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Information (PMI)
3D Model Documentation
Benefits Summary
Enhances and shortens the Siemens PMI solution facilitates a comprehensive 3D annotation environ-
design cycle by enabling ment that allows product teams to capture and associate a components
product teams to incorporate manufacturing requirements directly to the 3D model, as well as convey
product and process informa- this information to downstream manufacturing applications. By associating
tion during the design phase, PMI with a living part, the environment facilitates information re-use
thereby facilitating better throughout the product lifecycle. In addition, since PMI complies with
communications, fewer industry standards for 3D product definition, product teams now have the
errors, streamlined design/ ability to use 3D models as a sanctioned and legitimate method for fully
manufacturing processes and documenting product and manufacturing information.
faster change management
Accelerates decision making Capturing and conveying manufacturing requirements for
by enabling product teams 3D digital product development
to remove drawings from Product and manufacturing information (PMI) is used in 3D CAD and/or
the supplier communication collaborative product development systems to convey information about the
chain and replacing that design of a products components for manufacturing. More specifically, PMI
information with persistent, conveys information such as geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
associated 3D product data (GD&T), 3D annotation (text), surface finish and material specifications.
that can be deployed across
multiple lifecycle processes
and used anywhere
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Results
Through the use of 3D
documentation methods
(i.e., PMI), the time and cost of
documenting a part can be
reduced by 50 percent and
make early involvement of
manufacturing easier with
state of the art online 3D
collaboration and visualization
tools. Limiting redundant
annotation and views
normally created on drawings
in an attempt to clarify part
design requirements leads to
better communications with
fewer interruption errors,
improved first time quality and
increased productivity.
Norm Crawford
GD&T Instructor/Mentor
Applied Geometrics Inc. Siemens provides a comprehensive 3D turing process requires both the 3D form
annotation environment that not only and 2D information to produce a correct
Features captures and associates manufacturing part the first time.
Comprehensive set of 3D requirements to the 3D model, but also
annotation tools for allows the digital data to be re-used by The use of 2D drawings for the purpose of
capturing dimension, downstream applications because the data communicating downstream production
tolerance and product lives with and is driven by the products requirements can also add an unnecessary
definition and manufacturing parts. burden to the product development cycle.
information A simple change in the product definition
The same highly productive Moreover, because PMI complies with the not only requires updated 3D digital data,
user interface as all other standards for 3D part definition (ASME but also necessitates numerous engineer-
NX modules, including Y14.41, ISO 16792 and JEITA), 3D models ing changes to all 2D documentation
Drafting requires no can legitimately join 2D drawing as a fully associated with the product. Since it takes
significant learning curve to sanctioned means of conveying product time to maintain this documentation,
begin using the application and manufacturing information. the lifecycle for implementing a product
Fully re-usable in NX change grows with the extent of its associ-
Drafting; viewable in JT data Use cases ated 2D data.
format-enabled viewers and
integrated with Siemens Replacing the universal 2D drawing By using the NX PMI solution to embed
validation tools People are familiar with 2D drawings and 2D information directly within the 3D
Full API coverage provided use them as a means of legally defining a model, product teams have no need to
for all PMI features via JT, finished product. 2D drawings contain create multiple, redundant data sets to
PLMXML and the NX Open standard symbology that is universally define a given part. Instead, PMI allows
APIs understood and interpreted. product teams to capture and share
engineering requirements within the 3D
However, in some cases, the existence of model thereby permitting full utilization
multiple, redundant data required to of the design intent, eliminating the need
define a manufactured part can lead to for 2D drawings and ensuring that the final
deviations in the final 3D form. product complies with its engineering
specifications.
Interpretation errors, duplication errors or
revision inconsistencies can contribute to Improved productivity through 3D
costly mistakes that quickly translate into product definition When created in a 3D
lower quality and productivity. As a result, CAD model and directly associated with
while 2D drawings contain the recipe for objects in the part, PMI provides the
manufacturing a part, the true manufac- following benefits:
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