A. Bartos, R. Hughes
Intelligent Data Technology - Fiducia TechneGroup, LLC, Ohio, United States
Keywords: Technical Data Compliance, Manufacturing, Provisioning, Availability, Readiness
CAD models contain 1000's of pieces of critical information, many of which are hidden and require the knowledge of experts to find and analyze. CADTxT automatically searches for this hidden information, reports its discovery in easy to understand reports, and analyzes the data for compliance. Today, a small group of experts (Technical Data Managers and their teams) manually check a small sampling of files to confirm compliance and find information that is critical to engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and provisioning. Even if all of the sample files pass, the remaining 80%-90% of the files are never verified and errors/omissions are not discovered and potentially during critical situations. CADTxT processes thousands of files in a few hours versus weeks or months using manual techniques. This critical information includes annotations, notes, parameters, relations, location (view, layer, visibility, xyz position), tolerances, data classification, data rights, distribution information, materials, critical materials, suppliers, etc. This information is used for manufacturing planning, supply chain, purchasing, inventory, controlling CUI, managing IP, compliance with international standards, government regulations, FARS, DFARS, internal and customer required information.