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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2018
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Kelly Eric Bowman, Provo, UT (US);
Spencer Carter, Provo, UT (US);
Scott Jackson, Everett, WA (US);
Jessica Collyer, Binghamton, NY (US);
Scott Christensen, Provo, UT (US);
Abigail Christensen, Provo, UT (US);
Joanna Hugo, Mililan, HI (US);
Jacob Wardell, Tucson, UT (US);
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Abstract
A method, executed by at least one processor, may include executing a first CAx application configured to enable a first user to edit a first 3D proprietary model comprising a plurality of features for a part that is to be manufactured, wherein the first 3D proprietary model is encoded in a first CAx format. The method may also include, executing a synchronization plugin module for the first CAx application and detecting, with the synchronization plugin module, a request by the first user to generate a first 2D manufacturing drawing and model corresponding to a selected view of the part that is to be manufactured. The method may also include initiating generation of a 2D collaborative model corresponding to the first 2D manufacturing model and initiating storage of the 2D collaborative model on a collaborative data store. A corresponding system and computer readable medium are also disclosed herein.