The philosophy of Model-Based Definition is not just to use MBD in engineering alone, but to reuse 3D CAD data throughout enterprise functions and into the supply chain. The goal of the Digital Thread is to digitally connect trusted data with other organizational information to create a consistent, data-rich thread that provides value for the […]
CAD Hackathon: Answering Your Questions!
Intrepid GD&T practitioners sent in some excellent questions following our recent CAD Hackathon! Take a look and see what you think – do you agree with our approach, or do you have questions of your own? Missed the live events? Watch now! Part One Part Two How practical is the position callout of secondary datum […]
Why Aren’t There Basic Dimensions in MBD?
Jennifer Herron shares her thoughts on one of the questions we get asked a lot in the MBD transition: why aren’t there basic dimensions? We get asked this all the time by folks who haven’t been through our training. Typically, they think basic dimensions have to be measured, which is inaccurate. There are theoretically perfect dimensions that are used to describe […]
Meet Penny, Continuous Improvement Champion
Penny lets out an audible sigh as she scrolls through her phone while waiting for her drink at the local coffee shop. Her day is jam-packed with meetings with barely any time to wolf down lunch, let alone check in on the kids to ensure they’re actually involved in their virtual schooling. The only things […]
Ryan Talks Digital Consumption
Our unofficial Professor of Model-Based Design, Ryan Gelotte, sat down recently to chat about digital consumption of MBD data. To digitally consume MBD data, you first need to understand the four parts of MBD: Geometry Annotations Presentation states Metadata (Or properties, attributes, whatever you want to call it) Digital consumption of MBD data involves consuming one or more of the three components that can be machine-readable, which is geometry, annotations, and metadata. CNC Machining CNC machines have been able to use 3D model geometry for a long time, 20 or 30 years. It’s the annotations that those programmers have either […]
Happy Holidays from the Action team!
What a truly strange and challenging year it has been. Through it all, we’re grateful to work with caring customers and our brilliant team of creative problem-solvers. We’ve made it through 2020 together and we’re looking forward to a brighter 2021! We’re slowing down to enjoy the Colorado mountains… …and the Pennsylvania views… …baking all […]
Been challenged this year? Work smarter, not harder.
By Jennifer Herron This weekend I read ASME’s Mechanical Engineering magazine issue No. 01/143. They published a survey regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on engineering businesses. The results are relevant to Action Engineering’s business operations over this year. So many of you have asked how we are doing; it’s always nice to know our […]
Agile Mindset: Balancing Workloads
Developing the MBD processes is a cross-functional and multi-disciplinary project that requires participation from a lot of folks, but not always at the same level of involvement each sprint. What if dev team members don’t have any work in a sprint? How do we keep them in the loop? Not all team members have work […]