PTC Creo Hands-On

FIRST ROBOTICSCREO HANDS ON WORKSHOPINTRODUCTION

Joseph Thompson & Jon Jarvis

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• Welcome & Introductions

• How Can PTC Help Your Team “Get Free Software”

• How to Model Almost Anything “Introduction to 3D Solid Modeling”

AGENDA

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• Joseph U. Thompson– [email protected]– University of Richmond BS CS, 1993– US Army Officer

• Combat Engineer - Modern day Castles• Infantry / Cavalry Officer

– Software Engineer at Circuit City, PTC Windchill– Program Manager at CapTech Ventures– PTC Market Lead Aero and Defense

YOUR PRESENTERS

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GET FREE SOFTWARE

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HOW PTC CAN HELP FIRST TEAMS

Provide Team Grants: For teams that use PTC software in their robot design process

Recruit Customer Partners: Co-Sponsor teams, provide mentors, and host workshops

Team Grants and Customer PartnersTeam Grants and Customer Partners

Hands-On and Online Workshops: “How to Model Almost Anything” “How to Develop a Product” “Creo Primer”

Product Development

Workshops

Product Development

Workshops

Software and Service Solutions

Software and Service Solutions

Provide FREE software and services to all FIRST teams: PTC® Creo ® – 3D CAD software PTC® CreoView ® – lightweight 3D CAD reading software PTC® Mathcad ® – Engineering calculation and documentation software

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WHAT SOFTWARE/SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR FIRST TEAMS?

A2D and 3D design software

Math calculation and documentation

3D model exploration

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• www.ptc.com/go/firstHOW DO TEAMS GET THE SOFTWARE?

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• www.ptc.com/go/firstHOW DO TEAMS GET THE SOFTWARE?

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• www.ptc.com/go/firstHOW DO TEAMS GET THE SOFTWARE? CREO

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• www.ptc.com/go/firstHOW DO TEAMS GET THE SOFTWARE? CREO

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• www.ptc.com/go/firstHOW DO TEAMS GET THE SOFTWARE? CREO

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• www.ptc.com/go/firstHOW DO TEAMS GET THE SOFTWARE? MATHCAD

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HOW DO TEAMS GET THE SOFTWARE? TRAINING• www.ptc.com/go/first

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HOW DO TEAMS GET THE SOFTWARE?

8. Follow the instructions in the Quick Installation Guide 

• www.ptc.com/go/first

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• Teams use PTC® Creo® to create 3D solid models of their robots, to create custom parts for 3D printing, and to simulate how their robots will behave on the competition field.

WHICH TEAMS SUCCEEDED USING THIS SOFTWARE?

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• Teams use PTC® Mathcad® to create engineering design notebooks and worksheets that can be used season after season.

WHICH TEAMS SUCCEEDED USING THIS SOFTWARE?

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WHERE CAN TEAMS GET THE MATERIAL COVERED TODAY?• www.ptc.com/go/first

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HOW TO MODEL ALMOST ANYTHING

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• A product development resource for K-12

• Curriculum based on the “product development process”

“Product development is one of the most important activities that modern society engages in. It brings goods and services to

improve the quality of life of people throughout the world.”

• Curriculum structured to provide exposure to a variety of 3D solid models through 12 different exercises

HOW TO MODEL ALMOST ANYTHING

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HOW TO MODEL ALMOST ANYTHING

• Exercises 1 - 6

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HOW TO MODEL ALMOST ANYTHING

• Exercises 7-12

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• Jon Jarvis– [email protected]– Virginia Tech, BS ME 1991; MS ME 1993– PTC 19 years supporting engineering

customers around the globe– volunteers with FIRST FRC, FTC, FLL and

Jr as a presenter, mentor & judge– Love sports, engineering, and teaching– SIGMAXIM, Inc.– Tritium WW Education Lead

• Joseph U. Thompson– [email protected]– University of Richmond BS CS, 1993– US Army Officer

• Combat Engineer - Modern day Castles

• Infantry / Cavalry Officer– Software Engineer at Circuit City, PTC

Windchill– Program Manager at CapTech

Ventures– PTC Market Lead Aero and Defense

YOUR PRESENTERS