SOLIDWORKS - MBD

Model Based Definition (MBD) is an add-in tool that helps us to create 3D drafting with all PMI, this tool produces the output in eDrawings®, 3D-PDF & STEP 242 for clear 3D communication which bypasses time-consuming 2D processes and eliminates potential problems.  

MBD tool supports the establishment of document digitalization and control hardcopy utilization.

Creating MBD document for an assembly:

For creating the MBD with the necessary Product Manufacturing Information for the assembly mentioned in the image MBD tool must be activated.

Where to find,

Now the tool is available with plenty of options to work with the assembly.

Activating MBD also adds a 3D Views tab at the bottom with the Capture 3D view option. The capture 3D view option helps to capture the views of the assembly similar to the performance of sheets in the 2D drawing.

Creating Annotation view:

An Annotation view must be inserted with necessary view orientation for capturing each 3D view of the assembly in selected orientation. For this instance isometric is chosen as a view orientation for the newly created annotation view.

After creating the annotation view select activate and orient option from the right-click menu.

Note: It is advisable to create individual annotation view for each view captured via the Capture 3D view option

Creating BOM:

For creating notes & BOM separate notes area must be created for saving it. Now, for this instance a new notes area is inserted with the name of BOM Table and is activated from the right-click menu.

Now the BOM is generated for the assembly and it is positioned near to assembly view area without affecting the visibility of the assembly.

Now select *Isometric from the Annotations then click activate and orient option from the right-click menu.

Capturing 3D view:

After positioning the assembly orientation the current 3D view is captured with the help of the Capture 3D view option and it is saved with the name of Assembled.

Now the 3D view is created with BOM, similarly, we can add notes, balloons, dimensions, GD&T, etc. following the same procedure based on the needs.

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