3 Dimensional Solid Model Technical Data Packages TACOM-ARDEC

3 Dimensional Solid Model Technical Data Packages TACOM-ARDEC Close Combat Armaments Center Light Armament Division http: //w 4. pica. army. mil/ardec-ri/tacom_3 d. htm Jeff Windham 309 782 -8162 Windhamj@ria. army. mil

M 9 Pistol Cutaway

3 D SOLID MODEL TDP’s TACOM technical data system currently based on 2 -D raster images of line drawings. TACOM is converting to a system based on 3 -D solid models. This 3 -D tech data will be used for production, design interface and upgrades, logistics support, configuration management, etc.

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3 D SOLID MODELS ALLOW AUTOMATED CREATION OF TECHNICAL MANUAL PAGES

3 D SOLID MODELS ALLOW AUTOMATED CREATION OF TECHNICAL MANUAL PAGES

3 D SOLID MODELS ALLOW AUTOMATED CREATION OF TECHNICAL MANUAL PAGES

Advantages of 3 D TDP’s Faster design upgrades Build virtual parts and assemblies in the computer Infinite viewpoints and exploded views of assemblies Rapid prototyping Engineering analysis capabilities (stress, thermal, interference fit, tolerance stack-up, etc. ) Reduced manufacturing lead time and cost Automated generation and update of line drawings

TACOM-ARDEC 3 D TDP SYSTEM Based on Pro/Engineer Solid Modeling and Pro/Intralink Product Data Management toolset. Adobe Acrobat (. pdf) of Pro/E drawings will still be document of record (I. e 2 -D Drawings are still going to be used). Other 3 D CAD packages (CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, Unigraphics, etc) may be used in the future.

3 D Technical Data Package (TDP) CD-ROMs 2 CDs are provided with each 3 D TDP request The information on these CDs is presented in 6 formats which are: First CD Second CD 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) files (contractual TDP) JEDMICS. C 4 Raster Images (contractual TDP) Pro/Engineer Native 2 -Dimensional line drawings Pro/Engineer Native Solid Models Standard Format for the Exchange of Product Data (STEP) format representation of solid models Virtual Reality Markup Language (VRML) representation of solid models Technical Data Package List (TDPL) and Read-me files are also provided on each CD

How this affects you. End item and spare parts manufacturers can take advantage of 3 D to reduce manufacturing lead time and cost. R&D contractors may be asked to provide Tech data in 3 D Solid Model Format. Interface issues become easier to solve as more equipment is defined by 3 D solids.

Items Converted to 3 D M 9 Pistol M 16 Series Rifles M 4 Series Carbines M 203 Grenade Launcher Mk 19 Grenade Machine Gun Hydra-70 Warhead 40 mm M 781 Training Round

For more information contact: Jeff Windham 309 -782 -8162 Windhamj@ria. army. mil http: //w 4. pica. army. mil/ardec-ri/tacom_3 d. htm