What would you rather do this upcoming weekend? Preview a movie or Dimensions in Creo Parametric 4.0? I know what you are thinking.... I don't blame you... Just in case you are stuck with Creo, have fun previewing dimensions.....:-) Starting with Creo Parametric 4.0, when you create a dimension or a GTOL you can immediately see... Continue Reading →
MBD: Define Once, Reuse Many Times [Interview]
In recent weeks, Madhavi Ramesh@Punditas, has been talking to industry experts about model-based definition (MBD) in product design and development. How do these experts define MBD? Who needs it? How can companies get started using it? In this week’s post, she talks to Raphael Nascimento, a product manager who was key in developing model-based definition... Continue Reading →
GD&T Advisor for MBD
In a drawing centric world, the non-geometric attributes (GD&T) that are required to manufacture the products, such as dimensions, tolerances, datums, etc., are on the 2D Drawing. However, in an MBD world this non-geometric information, that is critical for downstream Manufacturing and Inspection processes, must be contained within the model in a clear and un-ambiguous... Continue Reading →
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