{"id":3185,"date":"2020-04-28T14:25:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T18:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/?p=3185"},"modified":"2026-03-26T04:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:20:37","slug":"how-to-make-the-successful-transition-to-a-model-based-enterprise-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/how-to-make-the-successful-transition-to-a-model-based-enterprise-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make the successful transition to a model based enterprise solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cIs this a cut or an extrusion?\u201d For decades industries have\nused 2D drawings and sheets of paper to communicate. Companies were not as spread\nout as they are today and it was easy to verify questions about things on a technical\ndrawing right away. Today, teams are distributed throughout the world, often\nwith continents and various time zones between them. If you have to wait 9\nhours to clarify a question or interpret it yourself, you invite ambiguities. Having\na 3D model as the basis of your process can help with eliminating most of the\nambiguity. Last\nmonth<\/a> Paul Brown from Siemens Digital Industries Software and Allan Behrens\nof Taxal shared how 3D models can be used to digitalize your engineering\nprocess. In the second part of our series, Paul and Allan discuss how to\nsucceed in the transition to a model based enterprise solution.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the ambiguity of 2D drawings taken away, 3D models lend\nthemselves to collaboration. They can be shared across the enterprise and used\nin many other parts of the organization like costing, quality assurance and\nmanufacturing. This downstream use is where the true value of model based\nenterprise lies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Importantly this new strategy needs to fit within the rest\nof your processes, otherwise the downstream use could get interrupted. Therefore,\nthe key to a successful MBE solution is planning and a progressive transition. It\ncan help to identify the most important consumer of your design data and to\nmove this group from a drawing – based to a model – based approach first.  When the flow of information between the design\ndepartment and your focus group work seamlessly you can continue with the rest\nof the company. This strategy also gives you great insights into the value of MBE\nearly on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siemens offers various tools which can help you with a\nsmooth transition. Besides neutral viewing tools and file formats, a technical\ndata package can help you with interrogating the data. The technical data\npackage contains all model views and 3D annotation, as well as space for\nadditional documentation which can be shared across the company and used in\nother applications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the help of these tools the 3D model contains the\ncomplete product definition data which is required for all downstream\nprocesses.  It can be used as a single\nsource of truth within the company and becomes an effective digital twin of the\nproduct. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch\nthe second installment of our Model Based Enterprise Series with Allan Behrens\nand Paul Brown. Learn more now!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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