Structured organization of Engineering Objects in the information content of PLM system

Abstract

Management of Engineering objects in the Product model is a complex task. Engineers always faces problem to organize Engineering Objects defined by them as well as track relationship of their Engineering objects with other objects. For existing product, Engineer wastes a lot of time calculating parameter and structure of modeled Engineering Object defined by another Engineer and understanding complex relationship between Engineering Objects. Moreover, it is very difficult for Engineers to interact with Engineering Object which are not related to their discipline. Level of difficulty increases with the large and complex Product. Any change can affect the process of whole product. In this Paper, the author proposes possible solution of above mentioned problems by organizing the Engineering objects in the information content of PLM system. Engineering Objects are categorized and organized by the concept of community zone. Following this, defining and maintenance of Engineering objects are done by categorizing the engineers. Finally, Engineering Object is represented by new form named Community diagram, which provide overview of connected Engineering Objects as well as UML diagram, which provide complete specification of an engineering object. This new format of representation helps engineers to grasp and analyze the structure of complex product model. Also, Engineer can able to modify the existing product model easily and make efficient individual contribution in the Product modeling.