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Every
industry has developed an extensive base of knowledge.
This knowledge covers the
materials they
use, the products they produce, methods of production.
For the machines and tools used to
produce
the parts, there is extensive knowledge of how to design, manufacture
and
operate these tools. These
activities
subject to government regulations, corporate standards, and industrial
processes. All of
this knowledge directs
each company to effectively carrying out its function in the industry.
CAD
systems provide tools to model a design in 3D, assemble components
together, and parametrically change the design until the
desired
result is obtained. However, they generally don't
know anything about
what the design is supposed to do, how it works, or what the
requirements are. To rectify this lack, collaborative systems
can be
built on top of a CAD system to use this knowledge. The first
application of the knowledge would be in generating designs. Besides generating designs (which
is not always feasible), systems like this can be used to:
- ensure designs meet
standards
- validate that all the
customer requirements are met
- validate that the
customer's
requirements are feasible
- generate reports,
quotes,
estimates, Bill of Materials, etc.
- organize knowledge to
provide step by step direction to designers
- enable
construction of point-of-sale systems where the customer (an individual
or company) can interactively design what they want, while the system
ensures feasibility
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