Generating consolidated designs of a production model to replace multiple parts of an assembly

A method for consolidating a plurality of digital models to be manufactured, the method comprising:

• identifying the plurality of digital models to be assembled post production;
• extracting a system network based on types and interactions of the identified plurality of digital models;
• generating, by a processing device based on the system network, one or more candidate structures representing an assembly of the identified plurality of digital models;
• and
• generating, based on the one or more candidate structures, a consolidated model to be manufactured and functionally replace the identified plurality of digital models.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processing device for consolidating a plurality of digital models to be manufactured, cause the processing device to:

• identify the plurality of digital models to be assembled post production;
• extract a system network based on types and interactions of the identified plurality of digital models;
• generate, based on the system network, one or more candidate structures representing an assembly of the identified plurality of digital models;
• and
• generate, based on the one or more candidate structures, a consolidated model to be manufactured and functionally replace the identified plurality of digital models.