Author Archives: Lindsey Christensen

Design Thinking. Bringing Empathy and Collaboration to Your Designs

By Lindsey Christensen | Published: Oct 25, 2012

Delving into how your customer will use your design can be a great way to starting creating. But the nuts and bolts of getting your team to realize the end user’s plight can be a long process. And so the term “design thinking” is born into a world of industrial creation. Some companies are using […]

The Evolution of Product Design Tools

By Lindsey Christensen | Published: Oct 17, 2012

Creating a solid concept design process is imperative to the success of a final product. Companies are seeing the concept design stage for the goldmine it is and turning it into both a professional discipline and a social science. For example, one group at Apple creates ten concept mock-ups for each new product. These aren’t […]

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Creo Customers and Product Concept Design – Past and Future

By Lindsey Christensen | Published: Oct 10, 2012

Concept design is a trendy word for stimulating product invention and creativity in companies. But maybe part of the “concept design” solution is just giving engineers the power to do what they do best: invent. PARC is a company that sports a large name (Xerox) with a small-town feel as a subsidiary. A place for […]

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2D Conceptual Engineering in Creo

By Lindsey Christensen | Published: Sep 28, 2012

In the CAD world today “2D” seems to be considered a dirty word. But it doesn’t have to be. Many concept engineers create detailed 2D concepts in one 2D CAD tool, then either switch to a separate 3D CAD system or hand-off the 2D design to a colleague to create the 3D model. This requires […]

Posted in What's in Creo 2.0 | Tagged 2D CAD, 2D design, 2D to 3D, Concept design, Creo, Layout | Leave a comment

Tamaggo Switches from Solidworks to Creo

By Lindsey Christensen | Published: Sep 19, 2012

While some designers cringe at change, it’s the bold leader who sometimes sacrifices a CAD loyalty to look for software that performs beyond the mark. Some of Tamaggo’s designers were using Solidworks… until they tried Creo. Their VP of Engineering, Stephane Lepage essentially threw Creo at the rest of the team and said, “Just try […]

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Creo Customer: Bernardi Impianti- Go Big or Hit the Road

By Lindsey Christensen | Published: Sep 12, 2012

No matter the size, industrial designers create beauty from function. Bernardi Impianti is an international company based outside of Milan, Italy that makes asphalt plants with gusto. With a 50-year heritage in designing large plants, Bernardi foresees customer needs and uses Creo to design stations that are not only functional but also aren’t eyesores on […]

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Creo LinkedIn Group Surpasses 4,000 Members!

By Lindsey Christensen | Published: Aug 30, 2012

The official Creo group on LinkedIn has just surpassed 4,000 members! This is a great milestone for the group which was launched in December 2008. Back then, it was called “Pro/ENGINEER Users” but transitioned (along with us all!) to “Creo”- representing the entire design suite from PTC. Check out some of these neat LinkedIn stats […]

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SCALEA Overcomes Multi-CAD Challenges with Creo

By Lindsey Christensen | Published: Aug 28, 2012

A few weeks ago we brought you SCALEA Innovation, makers of the ultimate and stylish stroller: Babyzen. The stroller unfolds single-handedly, stows as a carry-on, and is busy making European and American parents happy in urban centers. But what’s really interesting about SCALEA is they don’t just design upscale baby strollers. They have long-term partnerships […]

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VP of Design and Engineering Discusses Creo versus Pro/ENGINEER

By Lindsey Christensen | Published: Aug 22, 2012

A couple weeks ago, the Product Design Show featured tamaggo and their affordable 360 degree camera for the lay photographer. Tamaggo is on the cutting edge both in their product technology and in their design. Tamaggo designers started with Pro/ENGINEER WildFire 4.0 and quickly upgraded to Creo 1.0 and now use Creo 2.0. For tamaggo, […]

Posted in Creo Customers | Tagged 3D CAD, Adoption, Camera Design, Creo 2.0, Creo customer, creo ui, Moving to Creo, Tamaggo | Leave a comment

Develop3D: Design Buzz Competition Winners

By Lindsey Christensen | Published: Aug 21, 2012

A few months ago DEVELOP3D announced a design competition to find a new or redesigned tool for the urban beekeeper. Beekeeping is undergoing a renaissance with many urban dwellers (including DEVELOP3D’s Tanya Weaver) joining the beekeeping ranks. Although new hives have come on the scene, a lot of the beekeeper’s tools are still very traditional […]

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