PTC Creo Simulate offers extensive simulation capabilities, allowing design engineers to analyse and optimise both parts and assemblies. This means that you can fully investigate the structural, thermal and motion behaviour of your designs under real-life circumstances. The process of analysing … [Read more...]
Announcing PTC Mathcad Prime 3.1
On Monday 2nd March, PTC announced the release of Mathcad Prime 3.1. With the new features in this version, you can better connect your engineering calculations to other applications and processes. This release introduces a new, enhanced integration with PTC Creo. Users can embed and edit a PTC … [Read more...]
Introducing the PTC Creo Design Exploration Extension
Typically, a designer is only able to explore 2 or 3 design alternatives during the concept design phase, yet according to recent research: 92% of companies say they would benefit immensely by exploring more design alternatives during concept design. 85% of companies agree product success … [Read more...]
Enabling a Smart, Connected World
We live in a smart, connected world. The number of devices connected to the Internet recently surpassed the total number of humans on the planet and, according to industry reports, we’re accelerating towards 50 billion connected products by the end of the decade. In this new world all manner of … [Read more...]
Unfolding Sheet Metal with PTC Creo
One of the more commonly used materials used in manufacturing is sheet metal. One of the primary benefits of sheet metal is that is can be fabricated or bent and shaped into nearly any shape or thickness. The sheet metal industry is huge. Today there are 12,300 companies worldwide employing … [Read more...]
Upgrade to the new PTC Creo Essentials Packages
If you’d like to get more product design capability from your design software, now is the perfect time to explore the new PTC Creo upgrade packages, like PTC Creo Essentials. Here are three good reasons you don’t want to wait: First, upgrade packages add productivity-enhancing capabilities like … [Read more...]
DEVELOP3D Reviews Creo 3.0
With the release of Creo, PTC looked to refresh and revamp its legendary 3D design system, Pro/Engineer, with new technology and a new approach. We look at how the Creo vision is being realised. When PTC decided to drop the Pro/Engineer brand, it took many by surprise. For all it’s ups and downs … [Read more...]
Technical Illustrations
Napoleon Bonaparte once said 'A good sketch is better than a long speech.' Technical illustrations can be a very effective way of imparting information, their graphical nature giving proof to Napoleon's statement, often translated as 'A Picture speaks a thousand words'. Whether assembling flat pack … [Read more...]
Mathcad for Free
Noted psychologist Dr Abraham Maslow once said, “If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” When someone runs across a problem, the initial inclination is often to figure out how to use the tools they already have to solve it. One example of this is the use of … [Read more...]
PTC Creo 3.0 Available Now
PTC Creo 3.0 introduces exciting new features that will enable customers to work more effectively in a Multi-CAD environment, empower innovation in their organizations, and enhance their productivity. With the introduction of Unite technology, PTC Creo now has unparalleled capabilities in … [Read more...]