Author: Duane Hess I have encountered some confusion and misunderstanding around the difference between Model-Based Definition (MBD), Model-Based Enterprise (MBE), and Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) with people I meet. The first confusion point is that all three phrases contain “model.” I will dig into that first, and that should start to shed some light on […]
Dan Feighery Joins Action Engineering as MBD Trainer
The Action Engineering team continues to grow with the addition of Dan Feighery in the role of MBD Trainer. Dan is responsible for developing & teaching courses on geometric tolerancing for MBD, expert CAD modeling, and coaching teams to achieve a model-based enterprise. Dan began his career as a tooling engineer for a Fortune 500 […]
Model-Based Definition (MBD) and QIF
Model-Based Definition (MBD) at its core is machine readable annotations, data that’s associated to 3D geometry which is valuable both in manufacturing and in removing ambiguity from the communication of product definition. CNC programming and Manufacturing have been using 3D CAD Geometry for 30 plus years. QIF or Quality Information Framework is meant to address […]
Accelerate Your 3D Data Transition
Rhiannon Gallagher sat down with Dan Feighery to talk about how the CAD training and templates in OSCAR can accelerate your 3D data transition. People are trying to figure out how to create 3D data that is standards compliant, right? The ASME Y14.41 standard is the ASME MBD standard. That’s not the official name, but […]
Why we need to stop using drawings.
Author: Duane Hess As someone who is a trained and degreed draftsperson, it’s ironic that I advocate against drawings. Drawings are representations of 3D objects The very first thing to keep in mind is that a drawing is a 2D representation of a 3D object. It takes training and a certain cognitive ability to translate […]
2021 Insights, Lessons and What’s On the Horizon for 2022
Like many companies, our end-of-the-year insights were intended to go out at the end of 2021. Also, like many companies, we found our team taxed from the throws of the holidays, wrapping projects up, end of the year tasks, and of course dealing with uncertainty and fluctuations of life due to each new COVID variant. […]
How Digital Data Helps Supply Chain Resilience
Rhiannon Gallagher, Chief Social Scientist at Action Engineering talked to Duane Hess, Chief Project Officer at Action Engineering about supply chain resilience, the pandemic, and MBD. Rhiannon: Tell me about when you first started seeing the potential for MBD in the face of the pandemic challenges? Duane: It was an Italian company that did 3D printing. There was a […]
Why MBD and GD&T Go Together
If you are looking at Model-Based Definition (MBD), you must also consider Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and how your organization will incorporate it. What is MBD? It is a 3D-based method of documenting your engineering requirements using annotations on your CAD instead of documenting via drawings. We recommend the annotations be semantic (digitally associated with the geometric features they represent). What is GD&T? It is a set of symbology representing the mathematical definition that identifies the allowable variations of the actual […]