SOLIDWORKS MBD

SOLIDWORKS® MBD (Model Based Definition) is an integrated drawingless manufacturing solution for SOLIDWORKS 3D design software. With SOLIDWORKS MBD, you can communicate product and manufacturing information (PMI) directly in 3D, bypassing time-consuming 2D processes, and eliminating potential problems. Companies embracing model-based definition methodologies report savings in multiple areas, including reductions in manufacturing errors, decrease in scrap and rework costs, and lower procurement costs for purchased parts1.

WHY SOLIDWORKS MBD?

• 2D Drawing Generation Adds Time to Manufacturing Planning
• Producing 2D Drawings is Costly
• 2D Creates the Potential for Quality Issues
• Emerging Industry Standards Require 3D

BENEFITS

• Reduces procurement cost and achieves quicker supplier response through model-based communication.
• Cuts tooling and fabrication costs.
• Removes the time required to clean up 2D drawings.
• Reduces time required to create and maintain manufacturing documentation.
• Reduces the number of annotations and dimensions.
• Reduces engineering changes.
• Streamlines the ECO process.
• Reduces the number of files for sign-off.
• Reduces errors.
• Removes model-to-drawing discrepancy.
• Manipulates the 3D model directly for clarity.
• Cuts scrap and rework.
• Complies with emerging industry standards

• Fits into a company’s and/or supply chain’s existing processes seamlessly.
• Exports widely accepted industry formats, including 3D PDF, eDrawings, and SOLIDWORKS files.
• SOLIDWORKS reads DWG files into sketches or 2D Drawings so that users can build 3D models based on legacy data.
• Saves time wasted on re-modeling parts based on 2D Drawings.
• Shares and archives intelligent and intuitive 3D data directly to models, PMI, views, and Meta
• properties so that users and their suppliers don’t have to waste time in re-modeling parts
• based on traditional 2D drawings. Upgrades existing products to new models much faster and designs tooling and fixtures more easily based on 3D data.