PTC/USER Monthly Newsletter: The Independent Voice of PTC Customers Worldwide™

August 2007

The Independent Voice of PTC Customers Worldwide™

A New Direction for Profiles

Our new issue, Profiles Magazine number 39, represents the latest effort in nearly sixteen years of publications serving the PTC/USER community at large. Over this time, PTC has grown from a startup company offering a single product, to a mature organization providing a suite of software and services globally to myriad industries and technical disciplines. The PTC/USER community has developed and evolved significantly as well, encompassing MCAD, product lifecycle management and technical publishing professionals today.

From humble beginnings in 1991 as a newsletter, to a four-color magazine in 1997 and a web-based magazine in 2001, Profiles has adapted appropriate technologies to serve its subscribers. To remain relevant and useful for our readers in 2007 and beyond, it is essential that Profiles Magazine continue its own advancement.

In the coming months, you will see the emergence of a new kind of Profiles Magazine: timely, informative, and interactive, fulfilling the needs of the entire PTC/USER membership, including Windchill®, Arbortext® and Mathcad® users.

As we develop this new magazine, we invite you to share your thoughts and wishes with us. With your assistance, we will create publications with even greater value for you than ever.

Learn about the art of merging the physical and virtual worlds in the article "In the Studio with Pro/ENGINEER", one of several features in the new issue of Profiles.

News Briefs

New Portal Now Available
The new PTC/USER member portal has launched, featuring all new discussion services that combine the best of the old exploder with the latest communications technology. This launch is the first phase of PTC/USER plans to enhance member services. More improvements will be deployed over the next 6-12 months.

If you're not a member, you can join us today by visiting the site at portal.ptcuser.org.

World Event 2007–A Big Success!
In Tampa this June, we broke our conference attendance record for the second year in a row. 2028 members from 25 nations and 740 companies enjoyed one of our most comprehensive events ever. In the current issue of Profiles, we have a complete recap of the highlights.

If you didn't attend this year's World Event, be sure to mark your calendar so you don't miss out in 2008 as PTC/USER returns to the West Coast. The 2008 conference will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center, June 1-4.


	Events Calendar
	Get connected to your colleagues in the PTC/USER community–attend a regional user group meeting. Take advantage of presentations, training, vendor fairs and more, all available in your area! Badgerland (Wisconsin), August 17 PTC/USER Benelux, December 3 You can check the website for updated meeting information at our member portal members.ptcuser.org.


	In this Issue...
	Using ModelCHECK to Customize Start Files Wouldn’t it be great to customize start files for each user? In this issue's cover story, David Graham of Emhart Glass demonstrates how to use ModelCHECK to automate the process and make it transparent to the end user. More Features Putting Science and Technology FIRST How You Can Help Inspire the Next Generation of Engineers In the Studio with Pro/ENGINEER by Michael Roth, TRG Studios Shift from Physical to Virtual Prototyping Design World, June 2007 World Event 2007 Recap Shatters Records for a Second Year in a Row		Tips and Tricks Integrating Full-Text Search and Windchill 8.0 by Dmitry Tkach, EjinZ, Inc. Developing Custom J-Link Applications by J.D. Felkins, FELCO Solutions Go Interactive with Pro/INTRALINK Scripts by Dwaraka Nadha Reddy, Manchuri, GE-India Innovation Center Creative Capturing–Converting Ideas to Parts by Mike Brattoli and Steve Norgrove, Moen Incorporated A Quick End to Duplicate Naming Problems by Neal Hanratty, Terex Finlay Using Trail Files to Save the Day by Mirza Saqib Saeed, Wahid Industries Past Issues profilesmagazine.com
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