File configuration strategy, such as for storing and manipulating parts and product definitions used in product manufacturing

Abstract

Managing product design and specification information in accordance with the invention may include receiving input information providing design data for a product comprising a collection of parts. The input information may be published into a computer aided design environment. In addition, processing may take place to allow for classifying aspects of the input information. Based on this classification, further processing may be performed, and may include parsing the published input information to generate separate part files that can be individually accessed and/or modified. The part files and the converted input information may be stored in a data storage environment or directly accessed for use in the computer aided design environment.

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