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3DDESIGNED

WE ARE PEDALINGMORE SLOWLY

THIS PRODUCT?FULL SPEED AHEAD

Engineers save time and have a more productive conversation thanks to tools that represent complex principles in 3D. Everyone understands the concepts.

ROLLING RIGHTALONG

With 3D, engineers get the design right before their eyes. Interferences, collisions and hole misalignments are detected. Engineers design to cost targets with built-in bill of materials creation, cost estimation capabilities and manufacturability checks.

TESTING, TESTING1,2,3 DAYS EARLY

3D is used to visualize and share designs, helping to understand the parts in motion. Photographic-quality images and animations in full color allow clients to preview how the design will look and react. Physical models can be made quickly and inexpensively using a 3D printer so they can hold actual parts.

TIRED? HARDLY, WITH ALL OF THESE TIME SAVINGS!

Changes are made faster and with 100% accuracy. Files are automatically updated whenever a design change is made—from parts to assemblies to drawings—because all downstream engineering, manufacturing and marketing deliverables are linked to the 3D design models. Colleagues can start working on their materials before the design is finalized.

THE FINISH LINE IS IN SIGHT

All departments have worked concurrently, reducing the time needed to complete the project. 3D models are used to create User Guides, and websites and advertising are ready with images and animations weeks before the first bike rolls off the assembly line.

ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND MARKETING ARE PEDDLING ALONG

PROJECT IS ONSCHEDULE FOR NOW

Extra time and effort are needed to demonstrate a product concept in 2D. Getting engineers and their clients on

the same page might appear easy, but complex concepts are difficult to

illustrate and interpret.

With 2D, costly prototypes are required to test designs. Changes

require more prototypes to verify the new design. Additional delays result

as design problems are found and parts are reworked to make them fit.

PROJECT IS FALLING TO THE BACK OF THE PELOTON

It’s hard to relay complicated design points to clients because many

drawings are required. The delays created by the complexity of designing in 2D mean there is more pressure and

tighter deadlines, as a result more design problems surface.

ALMOST OUT OF THE RACE

PROJECT LIMPSBEHIND AT A

SINGLE-SPEED PACE

PROJECT IS 20DAYS LATE

When a bicycle company creates a new product, several factors are key: attention to detail, product safety and timely delivery. The two scenarios below show how each project develops. On the left is a bicycle designed using 2D software, and on

the right is a bicycle designed in 3D. Notice the challenges that arise in 2D manufacturing and find out why 3D helps expedite the project’s timeline.

HOW 3D HELPS ABICYCLE COMPANY WIN

The project falls further behind because changes to a single design element

require making changes across dozens, possibly hundreds, of design files.

Additional testing and careful proofing is required.

In manufacturing, more interferences, collisions and hole misalignments are

uncovered, further delaying launch. Assembly documentation is just now

being created, and 2D drawings have to be updated again. Overrun costs for

extra engineering time are piling up. More distressing, the cost to produce the design is almost twice what was

targeted – meaning profitability is now in question.

The entire project is completed by the deadline. Just as important, the project is on budget, and the manufacturing costs hit the targets set at the beginning of the project. Computer simulations allowed optimization of the bicycle’s aerodynamics, ensured proper function and reliability, and cut down on the cost of building multiple physical prototypes. Complex technical documentation was created quickly and easily before parts were finished, helping the client’s marketing and sales colleagues do their jobs and sell product in advance.

And the winner is … 3D! That’s because it allows designers to identify and correct design flaws early, test components to verify they will function properly and explain to clients how parts work together. Engineers have time to add innovations such as stylized

ergonomic parts that increase sales by making the final product look sleeker and ride faster. Happy clients and happy designers say it best:

Choosing 3D really is that easy, no training wheels required.

WINNING DESIGN CROSSES THE FINISH LINE ON TIME!

PRODUCT LAUNCH HAPPENS 60 DAYS LATE – WITH ZERO

FANFARE

The project wraps up after nearly one month of delays. The product is

adequate, but design problems are still possible because of the rush to

complete the project.

RIDE TO SUCCESS

It’s easy to ensure the design functions as it should without physical prototypes. 3D simulation determines if a design is structurally sound, can survive dynamic forces and vibrations and validate aerodynamics to eliminate over-designed elements that might add weight and cost.

MEET WITH THE CLIENT

DESIGN THE BICYCLEDESIGN THE BICYCLEDESIGN THE BICYCLEDESIGN THE BICYCLE

SHARE DESIGN WITH THE CLIENTSHARE DESIGN WITH THE CLIENTSHARE DESIGN WITH THE CLIENTSHARE DESIGN WITH THE CLIENT

MAKE CHANGESMAKE CHANGESMAKE CHANGESMAKE CHANGES

DELIVER FINAL DESIGNDELIVER FINAL DESIGNDELIVER FINAL DESIGNDELIVER FINAL DESIGN

FIRST PRODUCTIONFIRST PRODUCTIONFIRST PRODUCTIONFIRST PRODUCTION

TEST THE DESIGNTEST THE DESIGNTEST THE DESIGNTEST THE DESIGN

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With 2D, engineers must create multiple views to represent each part. This

increases the time required to make all views accurate, scaled and up-to-date.

Identifying interferences, detecting collisions and estimating cost is difficult.

Engineers hope they are on budget but have no real data to monitor costs.