The Value of Supply Chain Standardization: Standardizing Measurement Processes from OEM to Suppliers

Getting Standardized with Model Based Definition - MBD

Model Based Definition is a powerful process that standardizes information across an organization

Realizing Value with Digital Model Solutions

It is all too common in the industry: a part design is created and sent out for production only to hit repeated snags as questions arise about symbols or values. Even simple misunderstandings, such as where the Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) lines terminate, have resulted in serious delays (in some cases, of more than a month) and non-conformance issues, which resulted in wasted products.^[1]

DCS Announces New Software Package 3DCS for SOLIDWORKS, Fully Integrated in Dassault Systemes’ CAD Design Software

Dimensional Control Systems, developer of 3DCS Variation Analyst Software, is releasing a new version of its software fully integrated in SOLIDWORKS CAD platform.

Dimensional Control Systems (DCS), engineering software developer, is proud to announce the upcoming release of 3DCS for SOLIDWORKS, a SOLIDWORKS integrated version of industry leading tolerance analysis software 3DCS Variation Analyst.

Webinar May 30 - Measurements - How to Use Measurements Other Than Point-to-Point in 3DCS

3DCS has a variety of Measurement methods to simulate different inspection devices or determine different outcomes

Modeling a Variation Analysis CAD Model creates a digital twin of your product. This virtual prototype behaves like your product, and can be used to simulate different builds of your product; essentially creating a digital assembly line and seeing all of the products made and how much variation each product has. 

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2019 DCS Asian Users' Conference - Shanghai, China May 15 - 17

ETA-China hosts the 2019 DCS Asian User Conference in Shanghai China to create a space for 3DCS users to share their successes and learn from one another

ETA-China has been promoting the world-class tolerance analysis software 3DCS in China since 2009. With the increasing emphasis on tolerance analysis in the manufacturing industry, 3DCS has been widely used by automotive, aerospace, 3C product manufacturers and many universities.

Monte Carlo Simulation for Tolerance Analysis in Prefabrication and Offsite Construction 

Understanding how analysis of prefabricated assemblies in construction makes for better modern buildings

Written by Chris Rausch, PhD Student, in conjunction with the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto

Highlights

Digital Twins Help Avoid Double Work

(and Waste)

Many businesses are still clinging to 2D drawings or a combination of 2D and 3D CAD renderings. Although 2D drawings may feel comfortable to use, they can actually cause problems throughout the design and manufacturing process. For example, any change made to a 2D drawing has to be manually applied. Unfortunately, drawings can be modified at any point along the workflow, leading to problems with the resulting manufactured part (and eventually, the entire system).

 2D Drawings are very useful tools, but hard to keep properly updated and communicate downstream