3D Wiring Routing Visualization in Virtual Product Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing complex systems like aircraft engine systems with multiple interconnected parts and wiring systems is challenging due to the difficulty in coordinating physical and logical information, particularly in designing and assembling wiring routing, which is often based on 2D and 3D views and specification documents distributed across multiple storage systems, leading to inefficiencies in design revisions and production time.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system for generating a 3D computer model of an assembly that includes creating a part data structure in a virtual product management system, importing 3D part design data, 3D wiring routing design data, and wiring routing annotation data from a CAD model system, and combining these to generate a 3D model of the assembly for display on an electronic end user device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If wiring routing information is stored in distributed storage systems and PDM systems, then information can be preserved in multiple formats, but information management becomes difficult and design revision coordination deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges previously distributed wiring routing information from multiple storage systems and PDM systems into a single integrated 3D model. This consolidation eliminates the complexity of managing information across multiple distributed systems while preserving all wiring routing data in a unified format that can be easily accessed and revised.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a virtual product management system as an intermediary that bridges CAD model systems and PDM systems. This intermediary layer facilitates the integration and management of wiring routing information, allowing seamless data flow between different systems while centralizing control and reducing management complexity.
2Manufacturing precision
If wiring routing is designed using 2D views and specification documents, then design details can be documented, but design precision and assembly accuracy deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions wiring routing design from two-dimensional views and documents to three-dimensional models. This dimensional upgrade provides spatial context and visual accuracy that 2D representations cannot convey, enabling precise design and assembly while integrating seamlessly with existing PDM and CAD systems.
3Productivity
If physical and logical information are distributed across multiple systems, then information can be stored separately, but production time increases due to coordination difficulties
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines physical and logical wiring routing information into a single integrated 3D model within the virtual product management system. This merger eliminates the time-consuming coordination required to manage separate physical and logical information systems, enabling faster design revisions and improved productivity.
4Manufacturing precision
If 3D model visualization is implemented, then design precision and assembly accuracy improve, but system complexity and data integration requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a virtual product management system as an intermediary to manage the complexity of data integration required for 3D model visualization. This intermediary layer handles the integration between CAD model systems and PDM systems, reducing the perceived complexity for users while enabling accurate 3D visualization for improved assembly precision.
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AI summary
A method for generating a three-dimensional (3D) computer model of an assembly that includes wiring routing, which includes creating a part data structure that defines a part in a virtual product management system. The part data structure includes a plurality of nodes that define at least 3D part design data, 3D wiring routing design data and wiring routing annotation data of the part. The method includes importing at least the 3D part design data, the 3D wiring routing design data and the wiring routing annotation data to the part data structure from a computer-aided design (CAD) model system and generating a 3D computer model of the assembly. The method also includes transmitting the 3D computer model of the assembly to an electronic end user device.