Classroom training is the most effective way of getting the best out of your software. When you enroll on a PTC approved training course you get material delivered by a fully certified PTC instructor who has been fully trained to deliver PTC products.

Once you have completed your training the experience doesn’t stop! In addition to the full colour training manual you will also get access to PTC’s on-line training tool called PTC University. Here you will get on-line access to the following:-

Lectures on the course that you have attended
Demonstrations of the exercises and tutorials
Access to all training files
Access to a licence of Pro/ENGINEER
Free student edition of Pro/ENGINEER (on introduction and update courses)

(on-line material may not be available on all courses)

If you can’t find the course that you are interested in or at the location you want please contact us and we can arrange a training course on-site or at one of our training centres located throughout the UK. We can also provide a customised course based on your companies specific requirements. We can also train on earlier versions of all PTC products. To find out how we can help simply call 01623 672082 or email training@optima-design.co.uk .

We offer a number of different courses for different software, specialisations and needs. Choose from the list below to find a course that suits your requirements.

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 training course list

Introduction to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 (TRN-1803–T)
This course is designed for new users who want to become proficient with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 as quickly as possible. You will focus on learning core-modeling skills in this comprehensive, hands-on course. Topics include sketching, part modeling, assemblies, drawings, and basic model management techniques. The course also includes a comprehensive design project that enables you to practice your new skills by creating realistic parts, assemblies, and drawings.

At the end of each module, you will find a set of review questions to reinforce critical topics from that module. Your instructor will discuss these with the class. At the end of the course, you will find a course assessment in Pro/FICIENCY intended to evaluate your understanding of the course as a whole.

After completing the course you will be well prepared to work effectively on product design projects using Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire.

Course length: 5 Days

Pro/ENGINEER Update from Wildfire 2.0 to Wildfire 3.0 (TRN_1827–T)
In this course you will learn how to utilise many of the enhancements to core functionality in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0. You will become familiar with enhancements to Part mode, including Draft, Swept Blends, UDFs and general interface enhancements. You will become familiar with the enhancements to Sketcher, such as referencing intent objects and replacing sketcher references. You will learn about new and enhanced Assembly capabilities such as the Global Reference Manager. You will review Drawing and Sheetmetal enhancements as well.

Course length: 1 Day

Prerequisites:
Introduction to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0
or any update course to Wildfire 2.0

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 Update from Pro/ENGINEER 2001 (TRN-2101–T)
With the release of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0, there have been many productivity and functionality improvements from Pro/ENGINEER 2001. These include a new user interface, a consolidated set of feature tools, and the ability to interact directly with models and features.

The Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 user interface includes integrated web and folder browsers, providing easy access to design information and model data. Pro/ENGINEER feature tools utilize a dashboard interface, providing simple and intuitive access to options for creating and editing features. Creating sketches has been made easier through use of new simplified workflows. Modifying models is made easier through the use of drag handles that enable dynamic modifying of model geometry, and the new undo/redo tool enables reversing of operations such as deleting and editing features. There are many enhancements to feature editing tools, including several new patterning options, and new tools for quickly and dynamically grouping, copying and pasting features. Creating assemblies has been made easier by utilizing a dashboard interface for assembling components. Creating drawings has been made easier using a single new drawing view dialog box that consolidates all drawing view options. Creating and editing of sheetmetal parts is now quicker through the use of new dashboard tools that consolidate several wall types, enabling easy editing and previewing of wall geometry and the ability to create multiple walls in a single operation.

At the end of each module, you will find a set of review questions to reinforce critical topics from that module. Your instructor will discuss these with the class. At the end of the course, you will find a course assessment in Pro/FICIENCY intended to evaluate your understanding of the course as a whole.

Prerequisites:
Introduction to Pro/ENGINEER 2001
or any update course to Wildfire 2001

Course length: 2 Days

Advanced Assembly Management with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 (TRN- 1828–T)
In this course, you will learn how to use Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 to create and manage complex assemblies. You will learn how to use advanced assembly tools that enable you to add and maintain design, increase your efficiency, and increase system performance when working with large assemblies. In addition, you will learn the basics of using and creating predefined assembly structures and skeletons, both valuable tools typically used in a top-down design process.

The course also includes an assembly design project that enables you to practice your new skills by performing various design tasks in an assembly model.At the end of each module, you will complete a set of review questions to reinforce critical topics from that module. Your instructor will discuss these with the class.

At the end of the course, you will find a course assessment in Pro/FICIENCY intended to evaluate your understanding of the course as a whole.