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Understanding a Technical Data Package

A Technical Data Package, or TDP, enables you to share the completed MBD model information with multiple organizations during the product’s lifecycle.

The TDP may comprise a variety of data, including:

  • 3-D geometry models.

  • Product manufacturing information.

  • Associated lists.

  • Other product definition data.

  • Quality assurance provisions.

  • Reliability data.

  • Maintenance specifications.

  • Spares provisioning data.

  • Packaging details.

  • Performance requirements.

  • Applicable qualifications.

  • Applicable certifications to standards and specifications.

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Figure 1 - Technical Data Package Process Flow

Understanding a Technical Data Package

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Figure 1 - Technical Data Package Process Flow

To fully share the MBD data across the organization, it is necessary to create a Technical Data Package, or TDP. The formal definition of a TDP is as follows:

A TDP is a technical description of an item or product adequate for supporting operation, maintenance, acquisition strategy, design development, manufacturing development, production, engineering, and logistics through the product’s lifecycle.

The TDP comprises a variety of data categories that may include, but is not limited to:

  • 3-D geometry models (form) — Typically IGES or STEP format.

  • Product manufacturing information (fit) — Typically lightweight format such as Creo View.

  • Associated lists.

  • Other product definition data.

  • Quality assurance provisions.

  • Reliability data.

  • Maintenance specifications.

  • Spares provisioning data, which is form, fit, and function data sufficient to code items that need to be stock listed.

  • Packaging details.

  • Performance requirements (function).

  • Applicable qualifications.

  • Applicable certifications to standards and specifications.

  • Validation reports for exported and published models.

The creation of a TDP involves using the master CAD data to publish to a lightweight format and export to generic geometry formats in addition to combining other documents and data types into a single source point of information — the TDP.