{"id":2132,"date":"2017-09-15T22:21:37","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T05:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Teamcenter-Blog\/Geometric-Search-for-Part-Standardization-and-Reuse\/ba-p\/433102"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:46:26","slug":"geometric-search-for-part-standardization-and-reuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/geometric-search-for-part-standardization-and-reuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Geometric Search for Part Standardization and Reuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This is the second article in a series on the business value of geometric search, or <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/products\/plm-components\/geolus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Shape Search<\/em><\/a><em>, a new technology that can help you reach greater returns on your Teamcenter investment. Geometric search enriches\u00a0the user experience by providing a more intuitive way to find, share and reuse product information than text search, alone. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Catch up on the whole series by reading<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/shape-search-for-engineering-productivity\/\">part1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/Search-with-Geometry-to-find-Ideas-and-Concepts-you-can-Reuse\/\">part 3<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/Use-Shape-Search-to-Shorten-Time-to-Market\/\">part 4<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/Learn-How-Geometric-Search-Enhances-Innovation\/\">part 5<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Reuse is efficient, reinvention is wasteful. As we saw from <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/shape-search-for-engineering-productivity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u201cShape Search for Engineering Productivity&#8221;<\/a>, there is no such thing as a \u201ccheap\u201d part and so the savings potential through reuse across the entire inventory is considerable. Standardization and classification encourage the best practice of part reuse. Geometric search supports part classification and consolidation by identifying parts that are good sources of shareable metadata. Geometric search is delivered with \u201caClass with Shape Search,\u201d from our partner <a title=\"BCT Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bct-technology.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">BCT, <\/a>providing a flexible classification solution for the Teamcenter environment.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2132-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"401\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/11\/2017-09-02-aClassShapeSearchTeamcenter.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/11\/2017-09-02-aClassShapeSearchTeamcenter.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/11\/2017-09-02-aClassShapeSearchTeamcenter.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cShape Search for Part Standardization and Reuse\u201d is one step towards greater efficiency covered in the article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/media\/global\/en\/5%20ways%20Shape%20Search%20Drives%20Business_tcm27-63770.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five Ways Shape Search Drives Business Value<\/a>\u201d by Jim Brown, President of Tech-Clarity.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the second article in a series on the business value of geometric search, or Shape Search, a new technology that can help you reach greater returns on your Teamcenter investment. 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