Ryan Cole – DASI Solutions

WHAT IS MODEL BASED DEFINITION
(M.B.D.)
• What do you think it is?
• What did I think it was?
• Let’s go to the guru!

AND BY GURU, I MEAN…

HERE IS WHAT I FOUND!
• SolidWorks Forum Article : https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/56419
• Concerns
• “What! No print! I need paper!!!!”
• “The drawing is a contract. With a signature!”
• “The guy on the floor doesn’t know CAD”
• ASME Y14.41-2003
• Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
• MIL-STD-31000A
• Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
• Wait! What? The government?!?

WHERE DOES SOLIDWORKS FIT IN?
• DimExpert
• Reference Dimensions
• DO NOT GET RID OF “DESIGN INTENT”
• External drawing file is not necessary, but you aren’t getting out of any work…
• Annotations toolbar in the 3D Model. Drawings aren’t just dimensions!
• Are you using BOM’s at a 3D level?
• Is the shop floor using computer stations?

GREAT! NOW WHAT…
• eDrawings
• Free reader!
• Short comings of eDrawings
• CNC data (possible need for two programs to be open)?
• Might work for internal purposes, but what about sending the data outside?
• 3DPDF
• Free Reader!
• Can SolidWorks even create these?
• CNC data?
• Might work for external purposes, but what about internal usage?

SOLUTIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE
• MBDWorks (Anark Software www.anark.com
)
• Gold level partner with SolidWorks integration.
• Ease of use
• True neutral file formatting and “pixel perfect” conversion.
• Generates 3D PDF with all the dimensions and annotations.
• Puts it into a useful border and looks suspiciously familiar to a drawing!
• Data can be read in from other CAD packages as well!!!
• And others…

THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED QUOTES…
-Me

The end.