software company PTC.   Episodes are released bi-weekly. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter for updates.   Third Angle is an 18Sixty production for PTC. Executive producer is Jacqui Cook. Sound design and editing by Clarissa Maycock. And music by Rowan Bishop.  
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“Spatialization or 3D rendering of sound means that you get the feeling that you are pulling your speakers out of your ears… hearing the sound or music coming from around you instead. It is actually proven through various studies that that is a more natural way of listening. ”   Jabra’s owner company GN is an audio and video communications technology company which was founded over 100 years ago to undertake the epic task of placing the first telephone line between China and Scandinavia. Since then they have continued to innovate in the area of communications and today they design and manufacture communications devices such as wireless earbuds, headsets, intelligent hearing aids and video conferencing solutions.   Their wireless earbuds are full of cutting edge technology such as advanced noise cancellation, wind cancellation and of course essential for the runners, sweat resistance. They even manufacture some of the toughest, most durable headphones on the market.   One of the latest advances though is spatial, or 3D audio, meaning sound it’s just left or right, it can be a 360 experience for the user.   Our producer Lærke Sivkjær went to visit Vice President of Consumer Devices, Morten Urup, at the Jabra offices in Copenhagen. Morton showed her the sound lab where testing for many of the products takes place, including two anechoic chambers which cancel out outside sound completely for a completely controlled audio environment. He also talks about the future of audio innovation and how AI may play a part in driving it forward.    
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“The rescue services need to know that the vehicle is safe to approach… with this app, we have a 3D view of each truck and this augmented reality view.”   With many governments making commitments toward zero-emission targets, more and more of the trucks on our roads are becoming electric. Whilst good news for the environment, it can present challenges for emergency responders, who may not be familiar with how these types of trucks are built. In the event of an accident, emergency services need to be able to access vehicles safely, and potentially, rescue people trapped inside. This means knowing things like where the battery is, where high-voltage cables are or which parts of the truck can be safely cut through.   Volvo Trucks is the market leader in the manufacture of electric trucks in Europe, and as has been the case for decades, they’re improving safety through clever innovation. They’ve developed an app for use at the scene of an emergency which guides those on the scene around the important components of the truck using 3D images as well as augmented reality. This means that first responders simply need to type the licence plate of the truck into the app and look at it through their device, and they can see information about the important components and potential hazards overlaid on the image.   Our producer Lasse Edfast travelled to Volvo Group’s HQ in Gothenburg, Sweden to meet Anna Wrige Berling, Traffic & Product Safety Director, and Vincent Barnoux, AR Expert & Business Solution Engineer at Volvo. They demonstrate the app for us on one of their trucks and talk about the benefits of using this kind of technology to safely guide users around electric vehicles.     
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Check out this video on Creo Additive MFG from PTC Application Engineers. Presenters: Jason Petersen (Solution Consultant, Principle)  & Lino Tozzi (Solution Consultant, Fellow)  Original Date Presented: January 18th , 2024  
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Check out this video on Creo Additive MFG from PTC Application Engineers Presenters: Lino Tozzi (Solution Consultant, Fellow) and Ryan Butcher (Solution Consultant, Fellow) Original Date Presented: November 16, 2023 To dive deeper into the subject, check out Creo Additive MFG.
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Check out this video on MultiAxis Milling w Creo NC from PTC Application Engineers Presenters: Lee Goodwin (Solution Consultant, Principal) and Ryan Butcher (Solution Consultant, Fellow) Original Date Presented: October 19, 2023   To dive deeper into the subject, check out MultiAxis Milling.
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“Identify and eliminate waste and pollution at source,  circulate products and materials at their highest value for as long as possible and regenerate natural systems. So, put back at least as much or more than you take out from the natural ecosystems on which we depend. And do all that by design.”   This podcast is no stranger to innovation that drives positive change. We’ve met people who are making electric transport easily accessible in Africa and those using VR  to enable medics to reach patients in disaster zones. But what if we could redesign the whole economy to make it waste-free and sustainable for the future?    The Ellen MacArthur Foundation was founded in 2010 by the sailor Ellen MacArthur, with the aim of driving forward a circular economy. Traditionally, we think of the economy as linear: we start with extracting raw materials, which we then make products, use those products for their lifespan, and then they are disposed of as waste. The circular economy takes a different approach, with all of the materials extracted and used designed to be recycled, re-used or fed back into the economy at different stages. This involves a different way of thinking at design stage    In this special episode of The Third Angle, Paul sits down in the studio to speak to Joe Iles, Circular Design Programme Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. He tells us about the work he is doing to promote the circular economy, and talks about the main things designers should keep in mind when designing something truly sustainable.    Explore the rest of the episodes in the series, where we go on location to meet some of the companies helping to shape a better world.             
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I'm creating this blog to be the central home page for anyone interested in trying out the new functionality in Creo 4.0 related to 2D Detailing (drawing mode).Below will be links to other blog posts on specific detailed topics under the general heading of 2D Detailing. I'm
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Attached to this blog post is a short presentation on the new enhancements to Dimensions in Creo 4.0 in Drawing mode.Any questions or feedback you have related to Dimensions should be provided as comments to the blog post.That will be the easiest way for me to keep track of the comments
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Attached to this blog post is a short presentation and a video on the new enhancement to allow replacing the model of a drawing view with a related model in Creo 4.0.Any questions or feedback you have related to the ability to replace the model of a drawing view should be provided
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Check out this video on Creo Additive MFG from PTC Application Engineers Presenters: Lino Tozzi (Solution Consultant, Fellow) and Ryan Butcher (Solution Consultant, Fellow) Original Date Presented: November 14, 2023 To dive deeper into the subject, check out Creo Additive MFG.      
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“What Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man sees, symbols overlaid on the real world, giving him all sorts of information in colour while he’s flying around at speed, that’s the kind of thing that Striker II does”   When a fighter pilot is flying a high-speed jet, every second counts. In futuristic TV and movies we’ve got used to seeing pilots reading displays right in front of their eyes, think Iron Man and Top Gun. Well real life is catching up with the revolutionary Striker II Digital Helmet-Mounted Display made by BAE Systems.    BAE Systems is one the world’s leading aerospace innovators but their history goes back a long way at their site in Rochester, England. Once a plant that built aircraft during WW2, it’s now the birthplace of augmented reality in aviation, shaping the future of both military and commercial aviation.   Nigel Kidd, has worked on the groundbreaking technology that powers Striker II since its inception,  Alongside him Paul Harrison, manages the flight simulation facility at Rochester, where they simulate various flight scenarios, from fast jets to commercial aircraft.    They explain how Striker II integrates advanced technologies to reduce pilot stress and enhance safety, including a digital night vision that replaces bulky goggles and a potential 3D Audio system for spatial sound recognition.   
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