Understanding MBD Model Types

To understand what an MBD model is, it is first necessary to define what it is not. A traditional 3-D model with no annotations is not an MBD model.s.

Model types include:

Inseparable assemblies
Installations and assemblies
Cables/Wire harnesses
Piping and waveguide
Composite panels and sandwich structures
Weldments
Castings
Forgings and stampings
Sheetmetal or thermal blankets

Figure 1 - Example Machined Part MBD

Figure 2 - Example Weldment MBD

Understanding MBD Model Types

Figure 1 - Example Machined Part MBD

Figure 2 - Example Weldment MBD MBD is focused on machined parts for this course. However, the configuration, organizational schema, and display of information is constructed such that it can be expanded to many other types of models including the following:

Inseparable assemblies — For example, machined parts with inserts.
Installations and assemblies — Work instructions, assembly models containing both parts and subassemblies, as well as manufacturing tools including jigs and fixtures.
Cables and wire harnesses.
Piping and waveguide.
Composite panels and sandwich structures — Face sheets, cores, inserts, and so on.
Weldments
Castings
Forgings and stampings
Sheetmetal or thermal blankets