3D CIC will return to Golden, Colorado in February 2022.
In the meantime, join our 3D CIC: Home Edition free events!
This is a must-attend event for anyone serious about MBE deployment.
3D CIC 2019 Attendee
3D CIC Registration
Golden, Colorado
- Three days of presentations from MBE industry leaders, including interactive Q&A, polling, and user groups
- Three CAD & Cocktails happy hours
- Lunch, light breakfast, and snacks each day
- Discounted rates at local hotels and special offers at local businesses
- Access to download presentations following the events
Registration will be available in 2021.
GD&T Master Class Registration
Additional Registration Required ᛫ Monday before 3D CIC
You may be familiar with GD&T, but are you stuck in the ‘olden times’? Join us in the modern age to learn how to implement the latest methods of using the GD&T standards. We’ll demonstrate unambiguous product definition with GD&T through a variety of examples. Learn the importance of selecting Datum Features and how more functional Datum Reference Frames are the key to better part control. Separate requirements for better Design, Manufacturing, and Inspection documentation.
Registration will be available in 2021.
Attendees will receive 3D PDFs of the course examples from Action Engineering. You do not need your laptop.
For those who joined us for last year’s GD&T Master Class at 3D CIC 2019, this course content will be familiar. However, this year, we’ve expanded the course to a full day with more examples and in-depth, hands-on learning.
Morning: Not Your Grandparents’ GD&T (aka GD&T for the Modern World)
You may be familiar with GD&T, but are you stuck in the ‘olden times’? The tolerancing definitions in ASME Y14.5 haven’t changed much in recent years, but the way we apply geometric tolerancing has improved! The move away from plus/minus tolerancing into full position and profile tolerances on features is needed for a simpler and clearer design intent. Join us in the modern age to learn how to implement the latest methods of using the GD&T standards. We’ll demonstrate unambiguous product definition with GD&T through a variety of examples.
- Quick review of GD&T principles
- Why plus/minus tolerancing cannot be trusted
- Full GD&T is necessary for better MBD
- Hands-on exercise
Putting pencil to paper is the best way to learn proper GT (and we don’t mean D) for MBD. Work through examples together with the focus on functional design requirements.
Afternoon: A More Functional Datum Reference Frame
Learn the differences between Datums and Datum Features through examples. Simpler and more functional Datum Reference Frames are the key to better part control.
- Datum Reference Frame created from actual Datum Features
- Learn how to differentiate Design, Manufacturing, and Inspection requirements using 3D digital data documentation.
Work through more examples focused on understanding the Datum Reference Frame, constraining the 3D model in 3D space, and hands-on examples of design authoring, manufacturing work instructions, and automated inspection.