Windchill Tips

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Aug 13, 2021

Version 2.08 includes the following new features: - New right-click Context Menu added to the results list for: o Recovering Selected Files o Recovering All Files o Exporting the Results Table - Timers that report: o Elapsed time during the file “examination” process, i.e., File > Open, and total elapsed time at the completion of the file examination process o Elapsed time for file recovery, i.e., Recover Selected Files or Recover ALL Files. - Minor clarification changes to the text of some dialog boxes. - Minor bug fixes. - Help option on the menu bar with options that will: o Open the PDF User Guide o Display an About dialog Special thanks to those that assisted with testing. I am attaching the 64 bit version of the installer. If the 32 bit version is still required, I will add it. NOTE: This will be my final version of the tool. I have retired and after a 50-year career that I have enjoyed thoroughly, it is time for me to bid you adieu! I wish you great success in your endeavors. Now to the question many of you are likely asking. What will happen to the tool? At this point I haven't decided. Windchill Cache Recovery Tool version 1.0 development began in 2008 when I was between jobs and it was released at the end of that year. Version 2.0 was a rewrite of the UI and features were added with each release to where we are today - version 2.08. I have years of effort developing this tool and to be honest, I don't want to give it up. But without access to the PTC tools and files needed, it will become impossible to continue its development. And with the amount of time I have invested in it, I don't feel I can just give it away. So, for now the source code remains in my possession. Ron Thellen

Jul 25, 2021

Jun 29, 2021

Hello again! I am pleased to announce that our PLM Virtual Conference is now available On Demand in English, French, Italian, and German via the following link: www.plmvirtualconference.com. You can login to the conference with the email you used to registered. If you haven't registered, you can do so here: https://www.ptc.com/en/special-event/plm-virtual-conference. We hope you enjoy the sessions! Katie

Jun 23, 2021

Jun 22, 2021

Are you looking for better alignment between engineering tools, processes, and teams? Accomplishing this would lay a solid foundation for your ‘digital house’. The key building block to achieving this is PLM, with a digital thread at its core. In our PLM Virtual Conference on June 8-9, we will outline the steps it takes to ‘get your digital house in order’. Both our customers and PTC experts will show how to deliver greater engineering excellence with improved efficiency, reduced lead times, and reduced operational costs.  The event will highlight speakers from Volvo CE, J&J, Steelcase, Toro, and Solar Turbines, in addition to Live Q&A, an Ask the Experts forum and a Networking Lounge. Take a peek at our agenda below: Day One: Keynote: PLM Strategy & Vision (20 min) Keynote: PLM Fundamentals at Volvo CE (25 min) Closing the Loop on Quality: Establishing Digital Product Traceability, Change Management and Regulatory Submission Compliance (20 min) Building Your Modular Product: Reaping the Benefits of Dynamic Platform Visualization (20 min) Avoiding the Parts Duplication, Search and Reuse Woes in Engineering and Beyond (20 min) Live Speaker Q&A Day Two: Panel Discussion: Creating a BOM-Centric Foundation for the Digital Thread (25 min) Unifying the Development Environment with One Shared System for Concurrent Engineering (20 min) PLM Adoption Across the Digital Thread: Simplifying the User Experience to Drive Expansion (20 min) Reaching New Heights with PLM SaaS (20 min) PLM Product Roadmap (20 min) Live Speaker Q&A Click here to register or feel free to reach out with any questions – can’t wait to see you there! Katie

May 7, 2021

We are excited to be working closely with our PTC Gold Partner, Anark, on Supplier Collaboration. Anark, whose Core software allows PTC customers to transform their engineering design, manufacturing, and maintenance information into advanced technical content and digital workflows, has posted a number of useful blogs on supply chain collaboration and cybersecurity. In 'Supply Chain Collaboration: Top Five Strategies', Anark CEO Scott Williams challenges readers to stop doing the same things with supply chain collaboration and become more agile and responsive - but how, with so many suppliers in the value chain? To learn how, read 'Supply Chain Collaboration: Top Five Strategies'.

Apr 5, 2021

The On-Demand System Scan for Windchill PLM and RV&S allows system administrators to manually scan their system files for similar recommended improvements on an ad hoc basis. Admins can upload system files to be scanned and receive recommended actions for any known issues or improvements that are detected. The utility will provide you with recommendations to apply on your Windchill installation in order to aid in expediting resolution of existing issues, as well as discovering issues before they become problems. As of today, 260 checks are evaluated for Windchill PLM, and we are constantly adding new detections. We also have a specific support for WinDU – we will add new detections soon! For Windchill RV&S (formerly known as Integrity Lifecycle Manager), we currently have more than 150 detections. Try it today! This service is free for all PTC customers. For the future, we are working on several options: one is about providing with a tool that helps collecting all the files to submit for a scan. Another one is to show all the errors/exceptions that the scan has detected – but that means that you will have to filter the impactful ones from the ones that can be ignored. We are also exploring some AI technologies to map the errors in your log files with the articles in our knowledge base. If you have some suggestions, feel free to comment this post! And you can find out more about PTC’s Proactive Support Services by visiting the FAQ page.

Mar 8, 2021

About this event: The CAD-Driven BOM The part-centric methodology orchestrated by Windchill is an integral component to the digital thread, enabling enterprises to realize their digital transformation goals. A model-based approach of driving the creation of the eBOM from native CAD data delivers an automated mechanism providing a highly visual BOM to the extended enterprise. Although this may sound simple enough, CAD design decisions don’t always match the way engineering expects the BOM to be structured. Managing these complex associations while keeping information and changes synchronized, whether made in CAD or to the BOM, can prove challenging. Join presenter Steve Shaw, PLM Solutions Director, on March 11 th at 10 am EST, for this Tech Tips session where he will: Explore the recent improvements to the tools and capabilities available in Windchill’s CAD integration and BOM management; Demonstrate how these tools and capabilities can help streamline the process, identify differences, and manage the connection between CAD and the engineering BOM; Explain how to synchronize all of the information back to the BOM for downstream consumption and visibility. You won’t want to miss it so Register Today!

Feb 25, 2021

Couldn't make the webcast? No worries! This Concurrent Manufacturing webcast replay is now available for viewing on PTC.com. Here are a few more details: In this session, we will take a deeper dive on how Windchill Assisted BOM Reconciliation enables design engineering and manufacturing planning collaboration. With easy access of upstream changes into the reconciliation tool, users can improve product data quality and speed up time to market with better configuration and change management.

Feb 19, 2021

Register for Our Upcoming Cloud Tech Tips Webcast The Path to PLM in the PTC Cloud: Migration Made Easy on Feb. 18th As you begin your journey to PLM in the cloud, there are key tenants which must be leveraged in order to ensure a positive, long-term experience: people, processes, and technology. By moving to PLM cloud, you can quickly scale up, lower cost of ownership, enable external collaboration, and decrease in-house burden. Productivity will increase because your admin’s impact will be elevated, as they spend more time on high value activities and less time on tactics. To get started in cloud computing and make the best decision for the company, there are strategic questions IT leaders consider: Which cloud do I need? Which features do I use? What about upgrades and updates? What kind of control do I need? How will I manage my PLM solution and what are the impacts? Join Lisa Hayes, PTC Cloud Portfolio Lead and Vipul Gohil, Principal Quality Engineer on Feb. 18 th at 10 AM EST as they take the guesswork out by highlighting these important deployment criteria – security, availability, functionality, performance, and support. Register HERE and identify the best path forward to a successful transition so you can get back to your IT business initiatives.

Feb 9, 2021

Don't Miss Our Next Tech Tips Webcast Feb. 4th! Windchill Project Management: Take Supplier Collaboration to the Next Level Registration Now Live Supplier collaboration within Windchill takes supply chain management disciplines - such as planning and designing for manufacturing - to the next level. Through collaboration, focus shifts to joint planning, joint designing, coordination, and project management, thus reducing inefficiencies and enabling faster time to market. Using Windchill to collaborate on designs with external parties allows for flexible functionality and better control over tasks and associations. Getting an early view, while engaging with the iterative design ensures change management and traceability. As an attendee, you’ll learn how to streamline processes by creating projects with the external team members that you choose, while sharing the information you want. Join us on February 4th to learn how supplier collaboration within Windchill will improve productivity and higher quality while reducing costs. Register Here!

Feb 1, 2021

We are happy to announce that PTC PLM has been named overall leader in a competitive vendor ranking. PTC has found itself at the top of another competitive vendor ranking, this time in the Industrial Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software report by ABI Research (ABI). ABI Research developed this competitor ranking to offer an unbiased assessment and ranking of PLM vendors. ABI ranked vendors based on the two key areas of innovation and implementation, with Windchill leading the rankings in innovation by helping manufacturers create and manage their Digital Threads. For more info and to learn more, here are some links: On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ptc-windchill_ptcs-plm-is-named-1-overall-leader-in-competitive-activity-6753072919775068160-O3FL Our Blog on PTC.com: PTC Named Leader in Industrial PLM Software by Top Independent Research Firm (Again) | PTC For the Analyst Report: ABI Research Names PTC Leader in Vendor Ranking | PTC Please feel free to pass this on.

Jan 8, 2021

We are holding another Tech Tips Webcast this week on Thursday, December 3 rd at 10 am EST and we want to invite you to join! Please join Robbie Morrison, Product Management Senior Manager for PLM, on Thursday, December 3rd, 2020 10 am EST for our Windchill Tech Tips webcast: Enterprise Visualization for Model Based Design with Creo View 7.1. In this session, we will explore the new improvements that have been built into Windchill Visualization Services 12.0.1.0. Engage with your design early and avoid downstream problems later with Creo View 7.1. Accessing visual product data means faster decision making and ultimately faster time to market. A product demonstration will be shown for the new MBD Analysis package, improvements for dynamic visualization of downstream structures, and updates for document collaboration in Windchill. Please register for this event by using this link: https://www.ptc.com/en/resources/plm/webcast/tech-tips-creo-view-7 Stay tuned for other upcoming Windchill topics, such as Upgrades and Migration, Concurrent Manufacturing, Windchill SaaS on PTC Cloud and many more! Looking forward to your participation!

Nov 30, 2020

The Registration Link is live: https://www.ptc.com/en/resources/plm/webcast/tech-tips-navigate-9 Learn more about this webcast on November 19th at 10 am EST: What if manufacturing had all the right data at the right time? With increased visibility through ThingWorx Navigate, engineering and manufacturing can work concurrently and close the gap, helping customers get to market faster. Increasing visibility to enterprise data helps save time, reduce costs, and improves quality. In this session, you will hear about enterprise collaboration & how Navigate’s product strategy is value driven. In our next Tech Tips webcast, "Enterprise Collaboration with Thingworx Navigate," we will walk you through the power of reusable components - released in Navigate 9.0 - via a production planner persona demo. We will also deep dive into the new capabilities included in the upcoming 9.1 release. Explore the value Navigate can bring to your implementation to drive your Digital Transformation! Share this with your colleagues!

Nov 17, 2020

Windchill Tips

Windchill PLM "Change - BOM Redline" Tips & Techniques Session Recording (West Coast)

Windchill PLM "Design Review" Tips & Techniques Session Recording (West Coast)

Windchill PLM "Creo View" Tips & Techniques Session Recording (West Coast)

Windchill PLM "Document Management" Tips & Techniques Session Recording (West Coast)

Windchill PLM "All Things Search" Tips & Techniques Session Recording (West Coast)

Windchill Cache Recovery Tool - Version 2.08

Server side DEBUG Log collection using Windchill log4jMethodServer.properties file

PLM Virtual Conference - Now Available On Demand

Server side DEBUG Log setting and collection using Windchill shell

Server side DEBUG Log collection using Windchill Monitoring Tools

Setting and Collecting Windchill Workgroup Manager Log Files using WWGM Logger Utility

PLM Virtual Conference Announced! June 8 & 9

New! Industry Partner Blog from Anark - Supply Chain Collaboration: Top Five Strategies

Improve your Windchill system with the On-Demand System Scan

Register for Our Next Tech Tips Webcast on March 11th : The CAD-Driven BOM

Faster Time to Concurrent Manufacturing with BOM Reconciliation: Replay Now Available on ptc.com

Register for 2/18 Tech Tips Webcast -The Path to PLM in the PTC Cloud: Migration Made Easy

Don't Miss Our Supplier Collaboration Webcast This Week on Feb. 4th!

Announcement: ABI Research Names PTC Industrial PLM Leader

Tech Tips Webcast Dec.3rd: Enterprise Visualization for Model Based Design with Creo View 7.1.

Tech Tips: Enterprise Collaboration with Thingworx Navigate Webcast - This week on November 19th!

PLM Tips and Techniques Webcast Series (West)