{"id":304,"date":"2019-07-09T10:40:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T17:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/NX-Design-Blog\/Free-e-Book-Leveraging-a-Model-Based-Definition-to-Build-a\/ba-p\/608082"},"modified":"2026-03-26T04:21:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:21:53","slug":"free-e-book-leveraging-a-model-based-definition-to-build-a-digital-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/free-e-book-leveraging-a-model-based-definition-to-build-a-digital-thread\/","title":{"rendered":"Free e-Book: Leveraging a Model-Based Definition to Build a Digital Thread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/topic\/model-based-definition-ebook\/59334\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Download our e-book here<\/A>&nbsp;and learn how you can use model-based definition to build a digital thread to improve productivity througout your organization.&nbsp;<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>Modern product development relies on a foundation of digitalization. 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