Assembly-oriented design process

Abstract The greatest potential for rationalisation of assembly lies in assembly-oriented product design and automation of assembly. Conventional methods are already applied to support assembly-oriented design, but continuous computer support has not yet been realised. With the CAD system demos (Design and Modelling System) a first prototype has been developed which allows assembly-specific optimisation of the product structure and the part geometry, as well as evaluation of the assembly features of the parts.