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Creo Turns One: An Anniversary Flashback

By Geoff Hedges | Published: Oct 28, 2011

A year ago, on this very day, PTC first invited the world to “unlock potential” with its new suite of design software, Creo. The announcement stirred excitement among the crowds attending our launch event live and among the many more watching online. The day sparked a lot of questions too. What happens to my data […]

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Creo Reactions: Stay Social with Creo 1.0

By Geoff Hedges | Published: May 26, 2011
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Did you know that Creo has a vibrant presence on the social networks? We haven’t released the software yet, and we’ve already built a combined following of over 4,100 people on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. What are our communities talking about? Here’s a sample from our Twitter feed: @SolidSmack Got a first look at Creo […]

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Creo 1.0: Just the app’s mam: Creo View ECAD

By Geoff Hedges | Published: May 20, 2011

We’ve all heard “A picture is worth a thousand words” – the idea that a complex idea can be conveyed with just a single still image. It also aptly characterizes one of the main goals of visualization, namely making it possible to absorb large amounts of data quickly. One of the biggest issues facing many […]

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Viva Las Vegas! Viva Creo! Viva PlanetPTC Live!

By Geoff Hedges | Published: May 5, 2011

You’ve more than likely heard the song and perhaps even seen the 1964 American movie,  Viva Las Vegas! (That’s “long live Las Vegas” for you gringos.) It starred singer and actor Elvis Presley before his white cape and sequined jumpsuit period. Elvis sang that Las Vegas could set your soul on fire, and that’s exactly […]

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In one minute or so: How is Creo different from other vendors’ offerings?

By Geoff Hedges | Published: Apr 20, 2011

It seems like every vendor offers a direct modeling option with their parametric solutions. In this group of video responses to your most frequently asked questions, Mike Campbell, Divisional Vice President of Creo Product Development, explains how we serve the non-parametric user as well. We’ve summarized his answers in just a few words (for you […]

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Creo 1.0 Reactions: The Beta Testers

By Geoff Hedges | Published: Apr 18, 2011

You’ve already met the Creo 1.0 Beta testers, seasoned users of PTC products who put the product suite through its paces, using their own data and own tests. At the end of the testing, we asked them what they see as the highlights of Creo 1.0 so far. Would it be useful back home in […]

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Just the apps ma’am: Creo Parametric or Creo Direct?

By Geoff Hedges | Published: Apr 1, 2011

You’re a Creo Parametric app user who now wants to make a direct edit to your model geometry. Do you switch to the Creo Direct app? “No,” says Sandy Joung, Senior Marketing Director for Creo Solutions. “Expert users will want to stay in the parametric app.” In this interview she explains how expert CAD users […]

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Microsoft PRIME: Scrum, SharePoint, and SocialLink drive Creo development

By Admin | Published: Mar 31, 2011

The Microsoft Prime magazine (for manufacturers) takes a closer look at how Scrum agile product development process, Microsoft SharePoint, and Windchill SocialLink are supporting the development of Creo 1.0 – PTC’s new suite of design software. Read the full article in Spring’s edition of  the Microsoft Prime magazine.

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200th Article: We’ve come a long way in just five months

By Geoff Hedges | Published: Mar 31, 2011
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Consider this, before October 28th, no-one had ever heard of Creo, PTC’s suite of design software.  Now, it seems everyone is talking about it and anxiously awaiting our mid-June release. Today we celebrate our 200th post on creo.ptc.com. In case you missed any of it, here’s a look back at our not-so-long road so far: […]

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DesignNews: PTC Fleshes Out Creo Apps Strategy

By Admin | Published: Mar 30, 2011

Months after its big fall introduction of the totally revamped Creo, PTC has been steadily filtering out information about the design platform-in-progress, using social media (@PTC_Creo), eBooks, YouTube videos and a variety of other communications forums to tell the Creo story. In its most recent conversation with customers and the media, PTC management released more […]

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