3D solid works better than 2D sketching for companies and engineers

Posted: November 27th, 2013

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6/14/2011

3D Solid Works better than 2D Sketching

The works of Solid Works have been documented as the regular work in the Software field. Solid work integrations and applications in software field have made sold work a dominant and proficient tool in engineering and companies. Before any designing and engineering is done, a merchandise catalogue is created. A simple 2D sketching is produced before modeling of 3D. Nevertheless, the sketching represents the primary geometry, which is not a complete module. The 3D modeling technologies have increased in application for better transformation in solid works companies. Many companies use the 2D sketching in drafting and drawing work. However, the 3D CAD have been discovered advantageous over the use of 2D by engineers in making draft and design changes because of it is flexibility and efficiency operation in the manufacturing companies.

There are various reasons as to why 3D Solid Works better than 2D Sketching. First, the use of the 3D system has a way of visualizing objects in the manufacturing companies globally. In the competitive world market, the marketing time is essential thus, engineers need to produce engineering products that should reach customers quickly and this means fewer engineering change orders (Designrfix 2006).Therefore, the 3D has been widely used by the engineers and companies because they help in error identification earlier in the drafting and designing process. This enables engineers to save time for more transformation change rather than spending their valuable time in drafting and designing of engineer products. The ‘Feasibility of visualization and simulation applications to improve work zone safety and mobility’ is a book that helps in making valuable decisions and improves the learners’ understanding in design venture concepts throughout the use of visualization practices.

Consequently, the use of 3D saves time unlike the use of 2D. The use of 3D helps the engineers to design their work faster and it is not costly as compared to the use of 2D. The 2D CAD may make drawings faster but it may only produce out a set of 2D drawings. Kaewmoracharoen and Kelly illustrate that these outputs are not actually the ideal representative of the complex products especially when communicating within the designing team, customers or suppliers (Kaewmoracharoen and Kelly 56). These will be taken as the misinterpretation or error, which may end up being costly and time wastage in the company. Thus, combining the 2D sketching is not commonly practiced nowadays by engineers. Thus, the use of the 3D has become widely used because of time saving and reducing costs.

Secondly, 3 D is a better tool for creating changes in the companies. With the use of the 3D, engineers can do a lot of work and generate views quickly for technical and assembly illustrations. There are no updates and changes as with the use of 2D whereby engineers will be required to make changes in their designs and updates in every drawing of the assembly part used. The changes made may result in errors and misinterpretation of the information that will increase exponentially because changes are made everyday when sketching using 2D CAD. Thus, the use of 3D in designing does not cause any errors or misinterpretation of the information when it is used in creating changes in the companies. This is because the engineers eliminate a lot of time spent and reduce the associated risks when designing because changes only occur in the downstream of a certain change.

Thirdly, checking a 2D drawing for potential interfaces especially when dealing with complicated designs may be time consuming and sometime difficult to point out. Thus, many companies and engineers find it effective when using 3D in designing of engineering products. This is because 3D Solid Works has collision detection unlike the 2D, which does not have a practical way of detecting or checking for collisions. The 3D enables engineers to check the maximum and minimum tolerance condition that resolves the stack-up of problems. The collision detection helps engineers to identify the best 3D CAD to be used and the one that contributes to particular problem to be involved without wasting a lot of time.

Lastly, when companies and engineers start using 3D Solid Works rather than 2D sketching, the pain of change will be less than continuing to use 2D (Planchard and Marie 78). This is because 3D is easy to access and easy to use in Solid Works. However, many people argue that the use of 3D in making the change over 2D sketching poses greater challenges to companies. This is because it involves a learning process in the way it should work. For instance, when an engineer draws a square, it does not actually produce a proper square. It may appear like a rectangle, cube or a plate. Consequently, it may become a recess or a square hole in another design or drafting feature (Omura and Rick 67). Mastering AutoCAD for Mac’ is global best AutoCAD book that has importance information about the use of 3D work. It provides information on how small working groups in engineering may be able to mange organizational projects. In addition, Omura and Rick emphasizes on transforming 2D drawings into 3D at each step of practical learning in engineering work.

However, others say that setting up the new 3CD software concepts to work within the documentation system of the company has a challenge even if the engineers grasp those concepts. This area is not usually implemented fully in most of 3D CAD applications. In the case where engineers have the ability to make drawings, using this sketching method does not necessarily mean the end of their work. Management of 3CD files is not easy. Thus, there is need to communicate within the companies the proper management and challenges that may arise with the use of 3D. However, the issues on use of 2D applications should be addressed but the most complex matter is with the use of 3D applications.

Another argument is that sometimes the engineers may need to use 2D in drafting and drawing but 3D packages will better be needed to support this situation. Nevertheless, some engineers and some companies prefer using 2D but they should be pressured to move into the 3D application. 2D and 3D varies from one occupation to another and it depends on the choice or preferences of the engineers or companies that use them. There are many advantages of using 3D over 2D but what makes the 3D not to be widely used in many companies are the designing concepts that may change. In addition, the designing time will be longer comparing to 2D applications and the cost of implementing it is extremely high.

Many designing companies and engineers are moving towards the use of 3D than 2D CAD systems in drafting and designing because of the multiple benefits associated with it. However, it seems that some engineers and designing companies do not understand or accept the use of 3D in product designing because many companies have stuck with the use of 2D systems. The book of ‘Drawing and detailing with Solid Works: A Workbook for Solid works’ provides comprehensive information about how 3D CAD works. This book provides essential information on the important of using 3D CAD for efficiency operation in the companies (Planchard and Marie 78). Moreover, Planchard and Maries express the use of 3D CAD and surface mechanisms thus making it helpful for those studying engineering work.

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