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We use 3D Via Composer for our brochures but only because we already have solidworks. Works great and super easy to learn.

If you aren't completely hung up on what the toolbox parts look like, you can always create files for each configuration. We do this so that we can control CAD data inside of EPDM rather than allowing the users to have a free for all in the solidworks toolbox. We have a video that shows how...

gadkinsj, We do currently have someone checking them. Which is the good part. From what I gather, there is no one good way to validate the data. Which is what I was afraid of. We are putting workflows in place that prevent a "green light" on the models until they are adequately (relatively...

Hello All, The feedback I am getting has been great. I did want to mention that we pull drawings every single time the part is made and the programs are pulled in the same fashion and then compared to the drawing. The drawings follow the parts all of the way through to assembly. I am not...

Time will definitely tell if we are headed in the right direction. The more I get feedback the more I think we should re-evaluate the concepts behind the decisions. I did make a point to ask my boss what the relevance was of converting old and outdated product to 3D and also to find out why...

tr1ntx, Luckily we do have said VP...who moved up from Engr or ops and who will understand I'm carrying out a flawed policy. But he has the added pressure from those above him to see this all the way through to the end. Someone mentioned CAM programs which we do have for all of our parts...

Kenat, I was very afraid of your first statement. *girl laughs. I said the same thing. I don't even want to start talking about the errors in our bill of materials. That is a subject in need of a couch, a 2:00 appointment, and a few pale ales...or tequila...! I felt like leaving 2D as 2D...

MadMango, Just in training class, we have found several drawings to either be over dimensioned or under dimensioned. Luckily, we have one of the engineers from India embedded with us for a few months during the early phase so he is helping us determine what issues should be dealt with...

Drawoh, With over 12K drawings to be converted as well as 50-75 new models monthly, our guys are getting a ton of training. Even the CNC programming guys are responsible for converting some of the drawings to models so they can apply what they learned in training to our real life applications...

We currently have a little over 12K 2D drawings that need to be converted to 3D which is why we contracted our sister company to do this work for us. In the middle of converting the 2D drawings, we are also transitioning from Innocielo (AMT) to ePDM. We have had many meetings in recent months...

Thanks for the post. I am actually coming into the project a few months after the initial launch. I have been trying to develop a check list of sorts for the checkers to go by so that the validation is consistent and thorough. I am afraid we went about this migration the wrong way so now it...

We recently switched from Autocad to Solidworks. We have a sister company in India that is going to convert the majority of our 2D drawings to 3D models as well as recreate the drawings. The problem I am having is finding relevant information on how to validate all of the data coming to us...