Training Services Overview
Rand 3D offers training solutions for greater return on your
engineering software investment for PTC products.
Our Training Investment
Backed by a team of subject-matter experts, technical training engineers, instructional designers, and
customer service representatives, Rand 3D provides innovative solutions that radically improve the way our
clients design, develop and manage projects and products.
Why Invest in Training?
Organizations increasingly understand that a highly skilled, knowledgeable workforce is critical to achieving
growth and success.
Technical training helps you gain greater return on investment from your engineering application deployment. It
has been proven that productivity decreases when you first introduce a new software tool, meaning it takes one
and a quarter times longer to complete a task than it did before the new software.
With the proper professional training, you’ll reduce time spent learning the new software and quickly generate a
higher productivity level that that of self-taught users.
A few things to consider:
Development times to create one-hour of training = 34:1
Research has shown that it takes 34 hours to develop 1 hour of Instructor-led
training, which includes curriculum design, lesson plans, handouts and instructor
overheads. Our Introductory-level classes are 40 hours of instruction, which
calculates to 1,360 hours of development time. That’s equivalent to 8.5 months
of development for one full week class!*
I’ll just train myself—it’s faster and cheaper!
Those who don’t opt for outsourced training spend on average 15 hours per
week learning on their own. That’s nearly 2 days per week with no productivity.
While self-training may look less inexpensive, it can actually be very costly by
the loss of productivity.
Providing best-in-class training programs is Rand 3D’s area of expertise—we have a curriculum development
division created specifically to create training programs, and we’ve got the instructors certified and ready to teach.
You have options, but why choose to take on training yourself when the experts at Rand 3D are here to help?
Exercise your options by choosing your preferred method of learning. Read on to learn about Rand 3D’s training
solutions, their quality curriculum, and experienced faculty.
*Based on a 40-hour week
Information sourced from “The Performance Juxtaposition” website.
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Our Delivery Options
Learn the preferred way … your way!
Our CUSTOMERS SAY ...
Rand 3D offers a variety of delivery methods to meet your
organization’s training needs:
Creo Simulate training class:
Expert-Led Classes
Creo Simulate: Structural and
Thermal Analysis
Our classes are taught by our full-time Technical Training Engineers (TTEs)
who are certified in instructional delivery and also experts in the software
application. Our TTEs are subject-matter experts whose focus is on
increasing job productivity by applying best-usage instruction, not on
teaching theory. Our classes are taught at the location of your choiceyou provide the hardware software and we’ll provide the experts!
LIVE Online Classes (LOL)
Experience the same Expert-Led training sessions offered in our training
centers from the comfort of your work or home office with these interactive,
online, training classes. All LIVE Online classes are led in real-time by a
Rand 3D Technical Training Engineer who is available to answer questions
throughout the class.
Self-Paced Online Learning
Find answers to your engineering questions quickly, efficiently and at your own
pace with ProductivityNOW. This self-paced eLearning portal provides a userfriendly knowledgebase designed to assist you in getting the most out of your
chosen engineering software. Get tips and tricks, watch video demonstrations,
practice your skills with hands-on exercises and review questions answered by
our technical experts with this online support tool.
“The instructor was very knowledgeable
and expanded on areas where more
information was needed to help the class
understand the material presented.”
—Heath G
“One of the best training courses I’ve
taken.” —Roger C
“This was one of the best classes I have
ever had. The book was effective in explaining the processes. Yuri, the instructor
was superb in explaining the topic as well
as very knowledgeable!” —John M
“The instructor was excellent. He knows
his stuff and knows how to teach. He
also has a good sense of humor, which
he needed for our class. Lots of good
info in the book. Very enjoyable three
days.” —Donna G
Custom Classes
Rand 3D can take any of its standard training classes and customize them
to suit your company’s best practices and workflows. Custom training guides,
authored by our own curriculum development division, are also available.
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877.726.3243
Course Offerings
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric: Advanced Part & Advanced Assembly Design and Management
Creo Parametric: Cabling Design
Creo Parametric: Core Update, Wildfire 4.0 to Creo Parametric 2.0
Creo Parametric: Core Update, Wildfire 5.0 to Creo Parametric 2.0
Creo Parametric: Design, Documentation, and Detailing
Creo Parametric: Introduction for Non-Designers
Creo Parametric: Introduction to Solid Modeling
Creo Parametric: Mechanism Design (MDX)
Creo Parametric: Sheet Metal Design
Creo Parametric: Surface Design
Our CURRICULUM
Quality curriculum is a top priority
for us, which is why we created a
separate curriculum development
division: ASCENT - Center for
Technical Knowledge.
The practical industry examples
found within the curriculum are
used in the classroom to replicate
situations users will likely encounter
back on the job, and to enhance the
Creo Simulate
overall learning experience.
Creo Simulate: Structural and Thermal Analysis
When students take a class with
Pro/ENGINEER
Rand 3D, they will receive a training
Pro/ENGINEER Advanced Assembly Design and Management
Pro/ENGINEER Advanced Part Design
Pro/ENGINEER Core Update: Wildfire 2.0 to Wildfire 5.0
Pro/ENGINEER Core Update: Wildfire 3.0 to Wildfire 5.0
Pro/ENGINEER Design Documentation & Detailing
Pro/ENGINEER Introduction for Non-Designers
Pro/ENGINEER Introduction to Solid Modeling
Pro/ENGINEER Mechanism Design
Pro/ENGINEER Sheet Metal Design
Pro/ENGINEER Surface Design
Pro/MECHANICA Structure and Thermal Analysis
guide that includes practice
exercises covering key aspects of
the course topics. These training
guides are invaluable for classroom
use and also make excellent
reference materials post-class use.
Data Management:
Windchill PDMLink
Custom curriculum also available.
training@rand.com
Rand3D.com
877.726.3243