Abstract: A functional relationship management (FRM) system manages design, implementation and manufacture of products. The FRM system may organize and manages diverse sets of design inputs from diverse sources, computing functional conditions for each set of design inputs. Published design inputs and resulting functional conditions can be shared among several users. Each user may implement a distinct set of working design inputs, and the system can provide the resulting set of working functional conditions. When used with a variational modeling system, the FRM system can be automatically populated to identify all design inputs that affect a functional condition in a given variational model. The system also supports the ability for users to manually add models, design inputs, functional conditions, and functional relationships between the design inputs and functional conditions. The system further supports the addition of FMEA data such as failure modes.

Abstract: A functional relationship management (FRM) system manages design, implementation and manufacture of products. The FRM system may organize and manages diverse sets of design inputs from diverse sources, computing functional conditions for each set of design inputs. Published design inputs and resulting functional conditions can be shared among several users. Each user may implement a distinct set of working design inputs, and the system can provide the resulting set of working functional conditions. When used with a variational modeling system, the FRM system can be automatically populated to identify all design inputs that affect a functional condition in a given variational model. The system also supports the ability for users to manually add models, design inputs, functional conditions, and functional relationships between the design inputs and functional conditions. The system further supports the addition of FMEA data such as failure modes.

Abstract: A computer-aided design (CAD) system provides for designing, modeling and simulating objects in 3D. Both 2D and 3D objects can be provided in a 3D space and associated to one another by one or more constraints. Modification to the objects is calculated to satisfy the constraints as well as the geometric and functional properties of the objects. The objects can then be updated according to the calculated modification, thereby satisfying various requirements of the design.

Abstract: A computer-aided design (CAD) system provides for designing, modeling and simulating objects in 3D. Both 2D and 3D objects can be provided in a 3D space and associated to one another by one or more constraints. Modification to the objects is calculated to satisfy the constraints as well as the geometric and functional properties of the objects. The objects can then be updated according to the calculated modification, thereby satisfying various requirements of the design.