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Do Parametric and Direct Modeling Mix? (Part 2)

By Geoff Hedges | Published: Nov 28, 2012

Can you truly get the best of both parametric and direct modeling in one place? Part 1 of this series detailed how PTC Creo Parametric with the Creo Flexible Modeling Extension blends both approaches to modeling in one environment, with a common data model. We talked about how PTC Creo Flexible Modeling Extension can lead […]

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Pro/ENGINEER Users: Modify Imported Models with Creo Parametric and FMX

By Geoff Hedges | Published: Aug 31, 2012

Product development is increasingly collaborative and distributed and whether it’s acquired companies or working with clients or suppliers, dealing with different CAD systems and formats is now common place. The challenge? 6 in 10 CAD users find modifying models from other 3D CAD systems difficult (as reported in a 2011 PTC survey of over 7,000 […]

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Design News Covers Design Agility

By Erin Daly | Published: Jul 24, 2012

Recently, I was fortunate enough to be a fly on the wall for an interview between Design News’ Beth Stackpole, and PTC’s Sherry Fairbank and Mike Campbell. They were talking about the results of a PTC survey, shown in the infographic embedded in this post. The infographic focuses on two main challenges identified by CAD […]

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Change is Difficult: Flexible Modeling Tools to the Rescue

By barb schmitz | Published: Jul 16, 2012
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In today’s demanding product development environment, new products are typically not “new” in the truest sense, but actually modifications of previous designs. As a result, engineers require modeling tools that are flexible enough to facilitate making design changes at any time throughout the product development process, especially last-minute changes necessary to deliver products on time […]

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CAD/CAM Performance: CAD and the Need for Design Agility

By Admin | Published: Jul 13, 2012

Bill Martin reviews Chad Jackson’s PTC-sponsored ebooks on how to better handle imported models and respond to late-stage design changes: (The etopics) are loaded with performance-enhancing information and I encourage you to check them out. CAD and the Need for Design Agility is the first of the pair, and it does a good job explaining […]

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3DCADTips: PTC- The importance of design agility

By Admin | Published: Jun 25, 2012

How do you get “design agility?” PTC is happy to tell you their answer, at www.ptc.com/go/agility. As for my answer: It’s complicated. I will tell you what I think a good first step would be: Use tools that can take advantage of the knowledge and data that you have. If that’s too obscure, let me put […]

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PlanetPTC Live Recap: Brian Thompson’s Creo Roadmap

By Lindsey Christensen | Published: Jun 21, 2012
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Brian Thompson, Vice President of Product Management for Creo, led a PlanetPTC Live session on the Creo product roadmap.  You can watch the full presentation here. His agenda consisted of the Creo Strategy, Creo Roadmap Technology Roadmap, and Creo 2.0.  Thompson stated that many roles and technologies contribute to product development.  Each person chooses different […]

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Late stage design changes – and your vacation

By Erin Daly | Published: May 18, 2012

According to a recent PTC survey, over a third of respondents (37.9 percent, to be exact) said that on a recent project, they experienced dramatic or multiple last-minute changes. But what does that really mean? Well, if you’re like most folks, it means a lot of frustration. It means a lot of rework. And it […]

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Dealing with Late-Stage Design Changes

By barb schmitz | Published: Mar 26, 2012
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Dealing with design changes at any stage in the design cycle is an inevitable reality for manufacturers. Having a clear, agreed-upon design specification—based on strong market research, customer requirements and engineering methodologies—can help avoid many errors that might require design changes, but even the most promising and well-thought-out designs can require changes for myriad of […]

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Design Agility: Increasing your Ability to Adapt to Change

By barb schmitz | Published: Dec 13, 2011
Design Agility: Increasing your Ability to Adapt to Change

One of the most prominent trends in today’s markets is the reality that the customer is now king. Consumers are demanding ever more innovative products that are tailored specifically to their needs, dictating the types of features and functionality they require, and as a result, are driving the direction of many different types of products. […]

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