Tag Archives: CAD and CAM

Improving Concept Design with Direct Modeling Software – Try it for FREE

By Geoff Hedges | Published: Aug 10, 2011

We always say that direct modeling software is easy to use. But it’s even easier to get. Extraordinarily easy. Creo Elements/Direct Modeling Express–the same software used by manufacturers all over the world to design new products–is free. The Express version of the software works for assemblies up to 60 parts and is available for download […]

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Best Practices: How to Choose the Right 3D Design Tool

By barb schmitz | Published: Jul 18, 2011
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Most manufacturing companies are designing new products using 3D design tools. The benefits of designing in 3D—as opposed to 2D—have been well born out and include faster time to market, reduced physical prototyping, the ability to simulate/analyze products while still digital, and ultimately, higher quality products. The real value of investing in 3D CAD is […]

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Jeff Rowe, Creo Questions, and MCADcafe.com

By Geoff Hedges | Published: Jun 28, 2011

Jeffrey Rowe, Contributing Editor for MCAD Weekly Review (from MCADCafe.com) recently posted a review of Creo 1.0. In it, Jeff asks a number of questions about Creo 1.0. Here’s his original questions with our answers, and where possible, we’ve also included further links offering a more in-depth explanation. ‘What about the level of Creo integration with industrial design and CAM? Especially CAM, because it […]

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Creo 1.0: Just the apps ma’am: Creo Parametric

By Geoff Hedges | Published: Jun 14, 2011

When PTC introduced Pro/ENGINEER in the late 1980s, it was revolutionary. It was the first system on the market with parametric, associative, feature-based solid modeling. In the years since, Pro/ENGINEER has built on that reputation and momentum, adding richer capabilities, extensions, and increasingly powerful parametric modeling with each release. So why the history lesson? This week, […]

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Deelip.com: PTC Launches Creo 1.0

By Admin | Published: Jun 13, 2011

Deelip Menezes, describes the Creo apps delivered in Creo 1.0, shares first screenshot of the User Interface for Creo Parametric, and screenshots from the key Creo apps.

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Mythbusting: Six common not-quite-truths about Creo 1.0

By Geoff Hedges | Published: Jun 9, 2011
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As we approach the mid-June release of Creo 1.0, we notice a good buzz is building. Maybe too good of a buzz. Because with all the talk about what Creo will do comes a few not-quite-truths about PTC’s new family of design software. Allow me to respond to six of the most common myths I’m […]

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Creo Reactions: The Unanswered Questions Answered

By Geoff Hedges | Published: Jun 7, 2011

L. Stephen Wolfe, P.E. (contributing analyst with Jon Peddie Research), recently posted some great questions regarding Creo. Here’s his 8 questions with our answers, and where possible, we’ve also included video answers from Mike Campbell, DVP of Creo product development at PTC, offering a more in-depth explanation. I’ve summarized his answers in words (for you skimmers), but you’ll want […]

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Creo 1.0 and bid proposals

By Geoff Hedges | Published: Jun 6, 2011
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Creo 1.0 adds value to business in many ways you might not have thought of.  In recent articles, I talked about how Creo 1.0 helps when you confront last-minute design changes or want a robust CAE/FEA workflow. Here’s another area where Creo 1.0 helps:  Bid proposals. The traditional process When companies respond to a request […]

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TEC Review: Summarizing PTC’s Decades of Fervent In-House Innovation – Part 3

By Admin | Published: Jun 1, 2011

“Leveraging technology assets unique to PTC, i.e., Pro/Engineer, CoCreate, and ProductView (and Windchill in future Creo releases), Creo is being designed as a scalable suite of interoperable and easy-to-use product design applications that will provide the right-size solution for each participant in the design process. As mentioned earlier, PTC expects to release Creo 1.0 in […]

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Creo 1.0 and ‘CAE and FEA workflow’

By Geoff Hedges | Published: May 19, 2011
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At PTC, we think modeling paradigms that don’t work well together cause most CAD challenges. Creo, however, works across all the paradigms so users can move seamlessly from a parametric modeler to a direct modeler to 2D, etc. And that benefits everyone. In a recent article, for example, I showed how an organization using parametric modeling […]

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