Isn't it Time for a Resilient Modeling Strategy?

I've got an interesting perspective as a CAD salesperson for the last 18 years, that I would like to share. I remember selling AutoCAD version 11, and I remember the very first SolidWorks "camera demo" that literally had mechanical engineers falling out of their chairs when you showed associative drawings and parametric editing! Great credit is given to Autodesk for moving people off the drafting board onto computers 20+ years ago, and to PTC for bringing parametric solid modeling to the commercial market. It seems CAD tools have always been developed to increase the individual users’ productivity and therefore the productivity of the entire engineering department. We have definitely come a long way since the drafting board methods of the 1980’s. But for all of the advances that are available today with parametric modelingand even free-form or history- free modeling , a careless user can still model themselves into very "unproductive" design cycles. My good friend, Dick Gebhard, has been in this industry much longer that I have and has been very committed in identifying and prescribing new methods in making engineers and designers more productive using parametric solid modeling tools. Over the last 3 years, he worked relentlessly before he was able to develop a new strategy called "RMS - Resilient Modeling Strategy", and was able to present RMS at the 2013 Cincinnati Solid Edge University. The concept and presentation has been reviewed and written about by some prominent CAD Bloggers ... Matt Lombard, Scott Wertel and Evan Yares. Click here for a PDF of the highlights of Matt Lombard's review of the power of a resilient modeling strategy, which companies and individuals should consider adopting as a best practice. It's a suggestion that is simple enough to absorb and put into practice for even the most casual CAD users. Let us know if you'd like to get more information on this strategy; or some guidance on how to implement within your organization or for yourself. Great articles to read: Matt Lombard’s Blog Evan Yares’ Blog Scott Wertel’s Article

Labels: CAD, Resilient Modeling Strategy, RMS, SE, Solid Edge, SolidWorks