Horizontal modeling

[bem]

Does anyone have experience with this? Looks like a step backward.



Patents for modeling techniques, what's next?

http://www.delphi.com/pdf/dti/dcce/whitepaper_sept19.pdf

 

[jeff4136]

I've seen a few discussion about this over the past year. For my money, it's just buzz words and BS. I simply can't believe they are applying for patents on a best practice. As far as I'm concerned it has the aroma of a scam.

 

[dougr]

The white paper sure doesn't give anything away.



Any modeling processes can be vertical or horizontal - it just depends on which way is chosen to lay out the process flow chart !!!

 

[skuld]

Jeff4136 is right about patenting a

 

[bem]

The way I read it, dephi is building models where features are based on extraneous datums and not the part features. That way when a feature is changed the part does not fail.



The majority of their time savings was scrapping 2D cad for generation of process sheets & using their 3D master process models.



Maybe if they had been using pro/process instead of UG they wouldn't have made this remarkable discovery.

 

[doctordremel]

Hmmmmmm

I better get off my protrusion and patent my Diagonal, Transwarp Modeling and I Did It My Way Process Design before these folks discover it. I skimmed the article trying to find the kernal of what they have and it did'nt float my boat. One thing I DID notice instead of a great emphasise on rapid developemnt and sound stable parts, the primary benefits seems to be a Reduction of required personel oohhh THATS a benefit we all want to have our managers implement at the SOONEST opportunity.



DD

 

[dr_gallup]

CadCamNet just had an article on this:



http://www.cadcamnet.com/



Actually, many of their ideas have been in our SOP for using Pro/E for years. I don't see how they can get a patent on such generalized ideas or how they could prevent anyone from using them. I think the patents are still pending because my searches of the USPO have not turned up anything.

 

[Brian_Adkins]

These were just patent applications filed...



There are links to the patent applications on a thread on this topic from the PTC/User exploder a few months ago... You can search the archives for more info.



-Brian