Most metal fabrication businesses still rely on 2D drawings, even when there is a 3D model available. At the manufacturing floor, drawings are utilized to develop production plans. Purchasing department utilizes it for technical packages while other departments like quality and marketing utilize drawings to develop different publications.
The use of 2D geometry is thus still prevalent, and is affecting productivity to a great level of significance. The reasons mainly include the inability of the drawings to maintain a tight collaboration between the departments and limited possibility to communicate design intent clearly. Besides, these 2D drafts are often difficult to manage and are prone to errors that eventually cause miscommunication and production scrap. This is something that every metal fabricator would probably know of, but are somehow stuck with the 2D processes, either due to the fear of losing business while transitioning or due to…