After the success of his 2024 session, Philip Vaughan is back with Semantics: Annotating a 3D Model Is Still Drafting, Part 2. Here is a brief look at his valuable session to get attendees excited for COExperience, happening April 7-10 in Reno, Nevada. If you have not already, register to join us.
Q: Can you give a brief overview of your session? Who should attend?
A: This presentation will pick up where Part 1 ended last year at COExperience 2024, starting with a brief recap of that presentation. Then, there will be an explanation of exactly what model-based definition (MBD) is and how it is driven by the ASME Y14 standards. The MBD solution within CATIA 3DX and the compliance to the Y14 standards will be reviewed further, some of it was covered in the Part 1 session, with a focus on the assembly level annotations and other elements of annotating a 3D model. The session will also cover several of the frustrating elements of annotating a 3D model, and then how, once you have it figured out, it is actually fun — and cleaner than 2D drafting.
Q: Why is this topic important to industry members?
A: For those who use CATIA 3DX for MBD and add dimensional annotations using the 3D T&A application, this session will explain the driving side of the ASME Y14 standards and show some tips for achieving compliance.
Q: What is one piece of information you are particularly excited to share in your session?
A: Sharing the 3DX compliance to the ASME Y14 standards, as well as some of the workarounds required when they are not compliant.
A drafter at heart, Phillip Vaughan has spent 40 plus years in the design and engineering world, including architecture and architectural systems, oilfield drilling and service equipment, offshore oil drilling systems, heavy construction vehicles, military trucks and vertical flight. He has worked in the capacity of drafter, designer, engineer, project lead, checker, checking supervisor, design manager and SME. He holds as associate degree in engineering design from Odessa College and dual degree in architecture and civil engineering from Texas Tech University. He is an ASME-certified geometric dimensioning & tolerancing professional - Sr (GDTP-Sr) since 2011 and is a voting member of seven ASME Y14 Committees, including Y14.41 - Digital Product Definition Data Practices. At Bell Flight, he is a staff engineer and associate technical fellow for the ASME Y14 standards, specifically GD&T and MBD, providing training, mentoring, guidance and policy management. He started drafting on the board in high school, moved to 2D CAD (AutoCAD and CivilSoft), then 3D Wireframe (CADKEY and ANVIL5000) and Solid modeling (Solid Works, Unigraphics, Pro/Engineer-Wildfire-CREO, Inventor and CATIA V6-3DX). When not working, he spends time camping and fishing.