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Introduction to PTC Software in
Education
Graham Birch:
Director of Product Management
Agenda
In this video we will answer three simple questions
Who is PTC?
What can PTC software do for you?
How does this PTC software work?
OK Graham. Nice
to meet you. But
who is PTC and
what do they do?
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Who is PTC?
A Provider of Product Lifecycle Management solutions
PTC helps companies optimize their product development
processes by providing software solutions and services that
Allow customers to create and manage a complete digital
representation of their products
Leverage this digital product representation to streamline product
development processes
Corporate Headquarters: Needham, MA
Employees: ~4000 in more than 30 countries
Customers: >40,000
Products: Pro/ENGINEER, Windchill, ProductView,
and more…
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20 Years of Helping Customers Create Great Products
Aerospace/
Defense
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Automotive
High Tech/
Electronics
Industrial
Equipment
Life Sciences
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Engineering?
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Engineering and Technology: Art or Science?
English:
Greek:
Literal:
Idea:
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Techno logy
Techne - logia
An Art or Craft - A Science or Study
“The systemization of an art”
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Putting it another way…
PTC is a great software company
that creates great software
that helps great engineers
in other great companies
create great products
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Agenda
In this video we will answer three simple questions
Who is PTC?
What can PTC software do for you?
How does this PTC software work?
OK Graham. I’m
intrigued…
But how does this
help me?
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Collaborative Project Management - Windchill ProjectLink
Provides secure collaboration project spaces and powers common
collaborative business processes
Project-related information management
Windchill ProjectLink
Global access to all project-related product data
including designs, models, etc.
Web-based project portal with embedded 3D
visualization, search
Project collaboration and management processes
Self-administration project management
Project plan management
Distributed cross-enterprise team collaboration
Process templates: design reviews, NPI,
quality (Six Sigma, APQP, ISO 9000), etc.
Cross-enterprise access to project information
Access anywhere to project data through intuitive
Web browser-based user interface
Connects to various CAD systems as well as
Microsoft Project
PDS Processes
Product Development Collaboration
Project Management & Execution
Unique all-in-one integral project management solution that provides document management, tight
CAD integration, visualization, collaboration tools, robust workflow, and visualization
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Engineering great products is a team event
What is your definition of teamwork?
"Successfully completing the roles and responsibilities to produce the product or
deliver the service." ?
"Everyone doing his part of the process to complete the job successfully." ?
"Working together to get the job done." ?
These definitions focus on the result, or outcome rather than on how
people work together
Successful teamwork is based on successful communication
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This is easy
I think…
I agree
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What about this?
I think…
I agree
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Or…
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Where is
the Master
copy?
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Trivia Quiz
What movie?
– “What we've got here is... failure to communicate.
Some men you just can't reach.
So you get what we had here last week, which is the way he
wants it... well, he gets it.
I don't like it any more than you men.”
No 11 in the AFI top 100 movie quotes
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Trivia Quiz
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Starring Paul Newman
& George Kennedy
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Avoiding Communication Failure
Use a ProjectLink Collaboration Workspace
Project
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Agenda
In this video we will answer three simple questions
Who is PTC?
What can PTC software do for you?
How does this PTC software work?
Sounds good so
far… But what
does this look
like?
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Show Me!
ProjectLink collaboration features
Avoid the “Car Keys” syndrome
Where did I
put them?
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I know I put them
somewhere safe…
I just can’t
remember where!
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… and keep updated
Tom,
Sally,
Where can I find the latest version of the electrical
You can get the catalog here. While you are there, why
parts catalog?
don’t you subscribe to it so you get notified when it
changes
Thanks,
Sally
Thanks,
Tom
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Second Trivia Quiz
What movie?
– “Toto, I have a feeling we are not in Kansas anymore”
It’s important to know
where you are and
where you are going
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Starring Judy Garland
No 4 in the AFI top 100 movie quotes
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Show Me!
ProjectLink Process & Project management features
How do I get started?
Team leader goes to: www.ptc.com/go/frcregistration to register for a
project
Now:
Your Project
Set up your folder structure
Lay out your plan
Start managing your files
Create a great robot
Win the competition!
Access Additional PTC Software and
Tutorials from the Project Site
Mathcad Student Edition
Pro/ENGINEER Schools Edition
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Mathcad, the Global Standard for Engineering Calculation Software
Engineering Focused
Intuitive
Easy to use, whiteboard interface
Natural math notation
Comprehensive
Combines text, live math, graphics, and
annotations in a single worksheet
Unmatched breadth of application- powerful
mathematics functionality, unit awareness
Interoperable
Easily integrates with other engineering applications
Scalable
Can extend functionality on the desktop and beyond the desktop
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Right Tool for the Right Job: Mathcad versus Excel
This…
No “units” management
Live calculation but formulae hard to
read
Auditing difficult
No support for advanced math
calculations
– Calculus
– Differential equations
Error!
– Etc….
Spreadsheets:
=U15+1/(1-C$8)*((1+C$8)*H15*1000/
(2*(AF15+AG15)*CA15)-C$8*J15*1000/(AG15*BZ15))
Or this…
Live calculations expressed in
natural, easy-to-read Math notation
Full support for units
Full support for advanced Math
calculations
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Mathcad:
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 1  C8  H15  1 00 0
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 2   A F15  A G15  C A15
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C J
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A G B Z
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Mathcad 14.0 and Pro/ENGINEER Integration
Bi-directional link between Mathcad
and Pro/ENGINEER
Direct integration between applications
enables efficient and accurate data
exchange between applications
Supports dynamic, live updates to
calculations and CAD models
Mathcad
Capabilities
Pro/ENGINEER analysis feature
Similar to Excel analysis capability
Tagged math regions in Mathcad map
automatically map to global
parameters with same name
Manual mapping
Units handling included
Pro/ENGINEER
Support for referenced Mathcad
worksheets as secondary content on
Windchill PDMLink
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Remind me again…
Why should we use ProjectLink collaboration workspaces?
This has been quite a lot to
take in. Can you remind me
again…
Why should I use Windchill
ProjectLink?
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Remind me again…
Why should we use ProjectLink collaboration workspaces?
Some of the Challenges you will need to ProjectLink Features that help
overcome
Providing team members secure, reliable
access to project information wherever
they are located
Convenient Web-based access to virtual
project repository
Storage and management of design data
Making sure all team members are
working on the right version of project data
Keeping team members informed as
project information changes
– Any electronic document (e.g. MS Office,
Pro/ENGINEER, Inventor, Mathcad)
– Document history tracking
Subscription and notification capabilities
Project Management capabilities
Keeping users informed of key project
dates/milestones and managing individual
tasks
Sharing ideas and feedback with virtual
team members
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Task management and review routings
OK.
Got it
Thanks!
Discussion forums
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Summary
What can Windchill ProjectLink do for You?
Provide team members secure, reliable access to project information wherever
they are located
Make sure all team members are working on the right version of project data
Keep team members informed as project information changes
Keep team members informed of key project dates and milestones
Manage individual tasks of team members
Share ideas and feedback with virtual team members
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Questions?