May 20, 2014
The Importance of Design Agility
According to a recent study by PTC, 37.9% of engineers experienced dramatic or multiple last-minute changes working on a recent project. That means over one-third of engineers require extensive “design agility” as part of their modeling process. “Design Agility” is the quickness, ease and flexibility one has to have in order to make changes in […]
April 15, 2014
3 HTi Spotlighted in CIO Review
Earlier this month, CIO Review sat down with 3 HTi President Garry Hoffman to discuss the company’s conception. CIO Review is a widely read technology magazine that covers outstanding innovative enterprise solutions. After nearly 10 years at PTC, Garry realized that customers that produce, or help produce, discretely manufactured products need skillful, well-versed systems integrators. […]
January 17, 2014
MCAD Tips and Tricks – Bill of Material’s Creation
Pro/REPORT is a powerful component of Creo Parametric drawing mode which allows highly customizable tables to be automatically created and added to drawings. While Pro/REPORT is primarily used for the creation of BOM tables, it can also be used to create tabulated drawings of family table parts. This document describes its use for BOM generation. […]
November 8, 2013
5 Ways to Make Product Data Management Easier
A major part of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is Product Data Management (PDM). As an essential part of any product design effort, a PDM system needs to securely store your 3D CAD files and other data while providing a solution for easy access. You need to be able to share your designs with both internal […]
September 13, 2013
Is Managing Large Assemblies a Challenge?
Have you had your CAD system crash from working on an assembly that is too large? Do you fire up your CAD files before you leave the office at 5PM so they will be open the next morning? It doesn’t need to be that way! Effectively and efficiently dealing with extremely large assembly structures (on […]
May 28, 2013
Effective Communication Without Duplication
The correct use of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) allows companies to improve the process of idea design and development. The process continues through all stages of product to deliver a superior product to distributors or consumers quickly. The lifecycle of a product does not occur in isolated groups and it is a dynamic process. Information […]