MBD Implementation
MBD Implementation
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I didn't want to hijack another thread for this, an interesting article on the status of MBD implementation. It is possible, but some convincing still needs to be done.
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RE: MBD Implementation
Personally, I support the migration, but it has to be well thought out, fully implemented and supported.
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Matt Lorono
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I think MBD is a good process, but too time consuming IMO.
It seemed to me at the time that there must be a more efficient way to do this.
I had one chance to see it actually in work, still looks to me to be not very efficient.
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RE: MBD Implementation
The checkers I have had to work with taught me a heck of a lot. Haven't worked with any real checkers myself in many years, having to rely on self-check or peer-check instead. It's just not the same.
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Matt Lorono
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We can rely on the professionalism of the engineers that do the drawings/MBD (because in the days of CAD drafters/designers are clearly obsolete too) to ensure drawings that fully conform with relevant standards and don't have any errors - combined with the fact the CAD tools auto dimension etc. for you. Being professionals the Engineers will ensure they know and understand relevant drawing standards without any need for formal training or certification.
The thing I didn't see mentioned was the interface between the user and the model. In a good drawing it's all laid out there for you. In MBD it can be buried in one of the 'set views' - or be something you have to 'interrogate' the model to find.
Given you still have to put all the info in the MBD that would have been in the drawing, I still struggle to see where the massive time savings everyone claims are.
If CMM can reliably read in the tolerance info to 'automatically' inspect parts then I suppose that saving may be significant. However, where else does it save over separate 'minimal dimension' drawing & dumb model?
Doesn't help when some of the managers etc. pushing/proposing this haven't really got a clue as it wasn't part of their MBA studies.
It's prone to the same sort of abuse as default block tolerances too.
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RE: MBD Implementation
Jim Sykes, P.Eng, GDTP-S
Profile Services www.profileservices.ca
TecEase, Inc. www.tec-ease.com
RE: MBD Implementation
Matt Lorono
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(unless 2009 version has made some changes)
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
RE: MBD Implementation
Jim Sykes, P.Eng, GDTP-S
Profile Services www.profileservices.ca
TecEase, Inc. www.tec-ease.com