With this improved accuracy, engineers can produce tighter, better designs that still meet the same access requirements. Design for Assembly - A GE department is now determining whether a set of closely related parts can be installed together. This automated approach can replace the stereolithography techniques that required building plastic models of each design. Design modifications that could obstruct part removal can thus be tested to ensure continued assessibility, promoting more efficient design optimization. Snapshot from the animated sequence generated automatically by Product Vision.
Removal access is demonstrated for the green part through the narrow opening.
What's Next Further refinements in the Product Vision tool are under development. In addition, integration with human modeling systems will enable reachibility and anthropometric analysis.