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There are a huge number of regional user groups that will be holding meetings in the next sixty days. RUG meetings are your opportunity to network with other PTC/USER members in your area as well as attend free training and seminars. Check out our meeting calendar below to see if there's a meeting planned near you.

Last Chance to Win an Apple iPod!

Did you attend the Nashville conference this year? Whether you were there or not, you can help PTC/USER improve its conference services to the community. If you complete a survey form by August 9, you'll be entered in a prize drawing including PTC/USER clothing, and an Apple iPod portable music player! Start the survey by clicking here...

OOPS!
We wish to correct a judging error in this year's Tips and Tricks Contest. We want to congratulate Dan Moran at Lang-MEKRA in Lexington, SC, for his submission, "Creating a Straight Instance of a Bent Tube." Dan will now share the winner's circle for the 2004 Tips and Tricks Contest with Ronnie Shand. We sincerely regret the error. The winning tips will be published in upcoming editions of Profiles Magazine.

Adobe Acrobat Offer Has Expired
If you didn't take advantage of the special offer for Adobe® Acrobat® software, you missed out on a great deal. Thanks to everyone who purchased software through this exclusive program for PTC/USER members.

 

  Read the latest issue of Profiles Magazine
Learn how European automotive manufacturer Skoda tackles its CAD data quality challenges in the cover story of the Summer 2004 issue of Profiles Magazine.

 

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Attention Central Florida Members
Several folks in the Orlando area have formed a committee to restart the Central Florida PTC/USER regional user group. If you are interested in joining this effort or would like to attend the kickoff meeting, please contact Lindsay Thorbahn at ENSER.

Please Mark Your Calendar
While the PTC/USER World Event-Americas has just completed, it's not too early to start planning for next year. If budgetary concerns kept you away this year, you might want to talk to your boss now about adding some money to the 2005 budget. The 2005 PTC/USER World Event will head to the fabulous Marriott Orlando World Center in Orlando, Florida.

The conference is scheduled for June 5-8, 2005. We hope to see you there! Watch our website for more information.

 

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Want to Take Advantage of the Full Power of Pro/ENGINEER®?
Attend a PTC Tips and Techniques Webcast. Hosted by Pro/ENGINEER experts, these 60-minute webcasts offer valuable tips to boost your skills, speed and overall performance. Sign up now for one of the upcoming topics. (www.ptc.com/go/tips/us)

 

 
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Summer 2004

 
 

"Tools for Controlling Model Quality
Learn how a century-old European automotive manufacturer tackles its CAD data quality challenges through deployment of new tools and methodologies. Read this story in the Summer issue of Profiles Magazine.

Also in this issue...
Effectively Manage Your EDA Software Assets--The Secret in Four Steps
By Jim Griffin, Macrovision

Downstream Leveraging of Pro/ENGINEER Geometry
By Scott Mason, John Deere

PTC/USER Members Discover Nashville
By Rick Snider, PTC/USER

Past Issues

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Tips and Tricks
Updating a Simplified Drawing in Wildfire
By Edwin Muirhead, Weatherford UK

Driving a Table-Driven Pattern Through Relations
by Dwaraka Nadha Reddy, GE-India Business Center

View a Drawing Without Having a Model In Session
By R. Swamynathan, GE Consumer Products-India Design Center

Using Pro/ENGINEER's Analysis Feature Effectively
By Asim Rashid, Wahid Industries Limited

 
     

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