In most cases, a “Model-Based Enterprise” is going to include multiple CAD platforms. You could be a large corporation that uses multiple CAD applications or a smaller company that only uses one but has suppliers that use other CAD platforms. This reality means CAD interoperability challenges cannot be ignored. While each CAD system has strengths and weaknesses, the big five are capable of: modeling geometry, creating 3D annotations, defining attributes (metadata), and creating “presentation states.” We […]
GD&T Master Class: Sept 29 & Oct 1, 2020
Scott Neumann from TCI-GeoTol will teach a virtual GD&T for MBD Master Class on September 29 & October 1, 2020. The Master Class was previously only offered at 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 […]
MBD Using Modern GD&T: Interview with Ben Kassel, LMI
“This is an incredibly affordable way of learning the concepts… I got a lot more understanding, I had a little bit of fun with it, and I learned it much faster and much more affordably.” Ben Kassel, Model-Based Engineering Technical Authority at LMI, shares his experience at a recent virtual MBD Using Modern GD&T course. […]
MBD Using Modern GD&T Course: December 8-10, 2020
We’re pleased to announce our third and final MBD Using Modern GD&T course for 2020. This class has proved highly valuable to engineering professionals interested in expanding their knowledge of Model-Based Definition (MBD) and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T). MBD Using Modern GD&T will take place December 8-10, 2020 in Golden, Colorado. Jennifer Herron, CEO […]
MBD Using Modern GD&T Course: May 19-21, 2020
We’re pleased to announce our second MBD Using Modern GD&T course for 2020. This class has proved highly valuable to engineering professionals interested in expanding their knowledge of Model-Based Definition (MBD) and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T). MBD Using Modern GD&T will take place May 19-21, 2020 in Golden, Colorado. Jennifer Herron, CEO of Action […]
Reflections on the 2020 PTC/USER Winter Forum
The annual PTC/USER Technical Community Winter Open Forum took place January 28-30, 2020 in sunny Scottsdale, AZ. No offense Boston, but I’ll take Scottsdale in January any day over Beantown. This event just keeps getting better with this year’s attendance reaching a whopping 460 including sponsors and PTC employees! The weather of course was much […]
MBD Using Modern GD&T Course: March 3-5, 2020
We’re pleased to announce our first MBD Using Modern GD&T course for 2020. This class has proved highly valuable to engineering professionals interested in expanding their knowledge of Model-Based Definition (MBD) and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T). MBD Using Modern GD&T will take place March 3-5, 2020 in Golden, Colorado. Ryan Gelotte, CTO of Action […]
The Leap of Faith
Presentation The Leap of Faith by Philip Jennings of Newport News Shipbuilding Forget what you’ve learned about improving the business; how one company is learning to Trust Digital. Abstract to follow. Presenter Philip Jennings Engineering Manager Newport News Shipbuilding | a Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries Philip Jennings is a licensed engineer leading a diverse […]
