Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Workflow with PDM

摘要

Expert operators of 3-D CAD software know how to delegate tedium and thereby goof-proof routine chores. They have an abundance of such tricks. They start with nearly complete models or templates. Their bill-of-material tables auto-populate themselves. User-friendly data entry forms speed routine typing. At a more esoteric level, they use tools available in the CAD software for speeding the completion of 3-D features as well as for placing dimensions on 2-D drawings.