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

February 2006

The Independent Voice of PTC Customers Worldwide™

World Event Site Launches Today

The web site for the PTC/USER World Event 2006 launches today! Registration is now available along with extensive information on the agenda. Some of the highlights for 2006 include a 50% increase in user presentations, the largest ever exhibit hall, over 140 technical sessions on Pro/ENGINEER®, Windchill® and Arbortext topics, as well as an anticipated record number of attendees. The conference will be held June 4-7 at the beautiful new Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center on Lake Grapevine, near Dallas, Texas. Please visit our web site for the latest news and information.

PING to Be Keynote
We are pleased to announce that PING Inc. has accepted our invitation to speak at the World Event this year. PING is a world leader in the design and manufacture of golf equipment. PING will be represented by John K. Solheim, Vice-President of Engineering and grandson of company founder Karsten Solheim , and Daniel R. Shoenhair, Engineering Business Manager. They will discuss PING's successful efforts in both the product development and PLM arenas through use of PTC software.

Conference attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about PING products and participate in a custom fitting in the PTC/USER exhibit hall. PING will also be a major sponsor of this year's Pro/GOLF Tournament.

PTC Awards 2006
PTC is now accepting entries for the PTC Awards 2006 design competition. Winners will be announced at the PTC/USER World Event in June. For complete details, visit www.ptc.com/go/awards. While there you can download a neat screensaver comprised of images from this year's winning entries.

The Gaylord Texan Resort will be the headquarters for the
PTC/USER World Event 2006.

PTC News

PTC Loyal Customer Rewards Offers
Now through March 20, 2006 we'd like to offer our valued active maintenance customers 50% off list price for three fully integrated Pro/ENGINEER extended applications - Routed Systems Designer, Cabling Design, and Piping Design. Call 1.888.782.3776 or visit ptc.com/go/proerewards for more information.

Survey and Drawing
Pro/INTRALINK customers: Complete this survey and enter to win an iPod Shuffle! Promotion ends March 3.

Learn, Install and Migrate - Pro/INTRALINK 8.0 Advisor


	Events Calendar
	With all of these upcoming meetings, there's sure to be one near you! San Diego/Southern California, February 8 Western Australia, February 15 North Texas, February 19 Greater Houston, February 23 Southwest Michigan, March 1 Tulsa, March 2 Connecticut, March 9 North Texas, April 16 Three Rivers, April 18 Carolinas, April 20 PTC/USER World Event-Germany, October 29 You can check the website for updated meeting information at our member portal members.ptcuser.org.


	Winter 2006
	Rendering with Realism In this issue's cover story, Jason Clark looks at alternative tools for high-quality rendering of your Pro/ENGINEER models. Also, we discuss the latest news from the PTC/USER Board meeting with PTC executives. Also in this issue: Rendering with Realism by Jason Clark, Jase Design CADTRAIN Goes to PTC University with Dennis Stajic & Matt Cohen, PTC President's Letter: Setting the Standard by Evan Caille, PTC/USER President PTC Executive Meeting: Progress Continues Prove Your Mettle in the 2006 PTC Awards Competition with Alex Lorman, British School of Washington		Tips and Tricks In this issue, learn how to ... Generating a 3D PCB in Pro/ENGINEER by Keith Richman, Simplified Solutions Inc. Creating Flexible Components in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire by Michael Mongilio, Swales Aerospace Planning Your Upgrade from Pro/INTRALINK 3.x to 8.0 by Scott Carmichael, NxRev, Inc. Logging System for Developing in Windchill 8.0 by Dmitry Tkach, isLaNd Inc. Past Issues profilesmagazine.com
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