工厂设计(Factory CAD)

通过允许用户使用参数化的智能工厂对象，如传送带、夹层、起重机、物料箱和材料处理设备，使用AutoCAD环境下的设备符号、单元管理和层优化管理工具，用户可以考虑从设备和传送带到工厂墙壁的所有因素，从而创建高度复杂而详细的三维工厂模型。

数据管理选项（即工厂结构编辑器）可以允许用户把Factory CAD的数据与UGS PLM全生命周期数据结构建立起关联。所有的对象都可以进行仿真数据交换（SDX），所有的数据均可以无缝地传输到eM-Plant以及其他离散事件仿真工具中。

Factory CAD is a factory layout application that gives you everything you need to create detailed, intelligent factory models. Instead of having to drawing lines, arcs, and circles, Factory CAD allows you to work with "smart objects" that represent virtually all the resources used in a Factory, from floor and overhead conveyors, mezzanines and cranes to material handling containers and operators. With these objects, you can "snap" together a layout model without wasting time drawing the equipment.

Business Value

Because Factory CAD makes layout creation, modification, and visualization easier and faster, design flaws and issues can be identified and eliminated earlier in the design process, prior to physically building or modifying the factory. Re-using the layout data in other related applications saves time, allows more design iterations to be assessed, and makes the layout information more valuable. Overall, getting factories into production sooner with fewer last minute modifications provides significant financial benefits. Here are the key benefits you can expect from Factory CAD:

• Reduced interpretation errors
• Layout design problems discovered very early
• Expensive redesign problems avoided
• Usable with other analysis packages
• 90% faster than traditional 3D modeling
• Up to 95% reduction in file sizes
• Able to create 2D/3D models in less time and effort
• Data re-use makes the layout information more valuable

Technical Solution Overview

Factory CAD enhances AutoCAD and the AutoDesk Architectural Desktop product to deliver a complete factory design solution by providing a library of smart objects that represent factory equipment and resources. Each object has both 2D and 3D views and incorporates key performance factors. This data, with the layout parameters, can then be extracted from the Factory CAD layout for input to production simulation tools through Factory CAD’s simulation data exchange (SDX) format. Similarly, cost factors can be extracted from the Factory CAD layout for estimating purposes. For equipment that is not already represented in Factory CAD’s library, the object builder enables users to create their own lightweight parametric object models. Factory CAD requires AutoCAD or AutoDesk Architectural Desktop.

The Competitive Advantage

With Factory CAD, 3D models can be created faster than 2D drawings with conventional CAD. With smart object technology, stored file sizes are smaller than 2D drawing files, thus avoiding the data size and performance problems normally associated with modeling complete factories. Factory CAD enables engineers to create full 3D models that provide much more information than 2D drawings, helping them discover potential layout problems early in the design process. Since these layout models can be leveraged directly in visualization, material flow, and discrete event simulation programs, they offer considerable time savings.

Major Capabilities

• View 3D models with non-CAD viewers: Technology has been embedded into the smart objects allowing simple viewers such as Factory View, an E-factory product; Vis Mockup, a Teamcenter™ product; Volo View, VIZ 4 (3D StudioVis), and many others to view the factory models.
• Conveyor objects: All kinds of conveyors are available for use from package conveyors like belt conveyors, v-belt driven live roller conveyors, gravity roller conveyors, structure track conveyors, palletized assembly conveyors to highly sophisticated conveyors like automotive floor conveyors, cross transfers, lift systems, chain-on-edge, and power and free conveyors.
• Robot objects: Many highly detailed models of popular robots such as ABB, Fanuc, Kuka and Kawasaki are available as objects. With built-in forward kinematics, you can articulate these robots in any position desired.
• Additional material handling objects: You will find a comprehensive list of material handling devices ranging from bridge cranes and jib cranes to lift tables and turn tables for containers.
• Create objects with object builder: With the object builder toolkit, you can build custom 3D factory equipment objects of your own. These objects then can be modified on the fly similar to the smart factory objects found in Factory CAD.
• Share objects with object enabler: The object enabler toolkit, which can be passed to and shared with non-factory CAD users, enables Factory CAD models and drawings to be viewed in other AutoDesk programs.
• Simulation data exchange (SDX) enabled: All objects within Factory CAD have SDX parameters (e.g., cycle time, scrap rate, load time, unload time, breakdowns, setups, etc.) built into objects. Factory CAD also has the ability to read an SDX file to update its objects. A number of major discrete event simulation tools can read SDX data.
• Block and symbol management tools: In addition to smart factory objects, Factory CAD includes hundreds of traditional symbols and blocks. Factory CAD enables you to move freely in the libraries to select, add, copy, move, and delete blocks.
• Clearance Detection: As the Factory is being designed, you can constantly use Factory CAD’s clearance detection features to prove your designs early in the design process.
• BOM generation: You can also generate intelligent BOM (Bill of Materials) reports of equipment in your plant. This is especially important for complex, multiple-segmented equipment like cable trays and fences.
• CAD data import: Tooling and product CAD data from UG, Parasolid, VRML, or JT formats can be imported as a smart factory object.