CAD synchronization system and method
AssigneeAdient Luxembourg Holding S.à.r.l.
InventorsRahim Alsaffar, Ramanamurthy Pentakota, Rick Sturgeon
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Abstract
A method for reproducing a 2D drawing from an annotated 3D computer-aided design (CAD) model includes receiving a 3D CAD model of a physical part or assembly, generating a 2D drawing of the physical part of assembly using the 3D CAD model, receiving a modification to the 2D drawing, storing the modification to the 2D drawing within the 3D CAD model to produce an annotated 3D CAD model, and reproducing the 2D drawing with the modification using the annotated 3D CAD model.
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A method for reproducing a 2D drawing from an annotated 3D computer-aided design (CAD) model, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a processing circuit, an annotated 3D CAD model of a physical part or assembly;
- generating, by the processing circuit, a 2D drawing of the physical part of assembly using the annotated 3D CAD model;
- receiving, at the processing circuit via a user interface, a modification to the 2D drawing;
- storing, by the processing circuit, the modification to the 2D drawing as 2D drawing parameters within the annotated 3D CAD model to amend the annotated 3D CAD model, wherein the 2D drawing parameters provide instructions for reproducing the 2D drawing including the modification, such that the 2D drawing is not saved;
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- reproducing, by the processing circuit, the 2D drawing including the modification using the 2D drawing parameters within the annotated 3D CAD model.
A method for synchronizing an annotated 3D computer-aided design (CAD) model and a 2D drawing, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a processing circuit, an annotated 3D CAD model of a physical part or assembly;
- generating, by the processing circuit, a 2D drawing of the physical part or assembly using the annotated 3D CAD model;
- adding, by the processing circuit, supplemental content to the 2D drawing, wherein the supplemental content is not included in the annotated 3D CAD model;
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- modifying, by the processing circuit, the annotated 3D CAD model to include 2D drawing parameters that include the supplemental content added to the 2D drawing,
- wherein the 2D drawing parameters provide instructions for reproducing the 2D drawing including the supplemental content, such that the 2D drawing is not saved.
A system for synchronizing an annotated 3D computer-aided design (CAD) model and a 2D drawing, the system comprising:
- a communications interface configured to receive an annotated 3D CAD model of a physical part or assembly;
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- a processing circuit configured to:
- generate a 2D drawing of the physical part or assembly using the annotated 3D CAD model;
- add supplemental content to the 2D drawing, wherein the supplemental content is not included in the annotated 3D CAD model;
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- modify the annotated 3D CAD model to include 2D drawing parameters that include the supplemental content added to the 2D drawing,
- wherein the 2D drawing parameters provide instructions for reproducing the 2D drawing including the supplemental content, such that the 2D drawing is not saved.
A system for synchronizing an annotated 3D computer-aided design (CAD) model and a 2D drawing, the system comprising:
- a communications interface configured to receive a 2D drawing based on an annotated 3D CAD model of a physical part or assembly;
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- a processing circuit configured to:
- identify supplemental content in the 2D drawing that is not included in the annotated 3D CAD model;
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- modify the annotated 3D CAD model to include 2D drawing parameters that include the supplemental content from the 2D drawing,
- wherein the 2D drawing parameters provide instructions for reproducing the 2D drawing including the supplemental content, such that the 2D drawing is not saved.
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