Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4.0
- open representation tool, new reference viewer, unrelated model replace
function, modeling updates, more, Al Dean, MCAD Online, Mar 25, 2008
Author Shares His Wildfire 3.0 Expertise - "Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0" book
by Louis Gary Lamit makes you learn very systematically with proper guidance,
Thomson Learning, Pro/E Community, November 8, 2006 (requires free registration)
Top-Ten List of Enhancements in Wild Fire 3.0 - lesser pop-ups, simplified
commands, ASME Y14.41 set datum tags, and more, Louis Gary Lamit, Pro/E
Community, November 8, 2006 (requires free registration)
PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3 - enhanced part-modeling environment, new
sheet-metal capabilities, AssemblySense feature, more, earns a B plus, Jeffrey
Rowe, Cadalyst, September 1, 2006
Pro/Engineer Wildfire 3.0 Out
- support for Windows XP 64-bit systems, Fast Sketcher and Smart process
productivity features, receives readers' choice award for July, Desktop
Engineering, June 2006
Pro/Engineer Wildfire 3.0
- with updated patterning and Warp tools, new Swept Blend operation, Quick
Print, and nested interfaces features, Wildfire 3 provides much more productive
environment, Al Dean, Desktop Engineering, May 2006
Pro/Engineer Wildfire 3.0
- sketch palette, updated 3D modeling tools, new Smart Assembly tools, Assembly
modeling feature, a worthy upgrade for current Pro/E users is also worth
consideration by 2D users, Al Dean, MCAD Online, April 25, 2006
PTC Wildfire 3.0 Coming Attractions - new features include improved
annotations for 3D drawings, including the ability to set datums on surfaces and
define "up" for annotations, Karen Field, Design News, February 7, 2006
Latest and Greatest Pro/E Debuts
- Pro/E Wildfire 3.0 will let users sketch standard shapes 55% faster than in
previous versions, Machine Design, September 2005
A First Look at Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire
3.0, Pre-Production
- a look at an early version reveals subtle changes in part mode, a
dashboard interface in assembly mode and numerous small enhancements in
drawing mode, Peter Spindloe, The Design Knowledge Base, June 5, 2005
Solid Edge V16 vs. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire -
compares the Sketcher environments, such
functions as Save, Freesketch, Mirror, Convert to Curve,
Cut/Paste, and different types of Dimensioning, Abhinav
Rai, Solid Edge Community, January 18, 2005 (requires
free registration)
Just Between Us Kernels
- Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0's direct translation function provides a major
boon to collaborative engineering, Jim Buchanan, PTC Express, November 2004
Release-to-Manufacturing Without the Back-and-Forth - Windchill Enterprise Systems Integration is an add-on module to Windchill PDMLink that links ERP and PLM systems by connecting Windchill PDMLink information to the rest of the enterprise, John Fatteross, PTC Express, October 2004
Wildfire 2.0: Red-Hot or Smoldering? - Pro/E's latest version includes some nice new enhancements, but doesn’t address all of the shortcomings of the initial release, Joe Greco, Desktop Engineering, August 2004
CAD For The Budget-Conscious - advice on how to get the most CAD for your money, including a comparison of the mid-range programs Alibre Design Professional, Autodesk Inventor, Pro/ENGINEER, Solid Edge and SolidWorks, Paul E. Teague, Design News, September 13, 2004
3D Data at Work - a survey of point-manipulation software: Verisurf, BuildIT!, ICEM Surf, RapidForm, CopyCAD, Paraform, Studio (Raindrop Geomagic), Rhino, RevWorks and Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, Pamela Waterman, Desktop Engineering, August 2004
PTC Pro/Engineer Wildfire - an updated user interface makes Pro/E Wildfire 2.0's powerful capabilities more accessible, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst, August 16, 2004
PTC Announces Wildfire 2 - the latest release brings further Wildfire-style user controls, supports the ASME standard for 3D annotations, improves the ability to employ other CAD formats in Pro/E assemblies and adds new modeling and diagnostic capabilities, CADCAMNet, April 19, 2004
Thinking Wildfire? Wildfire 2.0 Makes You Think Again - among the new capabilities of Wildfire 2.0 is its ability to create rotational patterns using the new Axial option, Abhinav Rai, Pro/E Community, March 23, 2004 (requires free registration)
Warp Factor 2.0 - a look at some of the new enhancements to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0's Warp tool and how it compares with similar tools found in competing products such as SolidWorks, Joe Greco, MCAD Tech News #116, March 4, 2004
Technologies Of The Year - Tool For Teamwork - Wildfire, a new release of Pro/ENGINEER CAD software, offers revolutionary collaboration capability, Tim Stevens, IndustryWeek.com, December 2003
A CAD Modeler for Toolmakers - Pro/ENGINEER offers tool designers a variety of useful solutions, Machine Design, December 11, 2003
Technologies Of The Year - Tool For Teamwork - Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire's collaboration tools mark the first-ever use of peer-to-peer technology in the field of CAD software to connect design sessions of multiple users, Tim Stevens, Industry Week, December 2003
Pro/E Versus SolidWorks - a CAD expert who uses both programs explains why Pro/E works better for industrial design projects, CADCAMNet, October 28, 2003
Wildfire Ignites - this excellent update offers a more attractive and streamlined interface and a major new modeling functionality called Warp, which allows users to scale, deform, stretch, bend and twist any selected shape, Joe Greco, Design News, September 8, 2003 (may require free registration)
CAD Vendors Offer Gateways to PLM - a look at the built-in collaborative capabilities of Autodesk Inventor, Solid Edge and Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, Louise Elliott, DE Online, June 2003
Improvements All Around Makes Good Modeler Better - Pro/Engineer Wildfire, the latest version of the high-end 3D solid-modeling system, assists with design, analysis, and manufacturing. In a nutshell, the improvements include a great user interface, the ability to import lots of data formats, and modeling flexibility unavailable anywhere else. Dennis Stephen, Machine Design, August 7, 2003
More Than Just Mechanical Design? - compares Inventor, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, and Pro/Engineer for the purpose of industrial design, Joe Greco, Desktop Engineering, August, 2003
Pro/Engineer Wildfire: Part II - the latest release offers major enhancements to part modeling and assembly modeling functions, including the new Warp command that allows you to manipulate a group of entities using a simple 3D marquis, Al Dean, CADserver, July 29, 2003
Wildfire to Catch On - among the more than 400 enhancements in the new Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire is a dashboard tool that dramatically accelerates design by giving instant access to users' most common design tools, M. Madhavan, TechCentral, July 23, 2003
Wildfire - PTC's Pro/E update offers an improved interface and enhanced manufacturing and rendering capabilities, all built around a new browser to improve collaboration, CAD User, April 2003
It Will Spread like Wildfire - the latest version of PTC's Pro/ENGINEER is nothing short of a "a radical change for the CAD industry," Bart Brejcha, Design-Engine.com, June 23, 2003
Modeling Goes Heads Up - Pro/Engineer Wildfire combines advanced techniques with an ease of use normally associated with mid-range products, Charles Clarke, e4engineering, May 1, 2003
Modeling an Impeller - SolidWorks tip on how to generate a shape from curve data files, Kevin R. Krebs, SOLID Digital Digest, April 16, 2003
What About This Wildfire Thing? - a short review and commentary on PTC's upcoming release of Pro/ENGINEER, Eldon Goates, Synthesis Engineering, August 2002
PTC Lights Fire Under Pro/E - with its new Pro/E Wildfire application, PTC makes solid modeling more user-friendly, Benjamin B. Ames, Design News, August 5, 2002
PTC Lights Fire Under Pro/E - with its new Pro/E Wildfire application, PTC makes solid modeling more user-friendly, Benjamin B. Ames, Design News, August 5, 2002
Pro/E: The Benchmark 2002 - update of 9th annual workstation review shows TriStar excels over Dell, IBM and Compaq, Brian D. Havens, Pro/E magazine, June, 2002
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire - revamped interface, low price tag of $4,995, places PTC in a highly competitive position, TechniCom eWeekly, June 30, 2002
