“Change is the only constant for engineering and technology”- Discussion on challenges in transition from old formed designs & 2-D Drawing to CAD Models.

3D CAD is difficult

Most of the industries are having good drafters working there for years. They always feel it out of box to go for modeling in 3-D solid or surface. Conversion from 2-D to 3-D makes it easy for all from designer to decision maker in business hierarchy. Design engineer can communicate well effectively and error free while handing over the designs to the fabricator or manufacturer. At the same time, Manufacturer also gets assurance of manufacturability in drafting. 3-D model can be reviewed by concern persons well before launching of any design for the final manufacturing. CAD service providers are making this complex task easier for their customers and help them gaining market position through continuous design improvement and novelty in machine development.

• Significant downtimes

  Companies working with limited human resources in design department are always in fear to switch their design methodology. Since, their existing system is running smooth because of already set procedures for 2-D drafting. They are enjoying the smooth process at the cost of novelty in design process. This is denting to their market condition as they are limiting novelty offerings in their design. Optimum way to deal with this situation is to get the transition by implementing the 3-D modelling simultaneously to the 2-D Drafting. This might stretch the routine for the industry but they can get the future path well with this transition. Design service providers can also help them out from this particular bottleneck situation because they have expert 3-D modelling engineers who can convert the existing 2-D data in to 3-D models. At the same time they can offer the implementation of latest design method to get the leverage in product development.

• 3D CAD is not for simpler products like ours

  This is probably the most common and the most heinous myth that keeps manufacturers from exploring the benefits of 3D and benefiting their business. Especially, small scale manufacturers, they think that 2D drawings are sufficient for their shop floor fabricators and 3D models are merely a waste of time and money.

  But this mindset will limit their services when it comes to the customization and novelty in product because customizing 2D drawings is next impossible. Tedious process like 2-D drafting asking attention for each entities like line, curve and arrows. This will stops the drafter to reduce the product cycle time and that is against the market demand. 3D models speed up the design communication.

• 3D means giving up the legacy design data

  Many small scale industries feel no need of 3-D modeling just because of their fear of losing legacy data. There is nothing like to give up when it comes to legacy data because now a days, many softwares like SolidWorks can convert the .DXF and .DWG file formatted data in to 3-D CAD models. Scan to 3-D is also the technique available to convert the 2-D legacy data into 3-D model.

• 3D CAD modeling is an expensive business

  Many industries think that it is too expensive to invest into 3-D softwares for 3-D CAD generation of their products. There are multiple factsto think about this argument.

  • Tradeoff between the volume of work v/s License cost for particular CAD software license. In this, ROIs we get is much higher.
  • In case of low volume of work, there is offshore CAD modeling companies available that deliver qualitative and technically accurate models at affordable fees.
  • Think from the design customization and optimization point of view. It’s not all about to generate the 3-D model in a once but also to get the futuristic advantage when it comes to design customization. Many options are there to get the design scaled up and down as well as morphed to get the faster update within. This will help strengthen company position when it comes to novelty in deliverables.
  • Crystal clear design communication is the call for today’s rapidly changing market. Flaw less design communication between designer and manufacturer or fabricator is absolutely necessary because any error in communication will leave the manufacturing costliest. Low cost is the current parameter of business over high price. Design communication can be improved by working in 3-D model over 2-D one.
• Make a call now Change for the betterment is the only constant for the industries. That becomes true with the 3-D modelling approach over 2-D drafting when it comes to designing part of the manufacturing company or the design service provider firms. Make a sound decision for your firm to benefit from the latest techniques and be a market leader for organization’s quality offerings and deliverables. For more information on what we can do for you in your overall solution in design, contact@scripturientindia.com