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 4.0 training courses

Click on a course below for more details.

Introduction to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 (TRN-2169–T)
This course is designed for new users who want to become proficient with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 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 4.0.

Course length: 5 Days

Pro/ENGINEER Update from Wildfire 3.0 to Wildfire 4.0 (TRN_2171–T)
In this course you will learn how to utilise many of the enhancements to core functionality in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0. 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 3.0
or any update course to Wildfire 3.0

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 Update from Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 (TRN-2172–T)
In this course, you will learn how to utilise many of the enhancements to core functionality in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0. This course is intended as an update directly from Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0, so some of the enhancements covered in this course were introduced in the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 release.

You will become familiar with enhancements to Part mode, including embedded datum creation, and warp and partial shell features. You will learn new methods for creating features such as swept blends, and new methods for placing user defined features. You review new capabilities for feature manipulation, such as enhanced patterning capabilities. You will become familiar with the enhancements to Sketcher, such as how to copy and paste items in sketcher and how to insert predefined shapes such as polygons and common engineering sections, such as I-beams. You will also learn how to reference intent objects and replace sketcher references. You will learn about new and enhanced Assembly capabilities such as the Global Reference Manager and the new user interface for assembling components. You will use new drawing functionality, including how to create shaded drawing views. You will also learn about sheetmetal enhancements including how to create multiple walls in a single operation.

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

Course length: 2 Days

Advanced Assembly Design with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 (TRN- 2174–T)
In this course, you will learn how to use Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 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.