Presentation 3 Reuse Mistakes That Will Stall Your MBE Initiative by Andrew Hood, Cadenas PARTsolutions A digital solution to automate reuse and help engineers find MBD parts faster by our CAD+Cocktails Sponsor. Learn about a CAD reuse method to ensure you can always benefit from the added effort of MBE in the future on your […]
Matching Expectations with Reality for Model Re-Use
Getting from Point A to Point B is rarely a straight line route. Despite our noble expectations and careful planning, we encounter twists, turns, and free falls along the way. It can look and feel like chaos. With four kids, two guinea pigs, and a dog, my husband and I have started referring to the […]
Attention PTC Creo Users: ModelCHECK Book Hot Off the Press!
Hot off the press this month! The second book in the “Re-Use Your CAD” series, Re-Use Your CAD: The ModelCHECK Handbook by R. L. Astheimer, de-mystifies ModelCHECK so PTC Creo (and Pro/ENGINEER) users can verify the quality of their 3D CAD models to support their organization’s model-based initiatives. Have you tried to implement ModelCHECK in […]
Why I Loathe 8-hour-a-day CAD Training
When I learn something new, there are a lot of things I take for granted. The three that stick out the most are: I learn best by seeing, hearing, and asking questions – and I know it! I will remember what you just told me because I pay explicit attention and record (type or write) […]
MBD and CAD Re-Use Workshop at SOLIDWORKS World
Do you use 2D flat drawings to communicate your product designs? Does it make sense to hand over a 3D model to your manufacturer? Do you know how to take advantage of the SolidWorks software suite to enable your organization to leap into a model-centric product definition world? Do you need more educational support on […]
How to Maximize 2D & 3D CAD Modeling Efficiencies
We use 2D and 3D CAD, but we certainly aren’t RE-USING it Aren’t most companies using 3D CAD? Yes, most are, less those rare cases where manufactures are still modifying 2D AutoCAD drawings to satisfy their customers. Yet those designing with 3D CAD are still not reaping the full benefits. Meaning that they have […]
Design Assurance – CAD 3D Modeling Handbook
Are you involved in Design Quality Assurance at your organization? Have you read this book? If not, I encourage you to do so. Have you already read it? Please write a review. Learn how to create, deliver, and re-use CAD models in compliance with model-based standards. Provides CAD format agnostic techniques for compliance with ASME Y14.41 […]
CAD Best Practice: Resilient Modeling
A partnership of Michael Hadley (Michael Hadley & Associates LLC) and Richard Gebhard (Assembly Technology Inc) results in great, and YES free, web accessible training videos that instruct in CAD best practices. The instructional videos are offered using ProEngineer (Wildfire/CREO), Autodesk Inventor, Solid Edge, and SolidWorks.Voice-over instructional videos, present three main elements. A strategy to […]
