Real-time CAD Review Sessions: Synchronized Intelligence

Static design reviews are the bottleneck of traditional engineering. Edelweis replaces asynchronous feedback loops with Real-time CAD Review Sessions, a collaborative environment where members and stakeholders dissect complex models simultaneously to make critical decisions in seconds.

1. The Live Session Infrastructure

We utilize low-latency, multi-user tools that handle massive assemblies without performance degradation:

Follow-Me Navigation
Reviewers can synchronize the camera view for all participants to focus on specific internal cavities.
Live Cross-Sectioning
Real-time clipping planes allow the team to slice through assemblies without modifying source files.
Multi-User Ghosting
Participants appear as colored avatars, allowing everyone to point, measure, and interact in shared space.

2. Technical Audit Workflows

Focus Area Review Action Technical Driver
Interference Live Clash Detection during motion. Validating Tolerance Stack-up Analysis.
Tooling Access Simulating tool paths and clearances. Confirming CAM & Toolpath Protocols.
Sim-Data Overlay Projection of FEA/CFD stress plots. Live correlation of stress to geometry features.
BOM Verification Live attribute and part number audit. Ensuring BOM Structure synchronization.

3. Integrated Markup & Action Items

  • Spatial Redlining: Drawing 3D sketches and annotations directly on part surfaces to highlight required modifications.
  • Voice-to-Task Conversion: Integrated AI logs verbal decisions and automatically creates ECOs or tasks in the PDM system.
  • Snapshot Documentation: Capturing annotated 3D states that are automatically attached to the TDP as meeting minutes.

4. Stakeholder & Vendor Alignment

  • Executive Transparency: Stakeholders join via browser portals to approve high-level functional changes without CAD expertise.
  • Vendor Direct Feedback: Manufacturing partners perform "Pre-Manufacturing Audits" to optimize designs for machine capabilities.

Technical Directives

Directive Protocol
Version Lock Sessions must only occur on files that are "Checked-In" to the Vault for data integrity.
Conflict Resolution Stalemates trigger an immediate Technical Peer Review (TPR) for final decision.
Session Recording All live sessions are recorded and timestamped for V&V Standards auditing.