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 […]
WATCH: What is OSCAR?
“What we’re doing is organizing consistent messaging around Model-Based Definition that can be pragmatically applied today.” Jennifer Herron “I wanted to bring Model-Based Definition within reach – and that means for anyone. Not only big, global companies, but also the smaller supply chains who are building all the parts and assemblies for those large global […]
New OSCAR Content: GeoTol Pro & SOLIDWORKS
We’re pleased to share the following new content in OSCAR: Introduction to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing General overview, geometric characteristic symbols, rules, terms and definitions; Introduction to measurement principles, open set-up and Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM). Limits of Size Rule #1; Features with & without size; Regular & irregular features of size; Independency principle; Limits […]
CAD Interoperability and the OSCAR CAD Toolkit
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 […]
Action Engineering Releases OSCAR to Bring MBD Within Reach
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Golden, CO, October 26, 2020 – Action Engineering announces the release of OSCAR, a Model-Based Definition (MBD) knowledgebase, to guide the future of 3D data adoption. OSCAR combines literacy and competency CAD-agnostic MBD training with CAD-specific resources such as templates and examples. This approach empowers users to understand core MBD concepts and […]
Meet OSCAR
Empower your Model-Based Enterprise with OSCAR. Action Engineering is excited to present the Ontology System for CAD Reuse (just OSCAR to friends). OSCAR is an MBD knowledgebase that comprises model-based training content and foundational CAD resources for your MBD transformation. Who needs OSCAR?
