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Introduction to PTC Software in Education

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?.

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Introduction to PTC Software in Education

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  1. Introduction to PTC Software in Education Graham Birch: Director of Product Management

  2. 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? © 2008 PTC

  3. Corporate Headquarters: Needham, MA Employees: ~4000 in more than 30 countries Customers: >40,000 Products: Pro/ENGINEER, Windchill, ProductView, and more… Who is PTC? • A Provider of Product Lifecycle Management solutions • PTC helps companiesoptimizetheir 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 © 2008 PTC

  4. 20 Years of Helping Customers Create Great Products Aerospace/ Defense Automotive High Tech/ Electronics Industrial Equipment Life Sciences © 2008 PTC

  5. Engineering? © 2008 PTC

  6. Engineering and Technology: Art or Science? Techno logy English: Techne - logia Greek: An Art or Craft - A Science or Study Literal: “The systemization of an art” Idea: © 2008 PTC

  7. Putting it another way… • PTC is a great software company that creates great softwarethat helps great engineersin other great companiescreate great products © 2008 PTC

  8. 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? © 2008 PTC

  9. Collaborative Project Management - Windchill ProjectLink Provides secure collaboration project spaces and powers common collaborative business processes • Project-related information management • 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 Windchill ProjectLink 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 © 2008 PTC

  10. 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 © 2008 PTC

  11. This is easy I think… I agree © 2008 PTC

  12. What about this? I think… I agree © 2008 PTC

  13. Or… Where is the Master copy? School © 2008 PTC

  14. 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 © 2008 PTC

  15. Trivia Quiz Cool Hand Luke (1967) Starring Paul Newman & George Kennedy © 2008 PTC

  16. Avoiding Communication Failure Use a ProjectLink Collaboration Workspace Project School © 2008 PTC

  17. 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? © 2008 PTC

  18. Show Me! ProjectLink collaboration features

  19. Avoid the “Car Keys” syndrome I know I put them somewhere safe… I just can’t remember where! Where did I put them? © 2008 PTC

  20. Tom, Where can I find the latest version of the electrical parts catalog? Thanks, Sally Sally, You can get the catalog here. While you are there, why don’t you subscribe to it so you get notified when it changes Thanks, Tom … and keep updated © 2008 PTC

  21. 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 © 2008 PTC

  22. Show Me! ProjectLink Process & Project management features

  23. How do I get started? • Team leader goes to: www.ptc.com/go/frcregistration to register for a project • Now: • 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 Your Project © 2008 PTC

  24. 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 © 2008 PTC

  25. This… No “units” management Live calculation but formulae hard to read Auditing difficult No support for advanced math calculations Calculus Differential equations Etc…. Error! Spreadsheets: =U15+1/(1-C$8)*((1+C$8)*H15*1000/ (2*(AF15+AG15)*CA15)-C$8*J15*1000/(AG15*BZ15)) Mathcad: Right Tool for the Right Job: Mathcad versus Excel • Or this… • Live calculations expressed in natural, easy-to-read Math notation • Full support for units • Full support for advanced Math calculations © 2006 PTC 25 © 2008 PTC

  26. Mathcad Pro/ENGINEER 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 • 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 • Support for referenced Mathcad worksheets as secondary content on Windchill PDMLink © 2008 PTC

  27. 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? © 2008 PTC

  28. Some of the Challenges you will need to overcome Providing team members secure, reliable access to project information wherever they are located Making sure all team members are working on the right version of project data Keeping team members informed as project information changes Keeping users informed of key project dates/milestones and managing individual tasks Sharing ideas and feedback with virtual team members ProjectLink Features that help Convenient Web-based access to virtual project repository Storage and management of design data Any electronic document (e.g. MS Office, Pro/ENGINEER, Inventor, Mathcad) Document history tracking Subscription and notification capabilities Project Management capabilities Task management and review routings Discussion forums Remind me again…Why should we use ProjectLink collaboration workspaces? OK. Got it Thanks! © 2008 PTC

  29. 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 © 2008 PTC

  30. Questions?

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