Abstract:
In most of today's computer aided design (CAD), there are many definitive relationship between how components used in a CAD design relate to other components and feature in the same design. These relationships include sizing (a component is sized based upon another component), placement and orientation (a component is position and orientated based upon another component or feature). In addition, certain components can only be used with other specific components within the same design. Various attributes are placed on the CAD components and features that relate to each other that will be used to automatically size, place and orientate components, as well as make sure the component is valid to be used within the design intent. This saves designers considerable amount of design time as well as ensuring accurate component to component relationship as used in their design.
Abstract:
Many computer aided design (CAD) models include components that are supplied via third party vendors, also know as suppliers. These suppliers create CAD models of their components, place them in a library organized by logical categories, and then place the library in a cloud enable database infrastructure, which allows access to the supplier's library by other other CAD users. As other users create new CAD designs, they will access specific supplier libraries in the cloud and add references to various supplier components within their own CAD design. All the references to any supplier components by any end user is stored in the cloud database infrastructure, allowing the suppliers to query who and how their components are being used in any end users CAD design.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a parametric feature-based 3D CAD system that allows multiple users to simultaneously edit a parametric feature-based 3D CAD model consisting of 3D parts and assemblies of those parts (3D Model). Several CAD users, each using their own computer, phone, or tablet, can edit the same 3D Model at the same time. Editing may be separate and simultaneous – there is no need for users to worry about locking, checking out, or otherwise restricting each other's access to 3D Models. As a result, users see each other's changes occur in real-time, and may also identify what aspects other users are actively modifying through visible Collaboration Cues.