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Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 24 March 2005
New case study tells of rocket science
Vistagy has published a new case study on rocket engine design, documenting productivity gains and timesaving that Boeing Canoga Park achieved by using EnCapta software.
Vistagy has published a new case study on rocket engine design, documenting productivity gains and timesaving that Boeing Canoga Park achieved by using EnCapta software Engineers at Boeing employ the software within their computer-aided design (CAD) systems to capture and carry forward the historic rationale behind engineering decisions
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 1 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Extend CAD to store additional design data
Vistagy has announced the release of EnCapta software, which enables engineers to capture complex non-geometric design data and store it associatively with the CAD geometry
Initial results of the EnCapta implementation show the software could save many hours for designers and analysts.
The eight-page case study, called "Passing on the rocket lore at Boeing", is available for download from the Vistagy website.
The Boeing division at Canoga Park has a long history in rocket engine design.
When engineers at the facility create a new design, they often draw on generations of engineering decisions that have shaped previous products, from the Redstone rocket to the Space Shuttle.
"This sort of knowledge is specific to an individual design", says Tony Eastland, Director, Engineering Operations at Boeing Canoga Park.
"We had a great many places to store it, but no one handy, searchable place for a given part or project".
Boeing Canoga Park wished to take full advantage of their new technology for capturing past and present engineering information in a form that would be readily available to engineers, analysts, and others in product development.
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