FRC Update: Get the FRC Kit of Parts modeled in PTC’s Creo & learn more about PTC’s LIVE ROBO-TALK!

Posted on January 11, 2012 by tmw2010
FIRST is pleased to announce that PTC, The Product Development Company, has modeled the 2012 FRC Kit of Parts in Creo Elements/Pro (formerly called Pro/ENGINEER) and has made it easily accessible through Catalog Data Solutions’ CAD library.  Thank you to Catalog Data Solutions for donating the storage of these models!
Visit www.ptc.com/go/firstkop to access the 2012 CAD Library!
As a Strategic Partner to FIRST, PTC is donating the following software tools to ALL FIRST teams:
·          Windchill for Document Management & Team Collaboration (hosted by PTC)
·          Creo Elements/pro (formerly called Pro/ENGINEER) for creating CAD models of your robot
·         Mathcad Prime for Engineering Calculation and Documentation
Visit www.ptc.com/go/firstgettingstarted to get access to the software and lots of new training material!
Interested in learning from the PTC experts?
PTC will be hosting “ROBO-TALK” a weekly LIVE webinar series beginning January 12. We will have PTC experts available online to answer your questions during the FRC build season. ROBO-TALK will run every Thursday night from 7:00-9:00PM EST from January 12 through to World Championship.
Please contact firstsupport@ptc.com with any questions.
Go Teams!

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FTC Build It Day Teams Send Grateful Shout-Out to Rockwell Collins!

Posted on October 24, 2011 by tmw2010

  Several Central Florida area FIRST Tech Challenge teams enjoyed some hands on time at the Middleton High School Build It Day this past Saturday.  Teams sat in on programming sessions, a very helpful presentation on using the Anderson Powerpole connectors , and a PTC Creo workshop

And thanks to the wonderful generosity of Rockwell-Collins,every team that came to the Build It Day went home with a fantastic goody bag that included things only FIRST teams could love –a way cool,high quality crimping tool,Anderson Powerpole connectors and the latest edition of Pope John XXIII High School FTC team’s great book FTC Robotics:Tips,Tricks,Strategies and Secrets .

Teams made this visual shout out at left, to Rockwell-Collins to say thank you!  Many thanks, to, to Middleton High School for a great event!

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FTC “Build-it” Day at Middleton High School, Oct 22

Posted on October 8, 2011 by tmw2010

Middleton High School will be hosting the 3rd annual Tampa Build-It Day on October 22, 2011 from 9am to 3pm. A full Bowled Over! field will be set-up in the Middleton cafeteria with plenty of tables and workspace for everyone to work on their robots. The Build-It Day event is an opportunity for FTC teams to have access to a practice field, exchange design ideas, help rookie teams with building their first robot, and attend workshops.

Some of the workshop topics we are planning to include are:

Middleton High School is located at 4801 N. 22nd Street, Tampa, FL.

Please Contact Michael Coleman at michael.coleman@flfirst.org for information on how to register for this shared building opportunity!

More useful information and updates in the complete October 7  FTC update at the Florida FTC Forum.

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