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Try a release check on a generated drawing.

In engineer-to-order work, a drawing generated from a 3D model can look finished and still be missing what the floor needs. Finish and treatment callouts like plating or anodizing usually aren't in the model at all. This demo walks a sample part through the checks we'd put in front of release, so nothing generated reaches the floor until an engineer and a named approver have looked at it.

1. Pick a sample part

Mounting plate, 350 × 300 × 12 mm

A36 steel · drawing generated from the 3D model · rev A

350300Ø18Ø18Ø18?Ø60

Sample part and sketch. Dashed outlines are features the generated drawing left undimensioned.

2. Run the release checks

  • Revision matches PDM: passes

    Drawing and PDM are both at rev A.

  • Bill of material matches ERP: passes

    1 of 1 lines match.

  • Every feature is dimensioned: fails

    6 of 7 present. Missing: Position of the lower-right mounting hole.

  • Finish and treatment callouts are on the drawing: fails

    Not in the 3D model, so not on the drawing: Powder coat, black, per customer spec.

  • Title block and notes are complete: passes

    Material (A36 steel), drawing standard and tolerances are filled in.

  • A named approver signs off

    Locked until every check above passes.

Held at release: 2 checks to resolve.

The drawing doesn't reach the floor until an engineer resolves each flag and a named approver signs.

How it works

  1. 01

    The checks compare the drawing with the systems that already hold the record: the revision in PDM and the bill of material in ERP.

  2. 02

    Anything the model can't carry, like finishes, treatments and inspection notes, is checked against the job and flagged when it's missing.

  3. 03

    An engineer clears each flag. The approver can only sign once every check passes, and the sign-off is recorded with the revision.

Good to know

Before you try it on your shop.

This is a demo with made-up parts and rules. It runs in your browser and doesn't send anything anywhere. It doesn't show a client drawing, and nothing in it is a measured result. In a real engagement the checks come from your drawing standard and your CAD, PDM and ERP systems.

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